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SAINT GRATA, MARTYR - 2 JUNE

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JUNE Saints celebrated on the 2nd of June SAINT GRATA, MARTYR A page of one of Fortunatus Hueber's Saints' books, "Stammenbuch..." (1693) Saint Grata, who was killed for her Christian faith in Lyon around the year 177, was a companion of Saint Pothinus . (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  1, Augsburg, 1861, p. 475) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Grata 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.