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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200628
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200629
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SUMMARY:Fourth Sunday after Pentecost–G (II)
DESCRIPTION:The Synod of Seligenstadt (1022) mentions vigils on the eves of Christmas\, Epiphany\, the feast of the Apostles\, the Assumption of Mary\, St. Laurence\, and All Saints\, besides the fast of two weeks before the Nativity of St. John. After the eleventh century the fast\, Office\, and Mass of the nocturnal vigil were transferred to the day before the feast; and even now [1909] the liturgy of the Holy Saturday (vigil of Easter) shows\, in all its parts\, that originally it was not kept on the morning of Saturday\, but during Easter Night.
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/fourth-sunday-after-pentecost-g-ii/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200627
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200628
DTSTAMP:20260403T142801
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UID:1629-1593216000-1593302399@marylandcatholicwomen.com
SUMMARY:Our Lady on Saturdays–W (IV)
DESCRIPTION:LADISLAS the First\, son of Bela\, King of Hungary\, was born in 1041. By the pertinacious importunity of the people he was compelled\, much against his own inclination\, to ascend the throne\, in 1080. He restored the good laws and discipline which St. Stephen had established\, and which seem to have been obliterated by the confusion of the times. Chastity\, meekness\, gravity\, charity\, and piety were from his infancy the distinguishing parts of his character; avarice and ambition were his sovereign aversion\, so perfectly had the maxims of the Gospel extinguished in him all propensity to those base passions. His life in the palace was most austere; he was frugal and abstemious\, but most liberal to the Church and the poor. Vanity\, pleasure\, or idle amusements had no share in his actions or time\, because all his moments were consecrated to the exercises of religion and the duties of his station\, in which he had only the divine will in view\, and sought only God’s greater honor. He watched over a strict and impartial administration of justice\, was generous and merciful to his enemies\, and vigorous in the defense of his country and the Church. He drove the Huns out of his territories\, and vanquished the Poles\, Russians\, and Tartars. He was preparing to command\, as general-in-chief\, the great expedition of the Christians against the Saracens for the recovery of the Holy Land\, when God called him to Himself\, on the 30th of July\, 1095.
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/our-lady-on-saturdays-w-iv-2/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200626
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200627
DTSTAMP:20260403T142801
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UID:1628-1593129600-1593215999@marylandcatholicwomen.com
SUMMARY:Sts. John & Paul\, Martyrs–R (III)
DESCRIPTION:THESE two Saints were both officers in the army under Julian the Apostate\, and received the crown of martyrdom\, probably in 362. They glorified God by a double victory; they despised the honors of the world\, and triumphed over its threats and torments. They saw many wicked men prosper in their impiety\, but were not dazzled by their example. They considered that worldly prosperity which attends impunity in sin is the most dreadful of all judgments; and how false and short-lived was this glittering prosperity of Julian\, who in a moment fell into the pit which he himself had dug! But the martyrs\, by the momentary labor of their conflict\, purchased an immense weight of never-fading glory; their torments were\, by their heroic patience and invincible virtue and fidelity\, a spectacle worthy of God\, Who looked down upon them from the throne of His glory\, and held His arm stretched out to strengthen them\, and to put on their heads immortal crowns in the happy moment of their victory.\nReflection.—The Saints always accounted that they had done nothing for Christ so long as they had not resisted to blood\, and by pouring forth the last drop completed their sacrifice. Every action of our lives ought to spring from this fervent motive\, and we should consecrate ourselves to the divine service with our whole strength; we must always bear in mind that we owe to God all that we are\, and\, after all we can do\, are unprofitable servants\, and do only what we are bound to do.
