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[All day event] FRATERNITY
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- FRATERNITY
[All day event] FRATERNITY is joining forces with the Church
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- "Instead seek his kingdom, and these other things will be g iven you besides." ~ Luke 12:31
The first century martyrs, Sain ts Nereus and Achilleus, were Roman soldiers and members of the elite Prae torinan Guard, entrusted with the responsibility of defending the Roman Em peror and persecuting Christians. Upon their dramatic conversion to Christi anity, they were arrested, taken to the island of Terracina, and martyre d. Aside from this, nothing else is known about them. Their unexpected con versions are a vivid reminder of the power of the Gospel and of divine grac e. No matter how bleak a situation may appear, God is able to bring about amazing changes in fortune, validating Jesus' promise that the gates of he ll shall not prevail against the Church (Matthew 16:18).
Pope St. Gr egory the Great (d. 604) said on the feast of Nereus and Achilleus, "These saints despised the world and trampled it under their feet when peace, ri ches and health gave it charms." Like them, we are cal...
[All day event] Sts. Nereus & Achilleus, Martyrs; St. Pancras, Martyr
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- Sts. Nereus & Achilleus, Martyrs; St. Pancras, Martyr
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