Tag: 10 minute daily prayer
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St Richard of Chichester
Featured Saint: St Richard of Chichester (1197 Approx. – 1253) St Richard was born into a ‘gentry’ family at Burford, England, but sadly, orphaned at a young age. He received a good education and worked for his older brother on the family farm estate. St Richard chose a life of study and the Church, rather…
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St Marie-Marguerite
Featured Saint: Saint Marie-Marguerite d’Youville (1701 – 1771) Saint Marie-Marguerite was born the eldest daughter of a very poor family near Quebec, Canada. Her education was short and limited. She married a travelling salesman at 19yrs. She had six children but by the age of 30, her father, husband and four of her children had died. When…
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St Albert Chmielowski
Featured Saint: St Albert Chmielowski (1845 -1916) St Albert was born, one of four children, into a wealthy aristocratic family at Krakow, Poland. Sadly both his parents died in his early childhood. St Albert studied agriculture with the intention of managing his family estate, however, he also ventured into civil rights politics and lost a…
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St Anthony of Padua
Featured Saint: St Anthony of Padua (1195 – 1231) St Anthony was born into a wealthy family at Lisbon, Portugal. He received his early education in the local Cathedral School and at 15yrs, joined the community of Canon Regulars. After his ordination as a Priest he was placed in charge of hospitality in the then…
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Blessed Yolanda
Featured Person: Blessed Yolanda of Poland (1235 – 1298) Blessed Yolanda was the daughter of the King of Hungary, born in Esztergom. She was educated in Poland under the supervision of her sister who was married to the Duke of Poland. Blessed Yolanda, at 22yrs, married the Duke of Greater Poland and had three children,…
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St Barnabas
Featured Saint: St Barnabas (Died 61AD) St Barnabas was born into a Jewish family in Cyprus. St Mark the Evangelist, was his cousin. He was one of the early Christian disciples in Jerusalem. He travelled with St Paul on some of his missionary journeys preaching Jesus’ message and helping to convert others to Christianity. St…
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St Joaquina of Mas
Featured Saint: St Joaquina of Mas (1783 – 1854) St Joaquina was born into a noble family at Barcelona, Spain. She married a lawyer and landowner and they had nine children. Around the time of her husbands death she moved to their family estate in Vic and started tending to the local sick and poor, using…
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St Ephrem
Featured Saint: St Ephrem (Approx. 306 – 373) St Ephrem was baptised a Christian in Nisibis, Turkey – close to the Syrian border. His parents were Christians, his father possibly a pagan priest before converting to Christianity. He was ordained Deacon and appointed Teacher. His stance against heresy inspired many others within the church. He…
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St William of York
Featured Saint: St William of York (Died 1154) St William was born in York, England, the son of the Chancellor and Treasurer to King Henry I. Prior to becoming Archbishop of York, St William was a Senior Clergy member and the Treasurer. His election was only accepted by the Pope on condition that he swore,…
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Blessed Franz Jagerstatter
Featured Person: Blessed Franz Jagerstatter (1907 -1943) Blessed Franz was born into a peasant family at Sankt Radegund, Austria. His father was killed in World War I and, as a child, he was cared for by his grandmother and natural mother. His youth was spent working as a miner and farmer on the family farmstead…