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Tag: Meditation
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27th January: St Angela Merici
Featured Saint: St Angela Merici (1474-1540) St Angela was born in Desenzano, Italy. Angela and her older sister were orphaned when she was 15yrs; soon after her older sister also died. It is said that her sister’s death affected her greatly since she hadn’t received the Church’s ‘last sacraments’. Angela joined the Order of St…
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26th January: St Timothy and St Titus
Featured Saints: St Timothy (17-97) and St Titus (Died 107) Saints Timothy and Titus were just two of the many converts to Christianity inspired by St Paul. Letters from St Paul to Timothy and Titus are included in the New Testament. St Titus was appointed Bishop of Crete by St Paul. St Timothy travelled with Paul for…
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25th January: St Paul
Featured Saint: St Paul (Approx. 5 – 67) St Paul, although not one of the original twelve apostles, is a critical figure associated with the early spread of Christianity following Jesus’ crucifixion. St Paul was a devout Jew with Roman citizenship. He persecuted early followers of Jesus and tried to prevent the formation of the…
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24th January: St Francis de Sales
Featured Saint: St Francis de Sales (1567-1622) St Francis de Sales was born, the first of six sons, into a wealthy French family. He received a good education and was awarded a Doctorate in Law and Theology at the age of 24 from the University of Padua, Italy. Against his family wishes he decided to…
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23rd January: St Marianne Cope
Featured Saint: St Marianne Cope (1838-1918) St Marianne Cope was born in Heppenheim, Germany. A year later her family emigrated to New York, US. As the eldest child and due to her father’s illness, she worked in a local factory to support their household. In 1862 she joined the Sisters of St Francis. There she…
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22nd January: St Vincent of Saragossa
Featured Saint: St Vincent of Saragossa (Died about 304) St Vincent was born in Huesca but lived in Saragossa, Spain. He is the Patron Saint of Lisbon and Valencia. The Island of St Vincent in the Caribbean is named after him. St Vincent was another of those many people who resolutely refused to renounce his…
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21st January: St Agnes of Rome
Featured Saint: St Agnes of Rome (291-304) St Agnes’ life was a very short one. She was born into a wealthy Christian family and, with such wealth came many marriage suitors. She refused them all, opting for a life of ‘resolute devotion to religious purity’. For her refusal, St Agnes was condemned to be dragged through the…
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20th January: Saints Fabian and Sebastian
Featured Saints: St Fabian (200-250) and St Sebastian (256-283) St Fabian was one of many Popes martyred for his Christian faith and leadership. Although he initially found favour with the Roman rulers of his time, it ended when a new emperor was appointed and insisted that Christians demonstrate their loyalty to Rome by offering incense to their…
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17th January: St Anthony of Egypt
Featured Saint: St Anthony of Egypt (251-356) St Anthony is said to have lived for 105yrs. At the age of 34 he disposed of all his worldly wealth and lived a life of solitude and prayer in the desert. His new home was a small cave, south east of Cairo, Egypt. He is often considered…
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15th January: Saint Ita
Featured Saint: Saint Ita (480-570) St Ita (Deirdre or Dorothy) was born in Waterford, Ireland. Against her father’s wishes she refused to get married. Instead, she set up her own community devoted to the education of the young, and care of the poor, sick and elderly. She is often referred to as the “Foster Mother…