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OUR LADY OF VICTORIES - 26 OCTOBER

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER Saints celebrated on the 26th of October Marian Feast Days WELCOME! OUR LADY OF VICTORIES The statue of Our Lady of Victories The miraculous and historic statue of Our Lady of Victories is a renowned 19th-century hardened plaster masterpiece depicting the  Virgin Mary  holding the Christ Child standing upon the globe, housed in the sanctuary of the Basilica of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires in Paris, France. The title Our Lady of Victories is also often used in connection with the  Victory of Lepanto   and Our Lady of the Rosary . This particular church, however, has its own wonderful story.  In 1620, King Louis XIII of France made a vow that if his troops were successful in driving the Huguenots from their fortress in La Rochelle, he would build a church in honour of the  Blessed Virgin . After the victory in 1628, a site for the church was selected on the property of the Discalced Hermits of  Saint Augustine  i...
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SS. CLEMENT AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS - 4 NOVEMBER

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN NOVEMBER   Saints celebrated on the 4th of November WELCOME! SAINTS CLEMENT AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS OF TOURS Saints Clement and Companions, Martyrs (November 4). Saints Clement, Primus, Cletus, Theodore, Gaudens , Quiriacus, and Innocentius won the crown of martyrdom in Tours, France. (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 Saints Clement, Primus, Cletus, Theodore, Gaudens, Quiriacus, and Innocentius 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 VULFUS, CONFESSOR - 21 OCTOBER

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER Saints celebrated on the 21st of October 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

CHU-YUNG, MARTYR - 9 JULY

  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

ST GAUDENS, MARTYR OF TOURS - 4 NOVEMBER

  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

ST WULFILAICUS, HERMIT AND CONFESSOR - 21 OCTOBER

  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...

ST LECTOR, BISHOP - 13 SEPTEMBER

  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