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The Nativity of the Most Blessed and Ever-Virgin Mary, Mother of God, Marian Feast Days around the world and the Saints for 8 September

The Nativity of the Most Blessed and Ever-Virgin Mary, Mother of God – 8 SeptemberOn this Marian Feast Day:https://anastpaul.com/2017/09/08/feast-of-the-nativity-of-the-blessed-virgin-mary-8-september/ Nuestra Senora de la Virgen de la Caridad / Our Lady of Charity of El Cobre, Cuba (1612)- 8 September:The…

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Saint of the Day – 8 September – St Adrian (Died 306) Confessor, Martyr

Saint of the Day – 8 September – St Adrian (Died 306) Confessor, Lay Martyr, Royal Court Guard in Roman Imperial Court at Nicomedia in Asia-Minor during the time of Emperor Maximian in the early 4th Century. Patronages – against the plague/epidemics, against epilepsy, arms dealers, butchers, guards, soldiers. Also known as – Hadrian. The Roman Martyrology reads this day: “At Nicomedia, St…

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Saint of the Day – September 8 – St Adrian (also Hadrian and Adrian of Nicomedia) – (died 306) MARTYR – Patron of the plague, epilepsy, arms dealers, butchers, guards, soldiers 

Adrian and his wife, Natalia lived in Nicomedia during the time of Emperor Maximian in the early fourth century. The twenty-eight-year-old Adrian was head of the praetorium. It is said that while presiding over the torture of a band of Christians, he asked them what reward they expected to receive from God. They replied, “Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him” (1 Corinthians 2:9). He was so amazed at their courage that he publicly confessed his faith, though he had not himself yet been baptised. He was then immediately imprisoned himself. He was forbidden visitors, but accounts state that his wife Natalia came to visit him dressed as a boy to ask for his prayers when he entered Heaven. The executioners wanted to burn the bodies of the dead, but a storm arose and quenched the fire. Natalia recovered one of Adrian’s hands.