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  WELCOME! SAINT ELIAS, HERMIT OF ANTINUS  Elias, a hermit in Egypt, lived near the city of Antinos [ Antinus ], in an almost inaccessible wilderness. The only way by which one could get to him was so narrow and full of rocks that there seemed to be no path at all.  Before he reached his old age, Elias often spent whole weeks without food. He was 110 years old in A.D. 371, when Rufinus paid him an unexpected visit around. Elias lived in a dreadful and ramshackle grotto, and his whole body trembled under the weight of the years. Despite his extreme age, he ate no other food than a little bread and a few olives. Due to his advanced age, it is assumed that he did not live much longer after Rufinus' visit. (Mg.) (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 34) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: May the intercession of Saint Elias commend us to you, O God, so that throug...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN AUGUST Saints celebrated on the 26th of August WELCOME! SAINT ELIAS, BISHOP OF SYRACUSE Saint Elias [Elijah] started off as a deacon at the church in Syracuse (Sicily). When Bishop Peter died, a successor was needed. Elias sided with the greater part of the clergy and people, who wanted to see Zosimus, abbot of the monastery of St Lucien, as head of the episcopal see of Syracuse. Zosimus had a reputation for holiness, unlike the other candidate, Venerius by name. Deacon Elias tearfully implored the abbot Zosimus to take up the shepherd's crook. Zosimus gave in and was subsequently consecrated Bishop of the Church of Syracuse by Pope Theodore I. After his death, the deacon Elias was honoured by Pope Vitalian to be appointed as Zosimus' successor. Bishop Elias went to his eternal reward around the year 664.  (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 33) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia o...

WELCOME! SAINT ELIAS, HERMIT OF PALESTINE  Saint Elias [Elijah], a hermit in Palestine, lived in a cave on the banks of the Jordan. There he devoted himself to all the exercises of the monastic life, prayed without ceasing, and received with great love all who came to see him. Because his cave was located on a very busy street, one day it happened that when several hermits came to visit him together, they were short of bread. Elias, deeply regretting that under these circumstances he could not fulfill the duty of hospitality as he would have wished, went into his cave, and how great was his astonishment when he found there three very fresh loaves of bread, which he joyfully brought to them. Although there were 20 of them, they were all able to eat two of the wonderful breads, and what was left was enough to feed Elias for 25 days. He lived at the end of the 4th century. (Mg.) (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  2, Augsburg, 1861, p...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 27th of March WELCOME! SAINT ELIAS, MARTYR OF BARDIABOCH In A.D. 326, Saint Elias (commemorated on March 27), was inhumanly tortured and killed at Bardiaboch in Persia during the reign of King Sapor. With him were martyred Saints Zanitas , Lazarus, Maruthas [Marotas], Narses, Mares, Abibus, Sembeeth and Sabas. (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 31) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Elias 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

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY Saints celebrated on the 27th of May WELCOME! SAINT ELIAS, MARTYR OF TOMI Saint Elias (Helias) was martyred in Tomi, a city on the Pontus Eurinus (today's Tultscha [Tulcea, in today's Romania] according to some sources, Toomiswar [the modern day Romanian city Constanța] according to others). Saint Elias suffered with his companions Lucianus, Zolicus, Martialis, Victurius, Murina and Teroulus.  (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 31) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Elias 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, o...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 14th of January WELCOME! SAINT ELIAS, HERMIT AND MARTYR Saint Elias [Elijah] was one of the  holy hermits of Mount Sinai who lived in strict abstinence. Towards the end of the 5th century, all of them were massacred by the Saracens .  Saint Nilus , in his writings, describes their life and death in more detail.  (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 31) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Elias 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

  WELCOME! SAINT ELIAS, PRIEST AND MARTYR Saint Elias [Elijah] was a holy priest in Cordova [ Cordoba ], who, as an old man, was martyred along with the youthful monks Paul and Isidore for the sake of the faith. They won their eternal crowns around the year 856. The names of these saints are listed in the Roman Martyrology * on April 17. (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 31) *A hagiography source used by the authors  Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Elias 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

