Our Lady of Sorrows by Ermes Dovico

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Saint Marcellinus of Ancona

Saint Marcellinus of Ancona

His biographers report that he became Bishop of the city of Conero in 551, during the pontificate of Vigilius I.

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The Baptism of Jesus

The Baptism of Jesus

Baptism in the Jordan is another Epiphany, since Jesus here appears as the awaited Messiah and Son of God

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Saint Raymond of Penyafort

Saint Raymond of Penyafort

He was a great connoisseur of canon law and third Superior General of the Dominican Order, leaving a significant mark on the history of the Church

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Epiphany of the Lord

Epiphany of the Lord

Meditating on the example of the Magi, Saint Anthony of Padua said: "Thus, also true penitents offer [the Lord] the gold of total poverty, the incense of devout prayer, the myrrh of voluntary suffering".

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Saint Edward the Confessor

Saint Edward the Confessor

He was canonised in 1161 by Alexander III (and called "the Confessor", a title then given to saints who had died from natural causes and, in his case, to distinguish him from Saint Edward the Martyr).

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Saint Angela of Foligno

Saint Angela of Foligno

The first teaching left by saint Angela of Foligno, great mystic who lived in Umbria a couple of decades after Saint Francis of Assisi, is the importance of a good confession, as a source of regeneration for every Christian, which, in her case, marked the beginning of her conversion.

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Most Holy Name of Jesus

Most Holy Name of Jesus

"Whatever you ask in my name, I will do it." The words of Our Lord in John's Gospel stress the importance of the Most Holy Name of Jesus, actually venerated from the earliest centuries of Christianity.

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Saints Basil the Great and Gregory of Nazianzus

Saints Basil the Great and Gregory of Nazianzus

Because they shared their lives in Christ, the Church remembers on the same day Saint Basil the Great (c. 329-379) and Saint Gregory of Nazianzus (c. 329-390), who belong to the group of the «Cappadocian Fathers»

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Mary Most Holy Mother of God

Mary Most Holy Mother of God

With the solemnity of Mary Most Holy Mother of God the Church celebrates and confesses that the Blessed Virgin truly is the Theotókos 

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Saint Sylvester I

Saint Sylvester I

He saw the transition from the persecutions of Christians to the establishment of freedom of worship in the Roman Empire

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Holy Family

Holy Family

The Holy Family fulfils to the highest degree the two commandments of love. Jesus, Mary and Joseph indicate that the family is an image of the Holy Trinity and, to reflect this image, is called to place God at the centre

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Saint Thomas Becket

Saint Thomas Becket

He fought to the point of martyrdom to defend the freedom of the Church, refusing to compromise with power.

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