ST ANGLINUS, ABBOT - 9 MAY

 

ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY

Saints celebrated on the 9th of May

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 ANGLINUS, ABBOT 

Anglinus, whom Bucelin lists among the "saints" in his supplement, was the tenth abbot of the monastery of Stablo (Stabuletum) [Stavelot] in the Ardennes, in the bishopric of Maastricht and the duchy of Limburg (Luxembourg).

He lived at the beginning of the reign of Pepin, son of Charles Martell and father of Charlemagne. His predecessor was St Remaclus.

HIS FEAST DAY

His records, like the records of his once famous monastery in general, have been lost, which is why nothing more is known about the circumstances of his life. His feast day is May 9; some calendars list him on October 28.

(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, 1858 - 📷 The Stavelot Triptych, built c.1156 at Stavelot Abbey. [Morgan Library & Museum - New York City])

PRAYER:

May the intercession of the blessed abbot Anglinus commend us to you, so that through his merits we may obtain that which we cannot accomplish by our own. 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.