SAINT FEAST DAY FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 7th of January WELCOME! MODESTUS, BISHOP OF APT This venerable bishop was the son of Count Arnold of Villeneuve des Arcs and his wife Isabella of Haluin de Piennes, but he renounced all the wealth and honours of his famous family and entered the order of the Franciscan Recollects.  On February 28, 1629 he was appointed Bishop of Apt by King Louis XIII; this was confirmed by Pope Urban VIII. In 1637, Modestus founded the Women of the Visitation and the Ursuline Sisters, and the following year he reformed the Cistercian Monastery of the Holy Cross and the Abbey of the Canonesses of St Catharine. He also had a new breviary published, decorated the churches with valuable ornaments and, when he died on January 7, 1670, took with him the reputation of "the best shepherd". (Gall. Chr. I. 372 et 373). (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  4, Augsburg, 1875, p. 475) Stadler's Co...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN AUGUST Saints celebrated on the 2nd of August SAINT AUSPICIUS, BISHOP OF APT A page of one of Fortunatus Hueber's Saints' books, "Stammenbuch..." (1693) Saint Auspicius, was the first bishop of Apt in France. If the information in the French Breviaries is correct, Auspicius was a Roman citizen, from one of the Senator's families, tutor of  Flavia Domitilla (the niece of Emperor Domitian), and pupil of Saints Nereus and Achilleus . After having buried the bodies of his holy teachers, Auspicius preached the gospel in Apt and sealed his teaching with his blood. According to Migne *, he went to his eternal reward in the year 398. (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 363) *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 Auspicius may inc...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN NOVEMBER Saints celebrated on the 6th of November BLESSED STEPHEN, BISHOP OF APT Blessed Stephen (Stephanus), Bishop of Apt (Apta Julia), entirely rebuilt the cathedral of this place. He also attended the 8th Council of Narbonne, and died at the age of 71 in 1046. Guerin * calls him "Saint" Stephen. (Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 5, Augsburg, 1882) *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 the blessed Stephen 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 SEPTEMBER Saints celebrated on the 21st of September WELCOME! SAINT CASTOR, BISHOP OF APT  Castor, Bishop of Apt (Aptae Juliae) in Provence, came from a noble family from Nismes (Nemausum) , and was distinguished from early youth by his love for devotion and the poor.  He allied himself with a virtuous wife who, like him, strived for perfection and with whom he lived in constant abstinence according to mutual agreement, but soon withdrew completely from the world in order to be able to serve God the Lord even more undivided in solitude. He donated a religious house at Manancha (Manancuegno), two hours from Apt, of which he became the first Abbot. But he was not to enjoy the good fortune of serving God in solitude for long; for he was unanimously chosen by the clergy and the people to be bishop of Apt.  As reluctantly as he was to submit to this dignity, he still had to surrender to the higher call and take up the shepherd's crook.  Wi...