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Roman Martyrology, Complete, May
Semen est sanguis Christianorum
(The blood of Christians is the seed of the Church) Tertullian, Apologeticum,
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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
May 1st
This Day, the First Day of May
The birthday of the blessed Apostles Philip
and James. Philip, after having converted nearly all Scythia
to the faith of Christ, went to Hierapolis, in Asia, where he was
fastened to a cross, overwhelmed with stones, and thus terminated
his life gloriously.
James, who is also called the brother of our Lord, was the first
bishop of Jerusalem. Being hurled down from a pinnacle of the
temple, he had his legs broken, and being then struck on the head
with a dyer's staff, he expired, and was buried near the temple.
In Egypt, St. Jeremias, prophet, who
was stoned to death by the people at Taphnas, where he was interred.
St. Epiphanius relates that the faithful were wont to pray at his
grave, and to take away from it dust to heal those who were stung by
serpents.
In France, in the province of Vivarais,
blessed Andeol, sub-deacon, who
was sent from the East into Gaul with others by St. Polycarp to
preach the word of God. Under the emperor Severus he was scourged
with thorny sticks, and having his head split with a wooden sword
into four parts, in the shape of a cross, terminated his martyrdom.
At Huesca, in Spain, the holy martyrs Orentius
and Patience.
At Sion, in Switzerland, St. Sigismund, king
of the Burgundians, who was drowned in a well, and afterwards
became renowned for miracles.
At Auxerre, St. Amator, bishop and confessor.
At Auch, St. Orientius, bishop.
In England, the Saints Asaph, bishop, and
Walburge, virgin.
At Bergamo, St. Grata, widow.
At Forli, St. Peregrinus, of the Order
of the Servites of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
And elsewhere in divers places, many other holy martyrs,
confessors, and holy virgins.
Omnes sancti Mártyres, oráte pro nobis. ("All ye Holy
Martyrs, pray for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the Litany
of the Saints)
Response: Thanks be to God.
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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
May 2nd
This Day, the Second Day of May
At Alexandria, the birthday of St. Athanasius,
bishop of that city and Doctor of the Church, most celebrated for sanctity and learning. Although
almost all the world had formed a conspiracy to persecute him, he
courageously defended the Catholic faith from the reign of
Constantine to that of Valens, against emperors, governors, and a
multitude of Arian bishops, whose perfidious attacks forced him to
wander as an exile over the whole earth without finding a place of
security. At length, however, he was restored to his church, and
after fighting many combats, and winning many crowns by his
patience, he departed for Heaven in the forty-sixth year of his
priesthood, in the time of the emperors Valentinian and Valens.
At Rome, the holy martyrs Saturninus, Neopolus,
Germanus, and Celestine, who after much suffering were thrown
into prison, where they rested in the Lord.
Also the holy martyrs Exuperius and Zoe, his
wife, with their sons, Cyriacus and Theodulus, who suffered
under the emperor Adrian.
At Seville, St. Felix, deacon and martyr.
The same day, St. Vindemial, bishop and martyr,
who with the holy bishops Eugenius and
Longinus, combated the Arians by his teaching and miracles,
and was decapitated by order of king Hunneric.
At Avila, in Spain, St. Secundus, bishop,
who is also mentioned with others on the 15th of this month.
At Florence, the bishop St. Antoninus,
of the Order of Preachers, renowned for holiness and learning. His
feast is kept on the 10th of this month.
And elsewhere in divers places, many other holy martyrs,
confessors, and holy virgins.
Omnes sancti Mártyres, oráte pro nobis. ("All ye Holy
Martyrs, pray for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the Litany
of the Saints)
Response: Thanks be to God.
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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
May 3rd
This Day, the Third Day of May
At Jerusalem, the Finding of the Holy Cross of
our Lord, in the time of the emperor Constantine.
At Rome, on the Nomentan road, the holy
martyrs Alexander, Pope, Eventius and Theodulus, priests.
Alexander was bound, imprisoned, racked, lacerated with hooks,
burned, pierced in all his limbs with pointed instruments, and
finally put to death, under the emperor Adrian and the judge
Aurelian. Eventius and Theodulus, after along imprisonment were
exposed to the flames, and then beheaded.
At Narni, St. Juvenal, bishop and confessor.
At Constantinople, the holy martyrs Alexander,
soldier, and Antonina, virgin.
In the persecution of Maximian, under the governor Festus,
Antonina, having been condemned to
remain in a house of debauch, was delivered by
Alexander, who secretly exchanging garments with her, took
her place. They were, tortured together, and both having their hands
cut off, and being cast into the fire, were crowned at the end of
their noble combat for the faith.
In Thebais, the holy martyrs Timothy and his
wife Maura. The Arian prefect caused them to be tortured, and
then fastened to a cross, on which remaining suspended and alive for
nine days, and encouraging each other to persevere in the faith,
they consummated their martyrdom.
At Aphrodisia, in Caria, the holy martyrs
Diodorus and Rodopian, who were stoned to death by their
fellow-citizens, in the persecution of Diocletian.
On Mount Senario, near Florence, the blessed
Sostenaeus and Uguccio, confessors, who responding to a voice
from Heaven, departed this life on the same day and at the same
hour, while reciting the angelical salutation.
And elsewhere in divers places, many other holy martyrs,
confessors, and holy virgins.
Omnes sancti Mártyres, oráte pro nobis. ("All ye Holy
Martyrs, pray for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the Litany
of the Saints)
Response: Thanks be to God.
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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
May 4th
This Day, the Fourth Day of May
At Ostia, the birthday of St. Monica, mother
of blessed Augustine, who has left us in the ninth book of
his Confessions a beautiful sketch of her life.
At the metal mines of Phennes, in Palestine, the birthday of the
blessed Silvanus, bishop of Gaza, who
was crowned with martyrdom
with many of his clerics by the command
of Caesar Galerius Maximian, in the persecution of Diocletian.
Also, thirty-nine holy martyrs, who
were beheaded together after having been condemned to work in the
same mines, to be branded with a hot iron, and to undergo other
torments.
At Jerusalem, in the reign of Julian the Apostate,
St. Cyriacus, bishop, who was murdered
as he was visiting the holy places.
In Umbria, St. Porphyry, martyr.
At Nicomedia, the birthday of St. Antonia,
martyr, who, for the confession of Christ, was cruelly
tortured, subjected to diverse torments, suspended by one arm for
three days, kept two years in prison, and finally delivered to the
flames by the governor Priscillian.
At Lorch, in Austria, under the emperor Diocletian and the governor
Aquilinus, the martyr St. Florian, who
was precipitated into the river Enns, with a stone tied to his neck.
