“Consider the shortness of time, the length of eternity, and reflect how everything here below comes to an end and passes by. Of what use is it to lean upon that which cannot give support?”
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Gerard Majella
Saint Gerard Majella, born on April 6, 1726, and died on October 16, 1755, was a Franciscan friar from Italy. He is known for his piety and charitable actions. more
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