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Pudentiana of Rome VM

May 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Died c. 160. A lady of Rome, the daughter of Senator Saint Pudens and sister of Saint Praxedes, Pudentiana is said to have given her wealth to the poor and helped bury martyred Christians. While tradition relates that she died at the age of 16, nothing is known about her life with certainty. The titulus [...]

May

19

Is Urgent Action Needed to Stop SSJ Ordination?

May 19, 2007 | 2 Comments

Certain facts concerning Deacon Joseph Levine have been sent to me this evening. According to the web site of the Diocese of Paterson, he is to be ordained a priest at St. John the Baptist Cathedral in Paterson, New Jersey, on May 26, 2007.
Deacon Levine was the former Superior General of the now suppressed Society [...]

May

19

Charteuse Liquer’s

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The Monastery of “La Grande Chartreuse” is the Mother House, the Headquarters, of the Carthusian Order. This is where, after years of study, Elixir Végétal – from the manuscript ” Elixir of long life” is finally, produced in 1737. The Elixir is followed by the production of Green Chartreuse in 1764. Le Grand Chartreuse proves [...]

May

19

Blessed Francis Coll Guitart

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Friar & Priest
Blessed Francis Coll was born at Gombreny in the Catalan Pyrenees in 1812 and, after studying at the diocesan seminary at Vich, entered the Order at the priory of Gerona in 1830. In 1835 the anticlerical government closed the house of studies at Gerona and dispersed the Dominican students. From that day until [...]

May

19

Saint Celestine V – Saint of the Day

May 19, 2007 | 1 Comment

Peter di Morone was the eleventh of twelve children. He was born around 1210 in Isernia, Italy. His father died when he was small. The family was poor, but Peter’s mother raised her children with great love. She sent Peter to school because he showed such promise and an eagerness to learn. Once she asked [...]

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