Archive for November, 2018
Prayers to St. James of the Marches
Prayer to St. James of the Marches “Beloved and most holy word of God! You enlighten the hearts of the faithful, you satisfy the hungry, console the afflicted; you make the souls of all productive of good and cause all virtues to blossom; you snatch souls from the devil’s jaw; you make the wretched holy, […]
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Novena to St. Albert the Great
First Day St. Albert the Great and Faith The least sign of appreciation a man can show for a gift given him by a friend is to examine it carefully, explore its hidden beauties, seek to discover its unseen perfections. To do less than this would be the shabbiest exhibition of ingratitude and misprizement. Now […]
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Prayers to St. Albert the Great
Prayer to St. Albert the Great O Divine Creator, Saint Albert was a bishop who introduced Greek and Arabic science to medieval Europe, raising understanding of botany, biology, physics, and other studies of nature. A scientist himself, he wrote many books on these subjects. I ask him to pray for all scientists today, for their […]
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St. James of the Marches
Born: c. 1391 Monteprandone, March of Ancona, Papal States Died: 28 November 1476 Naples, Kingdom of Naples Venerated: in Roman Catholicism (Franciscan Order) Beatified: 1624 by Pope Urban VIII Canonized: 1726 by Pope Benedict XIII Major shrine: Sanctuary of St. James of the Marches Monteprandone, Ascoli Piceno, Italy Feast: 28 November Patronage: Patron of Monteprandone, […]
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St. Stephen the Younger
Born: 714 at Constantinople Died: scourged, stoned and dragged to death through the streets of Constantinople in 764 Patronage: coin collectors, numismatists, smelters Saint Stephen the Younger was a Byzantine monk from Constantinople who became one of the leading opponents of the iconoclastic policies of Emperor Constantine V (r. 741–775). He was executed in 764, […]
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St. Secundinus
Bishop and confessor, b. 372 or 373; d. at Dunshaughlin, 27 Nov., 457. Son of Restitutus, a Lomard, and Liamain, sister of St. Patrick, he was one of nine brothers, eight of whom became bishops in Ireland. His early life and training is obscure, but he appears to have studied in Gaul, and to have […]
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St. Virgilius of Salzburg
Born: c. 700 Ireland Died: 27 November 784 Salzburg, Austria Venerated: in Orthodox Catholic Church Roman Catholic Church Canonized: 1233 by Pope Gregory IX Feast: 27 November Vergilius of Salzburg (also Virgilius, Feirgil or Fergal) (born c. 700 in Ireland; died 27 November 784 in Salzburg) was an Irish churchman and early astronomer; he served […]
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St. Albert the Great
Born: c. 1193 Lauingen, Duchy of Bavaria Died: November 15, 1280 (aged c. 87) Cologne, Holy Roman Empire Venerated: in Catholic Church Beatified: 1622, Rome, Papal States, by Pope Gregory XV Canonized: 1931, Vatican City, by Pope Pius XI Major shrine: St. Andrew’s Church, Cologne, Germany Feast: November 15 Patronage: medical technicians; natural sciences; philosophers; […]
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