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  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER ➡️ Tomorrow ⬅️ Yesterday Saint of the Day Saint feast day October 17 Saint Ignatius of Antioch Saint Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop and Martyr Saint Andrew of Crete, Martyr Saint Anstrudis of Laon, Virgin and Abbess Saint Berarius, Bishop of Le Mans Boniface II., Pope Saint Clement of Lodi, Priest Blessed Contardo Ferrini Eusebius, Priest Eustochium, Widow Blessed Eutychius, Religious Saint Florentius, Bishop of Orange Gerard Odonis, Religious Saint Heron, Bishop of Antioch, Martyr Saint Hosea, Prophet Saint John the Dwarf, Anchoret Saint Nothelm of Canterbury Petrus Aureolus, Archbishop of Aix Saint Regulus, Abbot of Culders Saint Richard White, Martyr Rudolph, Bishop of Gubbio Saint Scophilus, Abbot Saint Victor, Bishop of Capua Saints Ethelbert and Ethelbright, Princes and Martyrs Saints Mamelta and Mamlacha, Martyrs Saints Ninus and Companions, Martyrs of Mauretania The Ursuline Martyrs of Valenciennes Saint Victor and Companions, Martyrs -1710-

ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER Saints celebrated on the 17th of October WELCOME! SAINT IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCH, BISHOP AND MARTYR Saint Ignatius was a successor of Saint Peter as Bishop of Antioch. The young Church still had to operate extremely carefully and as inconspicuous as possible because the Roman authorities were constantly on the case of the Faithful.  HE WROTE SEVERAL IMPORTANT LETTERS On his journey to Rome Saint Ignatius wrote seven letters to different churches about Christ, the structure of the Church and Christian life. Eventually, Saint Ignatius was martyred under the Emperor Trajan by being thrown to the lions in the Colosseum in A.D. 107. PRAYER: Almighty ever-living God, who adorn the sacred body of your Church with the confession of holy Martyrs, grant, we pray, that, just as the glorious passion of St Ignatius of Antioch, which we celebrate today, brought him eternal splendour, so it may be for us unending protection. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who...