ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER Saints celebrated on the 2nd of October ERCUS, BISHOP OF SLANIA ⬅️ Litany of the Irish Saints Ercus (Hercus) was a disciple of Saint Patrick (Patricius), and Bishop of Slania in Ireland. He never seems to have received ecclesiastical veneration. (I. 319) This holy bishop is also remembered on November 2. (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 80) *A hagiography source used by the authors Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk, de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org ➡️ Irish Confessors and Martyrs 🇮🇪 PRAYER TO THE SACRED HEART FOR IRELAND 🇮🇪 O most Sacred and most Loving Heart of Jesus! to which the Irish nation is most solemnly dedicated, preserve our nation in faith, in purity, and in charity. Through all its trials, its sorro...