ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN DECEMBER
Saints celebrated on the 15th of December
Prayer to the Angels and the Saints
Heavenly Father, in praising Your Angels and Saints we praise Your glory, for by honouring them we honour You, their Creator. Their splendour shows us Your greatness, which infinitely surpasses that of all creation.
In Your loving providence, You saw fit to send Your Angels to watch over us. Grant that we may always be under their protection and one day enjoy their company in heaven.
Heavenly Father, You are glorified in Your Saints, for their glory is the crowning of Your gifts. You provide an example for us by their lives on earth, You give us their friendship by our communion with them, You grant us strength and protection through their prayer for the Church, and You spur us on to victory over evil and the prize of eternal glory by this great company of witnesses.
Grant that we who aspire to take part in their joy may be filled with the Spirit that blessed their lives, so that, after sharing their faith on earth, we may also experience their peace in heaven. Amen.
BL. CHARLES STEEB, PRIEST
Charles Steeb was born on December 18, 1773 to Lutheran parents. He began to study in Paris but left France during the French Revolution.
HIS PARENTS DISOWNED HIM BECAUSE HE BECAME CATHOLIC
He then pursued his academic foundation in Verona but contact with priests led to his conversion to Roman Catholicism. His parents disowned him when this was discovered.
THE FOUNDER OF THE SISTERS OF MERCY IN VERONA
Bl. Charles eventually was ordained to the priesthood and ministered to the sick. He studied canon law and civil law in Pavia, and later went on to teach languages. He was the founder of the Sisters of Mercy of Verona.
He died in Verona on December 15, 1856. Pope Paul VI recognised his life of heroic virtue and named him to be Venerable on November 19, 1970, and later beatified him on July 6, 1975.
(Information from Wikipedia - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Steeb)
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