ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY
All Saints celebrated on the 26th of February
SAINT FELIX, MARTYR
Saint Felix, a martyr originally from Alexandria in Egypt, occurs in the Roman Martyrology* in connection with Fortunatus, who, according to the source mentioned, suffered with 27 others at Perge in Pamphylia, or, as the Bollandists* specify, in Antioch.
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 178)
*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 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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