Tag: Prayer Calendar
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13th January: St Hilary of Poitiers
Featured Saint: St Hilary of Poitiers (300-368AD) St Hilary is known as the Patron Saint of lawyers. He was born into a pagan family (non-worshiping) but through his education and study of religions and scripture he became a Christian. He was married with a daughter when all were baptised. St Hilary became a priest and…
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12th January: St Marguerite Bourgeoys
Featured Saint: St Marguerite Bourgeoys (1620-1700). St Marguerite Bourgeoys was born the sixth of twelve children at Troyes, France. Her father died when she was very young and her mother when she was 19yrs. At 32 she was refused admission to The Carmelite Order so, she left France for Quebec, Canada with other colonists. She committed her remaining…
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10th January: St Gregory of Nyssa
Featured Feast: St Gregory of Nyssa (335-395) St Gregory was born in Nyssa, Cappadocia, Turkey. Both Gregory and his brother Basil were canonised as Saints. He was a Bishop and noted theologian whose works included writings on the doctrine of the Trinity and todays Nicene Creed (I believe in God, … ). He was one of…
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9th January: St Adrian of Canterbury
Featured Saint: St Adrian of Canterbury St Adrian is believed to have been born in North Africa. He died on 9th January 710. His incorrupt body is buried in Canterbury Monastery. St Adrian was a famous Theologian, and Abbot for 39yrs of St Augustine Abbey, Canterbury, England. He refused the Popes offer to become Archbishop of Canterbury…
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8th January: St Angela of Folingno
Featured Saint: Angela of Foligno (1248-1309) St Angela was born into a wealthy Christian family at Foligno, Italy. She married at an early age and had several children. She made a sudden change to her carefree lifestyle in her late thirties, when she received a vision from St Francis and, over the following few years, her mother, all of her children and…
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7th January: St Raymond of Penyafort
Featured Saint: St Raymond of Penyafort (1175 – 2175) St Raymond was born in Barcelona and died at the age of 100yrs. He was highly academic, receiving various law doctorates and lecturing in the University of Bologna. At the age of 41 he joined the Dominicans and later became instrumental in many new initiatives including a…
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6th January: St Andre Bessette
Featured Saint: St Andre Bessette (1845 – 1937) St Andre Bessette was born in a small town outside Quebec, Montreal. He was the ninth of 13 children. At 9yrs, his father, a carpenter, died in a tree-fall accident and at 12, his mother died from TB. St Andre became a Lay Brother and remained in the same congregation for over 40yrs.…
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5th January: St John Neumann
Featured Saint: St John Neumann (1811-1860) St John was born in Bohemia, Central Europe. He became a Redemptorist Priest and Bishop of Philadelphia where he created the first Diocesan school system. He is greatly remembered for embracing immigrant groups to the US, involving the assistance of others and standing up for our faith at times of opposition.…
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4th January: St Elizabeth Ann Seton
Featured Saint: St Elizabeth Ann Seton (1774-1821) St Elizabeth was the first US born American to be canonised a Saint. She was born in New York to non-catholic parents. She became the Founder and first superior of The Sisters of Charity in the US and established the first Catholic girl’s school in the country. Her…
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3rd January: Most Holy Name of Jesus
Today is the Feast of the Most Holy Name of Jesus +In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of The Holy Spirit. Amen+ Short Quote: John said, “I saw the Spirit coming down on Jesus from heaven like a dove and resting on him. I did not know him myself, but he…