ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY
Saints celebrated on the 27th 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.
ST DEVOTA, VIRGIN AND MARTYR
Devota (Deivota) - her name is derived from the Latin = the consecrated, sacrificed to God.
SHE WENT INTO HIDING
Saint Devota, a virgin and martyr on the island of Corsica, led a pious life and - during the persecution of Diocletian - dwelt in secret in the house of the councillor Eutychius.
SHE WAS BETRAYED
However, she was betrayed and put to death after cruel torture. She is venerated at Monaco between Nice and Ventimiglia in Piedmont.
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, 1858)
Comments
Post a Comment