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  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 17th of January Marian Feast Days WELCOME! O glorious Virgin, Mother of God, blessed among all nations, worthy of praise and the greatest of praise, intercede for me with thy beloved Son. O honoured Lady, Mother of the King of Angels and Archangels, assist and deliver me from every difficulty and danger. O Blossom of the Patriarchs, the Virgins and the Angels, Hope of Glory, Beauty of Virgins, Admiration of the Angels and Archangels, remember me, and forsake me not, I beseech thee, at the terrible hour of my death. O Star of the Sea, Gate of Heaven, Temple of God, Palace of Jesus Christ, Harbour of Safety, Power of all Nations, Pearl of all Sweetness, Hope of the Faithful; O Queen who shelters the guilty, who surpasses in radiance the Virgins and the Angels, thy presence gives joy to all the hosts of Heaven. Therefore, O Mother of Mercy, I place in the protection of thy holy hands my going out, my coming in, my sleeping, m...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 17th of January WELCOME! SAINT SULPICIUS THE PIOUS, ARCHBISHOP OF BOURGES ⬅️ Saint Sulpicius the Severe [Sulpitius.] The Church of Bourges in France was founded by St Ursin, who was sent from Rome to preach the faith in Gaul.  HE GOVERNED MANY YEARS THE CHURCH IN BOURGES St Gregory of Tours, in his history, places his mission in the middle of the third century, yet in his book on the Glory of Confessors, he tell us, that he was ordained by the disciples of the apostles, and governed many years the church of Bourges, which he had planted.  HIS REMAINS WERE TRANSLATED He was interred in a common burial place in a field without the city; but his remains were translated thence by St Germanus, bishop of Paris, and abbot of St Symphorian’s, and by Probianus, bishop of Bourges, and deposited in the church of St Symphorian, now called St Ursin’s.  This saint is honoured in the Roman Martyrology on November 9; at Lis...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 17th of January 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,...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 17th of January 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,...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY ➡️ Tomorrow ⬅️ Yesterday Saint of the Day Saint feast day January 17  Saint Anthony, Abbot Blessed Beatrice of Cappenberg, Virgin   Blessed Joseph, Bishop of Freising Saint Micas Saint Mildgith, Virgin   Saint Nennius, Abbot   Saint Roselina of Celle Roubaud, Virgin Stefano Pelosio, Religious Saint Sulpicius the Pious   Saint Turbon, Martyr Saints Anthony, Merulus, and John, Religious The Finding of Saints Diodorus and Companions, Martyrs The Holy Triplets - Saints Speusippus, Eleusippus, and Meleusippus, Martyrs   Saint Mucius and Companions, Martyrs Our Lady of Hope, Pontmain   -1701-

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 17th of January WELCOME! SAINT ANTHONY, ABBOT Saint Anthony [Antony], Abbot, was born in Egypt about A.D. 260. When his parents died, he gave his inheritance to the poor, and went into the desert, where he lived a life of penance.  LIFE IN THE DESERT Many came to follow him, and he is known as the father of monks. He supported those who suffered for the faith under the persecution of Diocletian, and helped St Athanasius in his fight against the Arians. He died in 356. PRAYER: Father, you called Saint Anthony to renounce the world and serve you in the solitude of the desert. By his prayers and example, may we learn to deny ourselves and to love you above all things. 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.