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Servant of God: Anna Louise Lateau –She Lived on Nothing but the Holy Eucharist for 12 Years
By Larry Peterson On January 13, 1850, a baby girl was born to Adele Pissens Lateau and her husband, Gregory. They named the child Anna Louise. Three months after Louise was born her dad passed away from smallpox. A healthy, powerful, 29-year-old metal worker, Gregory’s body was no match for the smallpox demon that ravaged… Read more
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My Life for Your Freedom—The Mercedarians Practice What They Preach: One of Them is St. Serapion of Algiers
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January 22—The Betrothal of the Blessed Virgin Mary to St. Joseph is tied to the Protection of the Unborn Children, Marriage and Family
By Larry Peterson January 22, is the day the Catholic Church in America sets aside all else and joins in prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children. Traditionally, in the pre-1955 Church calendar, this day was set aside to honor the “Betrothal of the Blessed Virgin Mary to St. Joseph”. Today, this Mass is… Read more
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Francis Delalieu; A Good Samaritan–He saved a future Servant of God and her family from death and then he seemingly vanished.
By Larry Peterson One of the most famous Gospel readings is from Luke, Ch 10: 29-37; we all know it as the Parable of the Good Samaritan. When Jesus is asked which of the three was a neighbor to the robber’s victim, Jesus said, “The one who treated him with mercy. Go and do likewise.” … Read more
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Do You Have a Devotion to Our Lady of Cana?
By Larry Peterson Looking toward the end of the first week of the new year I noticed a feast day that made me take pause. It falls on January 6 and is called Our Lady of Cana. We all know about the Wedding Feast at Cana and how Jesus, at the request of His Mom,… Read more
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Greeting the New Year—the Catholic Way
By Larry Peterson According to Georgetown University , as of October 2017, there are 1.28 billion Catholics in the world. 70.4 million of them are in the United States. The USA has a population of approximately 330,000,000 people. That works out to about 22% of the American population being Catholic. From the Pope down to… Read more
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