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368 THE MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST ’
“ You have had Antichrist among you, and he has
got possession of you. You have forgotten heaven.
You have forgotten that you possess a soul. You
think only of this world.
“ Formerly it was said that the people of Diamante
were the most religious in Sicily. Now it must be
otherwise. The inhabitants of Diamante are slaves
of the world. Perhaps they are even infidel
socialists, who love only the earth. They can be nothing
else. They have had Antichrist among them.”
When the people were accused in such a way,
they seemed at last to be about to rise in resistance.
An angry muttering passed through the ranks.
“The image is holy,” one cried. “When he
came San Pasquale’s bells rang all day.”
“ Could they ring for less time to warn you of
such a misfortune?” rejoined the monk.
He went on with his accusations with growing
violence. “ You are idolaters, not Christians. You
serve him because he helps you. There is nothing
of the spirit of holiness in you.”
“He has been kind and merciful, like Christ,”
answered the people.
“Is not just that the misfortune?” said the
Father, and now all of a sudden he was terrible in
his wrath. “ He has taken the likeness of Christ to
lead you astray. In that way he has been able to
weave his web about you. By scattering gifts and
blessings over you, he has lured you into his net
and made you slaves of the world. Or is it not so ?
Perhaps some one can come forward and say the
contrary ? Perhaps he has heard that some one who
is not present to-day has prayed to the image for a
heavenly grace.”
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