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Saint of the Day – 10 May – Blessed Ivan Merz (1896-1928)

Saint of the Day – 10 May – Blessed Ivan Merz (1896-1928) aged 32 – Layman, Teacher, Professor, Apostle of the Blessed Sacrament and of prayer, Founder of Youth Movements in Croatia – Patronages – Croatian youth, youth as a whole, World Youth Day celebrations.

Ivan Merz was born in Banja Luka, Bosnia, on 16 December 1896 and was baptised on 2 February 1897.   He attended elementary and middle…

Memorials of the Saints – 10 May

St John of Avila (1499-1569) “Apostle of Andalusia”– Doctor of the Church About St John:   https://anastpaul.wordpress.com/2018/05/10/saint-of-the-day-10-may-st-john-of-avila-1499-1569-apostle-of-andalusia-known-as-father-master-avila-doctor-of-the-church/

St Joseph de Veuster (1840-1889) – St Damian of Molokai “The Martyr of…

Madonna della Rovere, Roble San Bartolomeo al Mare, Italy (1671) and Memorials of the Saints – 10 May

St Antoninus of Florence OP (1389-1459) “Antoninus the Counsellor,” Dominican Priest, Bishop, Confessor.Although today is the date of his death, his feast day is actually kept on the 10th of this month.His Life:https://anastpaul.com/2019/05/02/saint-of-the-day-2-may-saint-antoninus-of-florence-op-1389-1459-antoninus-the-counsellor/ Madonna della Rovere, Roble San Bartolomeo al Mare, Italy (1671)…

Fifth Sunday of Easter, Year A +2020 and Memorials of the Saints – 10 May

Fifth Sunday of Easter, Year A +2020

St John of Avila (1499-1569) “Apostle of Andalusia”– Doctor of the Church About St John: https://anastpaul.wordpress.com/2018/05/10/saint-of-the-day-10-may-st-john-of-avila-1499-1569-apostle-of-andalusia-known-as-father-master-avila-doctor-of-the-church/

St Joseph de Veuster (1840-1889) – St…

Thought for the Day – 10 May – “.. desire always to be one with Him”

Thought for the Day – 10 May – Friday of the Third Week of Easter, C and the Memorial of Blessed Ivan Merz (1896-1928)

Excerpt from the Beatification Homily St John Paul II (1920-2005) Sunday, 22 June 2003

Dear brothers and sisters, the just man, surrounded by divine light, becomes in turn a lamp which radiates light and gives warmth.   This is what we learn today from the figure of Ivan Merz.

A…

One Minute Reflection – 10 May – “He is there and He is also here..”

One Minute Reflection – 10 May – and Friday of the Third Week of Easter, C, First Reading: Acts 9:1-20 and the Memorial of Blessed Ivan Merz (1896-1928)

“He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?”…Acts 9:4

REFLECTION– “How can we show that He is there and that He is also here?   Let Paul answer for us, who was previously Saul.   First of all,…