Saints celebrated on the 8th 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.
ST ADRIAN III., POPE
Pope St Adrian III, of Roman extraction, was elected in the beginning of the year 884.
HE WAS ON THE WAY TO THE DIET SUMMONED BY CHARLES THE FAT
He died near Modena in the summer of the following year, while on his way to the diet summoned by Charles the Fat [at Worms, Germany] to determine the succession to the Empire.
HE WAS BURIED IN THE MONASTERY OF NONANTULA
He was buried in the monastery of Nonantula, where his memory has ever since been held in local veneration.
(From Catholic Encyclopedia, 1913)
Comments
Post a Comment