Roman
Martyrology, Complete, November
Semen est sanguis Christianorum
(The blood of Christians is the seed of the Church) Tertullian, Apologeticum,
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(The Notation P2V
preceding a name indicates that the Saint or Martyr was added
after 1900 and prior to 1962 and the purging of
Saints by Pope Paul VI following the Second Vatican Council)
ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
November 1st
This Day, the First Day of November
The Festival of All Saints,
which Pope Boniface IV, after the dedication of the Pantheon,
ordained to be kept generally and solemnly every year, in
the city of Rome, in honor of the blessed Virgin Mary, Mother
of God, and of the holy martyrs. It was afterwards decreed
by Gregory IV that this feast, which was then celebrated
in many dioceses, but at different times, should be on this
day perpetually and solemnly kept by the whole Church in
honor of all the Saints.
At Terracina, in Campania, the birthday of
St. Caesarius, deacon, who
was for many days detained in prison, afterwards put into
a sack with St. Julian, priest,
and then precipitated into the sea.
At Dijon, St. Benignus, a priest,
who was sent to France by blessed Polycarp to preach the
Gospel. After he had been subjected to many most grievous
torments by the judge Terentius, under the emperor
Marcus Aurelius, he was finally condemned to have his neck
struck with an iron bar and his body pierced with
a lance.
The same day, St. Mary, handmaid.
Accused of professing the Christian religion, in the time
of the emperor Adrian, she was subjected to cruel
scourging, to torture on the rack, and the lacerating
of her body with iron hooks, and thus completed her martyrdom.
At Damascus, the martyrdom of the
Saints Caesarius, Dacius and five others.
In Persia, under King Sapor, the holy
martyrs John, bishop, and James, priest.
At Tarsus, the Saints Cyrenia and
Juliana, under the emperor Maximian.
At Clermont, in Auvergne, St. Austremonius,
first bishop of that city.
At Paris, the decease of St. Marcellus,
bishop.
At Bayeux, St. Vigor, bishop,
in the time of Childebert, king of the Franks.
P2V:
At Angers in
France, the burial of St. Licinius,
Bishop, a holy old man.
At Tivoli, St. Severin, monk.
In Gatinais, St. Maturin, 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
November 2nd
This Day, the Second Day of November
The Commemoration of all the Faithful
Departed.
The same day, the birthday of St.
Victorinus, bishop of Poitiers, who, after writing
many works, as is attested by St. Jerome, was crowned with
martyrdom in the persecution of Diocletian.
At Trieste, blessed Justus,
who consummated his martyrdom
in the same persecution, under the governor Manatius.
At Sebaste, the Saints Carterius,
Styriacus, Tobias, Eudoxius, Agapius, and their companions,
martyrs, under the emperor Licinius.
In Persia, the holy martyrs Acindynus,
Pegasius, Aphtonius, Elpidephorus and Anempodistus, with
their numerous companions.
In Africa, the birthday of the holy
martyrs Publius, Victor, Hermes, and Papias.
At Tarsus, in Cilicia, in the reign of Julian the Apostate,
St. Eustochium, virgin and martyr,
who breathed her last in prayer in the midst of severe torments.
At Laodicea, in Syria, St. Theodotus,
a bishop, powerful in words,
and adorned with good works and virtues.
At Vienne, St. George, bishop.
In the monastery of Agaune, in France (in another
redaction, St. Maurice in Switzerland),
St. Ambrose, abbot.
At Cyrus, in Syria, St. Marcian, 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
November 3rd
This Day, the Third Day of November
At Sant'Arcangelo near Rimini, Italy,
Blessed Simon (Ballachi), confessor,
of the Order of Preachers. Although he came of a distinguished
family, he chose to become a lay-brother. By his humility
and self-denial he set a marvelous example even to his extreme
old age.
The birthday of St. Quartus,
disciple of the Apostles.
At Caesarea, in Cappadocia, the holy
martyrs Germanus, Theophilus, Caesarius and Vitalis,
who became illustrious martyrs in the persecution of Decius.
At Saragossa, under Dacian, governor of Spain,
innumerable holy martyrs,
who laid down their lives for Christ with admirable fervor.
At Viterbo, during the persecution of Maximian,
the holy martyrs Valentine, priest,
and Hilary, deacon. For attachment to the faith of
Christ, they were cast into the Tiber with a stone tied
to them, but being miraculously rescued by an angel, they
were beheaded, and thus were crowned with the glory of martyrdom.
In England (Wales), St. Winefride,
virgin and martyr.
In the monastery of Clairvaux, the decease of
St. Malachy, bishop of Armagh,
in Ireland, who won renown in his own days for his many
virtues, and whose life was written by the abbot St. Bernard.
The same day, St. Hubert, bishop
of Tongres.
At Vienne, St. Domnus, bishop and
confessor.
Also, the departure from this life of
St. Pirminus, bishop of Meaux.
At Urgel, in Spain, St. Hermengaudus,
bishop.
At Rome, St. Sylvia, mother of 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
November 4th
This Day, the Fourth Day of November
At Milan, St. Charles Borromeo, Cardinal,
and Bishop of that city, who was ranked among the
Saints by Paul V on account of the holiness of his life
and his renown for miracles.
At Bologna, the holy martyrs Vitalis
and Agricola. The former was first the servant of
the latter, and afterwards his partner and colleague in
martyrdom. He was subjected by the persecutors to all kinds
of torments, so that there was no part of his body without
wounds. After having suffered with constancy, he yielded
up his soul to God in prayer. Agricola was put to death
by being fastened to a cross with many nails. St. Ambrose
relates that being present at their translation, he took
the martyr's nails, his glorious blood, and the wood of
his cross, and deposited them under the consecrated altars.
