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Mater Admirabilis / Mother Most Admirable (1844), Dedication of the Abbey of Our Lady, Pontigny, France (1114), St John Cantius and the Saints for 20 October

Mater Admirabilis / Mother Most Admirable (1844) – 20 October:Mater Admirabilis is a fresco depicting the Virgin Mary, in the Monastery of the Trinità dei Monti, in Rome. It was painted by a young French artist, Pauline Perdrau and has been associated with several…

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Dedication of the Abbey of Our Lady, Pontigny, France (1114) and Memorials of the Saints - 20 October

Dedication of the Abbey of Our Lady, Pontigny, France (1114) and Memorials of the Saints – 20 October

Dedication of the Abbey of Our Lady, Pontigny, France (1114) – 20 October: The Abbot Orsini wrote: “The Dedication of the Church of Pontigny, four leagues from Auxerre, under the title of Our Lady. This Abbey was founded in 1114 by Thibaud, Count of Champagne.” The former abbey of Pontigny is nestled in the Serein valley in the north of Burgundy, and is one of the oldest sites of the Cistercian…

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One Minute Reflection – 20 October – 'May your door be open to Him ... ' Luke 12:35-38

One Minute Reflection – 20 October – ‘May your door be open to Him … ‘ Luke 12:35-38

One Minute Reflection – 20 October – Tuesday of the Twenty Ninth week in Ordinary Time, Readings: Ephesians 2:12-22,Psalms 85:9-10,11-12, 13-14, Luke 12:35-38 and the Memorial of Blessed James Strepar OFM (c 1340-1409)

“Stay dressed for action and keep your lamps burning and be like men who are waiting for their master to come home from the wedding feast, so that they may open the door to him…

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Saint of the Day - 20 October - Blessed James Strepar OFM (c 1340-1409)

Saint of the Day – 20 October – Blessed James Strepar OFM (c 1340-1409)

Saint of the Day – 20 October – Blessed James Strepar OFM (c 1340-1409) Archbishop, Religious Priest of the Order of Friars Minor, Missionary, Apostle of the Holy Eucharist, Eucharistic Adoration, the Blessed Virgin and the Holy Rosary. He founded Churches, Monateries, Schools, Hospitals, apostolates of Eucharistic Adoration and promoted the prayer of the Holy Rosary, apostle of the poor and…