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20

Saint Joseph Barsabbas

July 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Today’s saint is named in the Bible’s Acts of the Apostles. St. Peter wanted to replace Judas after Jesus’ resurrection. Peter asked the community to suggest someone. He wanted a person who had been among the disciples from the time Jesus was baptized by John until the Lord’s death and resurrection. The first Christians proposed […]

Jul

20

Pope Expresses Joy for Liberation of Italian Missionary

July 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment

(VIS) - Yesterday evening the pope expressed his joy on the liberation of the fifty-seven year old Italian missionary Giancarlo Bossi, abducted June 10 on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines.
  The release yesterday of Fr. Bossi of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (PIME), said the director of the Holy See Press Office, […]

Jul

20

Saint Elias

July 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment

St. Elias, also known as Elijah, is commemorated in the Byzantine Church on July 20th. It is a feast that dates back to the fourth century, but has special significance for people of the Byzantine Slavonic and Hungarian heritage because the renowned Icon of Maria Povch first shed tears on the Feast of St. Elias […]