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Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance and we pray for all people who are ill at ease with their gender, seek to change it, suffer for it and have been persecuted, and also killed. All people are loved by God and valued in their inherent God-given dignity. #TDOR
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This is the only name by which we can be saved.
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of all the #GDPR content, this one amused us the most
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Have mercy on us, O Lord, for we have sinned (Psalm 50) #AshWednesday - Responsorial Psalm
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The Right Reverend Paul Swarbrick, the Lead Bishop for Africa at the Bishops' Conference, has expressed his solidarity with those suffering violence and persecution in the #Tigray region of #Ethiopia , assuring them that "Christ is in the crisis". #TigrayCantWait #StopWarOnTigray
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We are praying for our Prime Minister & for all those caring for him and caring for others who are suffering with #Covid19 There is a helpful novena here: #PrayforBoris
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Today is #PalmSunday - The arrival of Christ in Jerusalem and start of Holy Week. "Blessing on him who comes in the name of the Lord!" #HolyWeek
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We continue reading the Gospel of John, so Reading John in Lent has become Reading John in Easter. Today, Jesus appears to Mary Magdalene โ€œ...go to my brothers and say to them, โ€˜I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your Godโ€™.โ€
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Today, April 16th, is Pope Benedict XVIโ€™s 93rd birthday. Please join us in prayer as we wish Pope Emeritus Benedict a blessed birthday.
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With Christ in our hearts, we join together today with the churches of our lands to pray for our communities and all those impacted by the #Coronavirus #COVID19 pandemic. If you can safely do so, light a #candleofhope at 7pm this evening. Here's a prayer from @CardinalNichols .
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Requiem Mass for Prince Philip in Westminster Cathedral Eternal rest grant to him O Lord and let perpetual light shine upon him. May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace and rise in glory. Amen. @CardinalNichols
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Happy Birthday Pope Francis! #Pontifex80 Let's find time to pray for @Pontifex today (as ever) #HappyBirthday @Pontifex
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Mary, Mother of the Church, pray for us! ๐Ÿ™ The mosaic, which looks over St. Peterโ€™s Square from the facade of the Apostolic Palace is a tribute Pope John Paul II wanted to make to Mary for saving him from assassination on May 13, 1981. #MaryMotherOfTheChurch #Memorial
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โ€œWhoever suffers from mental health illness always bears Godโ€™s image and likeness in himself, as does every human being.' โ€” Pope St John Paul II #WorldMentalHealthDay #WorldMentalHealthDay2019 #Mentalealth
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Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who served as Supreme Pontiff from April 2005 to February 2013, has died aged 95, the Vatican has confirmed. Read More:
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Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor returned to God, surrounded by family & friends, this afternoon. Please pray for him
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St Patrick, Pray for us!
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Our thoughts and prayers are with all those affected by the incident in Westminster this afternoon.
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On Good Friday we celebrate the Passion and Death of our Lord Jesus Christ as a redemption for the whole human race. #Triduum #HolyWeek #PrayTogether #HolyWeek2020 #HolyWeekAtHome
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Wishing you a peaceful and holy Easter ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™ #EasteratHome #EasterSunday #EasterSunday2020
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St Joseph the Worker, Pray for us!
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We continue to pray for Alfie Evans and his family with great attention and compassion at this time of suffering. We also pray for the staff who are providing the intensive caring that continues to support young Alfie.
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St Anthony of Padua, Pray for us!
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St George, Pray for us!
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'I invite you to pray for those with mental health difficulties: that they are not placed on the margins, but treated with respect and lovingly supported as they live their life with dignity.' โ€” Pope Benedict XVI, 2008 #WorldMentalHealthDay #WorldMentalHealthDay2019
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Mary Mother of God, Pray for us!
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We begin the year #2020 celebrating the Solemnity of Mary the Holy Mother of God and the World day of Peace
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'You always leave the Rosary for later, and you end up not saying it at all because you are sleepy. If there is no other time, say it in the street without letting anybody notice it. It will, moreover, help you to have presence of God.' โ€” St Josemarรญa Escrivรก #MonthOfTheRosary
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It's very clear that, following official advice and in order to keep each other safe, save lives and support the NHS, at this time we must not gather for public acts of worship in our churches. This will begin from Friday evening, 20 March 2020, until further notice. 2/5 #COVID19
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Mary, Mother of God, Pray for us
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St Clare, Pray for us!
