SAINT FEAST DAY FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN APRIL Saints celebrated on the 30th of April WELCOME! SAINT DOROTHEUS AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS Saints Dorotheus (a priest), Rodocianus (a deacon), Viator, Terence (Terentius), Martin (Martinus) , Maiorica, Victor, Claudius, Silvanus, Clemens (Orimentus), Honoratus, a second Victor, Reductus, a second Honoratus, Telesphorus, Primosus, Rogatus, Felix, a second Felix, Lucian (Lucianus), Colosus, a second Rogatus, Revocatus, Severus, Cotidia, Fortunus, Spinica, Jocundus, Dimitri (Demetrius), Julius, Secundinus (a bishop), Meritus, Honorus, a second Silvanus, Saturnin (Saturninus), Emile (Emilianus), Saturnina, Aphrodisius (a priest), Dugdus and Pastor (a bishop) were all put to death for the sake of the Christian faith at Alexandria. (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  1, Augsburg, 1858, pp. 806-07) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant to your Church, we be...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 12th of March WELCOME! SAINT PETER AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS At Nicomedia, Saint Peter (Petrus Cubicularius), chamberlain to the emperor Diocletian, the priest Migdonius, another Migdonius, Euticius ( Eunenus ), Maxima (Maximus), the virgin Donata (Domna), Ruginus, Marius, Smaragdus, Hilarius, Evengulus (Vingelosinus), Quirinus, Mareasus, Nestor, Eugenius, Dorotheus, Gorgonius and Matulus (Marulus) all attained the martyrdom in the year 302. Several of these were imperial officials.  The Emperor Diocletian had idols carried into his palace and the Christians brought before them to sacrifice to them. Since they refused, he had some beaten with ox sinews and lead butts, others hung up and mauled, still others skinned. Everyone remained firm in the faith. Dorotheus and Gorgonius are also venerated by the Greeks (on September 9). The Roman Martyrology * just mentions Saint Peter  on March 12, but none of his Companions...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER Saints celebrated on the 9th of October SAINT DOROTHEUS OF ALEXANDRIA, CONFESSOR Saint Dorotheus was a confessor of the faith at Alexandria. He had to endure much at the hands of the Arians, and died, it is believed, in the year 373. (Mg.) (Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 1, Augsburg, 1858) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Dorotheus 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 5th of June                        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 ta...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN SEPTEMBER Saints celebrated on the 9th of September 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 liv...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JUNE Saints celebrated on the 5th of June WELCOME! SAINT DOROTHEUS OF TYRE, MARTYR Saint Dorotheus was a priest (some say bishop) of Tyre in Phoenicia, and suffered much for the faith under Diocletian, as the ancient Martyrologies testify. He is said to have survived his torments, and to have reached the times of Julian the Apostate.    MARTYRDOM AT ODYSSOPOLIS IN THRACE Saint Theophanes, Anastasius the librarian, and the modern Greeks tell us, that he completed his martyrdom at Odyssopolis in Thrace.  Another Dorotheus , a martyr, chamberlain of Diocletian, is mentioned by Eusebius, and honoured with  Saint Gorgonius on September 9. The same historian speaks of a third Dorotheus, a priest of Antioch in the same age, a most holy man, and perfectly skilled in the scriptures and in the Hebrew tongue. From Fr Butler's Lives of the Saints PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Dorotheus may increase...