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THE FORTY MARTYRS OF SEBASTE
THE FORTY MARTYRS OF SEBASTE (β 320) Today, we commemorate the Holy Forty Martyrs of Sebaste, courageous Christian Roman soldiers who chose valiantly to freeze to death in a mountain lake in Armenia rather than deny Christ. The Forty Martyrs were soldiers quartered at Sebaste in Armenia, about the year 320. When their legion was…
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Our Lady Undoer of KnotsNovena to Our Lady
Our Lady Undoer of Knots Novena to Our Lady Undoer of KnotsUnfailing Novena To The Virgin Mary Untier of Knots How this devotion started? To show us the mission granted to the Virgin Mary by Her Son, an artist Johann Melchior Georg Schmittdner painted Mary Undoer of Knots with great grace. Since 1700, His painting…
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Pieta Prayer
The 15 St. Bridget Prayers Ave Maris Stella To the Blessed Virgin Prayer to St. Joseph over 1900 yrs. old Glory Be to Jesus and Mary Prayer for Daily Neglects Hail Mary of Gold Three Very Beautiful Prayers An Act of Contrition Tips on Prayer Prayer to Obtain the Grace of all Worldβs Masses Graces…
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ST Elijah
Saint Elijah ST. ELIJAH (ELIAS) OVERFLOWS WITH HEALING TO THOSE WHO HONOR HIM“ππ₯π’ππ¬ π’π§ππππ π¬π‘ππ₯π₯ ππ¨π¦π ππ§π π«ππ¬ππ¨π«π ππ₯π₯ ππ‘π’π§π π¬.” ππ. ππ.ππSt. James commends diligent prayer, reminding us that βThe effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails muchβ (Jas. 5:16). In his Epistle, St. James employs the example of Elijah as one who βprayed…
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I am of Christ
Iβm the daughter of the Church. Oh! How the prayers of the priest give me joy!In the priest, I see only God. I donβt look for the knowledge the priest has but for the virtues in himβ¦ I saw three lighted candles and I became aware of a priest saying Mass. And it seemed to…
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ST Joseph Patron for Happy Death
THE DEATH OF ST. JOSEPH βοΈ Dying in the Arm of Jesus & Mary.. Oh! St Joseph I commit my Spirit in your Hand.. Give me A Peace of Happy Death.. When I dying my last breath.. Bring the Almighty Lord Jesus Mother Mary & All the Archangel, Angels and Saint.. Lead me towards the…
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ST Juan Diego
ST. JUAN DIEGO Although we do not have many details about the life of Juan Diego before his conversion, we know that he was born in the year 1474 in part of what is today Mexico City. The Catholic faith was brought to Mexico in 1519 when Cortez landed on the coast of Mexico, and…
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ST Ambrose
ST. AMBROSE, BISHOP AND DOCTOR St. Ambrose was born about the year 339, the son of the Roman prefect of Gaul. Following his father’s footsteps, Ambrose embarked upon a career in law and politics and by 370 AD, he had become the Imperial governor of Northern Italy, where the main city was Milan. In about…
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The Feast of the Immaculate Conception December 8th
A Vessel of DevotionβBut as great as was St. Paulβs devotion to our Lord, much greater was that of the Blessed Virgin: because she was his mother, and because she had him and all his sufferings actually before her eyes, and because she had the long intimacy of thirty years with him, and because she…
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St Felix of Valois
November 20 St. Felix of Valois, and St. Columban, Abbot: Lives of the Saints by Father Francis Xavier Weninger, DD, SJ., 1876. .St. Felix, of the royal house of Valois, was born in France, in 1127, and manifested in his earliest childhood great compassion towards the poor. While yet in the arms of his nurse,…