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Holy Week can not be reduced to a kind of commemoration is the meditation on the mystery of Jesus Christ who continues in our souls. He wrote the holy Jose Escriva de Balaguer: "Christians are called to be an alter Christus, ipse Christus. All of us at Baptism, we were made very existence of our priests to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to good God through Jesus Christ to do each of our actions in a spirit of obedience to the will of God, thus perpetuating the Mission Man-God. " Holy Week is characterized by the Easter Triduum, the center of the mystery of Christ and the Church. The center of the liturgical year. We will live in three days, the mystery of our salvation: the Passion, Death / Burial and the glorious Resurrection of the Lord. From the pastoral point of view sorry, not just baptized, Easter means simply a party of the date ...

... "... High or low." Older people 'do Easter' means making the confession and communion once a year according to the old teaching catechism.
For most holidays and Easter is synonymous with any travel ...

We can not forget that Easter is the foundation and the common denominator of all the celebrations. Consider that over 365 days, fifty days after the Sunday of the Resurrection are devoted to the celebration of Easter as one "great Sunday."

If we consider the 40 days of Lent, which is structured according to Easter, we understand the importance that the Church gives this period is essentially a step toward greater communion with Christ and his Church towards greater consistent with the Gospel of life. At the center

Holy Week and Easter is 50 days of a three days the celebrations are the product of all the Christian mystery. On Holy Thursday



On Thursday, in history, has never belonged to the Triduum.
The liturgical reform of Vatican II considers him an introduction. Holy Thursday is the last day of Lent, the Mass and the Lord's Supper, from the start in some way to the Easter Triduum of the three days' Passionis Resurrectionis et Domini.
say that the memory of the Last Supper is the comprehensive listing of events such as Easter and purpose is clearly apparent in the discourse of Jesus recorded by John.
Remember the beloved Pope Benedict: "In addition to the institution of the priesthood, this holy day commemorating the total offering Christ made of himself to humanity in the sacrament of the Eucharist. That night he was betrayed, he left us, as Sacred Scripture, the "new commandment" - "mandatum novum" - the touching gesture of brotherly love of the washing of feet, which recalls the humble service slaves. This unique day, evocative of the great mysteries, ends with Eucharistic adoration, in memory of the Lord in the Garden of Gethsemane. Taken from great distress, the Gospel, Jesus asked his disciples to watch with him remaining in prayer: "Stay here and watch with me" (Mt 26,38), but the disciples fell asleep. Even today, the Lord tells us: "Remain here and watch with me." [04/13/2006].
.... so we can better understand the mystery of Holy Thursday, which embraces the three supreme gift of the ministerial priesthood, the Eucharist and the new commandment of love (agape). [04/04/2007]

the Easter Triduum

Good Friday

Since ancient times this day was aliturgico, ie without the Eucharistic celebration. The core of the celebration, as we learn dall'Apologia of Justin, is a celebration of Word of God and, in particular, the St John Passion.
Good Friday does not celebrate the funeral of Jesus!
The red color of the liturgical vestments is a sign of royalty and victory. Church until the twelfth century loved to represent Jesus on the cross alive, with eyes open, with the white robe of rose or red king, and often even with a royal crown on his head.
adoration of the cross is undoubtedly the most popular aspect of the austere ceremony in the day.
It makes its impressive entrance and enter the model of the entrance procession of the Paschal Vigil (see MR p. 152, n. 17). E 'the adoration of the' glorious tree of the cross' as the hymn that accompanies this liturgical rite, "Pange lingua proelium certaminis glorious."

E 'Benedict XVI, who still guides us in understanding the first day of the Easter Triduum. He says: "On Good Friday, which commemorates the events ranging from condemnation to death and crucifixion of Christ is a day of penance, of fasting and prayer, of participation in the Lord's Passion. The Christian Assembly, with the help of the Word of God and liturgical actions, the history of human infidelity to the divine plan, but exactly in this way, and listen again to the moving narrative of the Passion of painful Lord. Then addresses the Heavenly Father a long "prayer of the faithful," which embraces all the needs of the Church and the world.
the community adores the Cross and the Eucharist, consuming the sacred species reserved by the Lord's Supper Mass of the day before. Commenting on Good Friday, St. John Chrysostom observes: "Before the cross for contempt, but today it is something venerable, the first was a symbol of condemnation, now is the hope of salvation. It 'has truly become a source of infinite good, he freed us from 'error, it has dispelled our darkness, reconciled us with God, enemies of God has made us his family, from strangers to being its neighbors: this cross is the destruction of enmity, the source of peace, our treasure chest "(De cruce et latronico I, 1.4). [4.4.207]

