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SUMMARY:Vigils Reading - Holy Innocents
DESCRIPTION:CHILDREN OF GOD \nFrom the letters of St Cyprian of Carthage \n◊◊◊ \nThe martyrdom of children marked the very beginning of Christ’s life: for \nhis name’s sake\, all those of two years old and under were put to death. Too \nyoung to fight\, they were yet able to win a martyr’s crown\, and by their \ninnocence bear witness to the innocence of all who shed their blood for Christ. \nWhen even such as these make martyrs\, clearly no one is immune from the peril \nof persecution. \nWhat a shameful thing it would be for Christ’s servants to recoil from \nsuffering when their Master suffered first; for us to be unwilling to endure \nsomething for our sins\, when he\, though sinless\, endured so much for us! The \nSon of God suffered in order to make us children of God; will the children of \nthis world refuse to persevere in that sonship through suffering? If we have to \nbear with the world’s hatred\, we must remember that Christ bore it before we \ndid. We may have to endure insults\, exile\, torture in this world\, but the Creator \nand Lord of the world knew them first in harsher form\, and warned us of them\, \nsaying\, “If the world hates you\, remember that it hated me before you. If you \nbelonged to the world\, the world would love its own. But you are not of the \nworld; I chose you out of it\, and therefore it hates you. Remember the saying I \ngave you\, ‘The servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecute me\, they \nwill persecute you also.” Our Lord and God practiced all he taught\, so there can \nbe no excuse for a disciple who hears his teaching but does not act on it… \nLet these be the sentiments\, dearly beloved brethren\, that ever abide in \nyour hearts. And may we thus make ready our arms by fixing our thoughts\, day \nand night\, on this reflection\, by holding before our eyes and turning over \nconstantly in our minds and our hearts what tortures are inflicted upon the \nwicked\, what rewards are merited by the just\, what the Lord threatens by way \nof punishment to those who deny\, what\, by contrast\, He promises by way of \nglory to those who confess. If the day of persecution should come upon us whilst \nwe meditate upon and contemplate these thoughts\, then the soldier of Christ\, \nbeing thus instructed by His precepts and counsels\, shows no fear in the face of \nbattle but is now ready for his crown. \n  \n5 St. Cyprian of Carthage. The Letters of St. Cyprian of Carthage – Vol. 3 (Letter 58). Trans. G.W. Clarke. New York: \nNewman Press\, 1986. 64-65\, 68.11 \n  \n 
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