ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN APRIL Saints celebrated on the 22nd of April SAINT HELYMAS, PRIEST AND MARTYR Saint Helymas (Elimar, Helimas, Helimenas), a priest and martyr, died under the emperor Decius about the year 251 at Cordula "in Persia" (not far from Babylon, as the Bollandists * suppose). He is associated with St Parmenius and other martyrs. (Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 2, Augsburg, 1861) *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 Helymas 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.