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Roman Martyrology, Complete, October
Semen est sanguis Christianorum
(The blood of Christians is the seed of the Church) Tertullian, Apologeticum,
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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
October 1st
This Day, the First Day of October
At Rheims, in France, St. Remigius, bishop
confessor, who converted the Franks to Christ, regenerated
Clovis, their king, in the sacred font of Baptism and instructed him
in the mysteries of faith. After he had been many years bishop, and
had distinguished himself by his sanctity and the power of working
miracles, he departed this life on the 13th of January. His
festival, however, is kept on this day, when his sacred body was
translated.
At Rome, blessed Aretas and
five-hundred-four other martyrs.
At Tomis, in Pontus, the holy martyrs Priscus,
Crescens, and Evagrius.
At Lisbon, in Portugal, the holy martyrs
Verissimus, and his sisters, Maxima and Julia, who suffered
in the persecution of Diocletian.
At Tournay, St. Piaton, priest and martyr,
who, with blessed Quinctinus and his companions, went from
Rome to Gaul to preach the faith, and afterwards, in the persecution
of Maximian, having consummated his martyrdom, passed from earth to
heaven.
At Thessalonica, St. Domninus, martyr,
under the same Maximian.
At Ghent, St. Bavo, confessor.
At Orvieto, St. Severus, priest 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
October 2nd
This Day, the Second Day of October
Feast of the
Holy Guardian Angels
At Nicomedia, St. Eleutherius, soldier and
martyr, with numberless others. They were falsely accused of
having set fire to the palace of Diocletian and, by order of this
most cruel emperor, were barbarously massacred in groups. Some were
put to the sword,some consumed by fire, while others were
precipitated into the sea. But the principal one, Eleutherius,
having endured long tortures, and being found stronger after each
one, terminated his victorious martyrdom by fire, as well-tried
gold.
In the vicinity of Arras, the martyrdom of
blessed Leodegarius, bishop of Autun. After being subjected
to various insults and torments for the truth, he was put to death
by Ebroin, chief minister of Theodoric.
Also, the holy martyr Gerinus, brother
of the blessed Leodegarius, who was overwhelmed with stones in the
same city.
At Antioch, the holy martyrs Primus, Cyril,
and Secundarius.
At Constantinople, St. Theophilus, a monk,
who was most cruelly scourged by Leo the Isaurian, for the defense
of holy images, was driven into exile, and went gloriously to
heaven.
At Hereford, in England, St. Thomas, 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
October 3rd
This Day, the Third Day of October
St. Theresa of the Child Jesus, Virgin
At Rome, near the spot called Ursus Pileatus,
St. Candidus, martyr.
The same day the holy martyrs Denis, Faustus,
Cains, Peter, Paul, and four others, who suffered much under
Decius; and under Valerian, being a long time subjected to torments
by the governor Aemilian, merited the palm of martyrdom.
Among the ancient Saxons (in Westphalia), two
holy martyrs of the name of Ewaldus, who being
priests and preaching Christ in that
country, were seized by the Pagans and put to death. During the
night a great light appeared for a long time over their bodies,
showing where they were, and how distinguished were their merits.
In Africa, St. Maximian, bishop of Bagay,
who, after having frequently endured great cruelties from the
Donatists, was finally cast headlong from a high tower, and left for
dead. Illustrious by a glorious confession, he afterwards rested in
the Lord.
In Palestine, St. Hesychius, confessor,
disciple of St. Hilarion, and the companion of his travels.
In Belgium, in the diocese of Namur, St.
Gerard, abbot.
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
October 4th
This Day, the Fourth Day of October
At Assisi, in Umbria, the birthday of St.
Francis, confessor, founder of the Order of Friars Minor,
whose life, filled with holy deeds and miracles, was written by St.
Bonaventure.
At Corinth, the birthday of the Saints Crispus
and Caius, who are mentionedby the Apostle St. Paul in his
Epistle to the Corinthians.
In Egypt, the holy martyrs Mark and Marcian,
brothers, and an almost countless
multitude of both sexes and of all ages, who merited the
blessed crown of martyrdom, some after being scourged, and others
when they had suffered horrible torment, after being delivered to
the flames. Some were precipitated into the sea; some others were
beheaded; many were starved to death; others were fastened to
gibbets; while others were suspended by the feet with their heads
downward.
At Damascus, St. Peter, bishop and martyr,
who, being accused before the king of the Agarenians of teaching the
faith of Christ, had his tongue, hands, and feet cut off, and being
fastened to a cross, ended his martyrdom.
At Alexandria, the holy priests and deacons
Caius, Faustus, Eusebius, Chaeremon, Lucius, and their companions.
Some of them were martyred in the persecution of Valerian ; others,
for serving the martyrs, received the
reward of martyrs.
At Athens, St. Hierotheus, disciple of
the blessed Apostle Paul.
At Bologna, St. Petronius, bishop and
confessor, celebrated for learning, miracles and sanctity.
At Paris, St. Aurea, virgin.
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
October 5th
This Day, the Fifth Day of October
At Messina, in Sicily, the birthday of the
holy martyrs Placidus, monk, disciple of the blessed abbot
Benedict, and of his brothers Eutychius and
Victorinus, and Flavia, virgin, their sister; also of Donatus,
Firmatus, deacon, Faustus, and thirty other monks, who were
murdered for the faith of Christ by the pirate Manuchas.
