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Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Feast of St. Paul the Hermit, January 15




I never heard of him until today. Let's review:

1) He lived in a cave in the desert for 43 years eating nothing but coconuts until

2) a raven started showing up with a half loaf of bread every day, which it did for

3) the next 50 years or so when

4) St. Anthony showed up (Paul was 113 years old) and gave Paul a cloak that was given to Anthony by

5) St. Athanasius. When Paul died, St Anthony buried him in a hole he dug with the help of

6) two lions. We would know nothing of Paul, except he was written about by

7) St Jerome.

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