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  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY Saints celebrated on the 8th of May WELCOME! SAINT GIBRIAN, PRIEST A page of one of Fortunatus Hueber's Saints' books, "Stammenbuch..." (1693) Scottish or Irish by birth, Saint Gibrian  (Gibrianus) came to France towards the end of the fifth century during the reign of King Clovis. He travelled there to be able to serve God more devoutly in the wilderness. On this journey he was accompanied by his six brothers  Helanus (7 October), Trasanus ( Tersan )(7 February),  Germanus and Veranus (3 December),  Abranus (25 July), Petranus, and his three sisters Francla, Promptia and Posenna, all of which are, according to Migne *,  venerated as "saints". Arriving in the diocese of Reims, Bishop Remigius offered them secluded places not very far apart, so that we could easily visit each other. Saint Gibrian, who as a priest was the head of this hermit family, took up residence at Cole, where his brothers and sisters often visited him. ...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY Saints celebrated on the 8th of May 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 lives, so that,...