SAINT FEAST DAY FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY Saints celebrated on the 24th of May WELCOME! SAINTS OPTATUS AND POLYCARP, MARTYRS (SS. Optatus et Policarnus, M.M.) The memory of Saints Optatus and Policarnus (the latter is also spelled Polycarp [Polycarpus] ) is celebrated by the Roman nuns of S. Silvestro in Campo Marzo. According to the inscription on the church portal, the martyrs' relics are kept there. (V . 270. Piazza.) (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  4, Augsburg, 1875, p. 625) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saints Optatus and Polycarp 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, open...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JULY Saints celebrated on the 7th of July WELCOME! SAINT EUSTATHIUS AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS Today, we also commemorate Saints Eustathius, Polycarp (Polycarpus) and Evangelus . These holy men were martyrs, the first of whom suffered death by fire, the other two by the sword . (II. 468)   (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 131) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saints Eustathius, Polycarp and Evangelus 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