Tag: What is todays prayer
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St Bonaventure
Featured Saint: St Bonaventure (1221ca – 1274) St Bonaventure was born near Viterbo, Italy. He joined the Franciscans and studied at the University of Paris gaining a degree and Doctorate. St Bonaventure has “written on almost every philosophical subject considered by Schoolmen”. His theology was based on an integration of faith with reason. He was…
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St Francis Solanus
Featured Saint: St Francis Solanus (1549 – 1610) St Francis Solanus was born in Montilla, Spain. He went to a Jesuit school and, drawn to a life of poverty and penance, he joined a Franciscan Friary at the age of 20. In addition to their usual daily routines of prayer, silence and fasting, St Francis also…
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St Henry II
Featured Saint: St Henry II (972 – 1024) St Henry was the great-grandson of German King Henry I. He was educated in Church establishments but often in exile due to dynasty rebellions. In 1002, he was appointed King of Germany and in 1004, King of Italy. During his reign as King he increased control over church…
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St John Jones
Featured Saint: St John Jones (Died 1698) St John Jones was born in Cwynedd, Wales and executed for his Catholic faith on 12th July 1598. He came from a family that remained faithful to the Catholic faith despite the Protestant Reformation. He joined the Franciscan Friars in Greenwich (England), was ordained a Priest in France…
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St Benedict of Nursia
Featured Saint: St Benedict of Nursia (480 ca – 543) St Benedict was the son of a Roman noble in Norcia, Italy. His twin sister was Saint Scholastica. Much of what is known about St Benedict comes from the writings of Pope Gregory I whose sources included witnesses to his life and his miracles. In his…
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St Veronica Giuliani
Featured Saint: St Veronica Giuliani: (1660 – 1727) St Veronica Giuliani was born at Mercatello, Italy. She was drawn to a religious life at an early age; others often noticing her generosity towards families that were less well off. At 16 she had her first vision; it reinforced her caring nature towards others. Despite her…
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St Augustine Zhao Rong & Companions
Featured Saints: Augustine Zhao Rong & Companions: (Died 1648 – 1930) Pope John Paul II canonised a group of 87 Chinese Catholics and 33 western missionaries, all martyred for their faith between 1648 and 1930. In some instances the martyrs were given the choice between death or denial of their faith and live; all refused…
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St Gregory Grassi
Featured Saint: St Gregory Grassi (1833 – 1900) St Gregory was born in Castellazzo Bormida, Italy. At 15, he joined a Franciscan Monastery and was ordained a Priest at 23 yrs. St Gregory’s desire was to be a missionary and in preparation for the Chinese Missions he underwent further training in Rome. St Gregory quickly…
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Blessed Emmanuel Ruiz
Featured: Blessed Emmanuel Ruiz & Companions: (Died 1860) Blessed Emmanuel and seven other Friars were martyred for their Christian faith in Lebanon. Blessed Emanuel was the group Superior; the other seven included his Procurator, Assistant Procurator and two Lay Brothers. In reality they were among thousands of other Maronites who were massacred by the Druises.…
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St Maria Goretti
Featured Saint: St Maria Goretti: (1890 – 1902) St Maria was born the third of nine children into a poor peasant family at Corinaldo, Italy. When she was 6yrs, her family were so poor that they gave up their farm, went to work as farmhands and shared a home with other families. At 9, St…