ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY
Saints celebrated on the 12th of February
SAINT EULALIA OF BARCELONA, VIRGIN AND MARTYR
Saint Eulalia of Barcelona was a Spanish martyr in the persecution of Diocletian (February 12, 304), patron of the cathedral and city of Barcelona, also of sailors.
PATRON OF SAILORS
The Acts of her life and martyrdom were copied early in the twelfth century, and with elegant conciseness, by the learned ecclesiastic Renallus Grammaticus.
A BEAUTIFUL HYMN
Their chief historical source is a Latin hymn of the middle of the seventh century by Quiricus, Bishop of Barcelona, friend and correspondent of St Ildephonsus of Toledo and of Tajo, Bishop of Saragossa.
This hymn, identical with that of Prudentius for the feast of St Eulalia of Merida (December 10, 304), was preserved in the Visigothic Church and has reached us through the Mozarabic Liturgy.
Information from Catholic Encyclopedia, 1913
PRAYER:
Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Eulalia 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.
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