SAINT FEAST DAY FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN SEPTEMBER Saints celebrated on the 19th of September WELCOME! BLESSED MARY DE CERVELLIONE, VIRGIN Blessed Mary, commemorated on September 19 and September 25, the daughter of a Spanish nobleman named William de Cervello (Cervellione) and his wife Mary, was born in Barcelona in 1230, after the marriage had long been childless. From infancy, Mary showed an inclination toward piety, manifested in great love for God, prompt obedience to her parents, generosity toward the poor, and strict chastity. As a young woman coming of age, she could have made a respectable marriage twice, but she preferred perpetual virginity to the married state. Her father died in 1260. From then on, mother and daughter practiced even greater austerity for the sake of God. They lived near the religious house of the Order of Mercy ( de Mercede ) and devoted themselves to works of Christian charity. When her mother also died, on December 27, 1264, Blessed Mary took the habit of the afor...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY   Saints celebrated on the 15th of February WELCOME! SAINT GEORGIA, VIRGIN Monastery yard in the snow Saint Georgia (commemorated on February 15 ; also  March 11 and September 25 ) was a pious virgin whose memory - as stated in the  Roman Martyrology * - is celebrated in Auvergne ( apud Arvernos ). According to  Saint Gregory of Tours , she lived in seclusion and "consecrated every day to the Lord in fasting and prayer." It so happened that, after her passing, when her body was about to be carried to the church of the nearest town, many doves flew along and accompanied the corpse; during the funeral, however, they remained on the church roof and then flew up to heaven. Later writers transformed the doves into angels, thereby completing the "heavenly funeral rite." The time in which she lived is unknown; since even  Saint Gregory of Tours  could only recount legends about her (he explicitly uses the word " fertur " ...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY Saints celebrated on the 16th of May WELCOME! SAINT DOSMUS Saint Dosmus ( May 16 ) is a saint whose body was discovered in 1530 in the church at Chaume. Very frequently he is confused with Saint Domnolus , Bishop of Le Mans. (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 Dosmus 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 FEBRUARY   Saints celebrated on the 15th of February WELCOME! ANNO, BISHOP OF MINDEN Anno (or Hanno) was the 26th Bishop of Minden and a diligent collector of saints' relics. He died in the year 1185, the day after the Feast of  Saint Valentine (on February 15 ). Some refer to him as "Saint," others as "Blessed"; yet his name appears in none of the various martyrologies - indeed, not even Bucelin *, who is otherwise very generous with such titles, accords him one. (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume  1, Augsburg, 1858) *A hagiography source used by the authors  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

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY Saints celebrated on the 29th of May WELCOME! SAINT MARY, VIRGIN OF ANTIOCH Saint Mary, Virgin is commemorated on  May 29 .  Regarding this holy lady, the only thing we know with certainty is that she is venerated in the Eastern Church. When and where she lived, as well as the specific details of her life, remain unknown. While so-called "Acts" concerning her do exist, they are so unreliable and vague that the  Bollandists * are compelled to state that, although they offer useful moral instruction, they contain little or nothing of historical reliability. The essence of the legend is as follows: In the city of Antioch (likely the Syrian metropolis), there lived a woman of modest means but great Christian virtue and moral rectitude. Her husband had died, leaving Mary as her only daughter. She devoted herself entirely to the girl's upbringing, striving above all to plant divine love deep within her heart. The good seed fell on fertile soi...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 14th of January WELCOME! SAINT FLORIDA, MARTYR OF AFRICA 📷 PublicDomainPictures   Saint Florida, commemorated on January 14 , was killed for her Christian faith in Africa. She and several other martyrs suffered alongside  Saint Paul . (I. 935) (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume  2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 234) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: May the intercession of Saint Florida commend us to you, so that through her merits we may obtain that which we cannot accomplish by our own. 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