Tag: Prayer Calendar
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6th March: St Colette of Corbie
Featured Saint: St Colette (1381-1447) St Colette was born into a poor family in Corbie, France. It is said that her aged parents prayed to St Nicolas for a child and through his intercession, Marguerite her mother of 60yrs, gave birth to Colette. After her parent’s death, Colette aged 19yrs, firstly joined a lay community and…
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5th March: St John Joseph of the Cross
Featured Saint: St John-Joseph of the Cross (1654-1739) St John-Joseph was born on the island of Ischai, Spain. His father had sacrificed a noble future for his love of a weaver’s daughter. St John-Joseph’s early life was one of poverty, homelessness and searching for work. At the age of 16yrs, he joined the Franciscans wishing to…
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4th March: St Casimir Jagiellon
Featured Saint: St Casimir Jagiellon (1458-1484) St Casimir was born the third of thirteen children to King Casimir IV of Poland. It is said that he was greatly influenced in early years by his primary educator, Fr John Dlugosz. At 13yrs he was appointed Crown Prince while politics were being played out between adjoining home…
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3rd March: St Katherine Drexel
Featured Saint: St Katherine Drexel 1858 – 1955) St Katherine Drexel, a modern day Saint, was born into a very wealthy banker family in Philadelphia, USA. Five weeks after her birth her mother died, so Katherine and her sister were cared for by her aunt and uncle. Her father remarried in 1860 and both his…
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2nd March: St Agnes of Bohemia
Featured Saint: St Agnes of Bohemia (1211-1282) St Agnes was born a Princess into a Royal family and was expected to marry Royalty. At the age of 8yrs she was engaged to Henry King of the Romans (son of Emperor Fredrick II – King of Sicily). Henry was at the time 10yrs old. Six years later…
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1st March: St David of Wales
Featured Saint: St David of Wales (Approx. 500-589) St David was born the son of a Prince, near St David’s, Wales. He was renowned as a teacher and preacher, founding monastic settlements and Churches in Wales, South West England and Brittany, France. His monastic rules were very strict with followers expected to eat only salted…
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28th February: Blessed Daniel Brottier
Featured Person: Blessed Daniel Brottier (1876-1936) Blessed Daniel was born in La Ferte-Saint-Cyr, France. Family accounts suggest that from a very early age, Daniel sought a priestly vocation. Although he at first became a teacher, he was ‘restless’ and ‘determined to be a missionary’. His wish was granted and, his Priestly service took him to…
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27th February: St Anne Higham/Line
Featured Saint: St Anne Higham/Line (1567-1601) St Anne was born into a protestant family in Essex, England. She converted to Catholicism, sacrificing her dowry, along with her brother and her husband. Both men were imprisoned for their religious practice but avoided execution. Following St Anne’s husband’s death in 1554, she took charge of a secure…
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26th February: St Porphyry
Featured Saint: St Porphyry of Gaza (Approx. 347-420) St Porphyry was born in Thessalonica, Greece. In his early religious life he worked in Palestine and Jerusalem committing himself to a routine of prayer and austerity. He was appointed Bishop of Gaza at the age of 45yrs. There he experienced at first hand the hostility towards…
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25th February: St Tarasios
Featured Saint: St Tarasios of Constantinople (Approx. 730-806) St Tarasios was born the son of a high ranking judge in Constantinople, Turkey. At the age of 54 he was appointed Patriarch of Constantinople. It wasn’t unusual at that time for a lay person to be appointed to such a high position. He accepted the role on…