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After many months of intense study into comparative translations, we believe that we have arrived at a scrupulous and carefully curated translation from the original, and are very pleased to present the beginning of the very first English translation of the 2004 Roman Martyrology (which is only available in Latin). It will be added to daily until the entire Martyrology is completed in English. |
2004 Roman Martyrology by Month
(beginning with January on June 12, 2025 and to be completed)
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This Day, the First Day of February
1. In Phrygia, the commemoration of Saint Tryphonius, martyr.
2. In Ravenna, in the region of Flaminia, Saint Severus, bishop.
3. In the city of Tricastina in the region of Gaul-Vienna, Saint Paul, bishop, from whom the city later took its name.
4. In Kildare, Ireland, Saint Brigid, abbess, who founded one of the first monasteries on this island and is said to have continued the work of evangelization initiated by Saint Patrick.
5. In the Alps of Greece, Saint Ursus, prieSaint
6. In Anicius, Aquitaine, Saint Agrippanus, bishop and martyr, who is said to have been killed by idolaters while returning to Rome from the borders of Velacum.
7. In Metz, in Austrasia, Saint Sigisbert, King of the Franks, who built the monasteries of Stabulense, Malmundariense, and many others, and generously distributed alms to the Church and the poor.
8. In the town of Ciruelos in the region of New Castile, Spain, Saint Raymond, abbot of Fitero, who was the founder of the Order of Calatrava and a distinguished defender of the Christian faith.
9. In the city of Saint Malo in Britain Minor, Saint John, bishop, who, a man of justice and mercy, transferred the episcopal see to Aleth, and was commended by Saint Bernard for being a poor bishop, a friend of the poor, and a lover of poverty.
10. In Paris, France, blessed Reginald of Aurelian, priest, who, passing through Rome, was captivated by the words of Saint Dominic and entered the Order of Preachers, where by his example and eloquence, he attracted many followers.
11. In Castle Florence in Etruria, Saint Viridian, virgin, who lived in seclusion from childhood to old age.
12. In Pilei, Latium, blessed Andrew of the Counts of Signore, priest of the Order of Friars Minor, who, having refused all higher dignities, preferred to serve Christ in humility and simplicity.
13. In Eblana, Ireland, the blessed martyrs Conor O'Devany, bishop of Dungannon and Connor, and Patrick O'Lougham, priest, both of the Order of Friars Minor, who, condemned by King James I for their Catholic faith, were hanged.
14. In London, England, Saint Henry Morse, priest of the Society of Jesus and martyr, who, after being captured many times and exiled twice, was finally imprisoned by King Charles I for being a priest and gave up his spirit at Tyburn after celebrating Mass.
15. In April, near Angers, France, the passion of the blessed Mary Anne Vaillot and forty-six companions, martyrs, who, during the turmoil of the French Revolution, gained the crown of martyrdom.
16. In Seul, Korea, the holy martyrs Paul Hong Yong-ju, catechist, John Yi Mun-u, who ministered to the poor and buried the bodies of martyrs, and Barbara Ch’oe Yong-i, who followed the example of her parents and husband, who were killed for the Christian faith, and was herself decapitated along with others.
17. In the city of Turin, Italy, blessed Johanna Francesca Michelotti, virgin, who founded the Institute of the Sisters of the Sacred Heart, to serve the sick and the poor freely in the Lord.
18. In the city of Cucuta, Colombia, blessed Aloysius Variara, priest of the Salesian Society, who devoted himself to serving lepers with all care, and founded the Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Mary.
east of the Presentation of the Lord, called by the Greeks Hypapante, on which day, forty days after the Nativity of the Lord, Jesus was brought to the Temple by Mary and Joseph. He appeared to fulfill the Mosaic law, but in truth, He came to meet His believing and rejoicing people, a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of His people Israel.
1. At Aurelianum, in Lugdunensian Gaul, the commemoration of Saint Flosculus, bishop.
5. At Florence in Etruria, the commemoration of blessed Simon Fidati of Cassia, priest of the Order of Hermits of Saint Augustine, who by his words and writings led many to a better Christian life.
6. At Susa in the Subalpine region, the commemoration of blessed Peter Cambiani of Ruffia, priest of the Order of Preachers and martyr, who was murdered in his monastery by dissenters out of hatred for the Church.
7. At Prato in Etruria, the commemoration of Saint Catherine de’ Ricci, virgin of the Third Order Regular of Saint Dominic, who dedicated herself to the work of religious reform and constantly sought to venerate and experience the mysteries of the Passion of Jesus Christ.
