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   October 24th - Saint Philip Howard   
      
   Saint Philip Howard, 20th Earl of Arundel (28 June 1557-19 October 1595) was   
   an English nobleman. He was canonized by Pope Paul VI in 1970, as one of the   
   Forty Martyrs of England and Wales. He is variously numbered as 20th or 13th   
   Earl of Arundel.   
      
   Born in Strand, London, he was the eldest son of Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of   
   Norfolk and Lady Mary FitzAlan, daughter of Henry FitzAlan, 19th Earl of   
   Arundel. He was baptized at Whitehall Palace with the Royal Family in   
   attendance, and was named after his godfather, King Philip II of Spain.   
      
   At the age of 14, he was married to his foster sister, Anne Dacre. After   
   years of estrangement, they were reunited and built a very strong marriage.   
      
   His father was attainted (To impart stigma to; disgrace) and executed in   
   1572, but Philip Howard succeeded to his mother's heritage upon the death of   
   his grandfather, becoming Earl of Arundel in 1580.   
      
   Howard, and much of his family, were Catholic at a time during the reign of   
   Queen Elizabeth when it was very dangerous to be so. They also attempted to   
   leave England without permission. While some might be able to do this   
   quietly, Howard was second cousin of the Queen. He was committed to the   
   Tower of London on 25 April 1585. While charges of high treason were never   
   proved, he was to spend ten years in the Tower, until his death of   
   dysentery. He had petitioned the Queen as he lay dying to allow him to see   
   his beloved wife and his son, who had been born after his imprisonment. The   
   Queen responded that if he would return to Protestantism his request would   
   be granted. He refused and died alone in the Tower. He was immediately   
   acclaimed as a Catholic Martyr.   
      
   He was buried without ceremony beneath the floor of the church of St Peter   
   ad Vincula, inside the walls of the Tower. Twenty nine years later, his   
   widow and son obtained permission from King James I of England to move the   
   body to the Fitzalan Chapel just below Arundel Castle. His tomb was moved to   
   the Catholic cathedral in Arundel in 1971 and remains a site of pilgrimage.   
      
   He was attainted in 1589, but his son Thomas eventually was restored in   
   blood and succeeded as Earl of Arundel, and to the lesser titles of his   
   grandfather.   
      
   References   
      
       * Malcolm Brennan, "Martyrs of the English Reformation."   
       * Sigrid Undset, "Stages on the Road," copyright 1934.   
      
   Note:   
       * Howard's great-grandson, also named Philip Howard, was a Catholic   
   cardinal.   
      
      
   "Embrace Mary, for she is the very Gate of Heaven   
   who brings to you the Glorious King of the New Light."   
      
      
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   Novena for the Holy Souls in Purgatory   
      
   This Novena, written by St. Alphonsus Liguori, has different prayers for   
   each of the 9 days, followed by the Prayer to Our Suffering Saviour for the   
   Holy Souls in Purgatory which is at the bottom of the section.   
      
   First Day:   
   Jesus, my Saviour I have so often deserved to be cast into hell how great   
   would be my suffering if I were now cast away and obliged to think that I   
   myself had caused my damnation. I thank Thee for the patience with which   
   Thou hast endured me. My God, I love Thee above all things and I am heartily   
   sorry for having offended Thee because Thou art infinite goodness. I will   
   rather die than offend Thee again. Grant me the grace of perseverance. Have   
   pity on me and at the same time on those blessed souls suffering in   
   Purgatory. Mary, Mother of God, come to their assistance with thy powerful   
   intercession.   
      
   Say one Our Father, one Hail Mary, and the Prayer to Our Suffering Saviour   
   for the Holy Souls in Purgatory below   
      
   Second Day:   
   Woe to me, unhappy being, so many years have I already spent on earth and   
   have earned naught but hell! I give Thee thanks, O Lord, for granting me   
   time even now to atone for my sins. My good God, I am heartily sorry for   
   having offended Thee. Send me Thy assistance, that I may apply the time yet   
   remaining to me for Thy love and service; have compassion on me, and, at the   
   same time, on the holy souls suffering in Purgatory. O Mary, Mother of God,   
   come to their assistance with thy powerful intercession.   
      
   Say one Our Father, one Hail Mary, and the Prayer to Our Suffering Saviour   
   for the Holy Souls in Purgatory below   
      
   Third Day:   
   My God! because Thou art infinite goodness, I love Thee above all things,   
   and repent with my whole heart of my offenses against Thee. Grant me the   
   grace of holy perseverance. Have compassion on me, and, at the same, on the   
   holy souls suffering in Purgatory. And thou, Mary, Mother of God, come to   
   their assistance with thy powerful intercession.   
      
   Say one Our Father, one Hail Mary, and the Prayer to Our Suffering Saviour   
   for the Holy Souls in Purgatory below   
      
   Fourth Day:   
   My God! because Thou art infinite goodness, I am sorry with my whole heart   
   for having offended Thee. I promise to die rather than ever offend Thee   
   more. Give me holy perseverance; have pity on me, and have pity on those   
   holy souls that burn in the cleansing fire and love Thee with all their   
   hearts. O Mary, Mother of God, assist them by thy powerful prayers.   
      
   Say one Our Father, one Hail Mary, and the Prayer to Our Suffering Saviour   
   for the Holy Souls in Purgatory below   
      
   Fifth Day:   
   Woe to me, unhappy being, if Thou, O Lord, hadst cast me into hell; for from   
   that dungeon of eternal pain there is no deliverance. I love Thee above all   
   things, O infinite God and I am sincerely sorry for having offended Thee   
   again. Grant me the grace of holy perseverance. Have compassion on me, and,   
   at the same time, on the holy souls suffering in Purgatory. O Mary, Mother   
   of God, come to their assistance with thy powerful intercession.   
      
   Say one Our Father, one Hail Mary, and the Prayer to Our Suffering Saviour   
   for the Holy Souls in Purgatory below   
      
   Sixth Day:   
   My Divine Redeemer, Thou didst die for me on the Cross, and hast so often   
   united Thyself with me in Holy Communion, and I have repaid Thee only with   
   ingratitude. Now, however, I love Thee above all things, O supreme God; and   
   I am more grieved at my offences against Thee than at any other evil. I will   
   rather die than offend Thee again. Grant me the grace of holy perseverance.   
   Have compassion on me, and, at the same time, on the holy souls suffering in   
   Purgatory. Mary, Mother of God, come to their aid with thy powerful   
   intercession.   
      
   Say one Our Father, one Hail Mary, and the Prayer to Our Suffering Saviour   
   for the Holy Souls in Purgatory below   
      
   Seventh Day:   
   God, Father of Mercy, satisfy this their ardent desire! Send them Thy holy   
   Angel to announce to them that Thou, their Father, are now reconciled with   
   them through the suffering and death of Jesus, and that the moment of their   
   deliverance has arrived.   
      
      
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