PRAYERS TO OUR LADY

Flavia Talladen Schott's Blog – November 2017 Archive (2)

Prayer to St. Andrew, Family Patron Saint

Prayer to St. Andrew

Saint Andrew,

whom I have chosen as my special patron,

pray for me that I, too, may one day glorify the Blessed Trinity in heaven.

Obtain for me your lively faith,

that I may consider all persons, things, and events

in the light of almighty God.

Pray, that I may be generous in making sacrifices of temporal things

to promote my eternal…

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Added by Flavia Talladen Schott on November 24, 2017 at 8:00pm — 586 Comments

St Gregory Thaumaturgus, feast day November 17

St Gregory was bishop of Neocaesarea in Asia Minor and was famous for the holiness of his life and his wisdom, but even more so for the numerous miracles which he wrought. Even during his lifetime he was known as “Thaumaturgus”, the wonderworker. His faith was one of the sort that “can move mountains”. As a disciple of the great Origen he defended the doctrine of the Church against the heretical Paul of Samosata. He suffered greatly in the persecution of Decidus and then from the barbarian…

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Added by Flavia Talladen Schott on November 14, 2017 at 7:30pm — 1130 Comments