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SAINT BENEDICTA OF PAVILLY, VIRGIN AND ABBESS - 11 NOVEMBER

  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.