Saints celebrated on the 20th of May
BLESSED ORLANDO OF VALLOMBROSA
Blessed [Orlando] Orlandus, a convert of Vallombrosa in Tuscany, yielded, through his intercession, great power against evil spirits. He shone with every monastic virtue and died in A.D. 1242.
(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 Orlando 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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