Archive for June 23, 2019
Novena to St. Aloysius Gonzaga
(Please recite this novena for 9 days)In the Name of the Father…R. Amen. Prayer to Saint A. Gonzaga V. Saint Aloysius, adorned with angelic virtues,I, thy most unworthy client, commend to thee most earnestly the chastity of my mind and body. I beseech thee, for the sake of thine angelic purity, R. To commend me […]
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Prayers to St. Aloysius Gonzaga
Prayer to St. Aloysius Gonzaga O most glorious Saint Aloysius, who hast been honored by the Church with the fair title of “angelic youth,” because of the life of utmost purity thou didst lead here on earth, I come before thy presence this day with all the devotion of my mind and heart. O perfect […]
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St. Aloysius Gonzaga
Born: 9 March 1568 Castiglione delle Stiviere, Duchy of Mantua, Holy Roman Empire Died: 21 June 1591 (aged 23) Rome, Papal States Venerated: in Catholic Church Beatified: 19 October 1605, Rome, Papal States by Pope Paul V Canonized: 31 December 1726, Rome, Papal States by Pope Benedict XIII Major shrine: Church of Sant’Ignazio, Rome, Italy […]
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St. Nicetas of Remesiana
Born: 333 Died: 414 Venerated: in Orthodox Church Roman Catholic Church Eastern Catholic Churches Feast: 22 June Saint Nicetas (ca. 335–414) was Bishop of Remesiana, present-day Bela Palanka in the Pirot District of modern Serbia, which was then in the Roman province of Dacia Mediterranea. Biography Nicetas promoted Latin sacred music for use during the […]
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St. Paulinus of Nola
Born: AD 354 Bordeaux, Gallia Lugdunensis, Western Roman Empire Died: AD 22 June 431 Nola in Campania, the Praetorian prefecture of Italy, Western Roman Empire Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Anglican Communion Feast: June 22 Paulinus of Nola c. 354 – June 22, AD 431), born Pontius Meropius Anicius Paulinus, was a Roman poet, writer, […]
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Prayers to St. John Fisher
Prayer of St. John Fisher for Holy Bishops Lord, according to Thy promise that the Gospel should be preached throughout the whole world, raise up men fit for such work. The Apostles were but soft and yielding clay till they were baked hard by the fire of the Holy Ghost. So, good Lord, do now […]
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St. John Fisher
Born: c. 19 October 1469 Beverley, Yorkshire, Kingdom of England Died: 22 June 1535 (aged 65) Tower Hill, London, Kingdom of England Feast day: 22 June (Catholic Church), 6 July (Church of England), 9 July (Catholic Extraordinary Form) Venerated: in Catholic Church, Church of England, some of the other Churches in the Anglican Communion Beatified: […]
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Novena to St. Thomas More
(Please recite this novena for 9 days)First Day Dear St. Thomas More, in your earthly life, you were a model of prudence. You never thrust yourself rashly into any serious undertaking; instead, you tested the strength of your powers and waited on God’s will in prayer and penance, then boldly carried it out without hesitation. […]
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Prayers to St. Thomas More
Prayer to St. Thomas More Holy martyr for the Church, you used your talentsto bring God’s love and mercy to earth. Yet yourealized that human fame and glory weremomentary and fleeting. In your practice of law, you understood and wereloyal first to God’s eternal law spoken through thesuccessors of the Apostles. While a servant ofthe […]
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St. Thomas More
Born: 7 February 1478 at London, England Died: beheaded on 6 July 1535 on Tower Hill, London, England• body taken to Saint Peter ad Vincula, Tower of London, England, his head was parboiled and then exposed on London Bridge for a month as a warning to other “traitors”; Margaret Roper bribed the man whose was […]
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