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  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY Saints celebrated on the 1st of May WELCOME! SAINT FLORINA, VIRGIN AND MARTYR Saint Florina, Virgin and Martyr, commemorated on May 1 , is said to have belonged to the company of Saint Ursula ; her relics are venerated at Mazoria in Auvergne, and their translation - along with those of Saint Valeria - is believed to have taken place under Bishop Louis of Langres towards the end of the 14th or the beginning of the 15th century. Near Mazoria, two facing cliffs are pointed out, with a river flowing between them. According to tradition, while fleeing from her persecutors, Saint Florina was carried by an invisible power from one cliff to the other, leaving the imprint of her left foot on the first and that of her right foot on the second.  (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume  2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 234) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY Saints celebrated on the 1st of May WELCOME! GREGORY OF GENOA, CAPUCHIN  Gregory, known as Gregorius Genuensis (from Genoa), is remembered on May 1. He was a Capuchin lay brother who took the greatest joy in self-denial. Despite his strictness toward himself, he was so kind and loving to all he met that everyone left comforted and strengthened. A noble woman who always fainted when hearing death mentioned in conversation was completely healed by his simple consolation.  Long before his hour had come, Gregory predicted his own passing, including the fact that he would be buried not among his fellow brothers, but far from them. In fact, he died in 1579 in a field hospital, as he was ministering to the sick during the plague, and was buried there and then. The gravediggers tied a rope around his feet and laid him in the graves reserved for plague victims. His soul "was carried to heaven by the angels." (Flor. Seraph. I. 427) (Information from...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY Saints celebrated on the 1st of May WELCOME! TAKASHI NAGAI, AUTHOR Born in 1908, Dr Nagai, [the "Saint of Urakami"], died in 1951. He started his life in a Japanese country village. In his youth he adopted a fashionable atheism that continued into his years of medical studies. He was at his mother’s bedside as she died and later wrote, “I was so sure that there was no such thing as a soul. But my mother’s eyes told me that the human spirit lives after death. I could not but believe this.” He discovered the writings of Blaise Pascal, a famous scientist who passionately believed in God and prayer. Nagai fretted, “How to pray to a God he thought did not exist?” As a medical student, he found convenient lodging with the Moriyama family who had been Catholics for 300 years. The atmosphere of joy in their home touched him. The  Angelus bells from the nearby Cathedral at Urakami found an echo in his heart. The Moriyama’s had a daughter, Midori, a scho...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY Saints celebrated on the 1st of May WELCOME! SAINT JEAN LOUIS BONNARD, MISSIONARY AND MARTYR John Ludovicus Bonnard was a martyr in Tonkin [Vietnam], who, according to Pachtler* (p. 354) , was beheaded on May 1, 1852. His beatification process is pending in Rome. [Since the original time of writing in the 19th century, this holy martyr has been beatified and canonised.]  The "New Palms of Victory of Catholic Martyrs," with a preface by His Eminence Cardinal Wiseman , provide a detailed account of his entire life and work, as well as his martyrdom (pp. 150-174). According to this, the Frenchman Jean Louis Bonnard , who had the Anamitic name Huong , was born in Saint Christot-en-Sarret on May 1, 1824, so that both his earthly and his heavenly birthday fall on the same day of the month.  Archbishop M. D. A. Sibour of Paris ordained him a priest, and two months later he embarked for Tonkin, where he arrived around Easter 1850. The apostolic...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY Saints celebrated on the 1st of May WELCOME! SAINT BRIEUC, BISHOP Saint Brieuc (Briocus), memorial: May 1, was a (regional) bishop in Brittany, of whom it is not entirely certain when he lived. Butler * asserts that he was a student of  Saint Germanus of Auxerre . According to our research, Brieuc was either a disciple of this saint in the 5th century, or a disciple of another Saint Germanus in Ireland in the 6th century. During the Norman invasions, his mortal remains were taken from the monastery that bears his name (Briocum) to the Abbey of Saint Sergius in Angers. In 1210, a substantial part of the relics were returned to the Church of Saint Brieuc, which had been elevated to a Cathedral in A.D. 844. (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 514) *A hagiography source used by the authors  Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY Saints celebrated on the 1st of May WELCOME! VENERABLE GERALD OF ANGERA - 1 MAY Hieronymites monastery,  Batalha, Portugal Venerable Gerald (Geraldus, Giraldus) is remembered on May 1. A canon regular who is said to have lived in the 12th century, Gerald's intercession is invoked at a monastery near Angera in Portugal (a few miles south of Oporto). His head was kept in the Dominican church of Anseda and venerated under the name “the holy head”. In view of this, some writers list him with the title “venerable”. (I. 3. 