SAINT FEAST DAY FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN DECEMBER   Saints celebrated on the 2nd of December SAINTS EUSEBIUS, MARCELLUS, HIPPOLYTUS, AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS A page of one of Fortunatus Hueber's Saints' books, "Stammenbuch..." (1693) All the saints mentioned here suffered during the time of the Valerian persecution of Christians, around the year 255. At that time Saint Hippolytus lived as a Christian in a grotto not far from the city of Rome. Saint Hippolytus had a sister named Paulina, who was married to a certain Adrias, to whom she bore a boy Neon and a daughter Mary. Both parents were pagans. The uncle took these children into instruction and education, but did not have them baptised immediately, nor did he send them to their parents. He hoped that they too would come to him one day and he could win them over to Christianity. The priest Eusebius and the deacon Marcellus visited the parents and spoke strongly to their hearts. Adrias and Paulina were attracted to Christianity, but

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER   Saints celebrated on the 7th of October 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 lives, so

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN SEPTEMBER Saints celebrated on the 4th of September 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 lives,