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Lives of the Saints for Every Day of the Year
spent four months working with the Missionaries of Charity, Mother Teresa's religious order, in Kingston, Jamaica. During our first year as novices, we were asked to go on a “third world experiment.” (“Experiment” is Jesuit lingo for ...
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"Historically accurate information on more than 2,000 legendary saints, organized month by month according to the liturgical calendar.
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A worthy companion volume to the best-selling Lives of the Saints, Lives of the Saints II is printed in large, easy-to-read type and features more than 60 beautiful illustrations. This book now has a gold-stamped cover.
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