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  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 17th of January WELCOME! SAINT ROSELINE OF VILLENEUVE, VIRGIN   Saint Roseline  was born to an aristocratic family, at the château of Les Arcs-sur-Argens, Var, in eastern Provence, near Draguignan. As a child, she discreetly distributed food from the chateau larder to the local poor people. One day her father caught her sneaking out with her apron full of bread. When she was forced to open her apron to reveal its contents, it was a bunch of roses that fell out - the Miracle of the Roses.  Roseline became a Carthusian nun at Bertaud in the alps of Dauphiné. Her consecration took place in 1288, and in about 1330 she succeeded her aunt, Jeanne (Diane) de Villeneuve, as prioress of La Celle-Robaud in the Diocese of Fréjus near her home. In 1320 her brother Hélion de Villeneuve, Grand Master (1319–46) of the Knights of St John, restored the monastery, and in 1323 and 1328 Pope John XXII, formerly Bishop of F...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 17th of January WELCOME! ST SULPITIUS, BISHOP OF RAVENNA Saint Sulpitius, supposedly Bishop of Ravenna, is said to have accompanied  Saint Ursula on her journey. He is commemorated on January 17; the General Martyrology * and the Elenchus * list his feast day as October 31. (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  4, Augsburg, 1875) *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 Sulpitius 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 JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 17th of January STEFANO PELOSIO, RELIGIOUS A page of one of Fortunatus Hueber's Saints' books, "Stammenbuch..." (1693) Stefano Pelosio (Stephanus), a pious Carmelite brother of Sondrio in the Valtlin, died godly in Naples in A.D. 1763. He is listed in the catalogue of the calced Carmelites*. (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  5, Augsburg, 1882, pp. 380-81) *A hagiography source used by the authors  Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 17th of January SAINT MICAS ⬅️ Litany of the Irish Saints Saint Micas [was an Irish saint whose life details seem no longer known.] His name is listed in Kelly's Mart. Taml. * without any further particulars. (Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 4, Augsburg, 1875, p. 438) *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 Micas 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. ➡️ Irish Confessors and Martyrs   🇮🇪  PRAYER TO THE SACRED HEART FOR IRELAND  🇮🇪 O most Sacred and most Loving Heart of Jesus! to which the Irish nation is most solemnly dedicated, preserve our nation in faith, in purity, ...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 17th of January Prayer to the Angels and the Saints Heavenly Father, in praising Your Angels and Saints we praise Your glory, for by honouring them we honour You, their Creator. Their splendour shows us Your greatness, which infinitely surpasses that of all creation. In Your loving providence, You saw fit to send Your Angels to watch over us. Grant that we may always be under their protection and one day enjoy their company in heaven. Heavenly Father, You are glorified in Your Saints, for their glory is the crowning of Your gifts. You provide an example for us by their lives on earth, You give us their friendship by our communion with them, You grant us strength and protection through their prayer for the Church, and You spur us on to victory over evil and the prize of eternal glory by this great company of witnesses. Grant that we who aspire to take part in their joy may be filled with the Spirit that blessed their lives,...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 17th of January Prayer to the Angels and the Saints Heavenly Father, in praising Your Angels and Saints we praise Your glory, for by honouring them we honour You, their Creator. Their splendour shows us Your greatness, which infinitely surpasses that of all creation. In Your loving providence, You saw fit to send Your Angels to watch over us. Grant that we may always be under their protection and one day enjoy their company in heaven. Heavenly Father, You are glorified in Your Saints, for their glory is the crowning of Your gifts. You provide an example for us by their lives on earth, You give us their friendship by our communion with them, You grant us strength and protection through their prayer for the Church, and You spur us on to victory over evil and the prize of eternal glory by this great company of witnesses. Grant that we who aspire to take part in their joy may be filled with the Spirit that blessed their lives,...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 17th of January WELCOME! SAINT ROSELINA OF CELLE ROUBAUD, VIRGIN   This holy bride of Christ, also called Rassolina , Rosselina (Rosina?), was a member of the Carthusian order and died A.D. 1329.  At Sabrand (Sallobrand, Celle Roubaud ) near Ars, diocese of Frejus, France, St Roselina is venerated on January 17 (see below). She was born there in 1263.  SHE TOOK THE VEIL At the age of sixteen, after receiving her father's permission, she took the veil in the monastery of Bertaud, between the rivers Drac and Durence. She wore it with such piety to the end of her earthly life that, at her death, her passing was announced throughout the whole area with the words: "The saint is dead." She had died at the age of 66. HER BODY WAS FOUND INCORRUPT When her tomb was opened on June 11, 1334, her body, even her eyes, were found to be completely intact.  HER VENERATION AS A SAINT Her veneration, which had begun stra...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 17th of January Prayer to the Angels and the Saints Heavenly Father, in praising Your Angels and Saints we praise Your glory, for by honouring them we honour You, their Creator. Their splendour shows us Your greatness, which infinitely surpasses that of all creation. In Your loving providence, You saw fit to send Your Angels to watch over us. Grant that we may always be under their protection and one day enjoy their company in heaven. Heavenly Father, You are glorified in Your Saints, for their glory is the crowning of Your gifts. You provide an example for us by their lives on earth, You give us their friendship by our communion with them, You grant us strength and protection through their prayer for the Church, and You spur us on to victory over evil and the prize of eternal glory by this great company of witnesses. Grant that we who aspire to take part in their joy may be filled with the Spirit that blessed their lives,...

ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 17th of January Prayer to the Angels and the Saints Heavenly Father, in praising Your Angels and Saints we praise Your glory, for by honouring them we honour You, their Creator. Their splendour shows us Your greatness, which infinitely surpasses that of all creation. In Your loving providence, You saw fit to send Your Angels to watch over us. Grant that we may always be under their protection and one day enjoy their company in heaven. Heavenly Father, You are glorified in Your Saints, for their glory is the crowning of Your gifts. You provide an example for us by their lives on earth, You give us their friendship by our communion with them, You grant us strength and protection through their prayer for the Church, and You spur us on to victory over evil and the prize of eternal glory by this great company of witnesses. Grant that we who aspire to take part in their joy may be filled with the Spirit that blessed their lives, so th...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 17th of January Prayer to the Angels and the Saints Heavenly Father, in praising Your Angels and Saints we praise Your glory, for by honouring them we honour You, their Creator. Their splendour shows us Your greatness, which infinitely surpasses that of all creation. In Your loving providence, You saw fit to send Your Angels to watch over us. Grant that we may always be under their protection and one day enjoy their company in heaven. Heavenly Father, You are glorified in Your Saints, for their glory is the crowning of Your gifts. You provide an example for us by their lives on earth, You give us their friendship by our communion with them, You grant us strength and protection through their prayer for the Church, and You spur us on to victory over evil and the prize of eternal glory by this great company of witnesses. Grant that we who aspire to take part in their joy may be filled with the Spirit that blessed their lives,...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 17th of January WELCOME! THE HOLY TRIPLETS -  SAINTS SPEUSIPPUS, ELEUSIPPUS, AND MELEUSIPPUS, MARTYRS The Holy Triplets' reliquary altar¹ These saints were three twin brothers, who, with Leonilla their grandmother, glorified God by an illustrious martyrdom in Cappadocia, probably in the reign of Marcus Aurelius. The most ancient acts of their martyrdom, published by Rosweide and Bollandus, place it in that country, and their relics were brought from the East to Langres in France, whilst the first race of French kings filled the throne. THE ACTS OF THEIR MARTYRDOM A copy of the acts of their martyrdom, which was sent from Langres by one Varnahair, to St Ceraunus, bishop of Paris, in the beginning of the seventh century, by an evident mistake or falsification, affirms their martyrdom to have happened at Langres; by which false edition, Ado, and many others, were led into the same mistake. From certain ancient writi...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 17th of January WELCOME! SAINT NENNIUS, ABBOT  ⬅️ Litany of the Irish Saints (Nennidhius [Saint Ninnidh the Pious of Lough Erne])  Despising the vanities of the world, though of the race of the monarchs of Ireland, from his youth made the science of the cross of Christ the sole object of his ambition; and to engrave in his heart the lessons which our divine Redeemer taught by that adorable mystery, was the centre of all his desires.  THE SCIENCE OF THE CROSS OF CHRIST Having passed many years, first in the school of Saint Fiechus, archbishop of Leinster, and afterwards in the celebrated monastery of Clonard, in the province of Meath, under its holy founder Saint Finian, he retired into the isle of Inis-muighe-samb , in the lake of Erne, in the province of Ulster.  THE DIRECTOR OF MANY SOULS Here, in process of time, he became the director of many souls in the paths of Christian perfection, founded a gre...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 17th of January 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, m...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 17th of January WELCOME! SAINT SULPICIUS THE PIOUS, ARCHBISHOP OF BOURGES ⬅️ Saint Sulpicius the Severe [Sulpitius.] The Church of Bourges in France was founded by St Ursin, who was sent from Rome to preach the faith in Gaul.  