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/sts-john-paul-martyrs-r-iii/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200625
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200626
DTSTAMP:20260403T142801
CREATED:20200130T170020Z
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UID:1627-1593043200-1593129599@marylandcatholicwomen.com
SUMMARY:St. William\, Abbot–W (III)
DESCRIPTION:According to the Vita composed to support his candidacy for sainthood\, William died on Easter Sunday 1202\, though the actual year was 1203. Numerous miracles were reported at his grave\, and in 1218 the Archbishop of Lund\, Anders Sunesen\, requested that Pope Honorius III appoint a local commission to investigate the claims for William’s sanctity. Their report was presumably sent to Rome\, where it languished for some time. Then\, in January 1224\, William was canonized by Honorius\, who acted on additional information provided by Cardinal Gregorius de Crescentio\, recently returned from a papal legation to Denmark. A new church was constructed at Œbelholt Abbey and William’s remains were moved there in 1238.
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/st-william-abbot-w-iii/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200624
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200625
DTSTAMP:20260403T142801
CREATED:20200130T170019Z
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UID:1626-1592956800-1593043199@marylandcatholicwomen.com
SUMMARY:NATIVITY OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST–W (I)
DESCRIPTION:THE birth of St. John was foretold by an angel of the Lord to his father\, Zachary\, who was offering incense in the Temple. It was the office of St. John to prepare the way for Christ\, and before he was born into the world he began to live for the Incarnate God. Even in the womb he knew the presence of Jesus and of Mary\, and he leaped with joy at the glad coming of the son of man. In his youth he remained hidden\, because He for Whom he waited was hidden also. But before Christ’s public life began\, a divine impulse led St. John into the desert; there\, with locusts for his food and haircloth on his skin\, in silence and in prayer\, he chastened his own soul. Then\, as crowds broke in upon his solitude\, he warned them to flee from the wrath to come\, and gave them the baptism of penance\, while they confessed their sins. At last there stood in the crowd One Whom St. John did not know\, till a voice within told him that it was his Lord. With the baptism of St. John\, Christ began His penance for the sins of His people\, and St. John saw the Holy Ghost descend in bodily form upon Him. Then the Saint’s work was done. He had but to point his own disciples to the Lamb\, he had but to decrease as Christ increased. He saw all men leave him and go after Christ. “I told you\,” he said\, “that I am not the Christ. The friend of the Bridegroom rejoiceth because of the Bridegroom’s voice. This my joy therefore is fulfilled.” St. John had been cast into the fortress of Machærus by a worthless tyrant whose crimes be had rebuked\, and he was to remain there till he was beheaded\, at the will of a girl who danced before this wretched king. In this time of despair\, if St. John could have known despair\, some of his old disciples visited him. St. John did not speak to them of himself\, but he sent them to Christ\, that they might see the proofs of His mission. Then the Eternal Truth pronounced the panegyric of the Saint who had lived and breathed for Him alone: “Verily I say unto you\, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist”\nReflection.—St. John was great before God because he forgot himself and lived for Jesus Christ\, Who is the source of all greatness. Remember that you are nothing; your own will and your own desires can only lead to misery and sin. Therefore sacrifice every day some one of your natural inclinations to the Sacred Heart of Our Lord\, and learn little by little to lose yourself in Him.
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/nativity-of-st-john-the-baptist-w-i/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200623
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200624
DTSTAMP:20260403T142801
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UID:1625-1592870400-1592956799@marylandcatholicwomen.com
SUMMARY:Vigil of St. John the Baptist–V (II)
DESCRIPTION:The important feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist is preceded by a vigil. An angel announced to the saint’s father\, Zachary\, a priest of the house of Aaron\, that the child should be called John and that many would rejoice in his birth. God had chosen John to be the herald of mankind’s Redeemer\, the morning star to usher in the daylight of justice and of truth. Therefore\, he was sanctified in his mother’s womb\, when Elizabeth was honored by a visit from the Virgin Mother of God\, carrying Christ in her body. In like manner\, Jesus today gives sanctifying joy to the missionary precursors whom He calls to go before Him into pagan lands.
