SAINT FEAST DAY FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN NOVEMBER   Saints celebrated on the 25th of November WELCOME! SAINT MOSES, PRIEST AND MARTYR Today, we also commemorate Saint Moses. The Roman Martyrology states:  "At Rome, Saint Moses, priest and martyr, who, with others detained in prison, was often consoled by the letters of Saint Cyprian . After he had withstood with unbending courage not only the Gentiles, but also the Novatian schismatics and heretics, he was finally, in the persecution of Decius, crowned with a martyrdom which fills the mind with admiration, according to the words of pope Saint Cornelius ." PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Moses 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 7th of February 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...

  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 liv...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN AUGUST Saints celebrated on the 28th of August WELCOME! SAINT MOSES THE STRONG, DESERT FATHER  Saint Moses, who lived in the 4th century, was born of sub-saharan African parentage in Abyssinia, and hence is styled the "Ethiopian Hermit." Born in slavery, he had developed such vicious inclinations that his master drove him from his household. He then became a highway robber, and, at the head of a band of brigands, was the terror of the country round the frontiers of Egypt. AT THE MONASTERY OF THE SOLITARIES AT SCETE But a miraculous conversion ensued. Touched by Divine Grace, Moses became a model of penitence, and after some time gained admittance to the monastery of the Solitaries at Scete in Lower Egypt. HIS AUSTERE LIFE AND HEAVENLY FAVOURS There, his austere life and the heavenly favours he received placed him in the first rank among the Fathers of the Desert. Theophilus , Patriarch of Alexandria, raised him to the priesthood. He died at the clos...