Saints of this Day April 20 Duodécimo Kaléndas MajiEt álibi aliórum plurimórum sanctórum Mártyrum et Confessórum, atque sanctárum Vírginum. And elsewhere in divers places, many other holy martyrs, confessors, and holy virgins. 
Пресвятая Богородице спаси нас! (Santíssima Mãe de Deus, salva-nos!) The saints are a “cloud of witnesses over our head”, showing us life of Christian perfection is possible. Mary Mother of GOD 15 Promises of the Virgin Mary to those who recite the Rosary Mary's Divine Motherhood Called in the Gospel "the Mother of Jesus," Mary
is acclaimed by Elizabeth, at the prompting of the Spirit and even before
the birth of her son, as "the Mother of my Lord" (Lk 1:43; Jn 2:1; 19:25;
cf. Mt 13:55; et al.). In fact, the One whom she conceived as man by the Holy
Spirit, who truly became her Son according to the flesh, was none other than
the Father's eternal Son, the second person of the Holy Trinity.
Hence the
Church confesses that Mary is truly "Mother of God" (Theotokos).Catechism of the Catholic Church 495, quoting the Council of Ephesus (431): DS 251.
April 20 - OUR LADY OF SORROWS (Quito, Spain) sent to LD Mary is a Woman who Loves (I) Outstanding among the saints is Mary, Mother of the Lord and mirror of all holiness. In the Gospel of Luke we find her engaged in a service of charity to her cousin Elizabeth, with whom she remained for "about three months" (1:56) so as to assist her in the final phase of her pregnancy. "Magnificat anima mea Dominum", she says on the occasion of that visit, "My soul magnifies the Lord" (Lk 1:46). In these words she expresses her whole programme of life: not setting herself at the center, but leaving space for God, who is encountered both in prayer and in service of neighbour - only then does goodness enter the world.(...) Mary's greatness consists in the fact that she wants to magnify God, not herself. She is lowly: her only desire is to be the handmaid of the Lord (cf. Lk 1:38, 48). She knows that she will only contribute to the salvation of the world if, rather than carrying out her own projects, she places herself completely at the disposal of God's initiatives. Mary is a woman of hope: only because she believes in God's promises and awaits the salvation of Israel, can the angel visit her and call her to the decisive service of these promises. Mary is a woman of faith: "Blessed are you who believed", Elizabeth says to her (cf. Lk 1:45). Benedict XVI Deus est caritas # 41 April 20 - Our Lady of Seven Sorrows (Peru, 1906) Victorious Christopher Columbus came before the King and Queen of Spain (1493) The Santa Maria Discovered the New World On April 20, 1493, Christopher Columbus came before the King and Queen of Spain, Ferdinand and Isabella, at the gates of Barcelona. Applauded for the success of his expedition, the Genoese navigator knelt down humbly before them. Unexpectedly, the King and Queen, in a sublime gesture, also fell to their knees. All three then sang the Te Deum, thanking God for the success of the expedition. It was said that Our Lady had been the polar star of these explorers and missionaries. On April 20, 1940, Pope Pius XII fittingly addressed these eloquent words in the city of Genoa for the anniversary of this event: "Genoese, bow down to Columbus, not only to the bold navigator who overcame opposition from scientists and the fury of the ocean, but also to a great servant of Our Lady. He placed his expedition under Mary's protection and gave his caravel the name of Santa Maria. When he climbed aboard his ship, he said farewell to a surprised and skeptical Europe; he ventured on the fierce waves and reaching the end of his journey he kneeled before Jesus, who calmed the storms, and before Mary, the star of the sea." Encyclopedia Maria Vol. IV - Beauchesne 1956 |
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climbed tree to see the Savior pass by accompanied St Peter Bishop
of Caesarea in Palestine 117 Sulpicius and Servilian converted to the faith by the prayers of Saint Flavia Domitilla MM (RM) Theodore_Trichinas_Disciple_Zacchaeus_ Departure of St. Alexander, Bishop of Jerusalem (Coptic) 303 St. Victor Martyr executed at Nicomedia with others 330 St. Theodore Trichinas one of the most revered in the history of Orthodox monasticism; renowned for many miracles, especially for his power over the demons; from his body issues liquid that imparts health to the sick 374 Marcellinus African priest of Embrun BM Vincent, & Domninus missionaries MM (RM) 380 Sainted Betranes and Theotimos were bishops of Lesser Skythia, where the mouth of the Dunaj (Danube) flows into Thrace. Their diocesan cathedral was situated in the city of Toma (Kiustendji). They were Skythians. 392 The Cypriot Icon of the Mother of God appeared in the year 392 on the island of Cyprus the Mother of God sits upon a throne with the Divine-Infant in Her arms, and at Her sides are two angels, holding branches. 407 Bishop Theotimus of Tomi evangelized the tribes of Huns of the Lower Danube B (RM) 410 Saint Theotimus the Scythian "the Philosopher" Father of the Romanian PHILOKALIA works in the form of dialogues reveal training in rhetoric and philosophy 470-488 St. Marian Abbot Revered for his humility remarkable power over all animals 593 Sainted Gregory, Patriarch of Antioch fervent faith, merciful and compassionate to the fallen, humble and forgiving (573-593), hegumen of the Pharan monastery not far from Mount Sinai 599 Sainted Anastasias I the Sinaite, Patriarch of Antioch, began his monastic deeds on Mount Sinai, wherefore he was called the Sinaite. 609 Sainted Anastasias II, Patriarch of Antioch, entered upon the throne after the holy Patriarch Anastasias I the Sinaite (561-572; 593-599). 685 Monk Saint Anastasius of Sinai one of the great ascetics who flourished on Mt. Sinai humility received wisdom and spiritual discernment from God wrote Lives of several holy Fathers & other spiritually instructive books 689 Caedwalla of Wales pagan King converted by Saint Wilfrid (AC) 8th v. Gundebert martyred by pagan invaders M (AC) 811 Blessed Harduin of Fontenelle copied Fathers of the Church writings as a Hermit OSB Monk (AC) 9th v. Heliane neglected young girl of Lauriano lived on herbs and Hail Marys 1158 Blessed Oda of Rivroelles prioress disfigured her face to be able to follow her heart O.Praem. V (PC) 1188 Saint Hildegund died as a novice and her identity was discovered OSB Cist. V (PC) 1218 Blessed Dominic Vernagalli hospital founder OSB Cam. (AC) 1280 Blessed John of Grace-Dieu abbot OSB Cist. Abbot (PC) 1317 St. Agnes of Montepulciano Nun foundress in Tuscany noted for visions (of Christ Blessed Virgin angels) levitations miracles for the faithful (1435 - incorrupt) 1322 Blessed Simon Rinalducci famous preacher OSA (AC) 1413 The Koloch Icon of the Mother of God manifest itself in the year during the reign of Vasilii I 1479 Saint Alexander of Oshevensk Oshevensk Dormition Monastery founder enlightener of Kargopol area tonsured in White Lake Monastery Appeared in 17th v. incorrupt 1584 Bl. James Bell priest and Bl. John Finch Martyr of England yeoman farmer harbored priests 1602 Bl. Francis Page Jesuit martyr of England 1602 Bl. Robert Watkinson priest English martyr 1666 Blessed Margaret of Amelia Benedictine abbess many mystical gifts OSB V (PC) 1818-1894 St. Conrad of Parzham porter, a job Conrad held for 41 years; enthusiastically promoted the Seraphic Work of Charity, which aided neglected children. |
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Death and Life"Man Needs Eternity -- and Every Other Hope, for Him, Is All Too Brief" 
Saints of this Day April 20 Duodécimo Kaléndas Maji
The saints “a cloud of witnesses over our head”, showing us life of Christian perfection is possible. BENEDICT XVI'S PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR April 2012 General Intention: Vocations. That many young people may hear the call of Christ and follow him in the priesthood and religious life. Missionary Intention: Christ, Hope for Africans. That the risen Christ may be a sign of certain hope for the men and women of the African continent. 
