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Friday after Ash Wednesday – A Day of Fasting and Abstinence St Matthias the Apostle, Martyr. After Christ’s Ascension, Matthias was chosen Apostle in place of the traitor Judas, as is detailed in the Epistle of this day and, after the descent of the Holy Ghost, announced the Gospel, first to his own people, the Jews and then, in Cappadocia and the neighbourhood of the Caspian Sea.St…

Feast of St Matthias, Madonna of the Plague in Rome (591) and Memorials of the Saints – 24 February

St Matthias the Apostle, Martyr (Feast)St Matthias!This Feast was moved to 1969 to 14 May.https://anastpaul.wordpress.com/2018/05/14/saint-of-the-day-feast-of-st-matthias-apostle/ Plague in Rome ends after Saint Pope Gregory the Great leads a procession with a painting of Our Lady by Saint Luke (591): – 24…

Santa Maria delle Grazie / Holy Mary of the Graces in Stia, Arezzo, Italy (1428) and Memorials of the Saints -20 May

Santa Maria delle Grazie / Holy Mary of the Graces in Stia, Arezzo, Italy (1428) – 20 May: It was the year 1428 and Mona Giovanna one day, taking advantage of a moment of clear weather, left her cottage to dedicate herself to the work in the fields. Suddenly, she was surprised by a strong storm and, unable to return to her home, she found a refuge in a cavern covered with tree trunks, located…

Saint of the Day – 20 May – Saint Ethelbert (died 794) Martyr

Saint of the Day – 20 May – Saint Ethelbert (died 794) Martyr – also known as Albert or Albrigh), King of East Anglia – Patronages – Hereford, England, Hereford Cathedral where a portion of his remains lie.

He was most probably born in 779 to a Christian family belonging to the ancient royal lineage of East Anglia.   His father’s name was Aethelred and his mother bore the name Leofruna.   He was…