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/vigil-of-st-john-the-baptist-v-ii/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200622
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200623
DTSTAMP:20260403T142801
CREATED:20200130T170018Z
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UID:1624-1592784000-1592870399@marylandcatholicwomen.com
SUMMARY:St. Paulinus\, Bishop\, Confessor–W (III)
DESCRIPTION:Saint Paulinus was an early Christian\, who\, along with a priest\, deacon and soldier\, -all of whose names were forgotten through time- suffered martyrdom in 67. Paulinus is believed to have been converted and sent by St. Peter\, whom he met at Antioch\, to Lucca. He is believed to be the first Bishop of Lucca.
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/st-paulinus-bishop-confessor-w-iii/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200621
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200622
DTSTAMP:20260403T142801
CREATED:20200130T170018Z
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UID:1623-1592697600-1592783999@marylandcatholicwomen.com
SUMMARY:Third Sunday after Pentecost–G (II) - St. Aloysius Gonzaga\, Confessor
DESCRIPTION:Aloysius Gonzaga\, S.J. (Italian: Luigi Gonzaga; March 9\, 1568 – June 21\, 1591) was an Italian aristocrat who became a member of the Society of Jesus. While still a student at the Roman College\, he died as a result of caring for the victims of an epidemic. He was beatified in 1605\, and canonized in 1726.
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/third-sunday-after-pentecost-g-ii-st-aloysius-gonzaga-confessor/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200620
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200621
DTSTAMP:20260403T142801
CREATED:20200130T170017Z
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UID:1622-1592611200-1592697599@marylandcatholicwomen.com
SUMMARY:Our Lady on Saturdays–W (IV) - St. Silverius\, Pope\, Martyr–R (Comm.)
DESCRIPTION:Pope Silverius was later recognized as a saint by popular acclamation\, and is now the patron saint of the island of Ponza\, Italy. The first mention of his name in a list of saints dates to the 11th century. He is also called Saint Silverius (San Silverio). According to Ponza Islands legend\, fishermen were in a small boat in a storm off Palmarola and they called on Saint Silverius for help. An apparition of Saint Silverius called them to Palmarola\, where they survived. This miracle made him venerated as a saint.
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/our-lady-on-saturdays-w-iv-st-silverius-pope-martyr-r-comm/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200619
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200620
DTSTAMP:20260403T142801
CREATED:20200130T170017Z
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UID:1621-1592524800-1592611199@marylandcatholicwomen.com
SUMMARY:THE FEAST OF THE SACRED HEART–W (I) - St. Juliana Falconieri\, Virgin–W (Comm.) - Sts. Gervase & Protase\, Martyrs
DESCRIPTION:The heart stands for love. The human heart of Jesus stands both for His human love and for the infinite love of His divine Person. His love was not just a shimmering\, dreamy softness; it was wisely strong and true to its eternal purposes. Despite the anguish of Gethsemane\, His love yielded His human life to crucifixion. His love had all the majesty and fullness of God\, a height and a depth that make paltry the wisdom of men. Every mystery of His life\, every miracle\, sermon\, and kindness\, was a new revelation of divine love that enlightens and warms mankind.
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/the-feast-of-the-sacred-heart-w-i-st-juliana-falconieri-virgin-w-comm-sts-gervase-protase-martyrs/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200618
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200619
DTSTAMP:20260403T142801
CREATED:20200130T170015Z
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UID:1620-1592438400-1592524799@marylandcatholicwomen.com
SUMMARY:St. Ephrem\, Deacon\, Confessor\, Doctor–W (III) - Sts. Mark & Marcellian\, Martyrs–R (Comm.)
DESCRIPTION:Ephrem the Syrian (or Ephrem the Syriac; Syriac:(Latin: Ephraem Syrus; ca. 306 – 373) was a Syriac deacon and a prolific Syriac-language hymnographer and theologian of the 4th century from the region of Syria. His works are hailed by Christians throughout the world\, and many denominations venerate him as a saint. He has been declared a Doctor of the Church in Roman Catholicism. He is especially beloved in the Syriac Orthodox Church.
