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  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 17th of March WELCOME! CASPAR NAGEL, MONK Caspar Nagel, remembered on March 17, was Franciscan from Vienna, who for reasons of humility adopted the name Pater Asinus¹ . He went to his eternal reward in 1556.  (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  1, Augsburg, 1885, p. 571) ¹Asinus is a Latin masculine noun meaning "ass" or "donkey". It is frequently used figuratively to mean a blockhead, fool, or dullard. The term is the root of the English adjective "asinine," meaning stupid or silly.  ~Wiktionary, the free dictionary~ 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 17th of March WELCOME! MARIA MARGARETHA WALTHER, VIRGIN Maria Margaretha Walther (March 17), of Sterzing in Tyrol, made her holy profession in the Poor Clares' Convent in Brixen on October 23, 1708. She excelled in various virtues, but died after just under seven years while triumphing over all diabolical wiles, on March 17, 1715. (J. M. R.) (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  4, Augsburg, 1875, p. 200) 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 MARCH Saints celebrated on the 17th of March WELCOME! ARMAND DE LA RICHARDIE, MISSIONARY Armand de la Richardie was born at Perigueux, June 7, 1686. He entered the Society of Jesus at Bordeaux on October 4, 1703, and in 1725 was sent to the Canada mission. He spent the two following years helping Father Pierre Daniel Richer at Lorette, and studying the Huron language.  In 1728 he went to Detroit to re-establish the long-interrupted mission to the dispersed Petun-Hurons in the West. Not a solitary professing Christian did he find, but among the aged not a few had been baptised. The local church was scarcely spacious enough to contain the fervent congregation of practising Hurons. During the night, 24/25 March, 1746, the father was stricken with paralysis, and on July 29 he was placed in an open canoe and thus conveyed to Quebec. In 1747 the Hurons insisted on his returning to restore tranquillity to their nation. The father had almost completely recov...

  WELCOME! PAULA MALATESTA, WIDOW Paula Malatesta, widow of Francis Gonzaga, first Marquis of Mantua, took the veil at the monastery of Corporis Christi in Mantua, which she had founded.  Even while her husband was still alive, she visited the hospitals three times a week, attended to the sick, bandaged their wounds and gave them spiritual and bodily alms. At public processions she showed such great devotion that all those who attended were edified; often she took part with no shoes on, just on her bare feet.  As a widow, having become a nun, she  left a reputation for a holy life. Paula died in 1449, having decreed that her body should be buried in front of the church door, so that those entering could walk over it, and that the priests might be reminded to commemorate her soul at the altar. The Bollandists * mention this holy lady among the Praetermissi.   (II. 507 and Seraph. Mart.) (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Vol...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 17th of March   WELCOME! OLIVA, VIRGIN OF PALERMO Oliva  (Olivia), a virgin of Palermo, of the Order of the Minims¹, flourished around the year 1549 . (II . 507) (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  4, Augsburg, 1875, p. 617-18) 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 ¹The Order of Minims (Latin: Ordo Minimorum, abbreviated O.M.) are a mendicant order of friars and nuns in the Catholic Church. The Order continues to exist today. The order is known for their perpetual abstinence from all meat, eggs and dairy products. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_Minims

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 17th of March SAINT EOGENIUS, MARTYR The holy martyr Saint Eogenius suffered at Nicomedia along with Saint Pamphilus and two Companions. (Mg.) (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 105) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Eogenius 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 17th of March JULIA OF THEBAIS, VIRGIN Julia was a virgin at a monastery of Thebais and teacher of Saint Eupraxia , in whose life she is frequently mentioned by the Bollandists * (March 13 - II. 264-274) . She read Psalms and prayed with her, talked to her about spiritual things, praised her fasting and recommended further progress. When Saint Eupraxia died, Julia was heartbroken, weeping for three entire days. On the fourth day, however, Julia became happy once more, went to the abbess and asked her for her prayers, because God had called her to Himself at the intercession of Eupraxia. Then she kissed all the sisters. On the fifth day she died and was laid in the same tomb as Saint Eupraxia.  In some Carmelite calendars, an Antonia is mentioned as the teacher of Saint Eupraxia; but presumably this was the abbess, who in Greek has the name Theodula. (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 17th of March WELCOME! MELCHIOR FLAVIUS, RELIGIOUS Melchior Flavius was a religious of the Order of Saint Francis at Toulouse. He shone through his piety and eloquence. Artur * lists him as "Blessed Melchior". He died in 1566. (II. 507) (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  4, Augsburg, 1875, p. 407) *A hagiography source used by the authors  Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 17th of March 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 ...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 17th of March 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 ...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 17th of March 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 ...

ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 17th of March WELCOME! SAINT GABRIEL LALEMANT, MISSIONARY AND MARTYR  [Saint Gabriel Lalemant] was a  Jesuit missionary, born at Paris, October 10, 1610; he died in the Huron country, March 17, 1649.  HIS ARRIVAL IN CANADA He was the nephew of Charles and Jerome Lalemant, and became a Jesuit at Paris, March 24 , 1630 . He arrived in Canada, September 20 , 1646 and after remaining in Quebec for two years, was sent to the Huron missions as de Bébeuf ’s assistant.  He was scarcely there a month when the Iroquois attacked the settlement of  St Ignatius which they burned, and then descended on the mission of St Louis where they found  de Bébeuf  and Lalemant. THEIR MARTYR'S CROWN After setting fire to the village and killing many of the inhabitants, they led the two priests back to  St Ignatius   where they were tied to stakes and after horrible torture put to death. Lalemant stood by whil...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 17th of March WELCOME! BLESSED JUAN NEPOMUCENO ZEGRI Y MORENO, PRIEST   AND FOUNDER Juan Nepomuceno Zegri y Moreno was born on October 11, 1831 in Granada, Spain. As a youth, Juan felt called to serve the Lord in society's poor, and wanted to become a priest. He entered St Dionysius Seminary of Granada, and on June 2, 1855 was ordained in the Cathedral of Granada. He served in the parishes of Huetor Santillan and of San Gabriel de Loja in Granada. "HEALING SICK HEARTS" His vocation, as he once proclaimed in a homily, was to be "like a good shepherd, going after the lost sheep; like a doctor, healing sick hearts wounded by faults and binding them with hope; like a father, who visibly provides for all of those who, suffering from abandonment, must drink from the bitter chalice and receive nourishment from the bread of tears". A RELIGIOUS CONGREGATION SERVING THE MOST NEEDY It was with a profound interest in...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 17th of March WELCOME! SAINT JOHN SARKANDER, PRIEST AND MARTYR   Martyr of the seal of confession, born at Skotschau in Austrian Silesia, December 20, 1576; died at Olmütz, March 17, 1620. In 1603 he merited the title of master of philosophy at Prague, and after four years’ study of theology was ordained priest at Graz.  HE WAS MADE PARISH PRIEST He exercised his sacred functions in several places in the Diocese of Olmütz, and was made parish priest (1613) of Boskowitz, and (1616) of Holeschau in Moravia.  Since the fifteenth century the sects of the Hussites and of the Bohemian (or United) Brethren had spread rapidly and taken possession of the churches and institutions of the Catholics, but when (1604) Ladislaus Poppel of Lobkowitz bought the estates of Holleschau, he gave the church to the Catholics, and made a Jesuit college out of the house occupied by the Bohemian Brethren.  With the aid of the Jesu...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 17th of March WELCOME! MANY MARTYRS OF ALEXANDRIA   (SS. Many Martyrs of Alexandria, in 392.) Theophilus, patriarch of Alexandria, obtained a rescript of the Emperor Theodosius, to convert an old deserted temple of Bacchus into a Christian church. In clearing this place, in the subterraneous secret caverns, called by the Greeks Adita, and held by the pagans as sacred, were found infamous and ridiculous figures, which Theophilus caused to be exposed in public, to show the extravagant superstitions of the idolaters.  THE MOB PUT THEM TO DEATH The heathens in tumults raised a sedition, killed many Christians in the streets, and then retired into the great temple of Serapis as their fortress. In sallies they seized many Christians, and upon their refusing to sacrifice to Serapis, put them to death by cruel torments, crucifying them, breaking their legs, and throwing them into the sinks and jakes of the temple, with th...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 17th of March WELCOME! SAINT PATRICK, BISHOP, APOSTLE OF IRELAND  ⬅️ Litany of the Irish Saints Saint Patrick, the apostle of Ireland, was born in Great Britain about 385, and taken captive and sold as a slave to Ireland when he was a young boy. He worked as a herdsman, escaped, and decided to become a priest. He was made Bishop for Ireland, and was indefatigable in preaching the faith throughout the country and in organising the Church there. He died in about 461, and was buried at Downpatrick. PRAYER: God our Father, you sent Saint Patrick to preach your glory to the people of Ireland. By the help of his prayers, may all Christians proclaim your love to all men. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH ➡️ Tomorrow ⬅️ Yesterday Saint of the Day Saint feast day March 17 Saint Gertrude of Nivelles Saint Patrick, Bishop Saint Agricola, Bishop of Chalon-sur-Saone Armand de la Richardie, Missionary Caspar Nagel, Monk Saint Eogenius, Martyr Saint Gertrude of Nivelles   Saint Gabriel Lalemant, Missionary and Martyr Saint John Sarkander, Priest and Martyr Saint Joseph of Arimathea Blessed Juan Nepomuceno Zegri y Moreno, Priest and Founder Julia of Thebais, Virgin Maria Margaretha Walther, Virgin Melchior Flavius, Religious Oliva, Virgin of Palermo Saint Paul of Cyprus, Martyr Paula Malatesta, Widow Saint Tetricus, Bishop of Auxerre, Martyr Wibert, Abbot of Nutcellum Many Martyrs of Alexandria Saints Alexander and Theodore, Martyrs -1703-

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 17th of March WELCOME! SAINT GERTRUDE OF NIVELLES, VIRGIN AND ABBESS [Saint Gertrude's intercession is invoked against rats and mice since at least the 15th century, and, more recently, her prayers are asked in her function of patron saint called upon for cats.] Saint Gertrude was daughter of Pepin of Landen , mayor of the palace to the French Kings of Austrasia, and younger sister to Saint Begga . She was born in 626.  SHE HAD MADE UP HER MIND Her father’s virtuous palace was the sanctuary of her innocence, and the school of her tender piety. Being pressed to marry, she declared in presence of King Dagobert: "I have chosen for my spouse him, from whose eternal beauty all creatures derive their glory, whose riches are immense, and whom the angels adore." The king admired her gravity and wisdom in so tender an age, and would not suffer her to be any more disturbed on that account.  Her mother, the blessed Itta , em...