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Mary
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Here Mary Mother of GOD 15 Promises of the Virgin Mary to those who recite the Rosary Mary's Divine Motherhood How do I start the Five First Saturdays? Called in the Gospel “the Mother of Jesus,” Mary
is acclaimed by Elizabeth,
at the prompting of the Spirit
and even before the birth
of her son, as “the Mother of
my Lord” (Lk 1:43; Jn 2:1; 19:25;
cf. Mt 13:55; et al.). In fact,
the One whom she conceived as man
by the Holy Spirit, who truly became her Son according to the flesh, was
none other than the Father's
eternal Son, the second
person of the Holy Trinity.
Hence the Church confesses that
Mary is truly “Mother of God” (Theotokos).
Catechism of the Catholic Church 495, quoting
the Council of Ephesus (431):
DS 251.
“The Blessed
Virgin was
eternally predestined, in conjunction
with the incarnation
of the divine Word,
to be the Mother of God. By decree
of divine Providence, she served
on earth as the loving mother of the divine
Redeemer, an associate of
unique nobility, and the Lord's humble
handmaid. She conceived, brought
forth, and nourished Christ.” (Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, 61).
Mary Mother of GOD Mary's Divine Motherhood: FEASTS OF OUR LADY 15 Promises of the Virgin Mary to those who recite the Rosary
Saints of this Day April 20 Duodécimo Kaléndas MajiThe voice of the Father is heard, the Son enters the water, and the Holy Spirit appears in the form of a dove.
THE spirit and example of the world imperceptibly instil the
error into the minds of many that there is a kind of middle way of going
to Heaven; and so, because the world does not live up to the gospel,
they bring the gospel down to the level of the world. It is not by this
example that we are to measure the Christian rule, but words and life of
Christ. All His followers are commanded to labour to become perfect even
as our heavenly Father is perfect, and to bear His image in our hearts that
we may be His children. We are obliged by the gospel to die to ourselves
by fighting self-love in our hearts, by the mastery of our passions, by taking
on the spirit of our Lord.
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usccb.org ewtn.com St Patricks 0420These are the conditions under which Christ makes His promises and numbers us among His children, as is manifest from His words which the apostles have left us in their inspired writings. Here is no distinction made or foreseen between the apostles or clergy or religious and secular persons. The former, indeed, take upon themselves certain stricter obligations, as a means of accomplishing these ends more perfectly; but the law of holiness and of disengagement of the heart from the world is general and binds all the followers of Christ. domcentral.org/life/martyr Mar syriac oca.org glaubenszeugen.de/tage/kai/20 Serbian http://www.copticchurch.net Melkite Monthly Saints with pics here http://www.stfrancisenid.com/memorials.htm antiochian.org/AW-WomenSaints--wonderful icons Lutheran Saints One Saint per day stthomasirondequoit.com/SaintsAlive/index.htm stjohndc.org God's Humourous Saints
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We are called upon with the
whole Church militant on earth
to join in praising and thanking
God for the grace and glory he has bestowed
on his saints. At the same time we earnestly
implore Him to exert His almighty power
and mercy in raising us from our miseries and sins,
healing the disorders of our souls and leading
us by the path of repentance to the company
of His saints, to which He has called us.
THE saints and just,
from the beginning of time and
throughout the world, who have
been made perfect, everlasting monuments
of God’s infinite power and clemency,
praise His goodness without ceasing;
casting their crowns before His throne
they give to Him all the glory of their triumphs:
“His gifts alone in us He crowns.”
They were once what we are now, travellers on earth they had the same weaknesses, which we have. We have difficulties to encounter so had the saints, and many of them far greater than we can meet with; obstacles from kings and whole nations, sometimes from the prisons, racks and swords of persecutors. Yet they surmounted these difficulties, which they made the very means of their virtue and victories. It was by the strength they received from above, not by their own, that they triumphed. But the blood of Christ was shed for us as it was for them and the grace of our Redeemer is not wanting to us; if we fail, the failure is in ourselves. |
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“The saints must be honored as friends of Christ
and children
and heirs of God, as John the theologian
and evangelist says: ‘But as many as received
him, he gave them the power to be made the
sons of God....’ Let us carefully observe the manner
of life of all the apostles, martyrs, ascetics
and just men who announced the coming of the Lord. And
let us emulate their faith, charity, hope, zeal, life,
patience under suffering, and perseverance unto death,
so that we may also share their crowns of glory”
Exposition of the Orthodox Faith
Called in the Gospel “the Mother of Jesus,” Mary is acclaimed by Elizabeth, at
the prompting of the Spirit
and even before the birth of her
son, as “the Mother of my Lord” (Lk 1:43; Jn 2:1; 19:25; cf. Mt 13:55;
et al.). In fact, the
One whom she conceived as man by the
Holy Spirit, who truly became her Son according to
the flesh, was none other than the Father's eternal
Son, the second person of the Holy Trinity.