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/st-ephrem-deacon-confessor-doctor-w-iii-sts-mark-marcellian-martyrs-r-comm/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200617
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200618
DTSTAMP:20260403T142801
CREATED:20200130T170015Z
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UID:1619-1592352000-1592438399@marylandcatholicwomen.com
SUMMARY:St. Gregory Barbarigo\, Bishop\, Confessor–W (III)
DESCRIPTION:Gregorio Barbarigo (Gregory Barbarigo; 16 September 1625 – 18 June 1697) was an Italian cardinal\, diplomat\, and scholar.
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/st-gregory-barbarigo-bishop-confessor-w-iii/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200616
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200617
DTSTAMP:20260403T142801
CREATED:20200130T170015Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200130T170015Z
UID:1618-1592265600-1592351999@marylandcatholicwomen.com
SUMMARY:Ferial–G (IV)
DESCRIPTION:ST. JOHN FRANCIS REGIS was born in Languedoc\, in 1597. From his tenderest years he showed evidences of uncommon sanctity by his innocence of life\, modesty\, and love of prayer. At the age of eighteen he entered the Society of Jesus. As soon as his studies were over\, he gave himself entirely to the salvation of souls. The winter he spent in country missions\, principally in mountainous districts; and in spite of the rigor of the weather and the ignorance and roughness of the inhabitants\, he labored with such success that he gained innumerable souls to God both from heresy and from a bad life. The summer he gave to the towns. There his time was taken up in visiting hospitals and prisons\, in preaching and instructing\, and in assisting all who in any way stood in need of his services. In his works of mercy God often helped him by miracles. In November\, 1637\, the Saint set out for his second mission at Marthes. His road lay across valleys filled with snow and over mountains frozen and precipitous. In climbing one of the highest\, a bush to which he was clinging gave way\, and he broke his leg in the fall. By the help of his companion he accomplished the remaining six miles\, and then\, instead of seeing a surgeon\, insisted on being taken straight to the confessional. There\, after several hours\, the curate of the parish found him still seated\, and when his leg was examined the fracture was found to be miraculously healed. He was so inflamed with the love of God that he seemed to breathe\, think\, speak of that alone\, and he offered up the Holy Sacrifice with such attention and fervor that those who assisted at it could not but feel something of the fire with which he burned. After twelve years of unceasing labor\, he rendered his pure and innocent soul to his Creator\, at the age of forty-four.\nReflection.—When St. John Francis was struck in the face by a sinner whom he was reproving\, he replied\, “If you only knew me\, you would give me much more than that” His meekness converted the man\, and it is in this spirit that he teaches us to win souls to God. How much might we do if we could forget our own wants in remembering those of others\, and put our trust in God!
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/ferial-g-iv-2/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200615
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200616
DTSTAMP:20260403T142801
CREATED:20200130T170014Z
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UID:1617-1592179200-1592265599@marylandcatholicwomen.com
SUMMARY:Ferial–G (IV) - Sts. Vitus\, Modestus & Crescentia\, Martyrs–R (Comm.)
DESCRIPTION:Vitus\, born of an illustrious Sicilian family\, was arrested with his tutor and his nurse. After many sufferings\, they were martyred A.D. 303. In the Middle Ages St. Vitus was declared one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers\, and came to be considered as the special patron of those inflicted with nervous disorders.
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/ferial-g-iv-sts-vitus-modestus-crescentia-martyrs-r-comm/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200614
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200615
DTSTAMP:20260403T142801
CREATED:20200130T170014Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200130T170014Z
UID:1616-1592092800-1592179199@marylandcatholicwomen.com
SUMMARY:Second Sunday after Pentecost–G (II) - St. Basil the Great\, Bishop\, Confessor\, Doctor
DESCRIPTION:Basil of Caesarea\, also called Saint Basil the Great 329 or 330 – January 1 or 2\, 379)\, was the Greek bishop of Caesarea Mazaca in Cappadocia\, Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey). He was an influential theologian who supported the Nicene Creed and opposed the heresies of the early Christian church\, fighting against both Arianism and the followers of Apollinaris of Laodicea. His ability to balance his theological convictions with his political connections made Basil a powerful advocate for the Nicene position.
