#saint john's church

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Saint John Chrysostom Bishop and Doctor of the Church c. 344-407 Feast Day: September 13 (New), January 27 (Trad) Patronage: orators, preachers, speakers, lecturers, education, epilepsy, Constantinople

Saint John Chrysostom was born to a Christian mother and a pagan Roman father. His father died, and his mother guided his education with the best of Christian and Greek philosophies and tutors. He became an eloquent orator (being called “Golden Mouth”), writing about the priesthood, marriage, and care for the poor and sick. His most famous homily is “On the Resurrection” and he edited the liturgy of St. Basil the Great. When he was Bishop of Constantinople, the empress Extoxia, exiled him because he was too influential. He died in exile, his last words were “Glory to God for all things”.

Prints, plaques & holy cards available for purchase here: (website)

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On 22 October in the Catholic Church there is a memorial of St. Pope John Paul II.

“This is no time to be ashamed of the Gospel. It is the time to preach it from the rooftops. Do not be afraid to break out of comfortable and routine modes of living in order to take up the challenge of making Christ known in the modern metropolis.”

Saint John Paul II

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Three relics of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, Relic of St. Therese of Lisieux, Relic of St. John of the Cross.

St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church, Winter Park, Florida

(Photos © dramoor 2023)

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The Church is one and the same with the Lord - His Body, of His flesh and of His bones. The Church is the living vine, nourished by Him and growing in Him. Never think of the Church apart from the Lord Jesus Christ, from the Father and the Holy Spirit.

Saint John of Kronstadt

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Santorini, incredible beauty

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John of Avila

Think of the great Saints of the Renaissance.

St. Teresa of Avila, Doctor of the Church and author of The Way of Perfection and The Interior Castle. St. John of the Cross, Doctor of the Church author of The Dark Night of the Soul. St. Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Jesuits. St. Francis Borgia, superior general of the Jesuits. St. Peter of Alcantara, reformer of the Franciscans. St. Thomas of Villanova, archbishop of Valencia. St. John de Ribera. St. John of God.

It's a list of reformers and mystics, bishops and soldiers, firebrand preachers and quiet scholars.

What do they all have in common?

One person. Today’s saint, John of Avila.

All of them, at one point or another in their lives, were helped by John.

Whether it was a long-standing friendship, a professional correspondence, or just a moment when they needed someone in their corner, John was there for them.

And their contact with John was a life changer. Not because John was brilliant. Not because he knew the perfect thing to say. Not because he solved all their problems.

John was a life changer because he used the gifts that God gave him to support, to nurture, to encourage others.

If John found out you were struggling, he would reach out to you.

If there was something John could do to help you, he would.

And if you just needed someone to listen, John was there for you.

To be a source of hope and sign of God’s love in your life.

That’s what John did, in so many different ways, for the people in his life. And because he did it not in his own wisdom and strength, but in the grace and peace of God – the people in his life went on to become saints and to do things that we’re still talking about 500 years later.

Here’s where it gets personal. God’s call to you and me? It’s the same as His call to John.

God is calling you and me to be to be life changers for the people in our lives.

Just like John, God isn’t calling us to be brilliant, to have all the answers, or to solve all the problems.

God is calling us to support, to nurture, to encourage the people in our lives.

To reach out, to help, to listen. To be there. Not in our own wisdom and strength, but in the grace and peace of God.

To be a source of hope and sign of God’s love in their lives.

To be their John of Avila.

Today’s Readings

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Saint Coltrane: The Church Built On 'A Love Supreme' | JAZZ NIGHT IN AMERICA

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I laughed for ten minutes when I saw it, I can't lie

When you find out that you will have a gargoyle with your face carved on the parish church in Fotheringhay: Cecily Neville: Hell yeah! When you get to see it: Cecily Neville: Now listen here you little shit.

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Saint John's Episcopal Church, Edinburgh, SCOTLAND

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Saint John Vianney

The Cure d'Ars

1786 - 1859

Feast Day: August 4 (New), August 8 (Trad)

Patronage: all priests

After many obstacles and suffering, St. John Mary Vianney ( Jean-Baptiste-Marie Vianney) became one of the most celebrated parish priests in the Catholic Church.  He fought for souls in his small town in Ars, France by fasting, praying and hearing confessions until the wee hours of the morning.  He converted many souls and because of this, the Devil often tempted him in the middle of the night, but he was so strong and so rooted in prayer that he was able to triumph.  It is said that the Devil once told St. John Vianney, "If there were three such priests as you, my kingdom [in France] would be ruined."

Prints, plaques & holy cards available for purchase here: (website)

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Today, Sunday in Poland, we celebrate the Papal Day, to commemorate the election of John Paul II as Pope.

Saint John Paul II intercedes for his homeland, which he loved very much. God protect Poland, which is the Homeland of Saints. 🙏🇵🇱

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"The one desire which should move us should be, first of all, that of seeing Him face to face, who is now hid from us..".

~John Henry Newman

(Photo © dramoor 2016 Kazan, Russia)

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How true.

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