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Prayers to St. Michael the Archangel
Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil; May God rebuke him, we humbly pray; And do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan and all evil spirits who wander […]
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St. Michael the Archangel
Feastday: September 29 Patron: of grocers, soldiers, doctors, mariners, paratroopers, police, and sickness MI-CA-EL, or Who is like unto God? was the cry of the great Archangel when he smote the rebel Lucifer in the conflict of the heavenly hosts. From that hour he has been known as Michael, Captain of the armies of God, […]
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St. Simón de Rojas
Born: 28 October 1552 Valladolid, Spain Died: 29 September 1624 Madrid, Spain Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified: 19 March 1766 by Pope Clement XIII Canonized: 3 July 1988, Vatican Basilica by Pope John Paul II Feast: 28 September A pious child, his first words, at age 14 months, were reported to be Ave Maria. […]
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St. Lorenzo Ruiz of Manila
Born: c.1600 at Binondo, Manila, Philippines Died: 29-30 September 1637 at Nagasaki, Japan by being crushed over a period of three days while hanging upside down, body burned, ashes thrown into the Pacific OceanVenerated: in Catholic Church Beatified: February 18, 1981, Manila, Philippines by Pope Saint John Paul II Canonized: October 18, 1987, Vatican City […]
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St. Wenceslaus of Bohemia
Born: 907 at Prague, Bohemia (in Czech Republic) Died: 28 September 929 at Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav, Bohemia (in Czech Republic) Patronage: brewers, Bohemia, Czech Republic, Czechoslovakia, Moravia, Prague, Czech Republic, archdiocese of Prague, Czech RepublicFeast day: 28 September Son of Vratislav I, Duke of Bohemia, whose family had been converted by Saint Cyril and […]
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Bl. Lorenzo of Ripafratta
Born: c.1373 in Ripafratta, Italy Died: 1456 in Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy of natural causes, buried at the Dominican church in Pistoia, miracles reported at his tomb Beatified: 1851 by Pope Pius IX (cultus confirmation) Born to the Italian nobility, Lorenzo’s family had a military history and a duty to protect the outer defenses of the city of […]
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St. Elzear
Born: 1285 at Ansouis, Provence, France Died: 27 September 1323 in Paris, France of natural causes, buried next to Blessed Delphine at Apt, France Canonized: 1369 by Pope Urban V Patronage: tertiaries, Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia, Italy Born to the nobility. Nephew of William of Sabron, abbot of Saint Victor’s abbey, Marseilles, France, where Elzear was educated. […]
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Novena to St. Vincent de Paul
(Please recite this Novena for 9 consecutive days) O Glorious Saint Vincent de Paul, The mention of your name, Suggests a litany of your virtues: Humility, zeal, mercy, self-sacrifice. It also recalls your many foundations: Works of Mercy, Congregations, Societies. The Church gratefully remembers, Your promotion of the priesthood. Inspire all Charitable Workers, Especially those […]
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