1. King Ahasuerus put not only the mainland under tribute but the Mediterranean islands as well.

2. All his feats of power and valour, and the account of the high honour to which he raised Mordecai: all this is recorded in the Book of the Annals of the Kings of Media and Persia.

3. And Mordecai the Jew was next in rank to King Ahasuerus. He was a man held in respect among the Jews, esteemed by thousands of his brothers, a man who sought the good of his people and cared for the welfare of his entire race.





“Quanto mais te deixares enraizar na santa humildade, tanto mais íntima será a comunicação da tua alma com Deus”. São Padre Pio de Pietrelcina