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SAINT EROS AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS - 20 FEBRUARY

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY Saints celebrated on the 20th of February SAINT EROS AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS Saints Eros (Erotes), Carpophorus, and Gerontius were martyred in Smyrna. (III. 363) (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 87) *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 Saints Eros, Carpophorus, and Gerontius 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

SAINTS RUFUS AND CARPOPHORUS, MARTYRS - 27 AUGUST

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN AUGUST Saints celebrated on the 27th of August SAINTS RUFUS AND CARPOPHORUS, MARTYRS Today, we also commemorate Saints Rufus and Carpophorus. The Roman Martyrology states:  "In the same place [Capua], the holy martyrs Rufus and Carpophorus, who suffered under Diocletian and Maximian." PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saints Rufus and Carpophorus 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.

THE FOUR CROWNED BROTHERS, MARTYRS - 8 NOVEMBER

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN NOVEMBER Saints celebrated on the 8th of November   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 thei...