The same day, the birthday of the
Saints Philologus and Patrobas, disciples of the
Apostle St. Paul.
At Autun, St. Proculus, bishop and
martyr.
In Vexin (in the North of France),
St. Clarus, priest and martyr.
At Ephesus, St. Porphyry, martyr,
under the emperor Aurelian.
At Myra, in Lycia, the holy martyrs
Nicander, bishop, and Hermas, priest, under the governor
Libanius.
The same day, the birthday of St.
Pierius, priest of Alexandria, who, being deeply
versed in the Sacred Scriptures, leading a very pure life,
and freed from all impediments in order to apply to Christian
philosophy, taught the people with great renown, and published
various treatises, under the emperors Carus and Diocletian,
when Theonas governed the church of Alexandria. After the
persecution, he spent the remainder of his life at Rome,
where he rested in peace.
At Rome, the birthday of St. Pierius,
a priest of Alexandria. Deeply versed in the Holy
Scriptures, and most pure in his life, he stripped himself
of all his goods that he might devote himself to Christian
philosophy. In the time of the Emperors Carus and Diocletian,
when Theonas governed the Church of Alexandria, he taught
with great distinction and published various treatises.
After the persecution, he spent the remainder of his life
at Rome where he died a peaceful death.
At Rhodez, in France, blessed Amantius,
bishop, whose life was resplendent with sanctity
and miracles.
In Bithynia, St. Joannicius, abbot.
In Hungary, at Alba Begale, the demise of
St. Emeric, confessor, son
of St. Stephen, king of Hungary.
In the monastery of Cerfroid, in the diocese of Meaux,
St. Felix de Valois, founder
of the Order of the Most Holy Trinity for the Redemption
of Captives. His feast is celebrated on the 20th of this
month by order of Innocent XI.
At Treves (Trier), St. Modesta, 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
November 5th
This Day, the Fifth Day of November
St. Zachary, priest and prophet, father
of blessed John the Baptist.
Also, St. Elizabeth, mother of the
same most holy precursor.
At Terracina, in Campania, the birthday of
the holy martyrs, Felix, priest, and
Eusebius, monk. The latter having buried the holy
martyrs Julian and Caesarius, and converted to the faith
of Christ, many whom the priest St. Felix baptized, was
arrested with him, and both being led to the tribunal of
the judge, who could not succeed in intimidating them, they
were shut up in prison, and as they refused to offer sacrifice,
were beheaded that same night.
At Emesa, in Phoenicia, during the persecution of Decius,
the holy martyrs Galation, and Epistemis,
his wife, who were scourged, had their hands, feet
and tongue severed from their bodies, and finally consummated
their martyrdom by decapitation.
Also, the holy martyrs Domninus, Theotimus,
Philotheus, Silvanus, and their companions, under
the emperor Maximinus.
At Milan, St. Magnus, bishop and confessor.
At Brescia, St. Dominator, bishop.
At Treves, St. Fibitius, who
was made bishop of that city
while filling the office of abbot.
At Orleans, in France, St. Laetus,
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
November 6th
This Day, the Sixth Day of November
At Tunis, in Africa, the birthday of
St. Felix, martyr, who, having
confessed Christ, was sent to prison, his execution being
deferred. But the next day he was found dead, as is related
by St. Augustine, in his exposition of a psalm to the people
on the feast of the saint.
At Theopolis,
ten holy martyrs, who are reported
to have been put to death by the Saracens.
At Barcelona, St. Severus, bishop
and martyr, who had his head pierced with a nail,
and thus received the crown of martyrdom for the faith.
In Phrygia, St. Atticus.
At Berg, the departure from this life of
St. Winoc, abbot, who was
renowned for virtues and miracles, and for a long time served
his brethren, even those who were subject to him.
At Fundi, in Campania, St. Felix,
monk.
At Limoges, in Aquitaine, St. Leonard,
confessor, disciple of the blessed bishop Remigius,
who was born of a noble family, and chose to lead a solitary
life. He was celebrated for holiness and miracles, but his
miraculous gift shone particularly in the deliverance of
captives.
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
November 7th
This Day, the Seventh Day of November
At Padua, the demise of St. Prosdocimus,
first bishop of that city, who was ordained bishop by the
blessed Apostle Peter, and sent thither to preach the word
of God, where, celebrated for many virtues and prodigies,
he happily ended his life.
At Perugia, St. Herculanus, bishop
and martyr.
The same day, St. Amaranthus, martyr,
who was buried in the city of Albi, after the termination
of combats faithfully sustained, but lives in eternal glory.
At Melitine, in Armenia, the martyrdom
of the Saints Hieron, Nicander, Hesychius, and thirty others,
who were crowned in the persecution of Diocletian, under
the governor Lysias.
At Amphipolis, in Macedonia, the holy
martyrs Auctus, Taurio and Thessalonica.
At Ancyra, the passion of the Saints
Melasippus, Anthony and Carina, under Julian the
Apostate.
At Cologne, St. Engelbertus, bishop,
who did not hesitate to suffer martyrdom in defense of ecclesiastical
liberties, and for obedience to the Roman Church.
At Alexandria, blessed Achillas, a
bishop renowned for erudition, faith and purity of
life.
In Friesland, the decease of St. Willibrord,
bishop of Utrecht, who was consecrated bishop by
the blessed Pope Sergius, and preached the Gospel in Friesland
and Denmark.
At Metz, St. Eufus, bishop and confessor.
