SAINT FEAST DAY FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR

  WELCOME! SAINT URSUS, BISHOP OF TOUL Ursus (Ursinus) was (according to the  Gallica Christiana* ) the sixth Bishop of Toul, flourishing around the year 490, succeeding Saint Auspicius . He was a contemporary and friend of Saint Vedastus and excelled in all episcopal virtues. The Church of  Saint Mansuetus houses his relics. (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  5, Augsburg, 1882, p. 630) *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 Ursus 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 SEPTEMBER Saints celebrated on the 1st of September WELCOME! SAINT GIDEON, JUDGE Gideon by Caspar Luyken, 18th century dutch print The name Gideon is derived from the Hebrew Gid'on, meaning  tree feller , and is also interpreted as mighty warrior. Saint Gideon is commemorated on September 1 and September 12 [and September 26 ]. In the Vulgate Bible translation, this saint is called Gedeon , also known as Jerubbaal . One of the judges of Israel, he was the son of Joash, from the tribe of Manasseh in the city of Ophrah, who was called and strengthened by God to redeem the Israelites from the servitude of the Medinans with just a very small army. After an angel revealed his calling to him, he first destroyed the idols and reinstated the service of the true God (Judges 6:1-30). When the inhabitants were enraged by this and wanted to kill him, his father Joash replied: "If Baal is a god, then let him fight for himself," and therefore Gideon receive...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 17th of March WELCOME! CASPAR NAGEL, MONK Caspar Nagel, remembered on March 17, was Franciscan from Vienna, who for reasons of humility adopted the name Pater Asinus¹ . He went to his eternal reward in 1556.  (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  1, Augsburg, 1885, p. 571) ¹Asinus is a Latin masculine noun meaning "ass" or "donkey". It is frequently used figuratively to mean a blockhead, fool, or dullard. The term is the root of the English adjective "asinine," meaning stupid or silly.  ~Wiktionary, the free dictionary~ 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 3rd of July WELCOME! CHARLES I, KING OF HUNGARY Charles I, King of Hungary  Charles (July 3), King of Hungary, the first of that name, also called Martellus , a son of King Charles II of Sicily [King Charles II of Naples], was born in 1272. In 1290 he gained the Hungarian crown because his mother was a daughter of King Stephen V of Hungary and sister of Ladislaus IV , who died without male heirs. Although of royal lineage and himself destined for the throne, he entered the Third Order of  Saint Francis  and led a devout life. His body rests in the Church of  Saint Stephen  in Stuhlweissenburg [Székesfehérvár]. (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 563) 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, openli...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 12th of March WELCOME! FRANCIS XAVIER TRUONG BUU DIEP, PRIEST AND MARTYR A statue of Father Diep Born on January 1, 1897 to a farming family in An Giang province, Francis Xavier Truong Buu Diep studied at Phnom Phen seminary, whose apostolic vicariate covered a wide area in both Cambodia and Vietnam. He was ordained in 1924 and spent most of his priesthood serving poor people in the Mekong Delta. Assigned to Tac Say Parish, Bac Lieu province, southern Vietnam, in 1930, he became known for his tireless pastoral work and his willingness to defend vulnerable people in the violent aftermath of World War II.  During the First Indochina War, in 1945 - 1946, when Father Diep was faced with the dangerous and unstable political situation, he was advised to go into hiding, but he refused. When the French came to rescue him, Father Diep answered: “I live with the flock of my faithful, and if I must die, I wish to die with them.”...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JULY Saints celebrated on the 15th of July WELCOME! HERMANN, ABBOT OF NIEDERALTAICH  Niederaltaich: The Abbey Church's Organ  Hermann (Hermannus) , the 30th abbot of Niederaltaich in Lower Bavaria (South Germany) is remembered as a strict zealot of monastic discipline. He also expanded and improved the institute entrusted to him. Due to him keeping the reigns tight and fostering a spirit of order, many holy and capable monks emerged from the abbey, who, in turn, were nominated to lead other monasteries, such as Formbach, Oberaltaich, Prül, Aschbach and Biburg.  Born in 1200, Hermann was unanimously elected abbot on October 27, 1242, according to Lackner * (Memoriale, p. 86) , and consecrated on November 9, 1243, by Bishop Rüdiger of Passau in the Church of St Anthony in Vienna, which at that time still belonged to the Diocese of Passau.  It is well beyond the format of this short biography to give even a brief overview of all he did f...