SAINT FEAST DAY FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JULY Saints celebrated on the 10th of July WELCOME! SAINT ANICETUS, MARTYR OF ALEXANDRIA A companion of  Saint Leontius , Saint Anicetus was killed for the Christian faith in Alexandria . (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 Anicetus 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 JULY Saints celebrated on the 10th of July WELCOME! SAINT LEONTIUS AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS (Saint Leontius and 35 Companions, Martyrs) According to the Martyrology of  Saint Jerome *, Saints Leontius, Mauricius, Mellitus, Achilles, Daniel, Corionus, Attonus, Besonus, Eustasius, Octavius, Anicetus, Theodore, Cristus, Candidus, Gorgonius, Arcelaus, Cyrinus, Euphrodosius, Gelanus (Gilanus), Auticius, Azelus, Attenus, Gagius, Sision , Auxentius, Valentine, Droditius, Faustasius, Aurelius, Gorgodianus, Cyrion, Corolus, Nostinus, Sisinnius, Castricius and Apollonius were martyrs at Alexandria.  Various sources, however, vary greatly with regard to the names. In the Roman Martyrology *, these names do not feature at all on July 10, but Saints Leontius, Mauritius and Daniel and Companions are listed instead. They were martyred in various ways at Nicopolis in Armenia under the Emperor Licinius and the Praeses Lysias, and finally thrown into the fire, where they died

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY Saints celebrated on the 29th of February Prayer to the Angels and the Saints Heavenly Father, in praising Your Angels and Saints we praise Your glory, for by honouring them we honour You, their Creator. Their splendour shows us Your greatness, which infinitely surpasses that of all creation. In Your loving providence, You saw fit to send Your Angels to watch over us. Grant that we may always be under their protection and one day enjoy their company in heaven. Heavenly Father, You are glorified in Your Saints, for their glory is the crowning of Your gifts. You provide an example for us by their lives on earth, You give us their friendship by our communion with them, You grant us strength and protection through their prayer for the Church, and You spur us on to victory over evil and the prize of eternal glory by this great company of witnesses. Grant that we who aspire to take part in their joy may be filled with the Spirit that blessed their lives, s

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN APRIL Saints celebrated on the 20th of April WELCOME! SAINT ANICETUS, POPE AND MARTYR The Roman Pontiff who succeeded  Pius towards the year 157, and reigned till about 168. According to Duchesne (Origins) the confusion of dates about this period is such that more exact verification is impossible.  ST POLYCARP CAME TO CONFER WITH HIM While Anicetus was Pope, St Polycarp, then in extreme old age, came to confer with him (160-162) about the Paschal controversy; Polycarp and others in the East celebrating the feast on the fourteenth of the month of Nisan, no matter on what day of the week it fell; whereas in Rome it was always observed on Sunday, and the day of the Lord’s death on Friday.  The matter was discussed but nothing was decided. According to Eusebius: “Polycarp could not persuade the Pope, nor the Pope, Polycarp. The controversy was not ended but the bonds of charity were not broken”; the Pope permitting the aged saint to celebrate on the day he had b