The Catholic Church unveiled a new iPad application this week, intended to keep the faithful abreast of Vatican comings-and-goings, as well as other news from the church’s missions throughout the world.Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/05/19/pope-francis-answers-new-calling-catholic-church-ipad-app/print#ixzz2TqxFCZRK
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Pope Francis answers a new calling: Catholic Church’s iPad app
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Paschal was born on the feast of Pentecost in the year 1540 at Torre Hermosa in Spain.
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May 17 – St. Paschal of Baylon 1540-1592 Religious First Order Franciscan
The following is a recent talk Pope Francis gave concerning the world of finance and money. As Secular Franciscans we need to be in guard towards giving into the spirit of materialism
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Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, the Archbishop of Vienna, who was himself widely tipped as a possible successor to Pope Benedict, said he had personally had two “strong signs” that Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was “the chosen one” in the run up to vote.
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Pope Francis elected after supernatural ‘signs’ in the Conclave, says Cardinal
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Council MeetingFirst Sunday of the month at 1:30 pmFraternity Meeting1:30- 2:30 pm business section2:30-3:30 pm ongoing formation3:30-4:00 pm break4:00-5:00 pm Vespers ( includes Divine Mercy Chaplet and Litany)Weekly Holy HourMondays at 6:00 pm St.
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The following was sent by our Regional Minister, Les Alberti ofs, in regard to the Ministers’ Meeting held at the Queen of Apostles Retreat Centre on Saturday May 11th.
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Click here for the report: Pope Francis to canonize Mother Laura Montoya, first Colombian saint Laura Montoya Upegui was born on 26 May 1874 in Jericó, Antioquia, Colombia, the second of three children to Juan de la Crux Montoya and Dolores Upegui. When Laura was only 2 years old, her father was killed defending his Country, and the family was left in extreme poverty after all their goods were confiscated.
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Pope Francis to canonize Mother Laura Montoya, first Colombian saint
Council MeetingFirst Sunday of the month at 1:30 pmFraternity Meeting1:30- 2:30 pm business section2:30-3:30 pm ongoing formation3:30-4:00 pm break4:00-5:00 pm Vespers ( includes Divine Mercy Chaplet and Litany)Weekly Holy HourMondays at 6:00 pm St. Gregory the Great Church, Oshawa,Devotions to St.
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Pope shows own spirituality in doing away with material things
Ignatius, the son of pious peasants at Laconi, Sicily, was born in 1701. As a young man he vowed, during a serious illness, that, if he recovered his health, he would consecrate his life to God in the Capuchin Order.
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May 11 – St. Ignatius of Laconi 1701-1781 First Order Capuchin Franciscan
a) The canonical establishment of the Sacred Heart Fraternity at the Church of Our Lady of Immaculate in Guelph took place on Sunday May 5th with the express permission of the Most Reverend Douglas Crosby OMI.
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A new exhibition on Father Junipero Serra takes a comprehensive look at the founder of the California missions and the experiences of the more than 60,000 Indians who were baptized and ultimately buried at colonial Spain’s 21 Pacific Coast evangelizing settlements.Read more here: Catholic San Francisco Junípero Serra at age 61,ten years before his death.
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New exhibition on Father Junipero Serra Franciscan Friar and Founder of the California Missions
When I am in Heaven, where everything is possible, I will cling to the mantle of the Mother of God and I will not turn my eyes from you. But do not forget what this poor old man has said to you.
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Born at Urbino, Italy; died at Fossombrone, Italy, 1625; beatified in 1867. Born into the de’Passionei family, Benedict was a lawyer in his home town before joining the Capuchins at Fano in 1584.
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April 30th – Blessed Benedict of Urbino, Order of Friars Minor Capuchin
The Shrine of Our Lady of AparacidaSource: Agência Brasil (ABr/RadioBrás)Author: Valter Campanato/ABrMore on the Shrine of Our Lady of Aparacida: Most of us, when asked about authentic Marian apparitions, conclude that Our Lady has somehow confined Herself to Europe, and then until recent times, however, the opposite is true.
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Pope Francis to Visit the Shrine of Our Lady of Aparacida During World Youth Day
THE OSHAWA FRANCISCAN BLOG Secular Franciscan Order St. Angela Merici Fraternity Oshawa: Spokesman: Benedict XVI will likely return to Vatican on May 2 Spokesman: Benedict XVI will likely return to Vatican on May 2 Posted by franciscanusanglicanus at 8:12 AM Email ThisBlogThis!Share to Facebook Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)
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