12. At Dernbach in the Rhineland of Germany, the commemoration of blessed Maria Katharina Kasper, virgin, who founded the Institute of the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ, to serve the Lord by serving the poor.
13. At Milan in Italy, the commemoration of blessed Andrea Carlo Ferrari, bishop, who fostered the religious tradition of his people and opened new paths by which Christ and the charity of the Church might be known in the world.
14. At Verona in Italy, the commemoration of blessed Maria Domenica Mantovani, virgin, who, as the first superior of the Institute of the Little Sisters of the Holy Family, which she founded with blessed Joseph Nascimbeni, priest, serving the poor, the orphans, and the sick in humility out of love for Christ.
aint Blaise, bishop and martyr, who suffered for the name of Christ at Sebaste in Armenia under the emperor Licinius.
aint Ansgar, bishop of Hamburg and later also of Bremen in Saxony, who, first a monk of Corbie, was appointed as legate by Pope Gregory IV to all the North. In Denmark and Sweden, he preached the Gospel to many peoples and established the Church of Christ, overcoming many difficulties with a strong spirit, until, worn out by his labors, he rested at Bremen.
3. At Jerusalem, the commemoration of Saints Simeon and Anna: the one, an old man, just and God-fearing; the other, a widow and prophetess—who, when the infant Jesus was brought into the Temple to be presented according to the custom of the Law, were deemed worthy to recognize in Him the Messiah and Savior, the blessed hope and redemption of Israel.
4. At Carthage, Saint Celerinus, lector and martyr, who in prison, by means of shackles, iron, and various torments, confessed Christ invincibly, following in the footsteps of Celerina, his grandmother, already crowned with martyrdom, and of his uncles, Laurentius and Ignatius, who, once soldiers in the camps but later soldiers of the true God, obtained the palms and crowns of the Lord through His glorious Passion.
5. At Poitiers in Aquitaine, Saint Leonianus, priest, who is said to have been a disciple of Saint Hilary.
6. At Gap in the Province of Gaul, the Saints Teridius and Remedius, bishops.
7. At Lyon in Gaul, Saint Lupicinus, bishop, during the time of the Vandal persecution.
8.In the monastery of Celle in Hainaut, Saint Adelinus, priest and abbot.
9. At Chester in Mercia, England, Saint Werburga, abbess of Ely, who founded several monasteries.
10. At Merbeek in Brabant, Saint Berlinda, virgin, who led a religious life of poverty and charity in this town.
11. In the Cistercian monastery of Froidmont in the district of Beauvais, France, the commemoration of blessed Helinand, monk, who was once a famous wandering harpist, but later chose a humble and hidden life in the cloister.
12. At London in England, blessed John Nelson, priest of the Society of Jesus and martyr, who denied Queen Elizabeth I’s supreme authority in spiritual matters and, for that reason, was condemned to death and hanged at Tyburn.
13. At Lyon in France, Saint Mary of Saint Ignatius (Claudine) Thévenet, virgin, who, moved by charity and with a strong spirit, founded the Congregation of the Sisters of Jesus and Mary to educate young women, especially the poor, in Christian virtue.
14. At Bourg-Saint-Andéol in the district of Vivarais, France, blessed Mary Anne Rivier, virgin, who, at the very time of the French upheaval when all religious Orders and Congregations were being suppressed, founded the Congregation of the Sisters of the Presentation of Mary to instruct the people of Christ in the faith.
15. In the village of Steyl in the Netherlands, blessed Mary Helena Stollenwerk, virgin, who assisted blessed Arnold Janssen in founding the Congregation of the Missionary Servants of the Holy Spirit, and who, after stepping down from the role of superior, dedicated herself wholly to perpetual adoration.
1. Rome, the Catacombs on the Appian Way, Saint Eutychii, martyr, who, long tormented by insomnia and hunger, and finally thrown into a pit, overcame all the cruel commands of the tyrant for the faith of Christ.
2. In Pamphylia: The holy martyrs Papirius, Diodorus, and Claudianus.
3. Alexandria in Egypt, the passion of the holy martyrs Philere, bishop, and Philoromus, tribune of the soldiers, who, during the persecution of Emperor Diocletian, could not be moved by their relatives and friends to spare themselves. Both, having offered their necks, received the palms of martyrdom from the Lord.
4. Pelusium in Egypt: Saint Isidore, priest, who, renowned for his teaching, despising the world and riches, preferred to imitate the life of John the Baptist in the desert, having taken on the monastic habit.
