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    "We rightly honor the saints when we recognize that they are held up before us as a mirror of the grace and mercy of God."
    -- Martin Luther
    (Instructions for the Visitors of Parish Pastors)
    "Our churches teach that the remembrance of saints may be commended to us so that we may imitate their faith and good works according to our calling."
    -- Article 21, Augsburg Confession (1530)

    Text translation by Benjamin T. G. Mayes, as originally posted on [Lutheran Liturgy Forum] June 20, 2003, by William Weedon S.S.P., Pastor, St. Paul Lutheran Church, Hamel, IL USA

    Updated January 2, 2006