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to encourage them on the field of spiritual combat and to draw them higher in the practice of Christian virtues

confusing both aspirants and spiritual directors

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Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Miracle Of St. Nicholas Prayer/Spirituality to encourage them on theillustrated by Judith Brown It was the day before Christmas in a small Russian village. Alexi's babushka was telling him what Christmas was like when she was a girl before the soldiers came. "Our church was as crowded as a pod full of peas. Candles made the church as bright as the sunniest day. Watching over us was the blessed icon of St. Nicholas." And so unfolds a story that poignantly reveals how, though quiet and hidden, faith and hope cannot be