ST LOMAN, BISHOP IN IRELAND, CONFESSOR - 17 FEBRUARY

 

ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY

 Saints celebrated on the 17th of February

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SAINT LOMAN, BISHOP IN IRELAND, CONFESSOR 

The hagiographer Jocelin calls Saint Loman (or Luman) a nephew of Saint Patrick, by a sister. He was at least a disciple of that saint, and first bishop of Trim, in Meath. 

Port-Loman, a town belonging to the Nugents in Westmeath, takes its name from him, and honours his memory with singular veneration. 

THE CONVERSION OF ST FORCHERNE

Saint Forcherne, son of the lord of that territory, was baptised by St Loman, succeeded him in the bishopric of Trim. St Forcherne is honoured among the saints in Ireland, both on this same day and on October 11. 

From Fr Butler's Lives of the Saints

PRAYER:

Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Loman, your blessed bishop, may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.