SAINT FEAST DAY FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY Saints celebrated on the 4th of May WELCOME! SAINT PAULINUS, MARTYR OF ROME Along with mortal remains of Saints Fulgentius , Innocent  (Innocentius), Fortunatus , Erasmus, Valentine (Valentinus), and Pacificus, Saint Paulinus' head relic was transferred from Rome to Bologna in A.D. 1662. There, at the parish church of Saint Mamolus (San Mamolo), all those remains were solemnly interred (I. 436). (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 we who celebrate the anniversary of the death of your holy martyrs Paulinus and companions, may by their intercession be delivered from all evils that threaten us. 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 or...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JULY Saints celebrated on the 31st of July WELCOME! SAINT ERASMUS, MARTYR OF POZZUOLI Today, we also commemorate Saint Erasmus, a companion of  Saint Onesimus . They were killed for the Christian faith in Pozzuoli. (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  4, Augsburg, 1875, pp. 621-22) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Erasmus 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 18th of June SAINT ERASMUS A page of one of Fortunatus Hueber's Saints' books, "Stammenbuch..." (1693) The Synaxarium of Dijon (Divionense) * lists this Saint Erasmus, commemorated on June 18. He is venerated mainly by the Greeks. (III. 586.) (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 78) *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 Erasmus 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 NOVEMBER   Saints celebrated on the 25th of November SAINT ERASMUS, MARTYR Today, we also commemorate Saint Erasmus. The Roman Martyrology states:  "At Antioch, Saint Erasmus, martyr." PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Erasmus 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 2nd of June WELCOME! SAINT ERASMUS OF FORMIA, BISHOP AND MARTYR Originally from Antioch, Saint Erasmus (Saint Elmo) became Bishop of Formia, Campagna, Italy. To lie low during Christian persecution during Diocletian's reign (c. 303), he fled to Mount Lebanon, living a life of prayer and penance, during which time he was miraculously fed by a raven.  HE CONVERTED MANY SOULS The Bishop was tracked down and sent to Diocletian, imprisoned, and freed by an angel. After having converted many more souls he was discovered once more and martyred by being disembowelled. Some sources report that this was done by winding his intestines on a windlass.  PATRON SAINT OF THOSE SUFFERING FROM GASTROINTESTINAL ILLNESSES Saint Erasmus is one of the  Fourteen Holy Helpers and invoked against gastrointestinal illnesses such as cancer and Crohn's Disease. His intercession is asked by soldiers and sailors, too; the blue static elect...