Around 165 BC, the pagan king Antiochus Epiphanes came to power in the region of Palestine. He saw the Jews’ loyalty to their covenant as an obstacle to his power over them. He began to forbid them from practising their … Continue reading → The post Many in Israel hardened their resolve (1 Maccabees 1:65). […]
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Christians face two dangers: the temptation to deify earthly things and to make one’s habitual practices divine, as if all of this were to last forever. However, the only eternal beauty is God’s beauty. God himself is the most incredible … Continue reading → The post Small beauties will pass away; great beauty is God. […]
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13 NovemberCommemorationPosition: martyrDeath: 1944Biography: He was born on 9th November. January 1894 in Göfis, near Feldkirch in Vorarlberg, Austria, the seventh child of peasants František Xavier and Maria Lampert Rosin. During his time at Feldkirch High School, his father passed … Continue reading → The post Beatified Carl Lampert. appeared first on predication.net.