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  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY Saints celebrated on the 8th of May WELCOME! SAINT ACATHIUS, MARTYR Today, we also commemorate Saint Acathius . The Roman Martyrology states:  "At Constantinople, in the persecution of Diocletian and Maximian, Saint Acathius, a centurion, who, being denounced as a Christian by the tribune Firmus, and cruelly tortured at Perinthus by the judge Bibian, was finally condemned to death at Byzantium by the proconsul Flaccinus. His body was afterwards miraculously brought to the shore of Syllacium, where it is preserved with due honour." PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Acathius may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. 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. ➡️ More information about Saint Acathius

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY Saints celebrated on the 8th of May WELCOME! SAINT ACHATIUS, MARTYR Of the saints named Achatius, this one is reckoned among the Fourteen Holy Helpers . St Achatius, as a Roman soldier, died for Christ. Achatius [Acacius] was a native of Cappadocia and as a youth joined the Roman army during the reign of Emperor Hadrian, attaining the rank of captain. One day, when leading his company against the enemy, he heard a voice saying to him, "Call on the God of Christians!" He obeyed, was instructed, and received Baptism. Filled with zeal, he henceforth sought to convert also the pagan soldiers of the army. When the emperor heard of this, Achatius was thrown into prison, then placed on the rack, bound to a post and scourged, because he refused to offer sacrifice to the idols. When all these tortures availed nothing, he was brought before the tribune Bibianus. "MY NAME IS CHRISTIAN, BECAUSE I AM A FOLLOWER OF CHRIST" Asked by him what was his...