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SAINT VALERIAN AND COMPANIONS, BISHOPS - 28 NOVEMBER

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN NOVEMBER Saints celebrated on the 28th of November SAINT VALERIAN AND COMPANIONS, BISHOPS Saints Valerian, Urban, Crescens, Eustace, Cresconius, Crescentianus, Felix, Hortulanus and Florentianus were 5th century African Bishops. Banished from their country by Genseric, the Arian King of the Vandals, they died in exile and were afterwards honoured as Confessors of the Faith. (Information from The Book of Saints, 1921, by the Monks of Ramsgate) PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Valerian 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 ever. Amen. ➡️ Saint Quodvultdeus and Companions, Bishops and Martyrs ⬅️ Saint Eustachius, Bishop and Confessor