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SAINTS HYPATIUS AND ANDREW, MARTYRS - 29 AUGUST

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN AUGUST Saints celebrated on the 29th of August WELCOME! SAINTS HYPATIUS AND ANDREW, MARTYRS Today, we also commemorate Saints Hypatius and Andrew. The Roman Martyrology states:  "At Constantinople, the holy martyrs Hypatius, a bishop from Asia, and Andrew, a priest, who for the worship of holy images, under Leo the Isaurian, after having their beards besmirched with pitch and set on fire, and the skin of their heads torn off, were beheaded." PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saints Hypatius and Andrew 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.

SAINT LUCILLIAN AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS - 3 JUNE

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JUNE Saints celebrated on the 3rd of June WELCOME! SAINT LUCILLIAN AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS Today, we also commemorate Saint Lucillian and Companions. The Roman Martyrology states:  "At Constantinople, the holy martyrs Lucillian and four boys, Claudius, Hypatius, Paul, and Denis. Lucillian, formerly a pagan priest, but now a Christian, was cast into a furnace with them, after undergoing many torments; but the flames being extinguished by the rain, all escaped uninjured. Finally, under the governor Silvanus, they terminated their career; Lucillian, by crucifixion, the children, by decapitation." PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saints Lucillian, Claudius , Hypatius, Paul, and Denis 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.