ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 1st of January WELCOME! SAINT STABILIS, BISHOP OF CLERMONT The name Stabilis means The Steadfast. Saint Stabilis was the 38th Bishop of Clermont-Ferrand ( Arvernensis ) or the 41st, according to the Gallia Christiana * reckoning. He lived in the 9th century; his feast is celebrated in Clermont-Ferrand on January 1. Further details are unknown. His feast was formerly observed with an octave. (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 5, Augsburg, 1882, p. 353) *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 Stabilis 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 o...