ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN APRIL
Saints celebrated on the 21st of April
SAINT USTHAZANES, MARTYR
Saint Usthazanes (Guhsiatazades), a martyr, was eunuch and tutor to the Persian king Sapor II. He drifted away from the faith but was converted again by the steadfast example of Bishop Simeon. Our saint ended up being martyred for the faith in Christ in A.D. 341.
St Usthazanes is also commemorated on April 4.
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 5, Augsburg, 1882)
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PRAYER:
Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Usthazanes 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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