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BL. PHILIP BERRUYER, ARCHBISHOP OF BOURGES - 9 JANUARY

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 9th of January WELCOME! BLESSED PHILIP BERRUYER, ARCHBISHOP OF BOURGES Philip Berruyer ( Philippus Berruierius ), commemorated on  January 9 - referred to by some as " saint " and by others as " blessed " - was a nephew of William of Bourges . Following his studies in Paris, Philip was ordained a priest in Tours and received a canonry in that city. He subsequently became Bishop of Orléans, and in 1236, after fourteen years of faithful service, he was appointed Archbishop of Bourges.  His primary concern was the proper governance of his own household - that is, his clergy. This necessitated the removal of several beneficed clerics from their positions; yet, while purifying the Church in this manner, he also deemed it his duty to ensure that these priests, now deprived of their income, were provided with a livelihood befitting their station and, whenever possible, encouraged toward moral improvement.  He exe...
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BL. POLYCARPE TUFFIER, PRIEST AND MARTYR - 26 MAY

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY Saints celebrated on the 26th of May WELCOME! BLESSED POLYCARPE TUFFIER, PRIEST AND MARTYR Polycarpe Tuffier was born in Le Malzieu (Lozère) on March 14 , 1807. The son of Jean-Paul Tuffier and Suzanne Martin, he was baptised with the name Jules . While still very young, he was placed by his mother at the Collège de l’Adoration in Mende - an institution run by the Fathers of the Sacred Heart - under the supervision of the priest Régis Rouchouze . He was only twelve years old when, one day during a break, he heard these words spoken to him: " Monsieur Jules Tuffier, proceed to the novitiate. " Upon arriving in Paris on May 3 , 1820, he took his vows on May 14 , 1823, adopting the name Polycarpe . Father Tuffier had just been ordained as a priest when the Revolution of 1830 broke out. Between 1831 and 1858, he served in various roles: first as a chaplain for the deaf at Notre-Dame de Paix in Yvetot (near Rouen), and later as the superior of the ...
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SS. INFLANANNUS, GESTINUS AND HONORA, HERMITS - 6 NOVEMBER

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN NOVEMBER Saints celebrated on the 6th of November WELCOME! SAINTS INFLANANNUS, GESTINUS AND HONORA, HERMITS Inflanannus ( Efflam ) et al., Hermits , are commemorated on November 6. In the Elenchus *, this Inflanannus - along with the priest Gestinus and the virgin Honora - is described as living as a hermit in Brittany ( Britannia minor ). According to the General Martyrology *, where they are referred to as "saints," Inflanannus is identified as "a prince from Ireland," and it is noted that all three of them flourished during the 6th century.  (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume  3, Augsburg, 1869) *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 Efflam, Gestinus and Honora may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, y...
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ST EFFLAM, HERMIT - 6 NOVEMBER

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN NOVEMBER Saints celebrated on the 6th of November WELCOME! SAINT EFFLAM, HERMIT Saint Efflam (Efflamm, Inflanannus ) is honoured in various Breton chapels, the Église Saint-Efflam in Plestin-les-Grèves, and the Vallée des Saints. A historic well in Plestin-les-Grèves, the water of which is said to have healing properties, also exists. Saint Efflam was the son of an Irish king. While he still lay hidden in his mother’s womb, many men and matrons saw much in visions concerning the virtues that would be his.  Born in the late-fifth, early-sixth century he married very young to Enora (also known as Honora), a daughter of an Irish king, as his parents wished, but on their wedding night, Efflam and Enora took a vow to live in a chaste, virginal marriage. A while later, Efflam left Ireland, travelled to Brittany, and lived there as a hermit and missionary. Some accounts relate that Enora accompanied him. Efflam's life and holiness always fascinated the loca...
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BL. LADISLAS RADIGUE, PRIEST AND MARTYR - 26 MAY

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY Saints celebrated on the 26th of May WELCOME! BLESSED LADISLAS RADIGUE, PRIEST AND MARTYR Blessed Ladislas Radigue (centre left) and his  fellow priest martyrs Father Ladislas Radigue, born on May 8 , 1823, grew up in Normandy and pursued his priestly vocation at a college run by the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary (Picpus Fathers). For twenty years, he trained novices. Among those he influenced and in whose formation he was involved was Father Damien . Father Ladislas was eventually elected prior of the motherhouse of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary. On April 13 , he - and other religious figures who had also been imprisoned - were moved to Mazas Prison. Along with other Catholic priests, namely: Father Polycarpe Tuffier, Father Marcellin Rouchouze, Father Frezal Tardieu and the Vincentian priest  Father Henri Planchat he was executed by firing squad during the harrowing Haxo Street Massacre of...
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FRANCIS FOLCH, PRIEST AND MARTYR - 29 SEPTEMBER

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN SEPTEMBER Saints celebrated on the 29th of September WELCOME! FRANCIS FOLCH, PRIEST AND MARTYR Francis ( Franciscus ) Folch [Jacobus Franciscus Foelech, Jacques-François Folch], remembered on September 29 , was a martyr at Vevay ( Vivis ) on Lake Geneva. This Belgian priest, while travelling to Rome, arrived in Vevay in the canton of Vaud, where he was praying his breviary on the lakeshore. It was August 29 , 1643, when some Calvinists from Geneva noticed him and began to quarrel with him in their typical manner - a confrontation that soon escalated as they picked up stones and grabbed clubs. Because Francis courageously defended the Catholic faith against his adversaries, he was thrown into a dungeon and ultimately sentenced to death. His tongue was pierced, and he was subsequently beheaded. On October 4 , his body was exhumed by Catholics and laid to rest in a Catholic church, most likely in Attalens . (Burg. I. 222.) (Information from Stadler 's Comple...
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BL. BENIGNA CARDOSO DA SILVA, VIRGIN AND MARTYR - 24 OCTOBER

    ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER   Saints celebrated on the 24th of October WELCOME! BLESSED BENIGNA CARDOSO DA SILVA, VIRGIN AND MARTYR Benigna Cardoso, a Brazilian teenager known as " Menina Benigna ", was killed in Santana do Cariri, 532 km from Fortaleza (Ceara state), after resisting an attempted rape. She was born on  October 15 , 1928. Her father died some time before her birth and her mother passed away around the time she turned one. It was following this that the sisters Rosa and Honorina Sisnando adopted Benigna and her three older siblings. From a very young age, Benigna liked to take walks with her siblings in between her taking care of the household chores; she was likewise a regular attendee at Mass. She frequently read the Bible, and was known for her great devotion to her faith. Generously she would attend to those in need, especially the elderly. On the afternoon of October 24 , 1941, she was on an errant fetching water near a forest when she wa...
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