SAINT FEAST DAY FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN DECEMBER Saints celebrated on the 29th of December WELCOME! SAINT LUCIA, ABBESS  Saint Lucia, commemorated on December 29, was an abbess in Trier [Treves], specifically at the Trier convent of Horreen ( Horreum ). Zedler * (45, 723) records her as the 7th abbess of this convent, bearing the title "Saint."  Bucelin *, however, lists this holy Abbess merely in his Nomenclator and Index.  (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume  3, Augsburg, 1869, p. 885) *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 Lucia 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, d...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN SEPTEMBER   Saints celebrated on the 16th of September SAINTS LUCIA AND GEMINIANUS, MARTYRS Today, we also commemorate Saints Lucia and Geminianus. The Roman Martyrology states:  "At Rome, the holy martyrs Lucia, noble matron, and Geminianus, who were subjected to most grievous afflictions and a long time tortured, by the command of the emperor Diocletian. Finally, being put to the sword, they obtained the glorious victory of martyrdom." PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saints Lucia and Geminianus 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 JULY Saints celebrated on the 6th of July SAINT LUCIA AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS Today, we also commemorate Saints Lucia and Companions. The Roman Martyrology states:  "The same day, Saint Lucia, martyr, a native of Campania. Being arrested and severely tortured by the lieutenant-governor Rictiovarus, she converted him to Christ. To them were added Antoninus, Severinus, Diodorus, Dion, and seventeen others, who shared their sufferings and their crowns." PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Lucia and Companions 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.