Tag: Prayer Calendar
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St Thomas The Apostle
Featured Saint: St Thomas the Apostle: (Died 72 AD) St Thomas was one of Jesus’ twelve Apostles. He was a witness to much of Jesus’ ministry. He is probably best remembered for doubting that Jesus had risen from the dead saying, “Unless I see the wounds from the nails in his hands, and put my…
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Blessed Junipero Serra
Featured: Blessed Junipero Serra: (1713 – 1784) Blessed Junipero Serra was born in Petra, Spain. At 17 he joined the Franciscans, was later appointed Lecturer of Philosophy and then ordained a Catholic Priest. Afterwards, he continued his studies at Lullian University and gained a Doctorate in Theology. He was considered intellectually brilliant by his peers.…
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St Oliver Plunkett
Featured Saint: St Oliver Plunkett: (1625 – 1681) St Oliver Plunkett was born in County Meath, Ireland. His family were of noble heritage. He received a good education and chose to join the priesthood. He studied in Rome and was ordained a Priest in 1654. He was unable to return to Ireland immediately after his…
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First Church Martyrs
Featured Saints: The First Martyrs of the Church. (AD 64) The First Martyrs of the Church were executed during the reign of Nero. He was the Emperor of the Great Roman Empire between 54 and 68 AD. He was 17 at the time of his appointment. In 64AD, a large part of Rome was destroyed…
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St Peter the Apostle
Featured Saint: St Peter the Apostle (Died Approx. 64) St Peter (Simon Peter) was a fisherman probably from Bethsaida, Galilee. He and his brother Andrew became one of Jesus’ twelve Apostles, “fishers of men”. He is extensively referred to throughout the New Testament including two letters attributed to him. St Peter accompanied Jesus on many…
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St Irenaeus
Featured Saint: St Irenaeus (130 – 202) St Irenaeus was born into a Christian family at Smyrna, Turkey. His faith was influenced by the writings of John the Evangelist through his educators. He was Bishop of Lugdunum (Lyon, France) at the time of his death. Although little is known about his life, his respected writings…
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St Cyril of Alexandria
Featured Saint: St Cyril of Alexandria (Approx. 376 – 444) St Cyril was born in Theodosius, Egypt. His uncle was the Patriarch of Alexander. He received a good education that included theological studies. He worked closely with his uncle and accompanied him on a Synod in Constantinople. When his uncle died in 412, St Cyril…
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Ramon Llull
Featured Person: Blessed Ramon Llull (Approx. 1232 – 1315) Blessed Ramon was born into a wealthy family in Palma, Majorca. He received a good education, married and had two children. He was a tutor to various members of the royal family. Blessed Ramon described his early years as wasteful, compiling worthless songs and poems. He…
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St Jutta of Kulmsee
Featured Saint: St Jutta of Kulmsee (Approx 1200 – 1260) St Jutta was born into an aristocratic family at Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany. She married at 15yrs and raised her children in a contemplative form of Christianity; all of whom later followed a religious monastic life. When her husband died on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, St Jutta…
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St John The Baptist
Featured Saint: St John the Baptist (Died 31-36) John the Baptist’s birth, was foretold by an Angel to Zechariah his father. At the time, Zechariah was an old man and his wife Elizabeth was barren. John is described as having been sent by God “to bear witness to the light so that through him everyone…