SAINT FEAST DAY FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JULY Saints celebrated on the 8th of July WELCOME! SAINT ALBERT OF GENOA, HERMIT Saint Albert ( Albertus ), commemorated on July 8, was a Cistercian monk who led the life of a hermit. Distinguished by his holiness and the gift of miracles, he died at a very advanced age. His mortal remains rest at Saint Albert on a mountain near Sestri-di-Ponente ( Sigestrum ) in the Diocese of Genoa. Large numbers of people flock there to ask for his intercession. (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 104) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Albert 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.g...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN AUGUST Saints celebrated on the 19th of August WELCOME! SAINT GUNNINUS, BISHOP OF VANNES  O Sacred Heart of Jesus, make my heart like unto Thine. Saint Gunninus, French: St-Guin , Bishop of Vannes in Brittany, is commemorated on August 19. He lived in the 6th century. (Mg.) (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 584) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Gunninus 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 MARCH Saints celebrated on the 23rd of March WELCOME! ROUAUD, BISHOP OF VANNES Rouaud ( Roaudus ), remembered on March 23, as well as June 26 and October 22, who is also spelled Ruandus and Rothaldus , started off as a Cistercian and later became Bishop of Vannes ( Vennetum ) in Brittany. He is said to have died at an advanced age in 1177. The Bollandists* list this holy Bishop among their Praetermissi , the French Martyrology * calls him " Blessed ," and Chalemot * refers to him as "Blessed of God." (III. 441.) (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  5, Augsburg, 1882, p. 151) *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,  de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org

WELCOME! SAINT ALBIAN, HERMIT OF NITRIA  Saint Albian ( Albianus ), hermit of Nitria in the Thebaid, was born in Ancyra in Galatia and, while still young, entered a monastery near Constantinople. Then he made a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, and afterward went to the mountains of Nitria to conclude his life there in the strictest mortification. He drank only water and ate only bread that he had earned by his own labour. For he used to say that whoever eats another's bread is often tempted to flatter him, for fear of offending him. Instead of furnishings and belongings, he had only a goatskin to cover himself, and Holy Scripture to recover from his manual labour by reading the Word of God and singing the Psalms. When he met with other hermits or worldly people, he never spoke of worldly matters; his life was always in heaven. Saint Nilus , who wrote his eulogy, refers to him as a "saint." (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  1, Augsburg, 1...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN APRIL Saints celebrated on the 20th of April WELCOME! BLESSED SIMON OF TODI, RELIGIOUS Blessed Simon Tudertinus, commemorated on April 20 and April 13, of the Order of Augustinian Hermits in Bologna, was born in Todi (Tudertum) , from which he derives his surname. Renowned for his theological knowledge and his excellent preaching talent, but even more so for his holy life, Blessed Simon went to his eternal reward on April 20, 1322. His body was buried next to the altar of Saint Alexius. Numerous miracles, the enumeration of which occupies three closely printed folio pages in the beatification process, occurred at his tomb. (II. 818–831.) (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  5, Augsburg) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Blessed Simon may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our ...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 4th of March WELCOME! ALBINA OF ROME, WIDOW Albina was the mother of the holy widow  Saint Marcella of Rome , and is mentioned in the latter's biography by  Saint Jerome *. However, some writers believe that this Albina was a different person from the one mentioned by Jerome. (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 Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk,  de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org