SAINT FEAST DAY FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER   Saints celebrated on the 7th of October WELCOME! SAINT EUMENIUS, ARCHBISHOP OF ALEXANDRIA Saint Eumenius ruled the Church of Alexandria from A.D. 130-143 as the seventh bishop (counting all prelates including its founder, the holy Evangelist Mark). Since this church was of apostolic origin and Alexandria was the capital of Egypt, it took precedence over all other Egyptian churches at an early stage, and its bishop was named "archbishop" by way of distinction. The patriarchal title, on the other hand, was unknown in the first centuries . (III. 832) (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 112) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Eumenius may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in t...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN SEPTEMBER Saints celebrated on the 18th of September WELCOME! SAINT EUMENIUS, BISHOP OF GORTINA Saint Eumenius (Eumenus) was a bishop of Gortina, a city on the island of Crete now in ruins. He most probably lived in the 7th century, seems to have been expelled to the Thebais and died there as a fierce opponent of the Eutychian and Monothelite sects. In the Roman Martyrology * he is called Eumenus and is listed on September 18 . (V. 786)  (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 112) *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 Eumenius 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 thes...