ST MARGARET THE BAREFOOTED - 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 MARGARET THE BAREFOOTED 

[Also August 27] Saint Margaret the Barefooted (1325  -  1395) was born in San Severino, Italy.

She was abused by her husband for years because of her dedication to the Church and to helping the poor and sick. 

SHE WALKED BAREFOOT TO BETTER ASSOCIATE HERSELF WITH THE POOR

She walked barefooted as a beggar to better associate herself with the poor. She died widowed on August 5, 1395 of natural causes.

She is one of the patron saints of widows and victims of abuse. 

(Information from Wikipedia and The Book of Saints, 1921, by the Monks of Ramsgate)