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It was his pleasure, in imitation of our blessedRedeemer, to serve others instead of being served by them;{466} on whichaccount he would scarce permit his own servants to do any thing for him. Compassion for the poor had always been the distinguishing virtue ofPeter. Hold him, sweet Lady, hold him fast; rush on his neck,dwell on his embraces, and compensate the three days' absence bymultiplied delights in your present enjoyment of him. [1] {486} St.

HE was the ornament of the Roman clergy under SS. Itmust therefore first be cleansed by tears of sincere compunction: itsaffections must be crucified to the world by perfect mortification. The wicked Dioscorus was condemned by the council ofChalcedon, in 451, and died obstinate and impenitent, in the Eutychianheresy, and his other crimes, in his banishment at Gangres, in 454. A certain nobleman, who was showing him his curious gardens, canals, and buildings, expressed his surpri