ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY Saints celebrated on the 1st of May WELCOME! SAINTS ORENTIUS AND PATIENCE, MARTYRS OF HUESCA The Roman Martyrology * mentions on this day Saints Orentius and Patience (Orentius [Orientius] and Patientia ) , martyrs at Huesca (Osca) in Spain. They are said to have been the parents of the deacon and martyr Saint Laurence (Laurentius). (H.-L. III. p. 703) (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 4, Augsburg, 1875, p. 627) *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 Orentius and Patience 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 the original German)...