August
3rd
This Day, the Third Day of
August
1. At Naples
in Campania, Saint Asprenatus, the first bishop
of the city.
2. At Autun
in France of Lyon, Saint Euphronius, bishop, who
rebuilt the basilica of Saint Symphorian the martyr and
adorned the tomb of Saint Martin of Tours with greater splendor.
3. On Mount
Massicus in Campania, Saint Martin, who, leading
a solitary life, remained for many years enclosed in a very
narrow cave.
4. At Anagni
in Latium, Saint Peter, bishop, who was first distinguished
for his monastic observance, and later for his pastoral
vigilance, and he completed the rebuilding of the cathedral
church.
5. At Lucera
in Apulia, blessed Augustine Kazotic, bishop, of
the Order of Preachers, who first presided over the Church
of Zagreb, then, on account of the hostility of the king
of Dalmatia, sought the see of Lucera, where he gave his
utmost care to the poor and the needy.
6. At Lucentum
in Spain, blessed Salvador Ferrandis Seguí, priest and
martyr, who, while a persecution against the faith was
raging, by shedding his blood for Christ attained the glorious
palm [of martyrdom].
7. In the
village of Samalús near Barcelona, likewise in Spain,
the blessed martyrs Alfonso López López, priest, and Michael
Remón Salvador, religious, of the Order of Friars Minor
Conventual, who in the same persecution were crowned on
account of their witness to Christ.
8. At Barcelona
likewise in Spain, blessed Francis Bandrés Sánchez, priest
of the Salesian Society and martyr, who, at the time
of the same persecution, confirmed his fidelity to the Lord
with his own blood.
August
4th
This Day, the Fourth Day of
August
Memorial of Saint John Mary Vianney, priest,
who for more than forty years ministered in a wondrous manner
to the parish entrusted to him in the village of Ars near
Belley in France by his active preaching, prayer, and example
of penance. Daily catechizing children and adults,
reconciling penitents, and shining with a burning charity
drawn as from a fountain from the Holy Eucharist, he advanced
so greatly that he spread his counsel far and wide and wisely
led very many to God.
2.
Commemoration of Saint Aristarchus of Thessalonica,
who was a disciple of Saint Paul the Apostle, a faithful
companion on his journeys, and finally a fellow prisoner
at Rome.
3.
At Rome on the Via Tiburtina, the holy martyrs Justin
and Crescentius.
4.
At Tarsus in Bithynia, Saint Eleutherius, martyr.
5.
In Persia, Saint Ira, martyr, under King Shapur II.
6.
At Tours in Neustria, the commemoration of Saint Euphronius,
bishop, who was present at several councils, restored
many churches in the city, founded parishes in the countryside,
and diligently promoted the veneration of the Holy Cross.
7.
In the forests of Panaria near Catanzaro in Calabria,
Saint Onuphrius, hermit, distinguished by fasting and
the austerity of his life.
8.
At Split in Dalmatia, Saint Raynerius, bishop and martyr,
who, formerly a monk, suffered many things for the defense
of the rights of the Church first in the See of Cagli, and
then, having been stoned in the See of Split, died.
9.
At Bologna in Emilia, blessed Cecilia, virgin, who
received the habit of a nun from Saint Dominic and was the
most faithful witness of his countenance and spirit.
10.
At London in England, blessed William Horne, martyr,
who, a monk of the Charterhouse of that city, never swerving
from regular observance, suffered long imprisonment under
King Henry VIII and at last, subjected to the torments of
the gallows at Tyburn, passed to the right hand of Christ.
11.
At Mariannhill in the province of Quebec in Canada, blessed
Frédéric Janssoone, priest of the Order of Friars Minor,
who greatly promoted pilgrimages to the Holy Land for the
advancement of the faith.
12.
At Madrid in Spain, blessed Gonzalo Gonzalo, religious
of the Order of Saint John of God and martyr, who,
during a fierce persecution of the faith, confirmed his
confession of Christ with his own blood.
13.
At Barcelona likewise in Spain, the blessed martyrs Joseph
Batalla Parramón, priest, Joseph Rabasa Bentanachs, and
Giles Gil Rodicio, religious of the Salesian Society,
who, through the struggle of faith, in the same persecution
attained eternal life.
14.
In the internment camp of Dachau near Munich in Bavaria,
Germany, blessed Henry Krzysztofik, priest and martyr,
who, during wartime deported from Poland to a foreign prison
for his Christian confession, completed his martyrdom through
sufferings.
August
5th
This Day, the Fifth Day of
August
Dedication
of the Basilica of Saint Mary, built in Rome on the Esquiline Hill, which
Pope Sixtus III offered to the people of God in memory of
the Council of Ephesus, in which Mary the Virgin was hailed
as the Mother of God.
2.
At Châlons in Belgic France, . Saint Memmius, who
is venerated as the first bishop of that city.
3.
At Teano in Campania, Saint Paris, bishop, who is
believed to have held that see first.
4.
At Lyon in France, Saint Cassian, bishop.
5.
At Nazianzus in Cappadocia, Saint Nonna, who was
the wife of Saint Gregory the Elder, bishop, and the mother
of Saints Gregory the Theologian, Caesarius, and Gorgonia.
6.
At Ascoli in Picenum of Italy, Saint Emygdius, who
is venerated as the first bishop of that city and
as a martyr.
7.
At Viviers on the Rhône in France, Saint Venantius, bishop.
8.
At Trémouille in the region of Saintes in France, Saint
Viator, hermit.
9.
At a place called Maserfield, later named Oswestry
after him, in the territory of Shropshire in England,
Saint Oswald, martyr, who, renowned in the art of war
as king of Northumbria, but more so as a friend of
peace, zealously spread the Christian faith in the region,
and was slain in battle against pagans out of hatred for
Christ.
10.
On Mount Granaro in Picenum of Italy, blessed Francis
Zanfredini, commonly known as Cecchi of Pesaro,
of the Third Order of Saint Francis, who, after distributing
all his goods to the poor, lived for nearly fifty years
in the hermitage he had rebuilt as a model of penance, prayer,
and good works.
11.
Near Septempeda, likewise in Picenum, Saint Margaret,
widow.
12.
In the strait of the sea before Rochefort on the coast of
France, blessed Peter Michael Noël, priest of Rouen
and martyr, who, during the French upheaval, was
held in inhumane captivity on a prison ship because of his
priesthood and was consumed by a severe contagion.
August
6th
This Day, the Sixth Day of
August
Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord,
on which Christ Jesus, the Only-Begotten beloved of the
eternal Father, in the presence of the holy Apostles Peter,
James, and John, manifested his glory, with the Law and
the Prophets bearing witness, in order to signify that the
glorious restoration of our nature, through grace, was to
be joined to him in the humility of our servile form, and
that the image of God, in which man was created. though
corrupted in Adam, was to be proclaimed as restored in Christ
to the ends of the earth.
2.
At Rome on the Appian Way in the cemetery of Callistus,
the passion of Saint Sixtus II, pope, and his companions,
whose memorial is celebrated tomorrow.
3.
At Alcalá in Carthaginian Spain, the holy brothers Justus
and Pastor, martyrs, who, while still boys, of their
own accord ran to martyrdom, leaving behind their school
tablets, and soon, having been ordered by the governor to
be apprehended and beaten with rods, both, as they encouraged
each other with mutual exhortations, were beheaded by the
executioner for Christ.
4.
At Rome, near Saint Peter’s, the burial of Saint Hormisdas,
pope, who, as a standard-bearer of peace, brought it
about that the Acacian schism was resolved in the East and
that in the West the rights of the Church were reverently
preserved by the new peoples.
