SAINT FEAST DAY FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 14th of January WELCOME! BLESSED ENGELMAR, HERMIT AND MARTYR Engraving of Bodenmais and the Arber Mountain, Bavarian Forest, 1846 Blessed Engelmar ( B. Engelmarus ) was a Bavarian by birth and of peasant stock, likely hailing from the region of Passau. Even as a young man, he turned his heart toward heavenly things, zealously striving to amass treasures against which neither rust, nor moth, nor thief could prevail. Having renounced worldly affairs, he chose the life of a hermit under the guidance of an Armenian bishop named Gregory, who - out of a love for solitude - had left his see and settled not far from Passau. After Gregory’s death on October 23, 1093, Engelmar travelled with a companion to the region of the Bavarian Forest - an area that now bears his name - and built himself a hut there. He served God through night vigils and prayer, while the labour of his hands provided his daily sustenance. The pious hermit was ...

  WELCOME! SAINT DYNAMUS, BISHOP OF ANGOULEME Saint Dynamus [Dynamius], a Bishop of Angoulême¹, flourished in the early 5th century and died around the year 425. He is highly praised by  Saint Gregory of Tours , and  Robert of Langres accords him the title "Saint." (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 818) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Dynamus 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 Established in the 3rd century, the episcopal see of the Diocese of Angoulême is the Cathedral of St Peter, the current bishop being Hervé ...

  WELCOME! ENGELBERGA, EMPRESS  Engelburga, [Angilberga], a German empress, married Louis II, who ascended the imperial throne in 855. Although her conduct was exemplary and she set an example of the finest virtues for the court, two noblemen - jealous of her nobility of spirit and the trust the Emperor placed in her - accused her of adultery. Engelburga protested her innocence; however, the slander had made such an impression on people's minds that her only remaining recourse was the ordeal by water and fire - two methods of vindication common at the time. She was preparing to undergo these trials when Count Boso of Arles , a kinsman of hers, sent a formal challenge to the Prince of Anhalt and the Count of Mansfeld, who had been the two instigators of the slander. He defeated them one after the other in tournaments and, holding his sword to their throats, compelled them to swear an oath affirming the Empress's virtue. In 879, as a reward for his victory, the Emperor granted B...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN NOVEMBER Saints celebrated on the 24th of November WELCOME! SAINT PIERRE DUMOULIN, PRIEST AND MARTYR  The missionary Petrus [Pierre] Dumoulin  was executed for his faith on November 14, 1838, in Tonkin [Vietnam], along with the local priest Petrus Koa . Petrus Dumoulin was born in Cors, Diocese of Tulle, on February 20, 1808. From childhood, he displayed great piety, a tender devotion to the Mother of God, and a rare work ethic. During a serious illness, he made a vow to dedicate himself entirely to the service of God and, with a dispensation for age for the purpose of missionary work, received priestly ordination on November 21, 1830. As early as July 15 of the following year, he landed in Macau, and two months later he was already in Tonkin. There he preached and baptized amidst a terribly bloody persecution. Often, anticipating his death, he would jokingly say, "I'm too tall; they'll soon cut me down." On July 31, 1838, he was thrown i...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JULY Saints celebrated on the 10th of July WELCOME! SAINT PETER TU, MARTYR [Saint] Petrus Tu, (June 10), catechist in Tonkin¹, was strangled for spreading the Gospel. In 1840,  in his 30th year, he thus died a martyr. This happened after he had suffered two years of harsh imprisonment.  (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  4, Augsburg, 1875, p. 865) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Peter 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 In 1838, the French missionary priest (Saint)   Pierre Dumoulin-Borie  was arrested ...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY Saints celebrated on the 12th of May WELCOME! VENERABLE ENGELBERT OF ADMONT, ABBOT Admont Abbey - Jacob Alt, 1835 Venerable Engelbert, remembered on May 12, abbot of Admont Abbey in Upper Styria [1297-1327], possessed to a high degree the gift of contemplation and even of prophecy. An invincible sufferer in the most severe sufferings, he was also a devout devotee of the Mother of God , and through her a victorious fighter against all enemies of his salvation.  (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume  2, Augsburg, 1861, pp. 65-66) 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 Admont Abbey's website and blog: https://stiftadmont.at/en/blog/