ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN APRIL
Saints celebrated on the 3rd of April
SAINT EUTYCHIA, WIDOW AND MARTYR
Saint Eutychia, a widow and martyr at Thessalonica, was brought before Dulcetius, governor of Macedonia, for refusing to eat meat offered to idols. Her execution seems to have taken place in the year 304 during Diocletian's reign. (Mg.)
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 142)
Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations
PRAYER:
Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Eutychia 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.
Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk, de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org
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