5.
At Savona in Liguria, blessed Octavian, bishop and
brother of Pope Callistus II, who took care to serve God
and his brethren both in the cloister and from the episcopal
chair.
6.
In the territory of Luxembourg, blessed Schecelinus,
hermit, who lived in the forest without shelter or clothing,
trusting in God, who gives snow like wool.
7.
At Bologna in Emilia, the nativity of Saint Dominic,
priest, whose memorial is celebrated two days later.
8.
At Montevideo in Uruguay, blessed Mary Frances of Jesus
(Anne Mary) Rubatto, virgin, who founded the Institute
of the Capuchin Tertiary Sisters in the city of Loano
near Savona in Italy, and, having gone to Latin America,
devoted all her care to serving the poor.
9.
Near the city of Gandia in the region of Valencia in Spain,
blessed Charles López Vidal, martyr, who, in a time
of persecution against the faith, attained heavenly glory.
10.
Near Munich in Bavaria in Germany, blessed Thaddeus Dulny,
martyr, who, during the military occupation of Poland,
was sent to the Dachau concentration camp because of his
faith in Christ and, having endured cruel torments, passed
to heavenly glory.
August
7th
This Day, the Seventh Day of
August
Saint Cajetan of Thiene, priest,
who devoutly dedicated his charitable labors in Naples of
Campania, especially to those afflicted with incurable diseases.
He promoted lay confraternities for religious formation
and established the Clerks Regular for the reform
of the Church, passing on to his disciples the ancient apostolic
manner of life to be observed.
3.
At Augsburg in Rhaetia, Saint Afra, martyr, who,
having been converted to Christ from a sinful life and not
yet baptized, is said to have been consigned to the flames
for confessing Christ.
4.
At Arezzo in Etruria, Saint Donatus, the second
bishop of that see, whose prayer’s power and efficacy
are praised by Saint Gregory the Great, Pope.
5.
At Châlons in Belgic France, Saint Donatian, bishop.
6.
At Rouen likewise in France, Saint Victricius, bishop,
who, while still a soldier under the emperor Julian, cast
off his belt for Christ and was subjected to many tortures
by his tribune and condemned to death; then, having escaped,
he was made bishop and brought the indomitable Morini and
Nervii peoples also to the faith of Christ.
7.
At Besançon in Burgundy, Saint Donatus, bishop, who,
drawing from the teachings of Saints Benedict, Columban,
and Caesarius, composed a Rule for virgins.
8.
At Venice, blessed Jordan Forzatè, abbot, who was
the founder of monasteries at Padua and, when he could not
by any means avert the ruin of his homeland, lived in religious
exile and fell asleep in the Lord, outstanding for his integrity,
uprightness of life, and learning.
9.
At Messina in Sicily, Saint Albert of the Abbeys, priest
of the Carmelite Order, who by his preaching converted many
Jews to Christ and provided supplies to a besieged city.
10.
At Sassoferrato in Picenum of Italy, blessed Albert,
monk of the Camaldolese Order, notable for his austerity
and highest observance of the Rule.
11.
At Aquila in the Vestini region, blessed Vincent, a religious
of the Order of Friars Minor, eminent for humility and the
spirit of prophecy.
12.
In the city of Gondar in Ethiopia, the blessed
Agathangelus of Vendôme (Francis) Nourry and Cassian of
Nantes (Gonçalo) Vaz Lopez-Netto, priests of the Order
of Friars Minor Capuchin and martyrs, who, striving
to reconcile Christians separated from the Catholic Church
in Syria, Egypt, and Ethiopia, were, by order of the king
of Ethiopia, hanged by their own cords from trees and stoned.
13.
At Lancaster in England, the blessed martyrs Martin of
Saint Felix (John) Woodcock of the Order of Friars Minor,
Edward Bamber, and Thomas Whitaker, priests, who,
because they had entered the dominions of King Charles the
First as priests, suffered the punishment of hanging.
14.
At York likewise in England, blessed Nicholas Postgate,
priest and martyr, who, under King Charles the Second,
because he had been secretly serving among the poor for
about fifty years as a priest, was hanged.
15.
In the town of Górka Duchowna near Poznań in Poland,
blessed Edmund Bojanowski, who, with all care, worked
to educate the poor and rural people according to the precepts
of the Gospel, and founded the Congregation of the Servants
of the Immaculate Conception of the Mother of God.
16.
At Colima in Mexico, Saint Michael de la Mora, priest
and martyr, who, during the raging persecution against
the Church, was crowned with martyrdom because he was a
priest.
August
8th
This Day, the Eighth Day of
August
Memorial of Saint Dominic, priest,
who, a canon of Osma, was a humble servant of preaching
in the regions troubled by the Albigensian heresy. He lived
in the voluntary poverty of abjection, always speaking with
God or about God. Desiring a new method of spreading the
faith, he founded the Order of Preachers, that the apostolic
form of life might be renewed in the Church, charging his
brothers to serve others by prayer, study, and the ministry
of the word. His death occurred at Bologna on the sixth
day of August.
2.
On the Appian Way, fifteen miles from the city of Rome,
the holy martyrs Secundus, Carpophorus, Victorinus, and
Severianus.
3.
At Rome on the Ostian Way, at the seventh milestone,
the holy martyrs Cyriacus, Largus, Crescentianus, Memmia,
Juliana, and Smaragdus.
4.
At Tarsus in Cilicia, the passion of Saint Marinus, an
old man from Anazarbus, who was beheaded under the emperor
Diocletian and the governor Lysias, and whose body, by order
of the prefect, was thrown to be devoured by wild beasts.
5.
At Milan in Liguria, Saint Eusebius, bishop, who
labored for the orthodox faith and restored the cathedral
church destroyed by the Huns.
6.
At Vienne in France of Lyon, Saint Severus, priest.
7.
At Bordeaux in Aquitaine, Saint Mummolus, abbot of
Fleury.
8.
At Cyzicus in the Hellespont, Saint Emilian, bishop,
who suffered many things under the emperor Leo for the veneration
of sacred images, and finally died in exile.
9.
In the monastery of Göttweig in Austria, Saint Altmann,
bishop of Passau, who founded many houses for clerics
under the Rule of Saint Augustine, restored discipline among
the clergy, and, for defending the liberty of the Church,
was expelled from his see by the emperor Henry IV and died
in exile there.
10.
At Gallese near Viterbo in Tuscany, Saint Famian, hermit,
who, born at Cologne of Agrippina, distributed his wealth
to the poor, and, after holy pilgrimages, died in this place
in the Cistercian habit.
11.
At London in England, blessed John Felton, martyr,
who publicly posted the sentence of excommunication issued
by Pope Saint Pius V against Queen Elizabeth I, and therefore
was cruelly dismembered at Saint Paul's, gloriously completing
his martyrdom while invoking the name of the Savior.
12.
Likewise at York in England, blessed John Fingley,
priest and martyr, condemned to death under the same
queen for the priesthood and hanged. Along with him is
also commemorated blessed Robert Bickendike, martyr,
who, at the same time but on an uncertain day and year,
suffered the same torments because he had reconciled himself
with the Catholic Church.
13.
In the village of Xixiaodun near Xinhexian
in Hebei province of China, Saint Paul Ke Tingzhu,
martyr, who, a leader of the Christian village, was
torn apart limb by limb in the persecution by the adherents
of the “Yihetuan” movement, and stood out as an example
of constancy to the others.
14.
