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  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 16th of March WELCOME! SAINT ABBAN OF MURNEAVE, ABBOT Saint Abban of Magheranoidhe (Murneave or Murnevin), nephew of St Ibar, the apostle of Wexford (a predecessor and contemporary of St Patrick), flourished 570 - 620.  HE FOUNDED NUMEROUS CHURCHES He was the son of Cormac, King of Leinster, and he founded numerous churches in the district of Ui Cennselaigh, almost conterminous with the present County Wexford and Diocese of Ferns.  HIS PRINCIPAL MONASTERY WAS ABBANSTOWN His principal monastery was at Magheranoidhe, subsequently known as "Abbanstown," today, Adamstown; but he also founded an abbey at Rosmie-treoin, or New Ross, which afterwards became famous as a scholastic establishment. He died March 16, 620.  Source: Catholic Encyclopedia, 1913 PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Abban may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Chris...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH ➡️ Tomorrow ⬅️ Yesterday Saint of the Day Saint feast day March 16 Blessed Jose Gabriel del Ros ario Brochero, Priest Saint Abban of Murneave Saint Abraham, Hermit Adalbert, Archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen Saint Agapitus, Bishop of Ravenna Saint Cyriacus, Deacon and Martyr Eudocia, Penitent Saint Euphrasia, Martyr Saint Eusebia, Abbess Saint Finian the Leper, Abbot Gudmundur Arason, Bishop of Hólar Helena, Tutor of Princess Margaret Saint Heribert, Archbishop of Cologne Saint Hugh of Bonnevaux, Abbot Blessed John Amias, Priest and Martyr Saint Julian of Antioch, Martyr Meginbod, Abbot of Büraburg Saint Megingaud, Bishop of Würzburg Saint Papas, Martyr Saint Patrick, Bishop of Clermont Blessed Peter Combmaker, Religious Blessed Robert Dalby, Priest and Martyr Saint Hilary and Companions, Martyrs -1603-

ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 16th of March WELCOME! BLESSED JOSE GABRIEL DEL ROSARIO BROCHERO “THERE’LL BE TROUBLE IF THE DEVIL ROBS ME OF A SINGLE SOUL.” In September a Beatification Mass took place to give the Church its newest Blessed. This new Blessed, Jose Gabriel del Rosario Brochero, is known as ‘the Gaucho Priest’ who travelled around on a mule. Blessed Jose was born in 1840 in Argentinia and was ordained a priest at the age of 26. A VERY LARGE MOUNTAINOUS PARISH He was given a very large mountainous parish to look after, which contained about 10,000 impoverished parishioners. Blessed Jose travelled on the back of a mule to bring the Gospel of Jesus and the sacraments to his people. When he visited families in his vast parish they said it was ‘like getting a visit from Jesus’. Blessed Jose would bring with him and image of the Virgin Mary and a prayer book. While explaining the Faith he would ‘speak in a way that everyone understood because he spoke f...