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only of this world
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power to take away from her the terribleness of
remorse.
At that time the famous Franciscan monk, Father
Gondo was visiting in the regions about Girgenti.
He preached for the purpose of collecting participants
for a pilgrimage to Diamante.
It did not trouble Father Gondo, that the pope
had not recognized the image of Christ in San
Pasquale’s as miracle-working. He had met blind
singers on his journeys, and heard them tell about
the image. During glorious nights he had sat at the
feet of Father Elias and Brother Tommaso, and from
sunset to daybreak they had related to him about the
image.
And now the powerful preacher began to refer all
the inflicted to the great miracle-worker. He
exhorted the people not to allow this blessed
opportunity to pass by unimproved. The Christ-child,
he said, had hitherto received but little worship in
Sicily. Now the time had come when it wished to
have a church and worship, and to carry this
through, it caused miracle upon miracle to happen
through the sacred image.
Father Gondo, who had passed through his
novitiate in Aracoeli’s monastery on Capitolium, told the
people about the image of the Christ-child there,and
of the thousand miracles he had performed. " And
now this mild and gentle little child desires to be
worshiped in Sicily," said Father Gondo. " Let
us no longer hesitate, but hasten to it. In these
days Heaven is bountiful. Let us be the first to
acknowledge the image ! Let us be as the shepherds
and wise men of the East; let us go to the holy child,
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