SAINT FEAST DAY FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR

  SAINT CELERINUS AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS Saints Celerinus, Laurence, Ignatius, Magnus, and Milianus attained the crown of martyrdom together. The time and place of their suffering have not been handed down to us. (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 592) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saints Celerinus, Laurence, Ignatius, Magnus, and Milianus 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. Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk,  de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY Saints celebrated on the 13th of February SAINT IGNATIUS, MARTYR Saint Ignatius was a martyr; his holy relics are kept and venerated in the Archmonastery of the Antonians, bishopric of Vienne. The Bollandists * state that his feast day is February 26. Saint Heremita is commemorated on the same day. (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  3, Augsburg, 1869, p. 10) *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 Ignatius 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. Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk,  de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY Saints celebrated on the 3rd of February SAINT IGNATIUS, MARTYR Saint Ignatius, who was killed for his Christian faith, was a companion of Saint Celerina. He is mentioned in the Roman Martyrology .* (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  3, Augsburg, 1869, p. 10) *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 Ignatius 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. Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk,  de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER Saints celebrated on the 23rd of October   Prayer to the Angels and the Saints Heavenly Father, in praising Your Angels and Saints we praise Your glory, for by honouring them we honour You, their Creator. Their splendour shows us Your greatness, which infinitely surpasses that of all creation. In Your loving providence, You saw fit to send Your Angels to watch over us. Grant that we may always be under their protection and one day enjoy their company in heaven. Heavenly Father, You are glorified in Your Saints, for their glory is the crowning of Your gifts. You provide an example for us by their lives on earth, You give us their friendship by our communion with them, You grant us strength and protection through their prayer for the Church, and You spur us on to victory over evil and the prize of eternal glory by this great company of witnesses. Grant that we who aspire to take part in their joy may be filled with the Spirit that blessed their...

ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN SEPTEMBER Saints celebrated on the 22nd of September Prayer to the Angels and the Saints Heavenly Father, in praising Your Angels and Saints we praise Your glory, for by honouring them we honour You, their Creator. Their splendour shows us Your greatness, which infinitely surpasses that of all creation. In Your loving providence, You saw fit to send Your Angels to watch over us. Grant that we may always be under their protection and one day enjoy their company in heaven. Heavenly Father, You are glorified in Your Saints, for their glory is the crowning of Your gifts. You provide an example for us by their lives on earth, You give us their friendship by our communion with them, You grant us strength and protection through their prayer for the Church, and You spur us on to victory over evil and the prize of eternal glory by this great company of witnesses. Grant that we who aspire to take part in their joy may be filled with the Spirit that blessed their lives, s...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JULY Saints celebrated on the 31st of July WELCOME! SAINT IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA, CONFESSOR   Vision of Saint Ignatius of Loyola by Peter Paul Rubens [Founder of the Society of Jesus.] St Ignatius was born in 1491, in the castle of Loyola, in Guipuscoa, a part of Biscay, that reaches to the Pyrenean mountains. His father, Don Bertram, was lord of Ognez and Loyola, head of one of the most ancient and noble families of that country. His mother, Mary Saez de Balde, was not less illustrious by her extraction. They had three daughters and eight sons.  PAGE TO THE KING The youngest of all these was Inigo or Ignatius; he was well shaped, and in his childhood gave proofs of a pregnant wit and discretion above his years; was affable and obliging, but of a warm or choleric disposition, and had an ardent passion for glory. He was bred in the court of Ferdinand V, in quality of page to the king, under the care and protection of Antony Manriquez, duke of Najara,...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JUNE Saints celebrated on the 11th of June WELCOME! SAINT IGNATIUS MALOYAN, BISHOP AND MARTYR "To become a traitor to the Christian religion - never!" On October 7, 2001, Pope John Paul II beatified the Armenian martyr Ignatius Maloyan (1869-1915). Despite torture, this holy Catholic Bishop refused to renounce his Christian faith and convert to Islam. SPIRITUAL COMBAT "Archbishop Ignatius Maloyan, who died a martyr when he was 46, reminds us of every Christian's spiritual combat, whose faith is exposed to the attacks of evil.  IT IS IN THE EUCHARIST THAT HE DREW, DAY BY DAY, THE STRENGTH It is in the Eucharist that he drew, day by day, the force necessary to accomplish his priestly ministry with generosity and passion, dedicating himself to preaching, to a pastoral life connected with the celebration of the sacraments and to the service of the neediest.  A SPIRIT OF COURAGE Throughout his existence, he fully lived the words of Saint Paul: ...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JULY Saints celebrated on the 31st of July WELCOME! SAINT IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA, PRIEST ⬅️ More information about St Ignatius of Loyola Born in 1491 at Loyola in the north of Spain, of a courtly family, St Ignatius became a soldier, but during convalescence from a wound he was converted to a deep love of Christ, and a missionary sense. He studied theology in Paris. With companions, he formed the Society of Jesus , to resist the Protestant Reformation, to reform the Church from within, and to educate the young in religion. He died in 1556, at Rome. PRAYER: Father, you gave Saint Ignatius of Loyola to your Church to bring greater glory to your name. May we follow his example on earth and share the crown of life in heaven. 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 OCTOBER Saints celebrated on the 17th of October WELCOME! SAINT IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCH, BISHOP AND MARTYR Saint Ignatius was a successor of Saint Peter as Bishop of Antioch. The young Church still had to operate extremely carefully and as inconspicuous as possible because the Roman authorities were constantly on the case of the Faithful.  HE WROTE SEVERAL IMPORTANT LETTERS On his journey to Rome Saint Ignatius wrote seven letters to different churches about Christ, the structure of the Church and Christian life. Eventually, Saint Ignatius was martyred under the Emperor Trajan by being thrown to the lions in the Colosseum in A.D. 107. PRAYER: Almighty ever-living God, who adorn the sacred body of your Church with the confession of holy Martyrs, grant, we pray, that, just as the glorious passion of St Ignatius of Antioch, which we celebrate today, brought him eternal splendour, so it may be for us unending protection. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who...