Tag: What is todays prayer
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7th March: Saints Perpetua and Felicity
Featured Saint: Saints Perpetua & Felicity (Died Approx. 203) Saints Perpetua and Felicity were two of a group of five people executed for their unwavering Christian faith in a ‘sporting’ Roman amphitheatre, where those to be executed were often thrown to starved and wild animals. At the time of their conviction Perpetua was 22yrs and…
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6th March: St Colette of Corbie
Featured Saint: St Colette (1381-1447) St Colette was born into a poor family in Corbie, France. It is said that her aged parents prayed to St Nicolas for a child and through his intercession, Marguerite her mother of 60yrs, gave birth to Colette. After her parent’s death, Colette aged 19yrs, firstly joined a lay community and…
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5th March: St John Joseph of the Cross
Featured Saint: St John-Joseph of the Cross (1654-1739) St John-Joseph was born on the island of Ischai, Spain. His father had sacrificed a noble future for his love of a weaver’s daughter. St John-Joseph’s early life was one of poverty, homelessness and searching for work. At the age of 16yrs, he joined the Franciscans wishing to…
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4th March: St Casimir Jagiellon
Featured Saint: St Casimir Jagiellon (1458-1484) St Casimir was born the third of thirteen children to King Casimir IV of Poland. It is said that he was greatly influenced in early years by his primary educator, Fr John Dlugosz. At 13yrs he was appointed Crown Prince while politics were being played out between adjoining home…
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3rd March: St Katherine Drexel
Featured Saint: St Katherine Drexel 1858 – 1955) St Katherine Drexel, a modern day Saint, was born into a very wealthy banker family in Philadelphia, USA. Five weeks after her birth her mother died, so Katherine and her sister were cared for by her aunt and uncle. Her father remarried in 1860 and both his…
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2nd March: St Agnes of Bohemia
Featured Saint: St Agnes of Bohemia (1211-1282) St Agnes was born a Princess into a Royal family and was expected to marry Royalty. At the age of 8yrs she was engaged to Henry King of the Romans (son of Emperor Fredrick II – King of Sicily). Henry was at the time 10yrs old. Six years later…
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1st March: St David of Wales
Featured Saint: St David of Wales (Approx. 500-589) St David was born the son of a Prince, near St David’s, Wales. He was renowned as a teacher and preacher, founding monastic settlements and Churches in Wales, South West England and Brittany, France. His monastic rules were very strict with followers expected to eat only salted…