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"Our Lord has written the promise of resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in springtime." – Martin Luther King Jr.

At this special time of year, we have books to inspire and delight you. Accompany your little ones 'On the Road to Emmaus' or through 'Via Lucis: The Way of the Light'. Or perhaps, reflect with Fr Michael on the Gospel resurrection narratives in 'Alive'.

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Feast of Blessed Pope Pius IX

Feast of Blessed Pope Pius IX

Date: 7th February 2024

Today is the feast of Blessed Pope Pius IX. Pope Pius IX was the Pope at the time Don Bosco was establishing the Society of St Francis de Sales.

He is informally known as "Don Bosco's Pope" within the Salesians.

O God,
who gave your servant, Blessed Pius IX, Pope,
the spirit of fortitude in adversity,
and enabled him to enter more deeply into the pure faith of the Church,
grant through his intercession,
that we may be filled with the same spirit and live with the same devotion.
Through Our Lord.

Amen

You can read more about the life of Pope Pius IX on sdb.org

Image: George Peter Alexander Healy, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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