At Zamora in Spain, blessed Bonifacia Rodríguez Castro,
virgin, who, concerned for the Christian and social
advancement of women through prayer and labor, founded
the Congregation of the Servants of Saint Joseph,
inspired by the example of the Most Holy Family of Nazareth.
15.
At Sydney in Australia, blessed Mary of the Cross (Mary
Helen) MacKillop, virgin, who founded the Congregation
of the Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart,
and governed it amid many hardships and injuries.
16.
At Poggio a Caiano in Etruria, blessed Mary Margaret
(Mary Anne Rose) Caiani, virgin, who founded the
Institute of Franciscan Sisters Minim of the Sacred Heart,
for the education of youth and the help of the sick.
17.
In the place called El Saler near Valencia in Spain,
blessed Anthony Silvestre Moya, priest and martyr,
who, during the persecution against the faith, for his constant
witness to Christ, triumphantly reached the heavenly kingdom.
18.
At Valencia likewise in Spain, blessed Mary of the Child
Jesus Baldillou y Bullit and companions 2, two
virgin martyrs of the Institute of the Daughters of
Mary of the Pious Schools, who, in the same persecution,
gloriously went to meet Christ the Bridegroom by the violence
of the enemies of the Church.
19.
At the place called Gusen in Germany, blessed
Vladimir Laskowski, priest and martyr, who, during wartime,
was thrown into a detention camp because of his faith, and,
terribly tortured, attained the glory of martyrdom.
August
9th
This Day, the Ninth Day of
August
Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein), virgin
of the Order of Discalced Carmelites and martyr, who, born
and raised in the Jewish religion, after having taught philosophy
for several years amid great tribulations, embraced a new
life in Christ through baptism, and, pursuing the path of
holiness under the veil, was driven into captivity and exile
under a wicked regime hostile to the dignity of mankind
and of the faith. In the extermination camp of Oswiecim,
or Auschwitz, near Krakow in Poland, she was killed
by poison gas.
2.
At Rome, in the cemetery of Saint Lawrence on the Via Tiburtina,
Saint Romanus, martyr.
3.
In the monastery of Aghagower in Ireland, Saint Nathí,
bishop and abbot.
4.
Likewise at Kilmore in Ireland, Saint Fedlimin, bishop.
5.
At Constantinople, the commemoration of holy martyrs
who, when they defended the ancient image of the Savior
that had been placed on the Bronze Gate and was ordered
to be torn down by the emperor Leo the Isaurian, were said
to have been killed.
6.
At Palena in Calabria, blessed Falco, hermit.
7.
At Florence in Etruria, blessed John of Salerno, priest
of the Order of Preachers, who founded the convent of Santa
Maria Novella and acted fearlessly against the Patarene
heretics.
8.
On Mount La Verna also in Etruria, blessed John of Fermo,
priest of the Order of Friars Minor, who lived in solitude,
taming his body by remarkable abstinence and penance.
9.
At London in England, blessed Richard Bere, priest and
martyr, who, by order of King Henry VIII, because of
his fidelity to the Roman Pontiff and his defense of Christian
marriage, with his Carthusian brothers, worn down by the
filth of prison and hunger, died.
10.
On a filthy prison ship anchored off the coast near Rochefort
in France, blessed Claude Richard, priest of the
Order of Saint Benedict and martyr, who, during the
French turmoil, having been expelled from the monastery
of Mèze because of his priesthood and thrown onto the slave
ship, died himself after contracting disease while tending
to sick fellow captives.
11.
At Salamanca in Spain, blessed Cándida María of Jesus
(Juana Josefa) Cipitria, virgin, who founded the
Congregation of the Daughters of Jesus to offer assistance
in the Christian formation of children.
12.
Also at Barbastro in Spain, blessed Florentino Asensio
Barroso, bishop and martyr, who, amid a raging persecution
against the Church, testified with his own blood to the
faith he had never ceased to preach to the people entrusted
to him, being pierced with bullets by the militia.
13.
Likewise at Barcelona in Spain, the blessed martyrs Rubén
of Jesus López Aguilar and six companions 3,
religious of the Order of Saint John of God, who, in
the same persecution, were killed out of hatred for the
religious life and passed over to the Lord.
14.
In the town of Azanuy in the region of Huesca, also
in Spain, the blessed martyrs Faustino Oteiza, priest,
and Florentino Felipe, religious of the Order of Clerics
Regular of the Pious Schools, who in the same persecution
fell for Christ.
15.
In the place Argès near Toledo, also in Spain,
blessed Guillermo Plaza Hernández, priest of the Society
of Diocesan Laborer Priests and martyr, who on the
same day in the same struggle gave up his spirit.
16.
In the town of Carcaixent in the region of Valencia,
also in Spain, blessed Germán (José María) Garrigues
Hernández, priest of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin
and martyr, who, while the persecution against the
faith raged, overcame bodily torment by a precious death.
August
10th
This Day, the Tenth Day of
August
Feast
of Saint Lawrence, deacon and martyr, who, desiring even to share in the martyrdom of Pope Sixtus,
as Saint Leo the Great reports, when ordered to hand over
the treasures of the Church, mocked the tyrant by presenting
the poor, upon whose sustenance and clothing he had expended
the Church’s resources. After three days, for the sake of
Christ’s faith, he overcame the flames, and even the instruments
of his torment became trophies of his triumph. His body
was buried at Rome in the cemetery on the Verano estate,
which was later named after him.
2. The
commemoration of holy martyrs, who, at Alexandria in
Egypt, during the persecution of the emperor Valerian, under
the prefect Aemilianus, were long afflicted with various
cruel and refined tortures and obtained the crown of martyrdom
by different forms of death.
3. At Dunblane
in Scotland, Saint Blane, bishop.
4. At Alcamo
in Sicily, blessed Archangel of Calataphim near Piacenza,
priest of the Order of Friars Minor, notable for
the austerity of his life and devotion to solitude.
5. In the
city of Iki in Japan, blessed Augustine Ota, religious
of the Society of Jesus and martyr, who was beheaded for
Christ.
6. In the
sea strait off the coast of Rochefort in France, the
blessed martyrs Claude Joseph Jouffret de Bonnefont
of the Society of Saint Sulpice, Francis François
of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, and Lazarus Tiersot
of the Carthusian Order, priests, who, during the
turmoil of the French Revolution, were confined to a filthy
prison ship and fulfilled their martyrdom because of their
priesthood.
7. In the
place called El Saler near Valencia in Spain,
blessed Joseph Toledo Pellicer, priest and martyr, who,
conformed to Christ the High Priest whom he venerated, imitated
Him by the triumph of martyrdom.
8. At Valencia
also in Spain, blessed John Martorell Soria, priest
of the Salesian Society and martyr, who suffered
martyrdom in the same persecution. Along with him is
commemorated the blessed martyr Peter Mesonero Rodríguez,
religious of the same Society, who was crowned for his
witness to Christ on an unknown day in the village of
Vedat de Torrent in the region of Valencia.
9. In the
Dachau concentration camp near Munich in Bavaria, Germany,
the blessed martyrs Francis Drzewiecki of the Congregation
of the Little Work of Divine Providence and Edward Grzymala,
priests of Polish origin, who, with their homeland ravaged
by war, were cast by persecutors into foreign captivity
and, by the torment of death in deadly gas, passed to Christ.
August
11th
This Day, the Eleventh Day of
August
Memorial
of Saint Clare, virgin, who, as the first plant of the Poor Ladies of the Order of Minors,
followed Saint Francis, living at Assisi in Umbria a harsh
life, but one rich in works of charity and piety; indeed,
she was an outstanding lover of poverty, from which she
was never allowed to be separated, not even in extreme need
and illness.
