Saints celebrated on the 4th of July
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. ULRICH, BISHOP OF RATZEBURG
Born in 1214 in Blücher-Ludwigslust, Germany, Blessed Ulrich (Ulric) was Premonstratensian canon at the monastery of Ratzeburg.
HE IS KNOWN FOR HIS ZEAL FOR THE FAITH
Of noble descent, he was called to the Priesthood and in 1257 became Bishop of Ratzeburg. He served for 27 years and is known for his zeal for the faith, his dedication to the Norbertine Rule, his piety, charity, and his care for the poor of his diocese.
HIS MEMORIAL
Blessed Ulrich died on January 15, 1284. The Premonstratensians celebrate his memorial on July 4.
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, 1858)
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