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I am Dorrance. Catholic. England. Glory Be To The Father and to The Son and to The Holy Spirit. Ave Maria. Salve Regina. 

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Saint Peregrine by Giacomo Zampa.

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“I prayed very hard to Our Lady to tell me what would happen to me. She appeared, holding in her hands two crowns, one white, one red. She asked if I would like to have them—one was for purity, the other for martyrdom. I said, ‘I choose both.’ She smiled and disappeared.”

– St. Maximilian Kolbe

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Saint Thomas the Apostle

1st century

Feast Day: July 3

Patronage: architects, builders, construction workers, stone masons, against doubt, against blindness, East Indies, India

One of the original 12 apostles, Thomas was ready to die with Jesus in Jerusalem but is best remembered for doubting the Resurrection until allowed to touch Christ's wounds. He preached in Parthia, Persia, and India. He formed many parishes and built many churches over a wide area and was eventually martyred for his faith.

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

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Planet Line over New York Bridge

Credits: Stan Honda

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The Vocation of Saint Peter, 1607

Cigoli (Ludovico Cardi), 1559-1613

Gallerie degli Uffizi, Florence, İtaly

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"Saints Peter and Paul, Pray for Us!" #SaintsoftheDay

📷 Ss Peter and Paul by Carlo Crivelli (c. 1470)/The National Gallery, London (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). #Catholic_Priest #CatholicPriestMedia

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"...Surely she must be the Mother of God if our Lord Jesus Christ is God, and she gave birth to him!" - #SaintCyrilofAlexandria

📷 Our Lady of Perpetual Help Icon / © sedmak via #GettyImages #Catholic_Priest #CatholicPriestMedia #BlessedVirginMary

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The Good Shepherd.

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The Sacred Heart of Jesus.

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Saint Joseph with The Lord Jesus Christ.

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Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain.

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The Nativity of St. John the Baptist.

Happy Birthday, Saint John!

He lept for joy at the greeting from the Blessed Virgin Mary.

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

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"Through his birth, preaching and baptising, he bore witness to the coming birth, preaching and baptism of Christ, and by his own suffering he showed that Christ also would suffer." - #SaintBedetheVenerable #SaintJohntheBaptist

📷John the Baptist Statue / © Sidney de Almeida / #GettyImages #Catholic_Priest #CatholicPriestMedia #JohntheBaptist

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"Saints John Fisher and Thomas More, Pray for Us!"

📷 Stained Glass Window in Saint Dominic's Priory Church, Newcastle, UK / #LawrenceOP via #Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) and #CanvaPro #Catholic_Priest #CatholicPriestMedia #SaintsoftheDay

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God the Father, 1750 - oil on canvas

— Giovanni Battista Piazzetta (Italy, 1683–1754)

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NGC 281: Starless with Stars

Credits: Wido Oerlemans, Chandra, Spitzer