SAINT FEAST DAY FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN DECEMBER Saints celebrated on the 1st of December WELCOME! SAINT ALEXANDER BRIANT, PRIEST AND MARTYR St Alexander Briant   ​Alexander Briant, English Jesuit and martyr, was born in Somersetshire of a yeoman family about 1556; executed at Tyburn, December 1, 1581. He entered Hert Hall, Oxford, at an early age, where his remarkable beauty and purity of countenance won for him the appellation, "the beautiful Oxford youth". At Oxford he became a pupil of Father  Robert Persons to which fact, together with his association with Richard Holtby, is attributed his conversion. Having left the university he entered the English college at Reims, whither Holtby had preceded him, and was ordained priest March 29, 1578.  Assigned to the English mission in August of the following year he laboured with exemplary zeal in his own county of Somersetshire. During his ministrations he reconciled to the Faith the father of his former tutor, Father Robert Persons...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER Saints celebrated on the 1st of October WELCOME! SAINT ALEXANDER, MARTYR OF TOMI  Saint Alexander, commemorated on October 1, was a martyr in Tomi in Lower Moesia (Mysia), a companion of  Saint Priscus  (I. 30) . (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  4, Augsburg, 1875) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Alexander 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. Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk,  de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN APRIL Saints celebrated on the 1st of April WELCOME! SAINT ALEXANDER, MARTYR OF THESSALONICA  Saint Alexander, commemorated on April 1, was a martyr at Thessalonica and a companion of  Saint Ingeniana . (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Alexander 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. Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk,  de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 13th of March   WELCOME! SAINT ALEXANDER, MARTYR OF NICAEA A companion of  Saint Theusetas , Saint Alexander was martyred in Nicaea . (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Alexander 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 these holy martyrs Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk,  de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 6th of March WELCOME! SAINT ALEXANDER, MARTYR OF NICOPOLIS Saint Alexander, a holy martyr, suffered in Nicopolis alongside  Saint Papias . (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Alexander 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. Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk,  de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN APRIL Saints celebrated on the 20th of April WELCOME! SAINT ALEXANDER, MARTYR OF ROME Saint Alexander, a martyr of Rome, was a companion of  Saint Victor . (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  4, Augsburg, 1875) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Alexander 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. Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk,  de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 15th of March WELCOME! SAINT ALEXANDER, MARTYR OF CARTHAGE A companion of  Saint Paul , Alexander was killed for the Christian faith at Carthage . (II. 392) (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Alexander 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. Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk,  de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 15th of March   WELCOME! SAINT PAUL AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS OF CARTHAGE Saints Paul, Salvator (Solutor), Alexander, Theodolus, Theophilus, Octavius , Petronius, and Manilus suffered martyrdom at Carthage in Africa. Details of their lives and of their torments are unknown . (II. 392) (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  4, Augsburg, 1875, p. 723) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saints Paul, Salvator (Solutor), Alexander, Theodolus, Theophilus, Octavius, Petronius, and Manilus 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. Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk,  de-academic.com, zeno.org, ...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN APRIL Saints celebrated on the 22nd of April SAINT EPIPODIUS AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS In the year 178, during the persecution of Antonius Verus at Lyon in France, after many previous torments, Saint Epipodius was beheaded. His companion Alexander was tortured and crucified two days later, which is probably why the Roman Martyrology * mentions him  (with 34 Companions) on April 24 . (III. 7) (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 75) *A hagiography source used by the authors  Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saints Epipodius, Alexander, and Companions 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 Epip...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN NOVEMBER Saints celebrated on the 9th of November SAINT ALEXANDER, MARTYR Today, we also commemorate Saint Alexander. The Roman Martyrology states:  "At Thessalonica, Saint Alexander, martyr, during the reign of Maximian." PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Alexander 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.

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER Saints celebrated on the 22nd of October SAINT ALEXANDER AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS Today, we also commemorate Saint Alexander and Companions. The Roman Martyrology states:  "Also, the holy martyrs Alexander, bishop, Heracilus, soldier, and their companions." PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saints Alexander, Heracilus, and Companions 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.

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER Saints celebrated on the 17th of October SAINT VICTOR AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS OF NICOMEDIA Today, we also commemorate Saint Victor and Companions. The Roman Martyrology states:  "The same day, the martyrdom of the Saints Victor, Alexander, and Marian." PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saints Victor, Alexander, and Marian 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.

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN SEPTEMBER Saints celebrated on the 21st of September SAINT ALEXANDER, BISHOP AND MARTYR Today, we also commemorate Saint Alexander. The Roman Martyrology states:  "At twenty miles from Rome, on the Claudian way, the martyrdom of Saint Alexander, bishop, in the time of the emperor Antoninus. For the faith of Christ he was loaded with fetters scourged, tortured, burned with torches, torn with iron hooks, exposed to the beasts and cast into the flames, but having overcome all these torments, he was finally beheaded, and so attained the glory of eternal life. His body was afterwards carried into the city by the blessed pope Damasus, on the 26th of November, on which day his feast is to be celebrated by order of the same Pontiff." PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Alexander may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity o...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN SEPTEMBER Saints celebrated on the 9th of September SAINT HYACINTH AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS Today, we also commemorate Saint Hyacinth and Companions. The Roman Martyrology states:  "Among the Sabines, thirty miles from Rome, the holy martyrs Hyacinth, Alexander, and Tiburtius." PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saints Hyacinth, Alexander, and Tiburtius 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.

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN AUGUST Saints celebrated on the 28th of August SAINT ALEXANDER, BISHOP OF CONSTANTINOPLE Today, we also commemorate Saint Alexander. The Roman Martyrology states:  "At Constantinople, the holy bishop Alexander, an aged and celebrated man, through whose efficacious prayers Arius, by the judgment of God, burst asunder and exposed his intestines." PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Alexander 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.

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN AUGUST Saints celebrated on the 26th of August SAINT ALEXANDER, MARTYR Today, we also commemorate Saint Alexander. The Roman Martyrology states:  "At Bergamo, in Lombardy, Saint Alexander, martyr, who was one of the same legion, and endured martyrdom by being beheaded for the constant confession of the name of our Lord Jesus Christ." PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Alexander 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.

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN AUGUST Saints celebrated on the 1st of August SAINT LEONTIUS AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS Today, we also commemorate Saint Leontius and Companions. The Roman Martyrology states:  "At Pergen, in Pamphylia, the holy martyrs Leontius, Attius, Alexander, and six husbandmen, who were beheaded in the persecution of Diocletian, under the governor Flavian." PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saints Leontius, Attius, Alexander, and Companions 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.

ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JULY Saints celebrated on the 9th of July SAINT PATERMUTHIUS AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS Today, we also commemorate Saints Patermuthius and Companions. The Roman Martyrology states:  "At Alexandria, the holy martyrs Patermuthius, Copres, and Alexander, who were put to death under Julian the Apostate." PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saints Patermuthius, Copres, and Alexander 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.

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JUNE Saints celebrated on the 6th of June SAINT ALEXANDER, BISHOP AND MARTYR Today, we also commemorate Saint Alexander. The Roman Martyrology states:  "At Fiesoli, in Tuscany, Saint Alexander, bishop and martyr." PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Alexander 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.

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JUNE Saints celebrated on the 6th of June SAINT AMATIUS AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS Today, we also commemorate Saint Amantius and Companions. The Roman Martyrology states:  "At Noyon, in France, the holy martyrs Amatius, Alexander, and their companions." PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saints Amatius, Alexander, and Companions 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.