Tag Archives: holiness

St. James of Jerusalem

Posted on October 23, 2013 by deborahmeister

Today is the feast of St. James of Jerusalem, the brother of Our Lord. The readings for today contain one of the most heart-rendingly beautiful unfulfilled prophecies in Scripture: “Behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy. … Continue reading →

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Sexburga

Posted on July 6, 2012 by matthewhanisian

Well, how can you pass up writing about a saint with a name like that?  Today the church celebrates the life of St. Sexburga, Abbess of Ely who died circa 700 A.D.  Sexburga was both the queen of Kent and, … Continue reading →

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