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St. Euphrosyne of Polotsk
Born: 1110 at Polotsk, Belarus as Pradslava Died: 1173 at the monastery of Mar Saba near Jerusalem of natural causes, re-interred in the Monastery of the Caves at Kiev in 1187, relics translated to Polotsk in 1910 at the Saviour-Efrosinia Convent Canonized: 1984 by Pope John Paul II in Belarus Patronage: Belarus Daughter of Prince […]
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St. William of Rochester
Born: 12th century at Perth, Scotland Died: throat cut in 1201 at Rochester, England, interred in the cathedral at Rochester Canonized: 1256 by Pope Innocent IV Patronage: adopted children William led a wild and misspent youth, but as an adult he had a complete conversion, devoting himself to God, caring especially for poor and neglected […]
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St. Giovanni Battista Rossi
Born: 22 February 1698 at Voltaggio, diocese of Genoa, Italy Died: 23 May 1764 at Trinita dei Pellegrini, Italy of multiple strokes, relics initially at Saints Trinita church, relics translated to Saint John Baptist Rossi parish church in Rome, Italy in 1965 Beatified: 13 May 1860 by Blessed Pope Pius IX Canonized: 8 December 1881 by […]
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Novena to Holy Spirit
FOREWORD The novena in honor of the Holy Spirit is the oldest of all novenas since it was first made at the direction of Our Lord Himself when He sent His apostles back to Jerusalem to await the coming of the Holy Spirit on the first Pentecost. It is still the only novena officially prescribed […]
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St. Julia of Corsica
Born: 6th to 7th century Carthaginian Died: beaten and crucified c.616-620 at Cape Corso, Corsica, relics at the Benedictine abbey at Brescia, Italy in 763, which became a middle ages pilgrimage site, some relics later taken to Leghorn (modern Livorno, Italy Patronage: torture victims, Corsica, France, Brescia, Italy, Leghorn, Italy, Livorno, Italy, torture victims; pathologies […]
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Bl. John Forest
Born: 1471 at Oxford, England Died: hanged and burned to death on 22 May 1538 at Smithfield, England, a wooden statue of Saint Derfel, taken from a local church, was used in the fire, supposedly fulfilling a local prophecy that the statue’s burning would destroy a forest, John’s relics may still be in hiding in […]
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Novena to St. Rita of Cascia
Day 1Reading FaithLord Jesus, to the man of the Gospel who asked a great favor of you, you said: “All things are possible to one who believes.” My faith is weak, Lord, and too often it falters in the course of life’s daily events. But encouraged by the example and the intercession of your servant, […]
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Prayers to St. Rita of Cascia
Prayer to St. Rita of CasciaHoly Patroness of those in need, Saint Rita, so humble, pure and patient, whose pleadings with thy Divine Spouse are irresistible, obtain for me from thy Crucified Christ my request (mention it here). Be kind to me, for the greater glory of God, and I promise to honor thee and […]
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St. Rita of Cascia
Born: 1386 at Roccaparena, Umbria, Italy Died: 22 May 1457 at the Augustinian convent at Cascia, Italy of tuberculosis Canonized: 24 May 1900 by Pope Leo XIII Patronage: abuse victims; spouse abuse victims, against infertility or sterility; infertile people, against loneliness, against sickness or bodily ills; sick people, against wounds; wounded people, desperate, forgotten, lost […]
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