Traveling to the continent with eleven companions, these holy virgins were said to have been tortured to death for refusing to denounce their faith. These are the ones who have survived the time of great distress;.
On this day, we also remember Saint Wendel. While on pilgrimage to the shrines in Trier he met a highwayman who hired him to work as a shepherd. Desiring to return to his life of solitude, he eventually built a hermitage near Trier. In , the monks of the Abbey of Tholey invited Wendel to serve as their abbot.
After nearly twenty years of service to that community, he died in One of the most popular saints of Germany, Saint Wendel is honored as the patron of Trier and of shepherds. O God, who gladden us today with the annual commemoration of blessed Ursula, graciously grant that we may be helped by her merits, just as our lives are lit up by the splendor of her example of chastity and fortitude.
Silas Henderson, S. Get Aleteia delivered to your inbox. Inspiring Stories. For Her. Daily Prayer. These are the ones who have survived the time of great distress; they have washed their robes and made them white in the Blood of the Lamb.
Prayer O God, who gladden us today with the annual commemoration of blessed Ursula, graciously grant that we may be helped by her merits, just as our lives are lit up by the splendor of her example of chastity and fortitude. And today we celebrate Prayer for this morning. Daily meditation. Prayer for this evening. Top How St.
