Events for Thursday 16th November 2023

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St. Margaret was the daughter of Prince Edward d'Outremer and a German princess Agatha. At the age of twelve she fled to Scotland were King Malcolm II gave her and her family a home. She married King Malcolm and had eight children. St. Margaret died after learning that her husband and sons had been slain in an attack.

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St. Gertrude entered the Benedictine Monastery at the age of 5. She had the first of the revelations for which she is famous at age 26. St. Gertrude was extremely devoted to the mystery of the Incarnation, expressed in the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Holy Eucharist. She is the Patron Saint of Travellers.

General Audience

Offering of the Precious Blood

 

Eternal Father,

 

I offer You the most precious Blood of Your Divine Son, Jesus,
in union with the Masses said throughout the world today,

 

for all the holy souls in Purgatory and for sinners everywhere,
for sinners in the Universal Church,

 

for those in my own home
and for those within my family. Amen.

Saint Gertrude the Great