2. At Comana in
Pontus, Saint Alexander, surnamed the Charcoal-Maker,
bishop, who, having attained from philosophy a lofty
knowledge of Christian humility, and having been raised
by Saint Gregory Thaumaturgus to the seat of that Church,
became illustrious not only by preaching but also by a
martyrdom completed in fire.
3. At Rome, in
the cemetery “ad duas lauros” on the Labican Way at the
third milestone, Saint Tiburtius, martyr, whose praises
Pope Saint Damasus celebrated.
4. In the same
place, the commemoration of Saint Susanna, under
whose name, celebrated among the martyrs in the ancient
feasts, a basilica of the Title of Gaius near the Baths
of Diocletian was dedicated to God in the sixth century.
5. At Assisi in
Umbria, Saint Rufinus, who is considered the first
bishop and martyr of that city.
6. At Benevento
in Campania, Saint Cassian, bishop.
7. At Évreux in
France, Saint Taurinus, who is venerated as the first
bishop of that city.
8. In Ireland,
Saint Attracta, abbess, who is said to have received
the veil of virgins from Saint Patrick.
9. In the province
of Valeria, Saint Equitius, abbot, who, as Pope Saint
Gregory the Great writes, became, by the grace of his holiness,
the father of many monasteries and, wherever he went, opened
the fountain of the Sacred Scriptures.
10. At Cambrai
in Austrasia, Saint Gaugericus, bishop, renowned
for piety and charity toward the poor, who was ordained
a deacon by Magneric of Trier and, being elected to the
See of Cambrai, exercised the episcopate for thirty-nine
years.
11. At Arles in
Provence, Saint Rusticula, abbess, who governed the
nuns in holiness for nearly sixty years.
12. At Gloucester
in England, the blessed martyrs John Sandys and Stephen
Rowsham, priests, and William Lampley, layman, who,
under Queen Elizabeth I, on different, unrecorded days,
endured the same sufferings for Christ.
13. At anchorage
outside the port of Rochefort in France, blessed John
George (James) Rhem, priest of the Order of Preachers
and martyr, who, during the persecution, cast into
squalid captivity, inspired his fellow prisoners, cruelly
afflicted, with hope, until he himself succumbed to an incurable
disease for Christ.
14. In the village
of Agullent in the region of Valencia, Spain, blessed
Raphael Alonso Gutiérrez, martyr, who, a family man,
during the persecution against the faith, poured out his
blood for Christ. With him is also commemorated blessed
martyr Charles Díaz Gandía, who on this day in the same
region received eternal life through the contest of faith.
15. In the village
of Prat de Compte near Tarragona, likewise in Spain,
blessed Michael Domingo Cendra, religious of the Salesian
Society and martyr, who in the same persecution merited
to obtain the glorious palm of martyrdom.
16. At the borders
of Tibet, blessed Maurice Tornay, priest and martyr,
who, a regular canon of the Congregation of Saints Nicholas
and Bernard of Mont-Joux, zealously preached the Gospel
in China and Tibet, and was killed by enemies of the Christian
name.
August
12th
This Day, the Twelfth Day of
August
Saint Joan Frances de Chantal, religious,
who, from a Christian marriage, had six children, whom she
devoutly raised; afterward, when her husband died, under
the guidance of Saint Francis de Sales, she cheerfully pursued
the path of perfection and performed works of charity, especially
toward the poor and the sick. She founded the Order
of the Visitation of Holy Mary and wisely directed it.
Her passing occurred at Moulins, on the bank of the Allier,
near Nevers in France, on the thirteenth day of December.
2.
At Catania in Sicily, Saint Euplius, martyr, who,
in the persecution of the Emperor Diocletian, is said to
have been cast into prison by the governor Calvisianus while
holding in his hand the books of the Gospels; and when interrogated
again, replied that he held the Gospels in his heart, and
was beaten to death with clubs.
3.
At Nicomedia, the holy martyrs Anicetus and Photius.
4.
At Killala in Ireland,
Saint Muredach, bishop.
5.
Likewise in Ireland, in the cell called by her name,
Saint Lelia, virgin.
6.
At Brescia in Lombardy,
Saint Herculanus, bishop.
7.
On the island of Lérins in Provence, the holy martyrs
Porcarius, abbot, and many monks, who are said to have
been slain by the Saracens.
8.
At Ruthin in northern Wales, blessed Charles Meehan,
priest of the Order of Friars Minor and martyr,
who, of Irish origin, while traveling through that region
on his return to his homeland, was arrested and sentenced
to death because he had sought the dominions of King Charles
II, and obtained the palm of martyrdom by rope and iron.
9.
At Rome, blessed Innocent XI, pope, who wisely governed
the Church, though afflicted by bitter sufferings and troubles.
10.
On a prison ship anchored before Rochefort in France,
blessed Peter Jarrige de la Morelie de Puyredon, priest,
who, during the persecution raging against the Church, exposed
for a long time to the harsh force of the sun, died for
Christ.
11.
In the city of Nam Dinh in Tonkin, the holy martyrs
James Ðỗ Mai Năm, priest, Anthony Nguyễn Dích, farmer, and
Michael Nguyễn Huy Mỹ, physician, who for Christ, under
Emperor Minh Mạng, were beheaded after severe torments.
12.
In the town of Hornachuelos near Córdoba in Spain,
blessed Victoria Díez y Bustos de Molina, virgin and
martyr, who fulfilled the office of teacher in the Teresian
Institute and, when an assault was made against the Church,
professing the Christian faith and encouraging others to
martyrdom, herself merited to suffer martyrdom.
13.
In the valley of Mauri near Madrid, also in Spain, blessed
Flavius (Atilanus) Argüeso González, religious of the
Order of Saint John of God and martyr, who in the
same persecution died in hatred of the faith.
14.
At Barbastro near Huesca in Aragon, Spain, the blessed
martyrs Sebastian Calvo Martínez, priest, and five companions,4
religious of the Congregation of the Missionary Sons
of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, who in the same persecution
completed a glorious struggle.
15.
At Tarragona, likewise in Spain, blessed Anthony Perulles
Estivill, priest of the Society of Diocesan Laborer
Priests and martyr, who in the time of the same persecution
completed the struggle on the road.
16.
At Dachau near Munich in Bavaria, Germany, the blessed
martyrs Florian Stępniak, of the Order of Friars Minor
Capuchin, and Joseph Straszewski, priests, who, at
the time of the invasion of Poland during the war, were
detained in camps and died from poison gas.
17.
In the place called Planegg near Munich in Bavaria, Germany,
blessed Karl Leisner, priest and martyr, who, still
a deacon, was arrested because of his public profession
of faith and constant ministry to souls; ordained a priest
in the concentration camp at Dachau, though later released,
died from the afflictions endured in captivity.
August
13th
This Day, the Thirteenth Day of
August
Holy martyrs Pontian, pope, and Hippolytus, priest,
who were together deported to Sardinia, and there both,
condemned alike and, as it seems, crowned with one and the
same laurel wreath, were finally transferred to the City:
he [Hippolytus] to the cemetery on the Tiburtine Way, and
[Pontian] to the cemetery of Callistus.
2.
At Forum Cornelii in Flaminia, Saint Cassian, martyr,
who, because he refused to adore idols, was handed over
to the boys whom he had formerly taught as a schoolmaster,
to be tortured to death with styluses, so that the weaker
the hand, the more severe the punishment of martyrdom might
be.
