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  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY Saints celebrated on the 2nd of May WELCOME! ANTONIA, VIRGIN Antonia is remembered on  May 2 as well as July 8 . Some calendars of the Carmelite Order mention her, and she is believed to be the saintly woman under whom Saint Euphraxia  or  Euphrasia , venerated on March 13 , lived in the Thebaid. In a work entitled "Acies bene ordinata," she is called abbess and teacher of Saint Euphrasia, and her memory is celebrated on July 8. (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  1, Augsburg, 1858) 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 2nd of May WELCOME! SAINT GERMANUS AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS Nothing much is known about this Saint Germanus except his name. However, he definitely existed. It is certain that he is not identical with the  other martyr of that name who is commemorated on the same day. This fact is ascertained by the names of his companions - all the ancient manuscripts agree on those names. His fellow martyrs were called  Celestinus, Felix, Cetinus, Urbanus, Bellicus (Bellacus, Hellacus, Bellapus) and Privata. When and where they obtained the martyr's crown is unknown. Relics of them are kept in Bologna. Perhaps this location coincides with their place of martyrdom (I. 179). (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 410) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint ...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY Saints celebrated on the 2nd of May WELCOME! CONRAD OF SELDENBÜREN, FOUNDER AND MARTYR   Engelberg Monastery  Conrad, founder of the Engelberg monastery in Switzerland and martyr, was descended from the Barons of Seldenbüren [Sellenbüren]. Their ancestral castle was located on the Albis near Zürich. Raised in the fear of God and of upright Christian conduct, Conrad always had an inclination towards monastic life. From time immemorial his illustrious family had been founding and sponsoring monasteries, e.g. Regibert (Reginbert) of Saint Blase Abbey (Sankt Blasien) in the Black Forest.  After the death of his parents, Conrad was free to manage the assets he had inherited and immediately started looking for a suitable place for building a monastery on his estate. After various misfortunes in trying to erect an abbey - so runs the legend -  he received instruction through an apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary to build the project in...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY Saints celebrated on the 2nd of May WELCOME! ST WALDEBERT, ABBOT OF LUXEUIL Saint Waldebert (Waldebertus, Walbertus), commemorated on May 2 and May 6, was Abbot of Luxeuil (Luxovium) in Burgundy - the successor of St Eustasius. His life, or rather the miracles that occurred after his death, were described by the abbot Addo [Ado] (Hermiricus) in the 10th century. Of high birth and native to the Ponthieu region (pagus Pontivus) , Waldebert made the best use of his inherited large fortune by giving away the largest part of it for the poor and needy. His biography seems to indicate that he was born in the Meaux area. It specifies the place Nant (later called Monteuil).  It was through the persuasion and example of  St Eustasius that Waldebert put on the armour of Christ instead of the worldly armour that he had worn up to then. He became such an excellent monk that he was given permission to live in a hermitage outside the monastery, and fol...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY Saints celebrated on the 2nd of May WELCOME! SAINT OLIVA, VIRGIN AND MARTYR OF SPAIN Nothing else is known of Saint Oliva except that she was a virgin and martyr in Spain . (I. 176) (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  4, Augsburg, 1875, p. 617) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Oliva 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 2nd of May WELCOME! SAINT EXUPERIUS, MARTYR According to the Roman Martyrology *, Saint Exuperius was a martyr who suffered for the Christian faith under Emperor Hadrian with his wife Zoë and his sons Cyriacus and Theodulus. Other hagiographers list this holy martyr as Saint Hesperus . (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 152) *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 Exuperius 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. ➡️ More information about these holy martyrs Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk,  de-academic.com, zeno...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY Saints celebrated on the 2nd of May WELCOME! SAINT HELPIDIUS AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS Today, we also commemorate Saint Helpidius, Hermogenes, Eupolites and Lupus. For being Christians, they were killed at Melitene (now Malatia) in Armenia . (I. 180) (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 628) *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 Helpidius, Hermogenes, Eupolites and Lupus 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 2nd of May WELCOME! SAINT EUMON, BISHOP This saint is named by only one single source. However, the Bollandists * reckon that Eumon's name seems to be just a different spelling for Emmo . (I. 167)  (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 112) *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 Eumon 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 2nd of May BLESSED SOSTHENIUS, FOUNDER A page of one of Fortunatus Hueber's Saints' books, "Stammenbuch..." (1693) Blessed Sosthenius (Sosteneus), with the surname of Sostenei [Sostegni] , was one of the seven noblemen in Florence, who founded the  Servite Order  there (in the year 1233), and out of love and veneration for the  Sorrowful Mother renounced all earthly possessions. He is also venerated with his companions on [ February 17 ]. (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  5, Augsburg, 1882, p. 346) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of the blessed Sosthenius 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.