754-756.) (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 392) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Venerable Gerald 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 S...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY Saints celebrated on the 1st of May   WELCOME! BLESSED UBALD, HERMIT Blessed Ubald (Vivaldus), a hermit of the third Order of  Saint Francis  in Tuscany, was a student and companion of  Blessed Bartholus (Bartholinus), whom he lovingly cared for during his 20-year illness.  After his master's death, Ubald made his home in a hollow chestnut tree. When he died around 1300, the bells rang by themselves. A hunter was led by his dogs to the hollow tree in which he found the pious hermit on his knees lying dead. As soon as the hunter had made the announcement, the bells stopped ringing. Ubald was buried in the local church. Later, a special church dedicated to the Mother of God and a monastery were built near his hermitage, where, to this day, miracles happen through Ubald's intercession. (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER:...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY Saints celebrated on the 1st of May WELCOME! ST BERTHA OF AVENAY, ABBESS AND MARTYR The name Bertha (Berta) is derived from the Old German  bercht, brecht, bert etc., meaning shiny, splendid.  Saint Bertha, a martyr and abbess of Avenay (Aveniacum) in the diocese of Rheims, was descended from a noble family. Married to  St Gumbert (April 29), she obtained her husband's consent to join the monastic life. She then built the aforementioned monastery of Avenay. Following an apparition of the Blessed Virgin, she received many nuns there. Once, when Bertha was silently praying for water for her monastery, St Peter appeared to her and showed her a place where there was a spring, which then began to flow into the monastery in a running stream (ex quo fonte mox rivus egressus secutus est eam ad coenobium remeantem).  Finally, towards the end of the 7th century, she was killed by her stepsons - for what reason is not specified, perhaps in ...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY Saints celebrated on the 1st of May Marian Feast Days WELCOME! O glorious Virgin, Mother of God, blessed among all nations, worthy of praise and the greatest of praise, intercede for me with thy beloved Son. O honoured Lady, Mother of the King of Angels and Archangels, assist and deliver me from every difficulty and danger. O Blossom of the Patriarchs, the Virgins and the Angels, Hope of Glory, Beauty of Virgins, Admiration of the Angels and Archangels, remember me, and forsake me not, I beseech thee, at the terrible hour of my death. O Star of the Sea, Gate of Heaven, Temple of God, Palace of Jesus Christ, Harbour of Safety, Power of all Nations, Pearl of all Sweetness, Hope of the Faithful; O Queen who shelters the guilty, who surpasses in radiance the Virgins and the Angels, thy presence gives joy to all the hosts of Heaven. Therefore, O Mother of Mercy, I place in the protection of thy holy hands my going out, my coming in, my sleeping, my waking,...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY Saints celebrated on the 1st of May WELCOME! OSSENUS SON OF MOELSNEACHTE ⬅️ Litany of the Irish Saints In some Irish Martyrologies, there is listed Ossenus, Son of Moelsneachte (May 1). Perhaps he is the same person as  Ossanus . (I. 3) (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  4, Augsburg, 1875, p. 632) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations ➡️ Irish Confessors and Martyrs 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 1st of May WELCOME! SAINTS ORENTIUS AND PATIENCE, MARTYRS OF HUESCA The Roman Martyrology * mentions on this day  Saints  Orentius and  Patience   (Orentius [Orientius] and Patientia ) , martyrs at Huesca (Osca) in Spain. They are said to have been the parents of the deacon and martyr  Saint Laurence  (Laurentius). (H.-L. III. p. 703) (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  4, Augsburg, 1875, p. 627) *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 Saints Orentius and Patience 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)...

