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Saint of the Day – 24 February – Saint Adela of Blois (c1067-1137) Widow

Saint of the Day – 24 February – Saint Adela of Blois (c1067-1137) Widow, Mother, Countess of Blois, France, Princess. Born in c1067 in Normandy, France and died on 8 March 1137 in Marcigny-sur-Loire, France of natural causes. Also known as – Adela of Normandy. Adela of Blois was the daughter of William the Conqueror and Matilda of Flanders. She was probably born after her father became the King…

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EMBER SATURDAY - FAST and ABSTINENCE, St Matthias the Apostle, Plague in Rome ends after Saint Pope Gregory the Great leads a procession with a painting of Our Lady by Saint Luke (591) and the Saints for 24 February

EMBER SATURDAY – FAST and ABSTINENCE St Matthias the Apostle, Martyr. After Christ’s Ascension, Matthias was chosen Apostle in place of the traitor Judas, as is detailed in the Epistle of this day and, after the descent of the Holy Ghost, announced the Gospel, first to his own people, the Jews and then, in Cappadocia and the neighbourhood of the Caspian Sea.St Matthias!This Feast was moved to…

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