ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER
Saints celebrated on the 25th 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.
THE SIX WELSH MARTYRS AND THEIR COMPANIONS
Pope Paul VI canonised the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales on October 25, 1970. In Wales, the Church observes October 25 (the day of their canonisation) as the liturgical feast day of the "Six Welsh Martyrs and their Companions". The Welsh Martyrs are the priests Philip Evans, John Lloyd, John Jones, David Lewis, John Roberts, and Richard Gwyn. The Companions are the 34 English Martyrs. In England all the Martyrs are commemorated on May 4. There are additional individual days commemorating the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales.
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THE SIX WELSH MARTYRS AND THEIR COMPANIONS, MEMORIAL: OCTOBER 25
(IN WALES)
Saint Richard Gwyn, a school master from Montgomeryshire, and Saints John Jones, Philip Evans, John Lloyd, David Lewis and John Roberts, all priests or religious, died for the Faith between the years 1584 and 1679. They are commemorated on October 25 in Wales, along with the hundreds of English men and women from all walks of life martyred during the protestant reformation, for their courage and constancy.
PRAYER:
Almighty God,
who in our country raised up martyrs
from every walk of life
to vindicate the authority of your Church
in teaching and worship,
grant at their intercession, we pray,
that all our people may be gathered once again
to celebrate the same sacraments
under the one Shepherd, Jesus Christ your Son.
Who lives and reigns with you
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
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