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ST PIERRE DUMOULIN, PRIEST AND MARTYR - 24 NOVEMBER

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN NOVEMBER Saints celebrated on the 24th of November WELCOME! SAINT PIERRE DUMOULIN, PRIEST AND MARTYR  The missionary Petrus [Pierre] Dumoulin  was executed for his faith on November 14, 1838, in Tonkin [Vietnam], along with the local priest Petrus Koa . Petrus Dumoulin was born in Cors, Diocese of Tulle, on February 20, 1808. From childhood, he displayed great piety, a tender devotion to the Mother of God, and a rare work ethic. During a serious illness, he made a vow to dedicate himself entirely to the service of God and, with a dispensation for age for the purpose of missionary work, received priestly ordination on November 21, 1830. As early as July 15 of the following year, he landed in Macau, and two months later he was already in Tonkin. There he preached and baptized amidst a terribly bloody persecution. Often, anticipating his death, he would jokingly say, "I'm too tall; they'll soon cut me down." On July 31, 1838, he was thrown i...
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ST PETER TU, MARTYR - 10 JULY

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JULY Saints celebrated on the 10th of July WELCOME! SAINT PETER TU, MARTYR [Saint] Petrus Tu, (June 10), catechist in Tonkin¹, was strangled for spreading the Gospel. In 1840,  in his 30th year, he thus died a martyr. This happened after he had suffered two years of harsh imprisonment.  (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  4, Augsburg, 1875, p. 865) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Peter 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 In 1838, the French missionary priest (Saint)   Pierre Dumoulin-Borie  was arrested ...

ENGELBERT OF ADMONT, ABBOT - 12 MAY

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY Saints celebrated on the 12th of May WELCOME! VENERABLE ENGELBERT OF ADMONT, ABBOT Admont Abbey - Jacob Alt, 1835 Venerable Engelbert, remembered on May 12, abbot of Admont Abbey in Upper Styria [1297-1327], possessed to a high degree the gift of contemplation and even of prophecy. An invincible sufferer in the most severe sufferings, he was also a devout devotee of the Mother of God , and through her a victorious fighter against all enemies of his salvation.  (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume  2, Augsburg, 1861, pp. 65-66) 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 Admont Abbey's website and blog: https://stiftadmont.at/en/blog/

ST STEPHEN VINH, MARTYR - 19 DECEMBER

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN DECEMBER Saints celebrated on the 19th of December WELCOME! SAINT STEPHEN VINH, MARTYR Encyclopedia of Saints Stephanus (December 19), a peasant, suffered death by beheading for the Gospel in Tonkin¹ in 1839. (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume  5, Augsburg, 1882, p. 385) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that we who know how courageously your holy martyr Stephen confessed the faith, may experience his goodness as he intercedes for us with you. 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 ¹Saint Stephen Nguyên Van Vinh, born in 1813 in Vietnam ("Tonkin", see above), was a tenant farmer. He frequently attended catechism classes - ...

ST HERACLIUS, MARTYR - 22 JUNE

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JUNE Saints celebrated on the 22nd of June WELCOME! SAINT HERACLIUS, MARTYR Saint Heraclius (Araclius), (June 22) was a martyr at St. Albans (Verulamium) in England. He was a soldier sent to execute Saint Alban ; but upon witnessing the miracles, he suddenly converted on the way to the execution site and was beheaded along with him in the year 303. (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume  2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 654) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Heraclius 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

ST VEROLUS, CONFESSOR - 17 JUNE

ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JUNE Saints celebrated on the 17th of June WELCOME! SAINT VEROLUS, CONFESSOR The holy confessor Verolus , French Veroul or Vorles [ Verolo ], is venerated in Châtillon ( Castellio ) on the Seine, where his relics were transferred, and in Marcenay ( Marcenniacum ) in the Diocese of Langres, his birthplace and place of death.  According to local tradition, he came from a distinguished family, very friendly to the royal house of the castle, but chose the priesthood, in which he believed he could best work for the salvation of his soul and that of his fellow human beings. He performed miracles of love and renunciation of the world, and granted every physical and spiritual help to the poor, the sick, and the needy. One day, while King Guntram was attending his Mass, he suddenly fell into a rapture and remained motionless around the altar for more than an hour. When, after the completion of the holy Sacrifice, he was asked what had happened to him, Verolus repl...

ENGELBERT, ABBOT OF SAINT BLAISE - 10 APRIL

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN APRIL Saints celebrated on the 10th of April WELCOME! VENERABLE ENGELBERT, ABBOT OF SAINT BLAISE   Venerable Engelbert, Abbot, is remembered on April 10. A descendant of the distinguished Volkersdorff family in Styria, he chose monastic life and was elevated to abbot of Saint Blaise Abbey (Sankt Blasien) because of his learning and virtue. Each year he withdrew into solitude to a mountain cave for a certain period to devote himself undisturbed to contemplating heavenly matters. A fervent devotee of the Blessed Virgin Mary, he composed a beautiful hymn in her praise, and penned other edifying writings. Venerable Engelbert died piously in 1321.  (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume  2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 65) 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