SAINT FEAST DAY FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY   Saints celebrated on the 23rd of February SAINT PRIMIANUS, BISHOP OF ANCONA, MARTYR Saint Primianus, a bishop of Ancona and martyr, was Greek by birth, but of neither the time nor the place of his death are known.  In A.D. 1370 his relics were rediscovered at the church of Saint Francis of Paula, which formerly bore his name. At that time an old lady with a reputation for piety claimed to have received a revelation that the saint had died as a martyr a thousand years earlier, perhaps in the persecution of Diocletian. On May 10, 1609, his holy mortal remains  transferred to a new tomb. (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  4, Augsburg, 1875, p. 978) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Primianus may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Ch...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY   Saints celebrated on the 9th 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...