3.
At Lyon in France, Saint Antiochus, bishop, who,
while still a priest, traveled all the way to visit Saint
Justus, his bishop, then living in the desert of Egypt.
4.
At Poitiers in Aquitaine, Saint Radegund, who,
queen of the Franks, while her husband King Clotaire
was still living, received the sacred veil and lived under
the Rule of Saint Caesarius of Arles in the Monastery of
the Holy Cross at Poitiers, which she herself had built.
5.
At the castle of Schemar on the banks of the River Hippus
in the Caucasus Mountains, the passing of Saint Maximus
the Confessor, abbot of Chrysopolis near Constantinople,
renowned for his doctrine and zeal for Catholic truth, who,
as he fought strenuously against the Monothelites, was,
by the heretical emperor Constans, deprived of his right
hand and, with two disciples named Anastasius, after harsh
imprisonment and many cruelties, was exiled to the region
of Lazica, where he gave his spirit to God.
6.
At Fritzlar in Hesse, Austrasia, Saint Wigbert, priest
and abbot, to whom Saint Boniface entrusted the care
of the monastery of that place.
7.
At the monastery of Aldenberg in the region of Oldenburg
in Germany, blessed Gertrude, abbess of the Order
of Premonstratensians, who, while still a little girl, was
offered to God in that place by her mother, Saint Elizabeth,
queen of Hungary.
8.
At Maculick in Ireland, the blessed martyrs Patrick O’Healy,
bishop of Mayo, and Connor O’Rourke, priest, both of
the Order of Friars Minor, who were condemned to death and
executed on the gallows because they had openly revealed
their priesthood.
9. At Warwick in England,
blessed William Freeman, priest and martyr, who,
under Queen Elizabeth I, was condemned to death solely because
he was a priest; he began to sing the hymn Te Deum
as he mounted the gallows and went to martyrdom with a steadfast
spirit.
10.
At Rome, Saint John Berchmans, religious of the Society
of Jesus, most beloved by all for his sincere piety, unfeigned
charity, and continual cheerfulness, who, after a brief
illness, joyfully passed to his final day.
11.
At Vienna in Austria, blessed Mark of Aviano (Carlo Domenico
Cristofori), priest of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin,
a wise preacher of the word of God, who labored everywhere
with great dedication for the poor and the sick, especially
stirring the minds of the powerful of the world so that
they might prefer faith and peace above all business and
advantage.
12.
In the sea channel stretching before Rochefort in France,
blessed Peter Gabilhaud, priest and martyr, who,
during the storms of the French upheaval, was detained on
a prison ship because of his priesthood, and died from starvation
and illness.
13.
In the town of Saugues near Le Puy, also in France, Saint
Benildus (Peter) Romançon, of the Institute of the Brothers
of the Christian Schools, who spent his life in the education
of youth.
14.
At Barbastro near Huesca in Aragon, Spain, the blessed
martyrs Secundinus Maria Ortega García, priest, and nineteen
companions,5 religious of the Congregation
of the Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary,
who, during the persecution raging against the Church, were
killed out of hatred for the religious life.
15.
In the town of Almazora near Castellón on the coast
of Spain, blessed John Agramunt, priest of the Order
of Clerics Regular of the Pious Schools and martyr
in the same persecution.
16.
Near the village of Albocàsser in the district of Castellón
in Spain, blessed Modest Garcia Martí, priest of
the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin and martyr, who,
in the persecution against the faith, fulfilled his evangelical
mission through martyrdom.
17.
At Barcelona also in Spain, blessed Joseph Bonet Nadal,
priest of the Salesian Society and martyr, who,
in the same time of persecution, completed the contest for
the faith.
18.
At Berlin in the place called Plötzensee in Germany,
blessed Jacob Gapp, priest of the Society of Mary
and martyr, who proclaimed with firm spirit that
the wicked doctrines of the military regime, hostile to
human and Christian dignity, were in no way compatible with
Christian teaching. For this reason, subjected to persecution,
he went into exile in Gibraltar and Spain, but, captured
by agents, was eventually executed by beheading.
August
14th
This Day, the Fourteenth Day of
August
Memorial
of Saint Maximilian Mary (Raymund) Kolbe, priest
of the Order of Friars Minor Conventual and martyr,
who, founder of the Militia of the Immaculate Virgin
Mary, having been deported to various places of captivity,
at last in the extermination camp of Oswiecim, or
Auschwitz, near Kraków in Poland, offered himself
to the executioners in place of a fellow prisoner, making
his ministry an oblation of charity and a witness of fidelity
to God and to mankind.
2.
In Illyricum, Saint Ursicinus, martyr.
3.
At Apamea in Syria, Saint Marcellus, bishop and martyr,
who, after he had destroyed the temple of Jupiter, was killed
by enraged pagans.
4.
At Rome, Saint Eusebius, founder of his titular church
on the Esquiline Hill.
5.
At Ross in Ireland, Saint Fachtna, bishop and abbot,
who established a monastery there, renowned for schools
of both sacred and secular learning.
6.
At Aldenburg in Flanders, the passing of Saint Arnulf,
bishop of Soissons, who, from being a soldier, became
a monk, then a bishop, strove for peace and harmony, and
died in the monastery he had founded.
7.
Near Mount Barocchio in Piceno, Italy, blessed Sanctes
of Urbino Brancorsini, lay brother of the Order of Friars
Minor.
8.
At Otranto in Apulia, nearly eight hundred blessed martyrs,
who, when commanded by Ottoman soldiers who had invaded
to renounce the faith, were encouraged by blessed Antonio
Primaldo, an elderly craftsman in the art of weaving,
to persevere in the faith of Christ, and received the crown
of martyrdom by beheading.
9.
At Nagasaki in Japan, the holy martyrs Dominic Ibáñez
de Erquicia, priest of the Order of Preachers, and
Francis Shoyemon, novice and catechist in the same Order,
who were killed under the supreme ruler Tokugawa Iemitsu
out of hatred for the name of Christ.
10.
At Coriano in Emilia, blessed Elisabetta Renzi, virgin,
who, as foundress of the Pious Teachers of the Sorrowful
Virgin, devoted her whole heart to ensuring that poor
girls in the schools would be imbued with both human and
catechetical instruction.
11.
In the village of Picassent in the region of Valencia
in Spain, blessed Vincent Rubiols Castelló, priest and
martyr, who bore witness to the faith of Christ by his
martyrdom in a time of persecution.
12.
At a place called El Saler, near Valencia likewise
in Spain, blessed Félix Yuste Cava, priest and martyr,
to whom the Lord granted an eternal reward for his fearless
fidelity.
August
15th
This Day, the FifteenthDay of
August
Solemnity of the Assumption of the blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of
God and of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, when the course of her earthly life was
completed, was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory.
This faith, received from the tradition of the Church, Pope
Pius XII solemnly defined.
2.
At Rome, in the cemetery of Callistus
on the Appian Way, the commemoration of Saint Tarcisius,
martyr, who, defending the Most Holy Eucharist of Christ,
which a mad mob of pagans tried to profane, preferred to
be struck to death with stones rather than hand over the
sacred mysteries to dogs.
3.
At Nicomedia in Bithynia, the holy martyrs Straton, Philip,
and Eutychius.
4.
At Milan in Liguria, Saint Simplician, bishop, whom
Saint Ambrose designated as his successor and whom Saint
Augustine praised with honors.
5.
Commemoration of Saint Alypius, bishop of Thagaste
in Numidia, who, once a disciple of Saint Augustine and
afterward his companion in conversion, was his colleague
in pastoral office and a vigorous fellow soldier in battles
against heretics, and finally his companion in heavenly
glory.
