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Tabb Centenary Year XXV A quatrain on Father Damien of Molokai by Rev. John B. Tabb. Father Damien
O God, the cleanest offering May 1889 (p. 347, Quatrains: Persons) [Father Damien, Hawaii's Apostle to the Lepers, died this day, April 15, 1889; he was beatified by Pope John Paul II, June 4, 1995, and is scheduled to be canonized by Pope Benedict XVI, October 11, 2009. The concluding line of the poem is a Biblical reference; see, for instance, 2 Kings 5:27.] Lane Core Jr. CIW P Wed. 04/15/09 08:43:45 PM |
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