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  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY Saints celebrated on the 4th of February JOHN BAPTIST LUI JINGSHAN, BISHOP Bishop John Baptist Lui Jingshan of the People’s Republic of China recently died at the age of 99 years. He was born in 1913 in inland Mongolia to a Catholic family. At the age of 16 he began studying for the priesthood, completing his studies during the Japanese occupation.  HE WAS SENT TO A LABOUR CAMP After his ordination as a priest he served as a parish priest until 1951, when he was imprisoned and sent to a labour camp, where he was forced to herd pigs for almost 20 years. Bishop John Baptist was freed in 1970 and for several years worked as a farmer.  In 1979 he was allowed to take up his priestly work again but in 1983, considered a political prisoner, he was made to relocate at the age of 70 years to Yinchaun, where he said, “I must still do something for the Lord, and find a way to build the church”. "I MUST STILL DO SOMETHING FOR THE LORD" Three years ...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY ➡️ Tomorrow ⬅️ Yesterday Saint of the Day Saint feast day February 4 Saint Andrew Corsini   Saint Andrew, Confessor Saint Ancirad, Hermit Saint Aventinus, Abbot Saint Brigida, Virgin and Martyr Cuanna, Abbot Blessed Dominic, Religious Saint Dominic, Hermit Servant of God Elias Nayman, Religious Venerable Euphrosina of Winterbach, Virgin Saint Eutychius, Martyr Saint Gelasius of Piacenza Saint Gilbert, Abbot Saint Giorz, Confessor Servant of God Giuseppe Ottone Gregory V., Pope Saint Isidore of Pelusium, Priest Saint Joan of Valois, Queen of France John Baptist Lui Jingshan, Bishop   Blessed John Speed, Martyr Saint Joseph of Leonissa, Confessor Leo V., Pope Saint Maria de Mattias, Virgin Saint Modan, Abbot Saint Obitius, Penitent Blessed Onastancius, Bishop of London Pasqualina, Virgin Paul, Priest and Martyr of Perpignan Saint Pollena, Virgin Saint Rabanus Maurus, Archbishop of Mainz Blessed Rainerius, Religious Saint Rembert, Archbish...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY Saints celebrated on the 4th of February WELCOME! SAINT ANDREW CORSINI, BISHOP AND CONFESSOR Saint Andrew, a young Florentine of the noble Corsini family, was converted from a sinful life and led to eminent sanctity by divine grace. HE JOINED THE CARMELITE ORDER He joined the Carmelite Order and soon became Prior of the monastery at Florence and Provincial of Tuscany. Elected Bishop of Fiesole, despite unwillingness, he continued as a bishop his hard penitential life, opposed abuses, and reformed his clergy. He died in 1373. PRAYER: O God, in every age you manifest in your Church new examples of virtue; grant that your people may so follow in the footsteps of blessed Andrew, your confessor and bishop, that they may obtain also his reward. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.