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Tag: Prayers
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Prayer 21st Aug – Pope St Pius
Featured Saint: Pope Saint Pius X (1835 – 1915) Pope Saint Pius was born in Riese, Italy. He was taught Latin by his Parish Priest and received a scholarship from his Diocese to attend the Seminary of Padua. He was ordained a Priest in 1858 and appointed Chaplain but continued his studies. He was devoted to…
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Prayer 18th July – St Camillus
Featured Saint: St Camillus de Lellis: (1550 – 1614) St Camillus was born in Bucchianico, Italy. His father was an army officer and seldom at home. His mother died when he was 12yrs. It is said that he had a fiery temper and led a wayward youth. At 16, he followed in his father’s footsteps…
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Prayer 12th June – Blessed Yolanda
Featured Person: Blessed Yolanda of Poland (1235 – 1298) Blessed Yolanda was the daughter of the King of Hungary, born in Esztergom. She was educated in Poland under the supervision of her sister who was married to the Duke of Poland. Blessed Yolanda, at 22yrs, married the Duke of Greater Poland and had three children,…
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Prayer 8th June – St William of York
Featured Saint: St William of York (Died 1154) St William was born in York, England the son of the Chancellor and Treasurer to King Henry I. Prior to becoming Archbishop of York, St William was a Senior Clergy member and Treasurer. His election was only accepted by the Pope on condition that he swore, under…
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Prayer 4th June – Blessed Angeline
Featured Person: Blessed Angeline of Marsciano (1357 – 1435) Blessed Angeline was born at Umbria, Italy into royalty; her father being Count Angioballi of Corborra. Tragedy struck her early life when her mother died and two years later her husband, the Count of Civitella del Tronto. Blessed Angeline was left a childless widow and although…
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Prayer 3rd June – St Charles Lwanga
Featured Saint: Saints Charles Lwanga & Companions (1860 or ’65 – 1886) St Charles was born in southern Uganda, Africa. He was executed along with a large number of other Christian co-workers under the direction of King Mwanga II. The King believed that his power was under threat from foreign colonists so he ordered the…
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Prayer 2nd June – St Marcellinus & Peter
Featured Saint: St Marcellinus and St Peter (Died 304) St Marcellinus was a Priest and St Peter a Holy man. They both suffered the same fate as many hundreds of other Christians during the reign of Diocletian the Roman Emperor. Initially Diocletian allowed Christian worship to take place but from 302, perhaps influenced by others,…