5. At Castellodunum near Chartres in Gaul, the passing of Saint Aventinus, bishop, who previously held the seat of the bishopric of Chartres.
6. In Troyes in Gaul, Lugdunensis: Saint Aventinus, who is regarded as the servant of Saint Lupus, bishop.
7. At Mainz in Franconia, Germany, Saint Rabanus, surnamed Maurus, bishop, who, elected from the monastery of Fulda to the See of Mainz, never failed to do whatever he could for the honor of God, a man truly learned, eloquent in speech, and a pontiff beloved by God.
8. At Constantinople: Saint Nicholas of Studion, monk, who, often exiled for his defense of the veneration of holy images, was finally made abbot of the Monastery of Studion, where he peacefully rested.
9. At Sempringham in England, Saint Gilbert, priest, who, with the confirmation of Pope Eugene III, founded the monastic Order, in which he imposed a dual discipline: the Rule of Saint Benedict for the nuns, and the Rule of Saint Augustine for the clergy.
10. At Bourges in Aquitaine: Saint Jeanne de Valois, queen of France, who, finding no way to resolve her marriage bond with King Louis XII, fled to God, displayed singular piety, took up the Cross, and founded the Order of the Annunciation of the blessed Virgin Mary.
11. At Durham in England: blessed John Speed, martyr, who, under Queen Elizabeth I, was condemned to death for assisting priests and was crowned with the martyr’s crown.
12. At Amatrice in Abruzzo: Saint Joseph of Leonessa, priest of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchins, who sustained Christian captives in Constantinople and, after enduring great hardships, preached the Gospel even in the Sultan’s palace. Upon his return to his homeland, he became notable for his care for the poor.
13. At Oriur in the Marava Kingdom in India: Saint John de Brito, priest of the Society of Jesus and martyr, who, living an ascetic life in those parts, converted many to the faith and was crowned with glorious martyrdom.
emory of Saint Agatha, virgin and martyr, who, in Catania, Sicily, while still a girl, during the persecution, preserved her undefiled body and undivided faith in her martyrdom, bearing witness for Christ the Lord.
2. In Pontus, the commemoration of many holy martyrs in the persecution of Emperor Maximian, who, some being drenched in molten lead, others tortured with sharp reeds in their nails, and many others who suffered repeated torments, merited from the Lord the palm and crown by their illustrious passion.
3. In Vienne, in Gaul Lugdunensis, Saint Avitus, bishop, whose faith and efforts, during the time of King Gundobad, defended Gaul from the infestation of the Arian heresy.
4. In Sabina, in Rhetia, Saint Ingenuinus, the first bishop of this see.
5. In Lucania, Saint Lucretius, abbot under the rule of the holy Eastern fathers, who first led an active monastic life in Sicily, his homeland, and then, because of the invasions of the Saracens, led a wandering life in various places, finally dying in the monastery of Carbonensi of the Saints Elire and Anastasius near Armentum, which he himself founded.
6. In Rome, in the monastery of Saint Crescentius, Saint Sabas the Younger, monk, who, with his brother Saint Macarius, spread the monastic life tirelessly through Calabria and Lucania during the time of the Saracen devastations.
7. In Brixen, in the Trentino region, the commemoration of Saint Albinus, bishop, who transferred the episcopal see from Sabina to this city.
8. In Cologne, in Lorraine, Saint Adelaide, first abbess of the monastery of Vilicensis, where she introduced the Rule of Saint Benedict, and later of the monastery of Saint Mary of Cologne, where she died.
9. In Nagasaki, in Japan, the passion of Saint Paul Miki and twenty-five companions, martyrs, whose memory is celebrated today.
10. In the Valley of Guido, in Gaul, the blessed Francisca Meziere, virgin and martyr, who devoted herself to the instruction of children and the care of the sick, and during the time of the French disturbances was killed out of hatred for the faith.
11. In Rome, the blessed Elisabeth Canori Mora, a mother of a family, who, having long endured the infidelity of her husband, economic hardships, and cruel troubles from her relatives, bore all these with invincible charity and patience, offering her life to the Lord for the conversion of sinners, peace, and holiness, and joining herself to the Third Order of the Most Holy Trinity.
12. In Valtiervilla, in Mexico, Saint Jesus Mendez, priest and martyr, who died for the kingdom of Christ in the Mexican persecution.
