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"Even in ruins, it is still awe-inspiring and visitors will be surprised by the peace and tranquillity that emanates from its imposing walls and beautiful setting. It is good that St. Paul's Church is still able to calm a person's soul, more so since the fine old tombstones that are found inside the ruins bear silent testimony that it is the final resting place of some Dutchmen who lived hundreds of years ago."
"Look around and you will see a statue of St. Francis Xavier, the Jesuit missionary, who was a regular visitor from 1545 until 1552. When St. Francis passed away in China in 1553, his body was brought here and interred for nine months before it was taken to Goa in India where the good saint rests in peace even until today. The statue was built in 1952 to commemorate the passing of St. Francis and his internment there over four centuries ago."
"There is an intriguing tale surrounding the exhumation and subsequent canonization of St. Francis, linking it to the statue. When the decision was made to transport St. Francis' body to Goa, the exhumers found that his body showed very little sign of decay even after having been buried for nine months. This led to requests that the late missionary be proclaimed a saint. Now, another mystifying thing happened - in order to be canonized, the Church needed the right arm and when the arm was severed, the wound was said to have dripped blood!"
"As for the statue, look carefully to see if the right arm is missing. And no, it was not lopped off by design. When the statue was erected in 1952, there was a consecration ceremony. But the morning after, a large casuarina tree fell on it and broke off the right arm.:
| Mt 9:35-10:8 | ||
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| # | Douay-Rheims | Vulgate |
| 35 | And Jesus went about all the cities and towns, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease, and every infirmity. | et circumibat Iesus civitates omnes et castella docens in synagogis eorum et praedicans evangelium regni et curans omnem languorem et omnem infirmitatem |
| 36 | And seeing the multitudes, he had compassion on them: because they were distressed, and lying like sheep that have no shepherd. | videns autem turbas misertus est eis quia erant vexati et iacentes sicut oves non habentes pastorem |
| 37 | Then he saith to his disciples, The harvest indeed is great, but the labourers are few. | tunc dicit discipulis suis messis quidem multa operarii autem pauci |
| 38 | Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he send forth labourers into his harvest. | rogate ergo dominum messis ut eiciat operarios in messem suam |
| Chapter 10 | ||
| 1 | And having called his twelve disciples together, he gave them power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of diseases, and all manner of infirmities. | et convocatis duodecim discipulis suis dedit illis potestatem spirituum inmundorum ut eicerent eos et curarent omnem languorem et omnem infirmitatem |
| 2 | And the names of the twelve Apostles are these: The first, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, | duodecim autem apostolorum nomina sunt haec primus Simon qui dicitur Petrus et Andreas frater eius |
| 3 | James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas and Matthew the publican, and James the son of Alpheus, and Thaddeus, | Iacobus Zebedaei et Iohannes frater eius Philippus et Bartholomeus Thomas et Mattheus publicanus et Iacobus Alphei et Thaddeus |
| 4 | Simon the Cananean, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him. | Simon Cananeus et Iudas Scariotes qui et tradidit eum |
| 5 | These twelve Jesus sent: commanding them, saying: Go ye not into the way of the Gentiles, and into the city of the Samaritans enter ye not. | hos duodecim misit Iesus praecipiens eis et dicens in viam gentium ne abieritis et in civitates Samaritanorum ne intraveritis |
| 6 | But go ye rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. | sed potius ite ad oves quae perierunt domus Israhel |
| 7 | And going, preach, saying: The kingdom of heaven is at hand. | euntes autem praedicate dicentes quia adpropinquavit regnum caelorum |
| 8 | Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out devils: freely have you received, freely give. | infirmos curate mortuos suscitate leprosos mundate daemones eicite gratis accepistis gratis date |