SAINT FEAST DAY FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY Saints celebrated on the 6th of February WELCOME! SAINT BRYNOLPH, BISHOP OF SCARA  Saint Brynolphus, Bishop of Scara in Sweden, came from the famous lineage of the Folchungs of West Gothland and was sent by his father Algoth Stur to Paris, where he pursued his scientific career with great renown.  HE INFLUENCED HIS FLOCK WITH GOOD SUCCESS After returning to his homeland, he received the holy ordination as priest, became a canon of Scara, then dean of Linköping and soon afterwards bishop of Scara, in which office he influenced his flock with good success.  HIS HOLY DEATH After having held the episcopacy for 38 years, the saint died February 6, 1317 (Butler erroneously said 817) and was buried in the church at Scara. Later, his relics were raised in A.D 1416 and he was canonised at the Council of Constance on the request of King Eric XII.  Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, 1858 PRAYER: Grant, we beseech...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY Saints celebrated on the 9th of May 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 that,...