SAINT FEAST DAY 2 AUGUST: ST EUSEBIUS, BISHOP OF VERCELLI

 

ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN AUGUST

Saints celebrated on the 2nd of August

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.

ST EUSEBIUS OF VERCELLI, BISHOP

Saint Eusebius was born at the beginning of the forth century in Sardinia. He became a member of the Roman clergy and was elected first bishop of Vercelli in 345. He spread religion by his preaching and established the monastic life in his diocese. Because of his faith he was driven into exile by Emperor Constantinus and endured much suffering. Returning to his country, he worked tirelessly against the Arians for the restoration of the faith.

PRAYER: 

Lead us, Lord God, to imitate the constancy of Saint Eusebius

in affirming the divinity of your Son,

so that,

by preserving the faith he taught as your Bishop,

we may merit a share in the very life of your Son,

who lives and reigns with you

in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

God, for ever and ever.

Amen.