ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN AUGUST
Saints celebrated on the 21st 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. JACINTO BLANCH FERRER, PRIEST AND MARTYR
Blessed Jacinto Blanch Ferrer (born on April 27, 1868), a Claretian priest, served as postulator of the cause for the beatification of St Anthony Mary Claret.
A friendly, charming man, he was known for his sense of humour, eating very little, sleeping less and working continuously, not to mention his wisdom and holiness.
During the Spanish Civil War with its persecution of Catholics, Fr Blanch went into hiding but carried on all his pastoral duties He also celebrated daily Mass until August 17. He was arrested at the home of the Bofill family, his dear friends, and executed on August 19 for the crime of being a Catholic priest. After a long and tedious search, his body was eventually located in a local hospital mortuary.
(Information from:
https://www.claret.org/ephemeris/july-29-servant-of-god-fr-candido-casals-and-companions-martyrs/)
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