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SAINT PETER, BISHOP OF ALEXANDRIA, MARTYR, AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS - 26 NOVEMBER

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN NOVEMBER   Saints celebrated on the 26th of November SAINT PETER, BISHOP OF ALEXANDRIA, MARTYR, AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS Today, we also commemorate Saint Peter and Companions. The Roman Martyrology states:  "At Alexandria, the birthday of Saint Peter, bishop of that city, adorned with all virtues, who was beheaded by the command of Galerius Maximian. There suffered also at Alexandria, in the same persecution, the holy martyrs Faustus, priest, Didius and Ammonius ; likewise, Phileas, Hesychius, Pachomius and Theodore, Egyptian bishops, with six hundred and sixty others, whom the sword of persecution sent to heaven." PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saints Peter, Didius, Ammonius, Phileas, Hesychius, Pachomius, Theodore, and Companions 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 e...

SS. AMMONIUS, FAUSTUS, AND COMPANIONS - 8 SEPTEMBER

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN SEPTEMBER Saints celebrated on the 8th of September 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 liv...