ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN NOVEMBER
Saints celebrated on the 14th of November
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. GABRIEL OF FERETTI, PRIEST AND RELIGIOUS
Blessed Gabriel of Feretti was born in Ancona, and was raised by noble Christian parents.
At a very young age he entered the Order of St Francis, and there he excelled particularly in humility and self-denial.
HUMILITY AND SELF- DENIAL
Because of his merits, he was made superior over the Franciscans of the province of Ancona.
With prudence and wisdom he led his brothers; he extended the order in the surrounding area, founded several monasteries, and died at Ancona at a ripe old age on November 12, 1456 in the odour of sanctity.
His feast is celebrated on November 14.
(Information from: Rieger, Legends of the Saints for Every Day of the Year, Augsburg, 1835)
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