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    Edward Taylor‚ “Meditation 26 (Second Series)”   Unclean‚ unclean: my Lord‚ undone‚ all vile‚ Yea‚ all defiled: what shall Thy servant do? Unfit for Thee: not fit for holy soil‚ Nor for communion of saints below. A bag of botches‚ lump of loathsomeness: Defiled by touch‚ by issue: Leproused flesh.   Thou wilt have all that enter to Thy fold Pure‚ clean‚ and bright‚ whiter than whitest snow Better refined than most refined gold: I am not so: but foul: what shall I do? Shall Thy

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    Nichole Acevedo LALS 31106 Professor Nieves October 6‚ 2014 Slave of the Saints: Documentary Review Kelly Hayes’ Slave of the Saints introduced a new kind of worshipping along Afro-Brazilians‚ their urban community and marginalized society. The documentary illustrated Afro-Brazilian rituals of Pomba Gira and other possessing entities that not only speak through human beings such as Nazare but also depicts both the subordination and empowerment under traditional views of hypersexualized femininity

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    Saint Sebastian

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    Saint Sebastian (died c. 288) was an early Christian saint and martyr. It is said that he was killed during the Roman emperor Diocletian’s persecution of Christians. He is commonly depicted in art and literature tied to a post or tree and shot with arrows. This is the most common artistic depiction of Sebastian; however‚ according to legend‚ he was rescued and healed by Irene of Rome. Shortly afterwards he criticized Diocletian in person and as a result was clubbed to death.[1] He is venerated in

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    of Initiation‚ I have chosen Saint Cecilia as my patron for Confirmation. Confirmation is a critical stage in my journey of becoming a member of the Catholic church‚ as well as deepens my Christian commitment. Not only did this name sound beautiful and fit my first and last name nicely‚ but the individual behind the name captivated me as well. I chose this name because I preferred to be represented by a martyr with such merit and faithfulness to God. As the first Saint to be found incorrupt‚ St. Cecilia

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    is kind of a type or rank of angels‚ grouped together according to the type of work God has created them for. One of these groups‚ or choirs‚ is called Archangels. It is the second lowest group of angels that God created. It is from this group that Saint Michael comes. After God created the angels‚ He revealed to them His plan to create mankind. He showed them how weak and simple our minds and bodies would be. The angels saw how inferior we humans would be compared to them. God then revealed that

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    apparitions of saints begun From the time of Adam‚ God has spoken to His saints and prophets through visions‚ dreams‚ and inner voices . . . . Miraculous events are common in the worlds of the Old and New Testaments‚ and the lives of the saints are marked by supernatural intervention. In our time‚ the Eternal Father seems to also be grabbing ordinary people from our midst to use as His mouthpieces. He is calling us to honor the covenant He made with us so that His "will be done on earth as it

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    Mary MacKillop was canonised as Australia’s first saint on the 17th October 2010. During her lifetime she worked relentlessly to follow her true vocation no matter how hard it may have been. Through doing this Mary founded the Sisters of St Joseph and became an influential figure in the are of education for children and the poor. Her short 67 years‚ Mary faced many hardships and obstacles‚ however she continued on her chosen path. Mary MacKillop left a legacy that will continue to live on in the

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    get to the great unwashed‚ they prayed and thanked Jesus for saving the world from sins and temptation. There are many devoted and believe the power of Jesus Christ. Perhaps processions are also held with prayers too. In that respect are different saints‚ showing up. From this day‚ probably we should be sad and happy for Jesus suffered many things. Apart from that‚ there are Kalbaryos established in every barangay that organized Sangguniang Kabataan. The candle is lightened up while in the processions

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    movie was really eye opening‚ while I don’t claim to really understand the mentality of why communists were so vilified‚ the way such innocent seeming people were treated is deplorable. This movie makes me think of a quote from the movie The Boondock Saints‚ "But‚ there is another kind of evil which we must fear most … and that is the indifference of good men!" Many times it seems that people are allowed to get away with misdeeds simply because enough people did not stand up against them. In the movie

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    In Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Nino Ricci’s Lives of the Saints both demonstrate different visions of women. Comparing weak and indecisive women in Hamlet as to strong and independent women in Lives of the Saints. Ophelia in Hamlet is characterized many times as a weak women especially in the quote‚ “frailty thy name is woman.” She is completely dependent on her father and proves her dependence when she acts cruel to Hamlet. Which goes against her true feelings toward Hamlet. Afterwords Ophelia

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