SAINT FEAST DAY FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN DECEMBER Saints celebrated on the 16th of December WELCOME! SAINT ALBINA, VIRGIN AND MARTYR OF FORMIO Saint Albina was martyred for her faith in Formio in the Campagna during the persecution of Emperor Decius. In 1665, her mortal remains were translated to the Holy Sepulchre in the convent there, and the feast of this transfer is celebrated on May 3 . Her name is listed in the Roman Martyrology * on December 16 . (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 113) *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 Albina 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 Germ...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JULY Saints celebrated on the 15th of July   WELCOME! SAINT APRONIA, VIRGIN Saint Apronia was the sister of Bishop Saint Aper , who is venerated on September 15, and like him, she was descended from noble parents in the town of Trancol ( Tranquillus ) near Troyes. Encouraged by her parents from an early age to engage in religious practices, she, upon reaching adulthood, had no greater desire than to consecrate herself to Jesus Christ in perpetual virginity, a wish which she then actually fulfilled. However, the written records that mention her (dating from the year 1525), do not specify whether she lived in a convent or not. Since her  saintly brother   died towards the end of the 5th century or at the beginning of the 6th century, those authors who claim that Saint Apronia lived or died around the year 410 or 420 are mistaken, because obviously she was her brother's contemporary. Her body was buried in Troyes, but in the 10th century, Bish...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN SEPTEMBER Saints celebrated on the 3rd of September WELCOME! SAINT MANSUETUS, BISHOP OF TOUL Saint Mansuetus  Saint Mansuetus , Bishop of Toul, is variously commemorated on September 3, June 14, April 25, September 2. The older Bollandists * state that Saint  Mansuetus flourished in the fourth century, a date found in agreement with more recent research. According to According to Butler* , he lived during the reign of Emperor Constans, who held court in Trier and greatly favoured the spread of the Gospel in those regions. The  Gallica Christiana*   (121, 958) mentions his arrival in Toul in January 335; some other sources claim this event to have taken place in January 360. There exists an older legend (penned by Adson, who lived c. 990), which claims that Mansuetus was a native Scot, exiled from there to Rome, where he was converted by the Apostle Saint Peter , who subsequently commissioned him to preach the Gospel in Gaul and, for t...

  WELCOME! SAINT URSUS, BISHOP OF TOUL Ursus (Ursinus) was (according to the  Gallica Christiana* ) the sixth Bishop of Toul, flourishing around the year 490, succeeding Saint Auspicius . He was a contemporary and friend of Saint Vedastus and excelled in all episcopal virtues. The Church of  Saint Mansuetus houses his relics. (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  5, Augsburg, 1882, p. 630) *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 Ursus 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 SEPTEMBER Saints celebrated on the 1st of September WELCOME! SAINT GIDEON, JUDGE Gideon by Caspar Luyken, 18th century dutch print The name Gideon is derived from the Hebrew Gid'on, meaning  tree feller , and is also interpreted as mighty warrior. Saint Gideon is commemorated on September 1 and September 12 [and September 26 ]. In the Vulgate Bible translation, this saint is called Gedeon , also known as Jerubbaal . One of the judges of Israel, he was the son of Joash, from the tribe of Manasseh in the city of Ophrah, who was called and strengthened by God to redeem the Israelites from the servitude of the Medinans with just a very small army. After an angel revealed his calling to him, he first destroyed the idols and reinstated the service of the true God (Judges 6:1-30). When the inhabitants were enraged by this and wanted to kill him, his father Joash replied: "If Baal is a god, then let him fight for himself," and therefore Gideon receive...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 17th of March WELCOME! CASPAR NAGEL, MONK Caspar Nagel, remembered on March 17, was Franciscan from Vienna, who for reasons of humility adopted the name Pater Asinus¹ . He went to his eternal reward in 1556.  (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  1, Augsburg, 1885, p. 571) ¹Asinus is a Latin masculine noun meaning "ass" or "donkey". It is frequently used figuratively to mean a blockhead, fool, or dullard. The term is the root of the English adjective "asinine," meaning stupid or silly.  ~Wiktionary, the free dictionary~ Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk,  de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org