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The power of faith transcends man's strength
On Wednesday of the Thirty-First Week in Ordinary Time our Church invites us to first read and reflect on a passage from the beginning of the book of Maccabees (3:1-26) entitled "The deeds of Judas Maccabees". Our treasure, which follows, is from a catechetical instruction by Saint Cyril of Jerusalem, bishop.
Cyril of Jerusalem was a theologian of the Early Church. About the end of AD 350, he succeeded Maximus as Bishop of Jerusalem, but was exiled on more than one occasion due to the enmity of Acacius of Caesarea, and the policies of various emperors. Raised in Jerusalem and well-educated…
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