SAINT FEAST DAY FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JUNE Saints celebrated on the 1st of June WELCOME! Saint Simeon [ Symeon, monk and hermit ] is mentioned by Abbot Eberwein ( Ebroinus ) in his biography of  Archbishop Poppo of Trier [ Treves ].  Born in Syracuse in Sicily, Simeon was brought to study in Constantinople by his father Antonius, a Greek. As a young adult he joined a group of pilgrims who travelled to Palestine. There he remained for seven years, staying for some time with a certain hermit on the banks of the Jordan. When his holy companion decided to leave the cell to serve God at an even more secluded spot, Simeon went to live at a monastery in Bethlehem, where he stayed for two years. There he was ordained a deacon. At length he settled among the monks who dwelt at the foot of Mount Sinai in Arabia, and edified the brethren there by his austere life and virtuous conduct. For some time Simeon left to stay at a cave on the Red Sea, and on another occasion he dwelt in a dilapidated...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JULY Saints celebrated on the 26th of July SAINT SIMEON, MONK AND HERMIT Today, we also commemorate Saint Simeon. The Roman Martyrology states:  "In the monastery of Saint Benedict, near Mantua, Saint Simeon, monk and hermit, who was renowned for many miracles, and at an advanced age rested in the Lord." PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Simeon 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.

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JUNE Saints celebrated on the 1st of June WELCOME! SAINT SIMEON, RELIGIOUS Today, we also commemorate Saint Simeon . The Roman Martyrology states:  "At Treves, Saint Simeon , monk, who was added to the number of the Saints by Pope Benedict IX ." PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Simeon 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.

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN APRIL Saints celebrated on the 21st of April SAINT SIMEON, BISHOP AND MARTYR Today, we also commemorate Saint Simeon. The Roman Martyrology states:  "In Persia, the birthday of Saint Simeon , bishop of Seleucia and Ctesiphon. He was arrested by order of Sapor, king of Persia, loaded with irons, and presented to the iniquitous tribunals. As he refused to adore the sun, and openly and courageously bore testimony to Jesus Christ, he was confined a long time in a dungeon with one hundred other confessors, among whom were bishops, priests, and clerics of various ranks.  Afterwards Usthazanes , the king’s foster father, who had been converted from apostasy by Simeon, endured martyrdom with great constancy. The day after, which was the anniversary of our Lord’s Passion, the companions of Simeon whom he had feelingly exhorted, were beheaded before his eyes, after which he met the same fate. With him suffered also several distinguished men: Abdechalas an...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN NOVEMBER   Saints celebrated on the 26th of November SAINT SIMEON, ABBOT OF CAVA Saint Simeon, the fifth abbot at Cava, is listed in the Elenchus *. He died in 1141. St Simeon is also commemorated on November 16. (Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 5, Augsburg, 1882) *A hagiography source used by the authors  Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Simeon 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.

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER   Saints celebrated on the 8th of October 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 ...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 5th of January WELCOME! SAINT SIMEON STYLITES, CONFESSOR (A.D. 459) Saint Simeon was, in his life and conduct, a subject of astonishment, not only to the whole Roman empire, but also to many barbarous and infidel nations. The Persians, Medes, Saracens, Ethiopians, Iberians, and Scythians, had the highest veneration for him. The kings of Persia thought his benediction a great happiness. The Roman emperors solicited his prayers, and consulted him on matters of the greatest importance.  A SUBJECT OF ADMIRATION It must nevertheless, be acknowledged, that his most remarkable actions, how instrumental soever they might be to this universal veneration and regard for him, are a subject of admiration, not of imitation. They may serve, notwithstanding, to our spiritual edification and improvement in virtue; as we cannot well reflect on his fervour, without condemning and being confounded at our own indolence in the service of G...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN NOVEMBER Saints celebrated on the 30th of November WELCOME! SAINTS SAPOR AND ISAAC, BISHOPS, MAHANES, ABRAHAM, AND SIMEON, MARTYRS In the thirtieth year of Sapor II. [Shapur II.] the Magians accused the Christians to the king, with loud complaints, saying: "No longer are we able to worship the sun, nor the air, nor the water, nor the earth: for the Christians despise and insult them." Sapor, incensed by their discourse against the servants of God, laid aside his intended journey to Aspharesa, and published a severe edict commanding the Christians everywhere to be taken into custody.  HE COMMANDED CHRISTIANS TO BE ARRESTED Mahanes, Abraham, and Simeon were the first who fell into the hands of his messengers. The next day the magians laid a new information before the king, saying: "Sapor, bishop of Beth-Nictor, and Isaac, bishop of Beth-Seleucia, build churches, and seduce many."  The king answered in great wrath: "It is my command that...