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Pope St Sylvester
Featured Saint: Pope Saint Sylvester I (Died 335) Pope Saint Sylvester was the son of a Roman, born at Sant’Angelo a Scala, Italy. He was appointed Pope in 314 and presided at a time when many great churches were founded by the Emperor Constantine including, the Basilicas of St John Lateran and Old St Peter’s.…
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St Egwin
Featured Saint: St Egwin (Died 717) St Egwin was born into a noble family, a descendent of Mercian Kings, in Worcester, England. He became a Benedictine Monk and was greatly respected by all from royalty to Bishops and the local people. However, he was disliked by his own clergy because of his crackdown on abuses…
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St Thomas Becket
Featured Saint: St Thomas Becket (1118 Approx. – 1170) St Thomas Becket was born at Cheapside, London. His father had progressed from being a textile merchant to a rental property owner in London. St Thomas often visited one of his father’s rich friends estates where hunting and hawking were common sports. At 10yrs he attended…
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Holy Family Change to Holy Innocents
Featured: The Holy Family Today we honour the Holy Family; Jesus, the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Joseph. They were an observant Jewish family but, of course, Jesus brought Christianity into this world. The Gospels make little reference to the Holy Family when Jesus was young, other than when He was born and when, at…
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St John the Apostle and Holy Family
Featured Saint: St John the Apostle (Approx. 6 – 100) St John, son of Zebede and Salome, was one of the Twelve Apostles, as was his brother James. He was the author of several books in the New Testament including, the Gospel according to John, and is thus referred to as St John the Evangelist.…
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St Stephen
Featured Saint: St Stephen (Approx. 34AD) St Stephen was a Jewish convert to Christianity. He is traditionally regarded as the first martyr of the Christian Church. He was a Deacon who aggravated the members of various synagogues by his preaching and teaching of Christianity and was arrested. In the New Testament (Acts 6:5, 8), Stephen…
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Christmas Day
Featured: Christmas Day Today is the annual celebration of Christmas for billions of Christians and non-Christians around the world. It was on this day, more than 2000yrs ago, that Jesus Christ was born in a stable to the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Joseph. They had travelled from Nazareth to Bethlehem to register for taxes…
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Vigil Of The Nativity
Featured: Vigil of the Nativity Today we await in anticipation for Christmas Day, the day when we celebrate the birth of Jesus at Bethlehem. The first depiction of the nativity scene, or crib as it is often known, is said to have been created by St Francis of Assisi at Greccio, Italy. St Francis assembled…