Der Körper der christlichen Helden und Märtyrer war nicht ohnmächtig; auch sein Geist war nicht belästigt; sein Unterstand versagte ihm nicht; aber aus dem Fülle seines Hörens sprach dieser Mund, und eifrige Nächstenliebe erschien in seinen Worten.Er sagte: "O Kreuz, am meisten willkommen und oft gesucht; Mit einem Willen, freudig und erwünscht, komme ich zu dir und bin der Einsturz dessen, der an dir hing; denn ich war immer übertylt und habe dich umarmt! Der heilige Andreas hing drei ganze Tage am Kreuz und litt unter traurigen Schmerzen, aber immer wieder, um den Menschen um ihn herum die Liebe Jesu zu erzählen

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Christian heroes and martyrs . s body fainted not; neither was his mind molested; his under-standing did not fail him; but out of the abundance of his hearthis mouth did speak, and fervent charity did appear in his words.He said, O cross, most welcome and oft-looked for; with a will-ing mind, joyfully and desirously, I come to thee, being the scholarof Him who did hang on thee; because I have been always thylover, and have longed to embrace thee! St. Andrew hung upon the cross three whole days, suffering dread-ful pain, but continuing constantly to tell the people around him ofthe love of Jesus Christ. The people as they listened to him beganto believe his words, and asked the governor to let him be takendown from the cross. Not liking to refuse them he at last orderedthe ropes to be cut, but when the last cord was severed, the bodyof the apostle fell to the ground quite dead. 9. St. Peter.This great apostle and martyr was born at Bethsaida, in Galilee.He was the son of Jona, a fisherman, which employment St. Peter. CRUCIFIXION OF ST. ANDREW 32 THE WORLDS CHRISTIAN MARTYRS. himself followed. So firm was his faith that Jesus gave him thename of Cephas, meaning, in the Syriac language, a rock. He wascalled at the same time as his brother, Andrew, to be an apostle.Though ever eager and zealous in the service of Christ, St. Peteryet had the weakness to deny his Master after his seizure in thegarden, though he at first defended him with his sword; but thesincerity of his repentance atoned for his denial. After the ascension of Christ, the Jews still continued to persecutethe Christians, and ordered several of the apostles, among whomwas St. Peter, to be scourged. This punishment they bore with thegreatest fortitude, and even rejoiced that they were thought worthyto suffer for the sake of their Redeemer. When Herod Agrippa caused St. James to be put to death, andfound that it pleased the Jews, he resolved that St. Peter shouldbe the next sacrifice. He was accordingly arre

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