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 the  father  of  lies,  and  you  “grieve  the  Holy  Ghost”. Hold, therefore, to  the  truth,  for  it  is  shameful  and  sinful  to  tell  lies. St. Augustine  says  that  we  may  not  tell  a lie,  even  if  by  the  lie we could  save  a man’s  life.

NE day,  Peter  and  John  were  going  up  to  the  Temple  to pray. There was  at  the  gate  called  the  Beautiful,  a man who was  lame  from  his  birth,  and  who  was  carried  every  day to the  gate  of  the  Temple  to  beg  alms  from  those  who  went in. Seeing Peter  and  John,  he  asked  them  for  an  alms. But Peter said  to  him: “Silver  and  gold  I have  none,  but  what  I have I give thee: In  the  Name  of  Jesus  Christ  of  Nazareth,  rise  up  and walk!” Then  having  taken  the  man  by  the  right  hand,  Peter  lifted him up,  and  immediately  his  feet  and  soles  became  firm. Then leaping up,  he  stood  and  walked,  and  entered  with  them  into  the Temple, praising  and  blessing  God.

All the  people  were  filled  with  amazement  to  see  the  lame man leaping  and  walking.

But Peter  said  to  them:  “Ye  men  of  Israel,  why  wonder  you at this? or why  look  you  upon  us  as  if  by  our  strength  we  had made this  man  to  walk? The God  of  our  fathers  hath  glorified His Son  Jesus,  whom  you  delivered  up  to  death,  but  Pilate  judged He should  be  released;  but  you  denied  the  Holy  One  and  the