Hence
the Church confesses that Mary is truly “Mother of God” (Theotokos).
Catechism of the Catholic Church 495, quoting the Council of Ephesus (431): DS 251. |
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Nine First Fridays Devotion
to the Sacred
Heart ... From the writings of St. Margaret
Mary Alacoque
On Friday during Holy Communion, He said these words to me, His unworthy slave, if I mistake not: “I promise you
in the excessive mercy
of my Heart that its all-powerful love
will grant to all those who receive Holy Communion
on nine first Fridays of consecutive months
the grace of final repentance; they will not
die under my displeasure or without receiving their
sacraments, my divine Heart making itself their assured
refuge at the last moment.”
Margaret Mary
was inspired by
Christ to establish the Holy Hour and to
pray lying prostrate with her face to the ground
from eleven till midnight on the eve of the first
Friday of each month, to share in the mortal sadness.
He endured when abandoned by His Apostles in His Agony, and to receive holy Communion on the first Friday of every month. In the first great revelation, He made known to her His ardent desire to be loved by men and His design of manifesting His Heart with all Its treasures of love and mercy, of sanctification and salvation. He appointed the Friday after the octave of the feast of Corpus Christi as the feast of the Sacred Heart; He called her “the Beloved Disciple of the Sacred Heart”, and the heiress of all Its treasures. The love of the Sacred Heart was the fire which consumed her, and devotion to the Sacred Heart is the refrain of all her writings. In her last illness she refused all alleviation, repeating frequently: “What have I in heaven and what do I desire on earth, but Thee alone, O my God”, and died pronouncing the Holy Name of Jesus. With regard to this promise it may be remarked: (1) that our Lord required Communion to be received on a particular day chosen by Him; (2) that the nine Fridays must be consecutive; (3) that they must be made in honor of His Sacred Heart, which means that those who make the nine Fridays must practice the devotion and must have a great love for our Lord; (4) that our Lord does not say that those who make the nine Fridays will be dispensed from any of their obligations or from exercising the vigilance necessary to lead a good life and overcome temptation; rather He implicitly promises abundant graces to those who make the nine Fridays to help them to carry out these obligations and persevere to the end; (5) that perseverance in receiving Holy Communion for nine consecutive First Firdays helps the faithful to acquire the habit of frequent Communion, which our Lord eagerly desires; and (6) that the practice of the nine Fridays is very pleasing to our Lord He promises such great reward, and all Catholics should endeavor to make nine Fridays. |
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First Saturdays?
by Fr. Tom O'Mahony On July 13,1917, Our Lady appeared
for the third
time to the three children of Fatima an showed
them the vision of hell and made the now
- famous thirteen prophecies. In this vision
Our Lady said that 'GOD WISHES TO ESTABLISH IN THE
WORLD DEVOTION to Her Immaculate Heart and that
She would come TO ASK FOR THE COMMUNION OF REPARATION
ON THE FIRST SATURDAYS...'
Eight years later, on December 10, 1925, Our Lady
did indeed come back. She appeared (with the Child
Jesus) to Lucia in the convent of the Dorothean
Sisters in Pontevedra.
The Child Jesus spoke first: 'HAVE COMPASSION ON THE HEART OF YOUR MOST HOLY MOTHER WHICH IS COVERED WITH THORNS WITH WHICH UNGRATEFUL MEN PIERCE IT AT EVERY MOMENT, WHILE THERE IS NO ONE TO REMOVE THEM WITH AN ACT OF REPARATION.' THE GREAT PROMISE Our Lady then said: 'MY DAUGHTER LOOK AT MY HEART SURROUNDED WITH THORNS WITH WHICH UNGRATEFUL MEN PIERCE IT AT EVERY MOMENT BY THEIR BLASPHEMIES AND INGRATITUDE. YOU, AT LEAST, TRY TO CONSOLE ME, AND SAY THAT I PROMISE TO ASSIST AT THE HOUR OF DEATH WITH ALL THE GRACES NECESSARY FOR SALVATION, ALL THOSE WHO, ON THE FIRST SATURDAY OF FIVE CONSECUTIVE MONTHS GO TO CONFESSION AND RECEIVE HOLY COMMUNION, RECITE FIVE DECADES OF THE ROSARY AND KEEP ME COMPANY FOR A QUARTER OF AN HOUR WHILE MEDITATING ON MYSTERIES OF THE ROSARY, WITH THE INTENTION OF MAKING REPARATION TO ME.' The Five Reasons Lucia once asked this question
of Our Lord and
received as an answer: 'MY DAUGHTER, THE
MOTIVE IS SIMPLE, THERE ARE FIVE KINDS OF
OFFENCES AND BLASPHEMIES UTTERED AGAINST THE
IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY: (1) BLASPHEMIES AGAINST THE
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION: (2) BLASPHEMIES AGAINST HER
VIRGINITY: (3) BLASPHEMIES AGAINST HER DIVINE MATERNITY:
(4) BLASPHEMIES OF THOSE WHO OPENLY SEEK TO FOSTER
IN THE HEARTS OF CHILDREN INDIFFERENCE OR EVEN HATRED
FOR THIS IMMACULATE MOTHER: (5) THE OFFENCES OF THOSE
WHO DIRECTLY OUTRAGE HER IN HOLY IMAGES.'
From the above, it is easy to see that each of the Five Saturdays can correspond to a specific offence. By offering the graces received during each First Saturday as reparation for the offence being prayed for, the participant can hope to help remove the thorns from Our Lady's Heart. What Do I Have To Do? The devotion of First Saturdays, as requested by Our Lady of Fatima, carries with it the assurance of salvation. However, to derive profit from such a great promise of Our Lady, the devotion must be properly understood and duly performed. The requirements as stipulated by Our Lady are as follows: (1) CONFESSION, (2) COMMUNION, (3) FIVE DECADES OF THE ROSARY, (4) MEDITATION ON ONE OR MORE OF THE ROSARY MYSTERIES FOR FIFTEEN MINUTES, (5) TO DO ALL THESE THINGS IN THE SPIRIT OF REPARATION TO THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY, and (6) TO OBSERVE ALL THESE PRACTICES ON THE FIRST SATURDAY OF FIVE CONSECUTIVE MONTHS. (1) CONFESSION: A reparative confession means
that the confession
should not only be good (valid and licit),
but also be offered in the spirit of reparation,
in this case, to Mary's Immaculate Heart.
