ENGLISH SPEAKING SAINTS JAN 11

ENGLISH SPEAKING SAINTS JAN 11 St. Boadin. Benedictine monk from Ireland who joined that order in France. He was revered for his impeccable observance of the Holy Rule and for his kindness. St. Brandan, 5th century. An Irish monk who went to England and confronted the Pelagian heretics. Fleeing to Gaul because of the cruel treatment he received, he later became an abbot. St. Ethenea and Fidelmia. Two of the first converts of St. Patrick, the daughters of King Laoghaire. Tradition states that they received the veil from St. Patrick and then died after taking Holy Communion. Blessed William Carter (c. 1548 – 11 January 1584) was a Roman Catholic English printer and martyr. He established his own printing press in London to publish Catholic literature for England’s persecuted Catholic population. His captors tortured him on a rack, questioning him about several chalices and vestments that had been entrusted to him for safekeeping, and about the books found in his possession, which contained Catholic prayers, meditations, and spiritual exercises. He was executed on the following day. Feastday Jan. 11