At Strasburg, St. Florentius, 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
November 8th
This Day, the Eighth Day of November
The Octave of All Saints.
At Rome, on the Lavican road, three miles from the city,
the martyrdom of the
Saints Claudius, Nicostratus, Symphorian,
Castorius and Simplicius, who were first sent to
prison, then scourged with whips set with metal, and as
they could not be made to forsake the faith of Christ, Diocletian
ordered them to be thrown into the river.
Also, on the Lavican way, the birthday of
the saintly brothers, Severus, Severian,
Carpophorus and Victorinus, called the Four Crowned,
who were scourged to death with leaded whips, during the
reign of the same emperor. As their names, known some years
afterwards by revelation, could not then be ascertained,
it was ordered that their anniversary should be commemorated
with the preceding five, under the name of the Four Saints
Crowned. This appellation was retained by the Church, even
after their names had been revealed.
At Rome, St. Deusdedit I, Pope,
whose merit was so great that he cured a leper by kissing
him.
At Bremen, St. Willehad, first
bishop of that city, who, in
conjunction with St. Boniface, whose disciple he was, spread
the Gospel in Friesland and Saxony.
At Soissons, in France, St. Godfrey,
bishop of Amiens, a man of great holiness.
At Verdun, St. Maurus, bishop and
confessor.
At Tours, St. Clarus, priest,
whose epitaph was written by St. Paulinus.
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
November 9th
This Day, the Ninth Day of November
At Rome, the dedication of the
Basilica of our Savior which is the Mother and Head
of all the churches of the City and the world.
At Amasea, in Pontus, the birthday of
St. Theodore, a soldier, in
the time of the emperor Maximian. For the confession of
Christ, he was severely scourged and sent to prison, where
he was comforted by an apparition of our Lord, who exhorted
him to act with courage and constancy. He was finally
stretched on the rack, lacerated with iron hooks till his
intestines were laid bare, and then cast into the flames
to be burned alive. His glorious deeds have been celebrated
in a magnificent oration by St. Gregory of Nyssa.
At Tyana, in Cappadocia, the martyrdom
of St. Orestes, under the emperor Diocletian.
At Thessalonica, St. Alexander, martyr,
during the reign of Maximian.
At Bourges, St. Ursinus, confessor,
who was ordained at Rome by the successors of the Apostles
and appointed first bishop of that city.
At Naples, in Campania, St. Agrippinus,
a bishop renowned for miracles.
At Constantinople, the holy virgins
Eustolia, a native of Rome, and Sopatra, daughter of the
emperor Maurice.
At Berytus, in Syria, the Commemoration
of the Image of our Savior, which being fastened
to a cross by the Jews, poured out blood so copiously that
the Eastern and Western Churches received abundantly of
it.
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
November 10th
This Day, the Tenth Day of November
At Naples, in Campania, the birthday of
St. Andrew Avellini, Clerk
Regular, very celebrated for his sanctity, and his zeal
in procuring the salvation of souls. Being renowned for
miracles, he was inscribed on the catalogue of saints by
Clement XI.
The birthday of the holy martyrs Tryphon
and Respicius, and the virgin Nympha.
In the diocese of Agde, the holy martyrs
Tiberius, Modestus, and Florentia, who, after being
subjected to various torments, consummated their martyrdom
in the time of Diocletian.
At Antioch, the Saints Demetrius,
bishop, Anian, deacon, Eustosius, and twenty other martyrs.
At Ravenna, St. Probus, a bishop,
renowned for miracles.
At Orleans, St. Monitor, bishop and
confessor.
In England, St. Justus, bishop,
who was sent by Pope Gregory with Augustine, Mellitus, and
others to preach the Gospel in that country. There he went
to his repose in the Lord, celebrated for sanctity.
At Melun, Pope
St. Leo, confessor
and doctor.
At Iconium, in Lycaonia, the holy
women Tryphenna and Tryphosa, who profited by the
preaching of blessed Paul and the example of Thecla to make
great progress in Christian perfection.
In the island of Paros, St. Theoctistes,
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
November 11th
This Day, the Eleventh Day of November
At Tours, in France, the birthday of
blessed Martin, bishop and confessor,
whose life was so renowned for miracles that he received
the power to raise three persons from the dead.
At Cotyaeum, in Phrygia, during the persecution of Diocletian,
the celebrated martyrdom of St. Mennas,
Egyptian soldier, who cast off the military belt
and obtained the grace of serving the King of Heaven secretly
in the desert. Afterwards coming out publicly, and freely
declaring himself a Christian, he was first subjected to
dire torments; and finally kneeling in prayer, and giving
thanks to our Lord Jesus Christ, he was struck with the
sword. After his death, he was renowned for many miracles.
At Ravenna, the holy martyrs Valentine,
Felician and Victorinus, who were crowned in the
persecution of Diocletian.
In Mesopotamia, St. Athenodorus, martyr,
who was subjected to fire and other torments under the same
Diocletian and the governor Eleusius. He was at length sentenced
to capital punishment, but the executioner having fallen
down and no other person daring to strike him with the sword,
he passed to his repose in the Lord whilst praying.
At Lyons, St. Veranus, bishop,
whose life was illustrated by his faith and other virtues.
In the monastery of Crypta-Ferrata, near Frascati,
the holy abbot, Saint Bartholomew,
companion of blessed Nilus, whose life he wrote.
