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Tag: Gospel
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Jesus Is Rejected In Samaria
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 Bachelor of Theology.…
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Jesus Before Caiaphas
Story 271 – The Passion of Jesus (Good Friday: – Approx. 4.00 – 5.00am) The Evangelist, St Luke, tells us that Jesus was held until daybreak while the Sanhedrin were gathering. During that time, the guards subjected Jesus to constant mocking and beatings. They would blindfold Jesus, repeatedly hit Him and then ask, “Prophesy! Who…
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Who Is The Greatest?
St’s Cosmos & Damian (Died 287) Saints Cosmos and Damian were twin brothers, born in Cilicia, Turkey. They 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 work and pious…
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The Rich Man And Lazarus
Blessed Louis Martin (1823 – 1894) Blessed Louis Martin was born the third of five children in Bordeaux, France. All of his brothers and sisters died before the age of 30. In his youth, Blessed Louis wanted to join the Augustinian Order but was refused because he hadn’t studied Latin. Instead, he married Marie Guerin.…
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Jesus Before Annas
Story 270 – The Passion of Jesus (Good Friday: – Approx. 3.00am) St John, the Evangelist, writes that Jesus was hastily taken from the Garden of Gethsemane to Annas, the father-in-law of the High Priest Caiaphas. Annas was appointed the high priest in 12AD, followed by his son Eleazar, then his son-in-law Caiaphas and subsequently…
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Another Prediction Of Jesus’ Suffering
Our Lady of Walsingham (1061) Our Lady of Walsingham is a title given to the Blessed Virgin Mary following her appearance to Richeldis de Faverches in 1061. Richeldis was the wife of the Lord of Walsingham Manor in England. She was a devout Christian and when widowed with a young son, she had a series…
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Jesus Is Arrested In Gethsemane
Story 269 – The Passion of Jesus (Good Friday: – Approx. 2.00am) It was an incredible change of heart by Judas Iscariot to betray Jesus. For a fee of thirty pieces of silver, he led officers of the Sanhedrin, Roman soldiers and other Jews to the Garden of Gethsemane. It was before dawn, the morning…
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Jesus In The Garden of Gethsemane
Story 268 – The Passion of Jesus (Holy Thursday (ca. 11.30pm) to early Good Friday (ca. 2.00am) Having celebrated the Last Supper, Jesus and his eleven Apostles travelled from the Upper Room to the Garden of Gethsemane. The Garden was close to the foot of the Mount of Olives so, the journey from Jerusalem City would…
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Jesus Asks, Who Do People Think I Am?
St Padre Pio of Pietrelcina (1887 – 1968) St Padre Pio was born into a peasant farming family at Pietrelcina, Italy. It is said that by the age of five he had already decided to give his life to God and started to do penances. He worked on his family farm, herding the small family flock…
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The Intercessory Prayer
Story 267 – Last Supper Messages Jesus ended the Last Supper Passover celebration in prayer to God the Father, with his Apostles. His prayer is often referred to as an intercessory prayer. He prayed firstly, for himself that he would be glorified, then for his Apostles that they would remain safe and finally, for believers…