Archive for April 8, 2019
Novena to St. Thomas Aquinas
Intro Prayer (to be said each day) Grant me grace, O merciful God, to desire ardently all that is pleasing to Thee, to examine it prudently, to acknowledge it truthfully, and to accomplish it perfectly, for the praise and glory of Thy name. In particular, please obtain the favor I ask during this novena: (Make […]
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Prayers to St. Thomas Aquinas
Prayer to St. Thomas Aquinas O Angelic Doctor St. Thomas, prince of theologians and model of philosophers, bright ornament of the Christian world and light of the Church; O heavenly patron of all Catholic schools, who didst learn wisdom without guile and dost communicate it without envy, intercede for us with the Son of God, […]
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St. Thomas Aquinas
Born: 1225 Roccasecca, Kingdom of Sicily (now Lazio, Italy) Died: 7 March 1274 (aged 48–49) Fossanova, Papal States (now Lazio, Italy) Venerated: in Catholic Church Anglican Communion Lutheranism Canonized: 18 July 1323, Avignon, Papal States by Pope John XXII Major shrine: Church of the Jacobins, Toulouse, France Feast: 28 January (7 March, until 1969) Patronage: […]
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St. Enric de Osso y Cervello
Born: 16 October 1840 Vinebre, Tarragona, Kingdom of Spain Died: 27 January 1896 (aged 55) Gilet, Valencia, Kingdom of Spain Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified: 14 October 1979, Saint Peter’s Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II Canonized: 16 June 1993, Madrid, Spain by Pope John Paul II Feast: 27 January Patronage: Society […]
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Prayer to Bl. Jurgis Matulaitis-Matulewicz
O God, our Lord and Father, You surround us always by Your care; receive our humble petition, and through the intercession of Blessed Bl. Jurgis Matulaitis-Matulewicz, who suffered so much for Your glory and for the increase of Your Kingdom here on earth, grant me the grace for which I ask You with confidence, promising […]
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Bl. Jurgis Matulaitis-Matulewicz
Born: 13 April 1871 Lūginė, Marijampolė, Lithuania Died: 27 January 1927 (aged 55) Kaunas, Lithuania Feast day: 27 January Venerated in Roman Catholic Church Beatified: 28 June 1987 Saint Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II Patronage: Teachers, Sisters of the Immaculate Conception, Handmaids of Jesus in the Eucharist Blessed Jurgis Matulaitis-Matulevičius (13 […]
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Prayer to St. Angela Merici
Lord, may Saint Angela commend us to Your mercy; may her charity and wisdom help us to be faithful to Your teaching and to follow it in our lives. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. […]
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St. Angela Merici
Born: 21 March 1474 Desenzano del Garda, Province of Brescia, Republic of Venice Died: 27 January 1540 (aged 65) Brescia, Republic of Venice Beatified: 30 April 1768, Rome, Papal States by Pope Clement XIII Canonized: 24 May 1807, Rome, Papal States by Pope Pius VII Major shrine: Sanctuary of St. Angela Merici, Brescia, Italy Feast: […]
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St. Alberic of Citeaux
Died: 26 January 1109 Abbey of Cîteaux, Duchy of Burgundy Venerated: in Roman Catholicism Cistercian Order Feast: 26 January Alberic of Cîteaux, O.Cist. (died January 26, 1109), sometimes known as Aubrey of Cîteaux, was a French monk and abbot, one of the founders of the Cistercian Order. He is now honored as a saint. Life […]
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Prayer to St.Titus
Favoured Disciple of the great Apostle! the holy Church has decreed that one of the days of the ecclesiastical year should be spent in celebrating thy virtues, and presenting thee our prayers. Look down with love upon the Faithful who glorify the Holy Spirit that gave thee thy rich graces. Thou didst discharge thy Pastoral […]
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