Saints celebrated on the 9th of June
SAINT BAITHENEUS, ABBOT OF IONA
Saint Baitheneus was an abbot of St Columba's monastery on the Scottish island of Hy [Iona]. He became Saint Columba's successor and died in the year 601.
Saint Baitheneus is also commemorated on June 5.
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 373)
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PRAYER:
Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Baitheneus 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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