This confession may be made on the First Saturday
itself or some days before or after the First Saturday
within the preceding octave would suffice.
(2) COMMUNION: The communion of reparation must be sacramental duly received with the intention of making reparation. This offering, like the confession, is an interior act and so no external action to express the intention is needed. (3) THE ROSARY: The Rosary mentioned
here was indicated
by the Portuguese word 'terco' which is
commonly employed to denote a Rosary of five
decades, since it forms a fourth of the full Rosary
of 20 decades. This too must recited in a spirit
of reparation.
(4) MEDITATION FOR FIFTEEN MINUTES: Here the meditation on one mystery or more is to be made without simultaneous recitation of the Rosary decade. As indicated, the meditation may be either on one mystery alone for 15 minutes, or on all 20 mysteries, spending about one minute on each mystery, or again, on two or more mysteries during the period. This can also be made before each decade spending three minutes or more in considering the mystery of the particular decade. This meditation has likewise to be made in the spirit of reparation to the Immaculate Heart. (5) THE SPIRIT OF REPARATION: All these acts, as said above, have to be done with the intention of offering reparation to the Immaculate Heart of Mary for the offences committed against Her. Everyone who offends Her commits, so to speak, a two-fold offence, for these sins also offend her Divine Son, Christ, and so endanger our salvation. They give bad example to others and weaken the strength of society to withstand immoral onslaughts. Such devotions therefore make us consider not only the enormity of the offence against God, but also the effect of sins on human society as well as the need for undoing these social effects even when the offender repents and is converted. Further, this reparation emphasises our responsibility towards sinners who, themselves, will not pray and make reparation for their sins. (6) FIVE CONSECUTIVE FIRST SATURDAYS: The
idea of the Five
First Saturdays is obviously to make us
persevere in the devotional acts for these
Saturdays and overcome initial difficulties.
Once this is done, Our Lady knows that the person
would become devoted to Her immaculate Heart and
persist in practising such devotion on all First
Saturdays, working thereby for personal self-reform
and for the salvation of others.
Unless Russia is converted, the movement against God and for sin will continue to spread, promoting wars and persecutions, and making the attainment for peace and justice impossible for this world. One means of obtaining Russia's conversion is to practise the Fatima Message. The stakes are so great that to encourage Catholics to practise the devotion of the First Saturdays, Our Lady has assured us that She will obtain salvation for all those who observe the first Saturdays for five consecutive months in accordance with Her conditions. At the supreme moment the departing person will be either in the state of grace or not. In either case Our Lady will be by his side. If in the state of grace, She will console and help him to resist whatever temptations the devil might put before him in his last attempt to take the person with him to hell. If not in the state of grace, Our Lady will help the person to repent in a manner agreeable to God and so benefit by the fruits of redemption and be saved. |
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Pius IX 1846--1878 • Leo XIII 1878-1903 • Pius X 1903-1914• Benedict XV 1914-1922 • Pius XI 1922-1939 • Pius XII 1939-1958 • John XXIII 1958-1963 • Paul VI 1963 to 1978 • John Paul • John Paul II 10/16/1975-4/2/2005 Benedict XVI "The answers to many of life's questions can be found by reading the Lives of the Saints. They teach us how to overcome obstacles and difficulties, how to stand firm in our faith, and how to struggle against evil and emerge victorious." 1913 Saint Barsanuphius of Optina The more "extravagant" graces
are bestowed
NOT for the benefit of the recipients
so much as FOR benefit of others.
Non est inventus similis illis God calls each one of us to be a saint in
order to get
into heaven.
Popes mentioned
in articles of Saints
today
Cross Not
Optional,
Says Benedict XVI
Reflects on
Peter's "Immature" Faith CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy, AUG. 31, 2008 (Zenit.org).-
The
Pope said this today before reciting the
midday Angelus with several thousand people
gathered in the courtyard of the papal summer
residence at Castel Gandolfo, south
of Rome.Taking up one's cross isn't an option, it's a mission all Christians are called to, says Benedict XVI. Referring to the Gospel reading for today's
Mass, the
Holy Father reflected on the faith of
Peter, which is shown to be "still immature
and too much influenced by the 'mentality
of this world.'” He
explained that when Christ spoke openly about
how he was to "suffer much, be killed and rise
again, Peter protests, saying: 'God forbid, Lord!
No such thing shall ever happen to you.'"
Christ
also knew that "the resurrection
would be the last word," Benedict XVI added."It is evident that the Master and the disciple follow two opposed ways of thinking," continued the Pontiff. "Peter, according to a human logic, is convinced that God would never allow his Son to end his mission dying on the cross. "Jesus, on the contrary, knows that the Father, in his great love for men, sent him to give his life for them, and if this means the passion and the cross, it is right that such should happen." Serious illness
The Pope continued, "If to save us the Son of God had to suffer and die crucified, it certainly was not because of a cruel design of the heavenly Father. "The cause of it is the gravity of the sickness of which he must cure us: an evil so serious and deadly that it will require all of his blood. "In fact, it is with his death
and
resurrection that Jesus defeated sin and
death, reestablishing the lordship
of God."
Quote: Pope Paul VI’s 1969 Instruction
on the Contemplative Life includes
this passage:
"To
withdraw into the desert is for Christians
tantamount to associating themselves more intimately
with Christ’s passion, and it enables them, in a very
special way, to share in the paschal mystery and in the
passage of Our Lord from this world to the heavenly homeland"
(#1).God calls each one of us to be a saint in order to get into heaven.
"The answers to many of
life's questions can be found by reading the Lives of the Saints.
They teach us how to overcome obstacles and
difficulties, how to stand firm in our faith, and
how to struggle against evil and emerge victorious."
1913 Saint
Barsanuphius of Optina
The more "extravagant" graces
are bestowed NOT for the benefit
of the recipients so much as FOR benefit
of others.
Non est inventus similis illis Quote: Pope Paul VI’s 1969 Instruction
on the Contemplative Life
includes this passage:
"To
withdraw into the desert is for Christians
tantamount to associating themselves more
intimately with Christ’s passion, and it enables them,
in a very special way, to share in the paschal mystery
and in the passage of Our Lord from this world to the
heavenly homeland" (#1).
