{"id":9276,"date":"2026-02-20T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/?p=9276"},"modified":"2026-02-17T17:51:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T22:51:25","slug":"st-peter-damian-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/spiritual-practices\/st-peter-damian-3\/","title":{"rendered":"St Peter Damian"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/feb20p.jpg?ssl=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"692\" height=\"691\" data-attachment-id=\"7615\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/spiritual-reflections\/st-peter\/attachment\/feb20p\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/feb20p.jpg?fit=692%2C691&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"692,691\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Quesada, Rafael&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1739821985&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"feb20p\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/feb20p.jpg?fit=625%2C624&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/feb20p.jpg?resize=625%2C624&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7615\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/feb20p.jpg?w=692&amp;ssl=1 692w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/feb20p.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/feb20p.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/feb20p.jpg?resize=624%2C623&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">He pours light into our minds, arouses our desire and gives us strength<br>As the soul is the life of the body, so the Holy Spirit is the life of our souls.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">the wisdom of the spirit brings life and peace.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The high holiness of the Seraphim themselves<br>is overshadowed by the brilliance of Mary\u2019s virtues.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">St Peter Damian<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>He pours light into our minds, arouses our desire and gives us strengthAs the soul is the life of the body, so the Holy Spirit is the life of our souls. the wisdom of the spirit brings life and peace. The high holiness of the Seraphim themselvesis overshadowed by the brilliance of Mary\u2019s virtues. 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