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Saint of the day June 10

 Saint of the day June 10 Bl. Olivia, was a beautiful girl of thirteen, of a noble Palermo, Italy, family who was carried off to Tunis by raiding Moslems. They allowed her to live in a nearby cave but when they found that her miracles and cures had converted many Mohammedans, she was imprisoned, tortured, and after converting her executioners trying to burn her to death, was beheaded. Feastday June10 St. Getulius, Martyr with Amantius, Caerealis, and Primitivus. He was the husband of St. Symphorosa. An officer in the Roman army, he resigned when he became a Christian and returned to his estates near Tivoli, Italy. There he converted Caerealis, an imperial legate sent to arrest him. With his brother Amantius and with Caerealis and Primitivus, Getulius was tortured and martyred at Tivoli. Feastday June10 St. Landry, Bishop of Paris
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Propriety: A Skill to Help Avoid Near Occasions of Sin and Scandal—and to Grow in a Happy Life #modesty #dress

  Propriety: A Skill to Help Avoid Near Occasions of Sin and Scandal—and to Grow in a Happy Life https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/propriety-a-skill-to-help-avoid-near-occasions-of-sin-and-scandal-and-to-grow-in-a-happy-life?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=novashare via @CrisisMag Propriety: A Skill to Help Avoid Near Occasions of Sin and Scandal—and to Grow in a Happy Life Modernity prioritizes authenticity over propriety, but propriety is rooted in humility and charity, fosters discernment and reverence, and guides us to live virtuously and selflessly. Ann Burns If you were to enter into a social setting and comment on propriety, you’d most likely be laughed at. Perhaps you would be considered a prude or a snob; the notion of “propriety” is by no means en vogue in most circles today. And the expression “lack of propriety” sounds archaic—a turn of phrase to be used cheekily and only in a posh accent. After all, modernity prioritizes being authent...
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St Columba Celebrated on June 9th

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Gospel in Art: A city set on a hill cannot be hidden

  Gospel in Art: A city set on a hill cannot be hidden https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/55178
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Saint of the day June 09

Saint of the day June 09 St. Columba, 521-597 A.D.  Born probably in Donegal Ireland of royal descent he studied at Moville under St. Finnian then in Leinster at the monastery of Clonard under another St. Finnian. He was ordained before he was twenty-five and spent the next fifteen years preaching and setting up foundations at Derry, Durrow, and Kells. Possibly because of a family feud which resulted in the death of 3000 and for which he considered himself partly responsible he left Ireland at 42 and landed on the island of Iona off the coast of Scotland. There he built the monastery which was to become world famous. With SS Canice and Comgall he spread the gospel to the Picts; he also developed a monastic rule which many followed until the introduction of St. Benedicts. He died on Iona and is also known as Colm, Colum and Columcille.   St. Baithin, 598 A.D. Abbot and cousin of St. Columba, also listed as Comm or Cominus in some lists. Baithin was abbot of Tiree Abbey in ...
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St William of York Celebrated on June 8th

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Gospel in Art: Blessed are...

  Gospel in Art: Blessed are... https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/55170
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