Paul VI_Athenagoras_05_01_1964 
Quote: Pope Paul VI’s 1969
Instruction
on the
Contemplative Life includes
this passage:
"To
withdraw into
the desert is for Christians tantamount
to associating themselves more intimately
with Christ’s passion, and it enables them,
in a very special way, to share in the paschal
mystery and in the passage of Our Lord from this
world to the heavenly homeland" (#1).
Christianity is not a moral code or a philosophy,
but
an encounter with
a person”
-- Benedict XVI Benedict_XVI_Patriarch_Bartholomew
Benedict XVI_Archbishop_Hilarion 
Benedict
XVI receives Orthodox
Archbishop
Hilarion n September 18th,
Pope Benedict XVI; Archbishop
Hilarion, president of
the Department for External
Church Affairs of the Patriarchate of
Moscow.The Orthodox Archbishop is currently visiting the Vatican at the invitation of Cardinal Kasper, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity. This Pontifical Council underlined that the visit will confirm the ties of friendship between the Catholic Church and the Russian Orthodox Church, with a view to closer collaboration and to favor the presence of the Church in the lives of the peoples of Europe and the world. In addition, a further step in ecumenical relations is scheduled for the month of October in Cyprus: the meeting of the Joint International Commission for the Theological Dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church, which will address the theme of Petrine Primacy. 
Benedict
XVI met with Aram I Catholicos
of Cilicia, the highest
authority of the Orthodox
Church.
The Pope remembered
the martyrs of the Armenian
Church and the Armenian
genocide, without explicitly
mentioning it, and denounced the persecution
of Christians in modern
times. Benedict
XVIThat testimony culminated in the twentieth century, which proved a time of Unspeakable suffering for your people. Most recently we have all been saddened by the escalation of persecution and violence against Christians in parts of the Middle East and elsewhere. The Catholicos is based in Lebanon. That is why, the Pope said, he prays every day for peace in this country and throughout the Middle East. Benedict XVI said there will only be peace in the region when each country is free to decide its own destiny and when every ethnic and religious group accepts and respects the others. Aram I emphasized that the churches must be means for peace and to achieve that they must recognize “all” genocides, even the Armenian.. The Catholicos recalled his meeting with John Paul II, adding that this visit represents a new step for ecumenical dialogue. Our meeting is an opportunity to pray and reflect together, and to renew our commitment and efforts for Christian unity. Armenian church members from all over the world join with Catholicos in making pilgrimages to Rome. |
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great psalm of the
Passion, Chapter
22, whose first
verse “My God, my God, why hast
thou forsaken me?”
Jesus pronounced on the cross, ended with the vision: “All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord; and all the families of the nations shall worship before him” For kingship belongs to the LORD, the ruler over the nations. All who sleep in the earth will bow low before God; All who have gone down into the dust will kneel in homage. And I will live for the LORD; my descendants will serve you. The generation to come will be told of the Lord, that they may proclaim to a people yet unborn the deliverance you have brought. |
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Benedict XVI to The Catholic
Church In China {whole
article here} 2000
years of the Catholic Church
in China The saints “a cloud of witnesses over our head”, showing us life of Christian perfection is possible. THE PSALTER OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN
MARY PSALM 43
O Lady, we have heard with our ears: and our fathers have told it unto us. For thy merits are ineffable: and thy wonders exceedingly stupendous. O Lady, innumerable are thy virtues: and inestimable are thy mercies. Exult, O my soul, and rejoice in her: for many good things are prepared for those who praise her. Blessed be thou, O Queen of the Heavens and the angels: and let those who praise thy magnificence be blessed by God. Glory
be to
the Father who created Heaven and
earth; His only Son who lived and died
for all of us;
and the Holy Spirit the Lord giver of life, Who proceeds from the Father and Son, with the Father and Son He is Worshiped and Glorified, and He has spoken through the prophets: Amen. Join us on CatholicVote.org. Be part of a new
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Saint Frances Xavier Seelos Practical Guide
to Holiness
1.
Go to Mass with deepest
devotion. 2. Spend a half hour to
reflect upon your main failing & make
resolutions to avoid it.3. Do daily spiritual reading for at least 15 minutes, if a half hour is not possible. 4. Say the rosary every day. 5. Also daily, if at all possible, visit the Blessed Sacrament; toward evening, meditate on the Passion of Christ for a half hour, 6. Conclude the day with evening prayer & an examination of conscience over all the faults & sins of the day. 7. Every month make a review of the month in confession. 8. Choose a special patron every month & imitate that patron in some special virtue. 9. Precede every great feast with a novena that is nine days of devotion. 10. Try to begin & end every activity with a Hail Mary My God, I believe, I adore, I trust and I love
Thee. I beg pardon for
those who do not believe, do not
adore, do not
O most Holy trinity, Father,
Son and Holy Spirit, I adore Thee profoundly.
I offer Thee the most
precious
Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of
Jesus Christ, present in all the
Tabernacles of the world, in reparation
for the
outrages, sacrileges and indifference by
which He is offended, and by the
infite merits of the Sacred
Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate
Heart of Mary. I beg the
conversion of poor sinners, Fatima
Prayer, Angel of Peace
The
voice of the Father is heard,
the Son enters the water, and
the Holy Spirit appears in the form
of a dove.
THE
spirit and example of the world
imperceptibly instil the error
into the minds of many that there
is a kind of middle way of going to Heaven;
and so, because the world does not live
up to the gospel, they bring the gospel
down to the level of the world. It is not by this example
that we are to measure the Christian rule, but
words and life of Christ. All His followers are
commanded to labour to become perfect even
as our heavenly Father is perfect, and to bear
His image in our hearts that we may be His children.
We are obliged by the gospel to die to ourselves
by fighting self-love in our hearts, by the mastery of
our passions, by taking on the spirit of our Lord.
These
are the conditions under
which Christ makes His promises and
numbers us among His children, as
is manifest from His words which the apostles
have left us in their inspired writings.
Here is no distinction made or foreseen
between the apostles or clergy or religious
and secular persons. The former, indeed,
take upon themselves certain stricter
obligations, as a means of accomplishing these
ends more perfectly; but the law of holiness and
of disengagement of the heart from the world is
general and binds all the followers of Christ.
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God loves variety.
He doesn't mass-produce his
saints. Every saint is unique each
the result of a new idea.
