ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY
Saints celebrated on the 22nd of February
BLESSED DIEGO CARVALHO S.J., PRIEST AND MARTYR
[Blessed] Diego Carvalho (Didacus Carvallius), a Jesuit from Portugal, was martyred on February 22, 1624 at Scenday in Japan. The torture he underwent involved being stripped of his clothes for twelve hours; afterwards the executioners tied him down in icy water. He died of hypothermia. (Tan.)
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 749)
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PRAYER:
Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of the blessed Diego 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.
⬅️ Saint Paul Miki and Companions
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