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10. ST. PAUL
A soul that is to win others must be great and wide as the
ocean. To convert the world, one’s soul must be greater than
the world. Such was St. Paul from the day when a sudden
light from heaven shone round about him, and threw its
radiance into his soul, and enkindled therein the burning
desire to fill the world with the Name and Faith of Christ. The
Apostle of the Gentiles — his work is his name. Untiringly he
laboured till the sword of the executioner sent his
indomitable spirit to God, and then his writings lived on, and
ever will live, to continue his mission.
It is the way of the Church ever to join him with St. Peter in
its prayer, which is praise indeed. It is fitting, too, for together
these two great ones consecrated Rome by their martyrdom.
The Church celebrates their feast on the same day.
“With far greater labours, far more imprisonments, with countless
floggings, and often near death. Five times I have received from the
Jews the forty lashes minus one. Three times I was beaten with rods.
Once I received a stoning. Three times I was shipwrecked; for a night
and a day I was adrift at sea; on frequent journeys, in danger from
rivers, danger from bandits, danger from my own people, danger
from Gentiles, danger in the city, danger in the wilderness, danger at
sea, danger from false brothers and sisters; in toil and hardship,
through many a sleepless night, hungry and thirsty, often without
food, cold and naked.” (2 Cor 11:23-27)

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THE LEGION PICTURE

1. This handbook bears a reproduction of the Legion
Picture. The original was painted by a brilliant young Dublin
artist as an offering to the Legion. As might be expected from
work animated by this spirit, the picture is one of extreme
beauty and inspiration, which is caught even by the small
repro duction.
2. The picture is a most complete, in fact an astonishing
showing forth of the devotional outlook of the Legion.