The same day, the birthday of blessed Thraseas,
bishop of Eumenia, who ended his career by
martyrdom at Smyrna.
At Treves, the holy martyrs Palmatius and his
companions, who suffered martyrdom in the persecution of
Diocletian, under the governor Rictiovarus.
The same day, under the emperor Diocletian and the ex-consul
Domitius, St. Charitina, a virgin, who
was exposed to the fire and thrown into the sea; but escaping
uninjured, she had her hands and feet cut off, her teeth plucked
out, and finally she yielded her
spirit in prayer.
At Auxerre, the departure from this life of
the saintly deacon Firmatus and the virgin Flaviana, his sister.
At Ravenna, St. Marcellinus, bishop and
confessor.
At Valence, in France, St. Apollinaris, a
bishop, who was renowned in life for virtues, and in death
for miracles and prodigies.
The same day, St. Attilanus, bishop of
Zamora, who was ranked among the saints by Urban II.
At Leon, in Spain, St. Froilanus, bishop
of that city, renowned for his zeal in spreading the monastic life,
for his liberality to the poor and other virtues, andfor miracles.
At Rome, St. Galla, widow, daughter of the consul Symmachus, who,
after the death ofher husband, remained many years near the Church
of St. Peter, applying to prayer, almsgiving, fasting, and other
pious works. Her most happy death has been described by Pope St.
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
October 6th
This Day, the Sixth Day of October
In Calabria, St. Bruno, confessor, founder of
the Carthusian Order.
At Laodicea, the blessed bishop and martyr
Sagar, one of the first disciples of the Apostle St. Paul.
At Capua, the birthday of the holy martyrs
Marcellus, Castus, Aemilius, and Saturninus.
At Agen, in France, the birthday of St. Faith,
virgin and martyr, whose example encouraged blessed Caprasius
so much that he happily terminated his combat by martyrdom.
Also, St. Erotis, martyr, who, being
inflamed with the love of Christ, triumphed over the violence of the
flames.
At Treves, the commemoration of almost
numberless martyrs, who were put to death for the faith
in various manners, under the governor Rictiovarus, in the
persecution of Diocletian.
At Auxerre, St. Eomanus, bishop and martyr.
At Oderzo, St. Magnus, bishop, whose
body rests at Venice.
At Naples, the decease of St. Mary Frances of
the Five Wounds of Our Lord, a nun of the Third Order of St.
Francis. On account of her reputation for virtues and the working of
miracles, she was placed among the holy virgins by Pius 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
October 7th
This Day, the Seventh Day of October
The Feast of the Most Holy Rosary of the
Blessed Virgin Mary, and the commemoration of Our Lady of Victory,
which the sovereign Pontiff, blessed Pius V, on account of the great
naval victory gained by the Christians on this day, ordered to be
kept annually.
At Rome, on the Ardeatine road, the demise of
St. Mark, Pope and confessor.
In the province of the Euphrates, the holy
martyrs Sergius and Bacchus, noble Romans, in the time of the
emperor Maximian. Bacchus, being scourged with rough whips until his
body was completely mangled, breathed his last in the confession of
Christ. Sergius had his feet forced into shoes full of sharp-pointed
nails, and, remaining unshaken in the faith, he was sentenced to
undergo capital punishment. The place where he reposes is called
after him Sergiopolis, and, on account of the signal miracles
wrought in it, is honored by a great concourse of Christians.
At Rome, the holy martyrs Marcellus and
Apuleius, who at first followed Simon Magus, but seeing the
wonders which the Lord performed by the Apostle Peter, abandoned
Simon, and embraced the apostolical doctrine. After the death of the
Apostles, under the ex-consul Aurelian, they won the crown of
martyrdom, and were buried near the city.
Also, in the province of the Euphrates, St.
Julia, virgin, who endured martyrdom under the governor
Marcian.
At Padua, St. Justina, virgin and martyr,
who was baptized by the blessed Prosdocimus, disciple of St. Peter.
As she remained firm in the faith of Christ, she was put to the
sword by order of the governor Maximus, and thus went to God.
At Bourges, St. Augustus, priest and confessor.
In the diocese of Rheims, St. Helanus, priest.
In Sweden, the translation of the body of St.
Bridget, widow.
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
October 8th
This Day, the Eighth Day of October
St. Bridget, widow, who, after visiting
many holy places by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, died at Rome
on the 23d of July. Her body was taken to Sweden on the 7th of this
month.
The same day, the birthday of the blessed
Simeon, an aged man, who, as we read in the Gospel, took our
Lord Jesus in his arms.
At Caesarea, in Palestine, in the reign of Decius,
St. Reparata, virgin and martyr, who,
refusing to sacrifice to idols, was subjected to various kinds of
torments, and finally struck with the sword. Her soul was seen to
leave her body in the shape of a dove, and ascend to Heaven.
At Thessalonica, St. Demetrius, a proconsul,
who, for having brought many to the faith of Christ, was pierced
with spears by order of the emperor Maximian, and thus endedhis
martyrdom.
In the same place, St. Nestor, martyr.
At Seville, in Spain, St. Peter, martyr.
At Laodicea, in the time of Diocletian, St.
Artemon, a priest, who gained the crown of martyrdom by fire.
In the diocese of Laon, St. Benedicta, virgin
and martyr.
At Ancona, Saints Palatias and Laurentia,
who were sent into exile in the persecution of Diocletian, under the
governor Dion, and sank under the weight of toil and misery.
At Rouen, St. Evodius, bishop and confessor.
