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For children and youth. The many inspiring perils and adventures of St. Paul - all endured to bring the Gospel to heathen nations. A truly great inspiration to both children and adults. Impr. 231 pgs 23 Illus,

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Publié par	TAN Books
Date de parution	01 janvier 1949
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781618902955
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	1 Mo

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BOOKS BY MARY FABYAN WINDEATT
A Series of Twenty Books Stories of the Saints for Young People ages 10 to 100
THE CHILDREN OF FATIMA
And Our Lady’s Message to the World
THE CURE OF ARS
The Story of St. John Vianney, Patron Saint of Parish Priests
THE LITTLE FLOWER
The Story of St. Therese of the Child Jesus
PATRON SAINT OF FIRST COMMUNICANTS
The Story of Blessed Imelda Lambertini
THE MIRACULOUS MEDAL
The Story of Our Lady’s Appearances to St. Catherine Labouré
ST. LOUIS DE MONTFORT
The Story of Our Lady’s Slave, St. Louis Mary Grignion De Montfort
SAINT THOMAS AQUINAS
The Story of “The Dumb Ox”
SAINT CATHERINE OF SIENA
The Story of the Girl Who Saw Saints in the Sky
SAINT HYACINTH OF POLAND
The Story of the Apostle of the North
SAINT MARTIN DE PORRES
The Story of the Little Doctor of Lima, Peru
SAINT ROSE OF LIMA
The Story of the First Canonized Saint of the Americas
PAULINE JARICOT
Foundress of the Living Rosary & The Society for the Propagation of the Faith
SAINT DOMINIC
Preacher of the Hail Mary and Founder of the Dominican Order
SAINT PAUL THE APOSTLE
The Story of the Apostle to the Gentiles
SAINT BENEDICT
The Story of the Father of the Western Monks
KING DAVID AND HIS SONGS
A Story of the Psalms
SAINT MARGARET MARY
And the Promises of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
SAINT JOHN MASIAS
Marvelous Dominican Gatekeeper of Lima, Peru
SAINT FRANCIS SOLANO
Wonder-Worker of the New World and Apostle of Argentina and Peru
BLESSED MARIE OF NEW FRANCE
The Story of the First Missionary Sisters in Canada

Nihil Obstat: Francis J. Reine, S.T.D. Censor Librorum Imprimatur: Paul C. Schulte, D.D. Archbishop of Indianapolis Feast of Saints Peter and Paul June 29, 1949
Copyright © 1949 by Saint Meinrad’s Abbey, Inc., St. Meinrad, Indiana.
Previously published as a Grail Publication under the title The Man on Fire: The Story of Saint Paul. The Man on Fire first appeared in serial form in the pages of The Torch .
The type in this book is the property of TAN Books, an Imprint of Saint Benedict Press, LLC, and may not be reproduced, in whole or in part, without written permis sion from the Publisher. (This restriction applies only to reproduction of this type , not to quotations from the book.)
ISBN: 978-0-89555-426-0
Library of Congress Catalog Card No.: 93-61076
Printed and bound in the United States of America.
TAN Books An Imprint of Saint Benedict Press, LLC Charlotte, North Carolina 2012
To His Excellency The Most Rev. Paul C. Schulte, D.D., Archbishop of Indianapolis, and to all Pauls, in name or in spirit, who strive to be Men on Fire for the Kingdom of Christ.
CONTENTS
1. The Pride of Saul
2. The Miracle
3. The Desert, Damascus and Escape
4. Mistrusted in Jerusalem
5. Leaving Jerusalem
6. Saul Seeks His Vocation
7. Saul in Antioch
8. Saul Finds His Vocation
9. A Wicked Scheme
10. Mistaken for Gods!
11. The Search for Paul’s Body
12. Timothy Grows Older and Wiser
13. The Big Question
14. Peter’s Apology
15. Young Timothy “Wakes Up”
16. Victory over the Devil
17. The Tables Turned
18. Rejection in Thessalonica
19. In the Beautiful Dead City
20. A Letter to the Thessalonians
21. Rejection in Jerusalem, Welcome in Antioch
22. More Victories over the Devil
23. Trouble with the Silversmiths
24. The Angry Mob
25. More Travels
26. Warning the Ephesians of Future Temptations
27. The Angry Jews
28. Paul Before the Sanhedrin
29. Flight to Caesarea
30. Paul on Trial Again
31. Called a Madman
32. Adventures at Sea
33. Wonders on Malta
34. Bad News from Ephesus
35. The Mystical Body of Christ
36. The Runaway Slave
37. Correcting a Mistaken Judgment
38. Paul’s Secret
39. News from Rome
40. Letters to Timothy and Titus
41. In the Mamertine!
42. Peter Arrested
43. The Hour of Victory
Confession—Its Fruitful Practice
1. The Blessings of Confession
2. The Five Things Necessary for a Good Confession
Examination of Conscience
False Consciences and Their Remedies — The Lax Conscience — The Scrupulous Conscience — The Doubtful Conscience — How to Make a Good Examination of Conscience.
Contrition
The Qualities of Contrition — Interior Contrition — Supernatural Contrition — Perfect and Imperfect Contrition — Universal Contrition — Sovereign Contrition — Relapses into Former Sins.
Purpose of Amendment
Occasions of Sin — Purpose of Amendment Must Be Specific.
Confession and Absolution
The Confession of Sins — Qualities of a Good Confession — Confession of Venial Sins — Sacrilegious Confessions — General Confession — Frequent Confession — The Absolution of the Priest.
Satisfaction
The Sacramental Penance — Voluntary Penances — Indulgences.
3. How to Make a Good Confession
The Examination of Conscience
Beginning Prayer — Points for the Examination of Conscience — The Ten Commandments of God — The Six Precepts of the Church — The Seven Capital Sins — Duties of Particular States of Life — Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy.
Considerations to Excite Contrition
The Enormity of Sin — God’s Benefits to Me — The Love of Jesus Christ.
Prayers Before Confession
Act of Contrition and Purpose of Amendment — Prayer before a Crucifix — Prayer of St. Gertrude — A Short and Efficacious Act of Contrition.
An Easy Method of Going to Confession
Prayers After Confession
Psalm 102 — Prayer of Thanksgiving — Prayer before Performing the Sacramental Penance.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Grateful acknowledgment is due the Reverend Placidus Kempf, O.S.B., the Reverend Meinrad Hoffman, O.S.B., and the Reverend Conrad Louis, O.S.B., monks of St. Meinrad’s Abbey, for their generous help and encouragement in preparing this story of Saint Paul.
THE ANCIENT WORLD IN THE TIME OF ST. PAUL.
CHAPTER 1
THE PRIDE OF SAUL

