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SAINT CELSUS, MARTYR OF CORINTH - 20 JULY

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JULY Saints celebrated on the 20th of July WELCOME! SAINT CELSUS, MARTYR OF CORINTH Saint Celsus, a companion of  Saint Cyriacus , was a martyr at Corinth . (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  4, Augsburg, 1875) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Celsus 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 CELSUS AND CLEMENT, MARTYRS - 21 NOVEMBER

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN NOVEMBER   Saints celebrated on the 21st of November SAINTS CELSUS AND CLEMENT, MARTYRS Today, we also commemorate Saints Celsus and Clement. The Roman Martyrology states: "At Rome, the martyrdom of the Saints Celsus and Clement." PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saints Celsus and Clement 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.

SAINT CELSUS, BISHOP OF TRIER - 4 JANUARY

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 4th of January SAINT CELSUS, BISHOP OF TRIER The name Celsus is Latin: celsus means the high , sublime . Saint Celsus, the fifth bishop of Trier [Treves], was of a noble family, and died about the year 142 or 150, having reigned, as some believe, fourteen years and converting many to Christianity. In 980, his mortal remains were rediscovered and solemnly raised. The memory of this event is celebrated on February 23. (Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 593) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Celsus 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.

ST CELSUS, ARCHBISHOP OF ARMAGH - 6 APRIL

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN APRIL Saints celebrated on the 6th of April WELCOME! SAINT CELSUS, ARCHBISHOP OF ARMAGH [In Irish, Ceallach (Cellach).] Saint Celsus was archbishop of Armagh and is commemorated in the Roman Martyrology on this day. He died on April 1, 1129, at Ard-Patrick, (that is, Patrick’s Mount,) in Munster. See the life of St Malachy, his successor, and Sir James Ware. (From Fr Butler's Lives of the Saints) PRAYER: May the intercession of your bishop Celsus commend us to you, so that through his merits we may obtain that which we cannot accomplish by our own. 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. ➡️ More information about Saint Celsus

SS. NAZARIUS AND CELSUS, MARTYRS - 28 JULY

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JULY Saints celebrated on the 28th of July 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 th...