SAINT FEAST DAY FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER Saints celebrated on the 1st of October WELCOME! SAINT DIGNA [PIGRA], MARTYR OF TOMI Saint Digna (Pigra), commemorated on October 1, was martyred for her Christian faith in Niedermösten¹ . She was a Companion of  Saints Priscus and Denegothia and one  of the two holy ladies of that company called Digna. (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume  1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 753) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations ¹Niedermösten is an older, Germanized - or historical - name for the ancient city of Tomis [Tomi], (modern-day Constanta in Romania) in the Roman province of Moesia Inferior. (AI) PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Digna 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 ar...

  WELCOME! SAINT DIGNA, MARTYR OF AUGSBURG Saint Digna, commemorated on August 12, was a servant of the holy martyr Afra of Augsburg , the daughter of Saint Hilaria , and subsequently a martyr herself in the same city.  (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 753) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Digna 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

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JUNE Saints celebrated on the 14th of June WELCOME! SAINT DIGNA, VIRGIN AND MARTYR OF CORDOBA The name Digna is derived from the Latin dignus , meaning worthy , etc.  Digna, V. M. (June 14). This Saint Digna was a virgin and martyr in  Córdoba , Spain, a companion of Saint Anastasius. (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume  1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 752) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Digna 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

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER Saints celebrated on the 1st of October WELCOME! SAINT DIGNA, MARTYR OF TOMI Saint Digna, commemorated on October 1, was a martyr in Tomi in Lower Moesia (Mysia), a companion of  Saint Priscus  (I. 30) . (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 Digna 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

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN SEPTEMBER Saints celebrated on the 22nd of September WELCOME! SAINTS DIGNA AND EMERITA, VIRGINS AND MARTYRS Today, we also commemorate Saints Digna and Emerita . The Roman Martyrology states:  "At Rome, the martyrdom of the holy virgins and martyrs Digna and  Emerita , under Valerian and Gallienus. Their relics are kept in the church of Saint Marcellus." PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saints Digna and Emerita 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.

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JUNE Saints celebrated on the 14th of June WELCOME! SAINTS ANASTASIUS, FELIX, AND DIGNA, MARTYRS  Saint Anastasius, a 9th century priest of  Cordoba in Spain, was put to death as a Christian, together with Saint Felix, a monk of Aicala, by one of the persecuting Mohammedan Caliphs (A.D. 857). With them is associated the name of  Saint Digna , a Christian maiden, who was a witness of their martyrdom and herself demanded from the judge to share their fate. The bodies of all three were burned, and the ashes thrown into the river Guadalquivir. From The Book of Saints, 1921, by the Monks of Ramsgate PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saints Anastasius, Felix, and Digna 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.

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY Saints celebrated on the 5th of May SAINT DIGNA OF TODI, VIRGIN Saint Digna, a virgin of Todi (Tuderism) in Italy, who lived at the time of Diocletian's persecution, hid from the executioners, and died in solitude. At Todi, on May 5, there is celebrated the translation of her relics, which took place in A.D. 1596. She is listed in the Roman Martyrology * on August 11. (Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 1, Augsburg, 1858) *A hagiography source used by the authors  Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Digna 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.