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SAINT FEAST DAY 30 APRIL: ST PIUS V.

 

ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN APRIL

Saints celebrated on the 30th of April

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SAINT PIUS V., POPE



St Pius V was born near Allesandria in Italy in 1504; he entered the Dominican Order and became Pope in 1566. He put into practice the reforming decrees of the Council of Trent, which ended in 1563: in his name the Catechism, the Breviary, and the Missal were promulgated, and these endured until the recent reform in the 20th century. He encouraged the practice of saying the Rosary. He died in 1572.

PRAYER:

Father,
you chose Saint Pius V as pope of your Church
to protect the faith and give you more fitting worship.
By his prayers,
help us celebrate your holy mysteries
with a living faith and an effective love.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, forever and ever.
Amen.

⬅️ Pope Saint Pius V. and the Victory of Lepanto 

⬅️ Saintly Popes - Index





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