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/second-sunday-after-pentecost-g-ii-st-basil-the-great-bishop-confessor-doctor/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200613
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200614
DTSTAMP:20260403T142801
CREATED:20200130T170012Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200130T170012Z
UID:1615-1592006400-1592092799@marylandcatholicwomen.com
SUMMARY:St. Anthony of Padua\, Confessor\, Doctor–W (III)
DESCRIPTION:Saint Anthony of Padua (born Fernando Martins de Bulh_es; 1195 – 13 June 1231)\, also known as Anthony of Lisbon\, was a Portuguese Catholic priest and friar of the Franciscan Order. He was born and raised by a wealthy family in Lisbon and died in Padua\, Italy. Noted by his contemporaries for his forceful preaching and expert knowledge of scripture\, he was the second-most-quickly canonized saint after Peter of Verona. He was proclaimed a Doctor of the Church on 16 January 1946. He is also the patron saint of finding things or lost people.
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/st-anthony-of-padua-confessor-doctor-w-iii/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200612
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200613
DTSTAMP:20260403T142801
CREATED:20200130T170012Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200130T170012Z
UID:1614-1591920000-1592006399@marylandcatholicwomen.com
SUMMARY:St. John of San Facundo\, Confessor–W (III) - Sts. Basilides\, Cyrinus\, Nabor & Nazarius\, Martyrs–R (Comm.)
DESCRIPTION:This Spanish saint derives his surname from the Benedictine abbey of San Facundo in the kingdom of Leon\, where he received his early education. Ordained to the priesthood in 1445 and having won a great reputation in Salamanca as a preacher and director of souls\, John entered the community of Augustinian Canons. As a monk he succeeded in ending many of the baneful feuds that divided the young noblemen of Salamanca.
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/st-john-of-san-facundo-confessor-w-iii-sts-basilides-cyrinus-nabor-nazarius-martyrs-r-comm/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200611
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200612
DTSTAMP:20260403T142801
CREATED:20200130T170011Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200130T170011Z
UID:1613-1591833600-1591919999@marylandcatholicwomen.com
SUMMARY:THE FEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI–W (I) - St. Barnabas\, Apostle–R (Comm.)
DESCRIPTION:The Body of Christ which centers our worship in this feast is a Sacrificed\, Crucified Body. The Eucharist is always first of all a Sacrifice that is offered again and again by Christ in each Mass\, through His ordained ministers. Out of the broken body of the God-Man was born the Church that channels His life to men. The main channel of divine life is the Sacrament of the Eucharist. Jesus gives His own Body and Blood to preserve and increase the Christ-life in Christians and to make them all divinely one in Himself
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/the-feast-of-corpus-christi-w-i-st-barnabas-apostle-r-comm/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200610
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200611
DTSTAMP:20260403T142801
CREATED:20200130T170011Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200130T170011Z
UID:1612-1591747200-1591833599@marylandcatholicwomen.com
SUMMARY:St. Margaret Queen of Scots\, Widow–W (III)
DESCRIPTION:ST. MARGARET’S name signifies “pearl;” “a fitting name\,” says Theodoric\, her confessor and her first biographer\, “for one such as she.” Her soul was like a precious pearl. A life spent amidst the luxury of a royal court never dimmed its luster\, or stole it away from Him who had bought it with His blood. She was the grand\, daughter of an English king; and in 1070 she became the bride of Malcolm\, and reigned Queen of Scotland till her death in 1093. How did she become a Saint in a position where sanctity is so difficult? First\, she burned with zeal for the house of God. She built churches and monasteries; she busied herself in making vestments; she could not rest till she saw the laws of God and His Church observed throughout her realm. Next\, amidst a thousand cares\, she found time to converse with Godãordering her piety with such sweetness and discretion that she won her husband to sanctity like her own. He used to rise with her at night for prayer; he loved to kiss the holy books she used\, and sometimes he would steal them away\, and bring them back to his wife covered