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Monk, biographer, and scholar-also called Sapiens the Wise. Aileran was one of the most distinguished professors at the school of Clonard in Ireland. St. Finian welcomed Aileran to Clonard. In 650, Aileran became rector of Clonard, and was recognized as a classical scholar and a master of Latin and Greek. He wrote The Fourth Life…
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Reading 1 1 Jn 1:5—2:2 Beloved:This is the message that we have heard from Jesus Christand proclaim to you:God is light, and in him there is no darkness at all.If we say, “We have fellowship with him,” while we continue to walk in darkness,we lie and do not act in truth.But if we walk in…
The Holy Innocents: Martyrs of the Faith Story of the Holy Innocents: The Feast of the Holy Innocents, celebrated on December 28th, honors the children who were tragically killed by King Herod in an attempt to eliminate the newborn Jesus. When the Magi visited Herod, seeking the “King of the Jews,” Herod, feeling threatened, ordered…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In late November, during a brief audience with people involved in the sport of motorcycle racing, Pope Francis asked for prayers, joking that “my work is very accelerated, and my bike has aged and doesn’t work properly!” A few days after his 88th birthday, Pope Francis gets some help blowing out…
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