SAINT FEAST DAY FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR

  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 ...

  WELCOME! THE FEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI (THE SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST)   A contemporary Corpus Christi Procession  ➡️ Feasts, Solemnities, and Liturgical Seasons Corpus Christi or Domini in Latin, this feast is called " Fronleichnam " in German, a word derived from the Old High German, meaning " Body of the Lord. " In the Catholic Church, this term refers to the consecrated Host transformed into the Body of Jesus.  Pope Urban IV instituted the Feast of Corpus Christi (the Thursday after Trinity Sunday ) in 1264 to venerate the consecrated Host, and it is celebrated with magnificent processions. In addition, in medieval times, religious plays (Corpus Christi plays) were performed on this feast day. (Source: Brockhaus' Concise Encyclopedia, fifth edition, Volume 1. Leipzig 1911, p. 627.) Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk,  de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org The Feast of Corpus Christi, also ...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JULY Saints celebrated on the 28th of July WELCOME!  SAINT CAMELIAN, BISHOP OF TROYES O Sacred Heart of Jesus, make my heart like unto Thine. Saint Camelian ( Camelianus ) is commemorated on July 28. A Bishop of Troyes in Champagne, Camelian was a disciple of  Saint Lupus and his successor in the episcopal see of that city. He attended the Council of Orléans in 511 and died either in 525 or 536. Some have considered him to be the same person as  Saint Himerius  (November 12), but this is incorrect, as the  Bollandists * clearly demonstrate. (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 545) *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 Camelian may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus ...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY   Saints celebrated on the 10th of February WELCOME! SAINT SURA, VIRGIN AND MARTYR OF DORDRECHT The Church of Our Lady, Dordrecht¹ [11th century.] This holy virgin and martyr of Dordrecht ( Dordracum ) [in today's Netherlands], also called Soteris and Zuwarda , who is commemorated on February 10 and February 11, is said to have built the main church there in honour of the Mother of God.  According to popular legend, she began the construction with three small coins, trusting in God, but always found them back in her pocket after spending them. Therefore, three workers, believing the holy virgin to possess great riches, killed her, but found only the three small coins in her possession. A healing spring sprang up at the site of her murder. It is said that the perpetrators were captured and sentenced to death, but that the slain woman, with the still-fresh wound on her neck, miraculously appeared and begged forgiveness for them.  Ch...