Oh, Most Holy Father, this is the sword which I beg you to take into your hand. Now is the time to draw it from its sheath, and to hate vice in yours… - Catherine of Siena

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Oh, Most Holy Father, this is the sword which I beg you to take into your hand. Now is the time to draw it from its sheath, and to hate vice in yourself, in your children, and in the Holy Church. I say 'yourself', because in this life none dare say that he is free from sin, and love should begin with oneself.

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About Catherine of Siena

Saint Catherine of Siena (March 25, 1347 – April 29, 1380) was a Dominican Tertiary (lay affiliate) of the Dominican Order.

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Alternative Names: Catherine de Sienne • Caterina van Siena • Santa Caterina di Siena • Saint Catherine of Siena • Chaterina da Siena • Caterina da Siena • Catharina Senensis • Katharina von Siena • Chatarina da Siena • Caterina Benincasa • Catalina de Siena • Catherine of Sienna • Catharine of Sienna
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St. Catherine of Genoa's life combined the noblest forms of Christian service with the highest levels of contemplative prayer. May her life and her doctrine help us, too, to live out our Christian discipleship, inspired by the love of God she taught and exemplified.
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