Archive for June 11, 2019
St. José de Anchieta
Born: 19 March 1534 San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain Died: 9 June 1597 (aged 63) Reritiba, Espírito Santo, Governorate General of Brazil, Portuguese Empire Venerated: in Catholic Church (Brazil, Canary Islands, and the Society of Jesus) Beatified: 22 June 1980, Saint Peter’s Square, Vatican City, by Pope John Paul II Canonized: […]
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Novena of St. Columba of Iona
O Glorious St. Columba, in remembrance of the love you bore your native land in the golden days, when you declared your spirit would always be with us, we beg of you to intercede for us that we may worthily imitate your virtues, especially your great devotion to the Blessed Sacrament. Turn to Jesus on […]
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Prayers of St. Columba of Iona
Prayer of St. Columba of Iona Be a bright flame before me, O God a guiding star above me. Be a smooth path below me, a kindly shepherd behind me today, tonight, and for ever. Alone with none but you, my God I journey on my way; what need I fear when you are near, […]
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St. Columba of Iona
Born: 7 December 521 Gartan, Ireland Died: 9 June 597 (aged 75) Iona, Scotland Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Orthodox Church Anglican Communion Presbyterian Church Major shrine: Iona, Scotland Feast: 9 June Patronage: Derry, floods, bookbinders, poets, Ireland, Scotland. Saint Columba (Irish: Colm Cille, ‘church dove’; Scots: Columbkille; 7 December 521 – 9 June 597) […]
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Prayers of St. Ephrem
Prayer of St. Ephrem Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner God be merciful to me a sinner. God, cleanse me of my sins and have mercy on me. You have created me; Lord, have mercy on me. I have sinned immeasurably; Lord, forgive me. Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, […]
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St. Ephrem
Born: c. 306 Nisibis (modern-day Turkey) Died: 9 June 373 Edessa (modern-day Turkey) Venerated: in Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Church of the East Oriental Orthodoxy Anglican Communion Feast: 28 January (Byzantine Christianity), 7th Saturday before Easter (Syriac Orthodox Church), Ethiopian Christianity – June 9 (Catholic Church, Church of England), June 18 (Maronite Church; pre-1969 […]
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Bl. István Sándor
Born: 26 October 1914 Szolnok, Hungary Died: 8 June 1953 (aged 38) Budapest, Hungary Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified: 19 October 2013, Budapest Hungary by Cardinal Angelo Amato SDB Feast: 8 June Patronage: pupils, Catholic Action, students, laborers, altar servers, Hungary István Sándor (26 October 1914 – 8 June 1953) was Hungarian Salesian and […]
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St. Jacques Berthieu
Born: November 27, 1838 Polminhac, Cantal, France Died: June 8, 1896 (aged 57) Ambiatibe, Madagascar Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church, Society of Jesus, Madagascar Beatified: October 17, 1965, Saint Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City by Pope Paul VI Canonized: October 21, 2012, Vatican City by Pope Benedict XVI Feast: 08 June (Roman Catholic) Jacques Berthieu (born […]
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Prayer to St. Medard of Noyon
Prayer to St. Medard against bad weather Jesus My Lord, Saint Medard served as a bishop during very difficult times, and his long life of spiritual leader-ship created a tremendous impression on the people. Be-cause of his patronage against bad weather, I ask him to intercede for me during the storms of my life as […]
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St. Medard of Noyon
Born: 456 Salency, Oise, Picardy, France Died: June 8, 545 Noyon, Oise, Picardy, France Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Major shrine: Abbey of Saint-Médard, Soissons, France Feast: June 8 Patronage: the weather; invoked against toothache Saint Medardus or St Medard (French: Médard or Méard) (456–545) was the Bishop of Vermandois who removed […]
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