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Prayers to St. Vincent de Paul
Prayer to St. Vincent de Paul Noble Saint Vincent de Paul, beloved servant of the poor, may we follow your example and do good works among those whom society has abandoned, enslaved, or forgotten. Inspire us to feed the hungry, to love a child, to provide comfort and medicine to the sick, to clothe those […]
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St. Vincent de Paul
Born: 24 April 1576 Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Guyenne and Gascony, Kingdom of France Died: 27 September 1660, Paris, Kingdom of France Venerated: in Catholic ChurchAnglican Communion Beatified: 13 August 1729, Rome, Papal States by Pope Benedict XIII Canonized: 16 June 1737, Rome, Papal States by Pope Clement XII Major shrine: St. Vincent de Paul Chapel, 95, Rue […]
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St. Marie Victoire Therese Couderc
Born: 1 February 1805 at Mas de Sablières, Ardèche, France as Marie Victoire Couderc Died: 26 September 1885 at Lyon, Rhône, France of natural causes Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified: 4 November 1951, Saint Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City by Pope Pius XIICanonized: 10 May 1970, Saint Peter’s Square, Vatican City by Pope Paul VI […]
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Sts. Cyprian and Justina
Born: 3rd century AD Died: September 26, 304; Nicomedia, Bithynia, Asia Minor, Roman Empire Venerated: in Oriental Orthodoxy; Eastern Orthodox Church; Roman Catholic Church Feast: September 26, October 2 (Eastern Orthodox Church) The detestable superstitions of Saint Cyprian’s idolatrous parents delivered him, from his infancy, to the devil, and he was brought up in all […]
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Prayer to Sts. Cosmas and Damian
Prayer to Sts. Cosmas and Damian O Physicians of souls, Saints Cosmas and Damian, stand before the Lord of All and ask Him to heal me and all those dear to me of any spiritual ills we may endure. Drive away from us all sin and sadness of mind, all darkness and despair.Make us then […]
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Sts. Cosmas and Damian
Born: c. 3rd century; Arabia Died: Roman province of Syria Feast day: 26 September Saints Cosmas and Damian were brothers, born in Arabia in the third century, of noble and virtuous parents. Saint Gregory of Tours wrote that they were twins. They studied the sciences in Syria, and became eminent for their skill in medicine. […]
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St. Finbarr
Born: c.550 at Connaught, Ireland as Lochan Died: 25 September 623 at Cloyne, Ireland of natural causes, interred in the cathedral at Cork, Ireland Patronage: Cork, Ireland, diocese of, Barra, Scotland, Cork, Ireland Saint Finbarr, who lived in the sixth century, was a native of Connaught, Ireland. He founded a monastery or school at Lough […]
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St. Sergius of Moscow
Born: c.1314 near Rostov, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia as Bartholomew of Radonezh Died: 25 September 1392 at the Trinity Lavra of Saint Sergius of natural causes Canonized: 1449 by Pope Nicholas V Feast day: 25 September Born to the nobility, his family moved to Radonezh to escape attack against the city of Rostov, losing their fortune […]
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