SAINT FEAST DAY FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN DECEMBER Saints celebrated on the 19th of December WELCOME! SAINT STEPHEN VINH, MARTYR Encyclopedia of Saints Stephanus (December 19), a peasant, suffered death by beheading for the Gospel in Tonkin¹ in 1839. (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume  5, Augsburg, 1882, p. 385) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that we who know how courageously your holy martyr Stephen confessed the faith, may experience his goodness as he intercedes for us with you. 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 ¹Saint Stephen Nguyên Van Vinh, born in 1813 in Vietnam ("Tonkin", see above), was a tenant farmer. He frequently attended catechism classes - ...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JUNE Saints celebrated on the 22nd of June WELCOME! SAINT HERACLIUS, MARTYR Saint Heraclius (Araclius), (June 22) was a martyr at St. Albans (Verulamium) in England. He was a soldier sent to execute Saint Alban ; but upon witnessing the miracles, he suddenly converted on the way to the execution site and was beheaded along with him in the year 303. (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume  2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 654) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Heraclius 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 17th of June WELCOME! SAINT VEROLUS, CONFESSOR The holy confessor Verolus , French Veroul or Vorles [ Verolo ], is venerated in Châtillon ( Castellio ) on the Seine, where his relics were transferred, and in Marcenay ( Marcenniacum ) in the Diocese of Langres, his birthplace and place of death.  According to local tradition, he came from a distinguished family, very friendly to the royal house of the castle, but chose the priesthood, in which he believed he could best work for the salvation of his soul and that of his fellow human beings. He performed miracles of love and renunciation of the world, and granted every physical and spiritual help to the poor, the sick, and the needy. One day, while King Guntram was attending his Mass, he suddenly fell into a rapture and remained motionless around the altar for more than an hour. When, after the completion of the holy Sacrifice, he was asked what had happened to him, Verolus repl...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN APRIL Saints celebrated on the 10th of April WELCOME! VENERABLE ENGELBERT, ABBOT OF SAINT BLAISE   Venerable Engelbert, Abbot, is remembered on April 10. A descendant of the distinguished Volkersdorff family in Styria, he chose monastic life and was elevated to abbot of Saint Blaise Abbey (Sankt Blasien) because of his learning and virtue. Each year he withdrew into solitude to a mountain cave for a certain period to devote himself undisturbed to contemplating heavenly matters. A fervent devotee of the Blessed Virgin Mary, he composed a beautiful hymn in her praise, and penned other edifying writings. Venerable Engelbert died piously in 1321.  (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume  2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 65) 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! BALDWIN I., EMPEROR OF CONSTANTINOPLE  Baldwin I., Emperor of Constantinople  Baldwin I, Emperor of Constantinople, was the son of Count Baldwin VIII of Flanders. As Count Baldwin IX, he assumed the rule of Flanders and Hainaut in 1195. In 1200, he participated in the Crusade to the Holy Land. After the Crusaders captured Constantinople in 1204, Baldwin was elected Emperor of the newly established Latin Empire. He was a pious, chaste, wise, and courageous prince. However, he had barely reigned for two years when he was captured by the Bulgarian King John ( Johannicus , [Kaloyan]) during the siege of Adrianople and thrown into prison.  There, the wife of the Bulgarian king came to see the noble prisoner and demanded time and time again that he abduct her and take her along with him to his homeland. But since Baldwin bravely resisted her advances, as they went against his conscience, the enraged queen accused him before her husband, stating that Baldwin had ...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JUNE Saints celebrated on the 16th of June WELCOME! SAINT GEBHARD, ARCHBISHOP OF SALZBURG, CONFESSOR Saint Gebhard   The name Gebhard is derived from Old High German words meaning " strong (tireless) in giving. "  Saint Gebhard ( Gebhardus ), Archbishop, Confessor, is commemorated on June 16. He was a descendant of the family of the Counts of Helffenstein, who resided between Ulm and the former Duchy of Württemberg . His father was named Chadold, his mother Azala. He had a sister, Dietberga, who married Werner of Reichersberg, the founder of Reichersberg Abbey , around 1070 or 1084. Saint Gebhard studied in Paris at the same time as the future bishops  Altmann of Passau and  Adalbero of Würzburg . In March 1055, Saint Gebhard was ordained a priest and a canon at Salzburg Cathedral by Archbishop Baldwin. During Henry III's reign he received the office of imperial chancellor. When Archbishop Baldwin died in 1060, he was appointed his ...