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"Like Rachel, Mary mourns for her lost children." (Saint Hannibal Mary)

"Like Rachel, Mary mourns for her lost children." (Saint Hannibal Mary)

19 May: DAY BY DAY WITH ST. HANNIBAL 2024

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"Like Rachel, Mary mourns for her lost children." (Saint Hannibal Mary)
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“Like Rachel, Mary mourns for her lost children.”

The saying above draws a parallel between the biblical figure Rachel and the Virgin Mary, highlighting their shared experience of sorrow and mourning for their children.

In the Old Testament, Rachel was Jacob's wife and Joseph and Benjamin's mother. In the book of Jeremiah, Rachel is portrayed as weeping …

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