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  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 14th of January WELCOME! SAINT FELIX OF NOLA, PRIEST AND CONFESSOR Saint Felix was a native of Nola, a Roman colony in Campania, fourteen miles from Naples, where his father Hermias, who was by birth a Syrian, and had served in the army, had purchased an estate and settled himself. He had two sons, Felix and Hermias, to whom at his death he left his patrimony.  HIS FATHER HAD SERVED IN THE ARMY The younger sought preferment in the world among the lovers of vanity, by following the profession of arms, which at that time was the surest road to riches and honours.  Felix, to become in effect what his name in Latin imported, that is happy, resolved to follow no other standard than that of the King of kings, Jesus Christ. For this purpose, despising all earthly things, lest the love of them might entangle his soul, he distributed the better part of his substance among the poor, and was ordained Reader Exorcist, and, l...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 14th of January WELCOME! BLESSED GODFREY OF CAPPENBERG, RELIGIOUS (January 13 in some calendars - Godefridus, Gottfried, Conf. Ord. Praem . )  Saint Godfrey was born in 1097 in the Westphalian castle Cappenberg (Kappenberg), the seat of the counts of renowned name.  AN ILLUSTRIOUS FAMILY His father was called Gottfrid, Count von Cappenberg, from the blood of Charlemagne; his mother was Beatrix, born of the German emperors from the Swabian Haue.  He was ignited through the zeal of St Norbert, who had just founded the Premonstratensian Order, and was so moved that in 1122 he turned his father's castle into a monastery and at the same time persuaded his wife Jutta to leave the world in order to serve the Lord alone in monastic seclusion.  HE FOUNDED THREE PREMONSTRATENSIAN MONASTERIES He now founded three Premonstratensian monasteries: Cappenberg, Varlar and Ilbenstadt or Ilmstadt in the Wetterau.  He...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 14th of January WELCOME! SAINT MACRINA THE ELDER, CONFESSOR Our knowledge of the life of the elder Macrina is derived mainly from the testimony of the great Cappadocian Fathers of the Church, her grandchildren: Basil, Gregory of Nyssa, and the panegyric of St Gregory of Nazianzus on St Basil. THE MOTHER OF THE ELDER BASIL She was the mother of the elder Basil, the father of Basil, Gregory, and other children whose names are known to us, including Macrina the Younger . Her home was at Neocaesarea in Pontus.  In her childhood she was acquainted with St Gregory Thaumaturgus , first bishop of her native town. As this venerable doctor, who had won Neocaesarea almost completely for Christianity, died between 270 and 275, St Macrina must have been born before 270.  A CONFESSOR OF FAITH During the Diocletian persecution she fled from her native town with her husband, of whose name we are ignorant, and had to endure many ...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY ➡️ Tomorrow ⬅️ Yesterday Saint of the Day Saint feast day January 14 Saint Devasahayam Pillai Saint Devasahayam Pillai, Martyr Venerable Anne de Guigné   Saint Beuno, Abbot of Clynnog Saint Datius, Bishop of Milan   Saint Elias, Hermit and Martyr Blessed Engelmar, Hermit and Martyr Saint Eufra, Martyr Saint Euphrasius, Bishop Saint Eusebius, Monk and Martyr Saint Felix in Pincis, Priest and Martyr Saint Felix, Martyr Saint Felix of Nola   Saint Felix, Priest and Confessor Saint Florida, Martyr of Africa Saint Fulgentius, Bishop of Ecija Saint Jeremiah, Martyr Saint Julian Sabas, Hermit Saint Macrina the Elder   Blessed Odo of Tagliacozzo, Abbot Blessed Odoric of Pordenone, Religious Blessed Godfrey of Cappenberg   Saints Barbasceminus and Companions, Martyrs Martyrs of Raithu Martyrs of Sinai Saint Paul and Companions, Martyrs The Infant Jesus of Prague -1401-

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 14th of January WELCOME! SAINT DEVASAHAYAM PILLAI, MARTYR Saint Devasahayam, a high-caste Hindu, converted to the Catholic Church. He was baptised on May 14, 1745, taking the name Devasahayam (Tamil for Lazarus).  HE WAS ARRESTED FOR BEING A CHRISTIAN Because, as a Christian, he mingled with lower castes, he was arrested for his Catholic Faith on February 23, 1745. Initially he was meant to be shot, but was then tortured instead and dragged through the countryside by the authorities. This was done to deter anyone from becoming Catholic. His ordeal went on for three years. A COURAGEOUS EXAMPLE Devasahayam led a very prayerful life during this time, and his courageous example, his charity and apparent holiness attracted new converts to the Faith. Priests were able to administer Holy Communion to him secretly and to hear his confessions.  To avoid ever larger numbers of converts to the Faith through his example, he ...