ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY
Saints celebrated on the 20th of January
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.
BL. ANGELO PAOLI, PRIEST
Blessed Angelo Paoli, born Francesco Paoli on September 1, 1642, was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and a professed member of the Carmelites.
"FATHER OF THE POOR"
He was an apostle of charity in Rome and was also known as "Father of the Poor". He devoted himself in particular to the sick of the hospital San Giovanni and also took care of them when they were discharged.
HE DREW STRENGTH FROM THE EUCHARIST, THE DEVOTION TO OUR LADY OF CARMEL, AND FROM A PENITENTIAL LIFE
In his apostolate he drew strength from the Eucharist and devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel and from an intense penitential life. His holy death occurred on January 20, 1720.
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