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Novena to St. John Bosco

Novena to St. John Bosco

(Please recite this novena for 9 consecutive days)God, come to our assistance. O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen. Day 1 Love for Jesus in the Blessed SacramentO Saint John […]

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Prayers to St. John Bosco

Prayers to St. John Bosco

Prayer to St. John Bosco O glorious Saint John Bosco, who in order to lead young people to the feet of the divine Master and to mould them in the light of faith and Christian morality didst heroically sacrifice thyself to the very end of thy life and didst set up a proper religious Institute […]

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St. John Bosco

St. John Bosco

Born: 16 August 1815 Castelnuovo d’Asti, Piedmont, Kingdom of Sardinia Died: 31 January 1888 (aged 72) Turin, Kingdom of Italy Venerated: in Catholic Church, Anglican Community Beatified: 2 June 1929, Rome by Pius XI Canonized: 1 April 1934, Rome by Pius XI Major shrine Basilica of Our Lady Help of Christians, Turin, Italy Feast: 31 […]

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St. Tôma Khuông

St. Tôma Khuông

Born: 1789 in Nam Hòa, Hung Yên, Tonquín (modern Vietnam)  Died: beheaded with an ax on 30 January 1860 in prison in Hung Yên, Vietnam while kneeling before a cross he had been ordered to stomp on  Venerated: 11 February 1951 by Pope Pius XII (decree of martyrdom) Beatified: 29 April 1951 by Pope Pius […]

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St. David Galván-Bermúdez

St. David Galván-Bermúdez

Born: 29 January 1881 Guadalajara, Mexico Died: shot by firing squad on 30 January 1915 at Guadalajara, MexicoBeatified: 22 November 1992, St. Peter’s Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II Canonized: 21 May 2000, St. Peter’s Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II Feast: 30 January Entered the seminary in Guadalajara, Mexico at […]

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St. Hyacintha of Mariscotti

St. Hyacintha of Mariscotti

Born: 16 March 1585 Vignanello, Viterbo, Papal States Died: 30 January 1640 (aged 54) Viterbo, Papal States Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church (Third Order of St. Francis) Beatified: 1 September 1726, Rome, Papal States, by Pope Benedict XIII Canonized: 24 May 1807, Rome, Papal States, by Pope Pius VII Major shrine: Church of Santa Giacinta, Marescotti, […]

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