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  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN SEPTEMBER Saints celebrated on the 8th of September WELCOME! SAINT ISIDORE, MARTYR OF ALEXANDRIA  A page of one of Fortunatus Hueber's Saints' books, "Stammenbuch..." (1693) Saint Isidore (Isidorus) , commemorated on September 8, was a martyr at Alexandria in Egypt and a companion of  Saint Ammon  (Ammonius). (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Isidore 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 AUGUST Saints celebrated on the 4th of August SAINTS EPIPHANIUS AND ISIDORE, MARTYRS Saints Epiphanius and Isidore (Isidorus) were martyrs of Besançon (Vesontio) in France, of whom nothing else is known but that they enjoy ecclesiastical veneration. (I. 326) (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 74) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saints Epiphanius and Isidore 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 APRIL Saints celebrated on the 17th of April SAINT ELIAS, PAUL, AND ISIDORE, MARTYRS Today, we also commemorate Saints Elias , Paul, and Isidore. The Roman Martyrology states:  "At Cordova , the holy martyrs Elias, a priest, Paul and Isidore, monks." PRAYER: Grant to your Church, we beseech you, O Lord, through the intercession of your holy martyrs Elias, Paul, and Isidore, not to think high-mindedly, but to grow in humility pleasing to you; that, despising what is base, she may with unbounded love diligently do whatever is right. 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 14th of May 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, so that...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY Saints celebrated on the 15th of May WELCOME! SAINT ISIDORE THE FARMER  (St Isidore, Patron of Madrid, Labourer.) It is a misfortune which deserves to be lamented with floods of tears, that ignorance, obstinacy, and vice should so often taint a country life, the state which of all others is most necessary and important to the world; the most conformable to human condition and to nature; the state which was sanctified by the example of the primitive holy patriarchs, and which affords the most favourable opportunities for the perfect practice of every virtue and Christian duty. What advantageous helps to piety did the ancient hermits seek in the deserts, which the circumstances of a country labourer do not offer?  HE WAS BORN AT MADRID The life of St Isidore is a most sensible proof of this assertion. He was born at Madrid, of poor but very devout parents, and was christened Isidore from the name of their patron, St Isidore of Seville. They ha...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY Saints celebrated on the 5th of February 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...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY Saints celebrated on the 4th of February 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...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 15th of January 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,...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 15th of January 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,...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 2nd of January 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, ...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 2nd of January 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, ...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY Saints celebrated on the 15th of May WELCOME! SAINT ISIDORE THE FARMER ⬅️ More information about St Isidore the Farmer A dear child was born to some farmers who lived in Spain and they called him Isidore. This was in the 11th century. Throughout his early life in the country, Isidore retained his baptismal innocence, flying with horror from sin and vice. The Heart of Jesus spoke clearly to his heart, calling him to observe all God’s laws, to always surrender to the will of God and to work for the glory of God in all he did. HE WAS OF GREAT VIRTUE He responded eagerly to the grace of God, and though he was a country boy of small means he was of great virtue. The sky, the fields, the trees, the flowers, the breezes and the song of birds all reminded him of God, who was the centre of his life and the purveyor of all that was good. By divine will, he married an honest woman called Maria Torribia, and he became the model of the Christian husband. How pure ...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN APRIL Saints celebrated on the 4th of April WELCOME! SAINT ISIDORE, BISHOP AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH ⬅️ Doctors of the Church - Complete List Saint Isidore was born in Seville about 560 and appointed Bishop of Seville in 601. Isidore convoked various synods, notably the fourth Council of Toledo in 633, for the good government of the Church in Spain. He wrote a great deal, and was very concerned with the education of young people, founding a school which was much ahead of its time. He died in 636. PRAYER: Lord, hear the prayers we offer in commemoration of Saint Isidore. May your Church learn from his teachings and benefit from his intercession. 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.