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Author: Timothy
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The Coming Of Elijah
Extract: As Jesus, Peter, James and John were coming down the mountain after the Transfiguration, the disciples asked, “Why then do the experts in the law say that Elijah must come first (Before the Son of God)?” Jesus answered, “I tell you that Elijah has already come. Then the disciples understood that he was speaking to…
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Our Lady of Guadalupe (Day 4)
Background: Our Lady of Guadalupe is the name given to the Blessed Virgin Mary following her appearances to Juan Diego in 1531 on a hill near Mexico City. Mary healed his uncle who was near to death and asked Juan to pick some flowers which she arranged and he put inside his cloak. Later, when he opened his…
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John of the Cross
St John (1542 – 1591) was born in Fontiveros near Avila, Spain. His father was from a rich heritage. However, when he married a lower class orphaned bride he was rejected by his family and forced to work as a weaver. When St John was seven, his father died and at nine, his older brother…
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Jesus Compares John The Baptist
Extract: John the Baptist regularly fasted and abstained from many common foods of his time. His general diet consisted of the limited food available to him in the wilderness, locusts and wild honey. Jesus contrasted John’s honesty and sincerity with the Scribes and Pharisees who pretended to abstain from food and drink saying, “For John…
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Our Lady of Guadalupe (Day 3)
Background: Our Lady of Guadalupe is the name given to the Blessed Virgin Mary following her appearances to Juan Diego in 1531 on a hill near Mexico City. Mary healed his uncle who was near to death and asked Juan to pick some flowers which she arranged and he put inside his cloak. Later, when he opened his…
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Lucy of Syracuse
St Lucy (283 Approx – 304) was born in Syracuse, Italy. It is traditionally believed that she was born into a rich and noble family. Her father died when she was five years old. St Lucy, instead of opting for an arranged marriage, chose to consecrate herself to God and give her wealth to the…
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Our Lady of Guadalupe (Day 2)
Background: Our Lady of Guadalupe is the name given to the Blessed Virgin Mary following her appearances to Juan Diego in 1531 on a hill near Mexico City. Mary healed his uncle who was near to death and asked Juan to pick some flowers which she arranged and he put inside his cloak. Later, when he opened his…
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Birth Announcement Of Jesus By Gabriel (3)
Extract: The Angel Gabriel said to Mary, “The child to be born… will be called the Son of God… and look, your relative Elizabeth has also become pregnant with a son in her old age… she is now in her sixth month! For nothing will be impossible with God.” Mary replied, “Yes, I am a…
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Our Lady of Guadalupe
Our Lady of Guadalupe (Apparitions: 1531) is a title given to the Blessed Virgin Mary, following her multiple appearances to Juan Diego in 1531 on a hillside near Mexico City. The Blessed Virgin Mary healed his uncle who was near to death and asked Juan to pick some flowers which she arranged and he put…
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Damasus I (Pope)
Pope St Damasus (305 Approx. – 384) was born in Egitania, Portugal, then part of the Roman Empire. His father was a Priest at the Church of St Lawrence in Rome. Pope St Damasus was appointed Pope in 366 and remained in the role until his death eighteen years later. He actively upheld Catholic Church…