ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY
Saints celebrated on the 18th 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 VENERANDUS, BISHOP OF CLERMONT
Saint Venerandus' feast day is variously celebrated on January 18, January 28, December 22, and December 24.
SUCCESSOR OF ST ARTEMIUS
He was the 7th bishop of Clermont (Clara mons Arvernorum), lived in the 5th century and was the successor of St Artemius in the episcopal chair.
HE WAS FULL OF APOSTOLIC ZEAL
He was full of apostolic zeal and a mirror of all virtues. Just like St Ambrose, he had been a secular official before his elevation.
NOTHING REMAINS OF HIS RELICS
His death occurred on December 24, 423. Nothing remains of his relics. A translation of the same had happened on December 22, 1311.
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, 1858)
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