“a novena is a nine days’ private or public devotion in the Catholic Churchto obtain special graces…to the novena belongs that hopeful mourning,of yearning, of prayer.The number nine in Holy Writ is indicative of suffering and grief”(St. Jerome, inEzech., vii, 24; — P.L., XXV,...
My name is Dan Hull. I practice law to (1) make money, (2) ensure that every day will be different than the one before, (3) use everything I have practicing law so I can feel alive, (4) serve sophisticated purchasers of legal services who "get it"--corporate clients with in-...
Robert Herrick has his “Ceremony Upon Candlemas Eve”, the last stanza of which was set to music by Kate Rusby. Christina Georgina Rossetti has her “A Candlemas Dialogue”. St. John Henry Newman wrote a poem “Candlemas”. Here is “A Song For Simeon”, in free verse, by the ...
What is Saint Francis Xavier the patron saint of? How old was St. Francis of Assisi when he died? What is Saint Vincent Ferrer the patron saint of? What is St. Julian of Norwich the patron saint of? How old was St. Bede when he died? What did St. Thomas Aquinas do for the Churc...
The Huns will not come.“ She became the city's patron saint. In 1928, a grateful Paris erected a statue to her on the Pont de la Tournelle (now about 400 years old). Genevieve is facing east, the direction from which the Huns approached. She is also said to have converted Clovis,...
Monet and his family are buried in Giverny. If you take a short walk into the village, you’ll find the local church Saint-Radegonde at the end of the main road. The facade is relatively plain, but the structure dates back to the 12th century. Monet and several family members are bur...
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