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Bl. Anna Michelotti
Born: 29 August 1843 in Annecy, Haute-Savoie, kingdom of Sardinia (part of modern France) Died: 1 February 1888 in Turin, Italy of natural causes, relics enshrined at the Little Servants mother house in Valsalice, Turin Beatified: 1 November 1975 by Pope Paul VI Feast day: 1 February Anna was born in High Savoy (then territory […]
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Prayers to St. Brigid of Ireland
Prayer to St. Brigid of Ireland Brigid, You were a woman of peace. You brought harmony where there was conflict. You brought light to the darkness. You brought hope to the downcast. May the mantle of your peace cover those who are troubled and anxious, and may peace be firmly rooted in our hearts and […]
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St. Brigid of Ireland
Born: 453 at Faughart, County Louth, Ireland Died: 1 February 523 at Kildare, Ireland of natural causes, interred in the Kildare cathedral, relics transferred to Downpatrick, Ireland in 878 where they were interred with those of Saint Patrick and Saint Columba of Iona, relics re-discovered on 9 June 1185, head removed to Jesuit church in […]
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St. Francesco Saverio Maria Bianchi
Born: December 2, 1743 Arpino, Lazio, Papal States Died: January 31, 1815 (aged 71) Naples, Kingdom of Naples Venerated: in Roman Catholicism (Barnabite Order and the Archdiocese of Naples) Beatified: February 22, 1893, Rome, Kingdom of Italy by Pope Leo XIII Canonized: October 21, 1951, Rome, Italy, by Pope Pius XII Major shrine: Church of […]
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Bl. Maria Cristina di Savoia
Born: 14 November 1812 in Cagliari, Italy as Maria Cristina Carlotta Giuseppina Gaetana Elisa Died: 31 January 1836 in Naples, Italy of complications from childbirth Beatified: 25 January 2014 by Pope Francis, recognition celebrated at the Basilica of Santa Chiara, Naples, Italy, presided by Cardinal Angelo AmatoVenerated: in Catholic Church Beatified: 25 January 2014, Naples, […]
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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
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
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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