ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY
Saints celebrated on the 5th of January
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Blessed Roger (Rogerius, Rugerius), erroneously called de Marchia by some, was a disciple of Saint Francis of Assisi, who received him into his Order in A.D. 1216, and then, as some say, sent him to Spain.
Once when he was praying in front of the Christ child in the manger, the same rose to embrace him lovingly.
Because Roger possessed the spirit of evangelical poverty in a very special degree, his holy teacher used to say of him that in him were combined the virtues of all his students. He also had the gifts of prophecy and miracle-working.
Roger went to his eternal reward at Todi (Tudertum) on January 5, 1236. Pope Benedict XII allowed the Franciscans to celebrate his feast on March 5. Church art often shows him with the baby Jesus in his arms. (I. 417 and 418).
Roger is also commemorated on January 4, March 3, and March 13.
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 5, Augsburg, 1882, pp. 122-23)
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PRAYER:
Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of the blessed Roger 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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