St Cornelius, pope from 251 to 253, was martyred by Emperor Gallus
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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
Daily readings: September 5 – September 11
Thursday, 2 September 2010
Scripture readings for the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms
The Lancashire priest executed for his zeal
Thursday, 26 August 2010
St Edmund Arrowsmith (August 28) was hanged, drawn and quartered and his head set upon a pike
Daily readings: August 29 – September 4
Thursday, 26 August 2010
Scripture readings for the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms
The English martyr hanged at the age of 80
Thursday, 19 August 2010
St John Kemble (August 22), a much-loved Catholic priest whose execution was horribly botched
The king who stamped out paganism in Hungary
Thursday, 12 August 2010
St Stephen of Hungary (August 16) was humble, and worked for the poor – yet did not always turn the other cheek
Daily readings: August 15 – August 21
Thursday, 12 August 2010
Scripture readings for the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms
Pope Francis, as I hoped, will complete Pope Benedict’s unfinished encyclical: it will be a striking illustration of the hermeneutic of continuity
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