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The gift of God, the source of all goodness
Today, February 5, as our Church celebrates the Memorial of Agatha, Virgin and Martyr, we are invited to first read and reflect on a passage from the first letter of the apostle Paul to the Corinthians (7: 25-40), entitled "Christian chastity". Our treasure, which follows, is from a homily on Saint Agatha by Saint Methodius of Sicily, bishop.
St. Agatha is cited in the martyrology of St. Jerome. Although she was one of the most-venerated virgin martyrs of Christian antiquity, the traditional particulars of her martyrdom are of little historical value. Palermo and Catania are both mentioned as…
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