SAINT FEAST DAY FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JUNE Saints celebrated on the 12th June WELCOME! SAINT BASILIDES AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS These holy men, Saints Basilides , Cyrinus, Nabor , and Nazarius (June 12), martyrs under Diocletian, were Roman soldiers distinguished by both birth and valor. Because they proclaimed the Christian doctrine to Emperor Diocletian, they were seized by the City Prefect Aurelius and - refusing to sacrifice to the Roman gods - thrown into a dungeon, which was suddenly illuminated by a heavenly light in response to their prayers. Moved by this miraculous event, the jailer Marcellus, along with many others, converted to the Christian faith. Later, having steadfastly professed their faith before Emperor Maximian, they were scourged with scorpions (a type of scourge) and once again cast into prison. Finally, they were beheaded and their bodies thrown to wild beasts; the animals, however, did not touch them, and the Christians subsequently gave them an honourable burial. The ...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JULY Saints celebrated on the 17th of July WELCOME! SAINT MAMMAS AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS A page of one of Fortunatus Hueber's Saints' books, "Stammenbuch..." (1693) Next to nothing has been handed down to us regarding these holy men and women. They are mentioned in the older Roman Martyrology of  Saint Jerome *. Saints Mammas, Emasia, Nazarius, Maximus, Paul, Tatiana, Nesia, Siriana and Eutatus were killed for steadfastly confessing the faith. Perhaps Justinus and Nonnus are also part of this group of martyrs. (IV. 222). (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  4, Augsburg, 1875, p. 71) *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 Saints Mammas, Emasia, Nazarius, Maximus, Paul, Tatiana, Nesia, Siriana, Eutatus, Justinus and Nonnus may increase our devotion and ...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN NOVEMBER Saints celebrated on the 18th of November   WELCOME! SAINT NAZARIUS, ABBOT  [Saint Nazarius was the] fourteenth abbot of the monastery of  Lérins , probably sometime during the reign of the Merovingian Clotaire II, 584 - 629.  He successfully attacked the remnants of heathendom on the southern coast of France, overthrew a sanctuary of Venus near Cannes, and founded on its site a convent for women, which was destroyed by the  Saracens in the eighth century. His name is inscribed on the calendar of saints of the French Church, on 18 November. Source: Catholic Encyclopedia, 1913 PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Nazarius 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 28th of July 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 th...