“If I were to meet the slave-traders who kidnapped me and even those who tortured me, I would kneel and kiss their hands, for if that did not happen, I would not be a Christian and religious today.”

                                                   -St. Josephine Bakhita

For Reflection:

Have I been persecuted, betrayed, or treated unjustly? What great good has God worked out of my tragedy? I pray for the eyes to see.

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In the Book Of Wisdom, we read:  "Wisdom teaches self-control and prudence, justice and courage, and nothing in life is more useful than these."  That the Old Testament mentions the four cardinal virtues shows that the Jews valued the wisdom of the ancient Greeks.