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7 May

THE APPARITION OF THE MOST HOLY CROSS OVER JERUSALEM ON MAY 7, 351

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1. St Cyril of Jerusalem writes:

"In these holy days of the Easter season, on May 7 at about the third hour, a huge cross made of light
#May7 #ApparitionOfTheHolyCross #CatholicTwitter #Christianity

2. appeared in the sky above holy Golgotha extending as far as the holy Mount ofOlives. It was not revealed to one or two people alone, but it appeared unmistakably to everyone in the city. It was not as if one might conclude that one had suffered a momentary optical illusion;

3. it was visible to the human eye above the earth for several hours. The flashes it emitted outshone the rays of the sun, which would have outshone and obscured it themselves if it had not presented the watchers with a more powerful illumination than the sun.

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16 Nov 20

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

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..

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15 Nov 20

For even as a man going into a far country, called his servants..
to one he gave five talents, and to another two, and to another one, to every one according to his proper ability..
But after a long time the lord of those servants came, and reckoned with them.(Mt25:14-30) #Bible

2. And he that had received the five talents coming, brought other five talents, saying:

Lord, thou didst deliver to me five talents, behold I have gained other five over and above..

And he also that had received the two talents came and said..behold I have gained other two.

3. [Their lord said to them each:]
Well done, good and faithful servant, because thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will place you over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

But he that had received the one talent, came and said..I went and hid thy talent

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14 Nov 20

ST ALBERT THE GREAT (ALBERTUS MAGNUS), BISHOP, CONFESSOR AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH - 15th NOVEMBER

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1. Albert was born at Lauingen on the Danube in Swabia. To pursue higher studies, he went to Padua. He sought admission to the family of Dominic. #StAlbertTheGreat

2. He was conspicuous for his piety and for his strict observance of the rule. He had the greatest love for the Blessed Virgin Mary and burned with zeal for souls.

He was appointed professor at Hildesheim, Fribourg, Ratisbon and Strasbourg, successively. In the chair at Paris

3. he gained great fame. Among his beloved pupils was Thomas Aquinas.

He was later appointed Bishop of Ratisbon.
He wrote many things on almost every branch of learning, especially on sacred subjects.

Most famous for virtue and miracles,
#ScienceWeek2020 #science #medieval

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13 Nov 20

ST LAURENCE O'TOOLE - 14th NOVEMBER

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1. St Laurence, Bishop, of princely descent, was born in Leinster about A.D. 1124. After being Abbot of Glendalough, he was consecrated Archbishop of Dublin (A.D. 1154). He guided his flock wisely
#StLaurenceOToole #Nov14 #IrishNews

2. encouraging them to patience in the sufferings consequent on the invasion of Strongbow; and governed his diocese with prudence for 26 years.

Repairing in the interests of his Church, to Canterbury, to King Henry II, he narrowly escaped death at the hands of a madman.

3. He was present in Rome (A.D. 1179) at the Lateran Council, and returned to Ireland with the powers of a Legate.

He died at the Abbey of Eu in Normandy (November 14, 1180), having successfully negotiated between King Henry and King Roderic, the Irish monarch.
#CatholicChurch

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13 Nov 20

13th NOVEMBER: ST FRANCES XAVIER CABRINI [USA]

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1. St Frances Xavier Cabrini was born into a farming family in Lombardy, Italy, in 1850. She was attracted to a missionary life from an early age and founded the Institute

#StFrancesCabrini #Christian #missionary

2. of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Codogno in 1880. Her original missionary dream was to go to China but historical circumstances prevented this. Pope Leo XIII directed her to the United States, where millions of Italians were arriving in search of work

3. and with the hope of a better life.

Over the next 30 years she established 67 foundations in Europe, the United States and Central and South America. This included schools, hospitals, orphanages and social centres. She established a school in Honor Oak, South London.

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