As the liturgy says: Non est inventus
similis illis--there are no two exactly alike.
It is we with our lack of imagination, who paint the same haloes on all the saints. Dear Lord, grant us a spirit not bound by our own ideas and preferences. Grant that we may be able to appreciate in others what we lack in ourselves. O Lord, grant that we may understand that every saint must be a unique praise of Your glory. Catholic saints are holy people and human people who lived extraordinary lives. Each saint the Church honors
responded to God's invitation
to use his or her unique gifts.
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The 15 Promises of the Virgin Mary to those who recite
the Rosary ) Revealed
to St. Dominic and Blessed Alan)
1. Whoever
shall faithfully serve me by the recitation of the Rosary, shall receive
signal graces. 2. I promise my special protection and the
greatest graces to all those who shall recite the Rosary. 3.
The Rosary shall be a powerful armor against hell, it will destroy vice,
decrease sin, and defeat heresies. 4. It will cause virtue
and good works to flourish; it will obtain for souls the abundant mercy of
God; it will withdraw the hearts of people from the love of the world and
its vanities, and will lift them to the desire of eternal things. Oh,
that soul would sanctify them by this means. 5. The
soul that recommends itself to me by the recitation of the Rosary shall not
perish. 6. Whoever shall recite the Rosary devoutly, applying
themselves to the consideration of its Sacred Mysteries shall never be conquered
by misfortune. God will not chastise them in His justice, they shall
not perish by an unprovided death; if they be just, they shall remain in
the grace of God, and become worthy of eternal life. 7.
Whoever shall have a true devotion for the Rosary shall not die without
the Sacraments of the Church. 8. Those who are faithful
to recite the Rosary shall have during their life and at their death the
light of God and the plentitude of His graces; at the moment of death they
shall participate in the merits of the Saints in Paradise. 9.
I shall deliver from purgatory those who have been devoted to the Rosary.
10. The faithful children of the Rosary shall merit a high
degree of glory in Heaven. 11. You shall obtain all
you ask of me by the recitation of the Rosary. 12. I shall
aid all those who propagate the Holy Rosary in their necessities. 13.
I have obtained from my Divine Son that all the advocates of the Rosary shall
have for intercessors the entire celestial court during their life and at
the hour of death. 14. All who recite the Rosary are my
children, and brothers and sisters of my only Son, Jesus Christ. 15.
Devotion to my Rosary is a great sign of predestination.
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His Holiness Aram I, current (2008) Catholicos of Cilicia of Armenians, whose
See is located in Lebanese town
of Antelias. The Catholicosate was founded
in Sis, capital of Cilicia, in the year 1441 following
the move of the Catholicosate of All Armenians
back to its original See of Etchmiadzin in Armenia. The
Catholicosate of Cilicia enjoyed local jurisdiction,
though spiritually subject to the authority of Etchmiadzin.
In 1921 the See was transferred to Aleppo in Syria, and
in 1930 to Antelias.
Its jurisdiction currently
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Aramaic dialect of Edessa, now known as Syriac
The exact date of the introduction
of Christianity into
Edessa {Armenian
Ourhaï in Arabic
Er Roha, commonly Orfa or Urfa,
its present name} is not known.
It is certain, however,
that the Christian community was at
first made up from the Jewish population
of the city. According to an ancient
legend, King Abgar V, Ushana, was
converted by Addai,
who was one of the seventy-two
disciples. In fact,
however, the first King of Edessa
to embrace the Christian Faith was Abgar
IX (c. 206) becoming official kingdom
religion.
Christian
council held at Edessa early
as 197 (Eusebius, Hist.
Eccl., V,xxiii). In 201 the city was devastated
by a great flood, and the Christian
church was destroyed
(“Chronicon Edessenum”,
ad. an. 201).
In 232 the relics of the Apostle St. Thomas were brought from India,
on which occasion his Syriac
Acts were written.
Under Roman domination martyrs
suffered at Edessa: Sts. Scharbîl
and Barsamya, under
Decius; Sts.
Gûrja, Schâmôna,
Habib, and others under
Diocletian.
In the meanwhile Christian
priests from Edessa evangelized Eastern Mesopotamia and Persia, established
the first Churches in the kingdom of the Sassanides. Atillâtiâ, Bishop of Edessa,
assisted at the Council of
Nicæa (325).
The “Peregrinatio
Silviæ”
(or Etheriæ) (ed. Gamurrini,
Rome, 1887, 62 sqq.)
gives an account of the many sanctuaries
at Edessa
about 388.
Although Hebrew had been the
language of the ancient Israelite
kingdom, after their
return from Exile the Jews
turned more and more to Aramaic,
using it for parts of the books
of Ezra and Daniel in the Bible.
By the time of Jesus, Aramaic
was the main language
of Palestine, and quite
a number of texts from the Dead
Sea Scrolls are also written in Aramaic.
Aramaic
continued to be an important
language for Jews,
alongside Hebrew, and parts
of the Talmud are written in
it. After Arab conquests of the
seventh century, Arabic quickly replaced Aramaic as the main language of
those who converted to Islam, although in out of the way places, Aramaic
continued as a vernacular language of Muslims.
Aramaic, however, enjoyed its
greatest success
in Christianity.
Although
the New Testament
wins written in Greek, Christianity
had come into existence
in an Aramaic-speaking
milieu, and it was the Aramaic dialect
of Edessa, now known as Syriac,
that became the literary language of
a large number of Christians
living in the eastern provinces of the Roman
Empire and in the Persian Empire,
further east. Over the course
of the centuries the influence of
the Syriac Churches spread eastwards
to China (in Xian, in western
China, a Chinese-Syriac
inscription dated 781
is still to be seen);
to southern India where the state
of Kerala can boast more Christians
of Syriac liturgical tradition than anywhere
else in the world.