This Day, the Sixth Day of February
emory of Saints Paul Miki and companions, martyrs, at Nagasaki in Japan. As the persecution of Christians intensified, twenty-six people—eight priests or religious (from the Society of Jesus or the Order of Friars Minor), whether sent from Europe or born in Japan, and eighteen laypeople—were arrested. After suffering cruel mockery and condemned to death, they were all, including children, nailed to crosses together, rejoicing because it had been granted to them to die in the same manner as Christ.
2. At Arvernia in Aquitaine, Saint Antolian, martyr.
This
Day, the Seventh Day of February 1. At Nola in Campania, Saint Maximus, bishop, who, during the time of persecution, governed the Church of this city and, having completed a long course, died in peace.
2. At Lampsacus in the Hellespont, Saint Parthenius, bishop, who, in the time of Emperor Constantine, is said to have spread the faith by his preaching and example of life.
3. In the heights of Mount Sinai, Saint Moses, who first led a solitary life in the desert, then, at the request of Mauvia, queen of the Saracens, was ordained a bishop; he brought the fiercest tribes into peace and preserved the life of Christians unharmed.
4. At Florence in Etruria, Saint Juliana, widow.
5. At Siponto in Apulia, Saint Lawrence, bishop.
6. At Lucca in Etruria, the burial of Saint Richard, father of Saints Willibald and Walburga, who, journeying from England to Rome with his children as a pilgrim, died on the way.
7. At Soterium in Phocis, Saint Lucerius the Younger, hermit.
8. At Muccia in Picenum of Italy, blessed Riccerius, who was among the earliest and dearest disciples of Saint Francis.
9. At Assisi in Umbria, blessed Anthony of Stroncone, religious of the Order of Friars Minor.
10. At London in England, blessed Thomas Sherwood, martyr, who, a draper by trade, had already set out for the priesthood at Douai. When he went to London to tend his sick and aged father, he was arrested while walking on the street and led to martyrdom under Queen Elizabeth I.
11. At Aubenas in the province of Viviers in France, the blessed martyrs James Sales, priest, and William Saultemouche, religious, of the Society of Jesus, who, strengthening the people in the Catholic faith by their preaching, after the city had been captured by dissenters, were slain before the people on a Sunday for that same faith.
12. At Naples in Campania, Saint Giles Mary of Saint Joseph (Francis) Pontillo, religious of the Order of Friars Minor, who each day humbly begged alms from the people in the streets of the city, returning in exchange words of consolation.
13. In the city of Changsha in the Hunan province of China, Saint John of Triora (Francis Mary) Lantrua, priest of the Order of Friars Minor and martyr, who, after enduring long and harsh torments in prison, was strangled by a noose.
14. At Paris in France, blessed Rosalie (Jeanne-Marie) Rendu, virgin of the Daughters of Charity, who, in a house established in the poorest district of that city, which she made a refuge for the destitute, devoted all her effort to visiting the poor in their own dwellings, reconciling peace in times of civil war, and inspiring many, especially the young and wealthy, to the exercise of charity.
15. Likewise, there, blessed Mary of Providence (Eugénie) Smet, virgin, who founded the Institute of the Sisters for the Assistance of Souls in Purgatory.
16. At Rome, blessed Pope Pius IX, who, fully proclaiming the truth of Christ to which he adhered from the depths of his heart, established many episcopal sees, promoted the devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and convened the First Vatican Ecumenical Council.
17. At the place Pont de Molins near Gerona in Spain, the blessed martyrs Anselm Polanco, bishop of Teruel, and Philip Ripoll, priest, who, spurning both allurements and threats, never fell from their loyalty to the Church.
18. Near Krakow in Poland, blessed Adalbert Nierychlewski, priest of the Congregation of Saint Michael and martyr, who, after Poland was subjected to a military regime hostile to human dignity and religion, was deported for his faith in Christ to the death camp of Oswiecim, or Auschwitz, where he died, racked by torture.
19. In the detention camp of the town of Angarsk in the Siberian province of Russia, blessed Peter Verhun, priest and martyr, who, in a time of persecution against religion, achieved eternal life through a faithful death.
This Day, the Eighth Day of February
aint Jerome Emiliani, who, having spent his youth in anger and dissipation, was thrown into prison by enemies. There he turned to God; afterwards, he gave himself entirely—along with companions who gathered around him—to all those cast into misery, especially orphans and the sick. This was the beginning of the Congregation of Clerics Regular known as the Somaschans. Struck down by the plague while caring for the afflicted, he died at Somasca near Bergamo in Lombardy.
aint Josephine Bakhita, virgin, who, born in the region of Darfur in Sudan, was abducted as a little girl and sold many times in African slave markets, suffering cruel slavery. At last freed, she became a Christian in Venice and a religious among the Daughters of Charity, and spent the rest of her life in Christ, serving all in the town of Schio in the Vicenza region of Italy.
