SAINT FEAST DAY FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 20th of March WELCOME! SAINTS GRATUS AND MARCELLUS, PRIESTS AND CONFESSORS Gratus and Marcellus, Priests and Confessors (March 20) served under Saint Mercurialis , Bishop of Forli ( Forum Livii ), whose feast is celebrated on April 30. Both are described as priests filled with the Spirit and power of God, who performed many miracles in the name of Jesus. The former was struck blind when he cast into a well the dragon that his bishop had slain; Marcellus, however, restored his sight. Yet Saint Gratus, too, restored the sight of a blind man at the behest of  Bishop Mercurialis . He asked the man if he believed in Jesus Christ, and - upon receiving an affirmative answer - commanded him to open his eyes and see in the name of Jesus, which indeed came to pass. Both saints died before  Saint Mercurialis , thus around the year 400. Incidentally, the details of their lives still require considerable clarification.  (I...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN SEPTEMBER Saints celebrated on the 7th of September WELCOME! SAINT GRATUS, BISHOP OF AOSTA Saint Gratus (Gradus), Bishop, is commemorated on September 7 . In the French language he is known as Saint Gras . A contemporary of the holy  Pope Leo the Great , he served as Bishop of Aosta ( Augusta Praetoria ) in Piedmont. According to the  Bollandists * ( Feb. I, 98 ), he lived in the 5th century, whereas Migne * places him in the 9th century. He is invoked for protection against moles. According to the  Bollandists  ( June IV, 761 ), his biography is full of legends. Migne* dates his death to the year 810. (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume  2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 478) *A hagiography source used by the authors  Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Gratus may increase our devotion and pr...