SAINT FEAST DAY FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 28th of January WELCOME! SAINT JEROME LU TINGMEI AND COMPANIONS Saint Jerome Lu Tingmei, Saint Laurence Wang Bing, and Saint Agatha Lin Zhao, c atechists and martyrs, were arrested for being Christians and offered their life if they renounced Jesus Christ. They steadfastly refused and were subsequently beheaded on January 28, 1859, in   Maokou (in the province of Guizhou), Ch ina. PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that we who know how courageously your holy martyrs Jerome, Laurence, and Agatha confessed the faith, may experience their goodness as they intercede for us with you. 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 FEBRUARY Saints celebrated on the 8th of February WELCOME! SAINT JEROME EMILIANI, PRIEST   Saint Jerome was born 1486 at Venice. He began life as a soldier but was converted to Christ. He then gave all his possessions to the poor, and devoted his life to serving them. He founded the Order of Clerks Regular known as the Somaschi. He died of the plague in 1537. PRAYER: God of mercy, You chose Jerome Emiliani to be a father and friend of orphans. May his prayers keep us faithful to the Spirit we have received, who makes us Your children. 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 SEPTEMBER Saints celebrated on the 30th of September WELCOME ! SAINT JEROME, PRIEST AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH ⬅️ Doctors of the Church - Complete List Saint Jerome was born about 342, he studied in Rome, where he was baptised. He lived for some years as a hermit in the Syrian desert, then returned to Antioch and was ordained priest by Paulinus. He lived in Constantinople and then in Rome, preaching asceticism, and studying. Eventually he settled in Bethlehem, where he was head of the monastery and devoted himself to study. His scholarship was unparalleled in the early Church. He translated the Bible from its original tongues into Latin (the Vulgate), wrote biblical commentaries, and other works. He fought against the heresies of Arianism, Pelagianism and Origenism. PRAYER: Father, you gave Saint Jerome delight in his study of holy scripture. May your people find in your word the food for salvation and the fountain of life. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, yo...