The name "Jesus" in 1 Maccabees 2:55 is not a reference to Jesus of Nazareth, but rather an alternate or Greek rendering of Joshua (the successor to Moses). Context of the Verse The Figure: The text refers to biblical Joshua, son of Nun, who led the Israelites into the Promised Land. The Name: In Hebrew, the name is Yehoshua (Joshua), which translates into Greek as Iesous (Jesus). Older English translations like the Douay-Rheims transliterated the Greek name directly as "J

One day in 1215, Saint Dominic was preaching the Holy Rosary near Carcassonne. There were more than twelve thousand men to hear him. An Albigensian heretic possessed by the devil was brought to him. The Saint exorcised him in the presence of all the people. The demons, who possessed this poor wretch, being obliged to answer in spite of themselves to the interrogations which the Saint made to them, affirmed: 1. That there were fifteen thousand of them in the body of this miser

https://deepertruthdon.podbean.com/e/deepertruth-holy-face-of-jesus-novena-day-4/ In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Intro Prayer I firmly wish that my face reflecting the intimate pains of my soul, the suffering and love of my heart, be more honoured! Whoever gazes upon me already consoles me. -Our Lord Jesus Christ to Sister Pierre DAILY PREPARATORY PRAYER Make an Act of Contrition. You can use any form; simply ask God to pardon your si

https://deepertruthdon.podbean.com/e/deepertruth-stand-in-the-gap-with-us-and-saint-stanislaus/ Born in Szczepanow near Kraków on July 26, 1030, he was ordained a priest after being educated in the cathedral schools of Gniezno, then capital of Poland, and at Paris. He was appointed preacher and archdeacon to the bishop of Kraków, where his eloquence and example brought about real conversion in many of his penitents, both clergy and laity. He became bishop of Kraków in 1072. H