6.
At Hildesheim in the Saxony region of Germany, Saint
Altfrid, bishop, who built the cathedral church and
promoted the founding of monasteries.
7.
Near Royal Alba in Pannonia, the birth into heaven of
Saint Stephen, king of the Hungarians, whose
memory is celebrated on the day following this one.
8.
At Krakow in Poland, Saint Hyacinth, priest of the
Order of Preachers, who was appointed by Saint Dominic to
spread the Order in that nation and, with blessed Ceslaus
and the German Henry as companions, preached the Gospel
in Bohemia and Silesia.
9.
At Savigliano in the Subalpine region, blessed Aimone
Taparelli, priest of the Order of Preachers, an untiring
defender of truth.
10.
At Pallanza near Novara in Italy, blessed Juliana of
Busto Arsizio, virgin of the Order of Saint Augustine,
notable for unconquered courage of soul, marvelous patience,
and constant contemplation of heavenly things.
11.
At Rome, Saint Stanislaus Kostka, who, Polish by
birth, desiring to enter the Society of Jesus, fled his
father’s house and journeyed on foot to Rome, where, admitted
into the novitiate by Saint Francis Borgia, he died young,
consumed in the performance of the most humble duties, and
renowned in holiness.
12.
In the town of Wenga near Busira in the Belgian
Congo, blessed Isidore Bakanja, martyr, who, having
been initiated into the Christian life while young, diligently
practiced the faith and bore witness to it so fearlessly
while working that, out of hatred for the Christian religion,
he was cruelly scourged for a long period by the supervisor
of the colony, and a few months later, having forgiven his
persecutor, gave up his spirit.
13.
In the place of Chalchihuites in the territory of
Durango in Mexico, the holy martyrs Aloysius Batis Sáinz,
priest; Emmanuel Morales, a father of a family; Salvador
Lara Puente; and David Roldán Lara, who were killed
in the Mexican persecution out of hatred for the name of
Christ.
14.
At Barbastro near Huesca in Aragon, Spain, the blessed
martyrs Ludovico Masferrer Vilá, priest, and nineteen companions,6
religious of the Congregation of Missionary Sons
of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, who, during the raging
persecution against the Church, gave their lives for Christ
and embraced in glory the confreres killed the previous
day in the same place.
15.
In the village of Almazora near Castellón on the
coast of Spain, blessed Joseph Mary Peris Polo, priest
of the Association of Diocesan Labor Priests and martyr,
who, in the same persecution, gained the palm of martyrdom
in the cemetery.
16.
Also, at Madrid in Spain, blessed Mary of the Tabernacle
of Saint Aloysius Gonzaga (Elvira) Moragas Cantarero, virgin
of the Order of Discalced Carmelites and martyr in
the same persecution.
17.
Likewise at Madrid in Spain, blessed Dominic (Augustine)
Hurtado Soler, priest of the Third Order of Saint Francis
of the Capuchins of the Sorrowful Virgin and martyr, who
was crowned for the testimony of Christ.
18.
In the town of Motril near Granada on the coast of
Spain, blessed Vincent Soler, priest of the Order
of Augustinian Recollects and martyr, who, in the
same persecution, was condemned to death along with others
prepared for martyrdom by his pious care and was shot through
with bullets before the cemetery walls, and triumphed in
Christ.
19.
In the village of Palma de Gandía in the region of
Valencia, also in Spain, blessed Carmel Sastre Sastre,
priest and martyr, who, adhering to the footsteps of
Christ in the same persecution, through His grace attained
the eternal kingdom.
20.
In the town of Tàrrega near Barcelona, also in Spain,
blessed James Bonet Nadal, priest of the Salesian
Society and martyr, who, a faithful disciple, merited
to be redeemed in the blood of Christ.
21.
At Padua in Italy, blessed Claudio (Riccardo) Granzotto,
religious of the Order of Friars Minor, who combined
the exercise of religious profession with the art of sculpture,
and in a few years attained perfection in the imitation
of Christ.
August
16th
This Day, the Sixteenth Day of
August
Saint Stephen, king of the Hungarians,
who, regenerated by baptism, having received the crown of
the kingdom from Pope Sylvester II, took care to spread
the faith of Christ among the Hungarians and organized the
Church in his kingdom and endowed it with churches and monasteries,
being Alba Regalis just and peaceful in the governance of
his subjects, at in Hungary, on the day of the Assumption,
his soul migrated to heaven.
2.
Commemoration of Saint Arsacius, who, under the emperor
Licinius, professed the Christian faith and, leaving the
military, led a solitary life at Nicomedia; finally, after
predicting the future ruin of the city, he gave his spirit
to God in prayer.
3.
At Sion in Valais among the Swiss, Saint Theodore,
first bishop of that city, who, following the example
of Saint Ambrose, defended the Catholic faith against the
Arians and honorably venerated the relics of the martyrs
of Agaunum.
4.
In Brittany, Saint Armagilus, hermit.
5.
In the countryside of Le Mans in France, Saint Frambaldus,
monk, who lived both a solitary and a cenobitic life.
6.
In the forest of Rennes in Brittany, blessed Ralph of
La Fustaye, priest, founder of the monastery of Saint
Sulpice.
7.
At Subiaco in Latium, blessed Laurence, called Loricatus,
who, when he had by chance killed a man, resolved to make
amends by great austerity and penance, living a solitary
life in a mountain cave.
8.
In Lombardy, Saint Roch, who, born at Montpellier
in Languedoc of France, gained a reputation for holiness
through pious pilgrimage and by healing plague victims throughout
Italy.
9.
At Florence in Etruria, blessed Angelus Augustinus Mazzinghi,
priest of the Order of Carmelites.
10.
At Kyoto in Japan, blessed John Saint Martha, priest
of the Order of Friars Minor and martyr, who, while
being led to execution, preached to the people and sang
the psalm “Praise the Lord, all you nations.”
11.
At Kokura also in Japan, the blessed martyrs Simon Bokusai
Kyota, catechist, and Magdalene, his wife, Thomas Gengoro
and Mary, likewise spouses, and James, their son, still
a child, who, by decree of the prefect of Yetsundo,
were crucified together, head downward, for hatred of the
Christian name.
12.
On a filthy ship anchored at sea near Rochefort in France,
blessed John Baptist Menestrel, priest and martyr,
who, in the time of the French upheaval, was condemned to
naval imprisonment on account of the priesthood and, infected
by worm-ridden wounds, completed his martyrdom.
13.
In the village of Fanjiazhuang near Wujiao
in the province of Hebei in China, Saint Rose
Fan Hui, virgin and martyr, who, during the persecution
of the “Yihetuan” sect, was pierced with wounds and, still
breathing, was cast into a river.
14.
At Barcelona in Spain, blessed Petra Saint Joseph (Anne
Joseph Perez Florido), virgin, who diligently cared
for abandoned elderly people and founded the Congregation
of the Sisters Mothers of the Abandoned.
15.
At Hemeroscopium in the region of Alicante, also in Spain,
blessed Placidus Garcia Gilabert, religious of the
Order of Friars Minor and martyr, who accomplished
a glorious struggle for Christ.
16.
In the town of Benicasim near Castellón, likewise
in Spain, blessed Henry Garcia Beltran, deacon of
the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin and martyr, who
by martyrdom became a sharer in Christ’s victory.
17.
