SAINT FEAST DAY FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 10th of January WELCOME! SAINT DOMITIAN, BISHOP OF MELITENE Saint Domitian ( Domitianus ) is commemorated on January 10 . A Bishop of Melitene (now Meledne on the right bank of the Euphrates) in Armenia, he was born during the reign of Emperor Justin the Younger (565-578) to wealthy and pious parents named Theodore and Eudokia. Upon reaching maturity, he entered into marriage. However, after losing his wife to death, he devoted himself entirely to the study of salvation and earned such a reputation that, despite having barely reached the age of thirty, he was appointed Bishop of the Church of Melitene. He was held in high esteem by Emperor Maurice; in the year 589 or 590, he persuaded the Emperor to help the Persian King Khosrow II regain his throne from the usurper Bahram Chobin (Varanes). He used the many lavish gifts received from the Emperor to support churches and hospitals, and made the care of the poor a matter of...

Marian Feast Days O glorious Virgin, Mother of God, blessed among all nations, worthy of praise and the greatest of praise, intercede for me with thy beloved Son. O honoured Lady, Mother of the King of Angels and Archangels, assist and deliver me from every difficulty and danger. O Blossom of the Patriarchs, the Virgins and the Angels, Hope of Glory, Beauty of Virgins, Admiration of the Angels and Archangels, remember me, and forsake me not, I beseech thee, at the terrible hour of my death. O Star of the Sea, Gate of Heaven, Temple of God, Palace of Jesus Christ, Harbour of Safety, Power of all Nations, Pearl of all Sweetness, Hope of the Faithful; O Queen who shelters the guilty, who surpasses in radiance the Virgins and the Angels, thy presence gives joy to all the hosts of Heaven. Therefore, O Mother of Mercy, I place in the protection of thy holy hands my going out, my coming in, my sleeping, my waking, the sight of my eyes, the touch of my hands, the speech from my lips, the heari...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JULY Saints celebrated on the 7th of July WELCOME! VENERABLE ANTONIO JOSE FERREIRA VICOSO, BISHOP OF MARIANA Venerable Antonio Vicoso Antonio Jose Ferreira Vicoso (Antônio José Ferreira Viçoso) was born on May 13, 1787, in Peniche in Portugal. He was ordained a priest of the Congregation of the Mission (Vincentians) in Lisbon on March 7, 1818. In 1819, the Superior General of the Congregation of the Mission, responding to a request from Bishop João VI for priests to Brazil, sent the young Father Vicoso and his confrere, Father Leandro Rabelo de Castro. Soon engaged in the education of the youth, Fr Vicoso spent 15 years in Jacuecanga, near Angra dos Reis. On his return to Minas (1837), he was elected Superior of the Congregation of the Mission in Brazil. Ordained bishop in the monastery of São Bento in Rio de Janeiro in 1844, he administered the bishopric of Mariana for 29 years with great pastoral zeal: he was a devoted father of the poor and orphans, pr...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY Saints celebrated on the 5th of February WELCOME! BLESSED DOMITIAN, DUKE OF CARINTHIA  Blessed Domitian Blessed Domitian (8th century), also known as Domitian of Millstatt or Domitian of Carinthia , is regarded as a promoter of Christianity in Carinthia [Austria]. Relics attributed to him are housed in the Domitian Chapel, which was added to the collegiate church of Millstatt Abbey in 1492. The history of his veneration is documented in a dedicated room at the Abbey Museum in Millstatt. For instance, a 9th-century fragment - believed to be part of his original funerary inscription - can be viewed there. A Romanesque reliquary shrine has also survived. A "Domitian Trail" ( Domitianweg ) has been established within the parish of Millstatt; part of this trail is a 1994 sculpture by Giorgio Igne depicting Blessed Domitian, which was installed in Lake Millstatt. The Domitian Trail spans 16 kilometers, leading from the Domitian statue in Millsta...

  WELCOME! KILLENUS, ABBOT OF IONA Killenus ( July 3 ), Abbot of Hy (Hia, Ia) [Iona], is not to be confused with Saint Kellenus or Mochellus , who are listed under March 26 . Kelly * refers to him simply as Cilline Ab. Iae (Iona). Gorman * calls him Kellenus Droichtheach and states that he was a chaste and distinguished warrior who died in the year 747. However, as there is no firm evidence of his veneration, the Bollandists * have included him only among their Praetermissi (those omitted from the main calendar) (I. 631). (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume  3, Augsburg, 1869, p. 617) *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 Killenus 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...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY Saints celebrated on the 25th of February WELCOME! BLESSED DIDACUS YUKI, PRIEST AND MARTYR Didacus Yuki, a  Jesuit , won the crown of martyrdom in 1636 at the age of 62 in Osaka, Japan. [He was beatified by  Pope Benedict XVI  on November 24 , 2008.] (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 we who know how courageously your holy martyr Didacus 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