SAINT FEAST DAY FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY Saints celebrated on the 19th of May WELCOME! BLESSED ROSA CZACKA, VIRGIN AND FOUNDRESS Mother Rosa Czacka Countess Rosa Czacka (Róża Czacka) was born on October 22, 1876 in Biała Cerkiew , in today's Ukraine. She suffered from progressive vision loss - despite the numerous surgical interventions that were performed on her, she went completely blind in her early twenties. Falling from a horse, which detached both retinas, had accelerated the process.  Already in 1911, while living in Warsaw, the Polish capital, Rosa had begun caring for the blind there (at Holy Cross Church). Having recognized the full extent of lack of organized care for the partially sighted and the blind in Poland, she henceforth devoted herself to that need with heart and soul and all her strength.  Rosa entered the Franciscan Third Order on August 15, 1917 - taking the saint's name Elizabeth (Elżbieta) - before founding her own religious congregation in late 1918, the F...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 27th of January WELCOME! WILLIAM, BISHOP OF LE MANS William [Guillaume], remembered on January 27, Bishop of Le Mans from 1144 to 1186, was a man of prayer, mortification, and charity, equally diligent regarding his own salvation and that of his flock. He was laid to rest in the abbey church of Saint Vincent. (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume  5, Augsburg, 1882, p. 793) 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

  WELCOME! SAINT MAGNUS, MARTYR OF CYZICUM Saint Magnus, commemorated on April 29 , was killed for his Christian faith at Cyzicum in the Hellespont. He suffered alongside Saint Theognis . (III. 617). (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 4, Augsburg, 1875) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Magnus 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 JUNE Saints celebrated on the 25th of June WELCOME! SAINT PROSPER, BISHOP OF REGGIO Encyclopedia of Saints   Saint Prosper, Bishop, is commemorated on June 25 . This holy Bishop of Reggio ( Rhegium Lepidi ) - in the former Duchy of Modena - lived in the 5th century and was buried in the Church of  Saint Apollinaris  outside the city. In the year 698,  his mortal remains were transferred into a dedicated church erected in his honour. Later, a  Benedictine   monastery named after  Saint Peter  was attached to this church. Another church in honour of Saint Prosper was also built within the city, not far from the cathedral. He is a patron saint of Reggio and must not be confused with the holy Doctor of the Church, Prosper . (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 4, Augsburg, 1875, p. 996)   Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JUNE Saints celebrated on the 22nd of June WELCOME! SAINT CONSORTIA, VIRGIN The name Consortia is derived from the Latin consors , meaning sharing, partner, companion , etc. Saint Consortia, a virgin - commemorated on June 22 ; alternatively  March 13 - lived during the 6th century. She was the daughter of Emeterius; the latter had lived with his wife in a remote area near Manosque and eventually became the Bishop of Reggio. Some of her relics are kept at Cluny, where a feast of the translation of her relics is celebrated on  March 13 ; her name also appears in the Roman Martyrology * on  June 22 . (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 PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Consortia may increase our devotion and promote our sal...

    ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 20th of January WELCOME! SAINT MARIA CRISTINA OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION BRANDO, VIRGIN AND FOUNDRESS  Maria Cristina of the Immaculate Conception Brando - first called Adelaida Brando after she was born on May 1 , 1856 in Naples, Italy - showed a strong leaning towards religious life, holiness and prayer early in her life. When she was about twelve years old, she professed a vow of perpetual chastity before an image of the Christ child. Of delicate health and suffering several spells of illness, she finally managed to became a nun at the Sacramentine's convent in 1876, taking on the name Maria Cristina of the Immaculate Conception , only to become unwell again a while later. After recovering at her family home, Maria Cristina went to rent a room with the Teresiane Sisters of Torre del Greco in 1878 and founded the Congregation of the Sisters Victim Expiators of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament;  their o...