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ST DANIEL THE STYLITE - 11 DECEMBER

ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN DECEMBER Saints celebrated on the 11th of December WELCOME! SAINT DANIEL THE STYLITE, CONFESSOR Though a love of singularity is vicious, and always founded in pride, sometimes extraordinary paths of virtue may be chosen in a spirit of fervour and humble simplicity, which is discovered by the effects.  And true virtue is always so far singular that it is raised above and essentially distinguished from, the manners of the crowd, which ever walks in the broadway, and runs counter to the rules of the gospel, by which a Christian is bound to square his conduct.  HUMILITY AND DEVOTION The manner of living which a  Simeon and Daniel Stylites chose by an extraordinary inspiration and impulse of true piety and fervour, is only to be considered by us as an object of admiration; but the ardour, humility, and devotion with which they pursued the means of their sanctification, are imitable by all Christians.  Saint Daniel the Stylite was a native of the town of Maratha nea