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 21st March WELCOME! SAINT ELIAS, BISHOP OF SITTEN Saint Elias, a bishop of Sitten ( Sedunum )  [Diocèse de Sion] in the Valais [Wallis] region [in today's Switzerland] resigned his bishopric out of humility and decided to conclude his earthly pilgrimage as a hermit in the diocese of Novara in Italy. When, as bishop of Sitten, he was acquainted with Saint Julius, as some sources assert, Elias must have lived in the 5th century.  (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 31) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Elias 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 origina...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JULY Saints celebrated on the 4th of July WELCOME! SAINT ELIAS, BISHOP OF JERUSALEM An Arabian by birth, Saint Elias [Elijah] went to Palestine and built himself a cell near Jericho, where he lived in complete abstinence. He took a special vow not to drink wine, which he followed for the rest of his life. In 473 he was ordained presbyter and in 493 bishop of Jerusalem. Because he and Bishop  Flavian of Antioch zealously spoke up against the Monophysite heresy of Eutyches (which had been rejected at the fourth general church meeting at Chalcedon in 451), Emperor Anastasius expelled him from his bishopric. Elias died in exile. His name is listed in the Roman Martyrology * on July 4. (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 31) *A hagiography source used by the authors  Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty Go...

  WELCOME! SAINT ENORA, HERMITESS, PATRON SAINT OF BREASTFEEDING  According to Menzel * (Symb. I. 158), Saint Enora is considered the patroness of wet nurses in Brittany because, although she was a virgin hermit, she once suckled a poor child out of compassion. He   elaborates (Symb .  II. 132)  that Saint Enora was the daughter of a king of Ireland (Mz.). (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 68) *A hagiography source used by the authors  Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: May the intercession of Saint Enora commend us to you, O God, so that through her merits we may obtain that which we cannot accomplish by our own. 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,...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 13th of January WELCOME! SAINT ENOGAT, BISHOP OF ALETH Saint Enogat ( Enogatus, Egnogatus ), commemorated on January 13, was a bishop in the town of Aleth (Aletha) in Brittany ( Britannia Armorica ). He is said to have lived in the 7th century.  (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 68) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Enogat 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

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN AUGUST   Saints celebrated on the 12th of August WELCOME! SAINT ENOCH, PATRIARCH OF JERUSALEM Saint Enoch, commemorated on 12 August, Patriarch of Jerusalem and Companion of the Carmelite monk Saint Angelus , passed from this earthly life in 1227 with a reputation for holiness. (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 68) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Enoch 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

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JULY Saints celebrated on the 15th of July WELCOME! BLESSED BERNHARD II OF BADEN, MARGRAVE OF BADEN-BADEN Bernard II of Baden, altar of the church in Babenhausen Blessed Bernhard ( Bernardus Marchio ), commemorated on July 15 and July 24, was born c. 1428 as the son of Margrave Jacob of Baden (called Solomon of Germany because of his wisdom) and Catherine, daughter of Charles I of Lorraine. The father was keen to have his son educated in the sciences and brought him to the court of Emperor Frederick IV, where he stayed for a long time and led such a chaste life that he was more like a monk than a courtier.  When he had to take over the government after his father's death, he redoubled his works of mercy, but soon left his brother in charge, and was just planning to leave everything temporal to enter a monastery when an unexpected event intervened: On the occasion of the emperor's invasions, he was offered the imperial governorship in Italy, which of...