At Tarsus, St. Pelagia, virgin, who
endured martyrdom under Diocletian by being shut up within a red-hot
brazen ox.
At Cologne, St. Paulinus, martyr.
At Milan, St. Venerius, bishop, whose
virtues are attested by St. John Chrysostom in the epistle which he
wrote to him.
In the province of Perigord, St. Sacerdos,
bishop of Limoges.
At Hildesheim, in Saxony, St. Godard, bishop
and confessor, ranked among the Saints by Innocent II.
At Auxerre, St. Curcodomus, deacon.
And elsewhere in divers places, many other holy martyrs,
confessors, and holy virgins.
Omnes sancti Mártyres, oráte pro nobis. ("All ye Holy
Martyrs, pray for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the Litany
of the Saints)
Response: Thanks be to God.
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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
May 5th
This Day, the Fifth Day of May
At Rome, Pope St. Pius V, of the Order
of Preachers, who labored zealously and successfully for the
re-establishment of ecclesiastical discipline, the extirpation of
heresies, the destruction of the enemies of the Christian name, and
governed the Catholic Church by holy laws and the example of a
saintly life.
Also at Rome, St. Crescentiana, martyr.
In the same city, St. Sylvanus, martyr.
At Alexandria, St. Euthymius, deacon,
who died in prison for Christ.
At Thessalonica, the birthday of the holy
martyrs Irenaeus, Peregrinus and Irenes, who were burned
alive.
At Auxerre, the martyrdom of
St. Jovinian, lector.
At Leocata, in Sicily, St. Angelus, a priest
of the Order of Carmelites, who was murdered by the heretics for
defending the Catholic faith.
At Jerusalem, St. Maximus, bishop and
confessor, whom the Caesar Maximian Galerius condemned to
work in the mines, after having plucked out one of his eyes and
branded him on the foot with hot iron.
At Edessa, in Syria, St. Eulogius, bishop and
confessor.
At Aries, in France, St. Hilary, bishop,
noted for his learning and holiness.
At Vienne, the bishop St. Nicetus, a
man venerable for his sanctity.
At Bologna, St. Theodore, a bishop who
was eminent for merits.
The same day, St. Sacerdos, bishop of
Saguntum.
At Milan, St. Geruntius, bishop.
In the same city, the conversion of St.
Augustine, bishop and Doctor of the Church, whom the blessed
bishop Ambrose instructed in the Catholic faith, and baptized on
this day.
And elsewhere in divers places, many other holy martyrs,
confessors, and holy virgins.
Omnes sancti Mártyres, oráte pro nobis. ("All ye Holy
Martyrs, pray for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the Litany
of the Saints)
Response: Thanks be to God.
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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
May 6th
This Day, the Sixth Day of May
At Rome, the feast of St. John before the
Latin Gate. Being bound and brought to Rome from Ephesus by
the order of Domitian, he was condemned by the Senate to be cast,
near the said gate, into a vessel of boiling oil, from which he came
out more healthy and vigorous than before.
At Antioch, St. Evodius, who, as the
blessed Ignatius wrote to the people of Antioch, was consecrated
first bishop of that city by the
Apostle St. Peter, and ended his life by a glorious
martyrdom.
At Cyrene, St. Lucius, bishop, who is
mentioned by St. Luke, in the Acts of the Apostles.
In Africa, the holy martyrs Heliodorus and
Venustus, with seventy-five others.
In Cyprus, St. Theodotus, bishop of
Cyrinia, who having undergone grievous afflictions under the emperor
Licinius, at length yielded his soul to God, when peace was restored
to the Church.
At Damascus, the birthday of the blessed John
Damascene, renowned for sanctity and learning, who, by both
the written and the spoken word, courageously resisted Leo the
Isaurian, in defending the worship paid to sacred images. By order
of this emperor his right hand was cut off, but commending himself
to an image of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which he had defended, his
hand was immediately restored to him entire and sound.
At Carrhae, in Mesopotamia, St. Protogenes,
bishop.
In England, St. Eadbert, bishop of
Lindisfarne, eminent for doctrine and piety.
At Rome, St. Benedicta, virgin.
At Salerno, the Translation of St. Matthew,
Apostle. His sacred body previously transferred from Ethiopia
to various countries, was finally taken to Salerno, and there with
great pomp placed in a church dedicated under his invocation.
And elsewhere in divers places, many other holy martyrs, confessors,
and holy virgins.
Omnes sancti Mártyres, oráte pro nobis. ("All ye Holy
Martyrs, pray for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the Litany
of the Saints)
Response: Thanks be to God.
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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
May 7th
This Day, the Seventh Day of May
At Cracow, in Poland, the birthday of St.
Stanislaus, bishop and martyr, who was murdered by the wicked
king Boleslas.
At Terracina, in Campania, the birthday of
blessed Flavia Domitilla, virgin and martyr, niece of the
Consul Flavius Clemens. She received the religious veil at the hands
of St. Clement, and in the persecution of Domitian was exiled with
many others to the island of Pontia, where she endured a long
martyrdom for Christ. Taken afterwards to Terracina, she converted
many to the faith of Christ by her teaching and miracles. The judge
ordered the chamber in which she was with the
virgins Euphrosina and Theodora, to be set on fire, and she
thus consummated her glorious martyrdom. She is also mentioned with
the holy martyrs Nereus and Achilleus, on the 12th of this month.
The same day, St. Juvenal, martyr.
At Nicomedia, the holy martyrs Flavius,
Augustus, and Augustine, brothers.
In the same city, St. Quadratus, martyr,
who was frequently tortured in the persecution of Decius, and at
last decapitated.
At Rome, St. Benedict, Pope and confessor.
At York, in England, St. John, bishop
renowned for his saintly life and miracles.
At Pavia, the bishop St. Peter.
At Rome, the translation of the body of St.
Stephen, the first martyr, which was brought from
Constantinople to Rome, and laid in the sepulchre of the martyr St.
Lawrence in the field of Verano, where it is honored with great
devotion by the pious faithful.
And elsewhere in divers places, many other holy martyrs, confessors,
and holy virgins.
Omnes sancti Mártyres, oráte pro nobis. ("All ye Holy
Martyrs, pray for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the Litany
of the Saints)
Response: Thanks be to God.
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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
May 8th
This Day, the Eight Day of May
On Mount Gargano, the apparition of the
Archangel St. Michael.
At Milan, the birthday of the holy martyr
Victor, a Moor. He became a Christian in his youth, and
served as soldier in the imperial army. When Maximian wished to
force him to offer sacrifice to idols, he persevered with the
greatest fortitude in the confession of the Lord. Being first beaten
with rods, but without experiencing any pain, through the protection
of God, and then having melted lead poured over him, which did him
no injury whatever, he at length terminated the career of his
glorious martyrdom by being beheaded.