At Jerusalem, St. Pelagia, surnamed the
Penitent.
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
October 9th
This Day, the Ninth Day of October
At Paris, the birthday of the holy martyrs
Denis the Areopagite, bishop, Rusticus, priest, and Eleutherius,
deacon. Denis was baptized by the Apostle St. Paul, and
consecrated first bishop of Athens. Then going to Rome, he was sent
to Gaul by the blessed Roman Pontiff Clement, to preach the Gospel.
He proceeded to Paris, and after having for some years faithfully
filled the office entrusted to him, he was subjected to the severest
kinds of torments by the prefect Fescenninus, and at length, being
beheaded with his companions, completed his martyrdom.
The same day, the commemoration of the holy
patriarch Abraham, father of all believers.
At Julia (now Borgo-San-Donnino), near Parma, on the Claudian road,
St. Domninus,martyr, under the emperor
Maximian. As he was trying to escape the raging persecution, he was
overtaken by his pursuers, and being transpierced with a sword, died
gloriously.
At Cassino, St. Deusdedit, abbot, who
was cast into prison by the tyrant Sicardus, and being there
consumed with hunger and misery, yielded up his soul.
In Hainaut, St. Gislenus, bishop and confessor,
who, resigning his See, led the monastic life in a monastery built
by himself, and was distinguished by many virtues.
At Valencia, in Spain, St. Louis Bertrand,
of the Order of Preachers, who, being filled with the apostolic
spirit, confirmed, by the innocence of his life and the working of
many miracles, the Gospel which he had preached in America.
At Jerusalem, the Saints Andronicus, and
Athanasia, his wife.
At Antioch, St. Publia, abbess, who,
whilst Julian the Apostate was passing by, sang with her religious
these words of David : "The idols of the Gentiles are silver and
gold;" and: "Let them that make them, become like unto them." By the
command of the
emperor, she was struck on the face and severely rebuked.
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
October 10th
This Day, the Tenth Day of October
At Rome, blessed John Leonardi, confessor,
founder of the Congregation of Clerks Regular of the Mother of God.
He was illustrious by his labors and miracles, and through his
instrumentality missions were established by the Propaganda.
In the island of Crete, blessed Pinytus, most
noble among the bishops. He was bishop of Gnosia, and
flourished under Marcus Antoninus Verus and Lucius Aurelius
Commodus. He left in his writings, as in a mirror, a vivid
delineation of himself.
At Cologne, in the persecution of Maximian,
St. Gereon, martyr, with three hundred and eighteen others,
who patiently bowed their necks to the sword for the true religion.
In the neighborhood of the same city, the holy
martyrs Victor and his companions.
At Bonn, in Germany, the holy martyrs Cassius and Florentius, with
many others.
At Nicomedia, the holy martyrs Eulampius, and
his sister, the virgin Eulampia, who, hearing that her
brother was tortured for Christ, rushed through the crowd, embraced
him and became his companion. Both were cast into a caldron of
boiling oil, but being quite uninjured, they terminated their
martyrdom by decapitation with two hundred
others, who, impressed by the miracle, had believed in
Christ.
At York, in England, the holy bishop Paulinus,
disciple of the blessed Pope Gregory. Being sent thither by that
Pope with others to preach the Gospel, he converted king Edwin and
his people to the faith of Christ.
At Piombino, in Tuscany, St. Cerbonius, bishop
and confessor, who, as St. Gregory relates, was renowned for
miracles, both during life and after death.
At Verona, another St. Cerbonius, bishop.
At Capua, St. Paulinus, bishop.
At Rome, St. Francis Borgia, Superior General
of the Society of Jesus, celebrated for the austerity of his
life, the gift of prayer, and for the firmness with which he
renounced the dignities of the world, and refused those of the
Church.
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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October 11th
This Day, the Eleventh Day of October
Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
At Tarsus, in Cilicia, the birthday of the
holy martyrs Tharacus, Probus, and Andronicus, who endured a
long and painful imprisonment, during the persecution of Diocletian,
and being three times subjected to diverse punishments and tortures,finally obtained a glorious triumph for the confession of Christ by
having their heads struck off.
In Vexin, in the time of the governor Fescenninus,
the passion of the holy martyrs Nicasiuc,
bishop of Rouen, Quirinus, priest, Scubiculus, deacon, and Pientia,
virgin.
Also, the martyrdom of the Saints Anastasius,
priest, Placidus, Genesius, and their companions.
In Thebais, St. Sarmata, disciple of
the blessed abbot Anthony, who was put to death for Christ by the
Saracens.
At Besancon, in France, St. Germanus, bishop
and martyr.
At Uzes, in Narbonese Gaul, St. Firminus,
bishop and confessor.
In Ireland, St. Kenny, abbot.
At Lier, in Belgium, the departure from this life of
St. Gummarus, confessor.
At Rennes, St. Aemilian, confessor.
At Tarsus, in Cilicia, the holy women Zenaides
and Philonilla, sisters, who were
relatives of the blessed Apostle Paul, and his disciples in
the faith.
At Verona, St. Placidia, virgin.
At Calotium, a place now in the diocese of Asti, but formerly in
that of Pavia, St. Alexander Sauli, bishop and
confessor, of the congregation of Barnabites, a man
illustrious by birth, learning 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
October 12th
This Day, the Twelfth Day of October
At Rome, the holy martyrs Evagrius, Priscian,
and their companions.