3. At Alexandria in Egypt, the commemoration of Saint Cointha, martyr, whom pagans under the emperor Decius led to the idols, forcing her to worship. When she rejected this with horror, they tied ropes to her feet and dragged her bound through the streets of the city, tearing her apart in a terrible torture.
4. At Pavia in Liguria, Saint Juventius, bishop, who labored vigorously for the Gospel.
5. The commemoration of the holy martyr monks of the monastery of Dios at Constantinople, who, for defending the Catholic faith, were cruelly slain after bringing the letters of Pope Saint Felix III against Acacius.
6. In Brittany, Saint Jacut, abbot, who is said to have been the brother of Saints Winwaloe and Guethnoc. He founded a monastery near the sea, later called by his name.
At Milan in Lombardy, the burial of Saint Honoratus, bishop, who, when the threat of the Lombards was imminent, preserved a great part of the people by leading them to take refuge in Genoa.
8. At Besançon in Burgundy, Saint Nicetius, bishop.
9. At Verdun in France, Saint Paul, bishop, who, having become a monk, was later raised to the Church of Verdun. He promoted the dignity of divine worship and the regular life of the canons.
10. At Albano in Latium, blessed Peter, surnamed Igneus, because he passed unharmed through fire; a monk of Vallombrosa and later bishop of Albano, who labored unceasingly to restore ecclesiastical discipline.
11. At Muret in the territory of Limoges in Aquitaine, Saint Stephen, abbot, founder of the Order of Grandmont, who entrusted divine praise and contemplation to the clerics, and the care of temporal matters in charity to the lay brothers alone.
12. At Savona in the Piedmont region of Italy, blessed Josephine Gabriella Bonino, virgin, who, under the inspiration of the Holy Family of Nazareth, founded a religious congregation for the education of orphans and the care of the poor sick.
This Day, the Ninth Day of February
1. At Alexandria in Egypt, the commemoration of Saint Apollonia, virgin and martyr, who, after many and cruel tortures from her persecutors, when she refused to utter impious words, preferred to be thrown into the flames rather than fall away from the faith.
2. Likewise at Alexandria, the passion of many holy martyrs, who, while they were celebrating the synaxis in church, were killed in various ways by the Arians.
3. At Lemella in Africa, the commemoration of Saints Primus and Donatus, deacons and martyrs, who were also slain by heretics while defending the altar in the church.
4. On a mountain near Apamea in Syria, Saint Maron, hermit, greatly devoted to severe penance and to the interior life, at whose tomb a celebrated monastery was built, from which the nation later attributed to his name took its origin.
5. In the monastery of Llandaff in Wales, Saint Teilo, bishop and abbot, whose extraordinary labors are celebrated by many churches both in Wales and Cornwall as well as in Armorica.
6. At Canosa in Apulia, Saint Sabinus, bishop, who was a friend of Saint Benedict and was sent as a legate of the Roman See to Constantinople, to defend the true faith against the Monophysite heresy.
7. At Altomonte on the Sambre in Hainaut, the passing of Saint Ansbert, who was abbot of Fontenelle and later bishop of Rouen, exiled by Prince Pepin.
8. In Bavaria, the commemoration of Saint Alto, abbot, who, born in Ireland, built a monastery in the forest of that region, which was later called by his name.
9. At Nocera in Umbria, Saint Raynald, bishop, formerly a monk of Camaldoli at Fonte Avellana, who, while exercising the episcopal office, steadfastly retained the habit of monastic life.
10. At Premià de Mar near Barcelona in Spain, Saint Michael (Francisco Luis) Febres Cordero, religious of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, who promoted the study of letters for nearly forty years in the city of Cuenca in Ecuador, and then in Spain devoted himself with a simple spirit to the perfect observance of the rule.
This Day, the Tenth Day of February
ommemoration of the passing of Saint Scholastica, virgin, who was the sister of Saint Benedict and, dedicated to God from childhood, shared one mind with her brother in God, so that once each year, at the monastery of Monte Cassino in Campania, they would spend the whole day in praises of God and sacred conversation.
2. At Magnesia in the province of Asia, the holy martyrs Charalampius, Porphyrius, Daucus, and three women, martyred under the emperor Septimius Severus.
