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The Passing of Mary

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Section 12

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12. Then that chief cried out, saying: I implore

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thee

,

Saint

Peter

,

do

not

despise

me

,

I

beseech

thee

,

in

so

great

an

extremity

,

because

I

am

exceedingly

tortured

by

great

torments

.

Bear

in

mind

that

when

,

in

the

prætorium

,

the

maid

that

kept

the

door

recognised

thee

,

and

told

the

others

to

revile

thee

,

then

I

spoke

good

words

in

thy

behalf

.

Then

Peter

answering

,

said

:

It

is

not

for

me

to

give

other

to

thee

;

but

if

thou

believest

with

thy

whole

heart

on

the

Lord

Jesus

Christ

,

whom

she

carried

in

her

womb

,

and

remained

a

virgin

after

the

birth

,

the

compassion

of

the

Lord

,

which

with

profuse

benignity

saves

the

unworthy

,

will

give

thee

salvation

.

Notes

14
John xviii. 17.
15
Or, heals.
16
Or, health.