ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN NOVEMBER
Saints celebrated on the 24th of November
SAINT EANFLEDA, QUEEN
Saint Eanfleda, Queen of Northumberland, was granddaughter of St Ethelbert, King of Kent [wife of Oswi], and the mother of Saint Elfleda, Abbess of Strenechal, proper Streaneshalch (later Prestby, now Whitby) in Yorkshire. She died around the year 700. (Mg. El. Buc. Suppl.)
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 2, Augsburg, 1861)
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PRAYER:
Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Eanfleda 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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