From: richarra@gmail.com   
      
   September 1st - Saint Regulus   
      
   Saint Regulus or Saint Rule of Andrew was a monk[1] of Patras who, in the   
   fourth century, according to a Scottish legend that became current during   
   the twelfth century (National Archives of Scotland), fled to Scotland with   
   the bones of Saint Andrew, and deposited them at St Andrews. His feast day   
   in the Aberdeen Breviary is October 17.   
      
   Saint Regulus[2] was galvanized into action by a visionary dream that   
   Emperor Constantine had decided to remove Saint Andrew's relics from Patras   
   to Constantinople.[3] Warned by an angel, he was to move as many bones as   
   far away as he could to the 'ends of the earth' for safekeeping.   
      
   He was shipwrecked at Muckross on the shore of Fifeshire at the spot called   
   Kilrymont, which is now St. Andrews, and was welcomed by a Pictish king,   
   Hungus or Angus, who was actually of the eighth or ninth century. The   
   monastery claimed to have three fingers of the saint's right hand, the upper   
   bone of an arm, one kneecap, and one of his teeth. Within the grounds of the   
   cathedral is the tower of St Regulus, which is all that remains of a late   
   pre-Norman church.   
      
   The legend served to authenticate the apostle Andrew as patron saint of   
   Scotland. "The Regulus legend was publicised by Scottish kings, nobles and   
   churchmen from the 12th century onwards for political reasons. Scottish   
   independence had come under threat from England since the late 11th century,   
   and the Scottish Church was contesting a claim to primacy by the archbishop   
   of York. In the medieval world precedence was important. By promoting the   
   story of Saint Andrew's choice of Scotland in the 4th century, the Scots   
   acquired a top-rank patron saint, a separate identity from England, and a   
   date for the supposed foundation of the Scottish Church, predating the   
   conversion of England and Ireland to Christianity by several centuries."   
   (National Archives of Scotland)   
      
      
   Notes   
      
      1. ^ In some versions he was the bishop; in some modern retellings Patras   
   is confused with Patmos.   
      2. ^ His name is simply the personification of the "rule" under which a   
   monastery is organized. He is also venerated as "Saint Rule" and in Scots as   
   Saint Riaghail.   
      3. ^ Andrew's relics continued to be venerated at Constantinople; after   
   Constantinople was sacked in 1204 during the Fourth Crusade, the relics at   
   Constantinople were taken to the cathedral of Amalfi in Italy. They were   
   returned by the Vatican to Patras in 1964.   
      
   References   
      
       * National Archives of Scotland: feature on St. Andrew   
       * St Regulus at ruleweb   
       * CatholicForum: Saint Regulus   
      
      
   Saint Quote   
   The trouble is that everyone talks about reforming others and no one thinks   
   about reforming himself.   
   -St. Peter of Alcantara   
      
   Bible Quote   
   But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach a gospel to you besides that   
   which we have preached to you, let him be anathema.  As we said before, so   
   now I say again: If any one preach to you a gospel, besides that which you   
   have received, let him be anathema. (Galatians 1:8-9)   
      
      
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   Litany of September Saints   
      
   The following was submitted by Jacob Michael as a follow-up to his article   
   Assisting in the Restoration. Need a little extra devotional prayer to add   
   to your daily Rosary? What follows is a litany to all of the saints whose   
   feast days are celebrated in the month of September. Many of these saints   
   are little-known and often are not, for that reason, invoked in our prayers.   
      
            If you add this short litany to your daily Rosary, you will have   
   the benefit of invoking the prayers of some of these lesser-known saints for   
   at least 27 more days.   
      
   Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy.   
   Lord, have mercy, Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us.   
   God the Father of Heaven, have mercy on us.   
   God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us.   
   God the Holy Ghost, have mercy on us.   
   Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us.   
   Holy Mary, pray for us.   
   St. Giles, pray for us*   
   St. Stephen, King of Hungary *   
   St. Pius X *   
   St. Lawrence Justinian *   
   St. Hadrian *   
   St. Peter Claver *   
   St. Gorgonius *   
   St. Nicholas of Tolentino *   
   Ss. Protus & Hyacinth *   
   St. Nicomedes *   
   Ss. Cornelius & Cyprian *   
   St. Euphemia *   
   St. Francis of Assisi, who bore the Holy Wounds of Christ *   
   St. Joseph of Cupertino *   
   St. Januarius *   
   Our Lady of La Salette *   
   St. Eustace *   
   St. Matthew *   
   St. Thomas of Villanova *   
   St. Maurice *   
   St. Linus *   
   St. Thecla *   
   Our Lady of Ransom *   
   St. Isaac Jogues and Companion Martyrs *   
   Ss. Cyprian & Justina *   
   Ss. Cosmas & Damian *   
   St. Wenceslaus *   
   St. Michael the Archangel *   
   St. Jerome *   
   All you holy saints and angels, pray for us.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)