ST EMYGDIUS, BISHOP AND MARTYR - 5 AUGUST

 

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 EMYGDIUS, BISHOP AND MARTYR

This saint is also known as Emidius. He is a 4th century bishop and martyr. St Emygdius' feast day is the 5th of August.

HE CONVERTED TO CHRISTIANITY

He is said to have been a native of Germany who, converted to Christianity and coming to Rome, was consecrated Bishop by Pope St Marcellus and sent as missionary to Ascoli in the Marches of Ancuona, where he was put to death under Diocletian (A.D. 303 or 304).

MANY MIRACLES HAVE BEEN WROUGHT AT HIS TOMB

His relics are in great veneration, and many miracles have been wrought at his tomb.

(From The Book of Saints, 1921, by the Monks of Ramsgate - 🎨 Giuseppe Soleri Bracaleoni, St Emidius Protects Rimini From the Earthquake)