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 brought, who  could  neither  walk  nor  stand  without help. The heathen  priests  prayed  for  him, but in  vain. Then Pantaleon  prayed,  took  the sick man  by  the  hand,  and  said:  "In  the  name  of Jesus,  the  Son  of  God,  I  command  thee  to  rise  and be  well." And the  palsied  man  rose,  restored  to perfect  health.

By this  miracle  a  great  number  of  those  present were  converted. But the  emperor  and  the idolatrous priests  were  all  the  more  enraged. Maximin now  attempted  to  gain  Pantaleon  by blandishments  and  promises  to  deny  the  Faith, but without  success. Then he  had  recourse  to threats,  and  as  they  too  availed  nothing,  he  proceeded to  have  them  put  into  execution. The brave confessor  of  the  Faith  was  tortured  in every  conceivable  manner. Finally he  was  nailed to a  tree,  and  then  beheaded. The priest  Hermolaus  and  the  brothers  Hermippos  and  Hermocrates  suffered  death  with  him,  in  the  year  308.

appy are  they  who,  whatever  may  be  their station or  calling  in  life,  are  intent  on  bringing those  with  whom  they  come  into  contact under the  influence  of  religion. But, alas,  too many do  just  the  reverse. They permit  themselves to  be  led  astray  by  bad  example,  and  set aside the  claims  of  the  Church  as  too  severe  and