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St. Jane de Chantal – Feast Day – August 12

Prayer of Abandonment -by St. Jane de Chantal O sovereign goodness of the sovereign Providence of my God! I abandon myself forever to Thy arms. Whether gentle or severe, lead me henceforth whither Thou wilt; I will not regard the way through which Thou wilt have me pass,  but keep my eyes fixed upon Thee, my …

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Our Lady of Angels – August 2

Our Lady of Angels August 2: Our Lady of Angels, Assisi, Italy (13th Century) Our Lady of AngeFromls, or of the Portiuncula, is located six hundred yards from the city of Assissium, in Italy. It was a desolate locality, and apparently an unsettled one where robbers and the lawlessness flourished, for the Benedictines who had …

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Feast of the Chains of Peter – August 1

https://www.catholiceducation.org/en/culture/catholic-contributions/the-chains-of-st-peter-in-rome.html Two lengths of fetters are here fused in a single chain, displayed in a church all its own near the Roman Colosseum. The bonds, according to tradition, once held fast the limbs of St. Peter the Apostle and have been cherished by Christians since the first century. The story of their veneration first appears …

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