Saints celebrated on the 5th of May
SAINT JUDITH OF KULMSEE, WIDOW
Saint Judith was a widow who lived as a hermitess at Kulmsee (Chelmzo) in Prussia. She died in A.D. 1264. In the "Seraphic Starry Heaven"* and in the calendar of the Third Order* she is listed as Judith on April 29.
She also occurs as Juditha and Judittha; the Prussians call her Otta, and she is mentioned by the Bollandists*, where she is listed among the Praetermissi on May 28 (VI. 732), and in the appendix to May 5 as St Jutta.
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 3, Augsburg, 1869)
*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 Judith 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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