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  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JUNE Saints celebrated on the 4th of June WELCOME! BLESSED JOSE MARIA GRAND CICERA, PRIEST AND MARTYR   Jose Maria was born on  April 27, 1945, Spain, and entered the Novitiate of the Missionary Fathers of the Sacred Heart, in Canet de Mar, Barcelona, in 1965. He made his religious profession on September 8, 1966 and was ordained a priest on June 9, 1972. Moving to Guatemala in 1975 to work as a missionary in the diocese of Quiche, he ministered in the parishes of Santa Cruz;  Zacualpa and San Gaspar Chajul. On June 4, 1980 Jose Maria was shot dead along with his lay sacristan Domingo del Barrio Batz, whilst returning to Chajul on horseback after visiting remote villages of the parish. He is one of the holy  Martyrs of Quiche . Between 1960 to 1996, Guatemala struggled through a conflict between its military regime and various leftist groups, during which time over 200.000 people were killed. During the 1980s in particular the Church b...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JUNE Saints celebrated on the 4th of June WELCOME! GERARD DE LAUDA, RELIGIOUS Gerard (Gérard, Gerardus ) de Lauda was a pious Franciscan of the province of Paris. (Hub. Men.) (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 400) 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 JUNE Saints celebrated on the 4th of June   WELCOME! SAINT EXPERGENTUS AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS SS. Expergentus (Expergentius) et 12 Soc. MM. According to the entry in the Martyrology of Saint Jerome, these holy martyrs obtained the crown of martyrdom in Cilicia or Sicilia . (I. 378) (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 151) *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 Expergentus 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 JUNE Saints celebrated on the 4th of June WELCOME! SAINT EUTYCHIUS AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS Saint Eutychius was a martyr at Nyon or Neus (Civitas Equestrium, Noviodunum) in Switzerland. He suffered martyrdom together with Saint Zoticus and another unnamed Companion. (Mg.) (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 143-44) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saints Eutychius, Zoticus, and Companion 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 JUNE Saints celebrated on the 4th of June SAINT ERNIN, SON OF KRASKIN According to an ancient source, Saint Ernin (Ernineus), son of a certain Kraskin, is said to have died happily in the Lord in A.D. 634. (I.374) (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 87) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Ernin 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

  SAINT WALTER, ABBOT Saint Walter ( Gualterius , Galterus, Gualteras, Valterus, Walther) lived in the 13th century. He is particularly venerated in the bishopric of Fermo (Firmum Picenum) in the Papal States He was born in Rome of noble stock. His father is called Euritus, the mother Victoria, and it is added that they received their son from God through unceasing prayer. On his forehead, from his birth, he wore a wonderful sign in the form of a cross, which is said to have shone on certain occasions. Even now, this can be observed whenever his relics are exposed for the veneration of the faithful. Upon Walter growing up, his father wanted to marry him off. In this distress, the young man went to the priest Armandus and was advised to turn to God with confidence. Walter did so, and suddenly perceived a voice from above, telling him to flee. He escaped in the company of a pious  lad and came to a forest in the valley of Marana in the Picene region north-east of Rome. Here the...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JUNE Saints celebrated on the 4th of June SAINT FRANCIS CARACCIOLO, FOUNDER He was co-founder with John Augustine Adorno of the Conregation of the Minor Clerks Regular; born in Villa Santa Maria in the Abrusso (Italy), 13 October 1563; died at Agnone, June 4, 1608.  He belonged to the Pisquizio branch of the Caracciolo and received in baptism the name of Ascanio. From his infancy he was remarkable for his gentleness and uprightness. Having been cured of leprosy at the age of twenty-two he vowed himself to an ecclesiastical life, and distributing his goods to the poor, went to Naples in 1585 to study theology.  In 1587 he was ordained priest and joined the contraternity of the Bianchi della Giustizia (The white robes of Justice), whose object was to assist condemned criminals to die holy deaths. A letter frorn Giovanni Agostino Adorno to another Ascanio Caracciolo, begging him to take part in founding a new religious institute, having been delive...