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY Saints celebrated on the 2nd of May PETRUS TRIGOSIUS, RELIGIOUS Petrus, a devout Capuchin with the surname Trigosius, is listed in Hueber * for the year 1563. (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  4, Augsburg, 1875, p. 865) *A hagiography source used by the authors  Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY Saints celebrated on the 2nd of May SAINT FELIX OF SEVILLE, DEACON AND MARTYR Saint Felix was a deacon and martyr in Seville. While his ecclesiastical veneration is undisputed, the time and manner of his death cannot be specified. (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 180) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Felix 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.

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY Saints celebrated on the 2nd of May PETER OF XEREZ, MISSIONARY Peter of Xerez, first a hermit, then a Franciscan, a man of extraordinary piety and enthusiasm for the faith, died on the journey to Mexico, where he and Peter Algharus were meant to work for the spread of the Catholic faith. (Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 4, Augsburg, 1875) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY Saints celebrated on the 2nd of May BLESSED UGUCCIUS, FOUNDER Blessed Uguccius was one of the founders of the Servite Order . He died while praying the Angelic Salutation. (Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 5, Augsburg, 1882) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of the blessed Uggucius 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.

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY Saints celebrated on the 2nd of May SAINT GUIBORATA, ANCHORESS AND MARTYR Saint Guiborata, also called Wiborada or Weibrath, was a devout anchoress in St Gallen [St Gall] in Switzerland. She came from an old family in Swabia. Even when she was still in her father's house, she lived like in a monastery, focusing solely on prayer and work. As a dutiful daughter, she eagerly carried out not only the orders but also every wish of her parents.  Her brother Hitto, who had become a priest, led her on the way of salvation. After a pilgrimage, which they had made together to the graves of the princes of the apostles, Hitto became a monk in St Gallen, but Guiborata combined the contemplative life with that of active charity. She even seems to have exerted an influence on bishops early on, and Bishop Salomon II of Constance (885–891) in particular made use of her assistance.  She then lived on a neighbouring mountain in a cell near St George's Church. ...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY Saints celebrated on the 2nd of May 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 MAY Saints celebrated on the 2nd of May 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 MAY Saints celebrated on the 2nd of May WELCOME! SAINT SECUNDUS, BISHOP OF AVILA   According to local tradition, Secundus (May 2nd, 15th), the first bishop of Avila (Abula) in Spain, was one of the first preachers of the faith sent there by the apostles, whose relics were found in 1519 when a dilapidated church was being demolished. They were solemnly raised. Since there were no records of him (his life story only gives general information) it is not known whether he died as a martyr or a natural death.  (From Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - 📷 St Secundus, taken at his tomb) PRAYER: May the intercession of the blessed Secundus, your bishop, 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 MAY Saints celebrated on the 2nd of May 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 MAY Saints celebrated on the 2nd of May 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 MAY Saints celebrated on the 2nd of May WELCOME! SAINTS SATURNINUS, NEOPOLUS, GERMANUS, AND CELESTINE, MARTYRS  Today, we also commemorate Saints Saturninus, Neopolus, Germanus, and Celestine. The Roman Martyrology states:  "At Rome, the holy martyrs Saturninus, Neopolus, Germanus, and Celestine, who after much suffering were thrown into prison, where they rested in the Lord." PRAYER: Grant to your Church, we beseech you, O Lord, through the intercession of your holy martyrs  Saturninus, Neopolus, Germanus, and Celestine, not to think high-mindedly, but to grow in humility pleasing to you; that, despising what is base, she may with unbounded love diligently do whatever is right. 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.