Tag: Saint
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André Bessette
St André Bessette (1845 – 1937) was born in a small town outside Quebec, Montreal. He was the ninth of thirteen children. At 9yrs, his father, a carpenter, died in a tree-fall accident and at 12, his mother died from TB. St André became a Lay Brother and remained in the same congregation for over…
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John Neumann
St John (1811-1860) was born in Bohemia, Central Europe. He was ordained a Redemptorist Priest and later appointed Bishop of Philadelphia where he created the first Diocesan school system. St John is greatly remembered for embracing multiple immigrant groups into the US – involving the help of many other institutions and Orders in the process…
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Elizabeth Ann Seton
St Elizabeth (1774-1821) was the first US-born American to be canonised a Saint. She was born in New York to non-catholic parents. She became the Founder and first superior of The Sisters of Charity in the US and established the first Catholic girl’s school in the country. Her mother died when she was 3yrs old.…
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Genevieve
St Genevieve (ca 419 – 512) was born in Nanterre, France but her family moved to Paris. At the age of 15yrs, with the guidance of Bishop Germanus of Auxerre, she entered a convent and became a nun.
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Basil The Great & Gregory Nazianzen
(St Basil born 329 or 330, died 1st or 2nd January 379) (St Gregory 329-390) Both St Basil and St Gregory were born in Cappadocia, Turkey. They met during their early education and became lifelong friends. St Basil had three older brothers and all were appointed Bishops in later life. St Basil became a prominent…
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Maria Crescentia Hoss
St Maria (1682-1744) was born the sixth of eight children into a poor weaver family in Kaufbeuren, Germany. Her family were devout Christians and Anna (her birth name) hoped to become a nun with the local Franciscan Order. However, unable to pay…
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Faith
Gracious and Holy Father, give us the wisdom to discover You, the intelligence to understand You, the diligence to seek after You, the patience to wait for You, eyes to behold You, a heart to meditate upon You, and a life to proclaim You, through the power of the Spirit of Jesus, our Lord. Amen.
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St Dominic (Dominicans)
O Great Saint, who, inflamed with divine love, found delight in prayer and intimate union with God; obtain for us to be faithful in our daily prayers, to love our Lord ardently, and to observe His commandments with ever-increasing fidelity.
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St Columba (Colmcille)
O Glorious St. Columba, in remembrance of the love you bore for your native land in the golden days, when you declared your spirit would always be with us, we beg of you to intercede for us that we may worthily imitate your virtues, especially your great devotion to the Blessed Sacrament. Turn to Jesus…
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St Christopher
Great St. Christopher, mighty master which you found in Jesus Christ, the Almighty God of Heaven and earth, you faithfully served Him with all your power to the end of Your life, gaining for Him countless souls and finally shedding your blood for Him, obtain for me the grace to bear Christ always in my…