ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN APRIL Saints celebrated on the 25th of April SAINT ERMIN OF LOBBES, BISHOP AND ABBOT Saint Ermin (Erminus) was born at Laon, a town in Picardy, about the middle of the 7th century. In terms of status and rank, his parents belonged to the middle class, but they nonetheless noticed the boy's pious spirit and beautiful spiritual gifts, and therefore devoted him to the study of the sacred sciences. In these he made brilliant progress, but no less so in all virtues, which is why Bishop Madelgarius ordained him a priest. The reputation of his holy life spread everywhere and St Ursmarus, bishop and abbot of Lebbe or Lobes (Laubacum), (in what is now the Belgian province of Hainault), sought his holy friendship. Ermin then shared with him in his apostolic work, later became his successor. He worked with great blessings as bishop and abbot until his old age. God especially bestowed on him the gift of prophecy. He died blessed in the Lord on April 25, 737. H...