“the saints shine in the firmament of the Church like beacons of light, truth and righteousness
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“They regard the earth as an opportunity to attain heaven. The entire Church has established the saints—these heroes of the faith—as examples to follow, because through their lives and deeds they bear witness to the joy of God’s presence in our lives.
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“Let us therefore contemplate the lives and conduct of all these saints and, as St John of Damascus exhorts us, let us imitate their faith, love, hope, zeal, life, steadfastness in suffering and endurance unto blood, so that we too may share with them in the crowns of glory
“the glory of God is revealed to a pure heart