In the province of Abruzzo, blessed
Mennas, solitary, whose virtues and miracles are
mentioned 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
November 12th
This Day, the Twelfth Day of November
The birthday of St. Martin I, Pope
and martyr. Because he had convoked a council at
Rome, and condemned the heretics Sergius, Paul and Pyrrhus,
he was taken prisoner treacherously by order of the heretical
emperor Constans, carried to Constantinople and banished
to Chersonesus, where he ended his life, consumed with afflictions
endured for the Catholic faith, and with a reputation for
many miracles. His body was subsequently transferred to
Rome, and deposited in the Church of the Saints Silvester
and Martin.
In Asia, the martyrdom of the Saints
Aurelius and Publius, bishops.
In the diocese of Sens, St. Paternus,
monk and martyr.
At Ghent, St. Livinus, bishop and
martyr.
In Poland, the holy martyrs Benedict,
John, Matthew, Isaac and Christinus, hermits, slain
by the sword.
At Witebsk, in Poland, the martyrdom of
St. Josaphat, of the Order
of St. Basil, Archbishop of Polotzk, who was cruelly murdered
by the schismatics, through hatred of Catholic unity and
truth. He was canonized by Pius IX in 1867.
At Avignon, St. Rufus, first
bishop of that city.
At Cologne, the decease of St. Cunibert,
bishop.
At Tarazona, in Spain, blessed Aemilian,
a priest who wrought numberless miracles, and whose
wonderful life was written by St. Braulio, bishop of Saragossa.
At Constantinople, St. Nilus, abbot
who resigned the office of governor of the city to become
a monk, and was distinguished for learning and sanctity,
in the time of Theodosius the Younger.
Also, at Constantinople, St. Theodore
Studita, who became celebrated throughout the whole
Catholic Church by his vigorous defense of the faith against
the Iconoclasts.
At Alcala, in Spain, St. Didacus,
confessor, of the Order of Friars Minor, who was
renowned for his humility. Inscribed on the catalogue of
the saints by Sixtus V, his feast is kept on the thirteenth
of this month.
And elsewhere in divers places, many other holy martyrs,
confessors, and holy virgins.
Omnes sancti
Mártyres, oráte pro nobis. ("All ye Holy Martyrs,
pray for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the Litany
of the Saints)
Response: Thanks be to God.
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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
November 13th
This Day, the Thirteenth Day of November
St. Didacus, confessor, of
the Order of Friars Minor, whose birthday occurred on the
twelfth of this month.
At Ravenna, the birthday of the holy
martyrs Valentine, Solutor and Victor, who suffered
under the emperor Diocletian.
At Aix, in Province, St. Mitrius,
a most renowned martyr.
At Caesarea, in Palestine, the martyrdom of the
Saints Antoninus, Zebina, Germanus
and Ennatha, virgin. Ennatha was scourged under Galerius
Maximian, and burned alive, while the others, for boldly
reproaching the governor Firmilian for his idolatry in sacrificing
to the gods, were beheaded.
In Africa, the holy martyrs Arcadius,
Paschasius, Probus and Eutychian, Spaniards, who
refused absolutely to yield to the Arian perfidy, during
the persecution of the Vandals. Accordingly they were proscribed
by the Arian King Genseric, driven into exile, and finally,
after being subjected to fearful tortures, were put to death
in various manners. Then was also made manifest the constancy
of the small boy Paulillus,
brother of the Saints Paschasius and Eutychian. As he could
not be seduced from the Catholic faith, he was a long time
beaten with rods, and condemned to a base servitude.
At Rome, Pope St. Nicholas,
distinguished for the apostolic spirit.
At Tours, St. Brice, bishop,
disciple of the blessed bishop Martin.
At Toledo, St. Eugenius, bishop.
At Clermont, in Auvergne, St. Quinctian,
bishop.
At Cremona, St. Homobonus, confessor,
renowned for miracles. He was ranked among the saints by
Innocent III.
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
November 14th
This Day, the Fourteenth Day of November
The festival of St. Josaphat, bishop
and martyr.
At Heraclea, in Thrace, the birthday of
the holy martyrs Clementinus, Theodotus
and Philomenus.
At Alexandria, St. Serapion, martyr,
whom the persecutors, under the emperor Decius, subjected
to torments so cruel that all his limbs were disjointed.
He became a martyr of Christ by being hurled down from the
upper part of his house.
At Troyes, in France, St. Venerandus,
martyr, under the emperor Aurelian.
Also, in France, the holy virgin Veneranda,
who received the crown of martyrdom under the emperor Antoninus
and the governor Asclepiades.
At Gangres, in Paphlagonia, St. Hypatius,
bishop who on his way home from the great council
of Nice, was attacked with stones by the Novatian heretics,
and died a martyr.
At Algiers, in Africa, blessed Serapion,
of the Order of Our Blessed Lady of Ransom. For the
redemption of the faithful in captivity and the preaching
of the Christian faith, he was the first of his Order
to deserve the palm of martyrdom
by being crucified and cut to pieces.
At Emesa, the passion of many holy
women, who were barbarously tortured and massacred
under Mady, a savage Arabian chief.
At Bologna, St. Jucundus, bishop and
confessor.
In Ireland, St. Lawrence, bishop
of Dublin.
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
November 15th
This Day, the Fifteenth Day of November
St. Gertrude, virgin, whose
birthday is the 17th of this month.
The same day, the birthday of St.
Eugenius, bishop of Toledo, and
martyr, disciple of blessed
Denis the Areopagite. Having consummated his martyrdom near
Paris, he received from our Lord a crown for his blessed
sufferings. His body was afterwards conveyed to Toledo.
At Nola, in Campania, blessed Felix, bishop and martyr,
who was renowned for miracles from the fifteenth year of
his age. He terminated the combats of his martyrdom with
thirty others, under the governor Marcian.
