Author: Timothy
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St Catherine of Siena: Day 1
Background: St Catherine was born in Siena. At around 6yrs, she had her first vision of Christ. She joined a Dominican Order, learned to read and lived outside the convent in, “Almost total silence and solitude in the family home”. At 21, she had another visionary experience, ‘Mystical Marriage,’ in which Jesus asked her to enter public…
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The Resurrection Of Jesus (2)
Extract: Mary Magdalene and the other women, having been told by an Angel that Jesus had risen from the dead, “Left the tomb quickly, with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples”. On their way, Jesus appeared to them. To the shocked women, He said, “Do not be afraid”. They embraced his…
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St George: Day 9
Background: St George was born in Cappadocia (Turkey). At 14yrs, his father died and a few years later his mother. St George followed in his father’s footsteps and became a soldier. However, when all soldiers were ordered to worship and offer sacrifice to Roman Gods, St George loudly objected. Proudly proclaiming his Christian faith, he…
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Jesus Walks The Road To Emmaus (1)
Extract: When Cleophas and another of Jesus’ disciples were about seven miles outside Jerusalem, on the way to Emmaus, the Risen Jesus joined them but they didn’t immediately recognise Him. Jesus asked them what they were so intently talking about. So surprised they were at his question that they stopped walking and Cleophas questioned Jesus…
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Marcian of Auxerre (Marian)
St Marcian was a native of Bourges in central France. He was born into a humble family and died in around the year 470. A fugitive from Bourges, when occupied by the Visigoths, he was accepted by St Mamertinus as a lay-brother into the Monastery of St Germanus at Auxerre. St Marcian welcomed the menial and…
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James Duckett
Blessed James (Died 1601) was born in Gilfortriggs, Westmoreland, England into a Protestant family. Blessed James went to London and was apprenticed to a printer. On receipt of a book from a fellow northerner, “The Foundation of the Catholic Religion,” he stopped attending Protestant services, telling a persistent local Vicar that he wouldn’t return until he…
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The Resurrection Of Jesus (3)
Extract: When Mary Magdalene arrived at Jesus’ tomb early morning and found the tombstone rolled away and his body gone, she ran to tell the other disciples. When Simon Peter arrived, he went inside and “saw the strips of linen cloth lying there, and the face cloth, … rolled up in a place by itself.”…
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St George: Day 8
Background: St George was born in Cappadocia (Turkey). At 14yrs, his father died and a few years later his mother. St George followed in his father’s footsteps and became a soldier. However, when all soldiers were ordered to worship and offer sacrifice to Roman Gods, St George loudly objected. Proudly proclaiming his Christian faith, he…
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Jesus’ Betrayal And Arrest
Extract: Judas betrayed Jesus by telling the soldiers where to find Him and how to identify Him, the one I kiss, he said. When the soldiers arrived at the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus said to them, “Who are you looking for?” They replied, “Jesus the Nazarene”. He said, “I am he”. (John 18:4-5) Thought Jesus made…
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St George: Day 7
Background: St George was born in Cappadocia (Turkey). At 14yrs, his father died and a few years later his mother. St George followed in his father’s footsteps and became a soldier. However, when all soldiers were ordered to worship and offer sacrifice to Roman Gods, St George loudly objected. Proudly proclaiming his Christian faith, he…