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SAINTS OF THE DAY FOR MAY 18

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SAINTS OF THE DAY FOR  MAY 18  ST.JOHN I, POPE AND MARTYR -St. Pope John I, Roman Catholic Pope and Martyr. John was elected Pope while he was still an archdeacon upon the death of Pope Hormisdas in 523. Feast May 18 St. Theodotus of Ancyra, and Companions Theodotus was an innkeeper at Ancyra, Galatia (modern Turkey), who gave burial to seven virgins, Thecusa, Alexandra, Claudia, faina (Phaina), Euphrasia, Matrona, and Julitta after their martyrdom for refusing to wear pagan priestess robes and take part in a pagan festival. Theodotus was himself betrayed by an apostate and was martyred. In turn, his remains were gathered up by a Christian and sent to Malus where they received a proper burial and were enshrined in a chapel. May 18 St. Merililaun, 8th century. Martyred pilgrim. He was from England, journeying to Rome, when he was slain at Reims, France, under circumstances that warranted his being considered a martyr.   ST. FELIX OF CANTALICE, CAPUCHIN FRIAR St. Elgiva of Shaftesbury,
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SAINTS OF THE DAY FOR MAY 17

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SAINTS OF THE DAY FOR  MAY 17  ST. VICTOR, MARTYR ON THE VIA SALARIA ANTICA Bl. Antonia Mesina, Roman Catholic Martyr , she was murdered by a teenager when she resisted his rape attempt, Patron of martyrs; rape victims, May 17 ST. PASCHAL BAYLON, FRANCISCAN LAY , PATRON OF THE EUCHARISTIC ASSOCIATIONS -St. Paschal Baylon, Roman Catholic Franciscan lay brother and mystic. Patron of all eucharistic confraternities and congresses. Feast May 17 St. Madern. Hermit of Cornish descent also called Maden and Madron. Nothing is known of his life, but he was of Cornish descent and connected with Brittany, France. Numerous churches in England bear his name, and the reputed site of his hermitage, St. Madern’s Well, is still popular.   St. Cathan, 6th or 7th century. Bishop of the isle of Bute, in Scotland, called Kil-Cathan in his honor. A tomb bearing his name was found near Londonderry, Ireland, but Scottish scholars claim his remains are at Kil-Cathan.   St. Maiduif . Irish abbot and founder o
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SAINTS OF THE DAY FOR MAY 16

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SAINTS OF THE DAY FOR  MAY 16  ST. ALEXANDER, BISHOP OF JERUSALEM AND MARTYR St. Simon Stock.  Although little is known about Simon Stock's early life, legend has it that the name Stock, meaning "tree trunk," derives from the fact that, beginning at age twelve, he lived as a hermit in a hollow tree trunk of an oak tree. It is also believed that, as a young man, he went on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land where he joined a group of Carmelites with whom he later returned to Europe. Simon Stock founded many Carmelite Communities, especially in University towns such as Cambridge, Oxford, Paris, and Bologna, and he helped to change the Carmelites from a hermit Order to one of mendicant friars. In 1254 he was elected Superior-General of his Order at London. Simon Stock's lasting fame came from an apparition he had in Cambridge, England, on July 16, 1251, at a time when the Carmelite Order was being oppressed. In it the Virgin Mary appeared to him holding the brown scapular in
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A message from Pope Francis – Leadership Conference 2024

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It’s Time to Double Down on Casti Connubii

It’s Time to Double Down on <i>Casti Connubii</i> https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/its-time-to-double-down-on-casti-connubii?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=novashare via @CrisisMag
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Salford: 'Modern Slavery - Breaking the Chains'

  Salford: 'Modern Slavery - Breaking the Chains' https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/49773
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SAINTS OF THE DAY FOR MAY 15

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SAINTS OF THE DAY FOR  MAY 15  ST. DYMPHNA-St. Dymphna, Roman Catholic Laywoman Martyr, the patron of those suffering from nervous and mental afflictions. Feast May 15 St. Gerebrand, 7th century.  Martyred Irish priest, companion of St. Dymphna. He was quite elderly when he went with St. Dymphna to Belgium, where they were slain by pagans. Gerebrand, sometimes called Gerebern, is patron of a Rhineland area.   ST. TORQUATUS, BISHOP OF GUADIX ST. ISIDORE THE FARMER-ST. ISIDORE THE FARMER St. Isidore was canonized in 1622. In 1947, he was proclaimed the patron of the National Rural Conference in the United States. He is the patron of farmers, and his feast day is May 15th. Prayer : God, through the intercession of St. Isidore, the holy Farmer, grant that we may overcome all feelings of pride. May 15 St. Britwin , 733 A.D. Benedictine abbot of Beverley, England, and friend of St. John of Beverley, who became the bishop of York. Britwin did much too foster monasticism and culture in Englan
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