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Saint for the Day - July 24 - St. Christina
St. Christina was the
daughter of a rich and powerful magistrate named
Urbain. Her father, who was deep in the practices of
heathenism, had a number of golden idols, which our
Saint destroyed, and distributed the pieces among
the poor. Infuriated by this act, Urbain became the
persecutor of his daughter; he had her whipped with
rods and then thrown into a dungeon. Christina
remained unshaken in her faith. Her tormentor then
had her body torn by iron hooks, and fastened her to
a rack beneath which a fire was kindled.
But God watched over His servant and turned the
flames upon the lookers-on. Christina was next
seized, a heavy stone tied about her neck, and she
was thrown into the lake of Bolsena, but she was
saved by an angel, and outlived her father, who died
of spite. Later, this martyr suffered the most
inhuman torments under the judge who succeeded her
father, and finally was thrown into a burning
furnace, where she remained, unhurt, for five days.
By the power of Christ she overcame the serpents
among which she was thrown; then her tongue was cut
out, and afterwards, being pierced with arrows, she
gained the martyr's crown at Tyro, a city which
formerly stood on an island in the lake of Bolsena
in Italy, but was long since swallowed up by the
waters. Her relics are now at Palermo in Sicily.
Saint for the Day - St. Christina
Read about the Saint for today - July 24 and spare a thought for family or friends who might suffering from ill health or are experiencing times of trouble.
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Daily Reflection
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We bear the name of Catholics,
but are full of the spirit of
worldliness, and our actions are
infected with the poison of the
world. We secretly seek
ourselves, even when we flatter
ourselves that God is our only
aim; and whilst we undertake to
convert the world, we suffer it
to pervert us. When shall we
begin to study to crucify our
passions and die to ourselves,
that we may lay a solid
foundation of true virtue and
establish its reign in our
hearts? |
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