James Duvalier

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Saint Martha

Saint Martha as shown in the article Saint Martha's Day

There are two versions of Saint Martha found in Voodoo and other Afro-Caribbean religious systems, mainly espiritismo and Las 21 Divisiones from the Dominican Republic.  It is important to remember that they are not separate entities, but just different manifestations of the same spiritual being which vary due to people’s culture perceptions. According to biblical tradition, Saint Martha was the sister of Mary of Bethany and Saint Lazarus, whom Christ raised from the dead.  In one story…
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Saints Martha and Expedite!

Saint Martha as depicted ina 15th century manuscript

I have blogged quite a bit about St. Expedite before, but I just figured I would mention him again since today is Wednesday, the day that is sacred to him.  According to legend, Expeditus was a soldier in the Roman army who converted to Christianity and was martyred around 300 AD during the reign of the emperor Diocletian.  A demon in the form of a crow appeared to him and tried to get him to put off…
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