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  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN APRIL Saints celebrated on the 21st of April WELCOME! SAINT WOLBODO, BISHOP OF LIEGE Saint Wolbodo ( Volbodo ), commemorated on April 21 and April 30, was Bishop of Liège (Lüttich). He rests in the St Lawrence Church in Liège. Wolbodo, who is also referred to as "Blessed Wolbodo", was of born in Flanders of noble family and was probably educated by pious monks in Utrecht. An excellent student, Wolbodo later became Magister scholarum and soon also provost at Utrecht Cathedral. Emperor Henry II, the saint, counted him among his friends and made him his court chaplain. When the episcopal see of Liège became vacant due to Baldrich's death in 1017, Wolbodo was appointed his successor, and consecrated by Archbishop Heribert of Cologne.  As bishop he tended his flock, the inheritance of Christ, in purity of heart with wisdom and consideration. He spent many nights without sleep, walking from one church to another, even in winter, so that his feet were...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN APRIL Saints celebrated on the 20th of April WELCOME! BLESSED VOLBODO, BISHOP OF LIÈGE Blessed Volbodo ( Wolbodo ), a bishop of Liège, died in 1021 after zealously governing his See for three years. Bl. Volbodo is also commemorated on August 11. (Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 5, Augsburg, 1882) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of the blessed Volbodo 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.