At Ravenna, on the Lauretine road, the birthday of
St. Edistius, martyr.
In Lycia, St. Domnina, martyr, under
the emperor Diocletian.
In Africa, four thousand nine hundred and
sixty-six holy confessors and martyrs, in the persecution
of the Vandals under the Arian king Hunneric.
Some of them were bishops, some priests and deacons, with a
multitude of the faithful accompanying them, who were driven
into a frightful wilderness for the defense of the Catholic truth.
Many of them were cruelly annoyed by the
Moorish leaders, and with sharp-pointed spears and stones forced to
hasten their march, whilst others, with their feet tied, were
dragged like corpses through rough places and mangled in all their
limbs. They were finally tortured in different manners, and won the
honors of martyrdom. The principal among them were the bishops Felix
and Cyprian.
At Cilly, in Styria, St. Maximilian, bishop
of Lorch.
At York, in England, St. Wilfrid, bishop and
confessor.
At Milan, St. Monas, bishop. He was
chosen as head of that church, because a miraculous light from
heaven surrounded him whilst they were deliberating on the choice of
a bishop.
At Verona, St. Salvinus, bishop.
In Syria, St. Eustachius, priest and confessor.
At Ascoli, St. Seraphinus, confessor,
of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchins, distinguished by holiness of
life and humility. He was enrolled among the saints by the Sovereign
Pontiff, Clement XIII.
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
October 13th
This Day, the Thirteenth Day of October
In England, St. Edward, King, who died
on the 5th of January. He is specially honored on this day, on
account of the translation of his body.
At Troas, in Asia Minor, the birthday of St.
Carpus, disciple of the blessed Apostle Paul.
At Cordova, in Spain, the birthday of the holy
martyrs Faustus, Januarius, and Martial. First tortured on
the rack, then having their eyelashes shaven, their teethplucked
out, their ears and noses cut off, they finished their martyrdom by
fire.
At Thessalonica, St. Florentius, a martyr,
who, after enduring various torments, was burned alive.
In Austria, St. Colman, martyr.
At Ceuta, in Morocco, seven martyrs of the
Order of Friars Minor, Daniel, Samuel, Angelus, Domnus, Leo,
Nicholas, and Hugolinus. For preaching the Gospel and
refuting the errors of Mahomet, they were reviled, bound, and
scourged by the Saracens, and finally won the palm of martyrdom by
being beheaded.
At Antioch, the holy bishop Theophilus,
who held the pontificate in that church, the sixth after the blessed
Apostle Peter.
At Tours, St. Venantius, abbot, and confessor.
At Subiaco, in Italy, St. Chelidonia, virgin.
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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October 14th
This Day, the Fourteenth Day of October
At Rome, on the Aurelian road, the birthday of
blessed Callistus, Pope and martyr. By order of the emperor
Alexander, after being a long time kept in prison without food, and
daily scourged with rods, he was finally hurled from the window of
the house in which he had been shut up, and cast into a well, and
thus merited the triumph awarded to conquerors.
At Caesarea, in Palestine, St. Fortunata,
virgin and martyr, during the persecution of Diocletian.
After having been subjected to the rack, to fire, to the teeth of
beasts and other torments, she gave up her soul to God. Her body was
afterwards conveyed to Naples, in Campania.
Also, the Saints Carponius, Evaristus, and
Priscian, brothers of the said blessed
Fortunata, who having their throats cut, obtained likewise
the crown of martyrdom.
Also, the Saints Saturninus and Lupus.
At Rimini, St. Gaudentius, bishop and
martyr.
At Todi, St. Fortunatus, bishop, who,
as is mentioned by blessed Gregory, was endowed with an
extraordinary gift for casting out unclean spirits.
At Wurtzburg, St. Burchard, first
bishop of that city.
At Bruges, in Belgium, St. Donatian, bishop
of Rheims.
At Treves, St. Rusticus, bishop.
The same day, the departure out of this world of
St. Dominic Loricatus.
In Italy, St. Bernard, 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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October 15th
This Day, the Fifteenth Day of October
At Avila, in Spain, St. Theresa, virgin,
mother and mistress of the Carmelite Brothers and Sisters of the
Strict Observance.
At Rome, on the Aurelian road, St. Fortunatus,
martyr.
At Cologne, the birthday of three hundred holy
martyrs, who terminated their combat in the persecution of
Maximian.
At Carthage, St. Agileus, martyr, on
whose birthday St. Augustine preached his panegyric.
In Prussia, St. Bruno, bishop of the Euthenians and
martyr, who, preaching the Gospel in
that region, was arrested by impious men, had his hands and feet cut
off and was beheaded.
At Lyons, St. Antiochus, bishop, who
entered the heavenly kingdom after having courageously fulfilled the
duties of the high station to which he had been called.
At Treves, St. Severus, bishop and confessor.
At Strasburg, St. Aurelia, virgin.
At Cracow, St. Hedwiges, duchess of Poland,
who devoted herself to the service of the poor, and was renowned for
miracles. She was inscribed among the saints by Pope Clement IV, and
Innocent XI permitted her feast to be celebrated on the 17th of this
month.
In Germany, St. Thecla, abbess.
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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October 16th
This Day, the Sixteenth Day of October
In Africa, two hundred and seventy holy
martyrs crowned together.