At Edessa, in Syria, the holy martyrs
Gurias and Samonas, under the emperor Diocletian
and the governor Antoninus.
In the same place, the martyrdom of
St. Abibus, deacon, who was
torn with iron hooks, and cast into the fire in the time
of the emperor Licinius and the governor Lysanias.
In Africa, the holy martyrs Secundus,
Fidentian, and Varicus.
In Bretagne, the birthday of St. Malo,
bishop, who was glorious for miracles from his early
years.
At Verona, St. Luperius, bishop and
confessor.
In Austria, St. Leopold, margrave
of that country, who was inscribed among the saints by Innocent
VIII.
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
November 16th
This Day, the Sixteenth Day of November
In Africa, the holy martyrs Rufinus,
Mark, Valerius and their companions.
The same day, the holy martyrs Elpidius,
Marcellus, Eustochius, and their companions. Elpidius
being a senator, and having perseveringly confessed the
Christian faith before Julian the Apostate, was, with his
companions, first tied to wild horses and dragged by them,
and then being thrown into the fire, ended a glorious martyrdom.
At Lyons, the birthday of St. Eucherius,
bishop and confessor, a man of extraordinary faith
and learning. He renounced the senatorial dignity to embrace
the religious life, and for a long time voluntarily shut
himself up in a cavern, where he served Christ in prayer
and fasting. Afterwards, through the revelation of an angel,
he was solemnly installed in the episcopal chair of the
city of Lyons.
At Padua, St. Fidentius, bishop.
At Canterbury, in England, St. Edmund,
Archbishop and confessor,
who was sent into exile for having maintained the rights
of his church. He died near Provins, in France, and was
canonized by Innocent IV.
The same day, the departure from this world of
St. Othmar, 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
November 17th
This Day, the Seventeenth Day of November
At Neocaesarea, in Pontus, the birthday of
St. Gregory, bishop, illustrious
by his learning and sanctity. The prodigies and miracles
which he wrought to the great glory of the Church gained
for him the surname of Wonder-worker.
In Palestine, the holy martyrs Alphaeus
and Zacchaeus, who in the first year of the persecution
of Diocletian, after many torments underwent capital punishment.
At Cordova, during the same persecution,
the holy martyrs Acisclus, and Victoria,
his sister, who were most cruelly tortured
by order of the governor Dion, and thus merited to be crowned
by our Lord for their glorious sufferings.
At Alexandria, St. Denis, bishop,
a man of the most profound learning. Renowned for having
often confessed the faith, and illustrious by the various
sufferings and torments he had endured, full of days he
rested in peace a confessor,
in the time of the emperors Valerian and Gallienus.
At Orleans, St. Anian, bishop,
whose precious death in the sight of the Lord is attested
by frequent miracles.
In England, St. Hugh, bishop,
who was called from a Carthusian monastery to the government
of the church of Lincoln. He ended his holy life in peace,
renowned for many miracles.
At Tours, St. Gregory, bishop.
At Florence, St. Eugenius, confessor,
deacon of blessed Zenobius, bishop of that city.
In Germany, St. Gertrude, virgin,
of the Order of St. Benedict, who was renowned for the revelations
she received. Her festival is celebrated on the 15th of
this month.
And elsewhere in divers places, many other holy martyrs,
confessors, and holy virgins.
Omnes sancti
Mártyres, oráte pro nobis. ("All ye Holy Martyrs,
pray for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the Litany
of the Saints)
Response: Thanks be to God.
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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
November 18th
This Day, the Eighteenth Day of November
At Rome, the Dedication of the Basilicas
of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul. The former,
having been enlarged, was on this day solemnly consecrated
by Urban VIII; while the latter, more sumptuously
rebuilt after its total destruction by the flames, was solemnly
dedicated on the 10th of December by Pius IX, though the
festival in commemoration of that event was transferred
to this day.
At Antioch, the birthday of St. Romanus,
martyr, in the time of the emperor Galerius. When
the prefect Asclepiades broke into the churches and strove
to destroy them completely, Romanus exhorted the Christians
to resist him, and after being subjected to dire torments
and the cutting out of his tongue (without which, however,
he spoke the praises of God), he was strangled in prison
and crowned with a glorious martyrdom. Before him suffered
a young boy named Barula, who
being asked by him whether it was better to worship one
God or several gods, and having answered that we must believe
in the one God whom the Christians adore, was scourged and
beheaded.
Also, at Antioch, the holy martyr
Hesychius, a soldier. Hearing the order that anyone
refusing to sacrifice to idols, should lay aside his military
belt, he immediately took off his. For this reason, he was
precipitated into the river with a large stone tied to his
right hand.
The same day, the Saints Oriculus
and his companions, who suffered for the Catholic
faith, in the persecution of the Vandals.
At Mayence, St. Maximus, bishop,
who, after suffering much from the Arians, died a
confessor, in the time of Constantius.
At Tours, the departure from this life of
blessed Odo, abbot of Cluny.
At Antioch, St. Thomas, a monk
honored with an annual solemnity by the people of Antioch,
for having obtained the cessation of a pestilence by his
prayers.
At Lucca, in Tuscany, the translation
of St. Frigdian, 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
November 19th
This Day, the Nineteenth Day of November
At Marburg, in Germany, the demise of
St. Elizabeth, widow, daughter
of Andrew, king of Hungary, of the Third Order of St. Francis.
After a life passed in the performance of pious works, she
went to Heaven, having a reputation for miracles.
The same day, the birthday of St.
