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  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN AUGUST Saints celebrated on the 2nd of August WELCOME! SAINT THEODOTA AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS During the Diocletian persecution, Saint Theodota died for the Christian faith  at Nicaea in Bithynia. She was a widow and had three sons whom she brought up in the fear of God. No doubt she was both of noble stock and wealthy, since the governor Lucatius wanted her in marriage. When she refused his hand, he reported her to the authorities for being a Christian and handed her over to the prefect Nicetius to be sentenced. After subjecting her to severe beatings, which she endured patiently, the pagan then meant to proceed with raping her. But an angel of God struck the libertine who wanted to lay his hands on her so violently in the face that he started bleeding profusely, which made him give up his plan. Theodota then received the death penalty for being a Christian; she perished by burning together with her sons, of whom only one,  Evodius (Evedius), ...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN AUGUST Saints celebrated on the 2nd of August 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...