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ST AILBE, BISHOP - 12 SEPTEMBER

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN SEPTEMBER Saints celebrated on the 12th of September WELCOME! SAINT AILBE, BISHOP Saint Ailbe ( S. Albeus , Saint Elvis) was the sixth-century founder and bishop of the monastery and diocese of Emly and one of the great 'apostles of the faith' in Munster. He went to his eternal reward in 528. PRAYER: Lord, you nourished the household of the Church through the merits and labours of Saint Ailbe; watch over the flock, we pray, and endow it with your choicest gifts. 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.

ST ALBEUS [ST ELVIS], BISHOP AND CONFESSOR IN IRELAND - 12 SEPTEMBER

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN SEPTEMBER Saints celebrated on the 12th 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 li...