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SAINT PRIMIAN, MARTYR OF SPOLETO - 31 AUGUST

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN AUGUST Saints celebrated on the 31st of August SAINT PRIMIAN, MARTYR OF SPOLETO Saint Primian (Primianus) suffered at Spoleto; he was put to death for his Christian faith under the emperors Diocletian and Maximian. According to the murals at the main church in Spoleto, he was torn to pieces with iron claws, and tormented with burning torches. Because the pagans could not sway Primian for him to apostatise, they beheaded him. His relics are kept in the same main church. (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  4, Augsburg, 1875, pp. 978-79) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Primian 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.

SAINT PRIMIAN, MARTYR - 29 DECEMBER

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN DECEMBER Saints celebrated on the 29th of December SAINT PRIMIAN, MARTYR Saint Primian was killed for the Christian faith. He suffered in Africa as a companion of the holy martyr Dominic .  (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  4, Augsburg, 1875, p. 979) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Primian 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.

SS. DOMINIC AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS - 29 DECEMBER

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN DECEMBER Saints celebrated on the 29th of December 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...