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1. Stories of saints that I've read aloud to the boys:
a) St. Aloysius Gonzaga (1568-1591)
~ Italian Jesuit priest
~ It's his feastday today: Tuesday, June 21, 2011!
~ Happy Feastday, SLED!
~ Story: "Aloysius Gonzaga Played Ball"
~ Book: Golden Legend of Young Saints by Henri Daniel-Rops
~ Quote: It is better to be the child of God than king of the whole world. St. Aloysius Gonzaga
~ St. Aloysius, pray for us!
b) St. Giles (640-720)
Prayer:
O Lord, we beseech you to let us find grace through the intercession
of your blessed confessor St. Giles;
that what we cannot obtain through our merits
be given us through his intercession.
Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
of your blessed confessor St. Giles;
that what we cannot obtain through our merits
be given us through his intercession.
Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
St. Giles,
Pray for us.
Pray for us.
~ Feast Day: September 1
~ Book: In God's Garden by Amy Steedman
~ a Greek, Christian hermit saint from Athens, who withdrew deep into a forest in France, where in the greatest solitude, he spent many years, his sole companion being a deer.
~ St. Giles is known as one of the "Fourteen Holy Helpers," a group of saints invoked with special confidence because they proved themselves efficacious helpers in adversity and difficulties.
~ St. Giles, pray for us!
c) Holy Simeon (Pray for Us!)
~ Feast Day: February 3
~ Patron of the Elderly
~ Book: Saints of the Bible - Exploring Scripture with Holy Men and Women by Theresa Doyle-Nelson
d) St. Hyacinth (1185-1257)
~ Book: A Story of Saint Hyacinth by Brother Ernest, C.S.C.
~ St. Hyacinth, pray or us!
2. Book: Stories from The Catechist by Very Reverend Canon G.E. Howe
~ we read beautiful stories about the Holy Eucharist and Penance
~ Total time: 1 hour
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