SAINT FEAST DAY FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN APRIL Saints celebrated on the 12th of April WELCOME! SAINT LAZARUS, DEACON AND MARTYR Saint Lazarus, a deacon in Trieste (Tergestum) in Istria, was martyred for his faith during the reign of the Emperor Antoninus Pius. Born of Christian parents, Lazarus was honoured and loved by the whole city already as a youth because of his edifying services to the local church and because of the obvious signs of his future holiness. When Lazarus reached the required age, he was ordained a deacon, after which event he immediately distributed all his wealth among the poor. Around this time the emperor appointed a certain Pompeius as governor to Trieste, who set about seizing the Christians there. He arrived in Trieste in the dead of the night and immediately called together the leaders of the city to spy out the Christians there. Saint Lazarus, betrayed by an accuser, was sought out and discovered while he was at prayer with a group of fellow Christians. After several ...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN NOVEMBER Saints celebrated on the 7th of November   SAINT LAZARUS, HERMIT Saint Lazarus, a hermit who lived on Mount Gallisius, is known for his extraordinary fasting. He died a holy death there, too.  He is listed in the Elenchus* on November 7. The Bollandists* feature St Lazarus on July 17 and mention him in connection with St Saba the Miracle Worker. (Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 3, Augsburg, 1869) *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 Lazarus 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 FEBRUARY   Saints celebrated on the 11th of February WELCOME! SAINT LAZARUS, BISHOP OF MILAN  Saint Lazarus (Lazarius) bishop of Milan, was born the son of a citizen of Milan called Lazarus. Bishop Ennodius of Pavia mentioned him among the saints, as can be seen from the epigrams he made for twelve bishops of Milan, among whom is St Ambrosius, and in the 7th place of this list occurs our St Lazarus. HE BECAME BISHOP IN A.D. 449 According to Bossius, he would have become bishop of Milan in the year 449, which also agrees with a Milan breviary, according to which he endured great tribulations as a bishop at the time when the "Gothic king" Attila was devastating Italy (around the year 452), but without slacking off from his pastoral care.  HE PROBABLY HAD TO ENDURE A LOT FROM THE GOTHS But Attila was not the king of the Goths, but of the Huns; also the invasion of the Huns only happened under the holy Bishop Eusebius, the successor of our St L...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JULY Saints celebrated on the 29th of July   WELCOME! SS. MARTHA, MARY AND LAZARUS From 2021 onwards, the three holy siblings are to be commemorated on one day, "SS Martha, Mary and Lazarus" (July 29). MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SS. MARTHA, MARY AND LAZARUS: Saint Martha of Bethany in the Gospels   Saint Martha of Bethany in Marseilles Saint Lazarus of Bethany in the Gospels   Saint Lazarus of Bethany, Bishop of Marseilles

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN DECEMBER Saints celebrated on the 17th of December   Regarding the Feast of SS. Martha, Mary, and Lazarus WELCOME! SAINT LAZARUS OF BETHANY ⬅️ Saint Lazarus of Bethany in the Gospels Reputed first Bishop of Marseilles, died in the second half of the first century. According to a tradition, or rather a series of traditions combined at different epochs, the members of the family at Bethany, the friends of Christ, together with some holy women and others of His disciples, were put out to sea by the Jews hostile to Christianity in a vessel without sails, oars, or helm, and after a miraculous voyage landed in Provence at a place called today the Saintes-Maries. IT IS RELATED THAT THEY PREACHED THE GOSPEL IN GAUL It is related that they separated there to go and preach the Gospel in different parts of the southeast of Gaul.  Saint Lazarus of whom alone we have to treat here, went to Marseilles, and, having converted a number of its inhabitants to Chr...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 14th of January WELCOME! SAINT DEVASAHAYAM PILLAI, MARTYR Saint Devasahayam, a high-caste Hindu, converted to the Catholic Church. He was baptised on May 14, 1745, taking the name Devasahayam (Tamil for Lazarus).  HE WAS ARRESTED FOR BEING A CHRISTIAN Because, as a Christian, he mingled with lower castes, he was arrested for his Catholic Faith on February 23, 1745. Initially he was meant to be shot, but was then tortured instead and dragged through the countryside by the authorities. This was done to deter anyone from becoming Catholic. His ordeal went on for three years. A COURAGEOUS EXAMPLE Devasahayam led a very prayerful life during this time, and his courageous example, his charity and apparent holiness attracted new converts to the Faith. Priests were able to administer Holy Communion to him secretly and to hear his confessions.  To avoid ever larger numbers of converts to the Faith through his example, he ...