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Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul , Nuestra Señora del Refugio / Our Lady of Refuge, Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico (1720) and Memorials of the Saints - 4 July

Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul , Nuestra Señora del Refugio / Our Lady of Refuge, Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico (1720) and Memorials of the Saints – 4 July

Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul (29 June) +2021 Nuestra Señora del Refugio / Our Lady of Refuge, Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico (1720) – 4 July: Jesuit Missionary Father Juan José Güica brought a painting of Our Lady, Refuge of Sinners from Italy to Mexico in 1720. In a dream, the Virgin told Padre Güica to ask the Franciscans of Zacatecas to use and promote the image; – they distributed over…

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Our Lady of Refuge and Memorials of the Saints - 4 July

Our Lady of Refuge and Memorials of the Saints – 4 July

4 July – Our Lady of Refuge, Nuestra Señora del Refugio, is Patroness of California and parts of Mexico. This painting is from the hands of the artist, Joseph de Paez, 1750, Mexico.

The Franciscan missionary Francisco Diego Garcia y Moreno was the first Bishop of Baja, California.   He proclaimed Nuestra Señora del Refugio, as Patron on 4 January 1843, at Mission Santa Clara in Alta California.

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Saint of the Day - 4 July - Blessed Petrus Kasui Kibe SJ (c 1587-1639) Priest and Martyr - "A Christian Walking Through the World"

Saint of the Day – 4 July – Blessed Petrus Kasui Kibe SJ (c 1587-1639) Priest and Martyr – “A Christian Walking Through the World”

Saint of the Day – 4 July – Blessed Petrus Kasui Kibe SJ (c 1587-1639) Japanese Jesuit Priest and Martyr.   Born in c 1587 in Kibe, Oita, Japan and died by being run through with a spear on 4 July 1639 in Tokyo, Japan.   He is called the “Japanese Marco Polo” or “A Christian Walking Through the World” and “The man who walked 4000kms.”

This is the extraordinary story of Fr Petrus Kibe who walked…

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Quote/s of the Day - 4 July - Blessed Petrus Kasui Kibe and Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati

Quote/s of the Day – 4 July – Blessed Petrus Kasui Kibe and Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati

Quote/s of the Day – 4 July – The Memorial of Blessed Petrus Kasui Kibe SJ (c 1587-1639) Priest and Martyr “A Christian Walking Through the World” and Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati TOSF (1901-1925) “Man of the Beatitudes”

“Let us hoist our sails trusting in the wind of God’s grace.”

Blessed Petrus Kasui Kibe (c 1587-1639) Priest and Martyr “A Christian Walking Through the World”

“All around the…

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One Minute Reflection – 4 July – So let us fast and pray since we are still on the threshold of birth.

One Minute Reflection – 4 July – So let us fast and pray since we are still on the threshold of birth.

One Minute Reflection – 4 July – “Month of the Precious Blood” – Saturday of the Thirteenth Week of Ordinary Time, Year A, Readings:  Amos 9:11-15, Psalm 85:11-14, Matthew 9:14-17 and the Memorial of Blessed Petrus Kasui Kibe SJ (c 1587-1639) Prist and Martyr and Bl Pier Giorgio Frassati TOSF (1901-1925)

And Jesus said to them, “Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with…