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  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JULY Saints celebrated on the 28th of July WELCOME! SAINT URSUS, ABBOT Saint Ursus (Ursius) - just as the saintly abbot  Leobatius  - is commemorated on  July 28 , or July 18 ; October 27 , or December 6 . Both abbots are venerated in Bourges and Tours, France ( in agro Turonensi ). Saint Ursus, born in Cahors (Department of Lot), spent a large part of his life in the Berry region ( apud Bituriges ), where he founded the monasteries of Taurisiae or Toiselay ( Tausiriacum ), Heugnes ( Onia ), and Pontivy (Pontiniacum) . After appointing capable superiors for them, he moved to Touraine. At Sennevières (Department of Indre-et-Loire), he built a chapel and hermitages, which soon developed into a monastery. He entrusted its leadership to  Saint Leobatius  (Saint Libesse), his contemporary, while Ursus himself presided over a monastic community at Loches . His monks devoted a considerable amount of time to manual labour. From their holy...

ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY Saints celebrated on the 2nd of February WELCOME! SAINT URSUS, CONFESSOR This holy priest is venerated in Aosta ( Augusta Praetoria ) in Northern Italy - where his relics rest in the cathedral - though some martyrologies erroneously style him "Bishop." No documentary evidence concerning him exists, yet his veneration dates back to time immemorial. Tradition in Aosta holds that he was a Scot by birth and, by vocation, a pious and zealous priest at the Church of St Peter, serving as a disciple of the holy Bishop Gratus . He distinguished himself before the world through great humility, mercy, gentleness, and a peace-loving nature. To avoid burdening anyone, he supported himself through manual labour, while at night he would visit the churches, whose doors opened to him of their own accord. On the hillside where he lived, he cultivated a vineyard that produced wine endowed with the power to heal the sick. When the city was once threatened by a ...

  WELCOME! SAINT URSUS, BISHOP OF TOUL Ursus (Ursinus) was (according to the  Gallica Christiana* ) the sixth Bishop of Toul, flourishing around the year 490, succeeding Saint Auspicius . He was a contemporary and friend of Saint Vedastus and excelled in all episcopal virtues. The Church of  Saint Mansuetus houses his relics. (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  5, Augsburg, 1882, p. 630) *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 Ursus 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

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JULY Saints celebrated on the 25th of July WELCOME! SAINT URSUS, BISHOP OF TROYES Saint Ursus is commemorated on July 25th and also on July 26. According to the  Gallia Christiana*,  this holy confessor was the seventh Bishop of Troyes, succeeding Aurelius. The faithful and conscientious fulfillment of all episcopal pastoral duties drove him - even when he was already decrepit and ill - to travel throughout his diocese. He succumbed to his exertions at Queudes ( Cubita ), then in the diocese of Chalons-sur-Marne, in the year 426. He was also buried there. The greater part of his mortal remains were later transferred to Troyes, to the cathedral and to the Church of Saint Stephen in Troyes. The faithful venerated them year in, year out until they were removed as dangerous to the state by the French Revolution . (VI. 167.) (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  5, Augsburg, 1882, pp. 629-30) *A hagiog...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JULY Saints celebrated on the 30th of July WELCOME! SAINT URSUS, BISHOP OF AUXERRE, CONFESSOR Saint Ursus (July 30, July 29), Confessor and Bishop of Auxerre, was the tenth (eleventh) in the order of succession. The Gallia Christiana * and Ferrarius * list him on July 29. For a long time, Saint Ursus lived in great austerity in a hermit's  cell near Saint Amator 's Church. Once, when a violent fire broke out in the city, it was miraculously quenched. On this occasion the people had become acquainted with his merits; therefore, when the holy bishop  Censurius departed hence, Ursus was taken out of his cell and placed on the episcopal chair. He ruled his diocese for six years and four months and died on July 30 at the beginning of the 6th century, around the year 508, in the 72nd year of his life.  Saint Ursus is mentioned in the Roman Martyrology *, and Baronius * in his work remarks ( notae ) that he co-signed a synodal letter sent by some...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN SEPTEMBER Saints celebrated on the 30th of September SAINTS VICTOR AND URSUS, MARTYRS Today, we also commemorate Saints Victor and Ursus . The Roman Martyrology states:  "In Switzerland, in the time of the emperor Maximian, the passion of the holy martyrs Victor and Ursus, of the glorious Theban legion, who were subjected to horrid tortures; but a heavenly light shining over them, and causing the executioners to fall to the ground, they were delivered. Being then cast into the fire without sustaining any injury, they finally perished by the sword." PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saints Victor and Ursus 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 JULY Saints celebrated on the 30th of July WELCOME! SAINT URSUS, BISHOP OF AUXERRE Today, we also commemorate Saint Ursus . The Roman Martyrology states:   "At Auxerre, Saint Ursus, bishop and confessor." PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Ursus 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. ➡️ More information about Saint Ursus

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN SEPTEMBER Saints celebrated on the 30th of September WELCOME! SAINT URSUS OF SOLOTHURN, MARTYR   The Virgin Mary,  Saint Martin of Tours , Saint Ursus¹   He is Patron of the principal church of Solothurn (Soleure) in Switzerland, honoured from very early times, as a martyr of the Theban Legion, and recorded in the  Roman Martyrology , with Saint Victor , on September 30. Relics of him are shown in many churches of Switzerland, and since the twelfth century the baptismal name Ursus is very common in the neighbourhood of Solothurn.  The legend, by  Saint Eucher  of Lyons, classed by Delehaye among the historical romances, says that Ursus, after many cruel torments suffered for his constancy in refusing to sacrifice to the idols, was beheaded c.286 under the Emperor Maximian Herculeus and the Governor Hyrtacus.  Between the years 473 and 500 the body of  Saint Victor  was brought to Geneva by the Burgundian Q...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN APRIL Saints celebrated on the 13th of April 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 ...