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ANATHEMA MARANATHA
An expression of hope in anticipation of the coming of the Lord (I Corinthians 16:22).
Today the Church celebrates the Memorial of St. John of the Cross (1542-1591). He was born and died in Spain. His parents were poor and could not give him training in any trade, hence he became the servant of the sick in the hospital of Medina. In 1563 he offered himself as a lay brother to the Carmelite…
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