SAINT FEAST DAY FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN SEPTEMBER Saints celebrated on the 6th of September WELCOME! BLESSED OLINTO MARELLA, PRIEST Olinto Giuseppe Marella was born on June 14, 1882 in Pellestrina. He studied in Rome and was a classmate of Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, the future Pope John XXIII. Cardinal Aristide Cavallari ordained him to the priesthood on December 17, 1904 and immediately Father Olinto manifested his vocation to solidarity by founding a popular recreation centre where he welcomed the poorest children and educating them. Around the same time he was assigned to teach in seminaries in the Diocese of Chioggia. There, in addition to theology, he taught philosophy and humanities. In 1909 the Church suspended his pastoral work because he had invited an excommunicated priest, Romolo Murri, into his home. Father Olinto accepted the suspension with humility and obedience. Years later, Cardinal Giovanni Nasalli Rocca di Corneliano rehabilitated him. He kept on working with the poor and home...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER Saints celebrated on the 5th of October WELCOME! SAINT GALLA OF THE DURANCE, WIDOW Saint Galla, Widow (October 5).  This holy widow lived as a hermit, practicing strict penance, in a grotto by the Durance - a river in France, likely not far from Avignon - around the middle of the sixth century. Like another figure mentioned later ( Saint Galla, Wife of Eucherius ), she too had a daughter named Consortia; for this reason,  Baronius * identified the two as the same person. (Feb. I, 939; Oct. III, 147.) (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume  2, Augsburg, 1861) *A hagiography source used by the authors  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 Hol...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER Saints celebrated on the 16th of October WELCOME! SAINT TULLIA, VIRGIN Saint Tullia  (also known as Santa Tullia or Sainte Tulle) (October 16, October 5) a 5th-century nun from France, was the daughter of Eucherius. Along with her sister, Saint Consortia , she chose to live a life of prayer and humility. After her death, she was venerated as a local saint in Provence and particularly invoked against the plague.  Sources: Google AI,  https://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/73150 PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Tullia 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.

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN NOVEMBER Saints celebrated on the 16th of November WELCOME! SAINT GALLA, WIFE OF EUCHERIUS Saint Galla (November 16), the mother of the holy virgins  Consortia and Tullia , is listed by Ado under this date. She was of noble lineage and wealthy in earthly goods. Her husband was called Eucherius. Yet she shone even more brightly through the fear of the Lord, which is the beginning of wisdom. She has frequently been confused with the holy widow Galla of Rome as well as with  Galla of the Durance  and Galla of Auvergne . (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....

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN NOVEMBER Saints celebrated on the 16th of November WELCOME! SAINT CONSORTIA, VIRGIN 📷 FiniaM Saint Consortia, commemorated on November 16, a virgin, was the daughter of Saint Galla .  (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume  1, Augsburg, 1858) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Consortia 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 JUNE Saints celebrated on the 18th of June WELCOME! BLESSED MARY THE SORROWFUL, VIRGIN AND MARTYR  B. Mary (June 18). This blessed Mary, known by the epithet "the Sorrowful" ( Dolorosa ) or "the Wretched," is venerated in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert at the local Church of Saint Peter ( in parochia S. Petri Wolvensis ). She obtained a threefold grace from the Lord: that of poverty, chastity, and martyrdom. A young man, inflamed with love for her but rejected by her, falsely accused her of stealing a silver cup. Although she maintained her innocence, she was buried alive (the account does not specify by whom) and killed by a stake driven through her body. Miracles occurring at her grave bore witness to her holiness. Her death took place around the year 1290.  (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 4, Augsburg, 1875) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseec...