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  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 31st of March WELCOME! SAINT HYPATIUS, BISHOP OF ANCYRA Saint Hypatius (March 31), was a bishop who on this day is listed in a Coptic calendar . The  Bollandists * ( III. 899 ) mention him, however, they are unable to provide more details about this holy prelate. It should also be noted that in the illustrations of the Greek-Russian calendar found in the introduction to Volume 1, Saint Hypatius is depicted as a bishop carrying an image of the Virgin Mary on March 31. The  Bollandists * ( May I. XXI ) conclude from this that he distinguished himself in the Iconoclasm as a defender of the pure doctrine; but on the other hand this type of depiction could also simply express the saint's general veneration of the Blessed Virgin. The Greek Directory ( Typikon ) calls him Bishop of Ancyra . Thus, it seems that he had no connection with Saint Hypatius , Bishop of Gangra (November 14), who lived in the 4th century, altho...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 31st of March WELCOME! BLESSED THURSTAN HUNT AND BLESSED ROBERT MIDDLETON, PRIESTS AND MARTYRS Mr Thurstan Hunt [Thurston Hunt] was a gentleman by birth, born at Carleton-Hall, near Leeds, in Yorkshire, and brought up in Douay College during its residence at Rheims, where he was ordained priest by the cardinal de Guise, April 20, 1584; and sent from Rheims upon the English mission, in 1585.  His labours seem to have been chiefly in Lancashire; where, attempting, with some others, to rescue a priest, whom the officers were carrying to prison, he himself was apprehended, and being found to be a priest, was sent up to London, together with Mr Robert Middleton, (a gentleman of the same character, who had fallen into their hands about the same time,) who was a native of York, and a priest of the college of Seville, in Spain.  They were quickly sent back to be tried and executed in Lancashire, where they had chiefly best...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 31st of March SAINT GUIDO, ABBOT OF POMPOSA Saint Guido, also called Wido, (French: Guion or Guy), Abbot of Pomposa in Italy, was a contemporary of bishop Saint Ulrich of Augsburg , as well as of Saint Peter Damian . He was born about the year 970 in the village of Casemar, not far from Ravenna. After his studies he went under the direction of a holy hermit called Martin (Martinus),  who sent him to the nearby monastery of Pomposa three years later, which was then headed by Abbot William (Guilielmus), who went into solitude not long after. His successor Johannes Angelus having died, Saint Guido was then elected abbot, an office he only accepted on the orders of his teacher Martin. This Benedictine monastery of Pomposa, which is situated on the Po Volano (Padus de Volane), a so-called arm of the Po, not far from Ferrara, is now completely in ruins. Under Saint Guido, however, who ruled it for 48 years, it made tremend...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 31st of March SAINT THEODOLUS AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS OF AFRICA Today, we also commemorate Saint Theodolus and Companions. The Roman Martyrology states:  In Africa, the holy martyrs Theodulus, Anesius,  Felix , Cornelia, and their companions. PRAYER: Grant to your Church, we beseech you, O Lord, through the intercession of your holy martyrs Theodulus, Anesius, Felix, Cornelia, and Companions, 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.

