ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN AUGUST
Saints celebrated on the 5th 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 DOMENICA OF FLORENCE, MYSTIC
The daughter of a gardener, this saint is known for her mystical experiences.
Born on September 8, 1473, she died on August 5, 1553 in Florence. She was stigmatised in 1496.
THE MONASTERY "OF THE CROSS"
In 1511, following a vision she had of Christ, she founded the monastery "Of The Cross" on land that was given to her by the Medici family.
It was completed in 1519 and placed under the Dominican rule.
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, 1858)
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