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SAINT EUDOCIA, MARTYR - 4 AUGUST

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN AUGUST Saints celebrated on the 4th of August WELCOME! SAINT EUDOCIA, MARTYR Eudocia was born in the East of Roman parents. She got into Persian captivity. Well instructed in the sacred sciences, she had a beneficial effect on her fellow prisoners, and led not a few of the female sex to the knowledge of the true God. For this she was beaten with rods, and meanwhile put in the dungeon, dragged out half-dead after repeated unspeakable tortures, and finally beheaded. (I. 328) (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 101) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Eudocia 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...

SAINT EUDOCIA, VIRGIN - 6 JANUARY

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 6th of January WELCOME! SAINT EUDOCIA, VIRGIN The name Eudocia is Greek, meaning contentment , good will . This holy virgin is remembered on January 6. A nun at the Convent of Saint Cecilia in Rome, Eudocia is listed by Bucelin * among the saints.  (Buc.) (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 100) *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 Eudocia 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

ST EUDOCIA, MARTYR - 1 MARCH

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH   Saints celebrated on the 1st of March 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 live...