Father Robert OSB books
Exposito Missae
$25.00
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Meditations on Death - Thomas À Kempis - Translated by Fr Robert Nixon
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The Battle of the Virtues and Vices, Defending the Interior Castle of the Soul
$25.00
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The Nightingale - together with Hymns from the Office of the Passion of the Lord
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The Seven Last Words of Christ
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The Cross and Medal of Saint Benedict. Ver 1
$20.00
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Solitude and Silence, The Cloister of the Heart
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The Visions of Saint Frances of Rome
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A Treatise on Perfection, Cardinal Richeliu
$25.00
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Pope Urban VIII and Pope Alexander VII: Selected Poetry
$16.00
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A Tale of Death and Glory
$25.00
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Four Egyptian Martyrs
$14.99
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An immense number of Egyptian Christians of the period received the noble crown of martyrdom, responding to the cruelty and inhumanity of their persecutors with a heroism and fidelity which remains profoundly astonishing and wondrously inspiring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis volume presents in English translation (mostly for the first time) ancient Coptic versions of the lives of four Egyptian martyrs who each died under the reign of Diocletian. These are St. Epime of Pancoleus, St. Abanoub of Nehisa. St. Apatil of Sabaru and St. Lacaron of Tgeliensis. 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The aim of this persecution was nothing less than the entire abolition of the true Faith and the utter destruction of the Church. Much blood was shed and many lives were lost for the holy Name of Christ.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhilst these persecutions were conducted throughout the entire Roman empire, they were particularly vitriolic and savage in Egypt. An immense number of Egyptian Christians of the period received the noble crown of martyrdom, responding to the cruelty and inhumanity of their persecutors with a heroism and fidelity which remains profoundly astonishing and wondrously inspiring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis volume presents in English translation (mostly for the first time) ancient Coptic versions of the lives of four Egyptian martyrs who each died under the reign of Diocletian. These are St. Epime of Pancoleus, St. Abanoub of Nehisa. St. Apatil of Sabaru and St. Lacaron of Tgeliensis. 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