ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY
Saints celebrated on the 14th of January
SAINT FELIX, MARTYR
Saint Felix is mentioned as a martyr and is said to have been beaten with clubs, thrown into the dungeon, then dragged by untamed mules, but to have been healed by the touch of an angel. Eventually he was martyred; the time and place of his suffering is not specified.
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 174)
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PRAYER:
Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Felix 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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