ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER
Saints celebrated on the 29th of October
BLESSED MARGARET, COUNTESS OF SPANNHEIM, VIRGIN
Blessed Margaret (Margarita), Countess of Spannheim, was prioress under the direction of St Hildegard on the Rupertsberg [Mount St Rupert] near Bingen. She died godly in A.D. 1190. (Lech. El.)
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 4, Augsburg, 1875)
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PRAYER:
Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of the blessed Margaret 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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