tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20228248.post114590531643524797..comments2023-12-25T19:36:33.754-05:00Comments on Italian (American) Catholic and Altogether Strange: St. Maurice and the Theban LegionDavidNichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10605665429157245648noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20228248.post-1146009689422780262006-04-25T20:01:00.000-04:002006-04-25T20:01:00.000-04:00Oh Yeah, Maurice was their Commander. I was worri...Oh Yeah, Maurice was their Commander. I was worried I didn't make that clear until the end, but I wanted to focus on the Legion as a whole. But it is said of Maurice:<BR/><BR/><I>The greatest mainstay of their faith in this crisis was undoubtedly their captain Maurice, with his lieutenants Candid, the first commanding officer, and "Exuperius" the "Compidoctor". He fired the hearts of the soldiers with the fervor by his encouragement. Maurice, calling attention to the example of their faithful fellow soldiers, already martyrs, persuaded them all be be ready to die in their turn for the sake of their baptismal vow (The promise one makes at his baptismal to renounce satan and his abominable service and to worship only God). He reminded them of their comrades who had gone to heaven before them. At his words, a glorious eagerness for martyrdom burned in the hearts of those most blessed men.</I><BR/><BR/>To you think I should add that text to the post? I was 50/50 on that.DavidNichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10605665429157245648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20228248.post-1146004866681678412006-04-25T18:41:00.000-04:002006-04-25T18:41:00.000-04:00David:Great hagiographies. Just a clarification: w...David:<BR/>Great hagiographies. Just a clarification: was Maurice a memeber of the Thebean legion?<BR/><BR/>xavierxavierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15924047562026242210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20228248.post-1145918270980911232006-04-24T18:37:00.000-04:002006-04-24T18:37:00.000-04:00Wow thank you for posting this! It's the first I'...Wow thank you for posting this! It's the first I've heard of these great saints, but I'll be sure to remember them on their feast day.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04692552241491427101noreply@blogger.com