ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY Saints celebrated on the 5th of February WELCOME! SAINT ISSACHAR, SON OF JACOB Saint Issachar (Hebrew: Jissacar ), the 9th son of Patriarch Jacob , the 5th son of Lia (Liah, Leah), is mentioned in an English martyrology * on February 5 (I. 594). (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 3, Augsburg, 1869, p. 80) *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 Issachar 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