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Our Lady of Prompt Succour, New Orleans, USA (1809) – 8 January and 15 January:Such wonderful miracles – read about the Marian Patron of Louisiana here:https://anastpaul.com/2019/01/08/memorials-of-the-saints-8-january/ Notre-Dame de Banneux / Our Lady of Banneux, Belgium (under 2 Titles – Notre Dame des Pauvres / Our Lady of the Poor and Reine des Nations / Queen of Nations) (15 January – 2…

Our Morning Offering – 15 January – “The Month of the Most Holy Name of Jesus and of the Holy Family” – The Feast of St Macarius of Egypt (c300-390) Priest, Abbot, Hermit, Desert Father of the Church, Spiritual student of Saint Anthony Abbot, Ascetic, Miracle-worker , known as “The Glowing Lantern.” Prayer for Mercy and ForgivenessBy St Macarius of Egypt (c300-390) Lord, be merciful nowthat my…

Saint of the Day – 10 March – Saint Macarius (Died c 335)

Saint of the Day – 10 March – Saint Macarius (Died c 335) Bishop of Jerusalem from 312 until his death, Defender of the Faith against Arianism, founder of the True Cross with St Helena, organiser and manager of the building of the Sacred Basilicas, including the Church of the Holy Sepuchre in Jerusalem, paid for by St Constantine the Great, St Helena’s son. Also of great import is the fact that…

The Feast of the Finding of the Holy Cross – 3 May

The Feast of the Finding of the Holy Cross The Liturgical Yearby Abbot Prosper Guéranger OSB (1805-1875) “It was most just that our Divine King should show Himself to us with the sceptre of His power, to the end, that nothing might be wanting to the majesty of His empire. This sceptre is the Cross; and Paschal Time was to be the Season, for its being offered to Him in glad homage. A few weeks…

Quote/s of the Day – 15 January – The Feast of St Macarius of Egypt (c300-390) Priest, Abbot, Hermit, Desert Father of the Church, Spiritual student of Saint Anthony Abbot, Ascetic, Miracle-worker , known as “The Glowing Lantern.” Click to access fiftyspiritualho00pseuuoft.pdf “Just as the blessings of Godare unutterably great,so their acquisition,requires much hardship and toil,undertaken with…