with jewels. Lastly\, with virtues so great\, she wept constantly over her sins\, and begged her confessor to correct her faults. St. Margaret did not neglect her duties in the world because she was not of it. Never was a better mother. She spared no pains in the education of her eight children\, and their sanctity was the fruit of her prudence and her zeal. Never was a better queen. She was the most trusted counsellor of her husband\, and she labored for the material improvement of the country. But\, in the midst of the world’s pleasures\, she sighed for the better country\, and accepted death as a release. On her death-bed she received the news that her husband and her eldest son were slain in battle. She thanked God\, Who had sent this last affliction as a penance for her sins. After receiving Holy Viaticum\, she was repeating the prayer from the Missal\, “O Lord Jesus Christ\, Who by Thy death didst give life to the world\, deliver me.” At the words “deliver me\,” says her biographer\, she took her departure to Christ\, the Author of true liberty.
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/st-margaret-queen-of-scots-widow-w-iii/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200609
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200610
DTSTAMP:20260403T142801
CREATED:20200130T170010Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200130T170010Z
UID:1611-1591660800-1591747199@marylandcatholicwomen.com
SUMMARY:Ferial–G (IV) - Sts. Primus and Felician\, Martyrs–R (Comm.)
DESCRIPTION:The aged Primus and Felician were Roman citizens and blood brothers who suffered martyrdom under Emperor Diocletian. By their death they entered into a more perfect union than that of human kinship\, becoming for all eternity glorified members of the Mystical Body of Christ.
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/ferial-g-iv-sts-primus-and-felician-martyrs-r-comm/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200608
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200609
DTSTAMP:20260403T142801
CREATED:20200130T170008Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200130T170008Z
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SUMMARY:Ferial–G (IV)
DESCRIPTION:ST. MEDARD\, Bishop. ST. MEDARD\, one of the most illustrious prelates of the Church of France in the sixth century\, was born of a pious and noble family\, at Salency\, about the year 457. From his childhood he evinced the most tender compassion for the poor. On one occasion he gave his coat to a destitute blind man\, and when asked why he had done so\, he answered that the misery of a fellow-member in Christ so affected him that he could not help giving him part of his own clothes. Being promoted to the priesthood in the thirty-third year of his age\, he became a bright ornament of that sacred order. He preached the word of God with an unction which touched the hearts of the most hardened; and the influence of his example\, by which he enforced the precepts which he delivered from the pulpit\, seemed irresistible. In 530\, Alomer\, the thirteenth bishop of that country\, dying\, St. Medard was unanimously chosen to fill the see\, and was consecrated by St. Remigius\, who had baptized King Clovis in 496\, and was then exceeding old. Our Saint’s new dignity did not make him abate anything of his austerities\, and\, though at that time seventy-two years old\, he thought himself obliged to redouble his labors. Though his diocese was very wide\, it seemed not to suffice for his zeal\, which could not be confined; wherever he saw the opportunity of advancing the honor of God\, and of abolishing the remains of idolatry\, he overcame all obstacles\, and by his zealous labors and miracles the rays of the Gospel dispelled the mists of idolatry throughout the whole extent of his diocese. What rendered this task more difficult and perilous was the savage and fierce disposition of the ancient inhabitants of Flanders\, who were the most barbarous of all the nations of the Gauls and Franks. Our Saint\, having completed this great work in Flanders\, returned to Noyon\, where he shortly after fell sick\, and soon rested from his labors at an advanced age\, in 545. The whole kingdom lamented his death as the loss of their common father and protector. His body was buried in his own cathedral\, but the many miracles wrought at his tomb so moved King Clotaire that he translated the precious remains to Soissons.\nReflection.—The Church takes delight in styling her founder “THE AMIABLE JESUS\,” and He likewise says of Himself\, “I am meek and humble of heart.”
