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ST LIZIER, BISHOP OF COUSERANS - 7 AUGUST

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN AUGUST Saints celebrated on the 7th of August WELCOME! SAINT LIZIER, BISHOP OF COUSERANS A bust of Saint Lizier According to Migne *, Saint Lizier is commemorated on August 7; other writers list him on August 27. Also known as Licerius, Glycerius, French St-Lizier or Licar, this Saint was Bishop of  Conserans or  Couserans (Consoranum, Conserannum), now St. Lizier de Conserans on the Salat River, in the Ariège department of France. Born the son of noble parents in Spain, he received a thorough education. However, he left his parents early and went to Saint Faustus, Bishop of Tarbes . After the death of Saint Faustus, he joined  Saint Quinctian [Quentin, Quintianus ], Bishop of Rodez ( Rutena ), who ordained him a priest and later (around 504) Bishop of Conserans. In the latter capacity Lizier attended the Council of Agde (Agatha) in 506. God glorified his servant through several miracles. Even in his youth, he healed a friend who had ...

ST GLYCERIUS, MARTYR - 21 DECEMBER

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN DECEMBER Saints celebrated on the 21st of December 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...

SAINT FEAST DAY 20 SEPTEMBER: ST GLYCERIUS

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN SEPTEMBER Saints celebrated on the 20th 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 li...