St Paulinus of York (October 10) was sent to England by Pope Gregory in 1601
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Daily readings: October 10 – October 16
Thursday, 7 October 2010
Scripture readings in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms
The French ecclesiastic who met a barbaric end
Thursday, 7 October 2010
St Leger (October 2) was fatally drawn into the power struggles of Merovingian France
Daily readings: October 3 – October 9
Thursday, 7 October 2010
Scripture readings in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms
‘We have heard that the English wish to be converted’
Wednesday, 22 September 2010
St Homorius (September 30), the fifth Archbishop of Canterbury, was a key figure in the establishment of Christianity in England
The saint who only slept three hours a night
Wednesday, 22 September 2010
The Virgin Mary appeared in a dream and said just one word to Alphonsus de Orozco (1500-1591): “Write”
Daily readings: September 19 – September 25
Wednesday, 22 September 2010
Scripture readings in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms
The pope who allowed backsliders back into the fold
Monday, 13 September 2010
St Cornelius, pope from 251 to 253, was martyred by Emperor Gallus
Daily readings: September 12 – 18
Monday, 13 September 2010
Scripture readings in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms
St Omer, September 9, patron of the blind
Thursday, 2 September 2010
A town named after St Omer, in the Pas-de-Calais, played a crucial role in educating English Catholics
It is now time to undo the injustice bishops are doing to too many priests, falsely accused of child abuse and now vindicated, but still torn from their priesthood
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