Author: Timothy
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Jesus’ Promise of Everlasting Joy
Extract: Before Jesus’ death, he reminded his disciples of the joys that awaited them, saying, “You have sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you”. (John 16:22) Thought It’s great to know that we are loved; loved by a God…
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Joan of Arc
St Joan of Arc (1412 – 1431) was born into a peasant family at Domremy, North East France. The family owned about 50 acres (20 hectares) of land and her father subsidised their income by performing local community roles. St Joan had her first vision at the age of twelve. She was alone in a…
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Jesus’ Talk about, “A Little While”
Extract: Jesus said to his disciples, “In a little while you will see me no longer; again after a little while, you will see me.” (John 16:16) Thought At the time of hearing these words, the disciples didn’t understand and discussed what they might mean among themselves. However, a “little while” later, Jesus was crucified and died.…
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Sacred Heart of Jesus: Day 3
Background: Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus originates from the visions of Jesus and Mary by St Margaret Mary Alacoque. Pope Pius XI affirmed that Jesus, “Promised her that all those who rendered this honour to His Heart would be endowed with an abundance of heavenly graces.” The Novena here, by St Margaret Mary Alacoque, was…
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Joseph Gérard (Blessed)
Blessed Joseph (1831-1914) was born in Bouxières-aux-Chênes, France into a Catholic farming family. He was the eldest of five children and received early support from his Parish Priest to start his studies for the priesthood. He had good linguistic skills which he put to great use in later life, learning the local Zulu and Sesotho…
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Jesus Promises the Holy Spirit (2)
Extract: In the locked room where the Risen Jesus appeared to His disciples, He said to them, “Everything that the Father has is mine; for this reason, I told you that he will take from what is mine and declare it to you.” (John 16: 12-15) Thought Although Jesus was about to depart, the disciples…
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Pierre Toussiant (Venerable)
Venerable Pierre’s (1766 – 1853) great grandmother was born in Africa but sold as a slave and taken to Saint-Domingue (Haiti). His grandmother and mother were born as Haitian slaves. He had a sister Rosalie. Pierre was himself a house slave working on the plantation of the Bernard family but was educated by their family…
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Sacred Heart of Jesus: Day 2
Background: Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus originates from the visions of Jesus and Mary by St Margaret Mary Alacoque. Pope Pius XI affirmed that Jesus, “Promised her that all those who rendered this honour to His Heart would be endowed with an abundance of heavenly graces.” The Novena here, by St Margaret Mary Alacoque, was…
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Jesus’ Ascension And The Disciples Sadness
Extract: When Jesus told his disciples that he was ascending to God the Father in heaven, they were “filled with sadness.” (John 16:6) Thought It must have been a daunting moment for the disciples, a life without their Teacher and the possibility that they may suffer a gruesome death. However, the disciples knew Jesus would…
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Augustine of Canterbury
St Augustine (Born in 6th Century. Died Approx. 604) was a Benedictine Prior of the Abbey of St Andrew in Rome when he was chosen by Pope Gregory the Great, to lead a mission to Britain and bring Christianity to the then Kingdom of Kent. He arrived in Kent in 597 with forty Monks and…