HE GOVERNED MANY YEARS THE CHURCH IN BOURGES St Gregory of Tours, in his history, places his mission in the middle of the third century, yet in his book on the Glory of Confessors, he tell us, that he was ordained by the disciples of the apostles, and governed many years the church of Bourges, which he had planted.  HIS REMAINS WERE TRANSLATED He was interred in a common burial place in a field without the city; but his remains were translated thence by St Germanus, bishop of Paris, and abbot of St Symphorian’s, and by Probianus, bishop of Bourges, and deposited in the church of St Symphorian, now called St Ursin’s.  This saint is honoured in the Roman Martyrology on November 9; at Lis...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 17th of January Prayer to the Angels and the Saints Heavenly Father, in praising Your Angels and Saints we praise Your glory, for by honouring them we honour You, their Creator. Their splendour shows us Your greatness, which infinitely surpasses that of all creation. In Your loving providence, You saw fit to send Your Angels to watch over us. Grant that we may always be under their protection and one day enjoy their company in heaven. Heavenly Father, You are glorified in Your Saints, for their glory is the crowning of Your gifts. You provide an example for us by their lives on earth, You give us their friendship by our communion with them, You grant us strength and protection through their prayer for the Church, and You spur us on to victory over evil and the prize of eternal glory by this great company of witnesses. Grant that we who aspire to take part in their joy may be filled with the Spirit that blessed their lives,...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 17th of January Prayer to the Angels and the Saints Heavenly Father, in praising Your Angels and Saints we praise Your glory, for by honouring them we honour You, their Creator. Their splendour shows us Your greatness, which infinitely surpasses that of all creation. In Your loving providence, You saw fit to send Your Angels to watch over us. Grant that we may always be under their protection and one day enjoy their company in heaven. Heavenly Father, You are glorified in Your Saints, for their glory is the crowning of Your gifts. You provide an example for us by their lives on earth, You give us their friendship by our communion with them, You grant us strength and protection through their prayer for the Church, and You spur us on to victory over evil and the prize of eternal glory by this great company of witnesses. Grant that we who aspire to take part in their joy may be filled with the Spirit that blessed their lives,...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY ➡️ Tomorrow ⬅️ Yesterday Saint of the Day Saint feast day January 17  Saint Anthony, Abbot Blessed Beatrice of Cappenberg, Virgin   Blessed Joseph, Bishop of Freising Saint Micas Saint Mildgith, Virgin   Saint Nennius, Abbot   Saint Roselina of Celle Roubaud, Virgin Stefano Pelosio, Religious Saint Sulpicius the Pious   Saint Turbon, Martyr Saints Anthony, Merulus, and John, Religious The Finding of Saints Diodorus and Companions, Martyrs The Holy Triplets - Saints Speusippus, Eleusippus, and Meleusippus, Martyrs   Saint Mucius and Companions, Martyrs Our Lady of Hope, Pontmain   -1701-

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 17th of January WELCOME! SAINT ANTHONY, ABBOT Saint Anthony [Antony], Abbot, was born in Egypt about A.D. 260. When his parents died, he gave his inheritance to the poor, and went into the desert, where he lived a life of penance.  LIFE IN THE DESERT Many came to follow him, and he is known as the father of monks. He supported those who suffered for the faith under the persecution of Diocletian, and helped St Athanasius in his fight against the Arians. He died in 356. PRAYER: Father, you called Saint Anthony to renounce the world and serve you in the solitude of the desert. By his prayers and example, may we learn to deny ourselves and to love you above all things. 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.