ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER
Saints celebrated on the 27th of October
SAINT HEMELINA, VIRGIN
Saint Hemelina (Emelina), the mother of St Ascelina was related to St Bernard. She was born near La Ferté sur l'Aube (Firmitas super Albam). After she had been married for 33 years, she entered the Cistercian convent of Boulencourt (Monast. Bullencuriense) together with her five-year-old daughter, and died towards the end of the 12th century. (Bollandists* - Aug. IV. 654).
She is counted among the "saints," but is not included in the Elenchus*. Religious writers call her "virgin", probably because she ended her godly life in the monastery. (Buc.)
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 4, Augsburg, 1875)
*A hagiography source used by the authors
Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations
PRAYER:
Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Hemelina 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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