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  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JULY   Saints celebrated on the 5th of July WELCOME! BLESSED EVERHARD THE SILENT Blessed Everhard (Everhardus), a lay brother (conversus) lived at the monastery of Villers in Brabant. He was distinguished by wonderful patience, punctual obedience, and by a special power over animals bestowed on him by God. An especially faithful and careful guardian of his tongue, he was also nicknamed "the silent one". He is probably identical to Blessed Eberhard . (II. 216)   (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 148) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of the blessed Everhard 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 ...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JULY   Saints celebrated on the 5th of July 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,...