680 Shiite saint Imam Hussein, grandson of Islam's Prophet Muhammad Known as Ashoura and observed by Shiites across the world, the 10th day of the lunar Muslim month of Muharram: the anniversary of the 7th century death in battle of one of Shiite Islam's most beloved saints. Imam Hussein died in the 680 A.D. battle fought on the plains outside Karbala, a city in modern Iraq that's home to the saint's shrine. The battle over a dispute about the leadership of the Muslim faith following Muhammad's death in 632 A.D. It is the defining event in Islam's split into Sunni and Shiite branches. The occasion is the source of an enduring moral lesson. "He sacrificed his blood to teach us not to give in to corruption, coercion, or use of force and to seek honor and justice." According to Shiite beliefs, Hussein and companions were denied water by enemies who controlled the nearby Euphrates. Streets get partially covered with blood from slaughter of hundreds of cows and sheep. Volunteers cook the meat and feed it to the poor. Hussein's martyrdom recounted through a rich body of prose, poetry and song remains an inspirational example of sacrifice to many Shiites, 10 percent of the world's estimated 1.3 billion Muslims. |
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Meeting of the
Saints walis
(saints
of Allah)Great men covet to embrace martyrdom
for a cause and principle.
So was
the case with
Hazrat Ali.
He could have made
a compromise with the evil
forces of his time and, as a
result, could have led a very comfortable,
easy and luxurious life.
But he was not a person
who would succumb to such temptations.
His upbringing, his education
and his training in the lap
of the holy Prophet made him refuse
such an offer.Rabia Al-Basri (717–801 C.E.) She was first to set forth the doctrine of mystical love and who is widely considered to be the most important of the early Sufi poets. An elderly Shia pointed out that during his pre-Partition childhood it was quite common to find pictures and portraits of Shia icons in Imambaras across the country. Shah Abdul Latif: The Exalted Sufi Master born 1690 in a Syed family; died 1754. In ancient times, Sindh housed the exemplary Indus Valley Civilisation with Moenjo Daro as its capital, and now, it is the land of a culture which evolved from the teachings of eminent Sufi saints. Pakistan is home to the mortal remains of many Sufi saints, the exalted among them being Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai, a practitioner of the real Islam, philosopher, poet, musicologist and preacher. He presented his teaching through poetry and music - both instruments sublime - and commands a very large following, not only among Muslims but also among Hindus and Christians. Sindh culture: The Shah is synonymous with Sindh. He is the very fountainhead of Sindh's culture. His message remains as fresh as that of any present day poet, and the people of Sindh find solace from his writings. He did indeed think for Sindh. One of his prayers, in exquisite Sindhi, translates thus: “Oh God, may ever You on Sindh bestow abundance rare! Beloved! All the world let share Thy grace, and fruitful be.” Shia Ali al-Hadi, died 868 and son Hassan al-Askari 874. These saints are the 10th and 11th of Shia's 12 most revered Imams. Baba Farid Sufi 1398 miracle, Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki renowned Muslim Sufi saint scholar miracles 569 A.H. [1173 C.E.] hermit gave to poor, Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti greatest mystic of his time born 533 Hijri (1138-39 A.D.), Hazrat Ghuas-e Azam, Hazrat Bu Ali Sharif, and Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia Sufi Saint Hazrath Khwaja Syed Mohammed Badshah Quadri Chisty Yamani Quadeer (RA) 1236-1325 welcomed people of all faiths & all walks of life |
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Colombia was
among the countries
Mother Angelica
visited.
In Bogotá, a Salesian priest - Father Juan Pablo Rodriguez - brought Mother and the nuns to the Sanctuary of the Divine Infant Jesus to attend Mass. After Mass, Father Juan Pablo took them into a small Shrine which housed the miraculous statue of the Child Jesus. Mother Angelica stood praying at the side of the statue when suddenly the miraculous image came alive and turned towards her. Then the Child Jesus spoke with the voice of a young boy: “Build Me a Temple and I will help those who help you.” Thus began a great adventure that would eventually result in the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament, a Temple dedicated to the Divine Child Jesus, a place of refuge for all. Use this link to read a remarkable story about The Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament Father Reardon, Editor of The Catholic
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| THE BLESSED
MOTHER
AND ISLAM
By Father
John Corapi. Site http://www.fathercorapi
June 19, Trinity Sunday, 1991: Ordained Catholic Priest under
Pope John Paul II;
By Father John Corapi, SOLTthen 2,000,000 miles delivering the Gospel to millions, and continues to do so. 
Among the most important
titles we have in the Catholic Church for the Blessed
Virgin Mary are Our Lady of Victory and Our Lady of
the Rosary. These titles can be traced back to one of the most
decisive times in the history of the world and Christendom.
The Battle of Lepanto took place on October 7 (date of feast
of Our Lady of Rosary), 1571. This proved to be the most crucial
battle for the Christian forces against the radical Muslim navy
of Turkey. Pope Pius V led a procession around St. Peter’s Square
in Vatican City praying the Rosary. He showed true pastoral leadership
in recognizing the danger posed to Christendom by the radical
Muslim forces, and in using the means necessary to defeat it.
Spiritual battles require spiritual weapons, and this more than
anything was a battle that had its origins in the spiritual order—a
true battle between good and evil.Today we have a similar spiritual battle in progress—a battle between the forces of good and evil, light and darkness, truth and lies, life and death. If we do not soon stop the genocide of abortion in the United States, we shall run the course of all those that prove by their actions that they are enemies of God—total collapse, economic, social, and national. The moral demise of a nation results in the ultimate demise of a nation. God is not a disinterested spectator to the affairs of man. Life begins at conception. This is an unalterable formal teaching of the Catholic Church. If you do not accept this you are a heretic in plain English. A single abortion is homicide. The more than 48,000,000 abortions since Roe v. Wade in the United States constitute genocide by definition. The group singled out for death—unwanted, unborn children. No other issue, not all other issues taken together, can constitute a proportionate reason for voting for candidates that intend to preserve and defend this holocaust of innocent human life that is abortion. As we watch the spectacle of the world seeming to self-destruct before our eyes, we can’t help but be saddened and even frightened by so much evil run rampant. Iraq, Lebanon, Afghanistan, Somalia, North Korea—It is all a disaster of epic proportions displayed in living color on our television screens. These are not ordinary times and this is not business as usual. We are at a crossroads in human history and the time for Catholics and all Christians to act is now. All evil can ultimately be traced to its origin, which is moral evil. All of the political action, peace talks, international peacekeeping forces, etc. will avail nothing if the underlying sickness is not addressed. This is sin. One person at a time hearts and minds must be moved from evil to good, from lies to truth, from violence to peace. Islam, an Arabic word that has often been defined as “to make peace,” seems like a living contradiction today. Although it is supposed to be a religion of peace, Islam has been hijacked by Satan and now operates in the dark space of international terrorism. As we celebrate the birthday of Our Lady, I am proposing that each one of us pray the Rosary for peace. Prayer is what must precede all other activity if that activity is to have any chance of success. Pray for peace, pray the Rosary every day without fail. There is a great love for Mary among Muslim people. It is not a coincidence that a little village named Fatima is where God chose to have His Mother appear in the twentieth century. Our Lady’s name appears no less than thirty times in the Koran. No other woman’s name is mentioned, not even that of Mohammed’s daughter, Fatima. In the Koran Our Lady is described as “Virgin, ever Virgin.” Archbishop Fulton Sheen prophetically spoke of the resurgence of Islam in our day. He said it would be through the Blessed Virgin Mary that Islam would be converted. We must pray for this to happen quickly if we are to avert a horrible time of suffering for this poor, sinful world. Turn to our Mother in this time of great peril. Pray the Rosary every day. Then, and only then will there be peace, when the hearts and minds of men are changed from the inside.
