SAINT FEAST DAY FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 5th of March SAINT CARTHACH, BISHOP OF SAIGIR Saint Carthach (Carthachus) was the successor of  Saint Kieran as Bishop of Saigir. Like Saint Kieran, Cartach, also called Carthacus, Carthachus, Carthachius, Carthagus,   Kartagus,  [Carthagh, and Saint Carthach the Elder] is venerated on March 5.  He is said to have been a grandson of King Aengus (Aengussius) and to have undertaken a pilgrimage to Rome. Known as the teacher of Saint Mochuda, Cartach was particularly distinguished by his extraordinary humility and love of prayer. He died around the year 540. The Roman Martyrology * mentions neither Saint Kieran, Bishop of Saigir, nor Saint Carthach. (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  3, Augsburg, 1869, pp. 607-08) *A hagiography source used by the authors  Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we besee...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY Saints celebrated on the 14th of May 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, so that...