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A German holy card from around 1910 depicting the crucifixion The earliest known woodcut, St Christopher, 1423, Buxheim, with hand-colouring Prayer card of the Holy Face of Jesus In the Christian tradition, holy cards or prayer cards are small, devotional pictures for the use of the faithful that usually depict a religious scene or a saint in ...
Marianne Cope, OSF (also known as Saint Marianne of MolokaŹ»i) (January 23, 1838 – August 9, 1918), was a German-born American religious sister who was a member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Syracuse, New York, and founding leader of its St. Joseph's Hospital in the city, among the first of 50 general hospitals in the country.
Saint Benedict Medal; Saint George in devotions, traditions and prayers; Santo Niño de Arévalo; Holy Infant of Atocha; Santo Niño de Cebú; Scapular; Scapular of Help of the Sick; Scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel; Scapular of Our Lady of Ransom; Scapular of Saint Michael the Archangel; Confraternity of St. Benedict; Scapular of Saint Dominic
Saint Benedict of Nursia selected this psalm as the first psalm of the solemn office at the Sunday lauds. (Rule of St. Benedict, chapter XII). [8] In a certain number of abbeys which maintain tradition, this Sunday service always begins with it. Saint Benedict also asked to perform this psalm during the lauds of the week (chapter XIII).
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The Benedictine Order never had a rite of its own celebrating Mass.Since the reform of Pope Pius V (see Quo primum), it always uses the Roman Rite of Mass; earlier, its monks often used local rites, as did those who served the cathedral of Durham.
Christina the Astonishing (c.1150 – 24 July 1224), also known as Christina Mirabilis, was a Christian holy woman born in Brustem (near Sint-Truiden), Belgium.Christina is primarily known for her legendary resurrection during her funeral mass, and numerous other miracles attributed to her during her life.
There was already at this time a long-standing first Thursdays devotion that involved praying the Respice, Domine ("Look down, O Lord"), a prayer attributed to Saint Cajetan. [note 1] The prayer was to be said while kneeling before the Blessed Sacrament. A plenary indulgence was granted for the first Thursday in each month to all who would say ...