In the same country, the Saints Martinian and
Saturnian with their two brothers. In the reign of the Arian
king Genseric, while the persecution of the Vandals was raging,they
were slaves belonging to a man of that
race, and being converted to the faith of Christ by Maxima, a slave
like themselves, they manifested their attachment to the truth with
such courage, that they were beaten with rough clubs and lacerated
in all parts of their bodies to the very bone. Although this
barbarous treatment was continued for a considerable period, their
wounds were each time healed over night, wherefore they were at
length sent into exile. There they
converted many barbarians to the faith, and obtained from the Roman
Pontiff a priest and other ministers to baptize them. Finally they
were condemned to die by being dragged through thorns, with their
feet tied behind running chariots. Maxima being miraculously
delivered after enduring many tribulations, became the Superioress
of a large monastery of virgins, where she ended her days in peace.
Also, the Saints Saturninus, Nereus, and
three hundred and sixty-five other martyrs.
At Cologne, St. Eliphius, martyr, under
Julian the Apostate.
Also, St. Bercharius, abbot and martyr.
Near Bourges, St. Ambrose, bishop of
Cahors.
At Mayence, St. Lullus, bishop and confessor.
At Treves, St. Florentinus, bishop.
At Arbon, in Switzerland, St. Gall, abbot,
disciple of blessed Columban.
On Mount Cassino, blessed Victor III,
who succeeded Gregory VII in the papal chair and threw new luster
round the Holy See by the signal triumph he gained over the Saracens
through the divine assistance. The veneration paid to him from time
immemorial Pope Leo XIII approved and confirmed.
At Muro, in Lucania, St. Gerard Majella, a
professed lay brother in the Congregation of the Most Holy
Redeemer. Pius X, on account of his reputation for miracles ranked
him among the saints.
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
October 17th
This Day, the Seventeenth Day of October
The Feast of St. Hedwiges, widow, duchess of
Poland, who went to her rest in the Lord on the 15th of this
month.
At Antioch, the birthday of St. Heron,
disciple of blessed Ignatius. Being made bishop after him, he
religiously followed his master's footsteps, and, as a true lover of
Christ, died for the flock entrusted to his keeping.
The same day, the martyrdom of the Saints
Victor, Alexander, and Marian.
In Persia, St. Mamelta, martyr, who,
being converted from idolatry to the faith by anangel, was stoned by
the Gentiles and cast into a deep lake.
At Constantinople, during the reign of Constantine Copronymus,
St. Andrew of Crete, a monk, who was
often scourged for the worship of holy images, and finally, after
having one of his feet cut off, breathed his last.
At Orange, in France, St. Florentinus, bishop,
who died leaving a reputation for many virtues.
At Capua, St Victor, a bishop,
distinguished for erudition and sanctity.
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
October 18th
This Day, the Eighteenth Day of October
The birthday of blessed Luke, Evangelist,
who, after having suffered much for the name of Christ, died in
Bithynia, filled with the Holy Ghost. His relics were taken to
Constantinople, and thence conveyed to Padua.
At Antioch, St. Asclepiades, bishop,
one of the celebrated troop of martyrs who suffered gloriously under
Macrinus.
In the diocese of Beauvais, St. Justus, martyr,
who, being but a boy, was put to death
in the persecution of Diocletian, under the governor Rictiovarus.
At Neocaesarea, in Pontus, the holy and
learned bishop Athenodorus, brother of St. Gregory
Thaumaturgus, who underwent martyrdom
in the persecution of Aurelian.
In Mesopotamia, on the bank of the Euphrates,
St. Julian, hermit.
At Rome, the birthday of St. Paul of the
Cross, confessor, founder of the Congregationof the Cross and
Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ, whom Pius IX canonized on
accountof his remarkable innocence of life and his penitential
spirit, assigning the 28th of April as the day of his festival.
At Rome, St. Tryphonia, at one time wife of
the Caesar Decius. She was buried in a crypt, near St.
Hippolytus.
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
October 19th
This Day, the Nineteenth Day of October
At Arenas, in Spain, St. Peter of Alcantara,
confessor, of the Order of Friars Minor who was canonized by
Clement IX on account of his admirable penance and many miracles.
At Rome, the birthday of the holy martyrs
Ptolemy and Lucius, under Marcus Antoninus. The former, as we
learn from the martyr Justin, having converted an immodest woman to
the faith of Christ, and taught her to practice chastity, was
accused by a profligate man before the prefect Urbicius, and condemned to languish a long time in a filthy dungeon. At length, as
he declared by a public confession that Christ was his master, he
was led to execution. Lucius disapproving the sentence of Urbicius,
and avowing freely that he was a Christian, received the same
sentence. To them was added a third,
who was condemned to suffer a like punishment.
At Antioch, the holy martyrs Beronicus, the
virgin Pelagia and forty-nine others.
In Egypt, St. Varus, soldier, under the
emperor Maximinus. He used to visit and comfort seven saintly monks
detained in prison, when one of them happening to die, he wished to
take his place, and having suffered with them cruel afflictions, he
obtained
the palm of martyrdom.
At Evreux, St. Aquilinus, bishop and confessor.
In the diocese of Orleans, the departure from this world of
St. Veranus, bishop.
At Salerno, St. Eusterius, bishop.
In Ireland, St. Ethbin, abbot.
At Oxford, in England, St. Frideswide, virgin.
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
October 20th
This Day, the Twentieth Day of October
In Poland, St. John Cantius, priest and
confessor. Being glorious for virtues and miracles, he was
inscribed among the saints by the Sovereign Pontiff, Clement XIII.
