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ST FLORA, VIRGIN AND MARTYR -24 NOVEMBER

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN NOVEMBER Saints celebrated on the 24th of November WELCOME! SAINT FLORA, VIRGIN AND MARTYR In the reign of Abderramene II, king of the Saracens at  Cordoba (Cordova) in Spain, Saint Flora, because she was of Mahometan extraction by her father, but had been secretly instructed in the faith by her mother, was impeached by her own brother before the cadi, or judge of the city.  This magistrate caused her to be scourged, and beaten on the head till in some parts her scull was bare. Then he put her into the hands of her brother, that he might overcome her resolution.  SHE MADE HER ESCAPE After some time she made her escape over a high wall, and took shelter with a sister at Ossaria.  Having lain concealed some time, she ventured back to Cordova, and prayed publicly in the church of St Aciclus, the martyr.  There she met with Mary , sister to the deacon Valabonsus, who had lately received the crown of martyrdom.  THEY WERE CONFINE...

ST COLMAN MAC LENINE - 24 NOVEMBER

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN NOVEMBER Saints celebrated on the 24th of November WELCOME! 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 t...

SAINT FEAST DAY 24 NOVEMBER

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN NOVEMBER ➡️ Tomorrow ⬅️ Yesterday Saint of the Day Saint feast day November 24 Saint Andrew Dung-Lac and Companions Saint Audentius of Milan, Confessor Albert, Count of Monteacuto, Religious Blessed Balsamus of Cava, Abbot Saint Bieuzy, Priest and Martyr Saint Chrysogonus, Martyr Saint Colman Mac Lenine, Bishop   Saint Crescentian, Martyr Saint Eanfleda, Queen Saint Felicissimus, Martyr Saint Firmina, Virgin and Martyr Saint Flora, Virgin and Martyr   Venerable Margaret Sinclair, Virgin Saint Mary Gonsalva, Virgin and Martyr Saint Pierre Dumoulin, Priest and Martyr Saint Portian, Abbot Saint Protasius, Bishop of Milan Saint Protasius, Recluse Saint Romanus, Priest -2411-

SAINT FEAST DAY 24 NOVEMBER: ST ANDREW DUNG-LAC

ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN NOVEMBER Saints celebrated on the 24th of November WELCOME! SAINT ANDREW DUNG-LAC, MARTYR, AND COMPANIONS (MARTYRS OF VIETNAM) Saint Andrew Dung-Lac was a diocesan priest who was martyred in 1839. He was one of a group of 117 martyrs, 96 were Vietnamese, 11 Spaniards, and 10 French. Of these, 8 were bishops, 50 priests, and 59 laity. They were martyred over the course of several years and canonised together in 1988.  PERSECUTIONS OF CHRISTIANS These saints died under persecutions of Christians that lasted from 1625 to 1886 and costed about 130.000 lives. The 117 martyrs were beatified in four groups: the first of them on May 27, 1900, by Pope Leo XIII; the second (all Dominicans) on May 20, 1906, and a third on May 2, 1909, both by Pope Pius X; and the last (including two Spanish bishops) on April 29, 1951, by Pope Pius XII.  PRAYER: O God, source and origin of all fatherhood, who kept the Martyrs St Andrew Dung-Lac and his companions faithful to the C...