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Today marks the 100th year anniversary since Our Lady of Fatima appeared in apparitions to three children in Portugal #Fatima100 #Rosary
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Our prayers are with Pope Francis today ahead of his operation this afternoon. Please join us in praying for the speedy recovery of our Holy Father.
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We celebrate today Christ's ascension to his eternal glory in heaven and express our Christian hope that where he, our Head, has gone before us, his Body, we will one day follow, to live for ever in the Kingdom of our Father
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'If you ever feel distressed during your day โ€” call upon our Lady โ€” just say this simple prayer: "Mary, Mother of Jesus, please be a mother to me now." I must admit โ€” this prayer has never failed me.' St. Teresa of Calcutta
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Holy Guardian Angels, Pray for us!
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Our Lady of the Rosary, pray for us!!
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This feast commemorates the visions of Our Lady seen near Fรกtima in Portugal in 1917 by three shepherd children, Lรบcia dos Santos and her cousins Jacinta and Francisco Marto. Our Lady of Fรกtima, #prayforus ๐Ÿ™
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The Blessed Virgin Mary has been given the title of Mother of the Church since she gave birth to Christ. Pope Paul VI solemnly confirmed the title in an address to the Fathers of the Second Vatican Council on 21 November 1964. Mary, Mother of the Church, pray for us ๐Ÿ™
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The announcement of a new โ€˜national lockdownโ€™ in England will, we know, bring hardship, distress and suffering to many. We must hope and pray that this is an effective strategy against a growing pandemic.
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The new Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain, His Excellency Archbishop Miguel Maury Buendรญa, was at Archbishopโ€™s House, Westminster on Thursday, 18 May 2023, before being taken by horse-drawn carriage to Buckingham Palace to present his Letter of Credence to HM King Charles III.
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Today we celebrate the Most Holy Name of Mary
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St Rose of Lima, Pray for us!
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St Ignatius of Loyola, Pray for us!
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We celebrate #AllSaintsDay - all those unknown, unacknowledged Saints - those people who lived a special relationship with God and were able to enter directly into God's glory and bliss, whom we hope to meet and enjoy one day
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Almighty ever-living God, by whose gift we venerate in one celebration the merits of all the Saints, bestow on us, we pray, through the prayers of so many intercessors, an abundance of the reconciliation with you for which we earnestly long.
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On 4 May 1535 in London, there died three Carthusian monks, the first of martyrs of the English Reformation. Of these martyrs, forty-two have been canonised, and a further 242 have been declared Blessed. The true number of those who died for their faith cannot now be reckoned.
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Queen Elizabeth II Requiescat in Pace @CardinalNichols , Archbishop of Westminster and President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, has paid tribute to Her Majesty The Queen.
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St Thomas Aquinas, Pray for us!
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Today we celebrate the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The blessed Virgin Mary's bodily Assumption into heaven makes clear to us that there is room for our humanity in heaven. ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ #TheAssumption
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We celebrate the memorial of St John Vianney, patron of Parish Priests. Today we pray for lonely & desolate priests in need of God's support
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Today we wish Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI a very happy 91st birthday!
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Ss Peter and Paul, Pray for us!
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Ss Peter and Paul, Pray for us!
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Thinking back today, on your 94th birthday, to a graced and prayerful visit to the UK in 2010. Thank you and God bless you Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
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Maundy Thursday is the commemoration of the Last Supper of Jesus Christ, when he established the sacrament of Holy Communion prior to his arrest and crucifixion. #Triduum #HolyWeek #PrayTogether #HolyWeek2020 #HolyWeekAtHome
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Looking back to Christmas Eve when priests and volunteers from the Polish community helped 1000s of truckers parked at Manston Airport unable to cross into France. Some drivers faced Christmas in their cabs. Catholic priests provided confessions, blessings and pastoral care.
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A clearly multi-talented Dominican #nun and Irish policeman face off in Limerick with a spot of 'keepy uppy'
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The Right Reverend Vincent Malone, Bishop Emeritus of Liverpool, died this morning, Monday 18 May at the Royal Liverpool Hospital. He was admitted to hospital after testing positive for COVID-19 last week. May he rest in peace and rise in glory. @lpoolcatholic
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Grant us, O merciful God, protection in our weakness, that we, who keep the Memorial of the Immaculate Mother of God, may, with the help of her intercession, rise up from our iniquities.
