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  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 19th of March WELCOME! SAINT JULIAN, MISSIONARY Saint Julian (Julianus) (March 19) who, according to a number of hagiographers, was a companion of  Saint Landoald , is venerated in Wintershofen ( Wintershoven ) and Ghent in Belgium.  (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  3, Augsburg, 1869, p. 527) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Julian 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 19th of March WELCOME! SAINT AMANTIUS, DEACON Saint Amantius, commemorated on March 19, was a deacon of the Roman Catholic Church and companion of the missionary  Saint Landoald .  (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 162) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Amantius 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 19th of March WELCOME! SAINT ADELTRUDE OF GHENT, VIRGIN Saint Adeltrude ( Adeltrudis ) is commemorated on March 19. Some hagiographers consider Saint Adeltrude to be the daughter of  Saint Bavo . She is also mentioned in connection with Saint Landoald . (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 39) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Adeltrude 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 19th of March WELCOME! SAINT LANDOALD, MISSIONARY  Saint Landoald ( Landoaldus)  (March 19), Archpriest of the Roman Church, is venerated in Wintershofen (Wintershoven,  Wintershovium, Curtis hiernis ) and Ghent ( Gandavum ) in Belgium, along with his holy companions Amantius ,  Adrian ,  Julian ,  Venciana and Adeltrudis . The  Bollandists * published a  vita  of these saints ( March 19 - III. 34-42 ). This work replaced an earlier biography which had got lost and was compiled by Abbot Harigerus at the behest of  Bishop Notker of Liège. Harigerus, writing around the year 980, begins his account by describing how many holy men shone during the time of the Frankish kings (Clothar, Dagobert,  Sigebert , etc.), and that one who stood out in particular among them was Saint Landoald. The  Bollandists * state to have corrected several historical inaccuracies contai...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 19th of March SAINT LACTAN, ABBOT Saint Lactan (Lactinus) was a 7th century abbot. Born near Cork, it is said that a miraculous spring provided the water for his Baptism, and that, when fifteen years old, he was taken by his Guardian Angel to Saint Comgall, the great Abbot of Ben-Chor.  He was there instructed by Saint Molua in Sacred Science, and appointed by Saint Comgall to make other foundations, over one of which, at a place called Achadh-Ur (now Freshford, County Kilkenny), he presided till his holy death (A.D. 672).  He worked many miracles, raising the dead to life, and in many parts of Ireland is invoked effectually on the part of paralytics and of those possessed by evil spirits. (From the Book of Saints, 1921, by the Monks of Ramsgate) PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Lactan may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, ...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 19th of March WELCOME! CLEMENT XI, POPE  ⬅️ Saintly Popes - Index Giovanni Francesco Albani was born at Urbino, July 23, 1649; was elected November 23, 1700; he died at Rome March 19, 1721. The Albani were a noble Umbrian family. Under Urban VIII the grandfather of the future pope had held for thirteen years the honourable office of Senator of Rome. An uncle, Annibale Albani, was a distinguished scholar and was Prefect of the Vatican Library.  Giovanni Francesco was sent to Rome in his eleventh year to prosecute his studies at the Roman College. He made rapid progress and was known as an author at the age of eighteen, translating from the Greek into elegant Latin. He attracted the notice of the patroness of Roman literati, Queen Christina of Sweden, who before he became of age enrolled him in her exclusive Accademia.  With equal ardour and success, he applied himself to the profounder branches, theology and la...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 19th of March WELCOME! THOMAS ASHBY, MARTYR  ⬅️ Forty Martyrs of England and Wales Thomas Ashby [Ashbey] suffered at Tyburn, March 29, 1544. His name was originally contained in the process of the English Martyrs, as the fact of his execution for denying the King’s Supremacy was mentioned by the chroniclers of the time and from them was recorded by Sander. (From Catholic Encyclopedia, 1913) ⬅️ Eighty-five Martyrs of England and Wales

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 19th 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 19th of March WELCOME! IDA, COUNTESS OF SPONHEIM, VIRGIN  Ida was a pious countess of Sponheim (Spanheim). who exchanged the world for the monastic solitude in Bingen in 1190.  She was a sister of St Margarita of Sponheim, who is listed by Elenchus and Bucelin on October 29. The Bollandists recorded this Ida on March 19 among the 'passed over'. (Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, 1858)

ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 19th 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 that, ...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 19th of March WELCOME! SAINT ADRIAN OF MAASTRICHT, MARTYR  Saint Adrian of Maastricht lived in the 7th century. A disciple of Saint Landoald , he was murdered by robbers while begging alms for his community near Maastricht (about A.D. 668). Afterwards he was locally venerated as a martyr. (From The Book of Saints, 1921, by the Monks of Ramsgate) PRAYER: O God, who gladden us each year by the feast of Saint Adrian, graciously grant that, as we rejoice in his merits, we may be inspired by his example. 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.

