ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY
Saints celebrated on the 5th of February
SAINT MODESTUS, BISHOP
Saint Modestus, an English-born bishop and missionary in Carinthia, built several churches there, e.g. Maria Saal (Solium) at Lurefeld, and died in the second half of the eighth century. (Joham.)
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 4, Augsburg, 1875, p. 474)
Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations
PRAYER:
Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Modestus 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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