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Saints of the Month: February

became the ecclesiastical metropolis of the
province to which it belonged, probably in
consequence of the general desire to honor
the place in which St. Bridgid had so long
dwelt.

After seventy years devoted to the practice
of the most sublime virtues, corporal
infirmities admonished our Saint that the
time of her dissolution was nigh. It was now
half a century since, by her holy vows, she
had irrevocably consecrated herself to God,
and during that period great results had
been attained; her holy institute having
widely diffused itself throughout the Green
Isle, and greatly advanced the cause of
religion in the various districts in which it
was established. Like a river of peace, its
progress was steady and silent; it fertilized
every region fortunate enough to receive its
waters, and caused it to put forth spiritual
flowers and fruits with all the sweet
perfume of evangelical fragrance. The
remembrance of the glory she had procured
to the Most High, as well as the services
rendered to dear souls ransomed by the
precious blood of her divine Spouse,
cheered and consoled Bridgid in the
infirmities inseparable from old age. Her
last illness was soothed by the presence of
Nennidh, a priest of eminent sanctity, over
whose youth she had watched with pious
solicitude, and who was indebted to her
prayers and instructions for his great

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