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ST MARGARET OF SCOTLAND - 15th NOVEMBER
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1. Born, perhaps in Hungary, in 1045, Margaret took refuge in the court of Malcolm III of Scotland after the Battle of Hastings. She married him in 1070.
#StMargaretOfScotland #November 16
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1. Born, perhaps in Hungary, in 1045, Margaret took refuge in the court of Malcolm III of Scotland after the Battle of Hastings. She married him in 1070.
#StMargaretOfScotland #November 16
2. She lived with great piety, spending her time in prayer and fasting, caring for the poor. She used her position to reform the abuse of the time, and had synods held to this end. The Church of the Holy Trinity at Dunfermline was founded at her benefaction.
PRAYER:
God our Father,
you gave Saint Margaret of Scotland
a special love for the poor.
Let her example and prayers
help us to become a living sign of your goodness.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns..
God our Father,
you gave Saint Margaret of Scotland
a special love for the poor.
Let her example and prayers
help us to become a living sign of your goodness.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns..
