“The illiterate in a village will point with pride
to the one man who can read and write; through him, they derive their education
vicariously. The Saints fulfill such a spiritual role in humanity -- through
them, some satisfaction is made vicariously for the failings of us all. As
soldiers offer their lives that the non-combatants can preserve political
freedom in time, so these soldiers of Christ sacrifice their lives that others may
enjoy their spiritual freedom in eternity.”—Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, Lift Up Your Heart (1950)
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