SAINT FEAST DAY FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER Saints celebrated on the 21st of October WELCOME! SAINT ODILIA, SISTER OF SAINT DORIA Saint Odilia (October 21), a virgin and daughter of Eulalia, a sister of Saint Doria¹, was one of the  companions of Saint Ursula . (IX. 206) (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  4, Augsburg, 1875, p. 606) ¹It is an undoubted fact that a large group of virgins (11,000 must be regarded as a round number and must not be overestimated) suffered martyrdom at Cologne by heathen barbarians. There is evidence that the veneration of these holy virgin martyrs existed there as early as the 5th century. (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  5, Augsburg, 1882, pp. 616-24) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Odilia may increase our devotion and promote our salv...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER Saints celebrated on the 21st of October WELCOME! SAINT OTHILIA, VIRGIN AND PRINCESS Saint Othilia (Odilia), a virgin and granddaughter of King Ivan, is listed in the register of virgins and martyrs surrounding  Saint Ursula . She is not the same person as Saint Odilia . The Bollandists * mention this Saint Odilia on January 29 (among the Praetermissi - Jan. II. 917 ), and add that a translation of her relics is commemorated at Hui in Belgium on July 18 . (IX. 206) (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  4, Augsburg, 1875, p. 605 Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Odilia 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. Sources of these articles (in...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER Saints celebrated on the 21st of October WELCOME! SAINT ODILIA, VIRGIN Saint Odilia, a virgin, is listed among the companions of Saint Ursula . (IX. 206)  (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  4, Augsburg, 1875, pp. 605-66) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Odilia 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. ➡️ Another of Saint Ursula's companions called Odilia Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk,  de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org

   ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN DECEMBER Saints celebrated on the 13th of December 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 thei...