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SUMMARY:TRINITY SUNDAY–W (I)
DESCRIPTION:IN 1132 Robert was a monk at Whitby\, England\, when news arrived that thirteen religious had been violently expelled from the Abbey of St. Mary\, in York\, for having proposed to restore the strict Benedictine rule. He at once set out to join them\, and found them on the banks of the Skeld\, near Ripon\, living in the midst of winter in a hut made of hurdles and roofed with turf. In the spring they affiliated themselves to St. Bernard’s reform at Clairvaux\, and for two years struggled on in extreme poverty. At length the fame of their sanctity brought another novice\, Hugh\, Dean of York\, who endowed the community with all his wealth\, and thus laid the foundation of Fountains Abbey. In 1137 Raynulph\, Baron of Morpeth\, was so edified by the example of the monks at Fountains that he built them a monastery in Northumberland\, called Newminster\, of which St. Robert became abbot. The holiness of his life\, even more than his words\, guided his brethren to perfection\, and within the next ten years three new communities went forth from this one house to become centers of holiness in other parts. The abstinence of St. Robert in refectory alone sufficed to maintain the mortified spirit of the community. One Easter Day\, his stomach\, weakened by the fast of Lent\, could take no food\, and he at last consented to try to eat some bread sweetened with honey. Before it was brought\, he felt this relaxation would be a dangerous example for his subjects\, and sent the food untouched to the poor at the gate. The plate was received by a young man of shining countenance\, who straightway disappeared. At the next meal the plate descended empty\, and by itself\, to the abbot’s place in the refectory\, proving that what the Saint sacrificed for his brethren had been accepted by Christ. At the moment of Robert’s death\, in 1159\, St. Godric\, the hermit of Finchale\, saw his soul\, like a globe of fire\, borne up by the angels in a pathway of light; and as the gates of heaven opened before them\, a voice repeated twice\, “Enter now\, my friends.”
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CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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SUMMARY:First Saturday - (f/pa) Ember Saturday of Pentecost–R (I)
DESCRIPTION:Ember days (corruption from Lat. Quatuor Tempora\, four times) are the days at the beginning of the seasons ordered by the Church as days of fast and abstinence. They were definitely arranged and prescribed for the entire Church by Pope Gregory VII (1073-1085) for the Wednesday\, Friday\, and Saturday after 13 December (S. Lucia)\, after Ash Wednesday\, after Whitsunday\, and after 14 September (Exaltation of the Cross). The purpose of their introduction\, besides the general one intended by all prayer and fasting\, was to thank God for the gifts of nature\, to teach men to make use of them in moderation\, and to assist the needy.
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/first-saturday-f-pa-ember-saturday-of-pentecost-r-i/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200605
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UID:1607-1591315200-1591401599@marylandcatholicwomen.com
SUMMARY:First Friday - (f/a) Ember Friday of Pentecost–R (I)
DESCRIPTION:Ember days (corruption from Lat. Quatuor Tempora\, four times) are the days at the beginning of the seasons ordered by the Church as days of fast and abstinence. They were definitely arranged and prescribed for the entire Church by Pope Gregory VII (1073-1085) for the Wednesday\, Friday\, and Saturday after 13 December (S. Lucia)\, after Ash Wednesday\, after Whitsunday\, and after 14 September (Exaltation of the Cross). The purpose of their introduction\, besides the general one intended by all prayer and fasting\, was to thank God for the gifts of nature\, to teach men to make use of them in moderation\, and to assist the needy.
