"Hail and blessed be the hour and moment in which the Son of God was born of the most pure Virgin Mary, at midnight, in Bethlehem, in piercing cold. In that hour, vouchsafe, O my God! to hear my prayer and grant my desires, through the merits of Our Saviour Jesus Christ, and of His Blessed Mother. Amen."
(It is piously believed that whoever recites the above prayer fifteen times a day from the feast of St. Andrew (30th November) until Christmas will obtain what is asked.)
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+MICHAEL AUGUSTINE, Archbishop of New York
New York, February 6, 1897
Five Facts of Faith from the Life of St. Peter – A Homily for the Feast of
Saints Peter and Paul
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Today’s Feast of Saints Peter and Paul honors two fundamental pillars of
the early Church. While all the Apostles form the foundation, Peter and
Paul sta...
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