  WELCOME! BERTHO OF INGOLSTADT, FRANCISCAN  Bertho, a Franciscan from Ingolstadt (Germany), born of noble family, exchanged the nobility of birth for that of Christian poverty in the garment of Saint Francis of Assisi. He was one of the Observants whom Bishop John III. of Eichstädt, the reformer of his diocese, had called to Ingolstadt instead of the Conventuals . Bertho died here in 1481 with a reputation for sainthood. His tomb was considered a site of miracles, and some sources list him as " Blessed Bertho ". (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 471) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk,  de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY Saints celebrated on the 23rd of May WELCOME! VENERABLE EMIL KAPAUN, PRIEST Emil Joseph Kapaun was born in Pilsen, Kansas, USA, on April 20, 1916, and ordained a priest for the Diocese of Wichita on June 9, 1940, after completing his studies at Kenrick Seminary in Saint Louis. After serving as a pastor for his home parish and a spell as auxiliary chaplain at the Army airbase in Herington, Kansas, he became an U.S. Army chaplain. Father Kapaun was then assigned to posts in Burma and India during the final years of World War II and in Korea following the outbreak of the Korean War in June 1950. There he administered the sacraments to troops, tended to the injured, prayed with soldiers, and selflessly served everyone. At times he celebrated Mass on the battlefield using the bonnet of a jeep as a makeshift altar. On November 1, 1950, the feast of All Saints, Father Kapaun celebrated Mass for the soldiers in his battalion. Shortly after midnight of Novembe...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 3rd of March WELCOME! BLESSED ELIZABETH OF EBORA, VIRGIN  Blessed Elizabeth was a nun of the Cistercian order at Ebora in Lusitania. From an early age, she set an example of extraordinary piety to all. Particularly during the time of a serious and protracted illness which befell her, she perfected herself in detachment and all virtues. She experienced God's grace abundantly, received wonderful consolations and was often filled with longing for the heavenly fatherland.  When the hour of Elizabeth's departure approached,  Saint Ursula and other blessed spirits arrived at her bedside to guide her soul to the heavenly abodes.  (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  4, Augsburg, 1861, p. 46) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Blessed Elizabeth may increase...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN SEPTEMBER Saints celebrated on the 16th of September WELCOME! VENERABLE FRANCIS-XAVIER NGUYEN VAN THUAN, CARDINAL Venerable Francis-Xavier Nguyen Van Thuan (Francis-Xavier Nguyễn Văn Thuận) was born in Huế, Vietnam, in 1928. He was the nephew of South Vietnam’s first president. He was ordained a priest  in 1953. In 1975 he became coadjutor archbishop of Saigon, just as the Vietnam War came to an end. Only six days after his appointment, Saigon fell to the North Vietnamese Army and Venerable Francis-Xavier Nguyen Van Thuan, targeted for his faith and connections, was arrested and detained by the regime. For the next 13 years, he endured tremendous hardships in captivity, including nine years of solitary confinement. Venerable Francis-Xavier Nguyen Van Thuan is perhaps most famous for finding ways to celebrate Mass in prison. With the aid of other Catholic faithful outside the prison, as well as through the sympathy of his guards (some of whom later co...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY Saints celebrated on the 27th of February WELCOME! BLESSED ELIZABETH OF BALDRONE, ABBESS Blessed Elisabeth was descended from a distinguished family. She withdrew from vain worldly life to the Camaldolese monastery of Baldrone in Italy. There she was elected abbess because of her great intellectual gifts and her zeal for virtue. As abbess, she set the most beautiful example for all her fellow sisters. Once, when the monastery ran out of supplies, she presented her need to the Lord in fervent prayer, and lo, heaven immediately sent help. Two unknown men appeared in front of the monastery gate with four mules laden with bread, wine, oil and grain. They unloaded the foodstuffs and left as silently as they had come. The holy abbess's blessed death was made known to one of the sisters: she had a vision of the lamp, which she happened to hold in her hand, being lifted out of her grasp and carried away to heaven by two angels. This happened around 1280....

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY Saints celebrated on the 18th of February WELCOME! SAINT KURIAKOSE ELIAS CHAVARA, PRIEST AND FOUNDER  Kuriakose Elias Chavara was born on February 10, 1805 of God fearing parents Iko (Kuriakose) Chavara and Mariam Thoppil of the Syro-Malabar Church, in Kainakary, near Allappuzha, Kerala. According to the local custom the infant was baptized on the 8th day in Chennankari Parish Church, Alappuzha. On September 8, 1805, Kuriakose Elias Chavara was dedicated to Blessed Virgin Mary at Saint Mary's Church, Vechoor.  From a very young age, Kuriakose was taught to chant the name "Jesus", as a result of which he eagerly wished to live a life dedicated to Jesus and the Church. Inspired by the desire to become a priest, he began studies under the parish priest of the Church of Saint Joseph. Kuriakose Elias Chavara was ordained a priest on November 29, 1829. Himself and two other priests, Palackal Thomas Malpan (d. 1841) and Porukara Thomas Kathana...