ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER
Saints celebrated on the 1st of October
SAINTS GERVASIUS AND GODINA
Saint Gervasius is thought to be a brother of St Godina (Senorina), and according to the earlier Bollandists*, they lived towards the end of the 10th century in present-day Portugal.
His body rests - like that of his sister St Godina - in the Parish Church of Basto. Nothing more is known of him than this meagre note. However, their veneration seems to have fizzled out, since they were skipped by the later Bollandists*.
Saints Gervasius and Godina, pray for us.
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 2, Augsburg, 1861)
*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 Saints Gervasius and Godina 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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