Tag: What is todays prayer
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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…
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St Mary Magdalene
Featured Saint: St Mary Magdalene St Mary Magdalene is extensively mentioned in the New Testament, indeed, more often than many of the Apostles. However, she has sometimes been incorrectly presented as the repentant prostitute although, Jesus did heal her from demons or illness. St Mary Magdalene probably took a leading role among the female followers…
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St Lawrence of Brindisi
Featured Saint: St Lawrence of Brindisi (1559 – 1619) St Lawrence was born into a merchant family in Brindisi, Italy. He received a good education and joined the Capuchin Order. From there he progressed to the University of Padua becoming fluent in numerous languages. St Lawrence put his linguistic and other skills to very good…
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St Apollinaris
Featured Saint: St Apollinaris (2nd Century) St Apollinaris was a native of Syrian Antioch. He was appointed Bishop of Ravenna in Italy by St Peter, a position he held for 26yrs. During his time as Bishop, he faced near constant persecution including imprisonment, torture and exile. St Apollinaris was a notable miracle worker. He attracted…
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St John Plessington
Featured Saint: St John Plessington (1637 ca – 1679) St John Plessington was born into a Royal family at Dimples, Lancashire, England. He was educated by the Jesuits at Scarisbrick Hall, then at Valladolid, Spain and St Omer’s Monastery, France. He was ordained at Segovia, Spain in 1662. St John returned to the areas of…
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St Camillus de Lellis
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, following in his father’s footsteps, he joined…
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St Francisco Garcés & Companions
Featured Saint: St Francisco Garcés & Companions (1738 – 1781) St Francisco Garces was born in Morata de Jalon, Spain. He joined the Franciscan Order and was ordained a Priest in 1763. When the Jesuits were expelled from New Spain (Mexico) by the King of Spain, St Francisco was among the Franciscans who replaced them. There he became a true…
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Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Featured: Our Lady of Mount Carmel Our Lady of Mount Carmel is the name given to the Blessed Virgin Mary by the Carmelite Order of Friars, Nuns and Laypeople. The Order origins go back to the 12th Century when a group of Christian hermits chose Mount Carmel in the Holy Land to settle. There they…