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Tag: 10 minute daily prayer
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St Faustina Kowalska
Featured Saint: St Maria Faustina Kowalska (1905 – 1938) St Faustina was born the third of ten children in Glogowiec, Poland. Her devout Catholic parents were poor peasants, her father a carpenter. Her education was basic but enough for her to read and write. Although St Faustina wanted to join a convent at 16yrs, her…
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St Francis of Assisi
Featured Saint: St Francis of Assisi (1881 – 1226) St Francis was born into a prosperous silk merchant family of seven children at Assisi, Italy. His first name was Giovanni but his father nicknamed him Francesco – the Frenchman. He enjoyed the good-life trappings of wealth despite having been held captive for a year following…
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St Theodore Guerin
Featured Saint: St Theodore Guerin (1798 – 1856) St Theodore was born into a family of four at Etables-sur-Mer, France. Her father was an officer in the French army. Only St Theodore and her sister Marie-Jeanne, survived into adulthood. St Theodore made an early First Communion and planned to join a religious order as soon…
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Feast of Our Guardian Angels
Featured: All Holy Angels It is said that even the pagans believed they had a Guardian Angel! The belief that we all have a heavenly helper exists in some form is most religions and philosophies. Angels are extensively mentioned in both the Old and New Testament. Our personal Guardian Angel is our gift from God…
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St Therese of the Child Jesus
Featured Saint: Therese of Lisieux (1873 – 1897) St Therese was born into a devout Catholic family at Alencon, France. She is also known as Therese of the Child Jesus, the Holy Face and the Little Flower. She yearned to become a nun and at the age of 15 joined her two elder sisters in…
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St Jerome
Featured Saint: St Jerome (347ca – 420) St Jerome was born in Stridon, Bosnia. He was not baptised until his mid-twenties when he went to Rome. He traveled to many cities and studied multiple subjects and languages under the guidance of learned teachers. His travels included, following the journey taken by Jesus during his ministry.…
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The Archangels
Featured: The Archangels – Michael, Gabriel and Raphael Although there is some variation in the recognised number of Archangels across Christian religions, common among most is Michael, Gabriel and Raphael. Michael and Gabriel are mentioned in the New Testament and Raphael in the Old. We perceive the Angels and Archangels as having a very special place…
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St Wenceslaus
Featured Saint: St Wenceslaus (905ca – 935) St Wenceslaus was born the son of the Duke of Bohemia in Prague, Czech Republic. His father was Christian and his mother a pagan although, baptised a Christian just before their marriage. Sadly, his father died when he was 13 and his grandmother, who cared for him, was…
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St Vincent de Paul
Featured Saint: St Vincent de Paul (1581 – 1660) St Vincent de Paul was the third child in a peasant farming family at Pouy, France. In his youth, he helped on the family plot and learned to read and write. At 15, he went to Seminary College and then studied at Toulouse University receiving a…
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St Cosmos & Damian
Featured Saint: St Cosmos & Damian (Died 287) Saints Cosmos and Damian were twin brothers, born in Cilicia, Turkey. The were physicians with their working practice in the seaport of Avas, Syria. They gave their services for free and in the process, attracted many souls to the growing numbers of Christian converts through their daily…