SAINT FEAST DAY FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER Saints celebrated on the 2nd of October SAINT ELEUTHERIUS AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS Today, we also commemorate Saint Eleutherius and Companions. The Roman Martyrology states:  "At Nicomedia, Saint Eleutherius, soldier and martyr, with numberless others. They were falsely accused of having set fire to the palace of Diocletian and, by order of this most cruel emperor, were barbarously massacred in groups. Some were put to the sword, some consumed by fire, while others were precipitated into the sea. But the principal one, Eleutherius, having endured long tortures, and being found stronger after each one, terminated his victorious martyrdom by fire, as well-tried gold." PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Eleutherius and Companions 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 ...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN AUGUST Saints celebrated on the 16th of August SAINT ELEUTHERIUS, BISHOP OF AUXERRE Today, we also commemorate Saint Eleutherius. The Roman Martyrology states:  "At Auxerre, Saint Eleutherius, bishop." PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Eleutherius 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 AUGUST Saints celebrated on the 8th of August SAINTS ELEUTHERIUS AND LEONIDES, MARTYRS Today, we also commemorate Saints Eleutherius and Leonides. The Roman Martyrology states:  "Also, the holy martyrs Eleutherius and Leonides, who underwent martyrdom by fire." PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saints Eleutherius and Leonides 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 AUGUST Saints celebrated on the 4th of August SAINT ELEUTHERIUS, MARTYR Today, we also commemorate Saint Eleutherius. The Roman Martyrology states:  "At Constantinople, the holy martyr Eleutherius, of the senatorial rank, who was put to the sword for Christ, in the persecution of Maximian." PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Eleutherius 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 29th of May SAINT ELEUTHERIUS, CONFESSOR Today, we also commemorate Saint Eleutherius. The Roman Martyrology states:  "At Arcanum, in Campania, Saint Eleutherius, confessor." PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Eleutherius 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 APRIL Saints celebrated on the 18th of April SAINTS ELEUTHERIUS AND ANTHIA, MARTYRS Today, we also commemorate Saints Eleutherius and Anthia. The Roman Martyrology states:  "At Messina, the birthday of the holy martyrs, Eleutherius, bishop of Illyricum, and Anthia, his mother. Illustrious by his holiness of life and his power of working miracles, he was, in the reign of Adrian, laid on a bed of red-hot iron, on a gridiron, in a pan filled with boiling oil, pitch and resin; he was cast to the lions, but, remaining unhurt, he finally had his throat pierced with a sword. His mother suffered a similar punishment." With them suffered Paternius, Calocerus, Febus, Procelus, Apollonius, Fortunatus, Crispinus, Expeditus, Mappalicus, Victorinus and Gagus, who were thrown to the beasts in the arena . (II. 528.) (Stadler, vol. 2, 1861, p. 27) PRAYER: Grant to your Church, we beseech you, O Lord, through the intercession of your holy martyrs Eleutherius and Anth...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JUNE Saints celebrated on the 3rd of June SAINT ELEUTHERIUS, HERMIT Saint Eleutherius, a hermit from England, came to Italy on the return journey from Jerusalem, and died a happy and holy death in Apulia. (Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 28) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Eleutherius 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 26th of May 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 lives, so that...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN SEPTEMBER Saints celebrated on the 6th 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...