Saints celebrated on the 29th 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 SALOME AND ST JUDITH OF NIEDERALTAICH
Salome was a 9th century saint who is mentioned with Judith, a widow, whom she was related to. They may have been cousins, or Judith the aunt of Salome. Their existence at the time is proven, but the details are shrouded in uncertainty.
SHE CAME TO A STOP IN BAVARIA
They are said to have been of Anglo-Saxon royal lineage. Salome was struck with temporary blindness when returning from a pilgrimage to the Holy Land and therefore came to a stop in Bavaria, South Germany.
JUDITH JOINED HER FROM ENGLAND
After recovering, she stayed in Bavaria, and Judith joined her from England. They lived for a long time as anchoresses under Abbot Walther in Oberaltaich-upon-Danube. Their relics of both were buried near the altar of St Giles. It is thought that their bodies came to Niederaltaich (Niederalteich) on the occasion of the destruction of Oberaltaich by the Hungarians, where the relics are still venerated today.
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