Archive for June, 2019
St. Kevin of Glendalough
Born: 498 (reputedly) Ireland Died: 3 June 618 Venerated: in Eastern Orthodox Church Roman Catholic Church (cultus confirmation) Canonized: 1903 (cultus confirmed) Feast: 3 June Patronage: blackbirds, Archdiocese of Dublin, Glendalough, Kilnamanagh Saint Kevin (modern Irish Caoimhín; Old Irish Cóemgen, Caemgen; latinized Coemgenus; 498 (reputedly)–3 June 618) is an Irish saint, known as the founder […]
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Novena to St. Charles Lwanga and Companions
(Please recite this novena for 9 consecutive days)In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen. O God, by whose providence the blood of the martyrs is the seed of the Church: Grant that we who remember before you the blessed martyrs of Uganda, may, like them, be […]
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Prayer to St. Charles Lwanga and Companions
O God, who have made the blood of Martyrs the seed of Christians, mercifully grant that the field which is your Church, watered by the blood shed by Saint Charles Lwanga and his companions, may be fertile and always yield you an abundant harvest. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns […]
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St. Charles Lwanga and Companions
St. Charles and many other martyrs for the faith died between November 15, 1885 – January 27, 1887 in Namugongo, Uganda. St. Charles and his companions were beatified in 1920 and canonized by Pope Paul VI in 1964. In 1879 Catholicism began spreading in Uganda when the White Fathers, a congregation of priests founded by Cardinal […]
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Daily Reflection 03.06.2019
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Bl. Giovanni Battista Scalabrini
Birth name: Giovanni Battista Scalabrini Born: 8 July 1839 Fino Mornasco, Como, Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia Died: 1 June 1905 (aged 65) Piacenza, Kingdom of Italy Parents: Luigi Scalabrini, Colomba Trombetta Feast day: 1 June Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified: 9 November 1997 Saint Peter’s Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II Patronage: Diocese […]
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Prayers to St. Hannibal Mary di Francia
Prayer to St. Hannibal Mary di Francia O Saint Hannibal, full of heavenly love, during your life here on earth, you lived faithfully according to the interests of the Heart of Jesus. You followed His Divine Command to pray for holy vocations to His Church, and dedicated your life for the poor and the little […]
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St. Hannibal Mary di Francia
Born: 5 July 1851 Messina, Italy Died: 1 June 1927 Messina, Italy Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified: 7 October 1990, St. Peter’s Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II Canonized: 16 May 2004, St. Peter’s Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II Major shrine: Church of Saint Anthony of Padua, Messina, Sicily, […]
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Prayers to St. Justin Martyr
Prayer to St. Justin Martyr O God, who through the folly of the Cross wondrously taught Saint Justin the Martyr the surpassing knowledge of Jesus Christ, grant us, through his intercession, that, having rejected deception and error, we may become steadfast in the faith. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns […]
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St. Justin Martyr
Born: 100 Flavia Neapolis, Judea Died: 165 (aged 65) Rome, Roman Empire Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Anglican Communion Eastern Orthodox Church Lutheranism Oriental Orthodoxy Canonized: Pre-Congregation for the Causes of Saints Feast: 1 June (Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Anglican Communion) 14 April (Roman Calendar, 1882–1969) Justin Martyr (Latin: Iustinus Martyr) was an […]
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