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Prayer for the Feast of Blessed Damien

May 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Father of mercy, in Blessed Damien you have given a shining witness of love for the poorest and most abandoned. Grant that, by his intercession, as faithful witness of the heart of your Son Jesus, we too may be servants of the most needy and rejected.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, [...]

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Blessed Damien of Molokai

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Blessed Damien of Molokai (January 3, 1840 – April 15, 1889), was a missionary of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary who is revered primarily by Hawaii residents and Christians for having dedicated his life in service to the lepers of Molokai in the Kingdom of Hawaii. Father Damien is the [...]

May

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Admittance Age for the Carthusian Order

May 10, 2007 | 1 Comment

For those who desire to join the Order as a Choir Monk there is an age limit from 18 to 45 years old, of course there are exceptions if a person has been in a religious community. The age limit is for those who want to be full fleged religious, Choir Monk. Thouhg they do [...]

May

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Florida on Fire

May 10, 2007 | 2 Comments

In Florida there are 220 fires totaling 80,000 acres – or 125 square miles – wee burning Wednesday. Wildfires have consumed 74,000 acres since January.
Fires are at present ongoing in or near almost all of the state’s 67 counties Wednesday morning. And the tropical storm is making matter much worse today.
Let us pray for all [...]

May

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Saint Antoninus of Florence

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Friar & Bishop
Antonino Fierozzi was born in Florence in 1389 and in 1405 was received into the Order “for the future priory of Fiesole” by Blessed John Dominic, who at that time was reforming the Dominican priories of the area according to the wishes of Blessed Raymond of Capua. He served the friars in various [...]

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