Saints and Special People

Fra Angelico painting 'All Saints' from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:All-Saints.jpg

This page provides links to my posts about saints, Christian martyrs and other special people. They are arranged in calendar order as for their commemoration or feast days.

You can click on any title to be taken to the post.

January

25 January Conversion of Paul
25 January Persecution and Conversion

February


25 March  Annunciation 2013
25 March   The Annunciation of our Lord
31 March John Donne: 'for whom the bell tolls'

April

23 April St George's Day

May

14 May (or 24 Feb) Replacement chosen by lottery and prayer
26 May What have immigrants ever done for us? Augustine of Canterbury
28 May Going Quietly off-piste St Bernard of Menthon

June

9 June St Columba's Day
9 June St Columba
11 June Mentoring and St Barnabas
11 June When the excrement hits the fan (Barnabas)
11 June What difference can one person make?

July

3 July Thomas:who voiced what others dared not ask
3 July Thomas the apostle: the one who asked questions
2 July Thomas and a round-up
11 July St Benedict of Nursia
14 July 14 July and John Keble
15 July Waking up to rain on St Swithun's Day
15 July Is it raining today? (St Swithun)
22 July Mary Magdalene: Thoughts on her Feast Day
22 July Festival of Mary Magdalene
22 July Who was the real Mary Magdalene?
22 July Mary Magdalene: Festival
22 July Mary Magdalene - a Model Disciple?
25 July James the Apostle
25 July James, a son of thunder
26 July Père Jacques Hamel
29 July Mary, Martha and Lazarus
30 July Change-makers: William Wilberforce, Oloudah Equiano, Thomas Clarkson

August

9 August Mary Sumner, Founder of the Mothers' Union
11 August Clare of Assisi, Founder of the Minoresses (Poor Clares)
14 August Maximilian Kolbe (1894 - 1941)
14 August Maximilian Kolbe
14 August Man in Striped Pajamas - Maximilian Kolbe
15 August Should Christians obey Mary, Mother of Jesus?15 August Blessed Virgin Mary
15 August Assuming too Much - Blessed Virgin Mary
28 August Augustine of Hippo
31 August Aidan of Lindisfarne
31 August Aidan Gets my Vote

September

1 September St Giles the Hermit of Provence
21 September Pointing Fingers on St Matthew's Day: a repost
21 September St Matthew's Day Reflection
29 September Michaelmas
30 September Jerome, Translator of the Scriptures, Teacher

October

4 October Francis of Assissi: living the prayer
4 October Discomfort, anger, tears and foolishness
 18 October 5 ways to celebrate St Luke's day


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