Pontian, Pope and martyr, who, with the priest Hippolytus,
was transported to Sardinia, by the emperor Alexander, and
there, being scourged to death with rods, consummated his
martyrdom. His body was conveyed to Rome by the blessed
Pope Fabian, and buried in the cemetery of Callistus.
At Samaria, the holy prophet Abdias.
At Rome, on the Appian road, the birthday of
St. Maximus, priest and martyr,
who suffered in the persecution of Valerian, and was buried
near St. Xystus.
At Caesarea, in Cappadocia, St. Barlaam,
martyr, who, though unpolished and ignorant, yet
armed with the wisdom of Christ, overcame the tyrant, and,
by the constancy of his faith, subdued fire itself. On his
birthday, St. Basil the Great delivered a celebrated discourse.
At Ecijo, the blessed bishop Oispinus,
who obtained the glory of martyrdom
by decapitation.
At Vienne, the holy martyrs Severinus,
Exuperius and Felician. Their bodies, after the lapse
of many years, were found through their own revelation,
and being taken up with due honors by the bishop, clergy
and people of that city, were buried with becoming
solemnity.
The same day, St. Faustus, deacon
of Alexandria, who was first banished with St. Denis, in
the persecution of Valerian; later, in the persecution of
Diocletian, being far advanced in age, he consummated his
martyrdom by the sword.
In Isauria, the martyrdom of Saint
Azas and his military companions, to the number of one hundred
and fifty, under the emperor Diocletian and the tribune
Aquilinus.
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
November 20th
This Day, the Twentieth Day of November
St. Felix de Valois, confessor.
At Messina, in Sicily, the holy martyrs
Ampelus and Caius.
At Turin, the holy martyrs Octavius,
Solutor and Adventor, soldiers of the Theban Legion,
who fought valiantly for the faith under the emperor Maximian,
and were crowned with martyrdom.
At Caesarea, in Palestine, in the time of the emperor Galerius
Maximian, the holy martyr Agapius,
who was condemned to be devoured by the beasts; but being
unhurt by them, he was cast into the sea with stones tied
to his feet.
In Persia, the martyrdom of the holy
bishop Nersas and his companions.
At Dorostorum, in Mysia, St. Dasius,
bishop, who, for refusing to consent to the impurities
practiced on the feast of Saturn, was put to death, under
the governor Bassus.
At Nicaea, in Bithynia, the holy martyrs
Eustachius, Thespesius and Anatolius, in the persecution
of Maximinus.
At Heraclea, in Thrace, the holy martyrs
Bassus, Denis, Agapitus and forty others.
In England, St. Edmund, King and martyr.
At Constantinople, St. Gregory of
Decapolis, who suffered many tribulations for the
worship of holy images.
At Milan, St. Benignus, a
bishop, who, amidst the serious
troubles caused by the barbarians, governed the church entrusted
to him with the greatest constancy and piety.
At Chalons, St. Silvester, a bishop,
who went to God in the forty-second year of his priesthood,
full of days and virtues.
At Verona, St. Simplicius, 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
November 21st
This Day, the Twenty-First Day of November
In the Temple at Jerusalem, the
Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God.
The same day, the birthday of blessed
Rufus, mentioned by the Apostle St. Paul in his Epistle
to the Romans.
At Rome, the martyrdom of the Saints
Celsus and Clement.
At Ostia, the holy martyrs Demetrius
and Honorius.
At Rheims, St. Albert, bishop
of Liege and martyr, who was
put to death for defending the liberties of the Church.
In Spain, the holy martyrs Honorius,
Eutychius and Stephen.
In Pamphylia, St. Heliodorus, martyr,
in the persecution of Aurelian, under the governor Aetius.
After his death his executioners were converted to the faith
and thrown into the sea.
At Rome, St. Gelasius, Pope,
distinguished for learning and sanctity.
At Verona, St. Maurus, bishop and
confessor.
In the monastery of Bobio, the departure from this life
of St. Columban, abbot, who
founded many convents and governed a large number of monks.
He died at an advanced age, celebrated for many virtues.
And elsewhere in divers places, many other holy martyrs,
confessors, and holy virgins.
Omnes sancti
Mártyres, oráte pro nobis. ("All ye Holy Martyrs,
pray for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the Litany
of the Saints)
Response: Thanks be to God.
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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
November 22nd
This Day, the Twenty-Second Day of November
At Rome, St. Cecilia, virgin and martyr,
who brought to the faith of Christ to her spouse, Valerian,
and his brother Tiburtius, and encouraged them to martyrdom.
After their death, being arrested by order of Almachius,
prefect of the city, and exposed to the fire, from which
she came out uninjured, she terminated her glorious sufferings
by the sword, in the time of the emperor Marcus Aurelius
Severus Alexander.
At Colossae, in Phrygia, during the reign of Nero,
Saints Philemon and Apphias,
disciples of St. Paul. When the Gentiles rushed into the
church on the feast of Diana, they were arrested whilst
the other Christians fled, and by the command of the governor
Artocles, were scourged, let down into a pit up to their
waist, and overwhelmed with stones.
Also, at Rome, St. Maurus, martyr,
who, coming from Africa to visit the tombs of the Apostles,
was condemned to die, under the emperor Numerian, Celerinus
being prefect of the city.
At Antioch, in Pisidia, the martyrdom
of the Saints Mark and Stephen, under the emperor
Diocletian.
At Autun, St. Pragmatius, 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
November 23rd
This Day, the Twenty-third Day of November
The birthday of Pope St. Clement,
who held the sovereign Pontificate the third after the blessed
Apostle Peter. In the persecution of Trajan, he was
banished to Chersonesus, where, being precipitated into
the sea with an anchor tied to his neck, he was crowned
with martyrdom. His body was taken to Rome during the pontificate
of Nicholas I, and placed with due honors in the church
which had been previously built under his invocation.
