SAINT FEAST DAY FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 10th of January WELCOME! SAINT DIARMAID THE JUST, CONFESSOR A famous Irish confessor of the mid-sixth century, Saint Diarmaid died in 542. His name is associated with the great monastery of Inisclothran (Iniscleraun) on Lough Ree, in the Diocese of Ardagh, which he founded about the year 530. He was of princely origin and a native of Connacht.  Wishing to found an oratory far from the haunts of men, he selected the beautiful but lonely island associated with the memory of Queen Meave, now known as Quaker Island. Here his fame soon attracted disciples, and among them Saint Ciaran of Clonmacnoise. He was not only a good teacher, but also a distinguished writer and poet.  On the island seven churches are traditionally said to have been erected, and the traces of six are still in evidence, including Tempul Diarmada, or the church of Saint Diarmaid, the saint's own church, an oratory eight feet by seven. His feast is ...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN APRIL Saints celebrated on the 24th of April WELCOME! SAINT DIARMAID, ARCHBISHOP OF ARMAGH Saint Diarmaid was born in Ireland, date unknown; he died in 851 or 852. He was made Archbishop of Armagh in 834, but was driven from his see by the usurper Foraunan in 835. However, he claimed his rights and is subsequently mentioned in the Connacht records (in 836), as primate. He lived in a stormy age, as the Scandinavian rovers under Turgesius seized Armagh, in 841, and levelled the churches. The "Annals of Ulster" describe him as "the wisest of the doctors of Europe" . His feast is celebrated April 24. Source: Catholic Encyclopedia, 1913 PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Diarmaid 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.