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Sacred Heart of Jesus, burning with love of us, inflame our hearts with love of Thee
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#Saint Anthony was an Augustinian monk, but he became a Franciscan friar so that he could preach the gospel in Africa. His preaching career later took him to Italy and France. His shrine is a centre of pilgrimage, and he is also the patron saint of the lost and found.
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Today we celebrate The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
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"Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier." #saint #MotherTeresa
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Dear Guardian Angel, go for me to the church, there kneel down at Mass for me. At the Offertory, take me to God, and offer him my service: What I am, what I have, offer as my gift. #GuardianAngels
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Today we celebrate the solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of the Lord. Christ is the bread of life: come, let us adore him. ๐Ÿ™
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St Benedict, Pray for us!
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St Maximilian Kolbe, Pray for us!
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Today we offer the Lamb and celebrate the victory of our God in the company of all the redeemed in the heavenly kingdom. #Saints #AllSaints #prayforus #AllSouls
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Today we celebrate the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
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Today marks 5 years since Pope Francis was chosen as Pope! We pray that the Holy Spirit always guides him. 'You know that the duty of the conclave was to provide Rome with a bishop. It looks as if my brothers the cardinals went to fetch him from the end of the world!' @Pontifex
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On this day 2005, at 20:37 our beloved Pope John Paul II returned to the Fatherโ€™s house. As we turn to him in prayer and intercession we pray that like him we may not be afraid but open the doors to Christ #PrayTogether #PrayAtHome #ChurchAtHome #StJohnPaulII #JPII #PrayforUs
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Our Lady of Guadalupe, pray for us!
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Today is the #FeastDay of St Maximilian Kolbe, who offered to die in place of another prisoner in Auschwitz in 1941. #PrayForUs
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In his homily for Pentecost, @CardinalNichols questions why churches have not been allowed to open for private prayer, when car showrooms can open on 1 June & non-essential shops from 15 June. He asks why churches have been excluded from this decision?
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St Luke, Pray for us!
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Today we celebrate the feast of the Immaculate Heart of Blessed Virgin Mary. Mary shows us how to listen to the words the Holy Spirit speaks to us in the depths of our hearts, and how to respond in faith ๐Ÿ™
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Happy New Year to you all. Thanks for being with us in 2017. Hope you have a holy and peaceful 2018. God bless ๐Ÿ™
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. @CardinalNichols and HRH Prince Charles @ClarenceHouse at the reception after the #NewmanCanonisation HRH Prince Charles on Saint John Henry Newman 'He was a fearless defender of truth, whose impact on the world was as profound as it is enduring.'
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For the first time in over 400 years, a Catholic Archbishop will participate in a #Coronation service in this country. Cardinal Vincent Nichols will not only be present but will also offer a blessing alongside other Christian leaders.
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St Francis Xavier, Pray for us!
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In Mary's glorious #Assumption we celebrate the fulfilment of our christian destiny, and with her we proclaim the greatness of the Lord
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Exactly ten years ago, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI touched down in Edinburgh to start the historic four-day #PapalVisit2010
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St Thomas, Pray for us!
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St Augustine, pray for us!
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. @SadiqKhan "the openness and diversity that we see tonight is a fantastic example of what makes this city great"
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St John Fisher & St Thomas More are remembered for their intellect, devotion to the Church and their integrity & courage in their martyrdom
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Today marks the 100th anniversary of the apparitions of Our Lady to three children in Fatima, Portugal. Our Lady of Fatima, #PrayforUs
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St Cecilia, Pray for us!
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Ss John Fisher and Thomas More were both killed for standing against King Henry VIII in a dispute that began with the indissolubility of marriage and ended with the rights of the Church. John Fisher was a bishop and Thomas More was a married layman with children. #Prayforus ๐Ÿ™
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Tonight at 8pm take a minute to give a big round of applause for all the doctors, nurses, cleaners/porters, ancillary staff, carers, GPโ€™s, pharmacists and all the NHS staff who are working hard to help those affected by coronavirus. #ClapForOurCarers #clapforNHS
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St James, Pray for us!
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Today we celebrate the close of the Christmas festival of light. Candles are blessed and we carry them in procession to welcome Christ, the light to enlighten the Gentiles and the glory of his people.
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Saint John XIII, pray for us!
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