Tag: Prayer
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Morning Offering
O Jesus, through the most pure hands of Mary, I beg to offer you all my prayers, works, sufferings and joys of this day for all the intentions of your Sacred Heart. O Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in you. Guardian Angel guide me. Sacred Heart of Jesus grant me the grace to love you.
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11th January: Blessed William Carter
Featured Person: Blessed William Carter (1548 – 1584) Blessed William Carter was born in London and executed – hung, drawn and quartered – at Tyburn, London. It was a merciless and public death. Following an early printing apprenticeship, he set up his own printing business. He was first imprisoned for publishing some general Catholic documents. Then…
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Old Cradle Song
Sleep, my babe, lie still and slumber, all through the night. Guardian angels, God will lend thee, all through the night, Soft and drowsy, hours are creeping, hill and vale in slumber sleeping,
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Out of the Depths (Psalm 130)
Out of the depths, I cry to you O Lord; Lord hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications. If you, O Lord, should mark my iniquities, Lord who shall endure it?
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What is Love?
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
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Pope St Sylvester
Featured Saint: Pope Saint Sylvester I (Died 335) Pope Saint Sylvester was the son of a Roman, born at Sant’Angelo a Scala, Italy. He was appointed Pope in 314 and presided at a time when many great churches were founded by the Emperor Constantine including, the Basilicas of St John Lateran and Old St Peter’s.…
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St Egwin
Featured Saint: St Egwin (Died 717) St Egwin was born into a noble family, a descendent of Mercian Kings, in Worcester, England. He became a Benedictine Monk and was greatly respected by all from royalty to Bishops and the local people. However, he was disliked by his own clergy because of his crackdown on abuses…
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St Thomas Becket
Featured Saint: St Thomas Becket (1118 Approx. – 1170) St Thomas Becket was born at Cheapside, London. His father had progressed from being a textile merchant to a rental property owner in London. St Thomas often visited one of his father’s rich friends estates where hunting and hawking were common sports. At 10yrs he attended…
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Holy Family Change to Holy Innocents
Featured: The Holy Family Today we honour the Holy Family; Jesus, the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Joseph. They were an observant Jewish family but, of course, Jesus brought Christianity into this world. The Gospels make little reference to the Holy Family when Jesus was young, other than when He was born and when, at…
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St John the Apostle and Holy Family
Featured Saint: St John the Apostle (Approx. 6 – 100) St John, son of Zebede and Salome, was one of the Twelve Apostles, as was his brother James. He was the author of several books in the New Testament including, the Gospel according to John, and is thus referred to as St John the Evangelist.…