School: Rosenallis (roll number 5442)
- Location:
- Rosenallis, Co. Laois
- Teacher: Mrs L. Dagg
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0823, Page 379
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- (continued from previous page)but prayed earnestly that he would give up his wicked life and repent of all the evil he had done. And her prayers were heard, for when he came to die, Dismas acknowledged his guilt and asked pardon. But that other robber died impenitant.One night the Holy Family shares a cave with some gypsy folk. The chief's wife was very kind to Our Lady and took a great interest in the Holy Child. She fetched water and j set a tub down by the fire for the Baby's bath,and our holy Mother undressed the little Jesus and bathed Him and the gypsy woman watched. And presently great tears rose to her eyes and rolled down her cheeks. Our Lady was distressed and inquired the cause.So the woman went to a dark corner of the cave and fetched her own child, a little boy of about the same age as Jesus, But the child was covered with leprosy! Then Mary took the poor little diseased body and very tenderly she washed him in the water which she had just used for her Divine Son.And as she washed, by a(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Joseph Egan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lackan, Co. Laois
