ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JULY Saints celebrated on the 14th of July WELCOME! BLESSED OLBERT, ABBOT OF GEMBLOUX Lechner * relates that Blessed Olbert (Olbertus, Albertus) was called the mirror of abbots and the ornament of monks. He is also remembered as the builder of the Saint James Abbey (Jacobskloster) in Liège. Blessed Olbert went to his eternal reward in A.D. 1048. In the works of the Bollandists *, he is listed among the Praetermissi . This holy abbot is also commemorated on July 13 and August 5. (III . 628) (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 4, Augsburg, 1875, p. 615) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of the blessed Olbert 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