At Abia, near Aquila, in Abruzzo, the birthday of
blessed Maximus, deacon and martyr,
who, through the desire of suffering, presented himself to the
persecutors that sought him. After answering with great constancy,
he was racked and tortured, then beaten with rods, and finally he
died by being precipitated from an elevated place.
At Agen, in France, St. Caprasius, martyr.
As he was hiding himself in a cavern to avoid the violence of the
persecution, the report of the blessed virgin Faith's courage in
suffering for Christ animated him to endure torments, and he prayed
to God that, if he were deemed worthy of the glory of martyrdom,
clear water might flow from the rock of his cavern. God having
granted
his prayer, he went with confidence to the scene of combat, and after
a valiant struggle, merited the palm of martyrdom under
Maximian.
At Antioch, St. Artemius, imperial officer.
Although he had filled high stations in the army under Constantine
the Great, Julian the Apostate, whom he had reprehended for his
cruelty towards Christians, ordered him to be beaten with rods,
subjected to other torments, and finally beheaded.
At Cologne, the martyrdom of the holy virgins
Martha and Saula, with many others.
At Minden, the birthday of St. Felician,
bishop and martyr.
At Paris, the holy martyrs, George, deacon,
and Aurelius.
In Portugal, St. Irene, virgin and martyr.
In the diocese of Rheims, St. Sindulphus,
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
October 21st
This Day, the Twenty-First Day of October
St. Kateri Tekakwitha, virgin.
In Cyprus, the birthday of the holy abbot
Hilarion. His life, full of virtues and miracles, was written
by St. Jerome.
At Cologne, the birthday of the Saints Ursula
and her companions, who gained the martyrs' crown by being
massacred by the Huns for the Christian religion and their constancy
in keeping their virginity. Many of their bodies were deposited at
Cologne.
At Ostia, St. Asterius, priest and martyr,
who suffered under the emperor Alexander, as we read in the Acts of
the blessed Pope Callistus.
At Nicomedia, the birthday of the Saints
Dasius, Zoticus, Caius, and twelve other soldiers, who, after
suffering various torments, were submerged in the sea.
At Maronia, near Antioch, in Syria, St.
Malchus, monk.
At Lyons, St. Viator, deacon of blessed
Justus, bishop of that city.
At Laon, St. Cilinia, mother of blessed
Remigius, bishop of Rheims.
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
October 22nd
This Day, the Twenty-Second Day of October
At Jerusalem, the blessed bishop Mark,
a celebrated and learned man, who was the first Gentile that
governed the church of Jerusalem. His brief episcopate was rewarded
by the palm of martyrdom, under the emperor Antoninus.
At Adrianople, in Thrace, the birthday of the
holy martyrs Philip, bishop, Severus, priest, Eusebius, and Hermes,
who, after being imprisoned and scourged, were burned alive, in the
time of Julian the Apostate.
Also, the holy martyrs Alexander, bishop,
Heracilus, soldier, and their companions.
At Fermo, in the Marches, St. Philip, bishop
and martyr.
At Huesca, in Spain, the holy virgins Nunilo
and Alodia, sisters, who endured martyrdom by being condemned
to capital punishment by the Saracens for the confession of the
faith.
At Cologne, St. Cordula, one of the
companions of St. Ursula, who, being terrified at the torments and
slaughter of the other virgins, hid herself, but soon repenting,
came forward the next day, and last of all received the crown of
martyrdom.
At Hierapolis, in Phrygia, St. Abercius,
bishop, who flourished under the emperor Marcus Antoninus.
At Rouen, St. Melanius, bishop, who was
ordained by Pope St. Stephen, and sent thither to preach the Gospel.
In Tuscany, St. Donatus, of Scotland,
bishop of Fiesoli.
At Verona, St. Verecundus, bishop and
confessor.
At Jerusalem, St. Mary Salome, who, as
we read in the Gospel, piously attended to the burial of our 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
October 23rd
This Day, the Twenty-Third Day of October
In the territory of Ossuma, in Spain, near Cadiz,
the holy martyrs Servandus and Germanus,
in the persecution of Diocletian, under the lieutenant Viator. After
being subjected to scourging, imprisonment in a foul dungeon, want
of food and drink, and the fatigue of a very long journey, which
they had to perform loaded with fetters, they at length reached the
term of their martyrdom
by having their heads stricken off. Germanus was buried at Merida,
and Servandus at Seville.
At Antioch, in Syria, the birthday of the holy
priest Theodore, who was arrested in the persecution of the
impious Julian. After being racked, after suffering many severe
torments, and the burning of his sides with torches, as he
persevered in the confession of Christ, he was put to the sword, and
thus consummated his martyrdom.
At Granada, in Spain, blessed Peter Paschasius,
bishop of Jaen and martyr, of
the Order of Mercedarians. He suffered on the 6th of December.
At Constantinople, St. Ignatius, bishop,
who, for having reproved the emperor Bardas for putting away his
wife, was subjected by him to many insults and driven into
banishment. Being restored to his See by the Roman Pontiff Nicholas,
he finally rested
in peace.
At Bordeaux, St. Severin, bishop of
Cologne and confessor.
At Rouen, St. Romanus, bishop.
At Salerno, St. Verus, bishop.
In Picardy, St. Domitius, priest.
In Poitou, St. Benedict, confessor.
