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SAINTS ASIMUS AND PARILIUS, BISHOPS OF CHUR - 9 JUNE

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JUNE Saints celebrated on the 9th of June WELCOME! SAINTS ASIMUS AND PARILIUS, BISHOPS OF CHUR (S.S. Asimus and Parilius ) Saints Asimus ( Asimon ) and Parilius , commemorated on June 9, were the first bishops of Chur in Switzerland ( Curia Rhætorum ). The Swiss source (Schweizer-Hagiolog) relates that Saint Asimus attended a council held by Pope Leo in 452, and also a council of Milan. The Bollandists * did not find sufficient proof for these statements and duly list both saints among the Praetermissi . ➡️ Saint Parilius, Bishop of Chur (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 330) *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 Saint Asimus may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and...

ST ASINIUS, BISHOP OF CHUR - 19 JANUARY

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 19th of January 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,...