In the town of Picassent in the province of Valencia,
also in Spain, blessed Gabriel (Joseph Mary) Sanchis
Mompó, religious of the Third Order of Saint Francis
of the Capuchin Sisters of the Sorrowful Virgin, and
martyr, who migrated to the Lord by the violence of
the Church’s enemies.
August
17th
This Day, the Seventeenth Day of
August
1.
At Cyzicus in the Hellespont, Saint Myron, priest and
martyr, who, as is said, under Emperor Decius and the
governor Antipater, after many torments, was beheaded.
2.
At Caesarea in Cappadocia, Saint Mamas, or Mametus, martyr,
who, a most humble shepherd, lived as a solitary
in the forests of the mountains with the greatest frugality
and, professing the faith of Christ, under Emperor Aurelian
completed his martyrdom.
3.
In Sicily, the heavenly birthday of Saint Eusebius, pope,
who, a valiant witness of Christ, was deported to this island
by Emperor Maxentius and, exiled from the land of his birth,
merited to attain the heavenly kingdom; his body was
transferred to Rome and laid to rest in the cemetery of
Callistus.
4.
In Frisia, Saint Jerome, priest and martyr, who is
said to have been killed by pagan Normans.
5.
At Thessalonica in Macedonia, the passing of Saint Elias
the Younger, monk under the rule of the Eastern Fathers,
who, though having suffered many things from the Saracens
for the faith, yet with an unconquered spirit led a harsh
life of prayer and austerity both in Calabria and in Sicily.
6.
At Arcaria near Mylas in Sicily, Saint Nicholas the Hermit,
called “Politi,” who led a most austere life in a cave.
7.
At Colle Etrusco near Siena in Etruria, blessed Albert,
priest, who showed the people an excellent example of
virtues.
8.
At Montefalco in Umbria, Saint Clare of the Cross, virgin
of the Order of the Hermits of Saint Augustine, who governed
the Monastery of the Holy Cross, burning with love for the
Passion of Christ.
9.
At Toledo in Castile in Spain, Saint Beatrice da Silva
Meneses, virgin, who, at first a noblewoman in the royal
court accompanying Queen Isabella, afterward desiring to
lead a more perfect life, withdrew for many years among
the nuns of the Order of Saint Dominic, and finally founded
a new Order under the title of the Conception of the Blessed
Virgin Mary.
10.
At Nagasaki in Japan, the holy martyrs James Kyuhei Gorobioye
Tomonaga, priest of the Order of Preachers, and Michael
Kurobioye, who, for Christ, were condemned to death
under the supreme ruler Tokugawa Yemitsu.
11.
At Saumur near Angers in France, Saint Jeanne Delanoue,
virgin, who, relying entirely on divine Providence,
first received into her house orphans, elderly women, the
sick, and women who were lost, and then with companions
laid the foundations of the Institute of the Sisters
of Saint Anne of Providence.
12.
In the strait of the sea near Rochefort in France, blessed
Natalis Hilary Le Conte, martyr, who, a cleric of the
cathedral of Bourges and head of music, during a raging
persecution, detained on a ship of forced labor out of hatred
for the faith, fell ill and died for Christ.
13.
At the town of Castelfullit de la Roca near Gerona in Spain,
blessed Henry Canadell, priest of the Order of Clerics
Regular of the Pious Schools and martyr, killed out
of hatred for the Church.
August
18th
This Day, the Eighteenth Day of
August
1.
At Palestrina in Latium, the commemoration of
Saint Agapitus, martyr.
2.
At Utica in Africa,
the holy martyrs Massa Candida,
who, drawn more frequently like fish into the net by the
Apostles, remained faithful to their bishop Quadratus, and
together, confessing Christ the Son of God, courageously
met death.
3.
At Myra in Lycia,
Saint Leon, martyr.
4.
At Rome on the Via Labicana,
Saint Helena, mother of Emperor
Constantine, who
was especially devoted to aiding the poor and piously joined
the crowds in attending churches; having made a pilgrimage
to Jerusalem to investigate the places of Christ’s Nativity,
Passion, and Resurrection, she honored the manger and the
Lord’s Cross with venerable basilicas.
5.
At Metz in Belgic France,
Saint Firmin, bishop.
6.
At Arles in Provence,
Saint Aonius, bishop,
who defended his Church from the error of Pelagius and commended
to his people as successor Saint Caesarius, whom he had
ordained a priest.
7.
In Bithynia, the passing of Saint Macarius, abbot of the
monastery of Pelecete, who suffered greatly under Emperor
Leo the Fifth in defense of sacred images.
8.
In the monastery of Cava in Campania,
blessed Leonard, abbot,
a man of great peace.
9.
At Ravenna in Flaminia,
blessed Rainald of Concoreggio,
bishop, distinguished
for his zeal, prudence, and charity.
10.
At Mantua in Lombardy,
blessed Paula Montaldi, virgin,
abbess of the Order of Poor Clares, remarkable for her devotion
to the Lord’s Passion, constant prayer, and austerities.
11.
On a prison ship anchored at sea near Rochefort in France,
blessed Anthony
Banassat, priest and martyr,
who, a parish priest, during the raging French upheaval,
detained out of hatred for the faith, died of hunger, and
went to the Lord.
12.
At Valle Mauri near Madrid in Spain,
blessed Francis Arias Martin,
priest and martyr,
who, a novice in the Order of Saint John of God, completed
his path of perfection in a short time during a time of
persecution.
13.
At Barbastro near Huesca in Aragon, Spain,
blessed James Falgarona Vilanova
and Athanasius Vidaurreta Labra, religious
of the Congregation of the Missionary Sons of the Immaculate
Heart of Mary and
martyrs in the
same persecution.
14.
At Alcañiz in the region of Dertosa, Spain,
blessed Martin Martinez Pascual,
priest and martyr,
who, enrolled in the Society of Diocesan Worker Priests,
received on the same day, in the same persecution, a glorious
crown.
15.
In the town of Rafelbunyol in the province of Valencia,
Spain, blessed
Vincent Maria Izquierdo Alcon, priest and martyr,
killed out of hatred for the faith.
16.
At Santiago in Chile,
blessed Alberto Hurtado Cruchaga,
priest of the
Society of Jesus, who founded a work to provide a true and
homelike shelter for the poor, especially homeless children
and wanderers.
August
19th
This Day, the Nineteenth Day of
August
Saint
John Eudes, priest,
who for many years dedicated himself to preaching in parishes,
and afterward founded the Congregation of Jesus and Mary
for the formation of priests in seminaries, as well as another
for religious women of Our Lady of Charity to strengthen
penitent women in the Christian life. He also greatly
promoted devotion to the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary,
until, at Caen in Normandy, France, he devoutly fell asleep
in the Lord.
2.
At Fabrateria Vetus in Latium,
Saint Magnus, martyr.
3.
In the region of Tarragona in Spain,
Saint Maginus, martyr.
4.
At Gaza in Palestine,
Saint Timothy, martyr,
who, in the persecution of Emperor Diocletian, under the
governor Urban, after overcoming many tortures, was burned
to death over a slow fire.
5.
In Cilicia, Saint
Andrew, tribune, and his fellow soldiers,
who, as is told, after divinely obtaining a victory over
the Persians, converted to the Christian faith and, accused
under this name, were massacred by the army of the governor
Seleucus, in the straits of Mount Taurus, under Emperor
Maximian.
6.
At Rome on the Via Tiburtina, near Saint Lawrence,
the burial of Saint
Sixtus III, pope,
who settled disagreements between the Patriarchates of Antioch
and Alexandria, and gave to the people of God in the City
the basilica of Saint Mary on the Esquiline Hill.