Near Villack, in Hungary, St. John of
Capistran, confessor, of the Order of the Friars Minor
illustrious by the sanctity of his life, and his zeal for the
propagation of the Catholic faith. By his prayers and miracles, he
routed a most powerful army of Turks and
forced them to raise the siege of Belgrade.
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
October 24th
This Day, the Twenty-Fourth Day of October
At Venosa, in Basilicata, the birthday of the
holy martyrs Felix, African bishop, Audactus and Januarius, priests,
Fortunatus and Septimus, lectors. In the time of Diocletian,
after having been a long time loaded with fetters, and imprisoned in
Africa and Sicily by the governor Magdellian, as Felix refused
absolutely to deliver the sacred books, according to the emperor's
edict, they finally closed their lives by being beheaded.
At Nagran, in Arabia Felix, the passion of the
Saint Aretas and his companions, to the number of three hundred and
forty, in the time of the emperor Justin, under the
Jewish tyrant Dunaan. After them was burned
alive a Christian woman, whose son, five years old, confessed Christ
lisping, and as he could neither by caresses nor threats be stopped,
he rushed into the fire in which his mother was burning.
At Cologne, St. Evergistus, bishop and martyr.
At Constantinople, St. Proclus, bishop.
In Bretagne, the departure from this life of
St. Maglorious, bishop, whose body rests at Paris.
In Campania, St. Mark, solitary, whose
renowned actions have been recorded by St. 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
October 25th
This Day, the Twenty-Fifth Day of October
At Rome, the holy martyrs Chrysanthus, and his
wife Daria. After many sufferings endured for Christ, under
the prefect Celerinus, they were ordered by the emperor Numerian to
be thrown into a sandpit on the Salarian road, where, being
overwhelmed with earth and stones, they were buried alive.
Also, at Rome, the birthday of forty-six holy
soldiers, who were baptized together by Pope Denis, and soon
after beheaded by order of the emperor Claudius. They were buried on
the Salarian way, with one hundred and
twenty-one other martyrs. Among them are named
four soldiers of Christ Theodosius, Lucius,
Mark and Peter.
At Soissons, in France, in the persecution of Diocletian,
the holy martyrs Crispin and Crispinian, noble
Romans. Under the governor Rictiovarus, after horrible
torments, they were put to the sword, and thus obtained the crown of
martyrdom. Their bodies were afterwards conveyed to Rome, and
entombed with due honors in the Church of St. Lawrence, in Panisperna.
At Florence, St. Minias, a soldier, who
fought valorously for the faith of Christ and was gloriously crowned
with martyrdom during the reign of Decius.
At Torres, in Sardinia, the holy martyrs
Protus, priest, and Januarius, deacon, who, being sent to
that island by Pope St. Caius, were put to death, under the governor
Barbarus, in the reign of Diocletian.
At Constantinople, the martyrdom of the
Saints Martyrius, sub-deacon, and Marcian, chanter, who were
murdered by the heretics, under the emperor Constantius.
At Rome, St. Boniface, Pope and confessor.
At Perigueux, in France, St. Fronto,
who, being made bishop by the blessed Apostle Peter, converted to
Christ, with a priest named George, a large
number of the people of that place, and, renowned for
miracles, rested in peace.
At Brescia, the birthday of St.
Gaudentius,bishop, distinguished by his learning and
holiness.
At Javols, St. Hilary, 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
October 26th
This Day, the Twenty-Sixth Day of October
At Rome, in the time of the emperor Adrian,
St. Evaristus, Pope and martyr, who enriched the Church of
God with his blood.
In Africa, the holy martyrs Rogatian, priest,
and Felicissimus, who received the bright crown of martyrs,
in the persecution of Valerian and Gallienus. They are mentioned by
St. Cyprian in his epistle to the Confessors.
At Nicomedia, the holy martyrs Lucian, Florius
and their companions.
The same day, St. Quodvultdeus, bishop
of Carthage. By the Arian King Genseric, he
and his clergy were put on board of leaking boats without
oars or sails, but beyond all expectations he landed at Naples, and
there in exile died a confessor.
At Narbonne, St. Rusticus, bishop and
confessor, who flourished in the time of the emperors
Valentinian and Leo.
At Salerno, St. Gaudiosus, bishop.
At Pavia, St. Fulk, bishop.
At Hildesheim, in Saxony, St. Bernward, bishop
and confessor, who was ranked among the saints by Celestine
III.
Also, St. Quadragesimus, sub-deacon,
who raised a dead man to life.
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
October 27th
This Day, the Twenty-Seventh Day of October
The vigil of the holy Apostles Simon and Jude.
At Avila, in Spain, the Saints Vincent, Sabina
and Christeta, who were first stretched on the rack in such a
manner that all their limbs were dislocated ; then stones being laid
on their heads, and their brains beaten out with heavy bars, they
terminated their martyrdom under the governor Dacian.
At Tilchatel, St. Florentius, martyr. In Cappadocia,
the holy martyrs Capitolina, and Erotheides,
her handmaid, who suffered under Diocletian.
In India, St. Frumentius, bishop. While
he was a captive there he was consecrated bishop by St. Athanasius,
and preached the Gospel in that country.
In Ethiopia, St. Elesbaan, king, who,
after having defeated the enemies of Christ and sent his royal
diadem to Jerusalem, in the time of the emperor Justin, led a
monastic life, as he had vowed, and went to his reward.
