ST CLARUS, BISHOP OF NANTES - 10 OCTOBER

 

ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER

Saints celebrated on the 10th of October

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 CLARUS, BISHOP OF NANTES

Saint Clarus was the first bishop of Nantes (Nantetum), who commonly is assumed to have come to Gaul from Rome in the 3rd century. It is said that he travelled with the deacon Adeodatus. Once in Gaul, he preached the gospel. 

In 878, his bones were transferred to the Saint-Aubin Abbey of Angers, where they are still located. 

Some believe that he is identical with St Clarus (June 1), who came to Brittany from Aquitaine or Gascony and died here. 

(From various 19th century sources)