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Day XVIII. Saturday, Week II. "My son, you should rejoice, because your brother was dead and has come back to life; he was lost and is found"
(Gospel for today – Lk 15:32).
Santi Marcellino e Pietro. Saint Marcellinus was a prominent priest and Saint Peter was an exorcist during the reign of emperor Diocletian (284-303). While they were imprisoned, they continued to evangelize. Tradition tells us that their jailor was a sceptic who said that if Jesus was truly Lord, he would set them free from the jail. That night, they were miraculously freed. The jailor and his family and some 300 others converted. Father Marcellino and Peter were then secretly arrested and beheaded. A church was later built to house their remains. The photo is of the crucifix, which is said to be miraculous. |
