Magnificat November 1998
The Good Thief, also known as Saint Dismas
Imitators of the Good Thief
The outstanding grace of encountering a Saint — Saint Vincent de Paul
Devotion to the Good Thief
Power of the Good Thief
TABLE OF CONTENTS (40 pages)
The Good Thief, also known as Saint Dismas .....Page 219
— Encounter in the desert — Birth and name of the Good Thief — Life of the Good Thief — Prelude to the execution — The torments — Causes of his conversion — Magnificence of this conversion — Faith of the Good Thief — Hope of the Good Thief — Charity of the Good Thief — Immense confidence, without presumption
Imitators of the Good Thief .....245
The outstanding grace of encountering a Saint .....248
— Saint Vincent de Paul
Devotion to the Good Thief .....251
Power of the Good Thief .....253
— Copy of Jesus Crucified — Advocate of the Son of God — Preacher of the Divinity of Jesus — Companion of the Sorrows of Mary — Figure of all the Elect