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Apr 30
FEAST OF ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER MAY 1 The feast of St. Joseph the Worker was established by Pope Pius XII in 1955 in order to Christianize the concept of labor and give to all workmen a model and a protector. By the daily labor in his shop, offered to God with patience and joy, …
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Apr 29
ST. CATHERINE OF SIENNA Dominican Tertiary, born at Siena, 25 March, 1347; died at Rome, 29 April, 1380. She was the youngest but one of a very large family. Her father, Giacomo di Benincasa, was a dyer; her mother, Lapa, the daughter of a local poet. They belonged to the lower middle-class faction of tradesmen …
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Apr 28
FROM THE LETTERS OF THE SERVANT OF GOD, LUISA PICCARRETA …It seems to me that dear Jesus surrounds you with these pains in order to give you strength, and with tender and loving voice, He says to you: “My daughter, give these pains to Me, that they may form my arms, my heart, my steps …
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Apr 28
FEAST DAY OF ST. LOUIS-MARIE GRIGNION de MONTFORT APRIL 28 click image for St. Louis de Montfort Consecration Missionary in Brittany and Vendee; born at Montfort, 31 January, 1673; died at Saint Laurent sur Sevre, 28 April, 1716. From his childhood, he was indefatigably devoted to prayer before the Blessed Sacrament, and, when from his …
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Apr 26
Rome readies for canonizations of John XXIII, John Paul II (Vatican Radio) The two banners of the two soon-to-be saints now hang on the façade of St. Peter’s Basilica, and the final countdown toward the highly anticipated canonizations has begun. With just one day to go before the canonizations of Popes John XXIII and John …
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Apr 26
Pope Benedict XVI to Concelebrate Canonization Mass Vatican City, Apr 26, 2014 / 06:09 am (CNA).- The Holy See’s press office has announced that retired pontiff Benedict XVI will be a concelebrant at Sunday’s mass and canonizations of John Paul II and John XXIII. “Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has accepted the invitation of Pope Francis …
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Apr 26
FEAST OF OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL APRIL 26 Prayer O Mary of Good Counsel, inflame the hearts of all who are devoted to you, so that all of them have shelter in you, O great Mother of God. O most worthy Lady, let everyone choose you as teacher and wise counselor of their souls, …
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Apr 25
FOUNTAIN OF MERCY By Bishop Fulton J. Sheen J.M.J. A woman wrote to me about her brother, saying that he was dying in a hospital and that he had been away from the sacraments for about thirty years. She said he led not just a bad life, but he was an evil man. He did …
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