Christ is the day
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On the Fifth Sunday of Easter, a reading from a sermon by Saint Maximus of Turin, bishop.
Saint Maximus was a fifth century bishop of Turin, a city in northwest Italy famous for the shroud of Turin being kept in the cathedral there. Saint Maximus was a theological writer “who made a great contribution to the spread and consolidation of Christianity in northern Italy”.
In the face of rising spiritual and political threats, Saint Maximus charged his congregation to remain steadfast in trusting the Lord and he succeeded in obtaining their support. Saint Maximus is the author of numerous discourses delivered to the people by the saint, consisting of 118 homilies, 116 sermons, and 6 treatises. Several hundred of these writings are still in existence.
Saint Maximus may best be described as a zealous and effective pastor of souls.
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