SAINT FEAST DAY FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JUNE Saints celebrated on the 17th of June WELCOME! SAINT QUIRIACUS AND 272 COMPANIONS During the reign of the emperor Diocletian, Saints Quiriacus, the tribune Blastus, Diogenes, Aena, Nicander, Dorostolus, Eusicius, Aquila, Cantianus and 262 others; also Longinus and the priest John, suffered martyrdom in Rome. By the way, there are many varieties regarding these names. The Roman Martyrology * lists only  262 martyrs  [on March 25 ] without providing any names . (III. 285) (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  5, Augsburg, 1882, p. 11) *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 Quiriacus, Blastus, Diogenes, Aena, Nicander, Dorostolus, Eusicius, Aquila, Cantianus, Longinus,  John, and Companions may increase our devotion and promote our sa...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 25th 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 ...