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  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN SEPTEMBER Saints celebrated on the 8th of September WELCOME! SAINT PIUS, MARTYR OF ALEXANDRIA  A page of one of Fortunatus Hueber's Saints' books, "Stammenbuch..." (1693) Saint Pius, commemorated on September 8, was a martyr at Alexandria in Egypt and a companion of  Saint Ammon  (Ammonius). (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Pius 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): books.google.co.uk,  de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN SEPTEMBER Saints celebrated on the 23rd of September WELCOME! SAINT PIO OF PIETRELCINA, PRIEST  Born into a devout Catholic family on May 25, 1887, Padre Pio (original name Francesco Forgione, also called St Pio of Pietrelcina) consecrated himself to Jesus at age 5. At age 15 he joined the Capuchin order and took the name Pio in honour of St Pius I .  In 1910, the year in which he became a priest, he received the stigmata (bodily marks corresponding to the wounds suffered by the crucified Jesus) for the first time, though they eventually healed. He was drafted into the Italian military in 1915 for medical service during World War I but was shortly discharged because of his poor health. He received the stigmata again in 1918, and this time they remained with him until his death. These and other signs of his holiness (such as his reported ability to be in two places at once and his gift of healing) drew growing numbers of pilgrims to him. He was n...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN AUGUST Saints celebrated on the 21st August WELCOME! SAINT PIUS X., POPE ⬅️ Saintly Popes - Index Saint Pius X was born Giuseppe Sarto in 1835 in the village of Riese in the province of Venice. After he became a priest he performed his duties with distinction. A man of humble origins, he became bishop of Mantua and patriarch of Venice, and was elected pope in 1903. He took as the motto of his reign “to renew all things in Christ”.  He worked out a new catechism and promoted Eucharistic communion for children, considering participation in holy mysteries an indispensable basis for a true Christian life. He fulfilled this task in the spirit of simplicity, poverty, and courage, arousing the faithful to a Christian way of life and waging constant warfare against the errors of his age. He died August 21, 1914. PRAYER: O God, who to safeguard the Catholic faith and to restore all things in Christ, filled Pope Saint Pius the Tenth with heavenly wisdom and ap...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN APRIL Saints celebrated on the 30th of April WELCOME! SAINT PIUS V., POPE ➡️ Pope Saint Pius V.'s Strictly Vegan Lifestyle St Pius V was born near Allesandria in Italy in 1504; he entered the Dominican Order and became Pope in 1566. He put into practice the reforming decrees of the Council of Trent, which ended in 1563: in his name the Catechism, the Breviary, and the Missal were promulgated, and these endured until the recent reform in the 20th century. He encouraged the practice of saying the Rosary. He died in 1572. PRAYER: Father, you chose Saint Pius V as pope of your Church to protect the faith and give you more fitting worship. By his prayers, help us celebrate your holy mysteries with a living faith and an effective love. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen. ⬅️ Pope Saint Pius V. and the Victory of Lepanto   ⬅️ Saintly Popes - Index