3. At Rome, on the Labican Way, at the tenth milestone from the city, the holy martyrs Zoticus and Amantius.
4. Near Terracina in Campania, Saint Silvanus, bishop.
5. At Saintes in Aquitaine, Saint Trojanus, bishop.
6. At Besançon in Burgundy, Saint Prothadius, bishop.
7. In the region of Rouen in Neustria, Saint Austreberta, virgin and abbess, who devoutly governed the monastery of Pavilly, recently founded by Saint Audoin, bishop.
8. In the cave of Stabulum Rhodis near Roseto in Etruria, Saint William, hermit of Malavalle, from whose example many eremitical congregations took their origin.
9. In the Premonstratensian monastery of Fosses near Namur in Lotharingia, blessed Hugh, abbot, to whom Saint Norbert, having become bishop of Magdeburg, entrusted the establishment of the new Order, which he governed with great wisdom for thirty-five years.
10. At Rimini in Flaminia, blessed Clara, widow, who, after having lived a sinful life, made atonement through penance, mortification of the flesh, and fasting, and gathering companions in a monastery, served the Lord in a spirit of humility.
11. At Avrillé near Angers in France, blessed Peter Fremond and five companions, virgins and martyrs, who, during the French turmoil, were killed by bullets for remaining faithful to the Catholic Church.
12. In Valle Verde de Camino near Huelva in the Bætica region of Spain, blessed Eusebia Palomino Yenes, virgin of the Institute of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, who, offering an outstanding example of humility, without seeking any show of greatness, attained the heights of grace through her spirit of self-denial in her most humble tasks.
13. In the town of Krašić near Zagreb in Croatia, blessed Aloysius Stepinac, bishop of Zagreb, who bravely opposed doctrines that denied both faith and human dignity, and because of his fidelity to the Church, was imprisoned for a long time, until struck by illness and worn out by deprivation, he brought to fulfillment an outstanding episcopate.
This Day, the Eleventh Day of February
lessed Virgin Mary of Lourdes, whom, in the fourth year after the proclamation of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin, the humble girl Saint Mary Bernadette Soubirous frequently saw in the hollow of the rock of Massabielle, in the Pyrenean mountains near the bank of the Gave de Pau, close to the town of Lourdes. For this reason, countless crowds of the faithful devoutly flock there.
2. At Rome, on the Appian Way, in the cemetery named after her, Saint Soteris, virgin and martyr, who, as Saint Ambrose recounts, set aside the nobility of her family and the honors of faith, and when commanded to sacrifice, did not yield; she did not lower her gaze at frequent insults from slaves, nor did she shrink from death when condemned to the sword.
3. Commemoration of many holy martyrs, who were arrested in Numidia during the persecution under the emperor Diocletian, and who, refusing to hand over the Holy Scriptures contrary to the emperor’s edict, were tortured with cruel torments and died.
4. At Volturno in Campania, Saint Castrensis, martyr.
5. In Apulia, Saint Secundinus, bishop.
6. In Châteaulaudon in Gaul, Saint Severinus, abbot of Agaunum.
7. At Rome, near Saint Peter’s, the burial of Saint Gregory II, pope, who, in the calamitous times of the emperor Leo the Isaurian, defended the Church and the veneration of sacred images, and sent Saint Boniface to preach the Gospel in Germany.
8. Likewise, there, the burial of Saint Paschal I, pope, who brought up many bodies of holy martyrs from the catacombs, desiring to transfer them out of devotion, and placed them with honor in various churches of the City.
9. In Burgundy, Saint Ardanus, abbot of Tournus.
10. In Chihuahua, Mexico, Saint Peter Maldonado, priest and martyr, who, during a raging persecution, faithfully upheld the mystery of the Eucharist to the end, and was struck on the head and thus merited to attain the triumph of martyrdom.
In loco Vinaroz in Castélla Hispániæ regiónis, beáti To Hire (Francísci) Borrás Romeu, religiósi ex Ordine Hospitalário Sancti Ioánnis a Deo et mártyris, qui persecutiónis témpore in ódium fídei gloriósum certámen consummávit.
11. At Vinaroz in the Castile region of Spain, blessed Brother Tobias (Francisco) Borrás Romeu, religious of the Order of Saint John of God and martyr, who, in time of persecution, completed a glorious struggle against hatred for the faith.