Holy Saturday

E 'on the day of the great silence - because - as an old homily, "the King is asleep. The earth is silent because God made flesh has fallen asleep and awakened those who slept for centuries."
The Roman church has never set up any celebration of Christ in the tomb.
It 's the quiet celebration of the suspended time of rest, but not do-nothing.
Explain Pope Benedict: "Holy Saturday is the day when the liturgy is silent, the day of the great silence, and Christians are invited to preserve interior recollection, often difficult to cultivate in our time, to better prepare for the Easter Vigil. In many communities are organized retreats and Marian prayer meetings, as if to join the Mother of the Redeemer, who waited anxiously with confidence the resurrection of the crucified Son. " [04/04/2007]

On Easter Sunday the Resurrection of the Lord

begins with the Vigil of the Holy Night, that St. Augustine defines the mother of all vigils. It lies at the heart of the liturgical year, the center of every celebration. It represents the Totum Easter sacrament.
in fact it is celebrated not only the facts of the resurrection, but also the passion of Christ.
In fact, the Easter Vigil is the culmination of a sequence that consists of a single celebration in three days without interruption. From the start the Lord's Supper until the end of the Easter Vigil is not the usual leave of the Assembly.
The vigil is not a celebration like many others, is the most important celebration of the Christian community.

The solemn entrance of the candle in the darkness enveloped in the assembly is the ritual that characterizes sleep. The assembly part of the threefold acclamation "Christ - Light of the World."
the Easter proclamation (Exultet) is a very exciting moment.

The Liturgy the word has been enriched with the prayers 'choice', which makes it easier to understand the readings.
the Liturgy of the Word follows the Liturgy of Baptism with the renewal of baptismal promises and sprinkling with holy water of the assembly. If there are candidates for baptism here was the place the celebration of the sacrament.

The celebration continues with the Eucharist. All the cosmic world is renewed by the Paschal Mystery.

Pope Benedict helps us to understand the meaning of the Easter Vigil in the Resurrection of the Lord with these words: "At the Easter Vigil the veil of sorrow, which enveloped the Church for the death and burial of the Lord will be torn the cry of victory: Christ is risen and has overcome death forever! We will then truly understand the mystery of the Cross, "God creates wonders even in the impossible - an ancient writer - so that people know that only he can do whatever he wants. Since his death our lives, our healing from his wounds, our resurrection from his fall, his descent from our uplifting "(Anonymous Quartodecimano). Animated by a stronger faith in the heart of the Easter Vigil the newly baptized and renew the promises of our baptism. Thus experience that the Church is always alive, constantly rejuvenated, it is always beautiful and holy, because it rests on Christ, risen, dies no more. " [04/04/2006]

E 'even al'amato Pope Benedict that concludes our consideration: "The Paschal Mystery, the Holy Triduum enables us to relive not only the memory of a past reality, is the current reality, Christ today wins with his love of sin and death. Evil in all its forms, has the last word. The final triumph is of Christ, truth and love! With Him if we are willing to suffer and to die, St Paul reminds us in the Easter Vigil, his life becomes our life (cf. Rom 6:9). " [04/04/2006]

Mgr. Thomas Stenico

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Pastora Pastora Sara Luz, Pastora Tea and Delilah 2 ^ Meeting in Bari hotels Rondo

teaching moment

We want to thank
the Lord for having granted to complete this "2 nd Meeting of Women" in the city of Bari, in which we could receive the ministrations of the servant of God and our dear friend of our family house of God, pastor Luz Stella Arias. The message was clear and smooth, with a teaching moment to explain who gave a special touch. By the translation was the pastor Sara and together they have ministered at the end of the meeting where we saw the work of God in the sisters and friends who have visited.