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/first-friday-f-a-ember-friday-of-pentecost-r-i/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200604
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UID:1606-1591228800-1591315199@marylandcatholicwomen.com
SUMMARY:Thursday in Octave of Pentecost–R (I)
DESCRIPTION:Then calling together the twelve apostles\, he gave them power and authority over all devils and to cure diseases. And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick. And he said to them: “Take nothing for your journey\, neither staff\, nor scrip\, nor bread\, nor money; neither have two coats. And whatsoever house you shall enter into\, abide there and depart not from thence. And whosoever will not receive you\, when ye go out of that city\, shake off even the dust of your feet\, for a testimony against them.” And going out\, they went about through the towns\, preaching the gospel and healing everywhere.
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/thursday-in-octave-of-pentecost-r-i/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200603
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UID:1605-1591142400-1591228799@marylandcatholicwomen.com
SUMMARY:(f/pa) Ember Wednesday of Pentecost–R (I)
DESCRIPTION:Ember days (corruption from Lat. Quatuor Tempora\, four times) are the days at the beginning of the seasons ordered by the Church as days of fast and abstinence. They were definitely arranged and prescribed for the entire Church by Pope Gregory VII (1073-1085) for the Wednesday\, Friday\, and Saturday after 13 December (S. Lucia)\, after Ash Wednesday\, after Whitsunday\, and after 14 September (Exaltation of the Cross). The purpose of their introduction\, besides the general one intended by all prayer and fasting\, was to thank God for the gifts of nature\, to teach men to make use of them in moderation\, and to assist the needy.
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/f-pa-ember-wednesday-of-pentecost-r-i/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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UID:1604-1591056000-1591142399@marylandcatholicwomen.com
SUMMARY:Tuesday in Octave of Pentecost–R (I)
DESCRIPTION:Baptism alone seals a person as a child of God\, bestows an initial share in Christ’s priesthood\, and enriches the soul with divine life. But Jesus instituted also the Sacrament of Confirmation\, by which He gives a further indelible seal and a further share in His priesthood\, as well as a special grace to live and worship as a mature\, apostolic Christian. Because Christ emphasizes the fact that the Holy Spirit continues the work of saving souls\, the act of Confirmation is recognized as the means for a special outpouring of the Holy Spirit.
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/tuesday-in-octave-of-pentecost-r-i/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200601
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200602
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UID:1603-1590969600-1591055999@marylandcatholicwomen.com
SUMMARY:Monday in Octave of Pentecost–R (I)
DESCRIPTION:From the beginning of His public ministry\, Jesus demanded essential belief in Himself as God’s Son and as mankind’s Redeemer. He is the light of the world. It is the very nature of light to shine. And healthy eyes welcome light. But God does not force open the eyes that are blinded by contentment with self and with this world. Jesus chose to let His light shine on all men through His invisible Holy Spirit. Neither continent nor ocean\, neither race nor class\, is any hindrance to His mighty but gentle coming. He asks only integrity of life and a believing heart.
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/monday-in-octave-of-pentecost-r-i/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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SUMMARY:PENTECOST–R (I) (Whitsunday)
DESCRIPTION:On Pentecost\, Jesus crowned His life and teaching by sending the Holy Spirit into the hearts of Mary and the Apostles and three thousand converts. In them and through them\, began a new generation of men\, a new supernatural family\, a new Mystical Christ embracing members of every race. Jesus gave His own Holy Spirit to be the soul of His new Mystical Body. That body\, the Church\, which rested with Him in germ beneath Mary’s Heart and was born of His pierced side upon the Cross\, came into its full\, active maturity on Pentecost. The Holy Spirit came in visible form to begin His invisible activity.
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/pentecost-r-i-whitsunday/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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SUMMARY:(f/pa) Vigil of Pentecost–R (I)
DESCRIPTION:Felix was the author of an important dogmatic letter on the unity of Christ’s Person. He received the emperor Aurelian’s aid in settling a theological dispute between the anti-Trinitarian Paul of Samosata\, who had been deprived of the bishopric Antioch by a council of bishops for heresy and the orthodox Domnus\, Paul’s successor.
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/f-pa-vigil-of-pentecost-r-i/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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