Tag: What is todays prayer
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17th March: St Patrick
Featured Saint: St Patrick (5th Century) St Patrick was born in Roman Britain; suggestions for the exact whereabouts of his home vary from Wales, to Cumbria and Scotland. At 16yrs, he was taken by a group of pirates to Ireland and held captive for 6yrs. During that time he converted to Christianity. Escaping his captors, St…
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16th March: St Julian of Antioch
Featured Saint: St Julian of Antioch (Died 305) St Julian was born in Anazarbus, Turkey. His wife, Basillissa, was also canonised a Saint. Together they devoted their lives to Christianity and the conversion of numerous souls to the faith. The success of his work led to his arrest. Legend holds that he was subjected to terrible tortures including, being paraded daily for one…
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15th March: St Louise de Marillac
Featured Saint: St Louise de Marillac (1591 – 1660) St Louise was born out of wedlock, her mother a widower, into aristocracy near Le Meux, France. She was educated among France’s elite, at a royal monastery near Paris. At 12yrs her father died, so she moved into the home of a devout spinster, doing household chores and herbal…
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14th March: St Leobinus
Featured Saint: St Leobinus (Died 556) St Leobinus was born in Poitiers, France. He was the son of a peasant family, working as shepherd and farm labourer. He yearned for an education but his family were neither educated themselves nor did they have the money to pay for his. Eventually, through persistence, he was accepted…
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13th March: St Leander of Seville
Featured Saint: St Leander of Seville (534 – 600) St Leander’s family moved to Seville in Spain around 554. His family were of noble origin and strongly Catholic. St Leander became a Benedictine monk and later Bishop of Seville. Two of his brothers were also appointed Bishops, and a sister, St Florentina, was Abyss of…
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12th March: St Maximilian
Featured Saint: St Maximilian (274 – 295) St Maximilian was born in Tebessa, Algeria. His father was a soldier of the Roman Army. At 21, St Maximilian was expected to also become a soldier, however, with his strong Christian beliefs, he refused. He was unwilling to carry out acts of violence contrary to his conscious. He was…
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11th March: St Oengus of Clonenagh
Featured Saint: St Oengus of Clonenagh: (Died Approx. 824) St Oengus was born in Clonenagh, Ireland. He was educated at a monastery founded by St Fintan. St Oengus became a Priest and was later appointed Bishop. In his early life he lived as a hermit, in constant prayer and solitude. He became known as the “Servant of…
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10th March: St John Ogilvie
Featured Saint: St John Ogilvie (1579 – 1615) St John was born into a wealthy Calvinist family near Keith, Scotland. He was educated in Europe by the Benedictines and Jesuits. St John became a Roman Catholic at a time of much European political turmoil and later, following further studies, was ordained a Catholic Priest. St John secretly…
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9th March: St Dominic Savio
Featured Saint: St Dominic Savio (1842 – 1857) St Dominic Savio was born near Turin, Italy. His early childhood was spent with his caring parents in their family home. By the age of four, he had learnt to recite traditional church prayers and regularly, did so without help or reminding. Dominic often attended daily Mass with…
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8th March: St John of God
Featured Saint: St John of God (1495 – 1550) St John was born in Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal into a poor family with strong religious conviction. At the age of 8yrs, John was abducted from his home and somehow, ended up living alone on the streets in Oropesa, Spain. His mother died soon after his abduction and…