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December Saints
Saint Edmund Campion (1540-1581) Edmund was born in London, the son of a bookseller. He was raised a Catholic, and given a scholarship to St. John’s College, Oxford, where his brilliance attracted the attention of many leading personages. He took the Oath of Supremacy, acknowledging Elizabeth as head of the church in England, and became […]
Friday 13 December
Saint Lucy, Martyr Is 48:17-19, Ps 1:1-4, 6, Matthew 11:16-19 A question for today’s generation “What comparison can I find for this generation?” This could well be a question Jesus addresses to our modern Western generation, increasingly ignorant of, indifferent or even hostile to, its Christian heritage, Christian belief and values. Surely God must now […]