At Constantinople, in the persecution of Diocletian and Maximian,
St.Acathius, a centurion, who, being
denounced as a Christian by the tribune Firmus, and cruelly tortured
at Perinthus by the judge Bibian, was finally condemned to death at
Byzantium by the proconsul Flaccinus. His body was afterwards
miraculously brought to the shore of Syllacium, where it is
preserved with due honor.
At Vienne, St. Denis, bishop and confessor.
At Auxerre, St. Helladius, bishop.
In the diocese of Besancon, St. Peter, bishop.
In Ireland, St. Wiro, bishop.
And elsewhere in divers places, many other holy martyrs, confessors,
and holy virgins.
Omnes sancti Mártyres, oráte pro nobis. ("All ye Holy
Martyrs, pray for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the Litany
of the Saints)
Response: Thanks be to God.
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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
May 9th
This Day, the Ninth Day of May
At Nazianzus, the birthday of St. Gregory,
bishop and Doctor of the Church, surnamed the Theologian,
because of his remarkable knowledge of divinity. At Constantinople,
he restored the Catholic faith, which was fast waning, and repressed
the rising heresies.
At Rome, St. Hennas, mentioned by the
Apostle St. Paul in the epistle to the Romans. Generously
sacrificing himself, he became an offering acceptable to God, and
adorned with virtues took his departure for the Heavenly kingdom.
In Persia, three hundred and ten holy martyrs.
At Caglio, on the Flaminian road, the passion of
St. Gerontius, bishop of Cervia.
In the castle of Windisch, the decease of St.
Beatus, confessor.
At Constantinople, the translation of the
Apostle St. Andrew and the evangelist St. Luke, out of
Achaia, and of Timothy, disciple of the blessed Apostle Paul, from
Ephesus. The body of St. Andrew, long after, was conveyed to Amalfi,
where it is honored by the pious concourse of the faithful. From his
tomb continually issues a liquid which heals diseases.
At Rome, also, the translation of St. Jerome,
priest and Doctor of the Church, from Bethlehem of Juda, to
the basilica of St. Mary of the Manger.
At Bari, in Apulia, the translation likewise
of the holy bishop Nicholas, from Myra, a town of Lycia.
And elsewhere in divers places, many other holy martyrs, confessors,
and holy virgins.
Omnes sancti Mártyres, oráte pro nobis. ("All ye Holy
Martyrs, pray for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the Litany
of the Saints)
Response: Thanks be to God.
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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
May 10th
This Day, the Tenth Day of May
St. Antonitus confessor and archbishop
of Florence, whose birthday is the 2nd of May.
At Rome, on the Latin road, the birthday of
the holy martyrs Gordian and Epimachus. In the time of Julian
the Apostate, the former was a long time scourged and finally
decapitated for confessing the name of Christ. He was buried at
night by the Christians, in a crypt to which, shortly before, the
remains of the blessed martyr Epimachus
had been translated from Alexandria, where he had been martyred for
the faith of Christ.
In the land of Hus, the holy prophet Job,
a man of wonderful patience.
At Rome, the blessed priest and martyr
Calepodius, who was killed with the sword, by order of the
emperor Alexander. His body was dragged through the city and thrown
into the Tiber. It was afterwards found and buried by Pope Callistus.
The consul Palmatius was also beheaded with
his wife, his sons, and forty-two of both sexes belonging to his
household; likewise, the senator
Simplicius with his wife, and sixty-eight of his house; Felix also
with his wife Blanda. The heads of all these martyrs were
exposed over different gates of the city, to terrify the Christians.
Also, at Rome, on the Latin way, the birthday of
the holy martyrs Quartus and Quinctus,
whose bodies were translated to Capua.
At Lentini, in Sicily, the holy martyrs
Alphius, Philadelphus, and Cyrinus.
At Smyrna, St. Dioscorides, martyr.
At Bologna, blessed Nicholas Albergati,
a Carthusian monk, bishop of that city,
and Cardinal of the holy Roman Church,
celebrated for his holiness and Legations Apostolic. His body was
buried at Florence, in the monastery of the Carthusians.
At Taranto, St. Cataldus, a bishop
renowned for miracles.
At Milan, the finding of the bodies of the
holy martyrs Nazarius and Celsus. The blessed bishop Ambrose
found the body of St. Nazarius covered with blood still fresh, which
he translated to the basilica of the Apostles, together with the
body of the blessed boy Celsus, whom Nazarius had brought up, and
whom Anolinus, in the persecution of Nero, had ordered to be struck
with the sword on the 28th of July, the day when their martyrdom is
commemorated.
At Madrid, St. Isidore, a laborer.
Being renowned for miracles, Pope Gregory XV placed him in the
number of the Saints at the same time with St. Ignatius, St.
Francis, St. Theresa, and St. Philip.
And elsewhere in divers places, many other holy martyrs,
confessors, and holy virgins.
Omnes sancti Mártyres, oráte pro nobis. ("All ye Holy
Martyrs, pray for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the Litany
of the Saints)
Response: Thanks be to God.
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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
May 11th
This Day, the Eleventh Day of May
At Rome, on the Salarian road, the birthday of
blessed Anthimus, priest, who, after having distinguished
himself by his virtues and preaching, was precipitated into the
Tiber, in the persecution of Diocletian. He was rescued by an angel,
and restored to his oratory. Being afterwards decapitated, he went
victoriously to Heaven.
The same day, St. Evelius, martyr, who
belonged to the household of Nero. On seeing the martyrdom of St.
Torpes, he believed in Christ, and for Him was beheaded.
Also, at Rome, the holy martyrs Maximus,
Bassus, and Fabius, who were put to death on the Salarian
way, in the time of Diocletian.
At Camerino, the holy martyrs Anastasius and
his companions, who were killed in the persecution of Decius,
under the governor Antiochus.
At Osimo, in the March of Ancona, the holy
martyrs Sisinus, a deacon, Diocletius and Florentius,
disciples of the priest St. Anthimus, who consummated their
martyrdom under Diocletian by being overwhelmed with stones.
At Varennes, St. Gangulpus, martyr.
At Vienne, St. Mamertus, bishop, who,
to avert an impending calamity, instituted in that city the three
days Litanies immediately before the Ascension of our Lord. This
rite was afterwards received and approved by the universal Church.
At Souvigny, the decease of St. Maieul, abbot
of Cluny, whose life was distinguished for merits and holiness.
At San Severino, in the March of Ancona, St.
Illuminatus, confessor.
At Grottaglia, in the diocese of Taranto, St.
