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Show SAVED BY M--VRY. Above the doorway of an old church in Barcelona is an image of the Immaculate Conception, with the face of Our Lady slightly turned, the ,cyes expressing the most tender pity, the features moulded in a sweet, sad smile. Centuries ago a poor weaver and hU mother were working together togeth-er one night, when the screams of a miserly neighbor attracted their at tention, and severo, against, me of his agad mother, ran over to offer his help. He soon returned scared and pale; hte miser had been murdered mur-dered the officers were upon him had found his scissors which he had dropped on the way the trial and conviction then followed prayers and entreaties and protests of his innocence inno-cence were of no avail; how the poor mother orayer In Santa Maria Mar-Alianor, Mar-Alianor, the mother of a good son. The day of execution came, Severo was led away by the soldiers. As he passed the church of St. Mary he begged to pray there what an appeal to Her protection? How trustingly he told her of his Innocence. With what astonishment the crowd of people beheld be-held the image of the Blessed Mother, which had its head raised heavenward rn toward the condemned man with a look of compassion, and so remain to this day. Severo was declared innocent in-nocent and continued a pious son of Mary to the end of a long and useful life in God's service. |