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  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN AUGUST Saints celebrated on the 19th of August WELCOME! SAINT ANDREW AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS Today, we also commemorate  Saint Andrew and Companions . The Roman Martyrology states:  "In Cilicia, the birthday of Saint Andrew, tribune, and his military companions, who were converted to Christianity through a miraculous victory they had gained over the Persians. Being accused on this account, they were massacred in the defiles of Mount Taurus by the army of the governor Seleucus, under the emperor Maximian." PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Andrew 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 AUGUST Saints celebrated on the 19th of August WELCOME! SAINT ANDREW STRATELATES AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS  Saint Andrew, chief of the army (Tribunus), and his companions, all soldiers, suffered torture for Christ's sake in Cilicia under the emperor Maximianus.  When the Persians unexpectedly attacked the Roman Empire and Saint Andrew and his band were sent to meet them, he promised victory to his team if they converted to the Christian faith.  VICTORY WAS ON THEIR SIDE They did, and victory was really on their side, in spite of their small number and the overwhelming strength of the enemy.  But when the emperor heard that Andrew and his men had accepted Christianity, he had them taken to Cilicia and all of them slaughtered without exception. How many saints there were with Andrew is not exactly known; but some reports put their number at nearly three thousand. His name is listed in the Roman Martyrology * on  August 19 . (Informati...