ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN SEPTEMBER
Saints celebrated on the 10th of September
SAINT VADER, BISHOP AND MARTYR
Saint Vader (memorial: September 10), bishop and martyr, is also known as Jader.
Along with other martyrs, priests, deacons and laypeople of various ages and genders, he suffered martyrdom in Numidia Province, Africa, at the time of Valerian's persecution of Christians around the year 257 or 258. He was a companion of Saint Nemesianus.
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints)
Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations
PRAYER:
Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Vader 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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