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  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN NOVEMBER Saints celebrated on the 18th of November   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 the...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN NOVEMBER Saints celebrated on the 18th of November   WELCOME! SAINT NOAH, PATRIARCH  Noah was the ninth patriarch of the Sethite line, grandson of Mathusala and son of Lamech, who with his family was saved from the Deluge and thus became the second father of the human race (Genesis 5:25-9:29). THE SECOND FATHER OF THE HUMAN RACE The name Noah was give to him because of his father’s expectation regarding him. "This same", said Lamech on naming him, “shall comfort us from the works and labours of our hands on [or more correctly "from", i.e. "which come from"] the earth, which the Lord hath cursed." Most commentators consider Lamech’s words as an expression of a hope, or as a prophecy, that the child would in some way be instrumental in removing the curse pronounced against Adam (Genesis 3:17 ff.).  AN EXPRESSION OF HOPE Others rather fancifully see in them a reference to Noah’s future discovery of wine, which cheers the heart ...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN NOVEMBER Saints celebrated on the 18th of November   WELCOME! THE DEDICATION OF THE CHURCHES OF SAINTS PETER AND PAUL The tomb of Saint Peter in the Vatican was the site for the great basilica of Saint Peter built by the Emperor Constantine about 330. The basilica of Saint Paul was built about the end of the fourth century. These two sites have always been centres of Christian pilgrimage. PRAYER: Lord, give your Church the protection of the apostles. From them it first received the faith of Christ. May they help your Church to grow in your grace until the end of time. 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. ÷÷÷ TODAY'S ENTRY IN THE ROMAN MARTYROLOGY:  "At Rome, the Dedication of the basilicas of the holy apostles Peter and Paul. The former, having been enlarged, was on this day solemnly consecrated by Urban VIII, while the latter, more sumptuously rebui...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN NOVEMBER ➡️ Tomorrow ⬅️ Yesterday Saint of the Day Saint feast day November 18 Saint Odo of Cluny The Dedication of the Churches of Saints Peter and Paul Adam Marsh, Religious Saint Amandus, Abbot of Lérins Anianus of Eberbach Saint Anselm of Lérins, Abbot Saint Auda, Virgin Eusebia, Abbess Eusebia, Virgin Saint Frigdian, Bishop of Lucca Helena of Santarem, Virgin Saint Hesychius, Martyr Mandetus, Hermit Saint Mawes, Confessor Saint Maximus, Bishop of Mainz Saint Mumbolus, Abbot Saint Nazarius, Abbot Saint Noah, Patriarch   Blessed Odo of Clairvaux Saint Odo of Cluny Saint Oricula, Martyr Richard Creagh, Archbishop of Armagh, Martyr Saint Theofrid, Monk and Martyr Saint Thomas Salus, Monk William of Reichenau, Bishop of Eichstätt Holy Bishops of Puy Saint Oriculus and Companions, Martyrs Saint Paul Mi and Companions, Martyrs Saints Romanus and Barula, Martyrs -1811-

ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN NOVEMBER   Saints celebrated on the 18th of November 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 live...