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Saturday, November 26, 2016

St Sylvester OSB (Nov 26)

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Saint Sylvester Gozzolini (1177 - 1267) is the founder of the Sylvestrine Congregation: "Born of the noble family of the Gozzol...
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Friday, November 25, 2016

November 25: St Catherine of Alexandria

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Saint Catherine of Alexandria (born c282), is a martyr who was a noted scholar. The daughter of a pagan governor of Alexandria, she co...
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Thursday, November 24, 2016

November 24: St Chrysogonus, Martyr, Memorial

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As well as St John of the Cross, today is also the memorial of St Chrysogonus, who was martyred under Diocletian at Aquileia.  A titular...

November 24: SS John of the Cross Memorial

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Saint John of the Cross (1542 – 1591) was a reformer of the Carmelite Order and is considered, along with Saint Teresa of Ávila, as a fo...
Wednesday, November 23, 2016

St Clement I, Pope and Martyr, Class III; St Felicity memorial (23 November)

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St Clement (c96 AD) was St Peter's successor as Bishop of Rome.  His only surviving writing, a  letter to the community at Corinth ...
Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Feast of St Caecilia

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Domenico Zampieri (or Domenichino; 1581 – 1641)  Reading 3 for Matins on the saint: Cecilia, a Roman virgin of noble birth, vowed her...
Monday, November 21, 2016

November 21: Presentation of the Blessed Virgin, Class III; St Columbanus, Memorial

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c1460-5 The basis for the feast of the Presentation lies in the infancy narrative contained in the  Protoevangelium of James , which wa...