Saints celebrated on the 21st of June
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 ALBAN OF MAINZ
Saint Alban was a Greek 4th century priest of Naxos who, sent into exile by the Arians, preached the Gospel in parts of Germany about Mainz.
ATTACKED BY THE ARIANS
Here he was again attacked by the Arians, and eventually put to death by them, towards A.D. 400. A celebrated Abbey at Mainz, dedicated in his honour, has preserved his memory.
(From The Book of Saints, 1921, by the Monks of Ramsgate)
Comments
Post a Comment