Francis Girolamo, confessor, of the Society of Jesus,
renowned for his zeal for the salvation of souls, and for his
patience. He was canonized by Pope Gregory XVI. The day of his death
is celebrated with great solemnity in the church of the professed
house, at Naples, where his body rests.
And elsewhere in divers places, many other holy martyrs, confessors,
and holy virgins.
Omnes sancti Mártyres, oráte pro nobis. ("All ye Holy
Martyrs, pray for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the Litany
of the Saints)
Response: Thanks be to God.
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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
May 12th
This Day, the Twelfth Day of May
At Rome, on the Ardeatine road, the holy
martyrs Nereus and Achilleus, brothers, who first underwent
along exile for Christ in the island of Pontia with
Flavia Domitilla, whose chamberlains
they were. Afterwards they endured a most severe scourging. Finally,
as the ex-consul Minutius Rufus endeavored by using the rack and
fire to force them to offer sacrifices, they said, that having been
baptized by the blessed Apostle Peter, they could by no means
sacrifice to idols. They were beheaded, and their sacred relics,
with those of Flavia Domitilla, were, by order of Pope Clement VIII,
solemnly transferred the day before this, from the sacristy of St.
Adrian to their ancient church now repaired, in which they were
formerly preserved.
In the same place, on the Aurelian road, the
holy martyr Pancratius, who, at fourteen years of age,
endured martyrdom by decapitation under Diocletian.
Also, at Rome, St. Denis, uncle of the same
blessed Pancratius.
In Sicily, St. Philip Argyrio, who was
sent to that island by the Roman Pontiff, and converted to Christ a
great portion of it. His sanctity is particularly manifested by the
deliverance of possessed persons.
At Salamis, in Cyprus, St. Epiphanius, a
bishop of great erudition and profound knowledge of the holy
Scriptures. He was also admirable for the sanctity of his life, his
zeal for the Catholic faith, his charity to the poor, and the gift
of miracles.
At Constantinople, St. Germanus, a bishop
distinguished by virtues and learning, who with great courage
reprehended Leo the Isaurian for promulgating an edict against holy
images.
At Treves, St. Modoaldus, bishop.
At Calzada, St. Dominic, confessor.
And elsewhere in divers places, many other holy martyrs, confessors,
and holy virgins.
Omnes sancti Mártyres, oráte pro nobis. ("All ye Holy
Martyrs, pray for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the Litany
of the Saints)
Response: Thanks be to God.
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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
May 13th
This Day, the Thirteenth Day of May
At Rome, in the time of the emperor Phocas, the
dedication of the church of St. Mary of the
Martyrs, formerly a temple of all the gods, called Pantheon,
which was purified and dedicated by the blessed Pope Boniface IV to
the honor of the Blessed Mary ever Virgin, and of all the martyrs.
At Constantinople, under the emperor Diocletian and the proconsul
Laudicius, the blessed Lucius, a priest and
martyr, who first at Amphipolis endured many tribulations and
torments for the confession of Christ, and then being led to
Byzantium, suffered capital punishment.
At Heraclea, the martyr St. Glyceria, a
native of Rome, who suffered under the emperor Antoninus and the
governor Sabinus.
At Alexandria, the commemoration of many holy
martyrs, who were killed by the Arians for the Catholic faith
in the church of St. Theonas.
At Maestricht, St. Servatius, bishop of
Tongres, whose grave, as a public sign of his merit, was free from
snow during winter (though everything around was covered with it),
until the inhabitants built a church over it.
In Palestine, St. John the Silent.
At Valladolid, St. Peter Regalati, confessor,
of the Order of Friars Minor, restorer of regular discipline in the
monasteries of Spain. He was numbered among the Saints by the
Sovereign Pontiff, Benedict XIV.
And elsewhere in divers places, many other holy martyrs, confessors,
and holy virgins.
Omnes sancti Mártyres, oráte pro nobis. ("All ye Holy
Martyrs, pray for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the Litany
of the Saints)
Response: Thanks be to God.
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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
May 14th
This Day, the Fourteenth Day of May
The birthday of the holy martyr Boniface,
who suffered at Tarsus, in Cilicia, under Diocletian and Maximian.
His body was subsequently carried to Rome, and buried on the Latin
road.
In France, St. Pontius, martyr.
Having by his preaching and his zeal converted to the faith of
Christ the two Caesars Philip, he obtained the palm of martyrdom
under the emperors Valerian and Gallienus.
In Syria, the holy martyrs Victor and Corona,
under the emperor Antoninus. Victor was subjected to various
horrible torments by the judge Sebastian. As Corona, the wife of a
certain soldier, was proclaiming him happy for his fortitude in his
sufferings, she saw two crowns falling from Heaven, one for Victor,
the other for herself. She related this to all present, and was torn
to pieces between two trees; Victor was beheaded.
In Sardinia, the holy martyrs Justa, Justina,
and Henedina.
At Rome, Pope St. Paschal, who took up
from the crypts many bodies of the holy martyrs, and placed them
honorably in various churches.
At Ferentino, in Tuscany, the holy bishop
Boniface, who was renowned from his childhood for holiness
and miracles, as is related by the blessed Pope Gregory.
At Naples, in Campania, St. Pomponius, bishop.
In Egypt, St. Pachomius, an abbot, who
erected many monasteries in that country, and wrote a monastic rule,
which was dictated to him by an angel.
And elsewhere in divers places, many other holy martyrs, confessors,
and holy virgins.
Omnes sancti Mártyres, oráte pro nobis. ("All ye Holy
Martyrs, pray for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the Litany
of the Saints)
Response: Thanks be to God.
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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
May 15th
This Day, the Fifteenth Day of May
At Rouen, St. John Baptist de la Salle,
confessor, who deserved well both of religion and society by
his labors for the education of youth, especially of the poor, and
by the founding of the Society of the Brothers of the Christian
Schools.
In Spain, the Saints Torquatus, Ctesiphon,
Secundus, Indaletius, Caecilius, Hesychius, and Euphrasius, who were
consecrated bishops at Rome by the holy Apostles, and sent to
Spain to preach the word of God. When they had evangelized various
cities, and brought innumerable multitudes under the yoke of Christ,
they rested in peace in various parts of that country: Torquatus at
Cadiz, Ctesiphon at Vierco, Secundus at Avila, Indaletius at
Portilla, Caecilius at Elvira, Hesychius at Gibraltar, and
Euphrasius at Anduxar.
At Evora, in Portugal, St.Mancius, martyr.
In the island of Chio, the birthday of blessed
Isidore, martyr, in whose church is a well into which he is
said to have been thrown. By drinking of the water from this well,
the sick are frequently cured.
At Lampsacum, in Hellespont, the martyrdom of
the Saints Peter, Andrew, Paul, and Dionysia.