    WELCOME! SAINT ORIENTIUS, BISHOP OF AUCH Saint Orientius, bishop of Auch (Ausciorum) is the fifth in the line of succession. In the Gallia Christiana* , the years 323 to 364 are assigned to his office, while the Bollandists * reckon that he flourished in the first half of the fifth century. He is the patron saint of Auch. According to Migne *, some of his relics are kept in Toulouse. (I. 61-64. VII. 530) (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  4, Augsburg, 1875, p. 627) *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 Orientius 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.u...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY Saints celebrated on the 1st of May WELCOME! SAINT ORENTIUS, MARTYR OF SPAIN  Saint Orentius (Orientius), commemorated on May 1, was a martyr in Spain. (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  4, Augsburg, 1875, p. 626) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Orentius 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. ➡️ Saint Orientius, Father of Saint Laurence 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 1st of May WELCOME! SAINT EVERMAR, MARTYR A page of one of Fortunatus Hueber's Saints' books, "Stammenbuch..." (1693) A Frisian by birth, Saint Evermar (Evermarus) was of noble lineage. The desire to work and suffer for the glory of God drove him to the Tongeren region.  Around A.D. 700, a certain Hacco attacked and killed Evermar and his companions. Pipin's court officials then buried these holy martyrs. On heavenly inspiration, however, Bishop Euraelius of Liège asked the priest Ruzelinus to raise Evermar's mortal remains. They were thereupon interred at Saint Martin's Church. This translation took place around A.D. 969. In the 11th century, a church was built for him, and countless miracles happened at his grave. (I. 120)  (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 149)   Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviation...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY Saints celebrated on the 1st of May WELCOME! SAINT EUPHROSYNUS, BISHOP A page of one of Fortunatus Hueber's Saints' books, "Stammenbuch..." (1693) Saint Euphrosynus, who is commemorated on May 1, was a bishop from Pamphilia. He made a journey to Rome, and on his return came to Etruria, preached the gospel at Panzano, and healed many sick persons. Foreseeing his death, he indicated the place where he should be buried. In due course, a church was also built on this spot, which was dedicated to him . (I. 139) (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 117) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Euphrosynus 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 ...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY Saints celebrated on the 1st of May WELCOME! SAINTS APOLLONIUS AND EUPHEMIUS, MARTYRS Saints Apollonius and Euphemius were two martyrs put to death for the Christian faith, although it may be possible that Saint Euphemius is the same person as either Saint Cuphebius or Euphebus [ Ephebus ]. Those two saints are venerated on February 15, together with Saint Proculus . (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 289) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saints Apollonius and  Euphemius 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, openlibr...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY Saints celebrated on the 1st of May SAINT MARCULF, ABBOT A page of one of Fortunatus Hueber's Saints' books, "Stammenbuch..." (1693) Saint Marculf  ( Marculphus , Helerius) was born in Bayeux c. A.D. 490. His parents were rich and respected people, who allowed him to take care of the poor and needy in their house and to feed them - even as a child. The boy did this for love for God, to whom he raised his innocent hands every day with childlike simplicity, and vowed to dedicate every day of his life to Him. He became a priest, and as such a zealous and popular preacher, and it is said that he spoke particularly often of the obligations imposed on us by receiving Holy Baptism. Saint Possessor, Bishop of Coutances, ordained him (c. 520). He gave him (according to Gall. Chr. IX. 243) the task to preach in the entire diocese. Gradually, however, the desire for greater seclusion arose in him. Therefore he built a hermitage in Nanteuil (Nantum...