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Happy Feast Day

Pope St. John XXIII

1881-1963

Feast Day: October 11

Patronage: Papal Delegates, Patriachary of Venice, Second Vatican CouncilCanonized 2014

Pope John XXIII, affectionally called “The Good Pope”, was born to a large poor sharecropping family. He graduated from college with a doctorate in theology and was ordained a priest in 1904. In 1914 he was drafted into the Italian army and served as a chaplain and stretcher-bearer. Throughout his career, he worked in many church programs including the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, saved thousands of Jews during WWII, was named “Righteous Gentile”, nuncio in France, and Apostolic delegate to Bulgaria, Greece, and Turkey. In 1958 he was unexpectedly elected Pope and in 1962, he called an ecumenical council (Vatican II). He died of stomach cancer in 1963.

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Thoughts of Mary – 16 May – Fountain of Life Thoughts of Mary - 16 May - "Mary's Month" Fountain of Life Moments with Saint Pope John XXIII (1881-1963)

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Thoughts of Mary - 27 May - The Annunciation

Thoughts of Mary – 27 May – The Annunciation

Thoughts of Mary – 27 May – “Mary’s Month”

The Annunciation Moments with Saint Pope John XXIII (1881-1963)

“This is the first shining point of union between heaven and earth – the first of those events which were to be the greatest of all time. The Son of God, Word of the Father, “without whom was not anything made that was made”(John 1:3), in the order of creation, in this mystery takes on human…

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Thoughts of Mary - 12 May - To Jesus Through Mary

Thoughts of Mary – 12 May – To Jesus Through Mary

Thoughts of Mary – 12 May – “Mary’s Month”

To Jesus Through Mary Moments with Saint Pope John XXIII (1881-1963)

The simple words of the first page of Matthew’s Gospel:  “Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ”(Mt 1:16) suffice for me, to establish the fundamental principle of all the great theological teaching which illustrates the connection between the Blessed Sacrament and Our Lady.

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Thoughts of Mary – 2 May – Mother of Good Counsel by St John XXIII "Mary's Month" - 2 May - Thoughts of Mary Mother of Good Counsel By St Pope John XXIII (1881-1963)

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Thoughts of Mary - 10 May - Our Mother

Thoughts of Mary – 10 May – Our Mother

Thoughts of Mary – 10 May – “Mary’s Month”

Our Mother Moments with Saint Pope John XXIII (1881-1963)

“In this earthly life of ours, in the exercise of our individual and collective freedom, in mutual respect and in the common striving for charity and brotherliness – in all these things which make up our earthly life, that shines in the light of God, the light of truth and love – we have as our…

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Thoughts of Mary – 18 May – Mother of God Thoughts of Mary - 18 May - "Mary's Month" Mother of God Moments with Saint Pope John XXIII (1881-1963)

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Thoughts of Mary - 14 May - Praying With Our Mother

Thoughts of Mary – 14 May – Praying With Our Mother

Thoughts of Mary – 14 May – “Mary’s Month”

Praying With Our Mother Moments with Saint Pope John XXIII (1881-1963)

“My dear brothers in Christ and in the love of Mary! The Sacred Altar is the meeting point, of all, that is for the Christian and the Catholic, a vision of heavenly doctrine, inspired by divine grace, the inexhaustible source of strength, holiness and joy in our life here below, in the…

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