At Fausina, in Sardinia, in the time of Diocletian and the governor
Barbarus, St. Simplicius, a
bishop, who
consummated his martyrdom by being transpierced with a lance.
And elsewhere in divers places, many other holy martyrs,
confessors, and holy virgins.
Omnes sancti Mártyres, oráte pro nobis. ("All ye Holy
Martyrs, pray for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the Litany
of the Saints)
Response: Thanks be to God.
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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
May 16th
This Day, the Sixteenth Day of May
At Gubbio, St. Ubaldus, a bishop
renowned for miracles.
In Isauria, the birthday of the holy martyrs
Aquillinus and Victorian.
At Auxerre, the passion of St. Peregrinus,
first bishop of that city. He was sent
into Gaul with other clerics by the blessed Pope Xystus, and having
accomplished his work of preaching the Gospel, he merited an
everlasting crown by being condemned to capital punishment.
At Uzalis, in Africa, the holy martyrs Felix
and Gennadius.
In Palestine, the martyrdom of the holy monks
massacred by the Saracens in the monastery of St. Sabas.
In Persia, the holy martyrs Audas, a bishop,
seven priests, nine deacons and seven virgins, who endured
various kinds of torments under king Isdegerdes, and thus gloriously
consummated their martyrdom.
At Prague, in Bohemia, St. John Nepomucen,
a canon of the metropolitan church, who, being tempted in vain to
betray the secret of confession, was cast into the river Moldau, and
thus won the palm of martyrdom.
At Amiens, in France, the bishop St. Honoratus.
At Le Mans, St. Domnolus, bishop.
At Mirandola, in Aemilia, St. Possidius,
bishop of Calamae, disciple of St. Augustine, and the writer
of his glorious life.
At Troyes, St. Fidolus, confessor.
In Ireland, St. Brendan, abbot.
At Frejus, St. Maxima, virgin, who
rested in peace with a reputation for many virtues.
And elsewhere in divers places, many other holy martyrs, confessors,
and holy virgins.
Omnes sancti Mártyres, oráte pro nobis. ("All ye Holy
Martyrs, pray for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the Litany
of the Saints)
Response: Thanks be to God.
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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
May 17th
This Day, the Seventeenth Day of May
At Villareal, in the kingdom of Valencia, St. Pascal, of the Order
of Friars Minor, a man remarkable for innocence of life and the spirit
of penance. Pope Leo XIII declared him heavenly patron of
Eucharistic Congresses and Societies formed in honor of the Most
Blessed Sacrament.
At Pisa, in Tuscany, the holy martyr Torpes, who filled a high
office in the court of Nero, and was one of those of whom the
Apostle St. Paul wrote from Rome to the Philippians:
"All the saints salute you, especially those that are of the house
of Caesar." For the faith of Christ, he was, by order of Satellicus,
buffeted, cruelly scourged and delivered to the beasts to be
devoured, but being uninjured, he at last terminated his martyrdom
by decapitation on the 29th of April. His feast, however, is kept on
this day, on account of the translation of his body.
The same day, St. Restituta, virgin and martyr, who was subjected to
various kinds of tortures in Africa by the judge Proculus, in the
reign of Valerian, and then put in a boat filled with pitch and tow,
to be burnt to death on the sea. But the flame turned on those who
had kindled it, and the saint yielded her spirit to God in prayer.
Her body was, by divine providence, carried in the boat to the
island of Ischia, near Naples, where it was received by the
Christians with great veneration. A church was afterwards erected in
her honor in that city by Constantine the Great.
At Noyon, the holy martyrs Heradius, Paul, and Aquilinus, with two
others.
At Chalcedon, the holy martyrs Solochanus and his companions,
soldiers under the emperor Maximian.
At Alexandria, the holy martyrs Adrio, Victor and Basilla.
At Wurzburg, St. Bruno, bishop and confessor.
And elsewhere in divers places, many other holy martyrs, confessors,
and holy virgins.
Omnes sancti Mártyres, oráte pro nobis. ("All ye Holy
Martyrs, pray for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the Litany
of the Saints)
Response: Thanks be to God.
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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
May 18th
This Day, the Eighteenth Day of May
At Camerino, the holy martyr Venantius,
who at fifteen years of age, with ten others,
ended a glorious combat by being beheaded under the emperor Decius
and the governor Antiochus.
In Egypt, St. Dioscorus, a lector, who
was subjected by the governor to many various torments, such as the
tearing off of his nails and the burning of his sides with torches;
but a light from heaven having prostrated the executioners, the
saint finally consummated his martyrdom by having red-hot metal
applied to his body.
At Spoleto, St. Felix, a bishop, who
obtained the palm of martyrdom under the emperor Maximian.
In Egypt, St. Potamon, bishop, a confessor
under Maximian Galerius, and afterwards a
martyr under the emperor Constantius, and the Arian governor
Philagrius.
At Ancyra, in Galatia, the martyrs St.
Theodotus, and the saintly virgins Thecusa, his aunt, Alexandra,
Claudia, Faina, Euphrasia, Matrona, and Julitta. They were at
first taken to a place of debauch, but the power of God having
preserved them from evil, they had stones tied to their necks, and
were plunged into a lake. For gathering their remains and burying
them honorably, Theodotus was arrested by the governor, and after
being horribly lacerated, was put to the sword, and thus received
the crown of martyrdom.
At Upsal, in Sweden, St. Eric, king and martyr.
At Rome, St. Felix, confessor, of the
Order of Capuchin Friars Minor, celebrated for his evangelical
simplicity and charity. He was inscribed on the roll of Saints by
the Sovereign Pontiff, Clement XI.
And elsewhere in divers places, many other holy martyrs, confessors,
and holy virgins.
Omnes sancti Mártyres, oráte pro nobis. ("All ye Holy
Martyrs, pray for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the Litany
of the Saints)
Response: Thanks be to God.
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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
May 19th
This Day, the Nineteenth Day of May
The birthday of St. Peter of Moroni,
who, while leading the life of an anchoret, was created Sovereign
Pontiff and called Celestin V. Having abdicated the pontificate, he
led a religious life in solitude, where, renowned for virtues and
miracles, he went to God.
At Rome, the saintly virgin Pudentiana,
who, after numberless tribulations, after burying with great respect
many martyrs, and distributing all her goods to the poor for
Christ's sake, departed from this world to go to Heaven.
In the same city, St. Pudens, senator, father
of the virgin just mentioned, who, being clothed with Christ
in baptism by the Apostles, preserved unspotted the robe of
innocence until he received the crown of life.
Also, at Rome, on the Appian road, the birthday of the
Saints Calocerus and Parthenius, eunuchs.
