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bottomless as his heart. Brother Felix blessed all benefactors and all those he met with a humble “Deo
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In Rome, Brother Felix became a familiar sight, wandering barefoot through the streets, with a sack slung over his shoulders, knocking on doors to seek donations. He received permission from his superiors to help the needy, especially widows with many children. It is said that his begging sack was as
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Felix was the third of four sons born to Santi and Santa Porri. They were poor farmers. At about the age of ten, Felix was hired out first as a shepherd to a family at CittĂ ducale, where he later worked as a farm hand. Until the age of twenty-eight he worked as a farm laborer and shepherd. He
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developed the habit of praying while he worked. One day, while plowing a field, something spooked the oxen and he fell. He was trampled, the plow passing over his body. However, he arose uninjured, and in gratitude immediately entered a
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