THE FOURTEEN HOLY HELPERS - CHRISTOPHER

 

The Fourteen Holy Helpers are a group of saints venerated together in Roman Catholicism because their intercession was believed to be particularly effective against various diseases.

This group of "helpers in need" originated in 14th century Rhineland, due largely as a result of the epidemic that grew to become the Black Death, but their veneration spread almost as quickly as the plague.

 

Saint Christopher venerated by Roman Catholics and Orthodox Christians alike as a martyr killed in the reign of a Roman Emperor, however there is some confusion whether it was Decius or Dacian.

His patronage concerns Bubonic plague sufferers and protects against dangers while travelling.

The Eastern Orthodox Church venerates Saint Christopher on May 9th however the Roman Catholic Church feasts him on the 25th July.

B.H.A

 

British Humanist Association

Pro human rights

Pro-democracy

Pro egalitarianism

And pro mutual respect

Unless of course

You believe in God

GOD WINDS THE CLOCK OF LIFE

 

God winds the clock of life,

It is wound but once

And when set in motion,

At the moment the second hand

Begins its sweep

It can be neither slowed

Nor hurried

There is no hint of duration

No preset point

When the hands cease

The only certainty

Is that the time piece will stop

All you can do is be ready for that day

Leave nothing unsaid

Nothing undone

Place your faith in God

And not the timepiece

Live your allotted time fully

And have no regrets

When the movement stops

At the appointed hour

THE FOURTEEN HOLY HELPERS - CATHERINE OF ALEXANDRIA

 

The Fourteen Holy Helpers are a group of saints venerated together in Roman Catholicism because their intercession was believed to be particularly effective against various diseases.

This group of "helpers in need" originated in 14th century Rhineland, due largely as a result of the epidemic that grew to become the Black Death, but their veneration spread almost as quickly as the plague.

Saint Catherine of Alexandria, often better known as Saint Catherine of the Wheel and The Great Martyr Saint Catherine was, according to tradition, was martyred in the early 4th century at the hands of the pagan emperor Maxentius.

When she was tied to a wheel and burnt alive.

She was, According to her hagiography, or her CV to use modern parlance, a Christian saint and virgin, she was both a princess and a noted scholar.

She was around the age of fourteen when she became a Christian, and she personally converted hundreds to Christianity.

St Joan of Arc claimed Catherine appeared to her more than a thousand years after her martyrdom.

Her patronage protected against sudden death and her feast day is November 25th.

UBIQUITOUS GOD

 

Omnipresent,

Omnipotent

Omniscient being

Ever present,

All powerful

All knowing, all seeing

Awesome,

Ubiquitous God

Of our spiritual wellbeing

Of everlasting life,

Salvation guaranteeing

THE FOURTEEN HOLY HELPERS - BLAISE

 

The Fourteen Holy Helpers are a group of saints venerated together in Roman Catholicism because their intercession was believed to be particularly effective against various diseases.

This group of "helpers in need" originated in 14th century Rhineland, due largely as a result of the epidemic that grew to become the Black Death, but their veneration spread almost as quickly as the plague.

 

Saint Blaise was a physician, and later bishop of Sebastea, which in antiquity was in Armenia.

He was martyred, according to the Acta Sanctorum, by being beaten, attacked with iron carding combs, before being beheaded.

His patronage protected against illness of the throat and of domestic animals.

In the Latin Church his feast day falls on 3rd February, in the Eastern Churches on 11th February.

THE FOURTEEN HOLY HELPERS - BARBARA

 

The Fourteen Holy Helpers are a group of saints venerated together in Roman Catholicism because their intercession was believed to be particularly effective against various diseases.

This group of "helpers in need" originated in 14th century Rhineland, due largely as a result of the epidemic that grew to become the Black Death, but their veneration spread almost as quickly as the plague.

 

Saint Barbara, known in the Eastern Orthodox Church as the Great Martyr Barbara, was an early Christian saint and martyr.

She lived in 3rd century Nicodemia, now in Turkey.

In images Saint Barbara is often portrayed with miniature chains and a tower.

As one of the Helpers, Barbara continues to be a popular saint in modern times.

She has a wide range of patronage, artillerymen, military engineers, miners, and explosives technician’s as well as mathematicians and protects against fever and sudden death.

Saint Barbara’s Feast Day is December 4th