The former was chamberlain to the wife of the emperor Decius, and
the latter chief officer in another department. For refusing to
offer sacrifice to idols, they were put to death.
At Nicomedia, the martyr St. Philoterus,
son of the proconsul Pacian, who after much suffering under the
emperor Diocletian, received the crown of martyrdom.
In the same city six holy virgins and martyrs.
The principal one, named Cyriaca,
having freely reproved Maximian for his impiety, was most severely
scourged and lacerated, and then consumed with fire.
At Canterbury, St. Dunstan, bishop.
In Bretagne, St. Ives, priest and confessor,
who, for the love of Christ, defended the interests of orphans,
widows, and the poor.
And elsewhere in divers places, many other holy martyrs, confessors,
and holy virgins.
Omnes sancti Mártyres, oráte pro nobis. ("All ye Holy
Martyrs, pray for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the Litany
of the Saints)
Response: Thanks be to God.
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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
May 20th
This Day, the Twentieth Day of May
At Aquila, in Abruzzo, St. Bernardine of Siena,
of the Order of Friars Minor, who ennobled Italy by his preaching and
example.
At Rome, on the Salarian road, the birthday of
St. Basilla, virgin, who was of royal race and betrothed to
an illustrious personage. As she refused to marry him, he accused
her of being a Christian. The emperor Gallienus gave orders that she
should accept him or die by the sword. Answering that she had for
her spouse the King of kings, she was transpierced with a sword.
At Nimes, in France, St. Baudelius, martyr.
Being arrested, but refusing to sacrifice to idols, and remaining
immovable in the faith of Christ, notwithstanding blows and
tortures, he gained the palm of martyrdom by a precious death.
At Edessa, in Syria, the holy martyrs
Thalalaeus, Asterius, Alexander, and their companions, who
suffered under the emperor Numerian.
In Thebais, St. Aquila, martyr to the
faith, whose body was torn with iron combs.
At Bourges, in France, St. Austregisil, bishop
and confessor.
At Brescia, St. Anastasius, bishop.
At Pavia, St. Theodore, bishop.
At Rome, St. Plautilla, wife of an
ex-consul and mother of the blessed Flavia Domitilla. She was
baptized by the Apostle St. Peter, and after giving the example of
all virtues, rested in peace.
And elsewhere in divers places, many other holy martyrs, confessors,
and holy virgins.
Omnes sancti Mártyres, oráte pro nobis. ("All ye Holy
Martyrs, pray for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the Litany
of the Saints)
Response: Thanks be to God.
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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
May 21st
This Day, the Twenty-First Day of May
In Mauritania (Morocco), the birthday of
the holy martyrs Timothy, Polius, and Eutychius, deacons, who
merited to be crowned together for dispensing the word of God in
that region.
At Caesarea, in Cappadocia, the birthday of
the holy martyrs Polieuctus, Victorius, and Donatus.
At Cordova, St. Secundinus, martyr.
The same day, the holy martyrs Synesius and
Theopompus.
At Caesarea Philippi, the holy martyrs
Nicostratus and Antiochus, tribunes, with other soldiers.
The same day St. Valens, bishop, who
was put to death with three boys.
At Alexandria, the commemoration of the holy
martyrs Secundus, a priest, and others, whom the Arian bishop
George caused to be barbarously killed during the holy days of
Pentecost, under the emperor Constantius.
Also, the saintly bishops and priests,
who, being banished by the Arians, merited to be associated with
holy confessors.
At Nice, in France, St. Hospitius, confessor,
distinguished by the virtue of abstinence and the spirit of
prophecy.
And elsewhere in divers places, many other holy martyrs, confessors,
and holy virgins.
Omnes sancti Mártyres, oráte pro nobis. ("All ye Holy
Martyrs, pray for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the Litany
of the Saints)
Response: Thanks be to God.
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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
May 22nd
This Day, the Twenty-Second Day of May
At Rome, the holy martyrs Faustinus, Timothy,
and Venustus.
In Africa, the holy martyrs Castus and
Aemilius, who consummated their martyrdom by fire. St.
Cyprian says that they were overcome in the first combat, but in the
second God made them victorious, so that, though at first yielding
to the fire, they became finally stronger than the fire.
In Corsica, St. Julia, virgin, who won
her crown by being crucified.
At Comana, in Pontus, under the emperor Maximian and the governor
Agrippa, the holy martyr Basiliscus,
who was forced to wear iron shoes pierced with heated nails, and
endured many other trials. Being at last decapitated and thrown into
a river, he obtained the glory of martyrdom.
In Spain, St. Quiteria, virgin and martyr.
At Ravenna, St. Marcian, bishop and
confessor.
In the diocese of Auxerre, the abbot St.
Romanus, who ministered to St. Benedict in his cave. Going
later to France, he built a monastery there, and leaving many
disciples and imitators of his sanctity, went to rest in the Lord.
At Aquino, St. Fulk, confessor.
At Pistoja, in Tuscany, the blessed Attho,
of the Vallumbrosan Order.
At Auxerre, St. Helena, virgin.
At Cassia, in Umbria, blessed Rita, a widow,
and nun of the Order of Augustinians, who after being
disengaged from her earthly marriage, loved only Christ, her eternal
spouse.
And elsewhere in divers places, many other holy martyrs, confessors,
and holy virgins.
Omnes sancti Mártyres, oráte pro nobis. ("All ye Holy
Martyrs, pray for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the Litany
of the Saints)
Response: Thanks be to God.
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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
May 23rd
This Day, the Twenty-Third Day of May
At Langres, in France, the martyrdom of the
holy bishop Desiderius, who visited the king as a suppliant
in behalf of his people who were maltreated by the Vandal army.
Being forthwith condemned to decapitation, he readily presented his
neck, and being struck with the sword, died for the sheep committed
to his charge and departed for heaven. With
him suffered many of his flock, who are buried in the same
city.
In Spain, the holy martyrs Epitacius, bishop,
and Basileus.
In Africa, the holy martyrs Quintian, Lucius,
and Julian, who merited eternal crowns by their sufferings,
during the persecution of the Vandals.
In Cappadocia, the commemoration of the holy
martyrs who died by having their legs crushed, in the
persecution of Maximian Galerius.
Also, in Mesopotamia, those martyrs
who, at the same time, were suspended in the air with their heads
downward. Being suffocated with smoke, and consumed with a slow
fire, they consummated their martyrdom.
In the territory of Lyons, St. Desiderius,
bishop of Vienne, who was crowned with martyrdom by being
overwhelmed with stones by order of king Theodoric.
At Synnada, in Phrygia, St. Michael, bishop.
The same day, St. Mercurialis, bishop.
