ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY Saints celebrated on the 29th of May WELCOME! SAINT MARY, VIRGIN OF ANTIOCH Saint Mary, Virgin is commemorated on May 29 . Regarding this holy lady, the only thing we know with certainty is that she is venerated in the Eastern Church. When and where she lived, as well as the specific details of her life, remain unknown. While so-called "Acts" concerning her do exist, they are so unreliable and vague that the Bollandists * are compelled to state that, although they offer useful moral instruction, they contain little or nothing of historical reliability. The essence of the legend is as follows: In the city of Antioch (likely the Syrian metropolis), there lived a woman of modest means but great Christian virtue and moral rectitude. Her husband had died, leaving Mary as her only daughter. She devoted herself entirely to the girl's upbringing, striving above all to plant divine love deep within her heart. The good seed fell on fertile soi...