On St Peter Martyr

St. Peter Martyr (also known as Peter of Verona) was an early Dominican friar whose vigorous preaching enraged the heretics of his day to th...
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On Certain Excesses....

This evening during supper we continued our reading of The Life of St Philip Neri who is a Patron of the Redemptorist Congregation. We are ...
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Feast of Our Lady of Good Counsel

The painting of Our Mother of Good Counsel is an Eleousa , (The Mother of Tenderness). The Christ Child nestles close to his mother. The ima...
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The Greater Litanies

On this day there used to be celebrated at Rome the Robigalia, which were replaced in later days by the Christian procession that passed alo...
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Feast of St. Evangelist Mark

St. Mark was from the tribe of Levi and was a disciple of Saint Peter. Peter closes his first letter: "The church that is in Babylon, e...
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Feast of St. George - more than a myth!

This renowned and glorious martyr was born in Cappadocia, the son of rich and God-fearing parents. His father suffered for Christ, after whi...
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Sunday of Good Shepherd

Points from today’s sermon Alleluia ! Exultate! Jubilate! Every day in the Divine Office and the Mass the Church exclaims Alleluia 125 times...
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I's a wrap!

After three days of hard work, our Catholic newspaper is finaly ready to ship. Rev. Fr Anthony Mary, C.SS.R. (left) and Br. Dominic Mary, C...
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Catholic wrapping is going fast...

Every paper, which you will get, was folded with prayer... Our Novices, Br Joannes and Br Matthew, are folding hundreds of newspapers. Br Wo...
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St. Magnus, Earl and Martyr, Patron of the Orkney Islands, 1st Class Feast day

St. Magnus was born in the Orkney Isles of noble parentage. His father was Earl of the islands, and his mother was likewise of noble blood. ...
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Lambing season began today...

We got......... Gotland lambs!!! Today two of our first Gotland lambs were born. Beginning Papa Stronsay's lambing season. These two fem...
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Orkney Saints in April

6 April: St Berthamus, bishop of Kirkwall. “He was filled with a heavenly sweetness.” He died in 839. 9 April: St Dotto, abbot. Said to ha...
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Frying the Easter eggs...

And adding a pinch of salt..
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The Easter Vigil

The blessing of the Paschal Candle from the Holy Fire (Photographed in the dark - night shot) Celebrant, Deacon and Sub-deacon listen to the...
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Passion devotions on Good Friday in honour of the Burial of Our Lord

After the Liturgy of Good Friday we had evening devotions in memory of the deposition of Our Lord’s body from the Cross and its burial in th...
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Good Friday Holy Mass of Presanctified

On Good Friday, Holy Church commemorates the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ, so that it is the saddest and most solemn day of Holy Week. T...
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