Feast of St Francis de Sales
Posted: Sat, 24 Jan 2015 03:00
Saint FRANCIS DE SALES, bishop and doctor of the Church
Titular and Patron of the Society of Saint Francis de Sales
Francis was born in Savoy, France, on 21 August 1567. Ordained Bishop of Geneva in 1602, he dedicated all his apostolic activity to bringing back to the Catholic faith the people of the Chablais who had accepted the Protestant Reform. Through his many-sided activities he educated... Read More »
Feast of Blessed Laura Vicuna
Posted: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 09:17
Laura Carmen Vicuna was born in Santiago, Chile, in 1891. When her father died suddenly, her mother took Laura and her sister to Argentina. In 1900 Laura entered a school run by the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians. The following year she made her first Holy Communion and, like Dominic Savio, she made resolutions to love God with all her strength, to do penance and die rather than sin, to make... Read More »
Feast of Blessed Luigi Variara
Posted: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 09:04
Early years, marked by Don Bosco
Luigi Variara was born in Viarigi in the province of Asti on the 15th January 1875 to a deeply Christian family. His father Pietro had heard Don Bosco in 1856, when he came to the village to preach a mission. He decided to take Luigi to Valdocco to continue his studies. The Saint would die four months later. But what Luigi came to know of him was sufficient to leave... Read More »
THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD
Posted: Sun, 11 Jan 2015 13:56
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Today the Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Baptism of Our Lord. This brings to an end the season of Christmas.
FEAST OF THE EPIPHANY
Posted: Sun, 4 Jan 2015 10:19
'Arise, shine out Jerusalem, for your light has come,
the glory of the Lord is rising on you,
though night still covers the earth
and darkness the peoples.
Above you the Lord now rises
and above you his glory appears.
The nations come to your light
and kings to your dawning brightness.
Lift up your eyes and look around:
all are assembling and coming towards you,
your... Read More »
HAPPY NEW YEAR
Posted: Thu, 1 Jan 2015 12:55
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"When there is a start to be made, don't step over! Start where you are!" (Edgar Cayce)
The words of Edgar Cayce capture for me the immediacy of new beginnings. . . present in the here and NOW! So, why is it we always wait for a New Year to begin to start again?
New Year is a time when we are all drawn to look back; to remember and to reminisce over all that has... Read More »
SHARING THE CHAPTER
Posted: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 15:56
During our Chapter, Sr Connie and I spent quite a lot of time as did many others thinking about how to share the Chapter message . . . We decided that it would be really a good idea to share it with all our friends, co-operators and helpers together with the FMA communities.
Realising that travel is never easy we also thought to do it in three places. . . London, Cowley and Glasgow . . . as it turned... Read More »
PATRON OF THE BRITISH SALESIAN PROVINCE
Posted: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 11:54
Today is the Feast of St Thomas Becket (known also as St Thomas of Canterbury) - St Thomas is the Patron of our Province.
On this day we remember especially our Provincial (Fr Martin) and his leadership team.
We ask the blessing of St Thomas on the Province, and also on the Salesian Family of Great Britain.
THE BIRTH OF CHRIST
Posted: Thu, 25 Dec 2014 09:15
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Today we celebrate once again the abiding presence of God, born in time out of love for each of us; Emmanuel - God with us, and there is no better reason to celebrate!
in celebrating the greatest gift of all, we can also be thankful for all our gifts and blessings over the last year. I know that they have been many for me and I am sure for you too. There have been... Read More »