Tag: Prayer
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St Alphonsus de’Liguori
Featured Saint: St Alphonsus Maria de’Liguori (1696 – 1787) St Alphonsus was born the eldest of seven children into a noble family at Marianella, Italy. He received a good education and at the age of 16yrs transferred to Law School. St Alphonsus became a very successful lawyer but found life spiritually unfulfilling. After much conscience…
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St Ignatius of Loyola
Featured Saint: St Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556) St Ignatius was born in Loyola, Spain. His mother died soon after his birth and he, the youngest of 13 children, was adopted by the local blacksmith’s wife. St Ignatius, with a “love of martial exercises and a vain glorious desire for fame,” joined the army at 17.…
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St Peter Chrysologus
Featured Saint: St Peter Chrysologus (ca 380 – 450) St Peter Chrysologus was born in Imola, Italy. He was baptised, educated and ordained Deacon by the Bishop of Imola. In 443, Pope Sixtus appointed St Peter Bishop of Ravenna following a vision in which St Peter the Apostle and St Apollinaris, the first Bishop of…
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St Martha
Featured Saint: St Martha St Martha had a younger sister Mary and an older brother Lazarus. They lived in the village of Bethany near Jerusalem. Martha witnessed Jesus raising her brother Lazarus, from the dead. When she heard that Jesus was coming to her house, albeit 4days after Lazarus’ death, she went to meet him…
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St Leopold Mandic
Featured Saint: St Leopold Mandic (1866 – 1942) St Leopold was born in Castelnuovo di Cattaro, Croatia. He was disabled which left him with speech and other severe physical difficulties. At 16, he joined the Capuchins and professed his final vows in 1888. His ambition was to be a missionary in Eastern Europe but his…
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Blessed Antonio Lucci
Featured: Blessed Antonio Lucci (1682 – 1752) Blessed Antonio was born in Isernia, Italy. He attended his local Franciscan school and at 16, joined the Order. He completed his studies for the priesthood in Assisi and was ordained a Priest in 1705. Following further studies, Blessed Antonio received a Doctorate in Theology and was appointed…
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St’s Joachim & Anne
Featured Saint: St Joachim and St Anne St Joachim and St Anne were the Blessed Virgin Mary’s parents. Neither are mentioned in the Bible .According to early Church tradition St Joachim was a deeply religious man. He lived with his wife initially, in Galilee and then they moved to Jerusalem. After St Joachim fasted and…
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St James The Apostle
Featured Saint: St James (Died 44AD) St James, the son of Zebedee, was one of the Twelve Apostles. St John the Apostle was his brother. His father was a fisherman on the Lake of Galilee. Jesus called both James and John to join him while they were with their father by the lake. After Jesus’ Ascension,…
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St Sharbel Makhluf
Featured Saint: St Sharbel Makhluf (1828 – 1898) St Sharbel Makhluf was born into a pious family, one of five children, at Bekaa Kafra, Lebanon. His father died when he was 2yrs old. His mother later remarried a man who became the Parish Priest of the village. As a young boy his duties included herding the…
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St Bridget of Sweden
Featured Saint: Bridget of Sweden: (1303-1373) St Bridget was born into a very wealthy landowner family in Uppland, Sweden. She married at the age of 14yrs, and bore eight children. Two of her children died in infancy and her husband died when she was 34yrs. One of her daughters is honoured as St Catherine of…