SAINT FEAST DAY FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY Saints celebrated on the 11th of May WELCOME! SAINT WALTER, ABBOT OF ST. PETER  Monastery yard in the snow Saint Walter ( Gualterius, Galterus, Galterius, Gualterus, Gauterus, French : Gautier or Gauthier ) was born into a noble family in Guyenne (Aquitaine) around the year 990. His father Raymond and his mother Gualburga (Walburgis) raised him with great care. Later he came under the guidance of the pious Israel , canon regular of Dorat ( Scotoria ) in the diocese of Limoges, and then entered the canonry himself. There he distinguished himself by his pious conduct; he sought to imitate the particular virtues of all, in order to gather within himself the good he found in everyone. Later, he was elected abbot of Lesterp (Stirps, Stirpum)[Saint-Pierre de Lesterps (St. Peter)].  In this new sphere of activity, he behaved with such great wisdom toward everyone that each individual considered himself indebted to him as his special patron, and ...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN NOVEMBER Saints celebrated on the 24th of November WELCOME! ALBERT, COUNT OF MONTEACUTO Albert (Albertus) , Count of Monteacuto, is remembered on 24 November. He was held in such high esteem by  Saint Francis of Assisi  that he was visited by him whenever he travelled through his territory. Albert received the habit of the Third Order from  Saint Francis ' very own hands.  When  Saint Francis  once again came to see him and said that he would probably no longer be able to visit him due to his physical weakness, Count Albert requested a keepsake from the famous Saint and was given the habit he had been wearing. This habit remained in Albert's family for 280 years until this treasure came into the possession of the Friars Minor in Florence, where it is still located. This was the very same habit that  Saint Francis  wore when he received the  stigmata on Mount Alverno. (Information from  Stadler 's Complete...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH   Saints celebrated on the 2nd of March WELCOME! BEATRICE HERMOSILLIA, VIRGIN Beatrice (Beatrix) Hermosillia (March 2), a virgin, gave all her possessions to the poor and lived solely on manual labour and alms. With the help of the citizens of Valladolid, she built a monastery of the Third Order of  Saint Francis of Assisi , and in 1462, she and several others took their vows there. She died on March 2, 1485, after a life of the strictest mortification and penance, and was buried in the monastery church.  (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 422) 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! RUDOLPH OF LUXEMBOURG, ABBOT Rudolph of Luxembourg ( Rudolphus ) was Abbot of Saint Vanne in Verdun [the Benedictine Abbey of Saint-Vanne de Verdun, founded in 952].  A pious and devoutly religious man, he could not bring himself to side with the rebellious emperor and the false pope he sided with, as his bishop Dietrich [Thierry] had done. Rudolph instead remained steadfastly loyal to the legitimate  Pope Gregory VII . For this reason he left his monastery and initially went to Dijon, and later to the Abbey of Flavigny in the Diocese of Autun, where he died at the end of the 11th century. He is mentioned in Migne's * appendix without further comment.  (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  5, Augsburg, 1882, p. 153) *A hagiography source used by the authors  Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk, ...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN AUGUST Saints celebrated on the 2nd of August WELCOME! WALTER OF GUIMARAES, RELIGIOUS  Walter ( Gualterius ) is remembered on August. A native of Guimarães ( Vimaranum ), a city in Portugal, he was one of the earliest disciples of  Saint Francis of Assisi . After Walter's  death in 1258, he shone with miracles; in particular, by an oil highly beneficial against all diseases that was said to have constantly flowed from his grave. Solemn translations of his relics took place in 1277 and 1577. The nobility of Guimarães established a congregation in his honour, which  Pope Gregory XIII  endowed with great indulgences, on the condition that the members devoutly visit the shrine of this blessed Walter on  December 17 , the day of the grant.  (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 535) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations Sour...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JULY Saints celebrated on the 6th of July WELCOME! BLESSED HERMAN, MONK AND CANTOR Herman (Hermannus) , commemorated on July 6, was a monk and cantor in Heisterbach . He is listed as " Blessed Herman " by Henriquez *, Chalemot *, and Bucelin *. Bucelin * relates of Blessed Herman that he knew the thoughts of others, frequently conversed with heavenly spirits, and possessed the most wondrous insight into sublime and divine matters. (II. 250) (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 672) *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 Blessed Herman 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 thes...