SAINT FEAST DAY FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN AUGUST Saints celebrated on the 5th of August WELCOME! SAINT OSWALD OF NORTHUMBRIA   The English Saxon kingdom of the Northumbers was founded by Ida in 547. After  Ethelfrid, grandson of Ida, who ruled the whole kingdom of the Northumbers twenty-four years, was slain in battle in 617, his sons Eanfrid, Oswald, and Oswi took refuge among the Scots, where they were instructed in the Christian faith, and received the sacrament of regeneration.  AFTER BOTH HIS BROTHERS HAD BEEN KILLED BY ENEMIES, OSWALD BECAME KING After both his brothers had been killed by enemies, Oswald became king.  He had embraced the faith with his whole heart, and he had no other view than to bring his subjects to the spiritual kingdom of divine grace, and to labour with them to secure a crown of eternal glory.    At that time Cadwalla ravaged all the Northumbrian provinces, not as a conqueror, but as a cruel tyrant, laying every thing waste with fire and ...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY Saints celebrated on the 29th 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 live...