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St Lawrence Martyr, Monastery Icons, Saint Lawrence, Our Lady Of Lourdes, St Lawrence, Valerian, Religious Icons, John The Baptist, Catholic Art

Today, I'm celebrating my birthday. It's also the feast day of a saint and martyr, Saint Lawrence! St. Lawrence, or Lawrence of Rome, was a deacon in the third century. He was charged with the care of material goods in the Church and distribution of alms to the poor. When the Roman persecution of Catholics began, Lawrence knew he would be arrested and likely put to death. He, therefore, quickly distributed the Church's goods among the poor. Tradition dictates that St. Lawrence put aside only…

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St Lawrence Martyr, Saint Lawrence, Catholic Images, All Saints Day, St Lawrence, San Francesco, Ink Watercolor, Religious Images, Religious Icons

Description St. Alphonsus Liguori icon © Cecilia Lawrence November 8th 2015 4.5 x 6 inches Ink, watercolor, gold leaf “True, He is infinite Majesty, but He is also infinite Goodness and infinite Love. There can be no greater Lord than God; neither can there be a more ardent lover than He.” ~ St. Alphonsus Liguori “O Mother of Sorrows, for the love of Your Son, accept me as Your servant and pray to Him for me. And You, my Redeemer, since you have died for me, allow me to love You, for I…

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Saint Lawrence of Rome as a Model Deacon (St. Ambrose of Milan) | MYSTAGOGY RESOURCE CENTER St Lawrence Martyr, Catholic Icons, St Ambrose, Saint Lawrence, You Found Me, St Lawrence, Byzantine Art, Byzantine Icons, Best Icons

By St. Ambrose of Milan (On the Duties of the Clergy) Book 1, Chapter 41: And let us not pass by St. Lawrence, who, seeing Sixtus his bishop led to martyrdom, began to weep, not at his sufferings but at the fact that he himself was to remain behind. With these words he began to address him: "Where, father, are you going without your son? Where, holy priest, are you hastening without your deacon? Never were you wont to offer sacrifice without an attendant. What are you displeased at in me, my…

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