SAINT WILGIS, ABBOT - 7 NOVEMBER

 

ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN NOVEMBER

Saints celebrated on the 7th of November

SAINT WILGIS, ABBOT

Saint Wilgis (Vulgisus) was the father of St Willibrord . After a godly marriage, he lived as a hermit and later led a monastic community. He died in A.D. 720. His body was transferred to Echternach. (Lech.)

Saint Wilgis is also commemorated on March 5 and August 21.

(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 Wilgis 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.