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September 9: ST. PETER CLAVER: A Slave of the Slaves Forever
St. Peter Claver climbed into slave ships in Cartagena harbor before almost anyone else dared go near them. For forty years, whenever a slave ship arrived in Cartagena, Colombia, Peter Claver was there — bringing food, water, and medical care, learning African languages so people could hear about God's love in their own tongue, and baptizing an estimated 300,000 people over his lifetime. "Peter Claver, servant of the Africans forever." Today's challenge is just the start. Grab our free Family Pack — a saint calendar, activity pages, and discussion questions for the whole family, plus more surp...
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Welcome back to the Catholic Sprouts podcast where we know that every day is a feast day. It's September 9, so join us for St. Peter Claver and a slave of the slaves forever. The ship roamed as it pulled into the harbor. Its hold was packed with hundreds of men, women, and children who had just survived
a terrifying months-long voyage across the ocean. They had been stolen from their homes in Africa. Most people on the docks stayed far away holding their noses and looking away. But one man climbed down into the ship before almost anyone else dared to go near it.
He came carrying bread, water, and something even more precious, a face that looked on every person with love and compassion. Welcome back Sprouts. Today is September 9th, the Feast of St. Peter Claver, a Spanish priest who spent his life
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