SAINT FEAST DAY FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY   Saints celebrated on the 25th of February WELCOME! SAINT AVERTANUS AND SAINT ROMAEUS, CARMELITES Saint Avertanus and  Romaeus (February 25).  Saint Avertanus, a lay brother of the Carmelite Order, was born in Limoges, France, and entered the order at the prompting of an angel. He possessed a high degree of chastity and prayed so much on his knees that he developed calluses. On his pilgrimage to Rome, where he intended to venerate the holy relics, he was struck by a fever and died in a suburb of Lucca, Italy, after having had an apparition of Christ. At his death, the city's bells are said to have rung of their own accord.  His companion on this journey was the blessed  Romaeus .  Inconsolable at the death of Saint Avertanus and himself utterly exhausted from the journey, he too fell ill and died on the eighth day after the death of his holy companion, surrounded by Jesus Christ and a countless host of saints, amon...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 4th of March WELCOME! SAINT ROMAEUS, CARMELITE Encyclopedia of Saints Saint Romaeus (commemorated on February 25 or 26, and March 4), was a Carmelite of Lucca and pilgrimage companion of Saint Avertanus . In his order's  Martyrology * he is listed on March 4. His relics were kept at Saint Peter's Basilica (Maggiore) until 1513; they are now venerated at Saint Peter de la Cortina .  (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume  5, Augsburg, 1882, p. 125.) *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 Romaeus 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 Germ...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN DECEMBER Saints celebrated on the 5th of December WELCOME! SAINT DALMATIUS, BISHOP OF PAVIA, MARTYR On December 5, we also commemorate Saint Dalmatius. Bishop and Martyr of Pavia in Italy, he gave his life for Christ under Emperor Maximian. His name is also  listed in the  Roman Martyrology * on December 5 .  (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume  1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 718) *A hagiography source used by the authors Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: O God, who gladden us each year by the feast of Saint Dalmatius, graciously grant that, as we rejoice in his merits, we may be inspired by his example. 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 1st of June WELCOME! SAINT PHOTINUS, CONFESSOR Saint Photinus (June 1) was a confessor venerated in the region of Namur in Belgium as the patron saint of children with foot ailments. See also Saint Stapinus , with whom he is said to be the same person. (I. 86). (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 4, Augsburg, 1875, p. 920) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: O God, who gladden us each year by the feast of Saint Photinus, graciously grant that, as we rejoice in his merits, we may be inspired by his example. 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 AUGUST Saints celebrated on the 6th of August   WELCO ME! SAINT STAPINUS, BISHOP OF CARCASSONNE According to some accounts, Stapinus was Bishop of Carcassonne. There, as well as in some parts of Belgium and Germany, he is venerated as the patron saint of gout sufferers.  His history is obscure. He is said to have been born in Dourgne , in the diocese of Lavaur , between the years 683 and 788, and later to have led a life of asceticism as a hermit in his homeland, until the citizens of Carcassonne summoned him and elected him their bishop. In Carcassonne and other places, notably also in Milan, where an altar in the church of Santa Maria Secreta is dedicated to his name, August 6 is celebrated as his feast day. In Dourgne (Tarn department), a quarter of an hour before the town, there is a pilgrimage church dedicated to him, which is heavily visited on August 6 and contains numerous votive tablets. He is also the second patron saint of the church...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN NOVEMBER Saints celebrated on the 12th November WELCOME! SAINT HYMERIUS, CONFESSOR Saint Hymerius (Himerius), commemorated on November 12 or July 28, was a confessor. Burgener's * recently published work, " Helvetia sancta ," where he is called the " Apostle of the Northern Jura Mountains ," recounts his life story. The village of Lugué , near the town of Puntrut , is identified as the birthplace of Saint Hymerius; his parents were of noble birth and raised their son in a Christian and sensible manner. Early on, he renounced the world, gave his wealth to the poor, and went with a servant (Albert Elbertus) to the Sufinger Valley (now St Immerthal , French: St-Imier , with a village of the same name). There he cultivated a small field of grain and led a holy life with his companion.  Several years had passed when he felt the urge to make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. He happily carried out his pious decision with Albert and stayed for ...