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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 mentioned by 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, and for miracles.
At Rome, St. Galla, widow,
daughter of the consul Symmachus, who, after the death of her
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 ended his 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 [South] 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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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
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 teeth plucked 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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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
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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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
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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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
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
At Paray-le-Monial, in the diocese
of Autun, St. Margaret Mary Alacoque,
virgin, a professed nun in The Order of the Visitation
of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary who won renown for her great
merits in spreading the devotion to the Most Sacred Heart
of Jesus and in furthering its public veneration. Pope Benedict
XV canonized her and added her to the list of Holy Virgins.
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 an angel,
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.
On the same day, the suffering of
SS. Victor, Alexander, and Marianus.
In Persia, St.
Mameltas, martyr. By the warning of an angel, he
was converted to the faith from the worship of idols. He
was stoned by the pagans and drowned in a deep lake.
Approved by the Sacred Congregation of Rites in 1961 and
prior to the purging of Saints by Pope Paul VI following
Vatican II
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 Congregation
of the Cross and Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ, whom
Pius IX canonized on account of 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.
At Aureville, in New York State,
the holy Jesuit martyrs Isaac Jogues
(Priest) and John de LaLande (lay brother), who on
this and the following day were tortured to death by the
Iroquois, in the same place where, a few years earlier,
Rene Goupil — a
lay brother also — had won
the palm of martyrdom.
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 Avia, 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.
P2B: At Constantinople,
St. Andrew of Crete, monk.
On account of his veneration of holy images during the reign
of Constantine Copronymus, he was repeatedly scourged. Finally,
after one foot had been cut off, he expired.
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
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 St. 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 Poitiers, St. Benedict, confessor.
At Vicenza in Italy,
Blessed Bartholomew Breganza,
bishop and confessor, of the
Order of St. Dominic. He was first placed in charge of the
see at Limassol (on the island of Cyprus); afterward, he
was in charge of the see of Vicenza. Because of his outstanding
piety and his labors for spreading the Catholic religion,
he was most highly regarded by Pope Gregory IX (to whom
he was an advisor), as well as by other Sovereign Pontiffs,
and by St. Louis, King of France.
At Mantua, Blessed
John the Good, confessor, of the Order of the Hermits
of St. Augustine, whose excellent life was written by St.
Antoninus.
St. Antony Mary
Claret, bishop and confessor, whose birthday is recorded
tomorrow.
Near Villack, in Hungary, St. John
of Capistrano, 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
Feast of St.
Raphael the Archangel, whose dignity and benefits
to mankind are set forth in the sacred book of Tobias.
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. On account of the duties of his pastoral
office, he journeyed to Tongres. That night, while on his
way to pray alone in the monastic church of the Most Holy
Mother of God, he was attacked by robbers and killed by
an arrow.
At Constantinople, St. Proclus,
bishop.
In Bretagne, the departure from this life of
St. Maglorious, bishop, whose
body rests at Paris.
In the monastery of Durin in Gaul,
St. Martin, deacon and abbot.
His body was removed to the monastery of Vertou
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.
Also, the birthday of
Marcellinus, pope and martyr.
In the reign of Maximian, he, together
with Claudius, Cyrinus, and Antoninus, was beheaded
for the faith of Christ. The persecution at that time was
so great, that in one month seventeen
thousand Christians received the crown of martyrdom.
The feast of St. Marcellinus, together with that of the
pope and martyr St. Cletus, is observed on April 26.
At Rome, the birthday of
forty-six holy martyrs who were baptized together
by Pope Denis and shortly after, by command of the Emporer
Claudius, beheaded and buried on the Via Salaria. There
also were laid 121 other martyrs,
among whom there were the 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 Mende in France, 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.
At Reggio Emilia, in Italy,
Blessed Damian Purcherio of Finario,
(confessor, of the Order of Preachers). To the subjection
of the body, he joined integrity of life. Fired with zeal
for preaching, he became a wonderful herald of Christ, and
after death was noted for his 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 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.
At Naples in Campania,
St. Gaudiosus, an African bishop. Because of the
Vandal persecution, he came to Campania and died a peaceful
death in a monastery of that city.
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 Mainz, 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, bishop, 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.
In Sardinia, the birthday of
St. Pontianus, pope and martyr.
He was exiled to Sardinia in company with Hippolytus, priest,
by the Emperor Alexander. Here he gained martyrdom by being
clubbed to death. His body was brought to Rome by Pope St.
Fabian and buried in the cemetery of St. Callistus. His
feast, however, is observed on November 19.
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.
In Africa, the birthday of
two hundred and twenty holy martyrs.
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. Seraphion,
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 (Lucania),
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.
At Cividale, in Friuli Italy,
Blessed Benvenuta Bojani virgin,
of the Order of Preachers, who blossomed by penance, prayer,
and humility.
At Alexandria,
St. Eutropia, martyr. She was
arrested while visiting the martyrs. She died after being
cruelly tortured with them.
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 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 in Bavaria, St. Wolfgang,
bishop.
At Palma on the island of Majorca,
St. Alphonsus Rodriguez, lay-coadjutor
of the Society of Jesus, and confessor.
He was noted for his humility and his continual zeal in
mortification. He was canonized by the Sovereign Pontiff,
Leo 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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