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  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY Saints celebrated on the 1st of May SAINT MARCULF, ABBOT A page of one of Fortunatus Hueber's Saints' books, "Stammenbuch..." (1693) Saint Marculf  ( Marculphus , Helerius) was born in Bayeux c. A.D. 490. His parents were rich and respected people, who allowed him to take care of the poor and needy in their house and to feed them - even as a child. The boy did this for love for God, to whom he raised his innocent hands every day with childlike simplicity, and vowed to dedicate every day of his life to Him. He became a priest, and as such a zealous and popular preacher, and it is said that he spoke particularly often of the obligations imposed on us by receiving Holy Baptism. Saint Possessor, Bishop of Coutances, ordained him (c. 520). He gave him (according to Gall. Chr. IX. 243) the task to preach in the entire diocese. Gradually, however, the desire for greater seclusion arose in him. Therefore he built a hermitage in Nanteuil (Nantum

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY Saints celebrated on the 1st of May 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 that, aft