ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN AUGUST
Saints celebrated on the 31st 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.
BL. PETER TARRES CLARET, DOCTOR AND PRIEST
Blessed Peter (Pedro) was born in 1905 in Manresa, (Barcelona), into a family of workers. As a young adult, he began to study medicine at the University of Barcelona - thanks to a scholarship - and during his time at university he was a member of Catholic Action.
HE STUDIED FOR THE PRIESTHOOD
Once qualified as a doctor, he founded the Our Lady of Mercy clinic in Barcelona together with Dr Gerardo Manresa, which concentrated on treating tuberculosis patients. He studied for the priesthood from 1943. He was ordained and was a very dedicated and holy priest.
Bl. Peter died in 1950. His remains rest in the parish church of St Vincent de Sarria. He was beatified by Pope John Paul II on September 5, 2004.
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