ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN SEPTEMBER
Saints celebrated on the 10th of September
SAINT THOMAS OF FARFA, ABBOT
Saint Thomas founded a monastic settlement in Farfa, where he and several companions led a holy religious life. This devout abbot also was the spiritual father of Saint Paldo. His blessed death is placed in the year 715. [Some calendars mark his feast day as December 10.]
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 5, Augsburg, 1882, p. 526)
Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations
PRAYER:
Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Thomas 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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