CHURCH REMEMBERED ST.ELIZABETH&ST.ZACHARIA, PARENTS OF ST.JOHN THE BAPTIST ON 5TH
OF NOVEMBER..
ELIZABETH:
LIFE:
Descendant of Aaron. Wife of Zachary, temple priest. Cousin of Mary. Mother of
Saint John the Baptist, becoming pregnant very late in life. The Elizabeth that Mary
visited soon after the Annunciation. Described in the Gospel of Luke as "righteous in
the eyes of God, observing all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord
blamelessly."
Patronage
expectant mothers, pregnant women
November 6, 2002
St. LEONARD OF LIMOUSIN
Abbot confessor(-c.559)
LIFE:
A nobleman at the Frankish Court of Clovis I ,St.Leonard is said to
have been converted into christianity by St.Remigius of Rheims(France).He became a
monk,preached Gospel in Gascony, and founded Abbey of Noblac ,which he governed
until death.
After his death, churches were dedicated to him in France, England,
Belgium, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Bohemia, Poland and other countries.
Pilgrims flocked to his tomb, and in one small town in Bavaria there are records of
4,000 favors granted through Saint Leonard's intercession.
Patronage
against burglaries, against robberies, against robbers, blacksmiths, burglaries,
captives, childbirth, coal miners, coopers, coppersmiths, greengrocers, grocers,
horses, imprisoned people, locksmiths, miners, porters, P.O.W.'s prisoners, prisoners
of war, robberies, robbers
REFLECTION:
""Its by humility that the Lord allows himself to be conquered, so
that he will do all we ask him.""(St.Theresa of Avila)
All Saints of Ireland
This day's feast is not only a celebration of the great multitude of Irish and Celtic
Saints, many of whom were missionaries throughout Europe, but is also a celebration of
the many contributions of Celtic culture to the world.
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