ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY Saints celebrated on the 2nd of May BLESSED SOSTHENIUS, FOUNDER A page of one of Fortunatus Hueber's Saints' books, "Stammenbuch..." (1693) Blessed Sosthenius (Sosteneus), with the surname of Sostenei [Sostegni] , was one of the seven noblemen in Florence, who founded the Servite Order there (in the year 1233), and out of love and veneration for the Sorrowful Mother renounced all earthly possessions. He is also venerated with his companions on [ February 17 ]. (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 5, Augsburg, 1882, p. 346) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of the blessed Sosthenius 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.