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HOLY SATURDAY- DAY OF REST
To You eternal Three in OneLet every living creature laud;Whom by the Cross Thou did restore,O guide and govern evermore! Amen.St. John has just been given the duty to care for Jesus’ Mother as his...
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ALLELUIA! ALLELUIA!
HE HAS RISEN AS HE PROMISED!ALLELUIA! ALLELUIA!"Christ Opening the Gates of Dachau" in the Russian Orthodox Memorial Chapel of Dachau. Dedicated to the RESURRECTION OF JESUS, the chapel holds an...
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NOLI ME TANGERE
St. John's BibleTHE RISEN ONEUntil His final hour He had neverrefused her anything or turned away,lest she should turn their love to public praise.Now she sank down beside the cross, disguised,heavy...
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A NEW BLESSED BENEDICTINE OBLATE
Soon to be blessed (April 28 in Poland) HANNA HELENA CHRZANOWSKA was a Polish Roman Catholic Benedictine oblate who served as a nurse. She worked in her profession during World War II when the Nazi...
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20TH C. MYSTIC- HER LIFE FOR PRIESTS
SERVANT of GOD LUIGINA SINAPIis another lay woman- mysticism. She was born September 8 (the birthday of the Blessed Virgin), 1916 . IItriri, Italy. She was the eldest of five children of Francis Paul...
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SAINTS WHO KNEW EACH OTHER
In the last Blog we mentioned the spiritual director of Bl. Luigina Sinapi. This leads us to two more blesseds, not known in this county, but who have an on-going effect on our present Church.BL....
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FIRST APOSTLE OF NEW EVANGELIZATION
BL. JAMES ALBERIONE may not be universally well known, yet many of us read great books which we have purchased from the Pauline bookshops. He was also the spiritual guide of Bl. Joseph Timothy...
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MORE FRIENDS
The co-founder with Bl. Jospeh Alberione of the Daughters of St. Paul, VENERABLE TECLA (TERESA) MERIOwas born in Castagnito d'Alba in 1894. The daughter of peasants she asked to join the Sisters of...
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NEVER TOO OLD
Last year Sister Anne Gardiner was given the “Senior Australian of 2017 Award” for her years of service to the nation's remote Tiwi indigenous community. Her testimony was so inspiring that a number...
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ANOTHER MODERN VIRGIN MARTYR
Another modern virgin martyr soon to be beatified is ANNA KOLESAROVA, who was born in 1928 in the village of Vysoka nad Uhom, outside the city of Michalovce, in the eastern Slovak region of Zemplin,...
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NEW MARIAN FEAST--MOTHER OF THE CHURCH
Since May is the month dedicated to our heavenly Mother we present some news for her!The Holy Father, Pope Francis, has given the Church a new feast in honor of the Blessed Mother to celebrate her...
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ORA et LABORA
I have been away so was not able to post this timely message from the Holy Father when he spoke to Benedictines gathered in Rome last month.(Perugino 1495)I welcome you on the occasion of the 125th...
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A NEW PATRONESS FOR YOUTH
Will this new venerable be the next Bl. Giorgio Frassati, a patroness for the youth of today, so sadly in need of inspiration. VENERABLE ALESSANDRA (SANDRA) SABATTINI, a medical student dedicated all...
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SERVANT TO THE POOR
In our last Blog we spoke of SERVANT of GOD ORESTE BENZI the spiritual director of Ven. Sandra Sabattini. He was an Italian priest and the founder of the "Community of Pope John XXIII". Father Benzi...
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A RENEWED EARTH
"Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love. Send forth your SPIRIT and they shall be created. And You shall renew the face of the earth."We pray this...
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NEW FEAST FOR OUR MOTHER
Pope Francis celebrated the first feast of Mary, Mother of the Church saying that without the emphasis placed on motherhood, the Church would be isolated, composed of no more than “old...
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MOTHER OF ORPHANS
Everyone who knows me knows that I am always interested in anyone who has spent their lives dedicated to children. Recently, I had an older woman email regarding entrance into the monastery. She was...
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DANCING WITH THE LORD
Another lay woman of note isBL. ANGELA SALAWA a Pole who served in hospitals in World War I. Born in the villageof Siepraw near Kraków, Poland in 1881 she was the eleventh of twelve children. Her...
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OASIS OF BEAUTY AND JOY
Chartres CathedralHis Eminence Robert Cardinal Sarah, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, spoke May 21 in the cathedral of Chartresto the pilgrims...
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NEW AMERICAN VENERABLE
On May 19, Pope Francis issued a decree that recognized the heroic virtues of BR. NORBERT McAULIFFE, an American missionary in Africa. Venerable Norbert McAuliffe was born in 1886 in Manhattan, New...
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