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There are the saints of every day, the 'hidden' saints, a sort of 'middle class of holiness'... to which we can all belong.

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Pope Francis
Age: 87
Born: 1936
Born: December 17
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Dearest brothers and sisters who are so persecuted, I know how much you suffer, I know that you are stripped of everything. I am with you in the faith of the one who has conquered evil!
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Today, in Mexico, they speak 65 languages, counting the indigenous languages, 65. It is a people of great faith. They have also suffered religious persecution.
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Only those who serve with love are able to protect!
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