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JUNE Saints celebrated on the 4th of June SAINT ALEXANDER, BISHOP OF VERONA Today, we also commemorate Saint Alexander. The Roman Martyrology states:  "At Verona, Saint Alexander, bishop." PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Alexander 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 JUNE Saints celebrated on the 4th of June SAINT OPTATUS, BISHOP Today, we also commemorate Saint Optatus. The Roman Martyrology states:  "At Milevis, in Numidia, Saint Optatus , bishop, celebrated for learning and holiness." PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Optatus 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 JUNE Saints celebrated on the 4th of June SAINT METROPHANES, BISHOP OF CONSTANTINOPLE Today, we also commemorate Saint Metrophanes. The Roman Martyrology states:  "At Constantinople, Saint Metrophanes, bishop and renowned confessor." PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Metrophanes 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 JUNE Saints celebrated on the 4th of June SAINT QUIRINUS, MARTYR OF TIVOLI Today, we also commemorate Saint Quirinus. The Roman Martyrology states:  "At Tivoli, Saint Quirinus, martyr." PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Quirinus 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 JUNE Saints celebrated on the 4th of June SAINT SATURNINA, VIRGIN AND MARTYR Today, we also commemorate Saint Saturnina. The Roman Martyrology states:  "At Arras, Saint Saturnina , virgin and martyr." PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Saturnina 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 JUNE Saints celebrated on the 4th of June SAINTS RUTILUS AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS Today, we also commemorate Saint Rutilus and Companions. The Roman Martyrology states:  "In Pannonia, the holy martyrs Rutilus and his companions." PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Rutilus and Companions 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 JUNE Saints celebrated on the 4th of June SAINT CLATEUS, BISHOP AND MARTYR Today, we also commemorate Saint Clateus. The Roman Martyrology states:  "At Brescia, Saint Clateus, bishop and martyr, under the emperor Nero." PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Clateus 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 JUNE Saints celebrated on the 4th of June SAINTS ARETIUS AND DACIAN, MARTYRS Today, we also commemorate Saints Aretius and Dacian. The Roman Martyrology states:  "At Rome, the holy martyrs Aretius and Dacian." PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saints Aretius and Dacian 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 JUNE Saints celebrated on the 4th of June SAINT FRANCIS CARACCIOLO, FOUNDER Today, we also commemorate Saint Francis Caracciolo . The Roman Martyrology states:  "At Agnone, in Abruzzo, Saint Francis, of the noble Neapolitan family of the Caracciolos, confessor, and founder of the Congregation of the Minor Clerks Regular, who burned with an admirable love of God and his neighbour, and a most ardent desire to propagate devotion to the most holy Eucharist. His body is religiously honoured at Naples. He was inscribed on the catalogue of the  saints by Pius VII ." PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Francis Caracciolo 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 JUNE Saints celebrated on the 4th of June SAINT CORNELIUS, ARCHBISHOP OF ARMAGH ⬅️ Litany of the Irish Saints Cornelius was an Irish Saint of the Augustinian Order and Archbishop of Armagh. He died at Chambery in Savoy on his return from a pilgrimage to Rome (A.D. 1176), and is still held in great veneration there. (From The Book of Saints, 1921, by the Monks of Ramsgate) PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Cornelius 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 most Sacred and most Loving Heart of Jesus! to which the Irish nation is most solemnly dedicated, preserve our nation in faith, in purity, and in charity. Through all its trials, its sorrows, its persecutions in the ...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JUNE Saints celebrated on the 4th of June MARIA PFEIFFERIN, VIRGIN Maria Pfeifferin was a devout sister of the Third Order of Saint Francis, who, in A.D. 1669, in Wintersheim in Franconia (between Mainz and Heidelberg), at the monastery of Saint Maria Magdalena, died in the odour of sanctity. (Hueb). (Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 4, Augsburg, 1875, p. 216) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JUNE Saints celebrated on the 4th of June SAINT SOPHIA OF THRACE, WIDOW Saint Sophia was the wife of a senator in Constantinople. After his death she entered a monastery in her native Thrace and died there at the age of 54. According to the Bollandists *, this saint lived in the 10th or 11th century.  (Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 5, Augsburg, 1882, p. 343) *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 Sophia 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 JUNE Saints celebrated on the 4th of June WERNHER, ABBOT OF WIBLINGEN Wernher (Wernherus) was the first abbot of the Benedictine monastery Wiblingen (Kloster Wiblingen) near Ulm. Before being appointed, he had lived at the abbey of Saint Blaise (Sankt Blasien) in the Black Forest. At Wiblingen - as Lechner * writes in his martyrology - Wernher was full of grace before God and man. Following his death in A.D. 1126, miracles glorified his tomb. (Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 5, Augsburg, 1882, p. 781) *A hagiography source used by the authors  Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations