﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Sat, 07 Nov 2026 14:36:17 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:ev="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/event/"><channel><title>Father Lawrence Jagdfeld O.F.M.</title><link>https://www.fatherlawrence.com:443/The-Great-Cloud-of-Witnesses/rss/455</link><atom:link href="https://www.fatherlawrence.com:443/The-Great-Cloud-of-Witnesses/rss/455" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M.]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[St. Prosdocimo of Padua]]></title><link>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/The-Great-Cloud-of-Witnesses/st-prosdocimo-of-padua</link><description><![CDATA[ The name Prosdocimo, although uncommon in Italy today, immediately suggests a Venetian origin, specifically Paduan. The Saint is honored as the 1st Bishop of Padua, the Patron Saint of the City and ...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/The-Great-Cloud-of-Witnesses/st-prosdocimo-of-padua</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[abada2f1-fa49-4665-a36e-a27a93003c8c-11017]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M.]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[St. Winnoc of Wormhoult]]></title><link>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/The-Great-Cloud-of-Witnesses/st-winnoc-of-wormhoult</link><description><![CDATA[ The Roman Martyrology states today: “In the territory of Thérouanne in Austrasia, in today’s France, Saint Vinnoco, Abbot, who, of Breton origin, was welcomed by Saint Bertino among the Monks of ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/The-Great-Cloud-of-Witnesses/st-winnoc-of-wormhoult</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[abada2f1-fa49-4665-a36e-a27a93003c8c-11018]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M.]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Sts. Galaktion and Episteme]]></title><link>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/The-Great-Cloud-of-Witnesses/sts-galaktion-and-episteme</link><description><![CDATA[ Saint Galaktion was born in Emesa of Phoenicia to parents named Kleitophonos and Leucippe, who were baptized Christians by the monk (hieromonk) Unuphius. During the persecution of Decius, at the age ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/The-Great-Cloud-of-Witnesses/sts-galaktion-and-episteme</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[abada2f1-fa49-4665-a36e-a27a93003c8c-11016]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M.]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[St. John Zedazeni of Zaden]]></title><link>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/The-Great-Cloud-of-Witnesses/st-john-zedazeni-of-zaden</link><description><![CDATA[ Venerable John lived in the 6th century and received his spiritual education in Antioch. In his youth, he became a monk and lived as a solitary ascetic. Over time, he attained remarkable meekness, ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/The-Great-Cloud-of-Witnesses/st-john-zedazeni-of-zaden</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[abada2f1-fa49-4665-a36e-a27a93003c8c-11013]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M.]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Saint Pierre-François Néron]]></title><link>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/The-Great-Cloud-of-Witnesses/saint-pierre-fran231ois-n233ron</link><description><![CDATA[ The reading of a devotional book prompted the seventeen-year-old Pierre-Francois Neron, of Bornay, France, to turn his thoughts to the service of God. As a parish sacristan, he spent whole nights ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/The-Great-Cloud-of-Witnesses/saint-pierre-fran231ois-n233ron</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[abada2f1-fa49-4665-a36e-a27a93003c8c-11011]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M.]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[St. Justus of Trieste]]></title><link>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/The-Great-Cloud-of-Witnesses/st-justus-of-trieste</link><description><![CDATA[ Saint Justus of Trieste is an early Christian martyr and the primary patron saint of the city and diocese of Trieste, Italy. 

 Arrested during the Diocletianic persecutions for refusing to ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/The-Great-Cloud-of-Witnesses/st-justus-of-trieste</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[abada2f1-fa49-4665-a36e-a27a93003c8c-11010]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M.]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[St. Nuño de Santa Maria Álvares Pereira]]></title><link>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/The-Great-Cloud-of-Witnesses/st-nu241o-de-santa-maria-193lvares-pereira</link><description><![CDATA[ Saint Nuño de Santa Maria Álvares Pereira was a Portuguese general, born Nuno Álvares Pereira on 24 June 1360 in Cernache do Bonjardim. He was the illegitimate son of Dom Álvaro Gonçalves Pereira, ...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/The-Great-Cloud-of-Witnesses/st-nu241o-de-santa-maria-193lvares-pereira</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[abada2f1-fa49-4665-a36e-a27a93003c8c-11009]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M.]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[St. Ampliatus]]></title><link>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/The-Great-Cloud-of-Witnesses/st-ampliatus</link><description><![CDATA[ Ampliatus, called Amplias in the King James Version, was a Roman Christian whom Paul greets in his letter to the Romans: "Greet Ampliatus, whom I love in the Lord." The Eastern Orthodox Church ...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/The-Great-Cloud-of-Witnesses/st-ampliatus</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[abada2f1-fa49-4665-a36e-a27a93003c8c-11001]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M.]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[St. Saturninus of Cagliari]]></title><link>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/The-Great-Cloud-of-Witnesses/st-saturninus-of-cagliari</link><description><![CDATA[ Saturninus is honored as a Christian martyr of Cagliari in Sardinia. His memory is associated with the persecution under Diocletian, and the National Museums of Cagliari place the traditional ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/The-Great-Cloud-of-Witnesses/st-saturninus-of-cagliari</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[abada2f1-fa49-4665-a36e-a27a93003c8c-11000]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M.]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[St. Abraham of Rostov]]></title><link>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/The-Great-Cloud-of-Witnesses/st-abraham-of-rostov</link><description><![CDATA[ Abraham of Rostov (?–1077), Archimandrite of Rostov, in the world Abercius, was born in the tenth century in Chuhloma, which is in Kostroma region near Galich, Russia. Born Abercius, he was very ill ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/The-Great-Cloud-of-Witnesses/st-abraham-of-rostov</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[abada2f1-fa49-4665-a36e-a27a93003c8c-10990]]></dc:identifier></item></channel></rss>