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
October 28th
This Day, the Twenty-Eight Day of October
The birthday of the blessed Apostles Simon the
Cananean, and Thaddeus, who is called Jude. Simon preached
the Gospel in Egypt, Thaddeus in Mesopotamia. Afterwards, entering
Persia together, they converted to Christ a numberless multitude of
the inhabitants, and then underwent martyrdom.
At Rome, in the reign of Claudius, St. Cyrilla,
virgin, daughter of St. Tryphonia, who was pierced through
the throat for the faith of Christ.
In the same city, the holy martyrs Anastasia
the Elder, virgin, and Cyril. In the persecution of Valerian,
under the prefect Probus, Anastasia was bound with chains, buffeted,
subjected to fire and scourging, and, as she remained immovable in
the confession of Christ, her breasts were cut off, her nails
plucked out, her teeth broken, and her hands, feet and head severed
from her body.
Bedecked with her sufferings as with so many jewels, she went to her
spouse. At her request, Cyril gave her some water to drink, and for
his reward became a martyr.
At Como, St. Fidelis, martyr, under the
emperor Maximian.
At Mayence, St. Ferrutius, martyr.
At Meaux, St. Faro, bishop and confessor.
At Naples, St. Gaudiosus, an African
bishop, who came to Campania because of the persecution of
the Vandals, and closed peacefully his holy career in a monastery
near that city.
At Vercelli, St. Honoratus, 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
October 29th
This Day, the Twenty-Ninth Day of October
In Lucania, the holy martyrs Hyacinthus,
Quinctus, Felician and Lucius.
At Sidon, in Phoenicia, St. Zenobius, a priest.
Whilst the last persecution was raging, by exhorting others to
martyrdom, he was himself deemed worthy of it.
The same day, the holy bishops Maximilian,
martyr, and Valentine, confessor.
At Bergamo, St. Eusebia, virgin and martyr.
At Jerusalem, the birthday of blessed
Narcissus, a bishop
distinguished for holiness, patience and faith, who went to the
kingdom of God at the age of one hundred and sixteen years.
At Autun, St. John, bishop and confessor.
At Cassiope, in the island of Corfu, St.
Donatus, mentioned by the blessed Pope Gregory.
At Vienne, the departure from this world of
blessed Theodore, abbot.
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
October 30th
This Day, the Thirtieth Day of October
In Africa, the birthday of two hundred and
twenty holy martyrs.
At Tangier, in Morocco, St. Marcellus, a
centurion, who endured martyrdom by being beheaded under the
vice-prefect Agricolaus.
At Alexandria, in the reign of Decius,
thirteen holy martyrs, who suffered with Saints Julian, Eunus and
Macarius.
In the same place, St. Eutropia, martyr,
who visited the martyrs, and was so cruelly tortured with them that
she breathed her last.
At Cagliari, in Sardinia, St. Saturninus,
martyr, who was beheaded under the governor Barbarus, during
the persecution of Diocletian.
At Apamea, in Phrygia, St. Maximus, martyr,
under the same Diocletian.
At Leon, in Spain, the holy martyrs Claudius,
Lupercus, and Victorius, sons of the centurion St. Marcellus,
who were condemned to decapitation, in the persecution of Diocletian
and Maximian, under the governor Diogenian.
At Aegea, in Cilicia, the martyrdom of the
Saints Zenobius, bishop, and Zenobia, his sister, under
the emperor Diocletian and the governor Lysias.
At Altino, St. Theonestus, bishop and martyr,
who was killed by the Arians.
At Paris, St. Lucanus, martyr.
At Antioch, St. Serapion, a bishop very
celebrated for his learning.
At Capua, St. Germanus, bishop and confessor,
a man of great sanctity, whose soul, at the hour of death, was seen
by St. Benedict taken to heaven by Angels.
At Potenza, in Basilicata, St. Gerard, bishop.
At Palma, in the island of Majorca, St.
Alphonsus Rodriguez, a lay brother of
the Society of Jesus, whom Leo XII beatified and Leo XIII
canonized on account of his remarkable humility and constant love of
mortification.
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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October 31st
This Day, the Thirty-First Day of October
The vigil of All Saints.
At Rome, the birthday of blessed Nemesius,
deacon, and his daughter, the virgin Lucilla. As they could
not be prevailed upon to abandon the faith of Christ, they were
beheaded on the 25th of August by order of the emperor Valerian.
Their bodies were buried by the blessed Pope Stephen, and afterwards
more decently entombed on this day, on the Appian road, by blessed
Xystus. Gregory V translated them into the sacristy of Santa Maria
Nova, together with the Saints Symphronius,
Olympius, tribune, Exuperia, his wife, and Theodulus, his son, who,
being all converted by the exertions of Symphronius, and
baptized by the same St. Stephen, had been crowned with martyrdom.
These holy bodies were found there during the Pontificate of Gregory
XIII, and placed more honorably beneath the altar of the same
church, on the 8th of December.
The same day, the Saints Ampliatus, Urbanus
and Narcissus, who are mentioned by St. Paul in his epistle
to the Romans. They were put to death by the Jews and Gentiles
for the Gospel of Christ.
At Saint-Quentin, in France, St. Quinctinus,
Roman citizen and senator, who endured martyrdom under the
emperor Maximian. By the revelation of an angel, his body was found
incorrupt after the lapse of fifty-five years.
At Constantinople, St. Stachis, bishop,
who was consecrated first bishop of that city by the blessed Apostle
Andrew.
At Milan, St. Antoninus, bishop and confessor.
At Ratisbon, St. Wolfgang, 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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