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  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JULY Saints celebrated on the 26th of July   WELCOME! SAINT PARASCEVE, MARTYR Saint Parasceve is venerated only by the Greeks, although she is said to have been born near Rome. Her alleged life story is full of contradictions: she apparently became a nun at a time when there were no monasteries and, although a nun, is said to have travelled around and preached faith in Jesus Christ in various places and converted well-known heroes and Jews to the faith. Some hostile Jews reported her to the officials of Emperor Antoninus. As a Christian she refused to follow the order to worship the pagan idols. When tormented with boiling oil, she splashed some on the Emperor's face, whereupon he went blind, but through her prayer he regained his sight, etc. In church art she carries a small cross in her hands. The Bollandists * list her among the Praetermissi ; she does not feature in the Roman Martyrology* (VI. 232). Saint Parasceve is also commemorated on July 24...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JULY Saints celebrated on the 26th 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...