At Rome, St. Felicitas, mother of
seven sons, martyrs. After them she was beheaded
for Christ, by order of the emperor Marcus Antoninus.
At Merida, in Spain, St. Lucretia,
virgin and martyr, who consummated her martyrdom
in the persecution of Diocletian, under the governor Dacian.
At Cyzicum, in Hellespont, St. Sisinius,
martyr, who, after many torments, was put to the
sword, in the same persecution.
At Iconium, in Lycaonia, the holy
bishop Amphilochius, who was the companion of St.
Basil and St. Gregory Nazianzen in the desert, and their
colleague in the episcopate. After many combats for the
Catholic faith, he rested in peace, with the reputation
of a holy and learned prelate.
At Girgenti, the decease of St. Gregory,
bishop.
In the village of Hasbein, St. Tron,
priest and confessor.
At Mantua, blessed John the Good,
of the Order of Augustinians, whose celebrated life was
written by St. Antoninus.
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
November 24th
This Day, the Twenty-Fourth Day of November
St. John of the Cross, confessor,
whose birthday is the 14th of December.
The same day, the birthday of St.
Chrysogonus, martyr. After a long imprisonment in
chains for the constant confession of Christ, he was by
order of Diocletian taken to Aquileia, where he terminated
his martyrdom by being beheaded and thrown into the sea.
At Rome, St. Crescentian, martyr,
whose name is mentioned in the Acts of the blessed Pope
Marcellus.
At Amelia, in Umbria, during the persecution of Diocletian,
St. Firmina, virgin and martyr,
who, after being subjected to various torments, to hanging,
and to burning with flaming torches, yielded up her spirit.
At Corinth, St. Alexander, martyr,
who fought unto death for the faith of Christ, under Julian
the Apostate and the governor Sallust.
At Cordova, the saintly virgins and
martyrs Flora and Mary, who were for a long time
confined in prison and slain with the sword, in the persecution
of the Arabs.
At Perugia, St. Felicissimus, martyr.
At Milan, St. Protasius, bishop,
who defended the cause of Athanasius before the emperor
Constans, in the council of Sardica. Having sustained many
labors for the church entrusted to him and for religion,
he departed this life to go to the Lord.
In the castle of Blaye, St. Romanus,
a priest, whose holiness is proclaimed by glorious
miracles.
In Auvergne, St. Portian, an
abbot, who was renowned for
miracles in the time of king Theodoric.
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
November 25th
This Day, the Twenty-Fifth Day of November
The birthday of St. Catharine, virgin
and martyr, under the emperor Maximinus. For the
confession of the Christian faith, she was cast into prison
at Alexandria, and afterwards endured a long scourging with
whips garnished with metal, and finally ended her martyrdom
by decapitation. Her body was miraculously conveyed by angels
to Mount Sinai, where pious veneration is paid to it by
a great concourse of Christians.
At Rome, St. Moses, priest and martyr,
who, with others detained in prison, was often consoled
by the letters of St. Cyprian. After he had withstood with
unbending courage not only the Gentiles, but also the Novatian
schismatics and heretics, he was finally, in the persecution
of Decius, crowned with a martyrdom which fills the mind
with admiration, according to the words of Pope St. Cornelius.
At Antioch, St. Erasmus, martyr.
At Caesarea, in Cappadocia, St. Mercury,
soldier, who vanquished the barbarians and triumphed
over the cruelty of Decius through the protection of his
guardian angel. Finally, having acquired great glory from
his sufferings, he was crowned with martyrdom and went to
reign forever in Heaven.
In Aemilia, a province of Italy, St.
Jucunda, 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
November 26th
This Day, the Twenty-Sixth Day of November
At Fabriano, in the Marches, blessed
Silvester, abbot, founder of the Congregation of
the Silvestrine monks.
At Alexandria, the birthday of St.
Peter, bishop of that city, adorned with all virtues,
who was beheaded by the command of Galerius Maximian.
There suffered also at Alexandria, in the same persecution,
the holy martyrs Faustus, priest,
Didius and Ammonius; likewise, Phileas, Hesychius, Pachomius
and Theodore, Egyptian bishops, with six hundred and
sixty others, whom the sword of persecution
sent to Heaven.
At Nicomedia, in the time of Constantius,
St. Marcellus, a priest, who
died a martyr by being hurled down from a rock.
At Padua, St. Bellinus, bishop and
martyr.
At Rome, St. Siricius, Pope and confessor,
celebrated for his learning, piety and zeal for religion,
who condemned various heretics, and published salutary laws
concerning ecclesiastical discipline.
At Autun, St. Amator, bishop.
At Constance, St. Conrad, bishop.
In the diocese of Rheims, the birthday of
St. Basolus, confessor.
At Adrianople, in Paphlagonia, St.
Stylian, anchoret, renowned for miracles.
In Armenia, St. Nicon, monk.
At Rome, St. Leonard, of Port
Maurice, confessor, of the Friars Minor of St. Francis,
of the strict observance. He was remarkable for zeal, for
he spent several years with extraordinary success in conducting
his holy expeditions through Italy for the conquest of souls.
He was ranked among the blessed by Pius VI, and among the
saints by Pius IX during the solemnities connected with
the eighteenth centenary of the princes of the Apostles,
Sts. Peter and Paul.
