St. Adalbert
Patron of Bohemia and Poland
This Saint went as far as death, handing over his life to destruction for the work of Christ.
Feast
Saint Adalbert, bishop and martyr
O God, who bestowed the crown of martyrdom on the Bishop Saint Adalbert,
as he burned with zeal for souls,
grant, we pray, by his prayers,
that the obedience of the flock may never fail the shepherds, nor the care of the shepherds be ever lacking to the flock. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.