Our joy is that slowly we are seeing the opening of the spiritual churches in the ministry of women as an instrument by God to help establish and consolidate the His reign in the society in which women are recognized and active members, as mothers, wives, professionals, or employed daughters, everywhere we look there is' a woman used by God can change and enter the kingdom of our Lord. Thanks
pastora Luz, sister Lorraine Tea forces and collaborators and Delilah.

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Jer 6:16 Thus says the Lord: Stay on the streets and look at it, wondering what the old paths, where is the good way, and set out for it!

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San Paolo

Paul, co-opted in the apostolic college by Christ himself on the road to Damascus, chosen instrument to bring his name before the Gentiles, is the greatest missionary of all times, the advocate of pagans, 's Apostle of the Gentiles, who along with Peter the Gospel message to resonate in the Mediterranean world. The apostles Peter and Paul sealed with martyrdom in Rome around the year 67, their testimony to the Master. (Aug. Roma)

Patronage: Bishops, Missionaries, and Rover scouts

Etymology: Paul = small in stature, from the Latin

Emblem: Sword

Martyrology: Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul Apostles. Simon son of Jonah and brother of Andrew, the first among the disciples professed that Jesus was the Christ, Son of the living God, from whom he was called Peter. Paul, Apostle of the Gentiles, preached to the Jews and Greeks, Christ crucified. Both in faith and love of Jesus Christ proclaiming the Gospel in Rome and died as martyrs under the Emperor Nero: the first, as tradition says, crucified upside down and buried in the Vatican at the Triumphal way, the second pierced with a sword and buried on the Via Ostiense. On this day around the world with equal honor and worship celebrating their triumph.

Saint Paul is undoubtedly the greatest missionary of all time, did not know Christ personally, but for his brilliant call on the road to Damascus, he became a disciple of the greatest, pleaded the cause of the converted pagans, was the apostle to the Gentiles, along with Peter spread the gospel message in the Mediterranean world at that time, with his words and his writings makes it the first and fundamental inculturation of the Gospel in history.

Origins and training
was born probably around 50-10 AD in Tarsus in Cilicia, now located in southern Turkey near the borders with Syria, a city in the first century was a cosmopolitan place, where they lived Greek, Anatolian, Hellenistic, Roman and a Jewish colony, whose father belonged to merchant tents, who with his family, like all people, enjoyed Roman citizenship, recognized by the Triumvir Mark Antony and then by the Emperor Augustus.
Like many Jews of that time, had two names, one Jewish Saul, meaning "prayed to God" and the other Latin or greek Paulus who was probably alluding to his short stature, Paulus became his only name, when began his preaching in the West.
knew the Hellenistic culture and learned the greek Tarsus, but his education was basically Jewish, his reasoning and his biblical exegesis, had the stamp of rabbinical school.

persecutor of Christians
As a young man was sent to Jerusalem, where he studied under Gamaliel, the most famous and wise master of the Jewish world of the time, and in Jerusalem he met the Christians as a dangerous sect within Judaism to be eradicated by any half, then he would say of himself: "Circumcised the eighth day, the stock of Israel, the tribe of Benjamin, jew by Jews, a Pharisee to the law, as a zealous persecutor Church, blameless as to righteousness which is in the law "(Phil. 3, 5-6). Around 20
completed his studies, he returned to Saul of Tarsus, where presumably it was during the public preaching of Jesus, according to the Acts of the Apostles, "he returned to Jerusalem a decade later, certainly after the Passion of Christ because it was present at the martyrdom of the martyr St. Stefano, deacon of Jerusalem, while not directly participating in the stoning of a young Christian, was among those who approved of his murder, even kept their clothes.
In "Acts of the Apostles, Saul is described as a relentless persecutor Christian, proud supporter of the traditions of their fathers, and his name was pronounced with fear by the Christians, pulls' em in shelters, threw them in prison, testified against them, his blind religious fanaticism, many of them forced to flee from Jerusalem to Damascus. Saul
But do not let go, even on horseback with a squad of soldiers, with the consent of the Sanhedrin, who also rode to Damascus to seek them out and stir in the Syrian city of persecution against them.