This Day, the Twelfth Day of February
1. At Carthage, commemoration of the holy martyrs from Abitina—forty-nine in number—who, during the persecution of Emperor Diocletian, gathered to celebrate the Lord’s Day in defiance of the imperial ban. They were arrested by local magistrates and a stationed soldier, brought to Carthage, and questioned by the proconsul Anulinus. Even under torture, all of them confessed to being Christians, declaring they could not stop offering the Lord’s sacrifice. As a result, at various times and places, they shed their blessed blood.
2. Commemoration of Saint Meletius, bishop of Antioch, who, on account of his adherence to the Nicene faith, was often subjected to exile, and who soon, while presiding over the First Ecumenical Council of Constantinople, passed on to the Lord; his virtues were extolled with the highest praises by Saints Gregory of Nyssa and John Chrysostom.
3. In the Monastery of St.
Cornelius in Inden Germany, the passing of Saint
Benedict, abbot of Aniane. He promoted the Rule of
Saint Benedict, propagated the Rule of Saint Benedict,
handed down customs to be observed to the monks,
4. At Constantinople, Saint Anthony, also called Caulphæ, bishop, who under Emperor Leo III the Isaurian labored zealously to preserve peace and unity in the Church.
5. At the abbey of Juliacum in the region of Gallia Trecensis, blessed Humbeline, prior of that same monastery. Having been called from worldly pleasures by her brother, Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, with the consent of her husband, she embraced the monastic life.
6. In the village of Northeim in Alsace, Saint Lucian, who, born in Scotland, on a pilgrimage to the tombs of the apostles, passed to the Lord.
7. In London, the holy martyrs Thomas Hemerford, James Fenn, John Nutter, John Munden, and George Haydock, priests, who, under Queen Elizabeth I, who asserted spiritual primacy, were condemned to death for fidelity to the Roman Church, and at Tyburn, even while still breathing, were eviscerated.
This Day, the Thirteenth Day of February
1. At Athens in Greece, Saint Martinian, who had formerly led a hermit's life near Caesarea in Palestine.
2. At Cardon on the Moselle, in the territory of Trier, Saint Castor of Aquitaine, priest and hermit.
3. At Todi in Umbria, Saint Benignus, priest and martyr.
4. At Lyon in Gaul, Saint Stephen, bishop.
5. At Rieti in the Sabine region, the commemoration of Saint Stephen, abbot, a man of remarkable patience [“at whose death, as is related by the blessed Pope Gregory, the holy angels were present and visible to all.” 1913 editio typica].
6. At Osnabrück in Saxony, Germany, Saint Gosbert, bishop of the Suebi, who, driven from his see by a pagan persecution, took up the governance of the Church of Osnabrück.
7. At Carcassonne in Narbonese Gaul, Saint Guimene, bishop.
8. Likewise, at Luteva in Narbonese Gaul, Saint Fulcranius, bishop, noted for his mercy toward the poor and his zeal for divine worship.
9. At Meaux in the region of Brie in Gaul, Saint Gilbert, bishop.
Prope Ptolemaïdem in Palæstinā, trānsitus beātī Iordānī de Saxōniā, presbyteri ex Ordine Praedicatōrum, quī sanctī Dominīcī successōr et imitātor, summō studiō Ordinem dilatāvit et in naufrāgiō obiit.
10. Near Ptolemais in Palestine, the passing of blessed Jordan of Saxony, priest of the Order of Preachers, who, successor and imitator of Saint Dominic, worked with great zeal to spread the Order and died in a shipwreck.
Spoletī in Umbriā, beātæ Christinæ (Augustinæ) Camozzī, quæ, post cōniugis mortem, concupīscentiæ carnis aliquandō indulsit, sed mōx in Ordine sæculārī Sanctī Augustīnī pænitentem vītam ēlēgit, orātiōnī et ægrōtōrum pauperumque servītiō dēditam.
11. At Spoleto in Umbria, blessed Christina (Augusta) Camozzi, who, after the death of her husband, once gave in to carnal desire, but soon embraced a life of penance in the Secular Order of Saint Augustine, devoting herself to prayer and the service of the sick and the poor.
12. At Padua in Venetia, blessed Eustochia (Lucretia) Bellini, virgin of the Order of Saint Benedict.
In locō Dongjiaochang apud urbem Lezhi in prōvinciā Sichuan Sinarum, sanctī Paulī Liu Hanzuo, presbyteri et martyris, ob christiānum nōmen strangulātī.
13. At Dongjiaochang near the city of Lezhi in the province of Sichuan, China, Saint Paul Liu Hanzuo, priest and martyr, strangled because of the name of Christ.
In civitāte Thủ-Nghẹ in Cocīncīnā, sanctī Paulī Le-Van-Lộc, presbyteri et martyris, quī sub imperātōre Tự Đức ad portam civitātis pro Christō decollātus est.
14. In the city of Thủ-Nghẹ in Cochinchina, Saint Paul Lê-Văn-Lộc, priest and martyr, who, under the emperor Tự Đức, was beheaded at the city gate for Christ.
This Day, the Fourteenth Day of February
emorial of Saints Cyril, monk, and Methodius, bishop. These brothers from Thessalonica, sent by Photius, bishop of Constantinople, preached the Christian faith in Moravia and devised their own characters of letters so that they might translate the sacred books from Greek into the Slavonic tongue. When they came to Rome, Cyril, who had previously been called Constantine, fell ill, became a monk, and on this day fell asleep in the Lord there. Methodius, however, ordained bishop of Sirmium by Pope Adrian II, tirelessly evangelized Pannonia, endured many accusations brought against him, but was always assisted by the Roman Pontiffs; he received the reward of his labors at Velehrad in Moravia, on the sixth day of April. Methodius, however, ordained bishop of Sirmium by Pope Adrian II, tirelessly evangelized Pannonia, endured many accusations brought against him, but was always assisted by the Roman Pontiffs; he received the reward of his labors at Velehrad in Moravia, on the sixth day of April.
2. At Rome, on the Via Flaminia near the Milvian Bridge, Saint Valentine, martyr.
3. At Spoleto in Umbria, Saint Vitalis, martyr, whom steadfast faith and the imitation of Christ made holy.
4. At Rome, in the cemetery of Praetextatus on the Appian Way, Saint Zeno, martyr.
5. At Alexandria in Egypt, the commemoration of the holy martyrs Bassianus, Tonion, Pratus, and Lucius, who were cast into the sea; of the priest Cyrion, the exorcist Agathon, and Moses, who were burned with fire; and of Dionysius and Ammonius, who were slain by the sword and entered into eternal glory.
6. At Ravenna in Flaminia, Saint Eleuchadius, bishop.
7. On Mount Scopas in Bithynia, Saint Auxentius, priest and archimandrite, who, placed on a high place as if upon a throne, defended the faith of Chalcedon with the power of his voice.
8. Commemoration of Saint Nostrianus, bishop of Naples.
9. At Sorrento in Campania, Saint Antoninus, abbot, who, after his monastery was devastated by the Lombards, withdrew into solitude.
10. At Córdoba in Spain, Saint John the Baptist of the Conception García, priest of the Order of the Most Holy Trinity, who undertook the reform of the Order, which he carried out with great zeal amid severe labors and cruel adversities.
11. At Valencia in Spain, blessed Vincent Vilar David, martyr, who, during a religious persecution, welcomed priests and religious into his home and chose to die rather than deny the faith.
This Day, the Fifteenth Day of February
1. Commemoration of blessed Onesimus, whom Saint Paul the Apostle received as a fugitive slave and, while in chains, begot in the faith as a son in Christ, as he himself wrote to his master Philemon.
2. At Brescia in Venetia, the holy martyrs Faustinus and Jovita, who, after many trials endured for the faith of Christ, received the victorious crown of martyrdom.
3. At Antioch in Syria, the holy martyrs Isicius, priest, Joseph the Roman deacon, Zosimus, Baralus, and Agape, virgin.
4. At Auvergne in Aquitaine, Saint Georgia, virgin.
5. At Vaison in Lugdunese Gaul, Saint Quininus, bishop.
6. In the valley of Interocrina in the province of Valeria in Italy, Saint Severus, priest, whose memory is preserved by Saint Gregory the Great, pope.
7. At Capua in Campania, Saint Decorosus, bishop.
8. At Palazzolo in Etruria, Saint Walfrid, abbot, who, having fathered five children, resolved with his wife to embrace the monastic life.
9. At Växjö in Sweden, Saint Sigfrid, bishop, who, originally from England, evangelized the peoples of this region with great diligence and baptized King Olaf himself in Christ.
10. At Borgo San Sepolcro in Umbria, blessed Angelo Scarpetti, priest of the Order of Hermits of Saint Augustine.
11. At Paray-le-Monial in Burgundy, France, Saint Claude La Colombière, priest of the Society of Jesus, who, being a man greatly dedicated to prayer, led many to the love of God by his steadfast and upright counsel.
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Omnes
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(“All ye Holy Martyrs, pray for us,”
from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the Litany of the Saints)
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