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  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 8th of January WELCOME! JOHN EREMITA SICULUS John (Johannes Eremita Siculus) is remembered on January 8. Legend has it that he saw in a vision how Saints Denis , Maurice , and  Martin defended the soul of the Gaulish King Dagobert against demonic forces. This supernatural event is also mentioned in the Life of  Bishop Dado of Rouen (August 24) to whom this apparition and the written summary of it was mistakenly attributed to. (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  3, Augsburg, 1869, p. 341) 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 JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 8th of January WELCOME! PETER, BISHOP OF ROSKILDE Peter (Peder), a saintly bishop of Rotschild (Roeskilde), took the cross to make a pilgrimage to the Holy Sepulchre. He died on the way near Bruges (Brugae) in Belgium. (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  4, Augsburg, 1875, p. 859) 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 JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 8th of January WELCOME! PAUL, PRIEST AND RELIGIOUS OF CATANIA Paul (Paulus), remembered on January 8, was a devout priest of the Third Order of  Saint Francis of Assisi , who, according to  Hueber *, passed away in a monastery near Catania in Sicily. (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  4, Augsburg, 1875) *A hagiography source used by the authors  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 JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 8th of January   WELCOME! PAULINUS, BISHOP OF TIBURNIA Paulinus, a bishop at St. Veit  (Tiburnia)  in Carinthia, is mentioned in the life of Saint Severin. Raderus also remembers him and calls him blessed. The  Bollandists*  list him among the  Praetermissi .   Weissbacher (III. 229)  relates that Paulinus was born in Bavaria, and came to visit Saint Severin who sent him back to his homeland, appointing him bishop of  Tiburnia , by which some understand  Regensburg . Severin, on the same occasion, predicted the incursions of the Alemanni. Paulinus thereupon prescribed a three-day fast and prayer in all places in his diocese in order to ward off the evil. The places where his decree was followed were spared, but the others were devastated by the Alemanni. This pious bishop flourished around the year 476  (I. 458 and Weissb. III. 229). (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  4, Augsburg, 1875)

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 8th of January WELCOME! SAINT PATHEUS, MARTYR A page of a German Martyrology from 1753  The old Roman Martyrology * lists Saint Patheus, martyr, feast day: January 8, without any further identification (I. 472). (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  4, Augsburg, 1875) *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 Patheus 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 JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 8th of January SAINT TIMOTHY AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS WELCOME! The holy martyrs Timothy (Timotheus), Euctus (Polyeuctus), Rusticus, Piscus (Cipiscus), Secundus, Lucius, Felix, Januarius and Palladius are venerated particularly by the Greeks. No additional information about them has survived. (I. 473) (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  5, Augsburg, 1882, p. 557) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saints Timothy, Euctus, Rusticus, Piscus, Secundus, Lucius, Felix, Januarius and Palladius 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, openlibrar

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 8th January CUNEGUNDES, VIRGIN AND SACRISTAN A page of one of Fortunatus Hueber's Saints' books, "Stammenbuch..." (1693) Cunegundes (Kunigundis, Gunegundis, Kunigunde), a niece (sister's daughter) of bishop Saint Ulrich of Augsburg , is mentioned in the life of bishop  Saint Erhard of Ratisbon [Regensburg] on January 8 (I. 538. no. 3). An excellent pious nun at the Niedermünster monastery in Regensburg, she was a contemporary of Saint Wolfgang . As overseer of church affairs (sacristan) she miraculously received an order from a speaking Crucifix. Cunegundes was thus instructed to tidy up the tomb of bishop Saint Erhard, from which a linen cloth stuck out, because some servants who swept the church did not treat the prelate's burial place with due respect by daring to tear off bits of this linen cloth. This is also related in two other biographies that mention her on January 8 (540. no. 7. and 544. n

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 8th of January SAINT SEVERINUS, ABBOT, AND APOSTLE OF NORICUM, OR AUSTRIA Saint Severinus (A.D. 482)  We know nothing of the birth or country of this saint. From the purity of his Latin, he was generally supposed to be a Roman; and his care to conceal what he was according to the world, was taken for a proof of his humility, and a presumption that he was a person of birth.  He spent the first part of his life in the deserts of the East; but inflamed with an ardent zeal for the glory of God, he left his retreat to preach the gospel in the North.  At first he came to Astures, now Stokeraw, situate above Vienna; but finding the people hardened in vice, he foretold the punishment God had prepared for them, and repaired to Comagenes, now Haynburg on the Danube, eight leagues westward of Vienna.  It was not long before his prophecy was verified; for Astures was laid waste, and the inhabitants destroyed by the sword of the Huns, soon

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 8th of January WELCOME! CELESTINE III., POPE  ⬅️ Saintly Popes - Index Giacinto Bobone was the first of the Roman Orsini to ascend the Chair of Peter. He was born about 1106; he died at Rome, January 8, 1198. He was forty-seven years a cardinal when, in his eighty-fifth year, he was elected (March 30, 1191) successor of Clement III; being only a deacon he was ordained priest (April 13) and consecrated bishop the next day, respectively Holy Saturday and Easter.  The following day he anointed and crowned King Henry VI of Germany as emperor, and as empress his queen Constantia. The king was then on his way to Southern Italy to enforce against Tancred the claims of Constantia to the crown of the two Sicilies.  The Roman people, however, did not permit the aforementioned solemnities to take place until both pope and king had aided them to satisfy their wrath against the neighbouring Tusculum. The town was levelled with the ground a

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 8th of January WELCOME! SAINT PATIENS, BISHOP OF METZ  In the documents at Metz it is claimed the following - which seems somewhat incompatible with his Latin name - that Patiens came from a distinguished Greek family in Asia Minor. When the Evangelist St John proclaimed the Gospel there, St Patiens joined him.  EVENTS IN ASIA MINOR St John - so it says - had it divinely revealed to him that the episcopal see at Metz had become vacant following the recent death of St Felix. According to the legend St John then sent this loyal and dear disciple to Gaul, and when he parted, gave him a tooth that he pulled out of his own mouth without any pain as a pledge of love with the words: "Take this souvenir from me and leave it in the place that the Lord has will show you; the rest of my limbs are in the hands of my Creator, who has protected me in every tribulation up to now." HE EXHORTED HIM TO BE PATIENT In addition, the holy

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 8th of January 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 t

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 8th of January 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 t

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 8th of January 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 t

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 8th of January WELCOME! SAINT VULSIN, BISHOP OF SHIREBURN, CONFESSOR  William of Malmesbury informs us, that Saint Dunstan, when bishop of London, appointed Saint Vulsin abbot of twelve monks at Thorney, since called Westminster, where St Mellitus had built a church in honour of St Peter.  ABBOT OF TWELVE MONKS St Vulsin was afterwards chosen bishop of Shireburn; his holy life was crowned with a happy death in 973. He is called Ultius by Matthew of Westminster; but his true ancient name, given by Capgrave, is Vulsin.  (From Fr Butler's Lives of the Saints) ➡️ More information about Saint Vulsin

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 8th of January 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 t

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 8th of January 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 t

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 8th of January 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 t

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 8th of January 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 t

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 8th of January WELCOME! SAINT THORFINN OF HAMAR, BISHOP   Saint Thorfinn, a Cistercian monk, and Bishop of Hamar, Norway, was born in Trondheim. STATE INTERFERENCE IN CHURCH MATTERS From A.D. 1282 onwards, King Eric II tried to control Church matters (such as the elections of bishops and who was in charge of Church affairs) and used force to get his way. A prolonged persecution of the Church by the secular state followed. Bishop Thorfinn had to go into exile. He found refuge in the abbey of Ter Doest, near Bruges, Belgium. He died in the odour of sanctity on January 8, 1285. ST THORFINN'S VITA The Flemish monk Walter de Muda wrote a short "Life" of St Thorfinn in verse, which is the source of almost all information we have about him. The Ter Doest monastery was pillaged by anti-Catholic forces in 1571. PRAYER: May the intercession of the blessed Thorfinn, your bishop, commend us to you, O Lord, so that through hi

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 8th of January 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 t