Tag: Prayer
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St Denis & Companions
Featured Saint: St Denis of Paris (Died 250-270 Approx.) St Denis (also Dionysius or Denys) was born in Italy and died in Paris. He was an inspirational Bishop of Paris and renowned for his many conversions to Christianity. St Denis, with his friends Rusticus and Eleutherius, was martyred during the Roman Decian persecution of Christians…
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Temptation and Sin
+ In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen + The Holy Spirit Story: Housekeeping isn’t easy. No sooner have we dusted, swept and moped the home, and dust and dirt start to reappear. It can be very frustrating and tiring! The Apostles cast out many demons. They…
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St Giovanni Leonardi
Featured Saint: St Giovanni Leonardi (1541 – 1609) St Giovanni (John Leonardi) was born at Lucca, Italy. Following his ordination to the Priesthood, he dedicated his work to the Christian formation of young people. St Giovanni founded a community to help deepen Christian faith. Their commitments included special devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, the…
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Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary
Feast Day: Our Lady of the Rosary Our Lady of the Rosary is a title given to the Blessed Virgin Mary. The origin of the Holy Rosary is often related to St Dominic following a vision from Mary, encouraging him to recite and spread its use and message throughout the world. The Feast Day is…
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St Bruno of Cologne
Featured Saint: St Bruno of Cologne (1030 Approx – 1101) St Bruno was born into the notable Hartenfaust family at Cologne, Germany. He was educated at Reims and studied Latin, Hebrew and Greek. At 25yrs, he was made Canon of St Cunibert’s in Cologne and retained the role for the next 20yrs. In 1075 St…
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St Faustina Kowalska
Featured Saint: St Maria Faustina Kowalska (1905 – 1938) St Faustina was born the third of ten children in Glogowiec, Poland. Her devout Catholic parents were poor peasants, her father a carpenter. Her education was basic but enough for her to read and write. Although St Faustina wanted to join a convent at 16yrs, her…
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St Francis of Assisi
Featured Saint: St Francis of Assisi (1881 – 1226) St Francis was born into a prosperous silk merchant family of seven children at Assisi, Italy. His first name was Giovanni but his father nicknamed him Francesco – the Frenchman. He enjoyed the good-life trappings of wealth despite having been held captive for a year following…
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St Theodore Guerin
Featured Saint: St Theodore Guerin (1798 – 1856) St Theodore was born into a family of four at Etables-sur-Mer, France. Her father was an officer in the French army. Only St Theodore and her sister Marie-Jeanne, survived into adulthood. St Theodore made an early First Communion and planned to join a religious order as soon…
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Feast of Our Guardian Angels
Featured: All Holy Angels It is said that even the pagans believed they had a Guardian Angel! The belief that we all have a heavenly helper exists in some form is most religions and philosophies. Angels are extensively mentioned in both the Old and New Testament. Our personal Guardian Angel is our gift from God…
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St Therese of the Child Jesus
Featured Saint: Therese of Lisieux (1873 – 1897) St Therese was born into a devout Catholic family at Alencon, France. She is also known as Therese of the Child Jesus, the Holy Face and the Little Flower. She yearned to become a nun and at the age of 15 joined her two elder sisters in…