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
November 27th
This Day, the Twenty-Seventh Day of November
At Antioch, the holy martyrs Basileus,
bishop, Auxilius, and Saturninus.
In Persia, St. James Intercisus,
a distinguished martyr. In the time of Theodosius the Younger,
he denied Christ to please king Isdegerdes, but his mother
and his wife having for that reason withdrawn from his company,
he entered into himself, and returned to the king to declare
his faith in our Lord, whereupon the irritated monarch condemned
him to be cut to pieces and beheaded.
Countless other martyrs suffered
at this time in the same country.
At Sebaste, in Armenia, the holy martyrs
Hirenarchus, Acacius, priest, and seven women. Struck
with the constancy of these women, Hirenarchus was converted
to Christ, and with Acacius died under the axe, in the reign
of the emperor Diocletian and under the governor Maximus.
In Galicia, on the river Caea, the
Saints Facundus and Primitivus, who suffered under
the governor Atticus.
At Aquileia, St. Valerian, bishop.
At Riez, in France, St. Maximus, bishop
and confessor, who, from his tender years, was endowed
with every grace and virtue. Being first superior of the
monastery of Lerins, and afterwards bishop of the church
of Riez, he was celebrated for the working of miracles
and prodigies.
At Salzburg, in Austria, St. Virgilius,
bishop, and apostle of Carinthia, inscribed among
the saints by Sovereign Pontiff Gregory IX.
In India, on the confines of Persia, the
Saints Barlaam and Josaphat,
whose wonderful deeds were written by St. John Damascene.
At Paris, the departure from this world of
St. Severin, monk and solitary.
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
November 28th
This Day, the Twenty-Eighth Day of November
At Rome, St. Rufus, who,
with all his family, was made
a martyr by Diocletian.
At Corinth, the birthday of St. Sosthenes,
disciple of the blessed Apostle Paul, who is mentioned by
that apostle in his Epistle to the Corinthians. He was chief
of the synagogue when converted to Christ, and, as a glorious
beginning, consecrated the first fruits of his faith by
being scourged in the presence of the proconsul Gallio.
In Africa, under the Arian king Genseric, in the persecution
of the Vandals, the holy martyrs Papinian
and Mansuetus, bishops, who, for the Catholic faith,
were burned in every part of their bodies with hot plates
of iron, and thus ended their glorious combat. At this time
also, other holy bishops, Valerian,
Urban, Crescens, Eustachius, Cresconius, Crescentian, Felix,
Hortulanus, and Florentian, terminated the course
of their lives in exile.
At Constantinople, in the time of Constantine Copronymus,
the holy martyrs Stephen the Younger,
Basil, Peter, Andrew and their companions, numbering
three hundred and thirty-nine monks, who were
subjected to various torments for the worship of holy images,
and confirmed the Catholic truth with the shedding of their
blood.
At Rome, blessed Pope Gregory III,
who departed for Heaven with a reputation for sanctity and
miracles.
At Naples, the departure from this world of
St. James of La Marca, confessor,
of the Order of Friars Minor, celebrated for the austerity
of his life, his apostolic manner of preaching, and his
many legations undertaken for the success of the affairs
of Christianity. His name was added to the calendar of saints
by the Sovereign Pontiff, Benedict 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
November 29th
This Day, the Twenty-Ninth Day of November
The vigil of St. Andrew, Apostle.
At Rome, on the Salarian road, the birthday of
the holy martyr Saturninus, an aged
man, and the deacon Sisinius, in the time of the
emperor Maximian. After a long imprisonment, they were,
by order of the prefect of the city, placed on the rack,
distended with ropes, scourged with rods and whips garnished
with metal, then exposed to the flames, taken down from
the rack and beheaded.
At Toulouse, in the time of Decius,
the holy bishop Saturninus,
who was confined by the Pagans in the capitol of that city,
and from the highest part of the building precipitated down
the stairs; by which fall, having his head crushed, his
brains dashed out and his whole body mangled, he rendered
his worthy soul to our Lord.
Also, the martyrdom of the Saints
Paramon and his companions, to the number of three hundred
and seventy-five, under the emperor Decius and
the governor Aquilinus.
At Ancyra, St. Philomenus, martyr.
During the persecution of the emperor Aurelian, under the
governor Felix, he was first exposed to the flames, then
having his hands, feet and head pierced with nails, consummated
his martyrdom.
At Veroli, the holy martyrs Blasius
and Demetrius.
At Todi, St. Illuminata, 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
November 30th
This Day, the Thirtieth Day of November
At Patras, in Achaia, the birthday of
the Apostle St. Andrew, who
preached the Gospel of Christ in Thrace and Scythia.
Being apprehended by the proconsul Aegaeas, he was shut
up in prison, severely scourged, and finally, being suspended
on a cross, he lived two days on it, teaching the people.
Having besought our Lord not to permit that he should be
taken down from the cross, he was surrounded with a great
brightness from Heaven, and when the light disappeared he
breathed his last.
At Rome, the martyrdom of the Saints
Castulus and Euprepis.
At Constantinople, St. Maura, virgin
and martyr.
Also, St. Justina, virgin and martyr.
At Saintes, the holy bishop Trojanus,
a man of great sanctity, who shows by many miracles that
he lives in Heaven, though buried on earth.
At Rome, St. Constantius, confessor,
who strongly opposed the Pelagians, and by enduring many
injuries from them, gained a place among holy confessors.
In Palestine, blessed Zosimus, confessor,
who was distinguished by sanctity and miracles in the time
of the emperor Justin.
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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know your works ... that you have but little power,
and yet you have kept My word, and have not denied
My Name.”
(Apocalypse 3.8)
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