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 31st of March SAINT FELIX, MARTYR Saint Felix, a martyr in Africa of a larger group, is mentioned in the Roman Martyrology *, starting with "S. Theodulus..." and in the catalogue of the Bollandists * with "S. Anesus..." (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 179) *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 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 MARCH Saints celebrated on the 31st of March SAINT MACHABEO OF ARMAGH, ABBOT ⬅️ Litany of the Irish Saints [Saint Machabeo ] (Maccabaeus, Machabaesus) was Abbot of St Peter and Paul in Armagh. Colgan * considers him the successor of St Imar,  his tutor, who died in A.D. 1135. According to this source, his name is Moichabeus, i.e. servant of Mochai . In Kelly * (p. 110) he is also called Machari and Mochari . German * calls him a tower of piety and gentleness, an ark of wisdom and learning, a bulwark of prudence and steadfastness. He died around the year 1175. (Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 4, Augsburg, 1875, p. 10) *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 Machabeo may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, wh...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 31st of March SAINT MELLA, ABBESS ⬅️ Litany of the Irish Saints Saint Mella was a devout Irish lady and " mother of St Cannochus and Tigernachus, " as the Mart. Taml .* asserts. She died around A.D. 788. According to some sources (Kelly, p. 110) she was abbess at Doirmelle near Lough Melon in County Leitrim, and this place is named after her.  (Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 4, Augsburg, 1875, p. 413) *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 Mella 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...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 31st of March WELCOME! BLESSED JANE OF TOULOUSE  Blessed Jane lived in Toulouse, France, during the 13th century. A Carmelite monastery was founded in the same town in 1240 which exposed Jane to the Carmelite lifestyle and spirituality. THE FIRST THIRD ORDER CARMELITE In 1265 when Saint Simon Stock , a 13th century reformer of the Carmelites, was passing through Toulouse, Jane met him and requested to be affiliated with the Carmelites. Simon agreed and Jane became the first Third Order Carmelite. Blessed Jane is considered to be a founder of the Carmelite tertiary order and is considered to be its first member. She died in 1286. For the full article please see: https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/bl-jane-of-toulouse-193 PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Blessed Jane may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reig...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 31st 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 31st 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 31st of March WELCOME! SAINT ACACIUS, BISHOP OF ANTIOCH, CONFESSOR   Saint Acacius (Achates) was bishop of Antioch, probably the town of that name in Phrygia, where the Marcionites were numerous. He was surnamed Agath-angel, or Good-angel, and extremely respected by the people for his sanctity.  NOT ONE OF HIS FLOCK RENOUNCED CHRIST It was owing to his zeal that not one of his flock renounced Christ, by sacrificing to idols during the persecution of Decius, a weakness which several of the Marcionite heretics had betrayed. Our saint himself made a glorious confession of his faith; of which the following relation, transcribed from the public register, is a voucher:    A GLORIOUS CONFESSION OF HIS FAITH Martian, a man of consular dignity, arriving at Antioch, a small town of his government, ordered the bishop to be brought before him. His name was Acacius, and he was styled the buckler and refuge of that cou...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 31st of March WELCOME! SAINT BENJAMIN, DEACON AND MARTYR  (A.D. 424.) Isdegerdes, son of Sapor III, put a stop to the cruel persecutions against the Christians in Persia, which had been begun by Sapor II, and the Church had enjoyed twelve years’ peace in that kingdom, when, in 420, it was disturbed by the indiscreet zeal of one Abdas, a Christian bishop, who burned down the Pyraeum, or temple of fire, the great divinity of the Persians.  BISHOP ABDAS WAS PUT TO DEATH King Isdegerdes threatened to demolish all the churches of the Christians, unless he would rebuild it. Abdas had done ill in destroying the temple, but did well in refusing to rebuild it; for nothing can make it lawful to contribute to any act of idolatry, or to the building a temple, as Theodoret observes. Isdegerdes therefore demolished all the Christian churches in Persia, put to death Abdas, and raised a general persecution against the Church, whic...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 31st 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 ➡️ Tomorrow ⬅️ Yesterday Saint of the Day Saint feast day March 31 Saint Benjamin, Deacon and Martyr Saint Acacius, Bishop of Antioch Saint Balbina of Rome Saint Felix, Martyr Saint Guido, Abbot of Pomposa Blessed Guido of Vicogne Saint Hypatius, Bishop of Ancyra Blessed Jane of Toulouse Saint Machabeo of Armagh, Abbot Saint Mella, Abbess Blessed Natalia Tulasiewicz, Martyr Saint Oneglia Paul of Marchia, Religious Blessed Robert Middleton, Priest and Martyr Saint Roman Thaumaturgus Blessed Thurstan Hunt, Priest and Martyr Saint Theodolus and Companions, Martyrs -3103-

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 31st of March WELCOME! SAINT BENJAMIN, DEACON AND MARTYR  King Isdegerdes demolished all the Christian churches in Persia and raised a general persecution against the Church. From 421 onwards, his son and successor, Varanes, carried on the persecution with greater inhumanity.  Among the martyrs for Christ was Saint Benjamin, a deacon. The tyrant caused him to be beaten and imprisoned. He had lain a year in the dungeon, when an ambassador from the emperor obtained his release on condition that he should never speak to any of the courtiers about religion.  HE SHOULD MISS NO OPPORTUNITY OF ANNOUNCING CHRIST Benjamin, who was a minister of the Gospel, declared that he should miss no opportunity of announcing Christ. The king, being informed that he still preached the Faith in his kingdom, ordered him to be apprehended, and ordered him to be subjected to most horrendous tortures. In torment he expired in the year 4...