Tag: Prayer Calendar
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2nd February: St Ansgar
Featured Saint: St Ansgar (801-865) St Ansgar was born into a noble family near Amiens, France. Following his mothers early death he had a vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary and his own mother standing beside her. It is said that the experience transformed his life. He became a teacher, preacher and missionary; the latter at…
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1st February: St Bridget of Ireland
Featured Saint: Bridget of Ireland: (ca 453-524) Bridget is one of Irelands best known Saints, along with St Patrick and St Columba. She is sometimes known as Bridget of Kildare. As with most early Church Saints, written records about her are limited and incomplete. From birth, Bridget was believed to have been especially blessed and numerous…
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31st January: St John Bosco
Featured Saint: St John Bosco (1815-1888) St John Bosco was born in the village of Becchi, Italy. At 2, his father died and it was left to his mother, Margaret, to look after him and his two older brothers. In an early childhood dream, he was told by a Man and a Lady to prepare for…
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30th January: St Aldegonde
Featured Saint: St Aldegonde (ca. 639-684) St Aldegonde chose a cloistered life, becoming a French Benedictine Abbess. She set up a small hospital on the banks of the River Sambre at Malbode, on whose waters she is said to have miraculously walked. The hospital later became the famous Maubeuge Abbey. St Aldegonde, at around 44yrs,…
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29th January: St Gildas the Wise
Featured Saint: St Gildas The Wise (500-570) St Gildas was born, the son of a Royal, in Scotland on the banks of the Clyde. He received a monastic education and choose to forsake his royal heritage for life as a Monk. He became a greatly respected teacher, converted many to Christianity and established numerous Churches and Monasteries across…
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28th January: St Thomas Aquinas
Featured Saint: St Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) St Thomas Aquinas was born into a wealthy family in Roccasecca, Italy. He joined the Dominicans and studied at The University of Paris. Thereafter, he taught as Professor and held other noted positions in various institutions. St Thomas Aquinas was a distinguished and immensely influential theologian and Doctor of the…
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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…