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Who Was Saint Sulpice The Pious?
Saint Sulpice The Pious is a Roman Catholic saint. During his earthly sojourn he became known an extraordinary evangelist and spiritual teacher. His devoted his life to fostering faith, discipline, and structure in the church as well as relentless acts
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Exorcists on The Role of the Father
Exorcists on the Role of the Father is an insightful article by Charles D. Fraune, author of 'Slaying Dragons: What Exorcists See & What We Should Know.' While researching his book, he collected data from some of the world's leading
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Saint Maximilian Kolbe on Medium
Saint Maximilian Kolbe bore witness at Auschwitz through an act of mercy that lingers in the heart and mind but also the soul. Many lovers of the Holy Rosary use The Immaculata Prayer he wrote on a daily basis, so his living testimony is never
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What is the Monday Rosary?
The Monday Rosary is a Christian meditation on the five Joyful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary. The Joyful Mysteries focus on the Immaculate Conception, the Incarnation, and the early life of Jesus Christ. What are the Joyful Mysteries of the Monday Rosary? Each of
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Catholic Link Roundup
Catholic Link Roundup is curated selection of news, information and interviews ranging from reports on the impact of the corona virus on the faithful in China to reactions to Pope Francis' Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation Querida Amazonia. Hong Kong Diocese cancels
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Fr. Nicholas Oboh Abducted in Nigeria
Fr. Nicholas Oboh of the Diocese of Uromi was abducted on February 14, 2020 by gunmen in Benin City, Edo state, southern Nigeria. Local news outlets are reporting that several children were kidnapped with Father Oboh. Fr. Oboh is the parish
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Saint Maximilian Kolbe – Knight of the Immaculate
Shock. They all felt it as they watched him step out of the line of prisoners and saw him take the hand of the torturer in his. They watched him bow and press his parched lips against the monster's pallid flesh. They
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Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary originated at the Shrine of Our Lady of Loreto in Italy and became widespread among the numerous pilgrims who visited and learned to recite it. Accordingly, it is also called the Litany of Loreto. History The oldest
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The Angelus Prayer
The Angelus is a devotion celebrating The Annunciation from the Gospel of Saint Luke, Chapter 1:26-38, when the Archangel Gabriel revealed to the Immaculate Virgin Mary that she had been chosen to conceive the Son of God. The title is derived from the scripture Angelus Domini nuntiavit Mariæ (The Angel of
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The Finding of Jesus in the Temple
The Finding of Jesus in the Temple is the fifth of the Joyful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary. It describes the prodigious intellect of 12 year old Jesus who felt drawn to remain in the house of God and lingered at the
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The Presentation of Jesus at the Temple
The Presentation of Jesus at the Temple depicts the induction of Jesus into Judaism forty days after his birth to conclude the Blessed Virgin Mary's ritual of purification after The Nativity and perform the traditional rite of redemption of the
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The Nativity of Jesus in Bethlehem
The Nativity of Jesus in Bethlehem is sometimes called The Birth of Jesus was recorded in the second chapter of the Gospel of St. Luke and the first chapter of the Gospel of St. Matthew. It is the third of
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The Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth
The Visitation is a meditation on the Blessed Virgin Mary's visit with her cousin St. Elizabeth after The Annunciation. It is the second Joyful Mystery of the Holy Rosary. The Immaculata had conceived Our Precious Lord by the power of the Holy Spirit. During The Visitation, she learns that
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Homily for the Canonization of St. Maximilian Kolbe
The Homily for the Canonization of St. Maximilian Kolbe was given by Pope Saint John Paul II on October 10, 1982. 150,000 people were in attendance at St. Peter's Square for the three-hour rite, including Franciszek Gajowniczek, a former the
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The Annunciation of the Lord
The Annunciation is from The Gospel of Luke 1:26–38. It is also known as the Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Annuciation of the Lord. It is the announcement made by the Archangel Gabriel to the Blessed Virgin Mary that she had been chosen by
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The Sorrowful Mysteries for 12/6/19
https://youtu.be/A2gj0k8ySis Press play to listen to the Holy Rosary. THE SIGN OF THE CROSS In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen. Prayer to archangel st.michael Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle, be our protection
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A Day of Fasting, Prayer and Reparation
Today we answer the call made by four exorcists for a day of fasting, prayer and reparation that was published in the National Catholic Register by Bree A. Dail. The exorcists suggest that today we stand united and pray the Holy
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15 Promises of the Rosary
15 Promises of the Rosary were revealed by Our Lady to St. Dominic and Blessed Alan de la Roche to those who devoutly pray the Holy Rosary. Whoever shall faithfully serve me by the recitation of the Rosary, shall receive