At Naples, in Campania, St. Euphebius, bishop.
At Norcia, the Saints Eutychius and Florentius,
monks, mentioned by the blessed Pope Gregory.
At Borne, the birthday of St. John Baptist de
Rossi, confessor, a man illustrious for his patience and his
zeal in preaching the Gospel to the poor.
And elsewhere in divers places, many other holy martyrs, confessors,
and holy virgins
Omnes sancti Mártyres, oráte pro nobis. ("All ye Holy
Martyrs, pray for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the Litany
of the Saints)
Response: Thanks be to God.
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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
May 24th
This Day, the Twenty-Fourth Day of May
At Antioch, the birthday of St. Manahen,
foster-brother of Herod the Tetrarch. He was a doctor and prophet
under the grace of the New Testament, and his remains now repose in
the city of Antioch.
Also, blessed Joanna, wife of Chuza,
Herod's steward, mentioned by the evangelist St. Luke.
At Porto, the birthday of St. Vincent, martyr.
At Brescia, St. Afra, martyr, who
suffered under the emperor Adrian.
At Nantes, in Bretagne, in the time of the emperor Diocletian,
the blessed martyrs Donatian and Rogatian,
brothers, who, because of their constancy in the faith, were
sent to prison, stretched on the rack, and lacerated. Finally, they
were transpierced with a soldier's lance and beheaded.
In Istria, the holy martyrs Zoellus, Servilius,
Felix, Silvanus, and Diocles.
The same day, the holy martyrs Meletius,
military officer, and two hundred and fifty-two of his companions,
who achieved their martyrdom by various kinds of deaths.
Also, the holy martyrs Susanna, Marciana, and
Pallada, wives of the soldiers just mentioned, who were put to death
with their young children.
At Milan, St. Kobustian, martyr.
At Morocco, in Africa, the passion of blessed
John de Prado, of the Order of the Discalced Friars Minor of the
Strict Observance, who, whilst preaching the Gospel, was bound,
imprisoned and scourged; and after enduring with fortitude many
other torments for Christ, terminated his martyrdom by fire.
In the monastery of Lerins, St. Vincent, a
priest eminent for learning and sanctity.
At Bologna, the translation of St. Dominic,
confessor, in the time of Pope Gregory IX.
And elsewhere in divers places, many other holy martyrs, confessors,
and holy virgins.
Omnes sancti Mártyres, oráte pro nobis. ("All ye Holy
Martyrs, pray for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the Litany
of the Saints)
Response: Thanks be to God.
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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
May 25th
This Day, the Twenty-Fifth Day of May
At Salerno, the demise of the blessed Pope
Gregory VII, a most zealous protector and champion of
ecclesiastical liberty.
At Florence, St. Mary Magdalen, virgin,
of the Order of the Carmelites, illustrious by the holiness of her
life. Her feast is kept on the 27th of May.
At Borne, on the Nomentan road, the birthday of
blessed Urban, Pope and martyr, by
whose exhortation and teaching many, among whom were Tiburtius and
Valerian, received the faith of Christ and suffered martyrdom for
it. He himself endured many afflictions for the Church of God, and
was crowned with martyrdom by being beheaded in the persecution of
Alexander Severus.
At Dorostorum, in Mysia, the birthday of the
holy martyrs Pasicrates, Valentio, and two others, crowned
with them.
At Milan, the holy bishop Denis, who
for the Catholic faith was, by the Arian emperor Constantius,
banished to Cappadocia, where he yielded his soul to God in a manner
almost like that of the martyrs. His sacred body was sent to the
blessed bishop Ambrose, at Milan, by bishop Aurelius, with the
assistance, it is said, of St. Basil the Great.
At Rome, Pope St. Boniface IV, who
dedicated the Pantheon to the honor of blessed Mary of the Martyrs.
At Florence, the birthday of St. Zenobius,
bishop of that city, renowned for holiness of life and
glorious miracles.
In England, St. Aldhelm, bishop of
Sherburn.
In the territory of Troyes, St. Leo, confessor.
At Assisi, in Umbria, the translation of St.
Francis, confessor, in the time of Pope Gregory IX.
At Veroli, in Campania, the translation of St.
Mary, mother of James, whose sacred body is rendered
illustrious by many miracles.
And elsewhere in divers places, many other holy martyrs, confessors,
and holy virgins.
Omnes sancti Mártyres, oráte pro nobis. ("All ye Holy
Martyrs, pray for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the Litany
of the Saints)
Response: Thanks be to God.
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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
May 26th
This Day, the Twenty-Sixth Day of May
At Rome, St. Philip Neri, founder of
the Congregation of the Oratory, celebrated for his virginal purity,
the gift of prophecy, and miracles.
Also, at Rome, St. Eleutherius, Pope and
martyr, who converted many noble Romans to the Christian
faith. He sent the saints Damian and Fugatius to England, who
baptized king Lucius with his wife and almost all his people.
In the same city, the holy martyrs Simitrius,
priest, and twenty-two others, who suffered under Antoninus
Pius.
At Athens, during the persecution of Adrian, the birthday of
blessed Quadratus, a disciple of the
Apostles, who collected through his zealous exertions the faithful
dispersed by terror, and presented to the emperor an excellent
apology of the Christian religion, worthy of an Apostle.
At Vienne, St. Zachary, bishop and martyr,
who suffered under Trajan.
In Africa, St. Quadratus, martyr, on
whose festival St. Augustine preached a sermon.
At Todi, the birthday of the holy martyrs
Felicissimus, Heraclius, and Paulinus.
In the territory of Auxerre, the passion of
St. Priscus, martyr, with a great multitude of Christians.
At Canterbury, in England, St. Augustine,
bishop, who was sent thither with others by the blessed Pope
Gregory and preached the Gospel of Christ to the English nation.
Celebrated for virtues and miracles, he went peacefully to his rest
in the Lord.
And elsewhere in divers places, many other holy martyrs, confessors,
and holy virgins.
Omnes sancti Mártyres, oráte pro nobis. ("All ye Holy
Martyrs, pray for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the Litany
of the Saints)
Response: Thanks be to God.
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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
May 27th
This Day, the Twenty-Seventh Day of May
The demise of the Venerable Bede, priest,
confessor and doctor, renowned for sanctity and learning.
The birthday of St. John, Pope and martyr,
who was called to Kavenna by the Arian king of Italy, Theodoric, and
after languishing a long time in prison for the orthodox faith,
terminated his life.
At Dorostorum, in Mysia, in the time of the emperor Alexander,
the martyrdom of blessed Julius, a veteran
soldier in retirement, who was arrested by the officials and
presented to the governor Maximus. Having in his presence execrated
the idols, and confessed the name of Christ with the utmost
constancy, he was condemned to capital punishment.
