SAINT FEAST DAY FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 7th of March SAINT EQUITIUS, ABBOT A page of one of Fortunatus Hueber's Saints' books, "Stammenbuch..." (1693) While  Saint Benedict  was instituting his rule on Mount Cassino, this holy abbot's contemporary Equitius was trying with all zeal to settle pious religious the region of Valeria, which lies between ancient Umbria, Picenum and Campania. These holy men would then spend their lives in prayer and manual labour, scattered throughout the countryside and in the woods. Their spiritual father often visited them to teach them; he also sought, wherever and however he could, to encourage them to better love and serve God.  Since he was only a layman, however, his conduct was universally disapproved of and he was accused of presuming to carry out ecclesiastical official functions. The pope defended our saint and forbade further troubles. Pope Gregory I became his biographer and testified to his godly life with...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN AUGUST Saints celebrated on the 11th August 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 t...