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The mercy of God to the penitent
On Wednesday the Fourth Week of Lent our Church invites us to first read and reflect on a passage from the book of Numbers (11:4-6, 10-30) entitled "The spirit poured out over Joshua and the elders". Our treasure, which follows, is from a letter by Saint Maximus the Confessor, abbot.
Saint Maximus was a Christian monk and scholar. In his early life he was a civil servant and an aid to the Byzantine Emperor Horus. He gave up his life in the political sphere to enter monastic life. Because of his theological positions Maximus was on the outs with the authorities. He was tried at a council and…
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