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  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN AUGUST Saints celebrated on the 14th of August WELCOME! SAINT EUTICIUS AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS Saints Euticius, Paul, Heraclus, Possessor, Parmus , Disseus, Hermas, Prospolinus, Prosalamus, Bermias and a second Heraclus and three unnamed Companions are listed in the Martyrology of  Saint Jerome * . Time and place of their martyrdom are not specified . (III. 149) (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 139) *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 Saints Euticius, Paul, Heraclus, Possessor, Parmus, Disseus, Hermas, Prospolinus, Prosalamus, Bermias, and Companions 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. A...

  SAINTS CELEBRATED IN NOVEMBER Saints celebrated on the 4th of November SAINTS NICANDER AND HERMAS, MARTYRS Today, we also commemorate Saints Nicander and Hermas. The Roman Martyrology states:  "At Myra, in Lycia, the holy martyrs Nicander, bishop, and Hermas, priest, under the governor Libanius." PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saints Nicander and Hermas 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.

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN AUGUST Saints celebrated on the 18th of August SAINT HERMAS AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS Today, we also commemorate  Saint Hermas and Companions . The Roman Martyrology states:  "In the same city [Rome], the holy martyrs Hermas, Serapion, and Polyaenus. Being dragged through narrow, stony, and craggy places, they yielded up their souls to God." PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saints Hermas, Serapion, and Polyaenus 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.

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY Saints celebrated on the 9th of May SAINT HERMAS, CONFESSOR Today, we also commemorate Saint Hermas. The Roman Martyrology states:  "At Rome, Saint Hermas, mentioned by the apostle Saint Paul in the epistle to the Romans. Generously sacrificing himself, he became an offering acceptable to God, and adorned with virtues took his departure for the heavenly kingdom." PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Hermas 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. ➡️ More information about Saint Hermas

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN AUGUST Saints celebrated on the 18th of August WELCOME! SAINT HERMAS OF ROME, MARTYR  The  Roman Martyrology sets down for August 18 the feast of the holy martyrs Hermas, Serapion, and Polyaenus, with the statement that they suffered death in Rome for the Faith.  THREE MEN SUFFERED DEATH IN ROME FOR THEIR FAITH The Greek calendars note all three names for the same day; but there is nothing in the historical notices of the Menaea and Synaxaria from which any inference can be drawn either as to the circumstances or the time of their martyrdom.  The Martyrologium Hieronymianum does not give these names under the above date. On the other hand, August 28 is the day set apart for the feast of the Roman martyr Hermes and of several others who were buried in the catacomb of Hermes and Basilla, and under the same date appear two Alexandrian martyrs, Polienus and Serapion.  The writer surmises that the three martyrs August 18 are identi...