SAINT FEAST DAY FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN SEPTEMBER Saints celebrated on the 26th of September WELCOME! SAINTS COSMAS AND DAMIAN, MARTYRS  Saint Cosmas and Saint Damian were brothers who lived in the 3rd/4th centuries. They were from present day Turkey. Working as doctors, both treated their patients without asking for payment. The brothers were martyred during the persecution of Emperor Diocletian. Their cult soon became widespread due to numerous miraculous healings through their intercession. PRAYER: Lord, we honour the memory of Saints Cosmas and Damian. Accept our grateful praise for raising them to eternal glory and for giving us your fatherly care. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. *** THEIR ENTRY IN THE ROMAN MARTYROLOGY: "At Ægea, during the persecution of Diocletian, the birthday of the holy martyrs Cosmas and Damian, brothers. After miraculously overcoming many torments from bon...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY   Saints celebrated on the 12th of February 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 the...