SAINT FEAST DAY FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR

ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY Saints celebrated on the 21st of May WELCOME! SAINT VALENS, BISHOP AND MARTYR Saint Valens (May 21), supposedly a bishop (others call him a praetor ), who is said to have suffered martyrdom alongside three youths (servants?). The time and place are unknown, although some authors cite Auxerre and Pamplona. Baronius included him in the  Roman Martyrology *, drawing from Bede and Ado .  (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume  5, Augsburg, 1882, p. 655) *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 Valens 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-acade...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN NOVEMBER Saints celebrated on the 18th of November WELCOME! SAINT AMANDUS, ABBOT OF LÉRINS Saint Amandus, Abbot of  Lérins  in France, succeeded  Saint Aigulph in the leadership of this monastery in the year 676;  Aigulph  had been killed by wayward monks on account of his strictness. This crime plunged the monastery into utter disorder, and at that precise time an abbot like Saint Amandus was needed - one who was ablaze with zeal for the salvation of souls, while combining prudence and piety with firmness of character. He did indeed restore the monastery to its former flourishing state and presided over 3,700 monks. He went to his eternal reward around the year 708.  (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume  1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 161) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Amandus ma...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JUNE Saints celebrated on the 21st of June WELCOME! SAINT ENGELMUND, ABBOT Saint Engelmund ( Engelmundus ) is commemorated on June 21. Born in England of Frisian lineage, he entered the Order of  Saint Benedict  at an early age and was later elected abbot; in this role, he distinguished himself through the utmost conscientiousness and won the hearts of all through his kindness and gentleness. Well into the second half of the 7th century, his apostolic zeal drew him to Holland, where he preached the Gospel in Kennemerland and won many pagans for the Christian truth. Stricken by a fever in the town of Velsen, Abbot Engelmund foresaw his approaching death and subsequently peacefully passed away in the Lord. He went to his eternal reward in the first half of the 8th century and was buried at the place of his death, and his tomb was glorified by many miracles. Later, the Bishop of Utrecht brought the saint's relics to his city; there, they were scatt...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER   Saints celebrated on the 6th of October WELCOME! SAINT VERONA, VIRGIN St Stephanus, Schönau   Saint Verona (Verena), commemorated on October 6, was of the Company of Saint Ursula . She rests at Schönau, to which place she was translated on the aforementioned day . (III. 260) (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume  5, Augsburg, 1882, p. 665) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Verona 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 MAY Saints celebrated on the 21st of May WELCOME! SAINT VALENS, PRIEST AND CONFESSOR  Saint Valens (May 21), who is listed in the martyrologies as a priest and confessor of Auxerre , is otherwise unknown. Cf. S. Valens (V. 7.) (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume  5, Augsburg, 1882, p. 655) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Valens 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 DECEMBER Saints celebrated on the 18th of December WELCOME! SAINT PETER DUONG, MARTYR The catechists m [Venerable] Peter Duong, Paulus Mi ( see above ), and Peter Truat were executed for their faith in Tonkin on December 18, 1838. By the grace of God, they courageously followed in the footsteps of the first holy martyrs. Peter Duong wrote shortly before his execution : "The bliss that awaits us, the thought of Heaven, to which we are already near, makes such an impression on my soul that it has no room for any other desire. A sinner as I am, I trust in the merits of my Redeemer and in the intercession of the holy Virgin and the blessed martyrs who await me in the bosom of God."  Similarly, Peter Truat expressed himself in his last letter: "I am overjoyed to be destined by God for martyrdom."  When "the prisoners of Jesus," as the pagans called them, had been executed, they were reverently buried by the Christians that same nigh...