One winter day in 4th century Gaul Martin, an officer in the Roman army, saw a beggar shivering in cold. He jumped from his horse, took off his cloak, took out his sword, cut the cloak in half, and wrapped half of it around the beggar. Wrapping the other half around himself, he rode off. That night in a dream Martin saw Jesus wrapped in the piece of cloak that he had given to the beggar. The next morning he decided to be baptized a Christian.
I have several times taken part in Mass in St. Martin's Church in Marigot on St. Martin where this picture is painted on the wall behind the main altar. Please pray for the people of St. Martin. The island suffered terrible destruction during the recent hurricane.
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