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The Fifth Day Within the Octave of The Epiphany, Madonna del Pianto / Madonna of the Lament or the Weeping Madonna, Rome, Italy (1546) and the Saints for 10 January

The Fifth Day Within the Octave of The Epiphany Madonna del Pianto / Madonna of the Lament or the Weeping Madonna, Rome, Italy (1546) – 10 January:HERE:https://anastpaul.com/2022/01/10/our-morning-offering-10-january-o-child-so-worthy-of-our-love-i-offer-you-my-heart/ St Aldo of CarbonariSt Pope Agatho (Died 681) Bishop of Rome from 27 June 678 St Arcontius of ViviersBl Benincasa of CavaSt…

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Saint of the Day - 10 January - Saint William of Bourges O.Cist (c 1140-1209)

Saint of the Day – 10 January – Saint William of Bourges O.Cist (c 1140-1209)

Saint of the Day – 10 January – Saint William of Bourges O.Cist (c 1140-1209) Archbishop of Bourges from 1200 until his death, Confessor, Monk, renowned for miracles and virtue. He served as a Canon in Soissons and Paris before he entered the Order of Grandmont. Sometime later he entered the Cistercians. He was known to practice austerities, such as abstaining from meat and wearing a hair shirt.…

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Feast of the Baptism of the Lord and Memorials of the Saints - 10 January

Feast of the Baptism of the Lord and Memorials of the Saints – 10 January

Baptism of the Lord – Feast and Fifth Day in the Octave of Epiphany St Aldo of CarbonariSt Pope AgathoBl Anna of the Angels MonteagudoSt Arcontius of ViviersBl Benincasa of CavaSt Dermot of Inis ClothrannSt Domitian of MeliteneBl Pope Gregory XBl Giles of LorenzanaSt Léonie Aviat/Françoise de Sales OSFS (1844-1914)St Léonie’s…

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Saint of the Day - January 10 - St William of Bourges Confessor and Bishop - Born 1155 Died 1209 - Patron of the University of Paris 

St. William came from a wealthy French family. Even as a boy, he did not waste time but rather spent time praying every day. When he joined the Cistercian order, he tried to be a good monk. His fellow monks admired him. St. William had a great devotion to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. He practiced penance without showing how hard it was. He always seemed to be happy. When he was made abbot of the community, he remained humble. He was just himself. When the archbishop of Bourges died, William was chosen to take his place. He was grateful to be consecrated a bishop, but unhappy because of all the attention he would receive. He kept humble by performing penances for his own soul and for the conversion of sinners. Although William loved to be alone with God in the Blessed Sacrament, he knew it was his duty as archbishop to travel all over his diocese willingly. He visited the poor and sick, to console them and bring them to Christ. Archbishop William died on January 10, 1209. Miracles were reported by people who prayed at his tomb. William was proclaimed a saint just 9 years later by Pope Honorius III.