SAINT FEAST DAY FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER   Saints celebrated on the 8th of October SAINT BENEDICTA, VIRGIN AND MARTYR Today, we also commemorate Saint Benedicta. The Roman Martyrology states:  "In the diocese of Laon, Saint Benedicta, virgin and martyr." PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Benedicta 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 29th of June SAINT BENEDICTA, VIRGIN Today, we also commemorate Saint Benedicta. The Roman Martyrology states:  "In the territory of Sens, Saint Benedicta virgin." PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Benedicta 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 MAY Saints celebrated on the 6th of May SAINT BENEDICTA, VIRGIN Today, we also commemorate Saint Benedicta. The Roman Martyrology states:  "At Rome, Saint Benedicta, virgin." PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Benedicta 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 NOVEMBER   Saints celebrated on the 11th of November SAINT BENEDICTA, VIRGIN AND ABBESS  Saint Benedicta - Benedette in French - was  the fifth abbess at the monastery of Pavilly near Le Pays de Caux in France. St Benedicta lived in the 8th century and is venerated at Montreuil-sur-Mer. (mg) (Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 1, Augsburg, 1858) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Benedicta 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 MARCH Saints celebrated on the 21st March WELCOME! SAINT BENEDETTA CAMBIAGIO FRASINELLO, FOUNDRESS  Saint Benedetta Cambiagio Frasinello was born on October 2, 1791 in Langasco (Genoa) Italy; she died on March 21, 1858 in Ronco Scrivia in Liguria. She was wife, religious and foundress.  HER MARRIAGE When she was 20 years old, Benedetta had a mystical experience that gave her a profound desire for a life of prayer and penance, and of consecration to God. However, in obedience to the wishes of her parents, in 1816, she married Giovanni Frassinello and lived married life for two years. In 1818, moved by the example of his saintly wife, Giovanni agreed that the two should live chastely, "as brother and sister" and take care of Benedetta's younger sister, Maria, who was dying from intestinal cancer. They began to live a supernatural parenthood quite unique in the history of the Church. RELIGIOUS LIFE Following Maria's death in 1825, Giovanni ente...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 4th 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, ...