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SAINT QUIRIACUS, MARTYR OF OSTIA - 5 SEPTEMBER

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN SEPTEMBER Saints celebrated on the 5th of September WELCOME! SAINT QUIRIACUS, MARTYR OF OSTIA Today, we also commemorate Saint Quiriacus (a bishop), a companion of  Saint Censurinus . They were killed for the Christian faith in Ostia on the Tiber .  (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 593-94) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Quiriacus 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. ➡️ More information about these holy martyrs Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk,  de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org

ST CYRIACUS, BISHOP AND MARTYR - 4 MAY

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY Saints celebrated on the 4th of May ST CYRIACUS, BISHOP AND MARTYR  Today, we also commemorate Saint Cyriacus. The Roman Martyrology states:  "At Jerusalem, in the reign of Julian the Apostate, Saint Cyriacus, bishop, who was murdered as he was visiting the holy places." PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Cyriacus 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.