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Thursday, September 17th
Thursday after the 16th Sunday after Pentecost
IV classGreen
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Thursday, September 17th
The Impression of the Stigmata upon St. Francis
At La Verna, St. Francis received the wounds of Christ in his hands, feet, and side. The stigmata made visible a life already transformed by poverty, penance, compassion, and love for Jesus crucified.
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Church day: Thursday after the 16th Sunday after PentecostRank: IV classColor: Green
Commemoration: Stigmata of St. Francis
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Matthew 11:28
Come to me, all you that labour, and are burdened, and I will refresh you.
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John 15:5
I am the vine: you the branches: he that abideth in me, and I in him, the same beareth much fruit: for without me you can do nothing.
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John 1:9
That was the true light, which enlighteneth every man that cometh into this world.
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