SAINT FEAST DAY FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR

  WELCOME! SAINT VULFUS, CONFESSOR Saint Vulfus, listed on  October 21 , a confessor in the region of Tours, is likely the same person as Saint Wulfilaicus . Please see under that entry . (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume  5, Augsburg, 1882, p. 756) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Vulfus may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen. Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk, de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JULY Saints celebrated on the 9th of July WELCOME! VENERABLE CHU-YUNG, MARTYR Venerable Chu-Yung was a martyr in China who lived on alms and one day betrayed himself to the pagans by making the Sign of the Holy Cross . He died for his Christian faith around the year 1815 after enduring much suffering and torture. (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume  1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 618) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk, de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN NOVEMBER   Saints celebrated on the 4th of November WELCOME! SAINT GAUDENS, MARTYR OF TOURS 📷 PublicDomainPictures   The name Gaudens is derived from the Latin " gaudere " (to rejoice ); the same applies to the names that are related, such as Gaudentius , Gaudiosus , etc. Saint Gaudens, commemorated on November 4, was a martyr in Tours, a companion of Saint Clement . (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume  2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 356) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Gaudens may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen. Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk, de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER Saints celebrated on the 21st of October WELCOME! SAINT WULFILAICUS, HERMIT AND CONFESSOR Saint Wulfilaicus, Hermit and Confessor ( October 21 ; also July 7 and July 17). This saint is commonly listed as a hermit in the Diocese of Trier. His name appears in various spellings: Wulfilaicus, Ulfilaicus, Walfredus, Vulsus, Wolf, and Vulfilaicus. The French call him Walfroy, and sometimes Ouflay.  By his own account, he was a Lombard by birth. His parents raised him as a Christian and shared many stories from the lives of the saints with him. The virtues and miracles of Saint Martin of Tours made a particularly deep impression on his young mind; he held the saint in special reverence and resolved to make a pilgrimage to his tomb once he was older. True to his word, the ardent youth left his homeland and journeyed toward France.  Through God’s providence, the monastery of St. Yrieix (Aredius) near Limoges became the place where he stayed for a...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN SEPTEMBER Saints celebrated on the 13th of September WELCOME! SAINT LECTOR, BISHOP Saint Lector or Saint Ledorius , commemorated on  September 13 , was a holy Bishop of Tours. He is identical with Saint Lidorius . (IV. 61). (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume  3, Augsburg, 1869, p. 731) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Lector may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen. Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk, de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN NOVEMBER Saints celebrated on the 13th of November WELCOME! SAINT METRIA, MARTYR Saint Metria (Metrius), commemorated on  November 13 , is called Saint Mitre or Saint Merre in French. He is venerated at Aix, where his relics are kept. Usuard * calls him a martyr,  Saint Gregory of Tours   a confessor; yet the latter also describes him as "a glorious champion ( inclytus athleta ) of great holiness" ( magnificae sanctitatis ). Nothing else is known of him other than that, although a slave, he inherited true freedom through the service of the Lord, as stated by Surius *. We do not know the source of the information found in Migne * - that the saint suffered under Diocletian in the year 304. We also consulted the Gallia christiana * regarding him but found nothing of the sort. While such an indication does appear in  Butler * ( XVI. 438) , the sources he cites make this claim seem entirely uncertain, if not arbitrary. (Information from Sta...