ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN NOVEMBER
Saints celebrated on the 24th of November
BLESSED BALSAMUS OF CAVA, ABBOT
Blessed Balsamus, the tenth abbot of the monastery of Cava in Calabria, made the name of his monastery more famous than it had ever been. He died in A.D. 1232, having led the monastic community for 24 years. (El., Lech.)
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 1, Augsburg, 1858)
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PRAYER:
Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of the blessed Balsamus 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.
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