Tag: What is todays prayer
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St Rose of Lima
Featured Saint: St Rose of Lima (1586 – 1617) St Rose was born Isabel Flores in Lima, Peru; her country was then a Spanish colony. She chose the name Rose at her Confirmation. St Rose emulated the life of St Catherine of Siena. She fasted three times a week, abstained from meat, performed many physical…
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Mary Queen of Heaven – Regina Caeli
Feast Day: Mary, Queen of Heaven. Regina Caeli or Queen of Heaven, is one of the many titles bestowed on the Blessed Virgin Mary. This title originates from her assumption to heaven and crowning as its Queen. Mary, the earthly Mother to Jesus, and her husband Joseph would have enjoyed many wonderful family moments but…
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Pope St Pius X
Featured Saint: Pope Saint Pius X (1835 – 1915) Pope Saint Pius was born in Riese, Italy. He was taught Latin by his Parish Priest and received a scholarship from his Diocese to attend the Seminary of Padua. Pope St Pius was ordained a Priest in 1858 and appointed Chaplain, while continuing his studies. He was…
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St Bernard Clairvaux
Featured Saint: St Bernard of Clairvaux (1090 – 1153) St Bernard was born into royalty, the third in a family of ten children at Fontaine-Les-Dijon, France. He excelled at school and developed a special devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary; a devotion that, in later life, he preached to others. At 19, St Bernard’s mother…
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St John Eudes
Featured Saint: St John Eudes (1601 – 1680) St John Eudes was born into a farming family at Ri, France. He decided at an early age to devote his life to God and took a vow of chastity. He studied with the Jesuits and later the Oratorians, and was ordained a Priest in 1625. Immediately…
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St Louis of Toulouse
Featured Saint: St Louis of Toulouse (1274 – 1297) St Louis was born into royalty at Brignoles, France. When his father, Charles of Anjou, was taken prisoner during the war with King Peter, St Louis and his two brothers were used as hostages to obtain his freedom. St Louis and his brothers were placed under…
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St Joan of the Cross
Featured Saint: St Joan of the Cross (1666 – 1736) St Joan was born the youngest of twelve children in Saumur, France. Her father was a draper and her mother ran a shop selling religious objects to pilgrims attending a local Blessed Virgin Mary Shrine. At 25, St Joan took over the running of her…
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St Stephen of Hungary
Featured Saint: St Stephen of Hungary (975ca – 1038) St Stephen was born an only son in Esztergom, Hungary. He was the first King of Hungary from 1000 until his death in 1038. St Stephen was a devout Christian and, as King, he promoted the spread of Christianity with sometimes, “punishments for ignoring Christian customs”!…
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Assumption of Mary Into Heaven
Feast of the Assumption of Mary into Heaven + In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen + Short Story: The Angel Gabriel appeared to Mary and told her that she would bear a Son, Jesus. The Angel also said that her cousin Elizabeth was already six months…