I T WAS a well-armed troop of men that marched briskly through the streets of Jerusalem one bright morning in the year A.D. 34. Their destination was the city of Damascus, 150 miles away. Unless something unforeseen occurred, they would reach there within a week’s time. Then woe betide the men and women they sought … those betrayers of the Law of Moses and the Prophets, who declared that the Messias had already come in the person of a poor carpenter from Nazareth.
“Death to every one of them!” muttered the leader of the troop, Saul—a small, wiry man in his early thirties, whose dark eyes flashed vengefully. Yes, death to all who followed the Nazarene. And before death—imprisonment, torture, starvation …
“Look, sir!” cried a young soldier suddenly, pressing forward on Saul’s right as the group passed through the Damascus Gate at the north end of the city. “Over there, by the side of the road!”
Saul shaded his eyes from the brilliant sunshine, and for an instant a satisfied smile played about his mouth. Plainly visible in the open countryside was a freshly turned mound of earth. At this place a few days ago a raging mob had stoned to death a young man who persisted in declaring that the Nazarene, Jesus Christ of Nazareth, was the Promised One of Israel.
“One fool less, isn’t it, sir?”
Saul’s eyes were grim. “There are still plenty left, especially in Damascus.”
The young soldier smiled confidently. “But we’ll stone them, too, sir. And bury them all in a common grave. Then our troubles will be over.”
Saul laughed harshly and pointed to a black leather lash curled like a snake about his arm. “You make it too easy. The ones we take prisoner at Damascus must have a slower death than stoning. They must be flogged before friends and neighbors, then marched in chains to Jerusalem for sentence.”
“In chains, sir?”
“Yes.”
“Men and women alike?”
“Men and women alike.”
In spite of himself the young soldier fell back a few paces, looking with awe at the young leader. What a man of iron Saul was! Although in one sense he was a foreigner, a Roman citizen born in Tarsus, in Cilicia, he was as filled with zeal for the Law and the Prophets as the most learned rabbi at the Temple. He seemed to have only one purpose in life—to destroy the followers of the Nazarene. No wonder the Sanhedrin (the Great Council in Jerusalem) had given him full powers to arrest and punish traitors to the Jewish religion. It would be hard to find a more loyal and devoted son of Israel anywhere.
There was no one in the company who did not share these sentiments. Yet as they journeyed on, doubts arose whether Saul’s methods in dealing with the Damascus Nazarenes would be successful. If the wretches were to be flogged, then chained together and made to walk, under a hot sun, the 150 miles to the council chambers of the Sanhedrin in Jerusalem …
“The majority will drop in their tracks after the first day,” was the general opinion. “Particularly the women.”
“Yes, we’ll have only a handful of prisoners to show for our efforts when we reach Jerusalem.”
“Why not save the floggings until later?”
“That’s right. And then our trip won’t have been for nothing.”
Saul paid little attention to such talk. Why should he? Elsewhere his treatment of the Nazarenes had been thoroughly successful. No other man could equal his record for rooting out the traitors and bringing them before the authorities for speedy judgment.
“It will be the same this time,” he assured himself. “In spite of what we do to them, there’ll be plenty of traitors to bring to Jerusalem.”
At the thought of the role he was playing in ridding the country of those who would defy the Law of Moses, Saul’s heart glowed with a righteous pride. A conscientious Pharisee, he himself would rather die than disobey even one of the ancient teachings. Since childhood, when he had been made to memorize the hundreds of “do’s” and “don’ts” of the Law, there had been no other rule of life for him. And now the Nazarenes declared that the Old Law had served its purpose! That it was supplanted by a New Law, taught by a common laborer from Nazareth!
“The fools!” he muttered savagely. “The igno