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SAINTS JANUARY 17

  SAINTS JANUARY 17 Bl. Gregory Khomyshyn, Roman Catholic Priest and Martyr. Arrested for his faith in 1939. Arrested again in April 1945; deported to Kiev, Ukraine. Died in prison. One of the Martyrs Killed Under Communist Regimes in Eastern Europe  Feastday January 17 Saint Anthony of Egypt  Abbot. St Anthony was born in 251 in Upper Egypt. When he was 20, his parents died, leaving him a large estate. After much prayer Antony decided to sell his possessions and give the money to the poor. His younger sister joined a community of religious women while Anthony went to live in a deserted fort in complete solitude from 286 to 306. During this time he is said to have withstood many temptations. At the end of this time he gathered a group of disciples around him. He visited Alexandria to encourage the Christians there who were being persecuted by Maximinus. In 355 he went to Alexandria to refute the Arians. Jan. 17 St. Antony, Abbott - Information on the Saint of the Day - Va...
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The battle of Lepanto: how the rosary saved Europe

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Jan 16 Friday of the First Week in Ordinary Time

 Jan 16 Friday of the First Week in Ordinary Time Gospel and Thought for the Day - Vatican News https://www.vaticannews.va/en/word-of-the-day.html  Gospel in Art: The Paralytic of Capernaum is lowered from the roof https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/54143 Reading of the day A reading from the Book of Samuel 8:4-7, 10-22a All the elders of Israel came in a body to Samuel at Ramah and said to him, “Now that you are old, and your sons do not follow your example, appoint a king over us, as other nations have, to judge us.” Samuel was displeased when they asked for a king to judge them. He prayed to the LORD, however, who said in answer: “Grant the people’s every request. It is not you they reject, they are rejecting me as their king.” Samuel delivered the message of the LORD in full to those who were asking him for a king. He told them: “The rights of the king who will rule you will be as follows: He will take your sons and assign them to his chariots and horses, and they will r...
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St Henry of Coquet Island

  St Henry of Coquet Island https://www.indcatholicnews.com/saint/19
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Gospel in Art: The Paralytic of Capernaum

  Gospel in Art: The Paralytic of Capernaum is lowered from the roof https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/54143
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Saint of the Day - Calendar of Saints - Vatican News

  Saint of the Day - Calendar of Saints - Vatican News https://www.vaticannews.va/en/saints.html
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Gospel and Thought for the Day - Vatican News

  Gospel and Thought for the Day - Vatican News https://www.vaticannews.va/en/word-of-the-day.html
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