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June 13 – Saint Anthony of Padua
Saint Anthony was a Portuguese priest and a member of the Franciscan order. He was known for his powerful preaching, his extensive...

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May 291 min read


May 26 – Saint Mariana de Paredes
Saint Mariana de Jesus de Paredes is the patron saint of Ecuador. Born in Quito in 1618, she was orphaned at the age of four and was...

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May 291 min read


April: saint George
Saint George was an early Christian martyr. He was born to Christian parents in Cappadocia (in modern day Turkey). After his father’s...

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May 291 min read


March: SS Perpetua and felicity
Saint Perpetua and Saint Felicity were African women who were martyred in 203 AD at Carthage (in modern day Tunisia). They are among the...

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May 291 min read


the Fatima visionaries
In a series of apparitions in 1916 and 1917, Our Lady appeared at Fatima, Portugal to three children – Lucia dos Santos (aged 9) and her...

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May 291 min read


Saint of August - St Augustine of Hippo
Saint Augustine, philosopher and theologian, is one of the most important early Church Fathers. Born in 354 in Numidia (in present day...

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Aug 9, 20241 min read


Saint of July - St Kateri Tekawitha
Saint Kateri Tekawitha (known as the Lily of the Mohawks) is the first Native American saint. She was born in 1656 in a Mohawk village in...

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Jul 26, 20241 min read


Saint of June - St Mariam Thresia Chiramel Mankidiyan
Thresia Chiramel Mankidiyan was born in 1876 in Kerala, India. In 1904 she expressed a wish to to be called Mariam after receiving a...

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Jun 28, 20241 min read


Saint of May- St Margaret Clitherow
Saint Margaret Clitherow Born in 1556, Saint Margaret Clitherow was an English Martyr known as the “Pearl of York”. She converted to...

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May 17, 20241 min read


Saint of April - St Teresa of the Andes
Saint Teresa of Jesus of Los Andes was a Chilean nun who died at the age of 19. She was born in 1900 in Santiago, Chile. In 1914 she...

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May 10, 20241 min read


Saint of March - St Patrick
Saint Patrick is the Patron Saint of Ireland. At the age of 16 he was captured by Irish raiders from his home in Britain (probably in...

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Mar 15, 20241 min read


Saint of February- St Josephine Bakhita
Saint Josephine Bakhita was born in the Darfur region of Sudan in 1869. At the age of seven she was seized by slave traders. She was...

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Feb 9, 20241 min read


Saint of January- St Joseph Vaz
St Joseph Vaz was born in 1651 in Goa. Ordained a priest in 1676, he became a popular preacher and confessor. In 1687 he travelled to...

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Jan 26, 20241 min read


Saint of December- St Juan Diego
Saint Juan Diego was born in 1474 in Cuauhtitlan, Mexico. He was one of the first to be baptised after the arrival of the first...

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Jan 26, 20241 min read
Why did Jesus talk in Parables?
Some of Jesus’ most well-known teachings are told in the form of short fictional stories called parables. For instance, this week, Jesus...

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Nov 17, 20233 min read


Saint of November- St Martin de Porres
St Martin de Porres Velazquez O.P. (1579-1639) was a Peruvian lay brother of the Dominican Order. He was noted for his work for the poor...

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Nov 3, 20231 min read


Saint of October - St Margaret Mary Alacoque
Born in Burgundy in 1647, Saint Margaret Mary showed intense love for the Blessed Sacrament from early childhood. As a child she was...

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Oct 20, 20231 min read


Saint of September- St Lorenzo Ruiz
Saint Lorenzo Ruiz is the patron saint of the Philippines. Born in Manila, he was martyred in Japan during the persecution of Christians...

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Oct 6, 20231 min read


You are So Loved
Jesus knew he was going to die a physical death, there was no doubt of this. He knew his death would be physically painful, long and...
Dr Stacy Legere
Mar 27, 20213 min read


St Joseph
Sisters and brothers, this week we commemorate Saint Joseph, the husband of Mary and stepfather of Jesus. This holiday takes place during...
Dr Stacy Legere
Mar 27, 20218 min read
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