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ST ADRIAN OF MAASTRICHT, MARTYR - 19 MARCH

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 19th of March WELCOME! SAINT ADRIAN OF MAASTRICHT, MARTYR  Saint Adrian of Maastricht lived in the 7th century. A disciple of Saint Landoald , he was murdered by robbers while begging alms for his community near Maastricht (about A.D. 668). Afterwards he was locally venerated as a martyr. (From The Book of Saints, 1921, by the Monks of Ramsgate) PRAYER: O God, who gladden us each year by the feast of Saint Adrian, graciously grant that, as we rejoice in his merits, we may be inspired by his example. 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.