Archive for June 5, 2019
St. Illidius of Clermont
Died: 385 Clermont-Ferrand Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Major shrine: Abbaye Saint Allyre, near Clermont Feast: July 7; June 5 (locally at Clermont-Ferrand) Patronage: Clermont-Ferrand Saint Illidius (French: Saint Allyre, Alyre; died 385) was a 4th-century bishop of Clermont, France. To Illidius is attributed the rise of Clermont-Ferrand as a center of religious teaching and […]
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Novena to St. Boniface
Act of Contrition Lord and God of mercies, God by nature and Man for my healing, from whom so many times I have turned away my face, only to see the terrifying asps of my sins, deaf to Your call, blind to Your wounds, and without gratitude. I regret with all my heart having offended […]
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Prayers to St. Boniface
Prayer to St. Boniface Dear Winfred, a British Benedictine, you were called Boniface by the Holy Father who sent you to evangelize Germany. Aided by many monks and relying on God’s grace obtained through assiduous prayer, you made countless converts. Inbue us with great missionary zeal and help us in our spiritual renewal, O Leader […]
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St. Boniface
Born: c. 675 Crediton, Devon Died: 5 June 754 (aged c. 79) near Dokkum, Frisia Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Lutheran Church Anglican Communion Eastern Orthodox Church Major shrine: Fulda Cathedral, St Boniface Catholic Church, Crediton, UK Feast: 5 June Patronage: Fulda; Germania; England (Orthodox Church; jointly with Ss. Augustine of Canterbury, and Cuthbert of […]
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