SAINT FEAST DAY FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN NOVEMBER Saints celebrated on the 27th of November SAINTS BARLAAM AND JOSAPHAT Today, we also commemorate Saints Barlaam and Josaphat. The Roman Martyrology states:  "In India, on the confines of Persia, the Saints Barlaam and Josaphat, whose wonderful deeds were written by Saint John Damascene ." PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saints Barlaam and Josaphat 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.

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN NOVEMBER Saints celebrated on the 12th November WELCOME! SAINT JOSAPHAT, BISHOP AND MARTYR Saint Josaphat was born in the Ukraine about 1580, ordained about 1604; he became a monk. He was a noted theologian and preacher, and loyal to Rome. He was made bishop of Polotz in 1617, and embarked on a thorough-going pastoral reform, visiting his clergy, seeing that the people were instructed and taking an interest in the liturgy. His reforms aroused hostility, and he was murdered at Vitebsk, during a pastoral visit, in 1623. PRAYER: Lord, fill your Church with the Spirit that gave Saint Josaphat courage to lay down his life for his people. By his prayers may your Spirit make us strong and willing to offer our lives for our brothers and sisters. 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.