SAINT FEAST DAY FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 20th of March WELCOME! SAINT JOHN AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS A page of a German Martyrology from 1753  (S.S. Johannes et 19 Soc. M.M.) In A.D. 797, these holy monks of the Laura of Saint Sabas near Jerusalem were murdered by the Saracens for being Christians: John, Sergius, Patrick (Patricius), Cosmas, Anasius, Theoctistus. 14 others, whose names have not come down to us, were also killed for the same reason. Eight days earlier, 40 monks were martyred,  who are commemorated in May. (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  3, Augsburg, 1869, p. 228) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saints John, Sergius, Patrick,   Cosmas, Anasius, Theoctistus, and companions may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN DECEMBER Saints celebrated on the 21st of December 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 live...