Father John Corapi
goes to the heart of the contemporary world's many woes
and wars, whether the
wars in Afghanistan, Iraq,
Lebanon, Somalia, or the Congo, or
the natural disasters that
seem to be increasing every year, the
moral and spiritual war is at the basis of
everything. “Our battle is not against
human forces,” St. Paul asserts, “but
against principalities and
powers, against the world rulers of this
present darkness...”
(Ephesians
6:12).
The “War to end all wars” is the moral and spiritual combat that rages in the hearts and minds of human beings. The outcome of that unseen fight largely determines how the battle in the realm of the seen unfolds. The title talk, “With the Moon Under Her Feet,” is taken from the twelfth chapter of the Book of Revelation, and deals with the current threat to the world from radical Islam, and the Blessed Virgin Mary's role in the ultimate victory that will result in the conversion of Islam. Few Catholics are aware of the connection between Islam, Fatima, and Guadalupe. Presented in Father Corapi's straight-forward style, you will be both inspired and educated by him. About Father John Corapi. Father Corapi is a Catholic priest
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The pillars of father's preaching
are basically:
Love
for and a relationship
with the Blessed Virgin
Mary Leading a vibrant and loving relationship with Jesus Christ Great love and reverence for the Most Holy Eucharist from Holy Mass to adoration of the Blessed Sacrament An uncompromising love for and obedience to the Holy Father and the teaching of the Magisterium of the Church |
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| DECREES OF THE CONGREGATION
FOR THE CAUSES OF SAINTS VATICAN
CITY, 19 DEC 2011 (VIS) The Holy Father today received in audience Cardinal Angelo Amato S.D.B., prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, and authorised the promulgation of decrees concerning the following causes: MIRACLES - Blessed Giovanni Battista Piamarta, Italian priest and founder of the Congregation of the Holy Family of Nazareth and of the Congregation of the Humble Sister Servants of the Lord (1841-1913). - Blessed Jacques Berthieu, French martyr and priest of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) (1838-1896). - Blessed Maria del Carmen (born Maria Salles y Barangueras), Spanish foundress of the Conceptionist Missionary Sisters of Teaching (1848-1911). - Blessed Maria Anna Cope, nee Barbara, German religious of the Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis in Syracuse U.S.A. (1838-1918). - Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha, American laywoman (1656-1680). - Blessed Pedro Calungsod, Filipino lay catechist and martyr (1654-1672). - Blessed Anna Schaffer, German laywoman (1882-1925). - Servant of God Louis Brisson, French priest and founder of the Oblates of St. Francis of Sales (1817-1908). - Servant of God Luigi Novarese, Italian diocesan priest and founder of the Silent Workers of the Cross (1914-1984). - Servant of God Maria Luisa (nee Gertrude Prosperi), Italian abbess of the convent of the Order of St. Benedict of Trevi (1799-1847). - Servant of God Mother St. Louis (nee Maria Luisa Elisabeth de Lamoignon, widow of Mole de Champlatreux), French foundress of the Sisters of St. Louis (1763-1825). - Servant of God Maria Crescencia (nee Maria Angelica Perez), Argentinean professed religious of the Congregation of the Daughters of Our Lady of the Orchard (1897-1932). MARTYRDOM - Servant of God Nicola Rusca, Swiss diocesan priest, killed in hatred of the faith (1563-1618). - Servants of God Luis Orencio (ne Antonio Sola Garriga) and eighteen companions of the Institute of Brothers of Christian Schools; Antonio Mateo Salamero, diocesan priest, and Jose Gorostazu Labayen, layman, all killed in hatred of the faith in Spain in 1936. - Servants of God Alberto Maria Marco y Aleman and eight companions of the Order of Carmelites of the Ancient Observance, and Agustin Maria Garcia Tribaldos and fifteen companions of the Institute of Brothers of Christian Schools; all killed in hatred of the faith in Spain between 1936 and 1937. - Servants of God Mariano Alcala Perez and eighteen companions of the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy, killed in hatred of the faith in Spain between 1936 and 1937. HEROIC VIRTUES - Servant of God Donato Giannotti, Italian diocesan priest and founder of the Congregation of Sisters Handmaidens of the Immaculate Conception (1828-1914). - Servant of God Marie-Eugene of the Child Jesus (ne Henri Grialou), French professed priest of the Order of Discalced Carmelites and founder of the Institute of Notre-Dame de Vie (1894-1967). - Servant of God Alphonse-Marie (nee Elisabeth Eppinger), French foundress of the Congregation of Sisters of the Blessed Saviour (1814-1867). - Servant of God Marguerite Lucia Szewczyk, Polish foundress of the Congregation of the Daughters of the Sorrowful Mother of God - Seraphic Sisters (1828-1905). - Servant of God Assunta Marchetti, Italian co-foundress of the Missionary Sisters of St. Charles (1871-1948). - Servant of God Maria Julitta (nee Teresa Eleonora Ritz), German professed sister of the Congregation of Sisters of the Redeemer (1882-1966). - Servant of God Maria Anna Amico Roxas, Italian laywoman and foundress of the Society of St. Ursula (1883-1947). VIS 20111219 (580) |
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Koloch Icon of the Mother of God Dimitrievich 15 versts from Mozhaisk city vicinity of Koloch in the Smolensk governance |
Renowned copies of the Cyprus Icon are at the Moscow's Dormition
Cathedral, and in the Nikolo-Golutvin church in the village of 
diocese (Commemorated on the Sunday of Orthodoxy).
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