Conversion
And on the road to Damascus, the Lord revealed himself to quell'accanito enemy suddenly, telling the 'Acts', a light from heaven, wrapped it and falling from his horse, and heard a voice saying to him: "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?". He said, 'Who are you Lord? "And said:" I am Jesus whom you are persecuting. Come on rise and enter the city, and you will be told what you do "(Acts 9, 3-7).
The men who accompanied him, were dumbfounded because they had seen him fall, perhaps also saw the sudden flare, but without understanding something, Saul was still groping with no view and was accompanied to Damascus, where he remained for three days waiting for someone, fasting and upset by what had happened.
In those days knew the tiny Christian community of the place, which should have been imprisoned, on the third day he appeared their boss Ananias, persuaded by a parallel revelation, who told him: "Saul, brother, the Lord Jesus who appeared to you on the path by which you came, has sent me to you, because you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit. "
Anania said that bade her hands healed and then baptized him, Saul stayed several days in Damascus, where the synagogue stood, witnessing what had happened, the Christian community or joy, while the Jewish remained puzzled, thinking she had lost head.
was his first disappointment, Ananias told him: "God of our fathers, appointed you to know his will, to see Christ and hear the words of his mouth, because you will be a witness to all men. "
Since then, one might say, was born Paul, the Apostle of the Gentiles, and he decided to retreat into the wilderness to bring order into his thoughts and ponder more deeply the gift received, he spent three years here in absolute concentration.
Perhaps at this time, it happened as he himself says in Second Corinthians (12: 2-4) "I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago - whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, I know God - was caught up to the third heaven. And I know that this man was kidnapped in Paradise and heard unspeakable words, which is not lawful for man to utter. "
Indeed Paul had not lived with Jesus as the Apostles, and then gradually he had not received all the necessary training for the ministry.
But this, the Master make up with routine work like lightning on the road to Damascus and making him contemplate the divine reality in paradise, without this event, Paul could not teach you how to do and did and taught.

meetings and reports with the Apostles
Comforted by this light, after retiring he returned to Damascus and began preaching with enthusiasm, inspiring the wrath of the pagans, who considered him a renegade and tried to kill him, Paul was forced to flee, descending at night in a basket from the walls of the city helped by some Christians, was about the year 39.
took refuge in Jerusalem, he stopped here a couple of weeks meeting with the head of the Apostles Peter and James, to whom he exhibited his new life.
The Apostles understood and stayed with him every day for hours, talking about Jesus, but the Christian community in Jerusalem was suspicious about him, remembering the fierce persecution which had operated, only thanks to the guarantee of Barnabas, a Levite ex of great authority, doubts were dispelled, and it was accepted.
Even in Jerusalem, within fifteen days of his tenure, Paul tried to do some conversion, but this piqued his missionary activities, the Jews and Christians worried at the end not being at home, first went to Caesarea and then returned to Tarsus in Cilicia, his hometown, taking the trade of weaver.
From 39 to 43 there were no reports on its activities, until Barnabas, sent by the apostles to organize the nascent Christian community of Antioch, passed him by inviting him to follow him here forever Paul gave the name of Saul, because he was convinced that the His mission was not so much among the Jews, but among other nations that the Jews called it 'kind'; in Antioch the disciples of Christ, they were named for the first time as "Christians."
At the end of the year 43, Paul and Barnabas returned to Jerusalem, to bring economic aid to the community and return to Antioch, brought with them the young John Mark, son of the landlady, the widow Mary, who hosted the Apostles in their steps to Jerusalem, he was the nephew of Barnabas and the same future evangelist.

first apostolic
Barnabas and Paul decided to take in 45, a missionary trip to other regions, then left for Cyprus with Mark, which was originally from the island of Barnabas, you do not know the extent of their evangelization, Here Paul had a falling out with the magician Elimas; from Cyprus the three made the journey back to Antioch, where several towns in Asia Minor, came to Perga contingent in the so-called 'flight of Mark', frightened by the difficulties of a long journey , left his two companions and returned to Jerusalem.
Paul and Barnabas went anyway and Lystra, Paul healed a lame man, the people mistook them for Jupiter and Mercury and wanted to offer them a sacrifice. The dispute

