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SAINT BRIANDUS, BISHOP OF CLONFERT - 4 MAY

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY Saints celebrated on the 4th of May SAINT BRIANDUS, BISHOP OF CLONFERT Saint Briandus, Bishop of Cluainfert [Clonfert] in Ireland, lived in the 11th century. He is chiefly venerated in the village of Dallyne-Rilly, where there is also a spring which bears his name. (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 Briandus 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.