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St. Tudwal

St. Tudwal

Died: 30.11.~564 AD Venerated: in Eastern Orthodox Church Roman Catholic Church Anglican Communion True Orthodox Church Feast: 30 November or 1 December Saint Tudwal (died c. 564), also known as Tual, Tudgual, Tugdual, Tugual, Pabu, Papu, or Tugdualus (Latin), was a Breton monk. He is considered to be one of the seven founder saints of […]

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Novena to Blessed John of Vercelli

Novena to Blessed John of Vercelli

Day 1 John Garbella was born in Vercelli, a town of northern Italy, in 1205. He was a very bright, studious boy, and because of his great promise, he was sent to the University of Paris where he eventually gained the Doctorate in law. He remained there as a teacher, and later returned to Vercelli […]

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Prayers to Bl. John of Vercelli

Prayers to Bl. John of Vercelli

Prayer to Blessed John of Vercelli for Canonization O God, Who has willed that Blessed John of Vercelli shine with wondrous prudence and strength, grant that through his intercession, our families may always and everywhere be governed and blessed by your salutary rule, through Christ our Lord. O God, we humbly beg You, should it be […]

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Bl. John of Vercelli

Bl. John of Vercelli

Born: c. 1205 Mosso Santa Maria Biella, Italy Died: 30 November 1283 Montpellier, France Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church (Dominican Order) Blessed John of Vercelli, O.P. (Giovanni da Vercelli) (c. 1205 – 30 November 1283), was the sixth Master General of the Dominican Order (1264-1283). Early life and education John was born in 1205 to […]

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St. Andrew the Apostle Christmas Novena

St. Andrew the Apostle Christmas Novena

Saint Andrew the Apostle Christmas Novena(Following beautiful prayer is traditionally recited fifteen times a day until Christmas.) Hail and blessed be the hour and moment In which the Son of God was born Of the most pure Virgin Mary, at midnight, in Bethlehem, in the piercing cold. In that hour vouchsafe, I beseech Thee, O […]

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Prayers St. Andrew the Apostle

Prayers St. Andrew the Apostle

Prayer to Saint Andrew the Apostle O Glorious Saint Andrew, you were the first to recognize and follow the Lamb of God. With your friend Saint John you remained with Jesus for that first day, for your entire life, and now throughout eternity. As you led your brother Saint Peter to Christ and many others […]

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St. Andrew the Apostle

St. Andrew the Apostle

Born: 5 BC Galilee, Roman Empire Died: 62 Patras, Achaia, Roman Empire Venerated: in All of Christianity Canonized: Apostolic age by Pre-congregation Major shrine: Duomo Cathedral in Amalfi, Italy, St Andrew’s Cathedral, Patras, Greece; St Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh, Scotland; the Church of St Andrew and St Albert, Warsaw, Poland. Feast: 30 November Patronage: Scotland, Barbados, […]

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Bl. Bernardo Francisco de Hoyos Seña

Bl. Bernardo Francisco de Hoyos Seña

Born: 21 August 1711 Torrelobatón, Valladolid, Kingdom of Spain Died: 29 November 1735 (aged 24) Valladolid, Kingdom of Spain Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified: 18 April 2010, Plaza de Colón, Valladolid, Spain by Archbishop Angelo Amato Feast: 29 November Blessed Bernardo Francisco de Hoyos de Seña (21 August 1711 – 29 November 1735) was […]

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St. Francesco Antonio Fasani

St. Francesco Antonio Fasani

Born: Giovanniello Fasani 6 August 1681 Lucera, Foggia, Kingdom of Naples Died: 29 November 1742 Lucera, Foggia, Kingdom of Naples Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church (Franciscan Order) Beatified: 15 April 1951 by Pope Pius XII Canonized: 13 April 1986 by Pope John Paul II Feast: 29 November Patronage: Lucera Francis Anthony Fasani, O.F.M. Conv. (6 […]

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