At Sora, in the time of the emperor Aurelian and the proconsul
Agathius, St. Restituta, virgin and martyr,
who overcame in a combat for the faith the violence of the demons,
the caresses of her family, and the cruelty of the executioners.
Being finally beheaded with other Christians, she obtained the honor
of martyrdom.
In the territory of Arras, St. Kanulph, martyr.
At Orange, in France, St. Eutropius, a bishop,
illustrious for virtues and miracles.
And elsewhere in divers places, many other holy martyrs, confessors,
and holy virgins.
Omnes sancti Mártyres, oráte pro nobis. ("All ye Holy
Martyrs, pray for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the Litany
of the Saints)
Response: Thanks be to God.
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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
May 28th
This Day, the Twenty-Eight Day of May
At Canterbury, in England, St. Augustine,
bishop, mentioned on the 26th of this month.
In Sardinia, the holy martyrs Emilius, Felix,
Priam, and Lucian, who were crowned after having combated for
Chirst.
At Chartres, in France, under the emperor Domitian,
St. Caraunus, martyr, who was beheaded,
and thus acquired the glory of martyrdom.
At Corinth, St. Helconides, martyr, who
was first subjected to torments in the reign of the emperor Gordian,
under the governor Perennius, and then again tortured under his
successor Justin. But being liberated by an angel, she had her
breasts cut off, was exposed to wild beasts and to fire, and at
length terminated her martyrdom by decapitation.
Also, the martyrdom of the Saints Crescens,
Dioscorides, Paul, and Helladius.
At Thecua, in Palestine, the saintly monks who
became martyrs by being killed by the Saracens, in the time
of Theodosius the Younger. Their sacred remains were gathered by the
inhabitants of the place and preserved with the greatest veneration.
At Paris, St. Germanus, bishop and confessor,
whose celebrity for holiness, merit, and miracles, has been
transmitted to us by the writings of bishop Fortunatus.
At Milan, St. Senator, bishop, very
renowned for virtues and learning.
At Urgel, in Spain, St. Justus, bishop.
At Florence, St. Podius, bishop and confessor.
And elsewhere in divers places, many other holy martyrs, confessors,
and holy virgins.
Omnes sancti Mártyres, oráte pro nobis. ("All ye Holy
Martyrs, pray for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the Litany
of the Saints)
Response: Thanks be to God.
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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
May 29th
This Day, the Twenty-Ninth Day of May
The feast of St. Mary Magdalen, Carmelite nun,
whose birthday is on the 25th of this month.
At Rome, on the Aurelian road, the birthday of
St. Restitutus, martyr.
At Iconium, a town of Isauria, in the time of the emperor Aurelian,
the martyrdom of the Saints Conon and his son,
a child twelve years of age, who were laid on a grate over
burning coals sprinkled with oil, were racked and exposed to the
fire; and finally, having their hands crushed with a mallet, they
breathed their last.
The same day, in the time of the emperor Honorius, the birthday of
the holy martyrs Sisinius, Martyrius, and
Alexander, who were persecuted by the Gentiles of Anaunia,
and obtained the crown of martyrdom, as is related by Paulinus in
the Life of St. Ambrose.
At Caesarea Philippi, the holy martyrs
Theodosia, mother of the martyr St. Procopius, and twelve other
noble matrons, who ended their life by decapitation, in the
persecution of Diocletian.
In Umbria, the passion of fifteen
hundred and twenty-five holy martyrs.
At Treves, blessed Maximus, bishop and
confessor, who received with honor the patriarch St.
Athanasius, banished by the Arian persecutors.
At Verona, St. Maximus, bishop.
At Arcanum, in Campania, St. Eleutherius,
confessor.
And elsewhere in divers places, many other holy martyrs, confessors,
and holy virgins.
Omnes sancti Mártyres, oráte pro nobis. ("All ye Holy
Martyrs, pray for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the Litany
of the Saints)
Response: Thanks be to God.
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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
May 30th
This Day, the Thirtieth Day of May
At Rome, on the Aurelian road, the birthday of
St. Felix, Pope and martyr, who was crowned with martyrdom
under the emperor Aurelian.
At Torres, in Sardinia, the holy martyrs
Gabinus and Crispulus.
At Antioch, the Saints Sycus and Palatinus,
who endured many torments for the name of Christ.
At Ravenna, St. Exuperantius, bishop and
confessor.
At Pavia, St. Anastasius, bishop.
At Caesarea, in Cappadocia, the Saints
Basil and his wife Emmelia, parents of St. Basil the Great,
who lived in exile in the fastnesses of Pontus during the reign of
Galerius Maximian, and after the persecution rested in peace,
leaving their children the heirs of their virtues.
At Seville, in Spain, St. Ferdinand III, King
of Castile and Leon, surnamed the Saint, on account of his
eminent virtues, and celebrated for his zeal in propagating the
faith. Having conquered the Moors, he quitted his kingdom on earth
to pass happily to that of heaven.
And elsewhere in divers places, many other holy martyrs, confessors,
and holy virgins.
Omnes sancti Mártyres, oráte pro nobis. ("All ye Holy
Martyrs, pray for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the Litany
of the Saints)
Response: Thanks be to God.
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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
May 31st
This Day, the Thirty-First Day of May
At Brescia, St. Angela Merici, virgin,
foundress of the nuns of St. Ursula. She is mentioned on the
27th of January.
At Borne, St. Petronilla, virgin,
daughter of the blessed Apostle Peter, who refused to marry the
nobleman Flaccus. Being granted three days to deliberate, she gave
herself up to fasting and prayer, and on the third day, after having
received the sacrament of the body of Christ, she yielded up her
soul.
At Aquileia, the holy martyrs Cantius, Cantian,
and Cantianilla. For their attachment to the Christian faith,
they were condemned to capital punishment with their tutor Protus,
in the time of the emperors Diocletian and Maximian.
At Torres, in Sardinia, St. Crescentian,
martyr.
At Comana, in Pontus, in the time of the emperor Antoninus,
St. Hermias, a soldier. being
miraculously delivered from many horrible torments, he converted his
executioner to Christ, and made him partaker of the crown which he
himself obtained first by having his head struck off with the sword.
At Verona, St. Lupicinus, bishop.
At Rome, St. Paschasius, deacon and
confessor, who is mentioned by the blessed Pope Gregory.
And elsewhere in divers places, many other holy martyrs, confessors,
and holy virgins.
Omnes sancti Mártyres, oráte pro nobis. ("All ye Holy
Martyrs, pray for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the Litany
of the Saints)
Response: Thanks be to God.
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Roman Martyrology by Month
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