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Read with commentary, images, and audioFor I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
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The martyr Almachus, or Telemachus, presents to us a living image of the self-sacrificing soul that cannot endure evil nor accept cruelty, offering up its life to redeem those who suffer in the Lord. This saint lived…
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