observance of Mosaic Law
Returning to Antioch, satisfied with the results, the two apostles found the community in turmoil, because some Christians from Jerusalem, reported that discussion was the concept that Christian baptism, not the Jewish circumcision is not no good, so Paul and Barnabas to clarify the matter went to Jerusalem to the Apostles, causing what was called the First Council of the Church.
Peter insisted that salvation comes by grace of the Lord Jesus, who had made no distinction between Jews and uncircumcised non-Jewish believers, Paul for his part explained the wonderful results obtained from the 'polite' and declared himself in favor of the non-mandatory observance of the Mosaic law, unlike many Christians are former Pharisees, who refused to give up their practices, observed from birth, such as circumcision, abstaining from meat impure, not the promiscuity with pagans or former pagans, etc..
the end it was the Apostle James to make a proposal, accepted by everyone, not converted from paganism to impose the Mosaic Law, whose practice remains optional for former Jews. A
Paul, Barnabas, Silas and Judas Thaddaeus, was given the task of communicating to the faithful of the various communities for decisions. But the continued controversy among Christians of the two origins, until the Church, has established itself in the greek-roman world, became independent from the influence of the synagogue.

According apostolic journey
It was in 50 and Paul decided to leave with Barnabas for a new journey in Asia Minor, Barnabas proposed to take with them their nephew Marco, but Paul strongly opposed, not to have problems as it happened in the first travel.
stiffened their position, at the end of the two apostles were divided, Mark went with Barnabas to Cyprus again to evangelize and Paul Silas (Silvanus O) went to the new route.
The apostolic journey lasted up to 53, it fell to Greece, Macedonia where Paul evangelized Filippi, here the two men were flogged and imprisoned, but after an earthquake in the night and the conversion of the jailer, the morning after they were freed.
then went to Thessalonica, Berea and Athens, where the learned Paul's Areopagus speech was a failure, after a pause of a year and a half in Corinth, returned to Antioch.

third apostolic journey
In 53 or 54, began the third great journey of Paul, first went to Ephesus, stopping three years, his preaching led to a decrease in the worship of the goddess Artemis and the sacred business linked to it had collapsed, this caused a popular uprising, which Paul came out unscathed, the community was entrusted to his disciple Timothy.
From Ephesus he was back in Macedonia for three months in Corinth, escaping to a planned ambush on the ship on which they had board, continued his journey to earth accompanied by a sudden by Luke who made a detailed report. He visited with emotion
Christian communities of Asia Minor who had founded, they can no longer present review.
The last stop was Caesarea where the prophet Agabus foretold the arrest and imprisonment, and from there came to Jerusalem at the end of May 58 brought the donations collected here in his last journey.

Events judicial
In Jerusalem, as well as the joy of the community, he found a tense atmosphere to it, resulting in unconditional admission to the aforementioned question pagans converted to Christianity.
Suspicions about him, by the Jews were many, was eventually accused of having introduced in the temple profane, not a Christian, a Jew, this Trogiuno; what caused the reaction of the crowd and only the intervention of the tribune Claudius Lysias saved him from being lynched, but convinced that Paul was an Egyptian affected, scourged him, despite his protestations that this was unlawful, being a Roman citizen.
brought before the Sanhedrin, Paul skillfully provoked a conflict between the Sadducees and Pharisees, so that Lysias him back in jail and the next day, wanting to leave the thorny issue, he sent the Apostle under escort to Caesarea, by attorney Anthony Felice, who while dealing with a very slight prison, detained him for two years, hoping for a ransom.
Only his successor Porcius Festus in 60, prudent to instruct a case against him in Jerusalem, but Paul resisted and as a "civis Romanus," he appealed to the emperor.
soon as it was possible, was delivered to the centurion Julius to be transferred to Rome, accompanied by Luke and Aristarchus, the trip at the time adventurous, was stopped in Malta because of a shipwreck, after three months of rest, he went on to subsequent stages in Syracuse, Reggio Calabria, Pozzuoli, Hole Appius and Three Taverns, arriving in Rome in 61.
Here was allowed to stay in a rented room in a sort of probation, but contacts with Christians, awaiting a trial that did not ever for the non-arrival of the accusers from Palestine. After
here the story of the Acts of the Apostles, "the final stages of his life, can be reconstructed from a few hints of his letters, probably was freed, because in 64 was not Paul in Rome during Nero's persecution, perhaps because East and in Spain for his fourth apostolic visit.
We know that the disciples left Titus in Crete, and Timothy in Ephesus, to complete the evangelization he began.

