SAINT FEAST DAY FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN SEPTEMBER Saints celebrated on the 3rd of September WELCOME! HILDEBALD, ARCHBISHOP OF COLOGNE Hildebald, Archbishop of Cologne  The name Hildebald is derived from the Old German child , meaning battle , and bald , which translates as mighty . Hildebald, Archbishop ( September 3 ; alternatively October 2 ). His name is also spelled Hildeboldus, Hyldebaldus, Hildibaldus, Hildivaldus, Hildialdus, Hildepold, Hiltibald, Hiddibald , and Addebald.   He was the first Archbishop of Cologne; prior to his tenure, the see had been occupied merely by suffragans of Trier and subsequently of Mainz. Castellanus*  and Gelenius* include him among the saints. He lived during the reigns of Emperors  Charlemagne  and Louis the Pious. He held the See of Cologne from the year 784 to 819. In 802, he consecrated Saint Liudger (Ludger) , Bishop of Münster (Mart. III. 635). In 813, he presided over a provincial council in Mainz.  Charlemagn...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN SEPTEMBER Saints celebrated on the 16th of September WELCOME! SAINT PRINCIPIUS, BISHOP OF LE MANS Saint Principius, Bishop and Confessor ( September 16 ).  Neither the origins nor the period of activity of this holy Bishop of Le Mans are precisely known; however, he should not - as has frequently happened - be considered a brother of Saint Remigius of Reims . According to the Gallia Christiana *, he succeeded Saint Victurius II in the episcopal see of Le Mans. Beyond his generally exemplary conduct in office - particularly his active and self-sacrificing charity toward the poor and the sick - noteworthy aspects of his life and work include the establishment and construction of many churches. He died on September 16 , following a pious life of ascetic devotion. It is uncertain whether he died as early as 511 or as late as 530. However, the record (Boll. Jun. III. 589) stating that he was consecrated on July 26, 464, and died in 493 may certainly be re...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JUNE Saints celebrated on the 19th of June WELCOME! SAINT INNOCENS, BISHOP OF LE MANS Meaning of the name. The name Innocens, as well as the subsequent names Innocentia, Innocentius, etc. - derives from the Latin innocens , meaning innocent . This holy bishop, Innocens ( Innocentius ), was baptized, well educated, and ordained a priest by  Saint Victorius (or Victurius), Bishop of Le Mans (September 1). Saint Victorius   was succeeded by  Saint Principius (September 16), and following him, Saint Innocens ascended the episcopal see of Le Mans, occupying it for many years. As the  Bollandist * Stilting (Aug. V. 143, no. 16) considers probable, Innocens signed the acts of the Second Council of Orléans in 533, subsequently attended the Fourth Council of Orléans in 541, and died - according to  Papebroch * - in 542. It is stated in a later  Bollandist * account ( Sept. I. 223, no. 17 ), that he had the bodies of his holy predec...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER Saints celebrated on the 10th of October WELCOME! SAINT GALLA, WIDOW AND MARTYR 📷 FiniaM Saint Galla, commemorated on October 10 , was a widow and martyr whose body the  Carmelite   nuns of Vercelli received from Rome . (V. 8.) (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume  2, Augsburg, 1861) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Galla 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 AUGUST Saints celebrated on the 21st August WELCOME! BLESSED MARY OF LERIDA, MARTYR Blessed Mary, the sister of Saint Bernard, Martyr , is commemorated on August 21. (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 4, Augsburg, 1875) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Blessed Mary 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 MAY Saints celebrated on the 8th of May WELCOME! THE BLESSED MARTYRS OF ALGERIA In the late 20th century, Algeria was shaken by civil war. Amid this violence, nineteen Catholic men and women made the deliberate choice to stay in the country; they did not see themselves as apart from the people among whom they lived, and they refused to abandon them in their hour of trial. Between 1994 and 1996, all of them were killed. Those who suffered include Trappist monks from the Atlas monastery; the Armed Islamic Group owned up to the murders. CHRISTIAN DE CHERGE AND COMPANIONS The seven Trappist monks Christian de Cherge (the prior of the monastery), Luc Dochier, Christophe Lebreton, Michel Fleury, Bruno Lemarchand, Celestin Ringeard, and Paul Favre-Miville had been kidnapped on March 27, 1996 after 20 armed men stormed the place. The monks were later found decapitated. They are listed as killed on May 21, 1996. The funeral for these holy men took place at Notre-D...