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Fresco of Christmas at Greccio
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Christmas at Greccio

Being a man who wanted to experience things with all of his senses, Saint Francis decided one Christmas to depict the birth of Jesus with live animals and real people. This “first crèche” was created in Greccio in 1223. Our tradition of having a Christmas crèche in our homes and churches continues the practice begun all those years ago.

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December 24
Statue of Saint Gilbert of Sempringham

Saint Gilbert of Sempringham

February 16
Saint Gilbert of Sempringham could have been a wealthy priest, but chose to live far more simply. He founded a religious congregation the Gilbertines, who followed his example of living poorly and caring for those who want. Saint Gilbert live ...
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Statue of Saint Claude de la Colombière

Saint Claude de la Colombière

February 15
Saint Claude de la Colombière met Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque and eventually became her confessor. Together they advanced devotion to the Sacred Heart at a time when God’s mercy needed emphasis. God raises the right people at the right time ...
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Statues of Saints Cyril and Methodius

Saints Cyril and Methodius

February 14
Often missionaries face the difficulties of language and culture. Saints Cyril and Methodius were no exceptions. But they faced the difficulties by writing the foreign language in a new alphabet and translating the liturgy for the local people.
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Sketch of Saint Giles Mary of Saint Joseph

Saint Giles Mary of Saint Joseph

February 13
Simple, humble persons can sometimes be powerful in their effect on and work with the people of God. Saint Giles Mary of Saint Joseph was such a man. Giles Mary was loved on the streets of Naples for his goodness ...
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Engraving of Saint Apollonia

Saint Apollonia

February 12
Saint Apollonia is the patron saint of dentists because her teeth were knocked out by an angry mob. Hardly the way we would wish a dentist to extract our teeth, but Saint Apollonia certainly evidenced great courage in her defiance ...
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Statue of Our Lady of Lourdes

Our Lady of Lourdes

February 11
Devotion to Our Lady of Lourdes runs deep in the hearts of the faithful as a sign of God’s care and healing. The mediation of Mary, his mother, is a real consolation to those who suffer any ill.
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