SAINT FEAST DAY FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY Saints celebrated on the 7th of May WELCOME! SAINT JUVENALIS, BISHOP OF TERNI Saint Juvenalis was Bishop of  Terni (Interamna) in the Papal States. The  Bollandists * list him among the praetermissi on May 7 (II. 132) , along with Bishop Saint Juvenalis of Narni and the alleged martyr Juvenalis, the deacon of Pope Saint Alexander , who are mentioned by some hagiographers on this day. However, regarding the martyr Juvenalis , they inform us that, irrespective of most extensive research, they have not been able to find a deacon Juvenalis in the meticulously compiled acts of  Pope Saint Alexander , and that it is also very doubtful whether there was a Bishop Saint Juvenalis of Terni. Zedler* (42.1059) , on the other hand, mentions Saint Juvenalis as the successor of Saint Cassius and names him as the 18th Bishop of Terni, who held office from 558 to 565.  (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volu...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY Saints celebrated on the 14th of February WELCOME! SAINT VALENTINE, BISHOP AND MARTYR Saint Valentine (in Latin, Valentinus ) is a widely recognised third-century Roman saint commemorated on February 14 and associated since the Middle Ages with a tradition of courtly love. HIS BODY WAS BURIED IN A HURRY AND A FEW DAYS LATER HIS DISCIPLES BURIED HIM PROPERLY According to the official biography of the Diocese Terni, Bishop Valentine was born and lived in Interamna and was imprisoned and tortured in Rome on February 14, 273, while on a temporary stay there. His body was buried in a hurry at a nearby cemetery and a few nights later his disciples came and carried him home. THE ENTRY IN THE ROMAN MARTYROLOGY The Roman Martyrology, the Catholic Church’s official list of recognised saints, for February 14 gives St Valentine; a martyr who died on the Via Flaminia. PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that we who celebrate the anniversary of the de...