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SAINT ONION AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS - 9 AUGUST

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN AUGUST Saints celebrated on the 9th of August WELCOME ! SAINT ONION AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS Saints Onion [Orion], Tiburtinus, Valerian, Dionysius, Felix, Eutician, Gagius, Melciades, Stephanus, Urbanus, Lucius, Mamorius, Saftirus, Nimidus, Ladicus, Julian, Polycarp, Magnus and Sylvanus are listed in the ancient martyrologies as martyrs at Alexandria. There is no further information about them . (II. 412) (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  4, Augsburg, 1875, p. 622) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saints Onion, Tiburtinus, Valerian, Dionysius, Felix, Eutician, Gagius, Melciades, Stephanus, Urbanus, Lucius, Mamorius, Saftirus, Nimidus, Ladicus, Julian, Polycarp, Magnus and Sylvanus may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns wi...

SAINT URBANUS AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS - 5 SEPTEMBER

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN SEPTEMBER Saints celebrated on the 5th of September SAINT URBANUS AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS Today, we also commemorate Saint Urbanus and Companions. The Roman Martyrology states:  "At Constantinople, the holy martyrs Urbanus, Theodore, Menedemus, and their ecclesiastical companions, seventy-seven in number, who were put in a ship by the command of the emperor Valens, and burned on the sea for the Catholic faith." PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Urbanus, Theodore, Menedemus and Companions 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.