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SAINT CLAUDIAN AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS - 25 OCTOBER

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER Saints celebrated on the 25th of October WELCOME! SAINT CLAUDIAN AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS (S.S. Claudianus et Soc. M.M.) Saints Claudian (Claudianus), Rogatus, Papirus, Felix, and Vitalis died as martyrs; the manner of their martyrdom is not specified in the source. (El.) (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 629) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saints Claudian, Rogatus, Papirus, Felix and Vitalis 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

SAINT SERVANUS AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS - 7 MARCH

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 7th of March SAINT SERVANUS AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS Saints Servanus (Silvanus), Rogatus, Eroicus (Crocus), and Victoriana (Victorinus) are listed as martyrs in Africa . (I. 638 and 639) (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  5, Augsburg, 1882, pp. 262-63) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saints Servanus, Rogatus, Eroicus, and Victoriana 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

SS. CYRIL, ROGATUS, FELIX, AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS - 8 MARCH

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 8th of March 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 t...

SS. ZOTICUS, ROGATUS, MODESTUS, CASTULUS, AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS - 12 JANUARY

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 12th of January WELCOME! SAINTS ZOTICUS, ROGATUS, MODESTUS, CASTULUS, AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS  Today, we also commemorate Saints Zoticus, Rogatus, Modestus, Castulus, and Companions. The Roman Martyrology states:  "In Africa, the holy martyrs Zoticus, Rogatus, Modestus, Castulus, and forty soldiers gloriously crowned." PRAYER: Grant to your Church, we beseech you, O Lord, through the intercession of your holy martyrs Zoticus, Rogatus, Modestus, Castulus, and Companions, not to think high-mindedly, but to grow in humility pleasing to you; that, despising what is base, she may with unbounded love diligently do whatever is right. 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.