ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY
Saints celebrated on the 2nd of February
SAINT COLUMBAN OF ST BAVO, ABBOT
Saint Columban (Columbanus) was an abbot from Ireland who is venerated at the monastery of St Bavo at Ghent. He died in the year 959.
Saint Columban of St Bavo is also commemorated on February 13 and February 15.
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 649)
Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations
PRAYER:
Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Columban 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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