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Tag: Prayer Calendar
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St John Lateran
Featured: Feast of the Dedication of the Arch-basilica of St John Lateran The St John Lateran Basilica is the oldest Major Basilica in Rome and the oldest Church in the Western World. It was consecrated in 324 A.D. and is dedicated to “Christ the Saviour”. It is the cathedral of the Bishop of Rome, the…
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Blessed John Duns
Featured Person: Blessed John Duns (or Duns Scotus) (Approx. 1266 – 1308) John Duns was born into a leading family at Duns in Berwickshire, Scotland. He joined the Franciscans at Dumfries, was educated at Oxford and ordained a Catholic Priest, probably around the minimum age of 25yrs. Blessed John lectured at the University of Paris…
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St Willibrord
Featured Saint: St Willibrord (658 Approx. – 739) St Willibrord was a Saxon from Northumbria. He converted to Christianity, dedicated his life to God’s service and entered the Abbey of Ripon in England. Later, he transferred to the Benedictines and spent the next twelve years studying at the Abbey of Rathmelsigi. He was influenced by St…
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St Nikola
Featured Saint: Saint Nikola Tavelic (1340 (Approx) – 1391) St Nikola was born at Sibenik, Croatia. In his early Priesthood, he was one of a group of Franciscan Priests called to work as missionaries in Bosnia and who, over a twelve year period, successfully spread Christianity to many thousands. In 1384, he was again among…
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St Charles Borromeo
Featured Saint: St Charles Borromeo (1538 – 1584) St Charles was born the third son of six children into a very wealthy aristocratic family in Lombardy, Italy. At 12 he formally committed himself to following a religious life while at the same time his uncle bequeathed to him the future income from one of his…
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St Martin de Porres
Featured Saint: St Martin de Porres (1579 – 1639) St Martin was born in Lima, Peru. He was the illegitimate son of a nobleman and possibly an African woman slave. He had a younger sister but soon after her birth, their father abandoned them. He grew up in poverty with his mother who, unable to…
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The Beatitudes
Life’s Sufferings and Blessings † Story: “Drug and Alcohol Addiction,” it’s a common news headline; often linked to the celebrity lifestyle of musicians, footballers and movie stars. However, such devastating illness and abuse can often be found much closer to our own homes, even inside them. The consequences can do far-reaching damage, not just to the sufferers but…
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St Wolfgang of Regensburg
Featured Saint: St Wolfgang of Regensburg (924 – 994) St Wolfgang was born into a Royal family and received a good education; attending the celebrated monastic school of Reichenau Abbey. At first, he became a teacher at the Cathedral School of Trier before joining the Benedictines. St Wolfgang was ordained a Priest by St Ulrich…
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St Alphonsus Rodriguez
Featured Saint: St Alphonsus Rodriguez (1532 – 1617) St Alphonsus was born the son of a wool merchant at Segovia, Spain. He received little education and worked for the family business. At 14, his father died so, his education ended and working at home with his mother took priority. At 26, he married and was…