Archive for June 2, 2019
Bl. Giovanni Battista Scalabrini
Birth name: Giovanni Battista Scalabrini Born: 8 July 1839 Fino Mornasco, Como, Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia Died: 1 June 1905 (aged 65) Piacenza, Kingdom of Italy Parents: Luigi Scalabrini, Colomba Trombetta Feast day: 1 June Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified: 9 November 1997 Saint Peter’s Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II Patronage: Diocese […]
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Prayers to St. Hannibal Mary di Francia
Prayer to St. Hannibal Mary di Francia O Saint Hannibal, full of heavenly love, during your life here on earth, you lived faithfully according to the interests of the Heart of Jesus. You followed His Divine Command to pray for holy vocations to His Church, and dedicated your life for the poor and the little […]
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St. Hannibal Mary di Francia
Born: 5 July 1851 Messina, Italy Died: 1 June 1927 Messina, Italy Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified: 7 October 1990, St. Peter’s Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II Canonized: 16 May 2004, St. Peter’s Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II Major shrine: Church of Saint Anthony of Padua, Messina, Sicily, […]
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Prayers to St. Justin Martyr
Prayer to St. Justin Martyr O God, who through the folly of the Cross wondrously taught Saint Justin the Martyr the surpassing knowledge of Jesus Christ, grant us, through his intercession, that, having rejected deception and error, we may become steadfast in the faith. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns […]
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St. Justin Martyr
Born: 100 Flavia Neapolis, Judea Died: 165 (aged 65) Rome, Roman Empire Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Anglican Communion Eastern Orthodox Church Lutheranism Oriental Orthodoxy Canonized: Pre-Congregation for the Causes of Saints Feast: 1 June (Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Anglican Communion) 14 April (Roman Calendar, 1882–1969) Justin Martyr (Latin: Iustinus Martyr) was an […]
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St. Nicephorus of Constantinople
Born: c. 758 Constantinople Died: April 5, 828 Constantinople Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church; Eastern Orthodox Church Feast: 13 March St. Nikephoros I or Nicephorus I (Greek: Νικηφόρος Α΄, Nikēphoros I) (c. 758 – April 5, 828) was a Christian Byzantine writer and Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from April 12, 806, to March 13, 815. […]
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