Martyrdom
In 66, perhaps at Nicopolis, he was again arrested and taken to Rome, where he was left alone by his disciples, some were far to evangelize new people, someone else had left the faith of Christ, Christians, terrified by the persecution of Rome, had left him or so, only Luke was with him. Paul
now presaged the end and gave a moving appeal to Timothy: "As for me, my blood is being shed in libation and the time has come to set sail ... Try to come early to me because Demas has forsaken me ... , ASC has gone to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia. Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, because I will be useful for the Ministry ... ".
This time the Roman court sentenced him to death for Christian, was beheaded on June 29 is traditionally a one-year sometime, maybe 67, being a Roman citizen, he was spared the crucifixion, the ruling took place in a place called "Swamp Save" at Rome (later known as Tre Fontane, the name derived from the three fountains that flowed when the severed head bounced three times on the ground), the Christians took up his body by burying it on the Via Ostiense, where he was raised the magnificent Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls.

Worship
There is no certainty whether the two apostles Peter and Paul, have died simultaneously or in different years, it is certain however, that 29 June 258, under the Emperor Valerian (253-260) the bodies of the two apostles were transported in the Catacombs of San Sebastiano, from profane to store them, almost a century later, Pope s. Sylvester I (314-335) did bring back the relics of Paul in the first place of burial, and on that occasion the Emperor Constantine I, he built a church on the tomb, turned into a Basilica in 395, which survived until 1823, when a violent fire destroyed it, in the same place the current basilica was rebuilt.
The Latin Church celebrates the feast of Saints Peter and Paul, patron saints of Rome on June 29, because even if they were the first to bring faith in the capital empire, they really are the 'founders' of Christian Rome.
The liturgical feast of Sts. Peter and Polo was included in santoriale, well before the feast of Christmas and after the Holy Virgin. Are set to s. John the Baptist, the saints mentioned more than once and with greater solemnity, because Jan. 25 is reminiscent of the Conversion of St. Paul, 22 February, the Chair of St. Peter, November 18 Dedication of the Basilicas of Saints Peter and Paul, as well as the solemnity of June 29.

His doctrine
Its 14 'letters' are part of the 'Vulgate', the Latin version of the Bible and are the essential doctrine of the Church addressed a community of Christians of the time (Philippians, Colossians, Galatians, Corinthians, Romans, Jews, Thessalonians, Ephesians), or individual disciples (Titus, Timothy, Philemon), Paul made them in his thoughts proclaiming the Gospel, which he defined as follows: "I have not received nor have I learned from men, but by revelation of Jesus Christ." In
they deal with fundamental issues such as faith, baptism, justification by faith, sin, humanity, the Holy Spirit, the problem of unbelief and the conversion of the Jews, the nature of the apostolic ministry, the scandal of incest, the issue of marriage and virginity, the celebration of the Eucharist, the use of gifts, Christian love, the resurrection of the dead, the tribulations and hopes of the Apostles.
Again, the mystery of the Incarnation, Christ and the Church, universal salvation, the humility of Christ, and his supremacy over the universe, the commitment of the faithful for their personal salvation, the second coming of Christ and of 'Antichrist, the delineation of the figure and work of Christ, under the terms of the Old Testament, sacrifice, worship, priesthood, temple and, finally, practical lessons to hold a community, defending the cause of a slave fled.

S. Paul in the art and patronage
He was short, with hooked nose and bleary eyes, impetuous in dealing with the new mission which was intended, but not dismissive of their rights, abiding by the rules and laws; Paul art was instead depicted variously according to the whim of the artist, mature or old, with beard and mustache and hair with a crown around a large bald forehead, even following the directions of the apocryphal "Acts of Paul and Thecla," considered his disciples to Iconium.
is patron of over Rome, Malta and Greece from July 16, 1914, there are countless basilicas and churches dedicated to him throughout the world and eight municipalities in Italy bear his name, also remember the South American metropolis of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
and protector of the rope-makers and basket weavers and is invoked against storms, sea snake bites, and blindness.
His attribute is the sword, the instrument of his martyrdom.

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