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 19th 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 19th of March WELCOME! SAINT JOHN OF PINNA, ABBOT  Saint John of Pinna was a 6th century saint. A Syrian by birth, but an Italian by domicile, he settled at Pinna in the Abruzzi, where he built a monastery which he governed as Abbot for forty years. He lived in the sixth century and was famous for many supernatural gifts and graces. From The Book of Saints, 1921, by the Monks of Ramsgate PRAYER: May the intercession of the blessed abbot John commend us to you, so that through his 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. -∆-

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 19th 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 19th of March WELCOME! BLESSED MARCEL CALLO, MARTYR   His memorial is April 19 in Austria. Marcel Callo was born in Rennes, France, on December 6, , 1921 as the second of nine children to Marcel Callo and Felicita Maria Giuseppina; one brother was Giovanni (who became a priest). He began working on October 1 , 1934 in a printing shop in Rennes. Bl. Marcel did not like to associate himself with fellow workers who swore or who told improper stories and aligned himself with fellow Christians instead. HE JOINED THE YOUNG CHRISTIAN WORKERS He joined the Young Christian Workers (also known as the Jocists in 1935 that Joseph Leo Cardijn had established). His mother asked her him if he had an inclination to become a priest like his brother but he responded: "I do not feel called to the priesthood; I think I do more good by remaining in the world". He became engaged to Marguerite Derniaux (died 1997) at the age of 20 but due ...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 19th of March WELCOME! BLESSED SYBILLINA OF BISCOSSIS, VIRGIN   Blessed Sybillina of Biscossis became blind at the age of ten, and for a long time she asked for her sight to be restored through the intercession of St Dominic, not being able to resign herself never again to see the light of Heaven.  THE CONTEMPLATION OF THE MYSTERIES OF HEAVEN At last she understood from God that He had sent this blindness in order that she might be more free for the contemplation of the mysteries of our Redemption, and then she accepted it gladly.  SPIRITUAL WISDOM Received first among the Tertiary Sisters, she afterwards passed sixty-four years apart from all intercourse with the world, in a little cell close to the church of the Friars Preachers. There God enlightened her with such spiritual wisdom that she understood perfectly the “Soliloquies” of St Augustine and the “Meditations” of St Bernard.  SHE CONVERTED A NUMBE...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH ➡️ Tomorrow ⬅️ Yesterday Saint of the Day Saint feast day March 19 Saint Joseph and our Lord Jesus Christ   Saint Joseph, Foster Father of our Lord Jesus Christ Saint Adeltrude of Ghent, Virgin Saint Adrian of Maastricht, Martyr Saint Alcmund, Martyr Saint Amantius, Deacon Clement XI., Pope Saint Huna, Monk Ida, Countess of Sponheim, Virgin Blessed John of Parma Saint John of Pinna, Abbot Saint Julian, Missionary Blessed Jutta of Thuringia Saint Lactan, Abbot Saint Landoald, Missionary Blessed Marcel Callo, Martyr Blessed Sybillina of Biscossis, Virgin Thomas Ashby, Martyr Saints Apollonius and Leontius, Bishops -1903-

ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 19th of March WELCOME! SAINT JOSEPH, FOSTER-FATHER OF OUR LORD JESUS • PRAYER TO ST JOSEPH • (To be said after the night prayers) Glorious St Joseph, who wast chosen by Almighty God to be the foster-father of the Word made flesh, the comforter of His most holy Mother, the faithful co-operator among men in His greatest design, obtain for me to do in all things the Will of the Father, to cherish in my heart the mysteries accomplished in the person of the Son, and by the abundant graces of the Holy Ghost to persevere, pure of heart and chaste of body, in the service of God. (St Anthony’s Treasury, 1916) %%%