7.
In the district of Sisteron in France,
Saint Donatus, priest,
who is said to have spent many years in the eremitic life.
8.
In the monastery of Bobbio in Liguria,
Saint Bertulf, abbot,
successor of Saint Attala in that same monastery.
9.
At Nuremberg in Franconia, Germany,
Saint Sebald, hermit.
10.
In Calabria, Saint
Bartholomew of Simero, priest and abbot,
who, after a hermit’s life, founded a monastery of Greeks.
11.
In the monastery of Igny in France,
blessed Guerric, abbot,
who, a true disciple of Saint Bernard, though unable to
give his brethren the example of labor due to bodily weakness,
greatly strengthened them by spiritual words, humility,
and frequent charity.
12.
In the monastery of Cava in Campania,
blessed Leo II, abbot.
13.
At Brignoles in the Province of France,
the passing of Saint Louis,
bishop, grandson
of Saint Louis, king of France, who preferred to embrace
the evangelical poverty perpetually rather than the praises
and honors of the world; though still young in age, yet
mature in virtue, he was raised to the see of Toulouse,
and soon consumed by frail health, devoutly fell asleep
[in the Lord].
14.
At Piacenza in Emilia,
blessed Jordan of Pisa, priest
of the Order of Preachers, who presented profound doctrine
with great simplicity to the people in the vernacular tongue.
15.
At Acquapagana in Piceno, Italy,
blessed Angelus, hermit
of the Camaldolese Order.
16.
At Nagasaki in Japan,
the blessed Martyrs Louis
Flores, priest
of the Order of Preachers,
Peter de Zuniga, priest
of the Order of Hermits of Saint Augustine,
and thirteen companions,7
Japanese sailors,
who, cast ashore in port and immediately apprehended, suffered
various tortures and together completed one and the same
martyrdom for the Christian faith.
17.
At Dorchester in England,
blessed Hugh Green, priest
and martyr, who,
having been ordained at Douai, ministered in his homeland
for thirty years, until, under King Charles I, cruelly and
over a long time torn by the sword, merited to be joined
to the Passion of Christ.
18.
At Monteagudo in Navarre, Spain,
the heavenly birthday of
Saint Ezekiel Moreno Diaz, bishop
of Pasto in Colombia, of the Order of the Augustinian Recollects,
who gave his labor and life to preaching the Gospel both
in the Philippine Islands and in South America.
19.
In the village of Llosa de Ranes in the province
of Valencia, also in Spain,
blessed Francis Ibáñez Ibáñez,
priest and martyr,
who, during the raging persecution against the faith, remained
faithful to Christ unto death and completed his life.
20.
In the city of Gandia in the same province of Spain,
blessed Thomas
Sitjar Fortiá, priest
of the Society of Jesus
and martyr,
who in the same persecution poured out his blood for Christ.
21.
In the place called El Saler, also in the province
of Valencia, blessed
Elvira of the Nativity of Our Lord Torrente Paraira and
her companions, virgins
of the Institute of the Carmelite Sisters of Charity
and martyrs,
who for Christ their Spouse brought forth the fruit of eternal
victory in the struggle of faith.
August
20th
This Day, the Twentieth Day of
August
Memorial of Saint Bernard, abbot and Doctor of the Church,
who, having entered the new monastery of Cîteaux with thirty
companions, later became founder and first abbot of the
monastery of Clairvaux; by his life, teaching, and example,
he wisely guided the monks in the way of the commandments
of God; he traveled throughout Europe to restore peace and
unity, and by his writings and tireless exhortations, he
enlightened the whole Church, until he rested in the Lord
in the territory of Langres in France.
2.
The commemoration of Saint Samuel, prophet, who,
called by God as a child, later fulfilled the office of
judge in Israel, and, by the command of God, anointed Saul
as king over the people; but when Saul was later rejected
by the Lord for his unfaithfulness, he also conferred the
royal anointing upon David, from whose seed Christ was to
be born.
3.
At the castle of Chinon in the district of Tours in Aquitaine,
Saint Maximus, a disciple of Saint Martin, who first
was a monk on the island of Barbe near Lyon, and later founded
a monastery on the river Vienne, in which, full of days,
he died.
4.
At the Monastery of Noirmoutier on the island of Herio also
off the coast of Aquitaine, Saint Philibert, abbot,
who, having been raised in the court of King Dagobert, became
a monk while still a youth, and first founded the
monastery of Jumièges, then that of Herio, and governed
both.
5.
At Córdoba in the region of Andalusia in Spain, the holy
martyrs Leovigild and Christopher, monks, who, in the
persecution of the Moors, voluntarily professed Christ before
the judge, and for this reason received the palm of martyrdom
by beheading.
6.
At Siena in Etruria, the passing of blessed Bernard Tolomei,
abbot, who, founder of the Olivetan Congregation under
the Rule of Saint Benedict, was greatly devoted to monastic
discipline and, while the plague was raging through Italy,
he died among the Sienese monks who were in danger.
7.
On a prison ship off Rochefort in France, the blessed
Louis Francis Le Brun and Gervase Brunel, priests and martyrs,
of whom the former was a monk of the Benedictine Congregation
of Saint Maur, and the latter was prior of a Cistercian-Trappist
abbey — both were inhumanely detained during the time of
the French upheaval and died of disease, thus completing
their martyrdom.
8.
At Rome, Saint Maria De Mattias, virgin, who founded
the Congregation of the Sisters of the Adoration of the
Most Precious Blood of Christ.
9.
At Rome, the heavenly birthday of Saint Pius X, pope,
whose memorial is celebrated tomorrow.
10.
At Vallibona in the district of Castellón in Spain, blessed
Matías Cardona, priest of the Order of Clerics Regular
of the Pious Schools and martyr in the religious
persecution.
11.
In the city of Xàtiva in the district of Valencia, likewise
in Spain, blessed Maria Climent Mateu, virgin and martyr,
who, in the same persecution, merited to be conformed to
Christ because of her perseverance in the faith.
12.
At the detention camp of Dachau near Munich in Bavaria,
Germany, blessed Ladislaus Mączkowski, priest and martyr,
who, Polish by nationality, during wartime was deported,
and before his persecutors defended the dignity of human
and Christian faith by torments even unto death.
August
21st
This Day, the Twenty-first Day of
August
Memorial of Saint Pius X, pope,
who, after having served as a parish priest, then as bishop
of Mantua, and finally as Patriarch of Venice, was elected
Roman Pontiff. He took up the task of governance in order
to restore all things in Christ, which he fulfilled in simplicity
of heart, poverty, and strength. He awakened the Christian
life among the faithful by fostering Eucharistic participation,
reverence for the sacred liturgy, and fidelity to doctrinal
integrity.
2.
In Thrace, the holy martyrs Agathonicus, Zoticus, and
others, who are said to have undergone martyrdom at
Selymbria and in other places.
3.
At Rome, in the Verano field, Saint Cyriaca, who
left her name to the cemetery on the Via Tiburtina, which
she had given to the Church.
4.
At Utica in Africa, Saint Quadratus, bishop and martyr,
who, with his entire people — clergy and laity — confessed
Christ; and, having nourished the flock, he followed it
as pastor after four days.
5.
At Verona in Venetia, Saint Euprepius, who is held
to have been the first bishop of that city.
6.
At Forum Traiani in Sardinia, Saint Luxorius, martyr.
7.
The commemoration of the holy martyrs Bassa and her three
sons—Theognius, Agapius, and Pistius, of whom Bassa
is said to have suffered martyrdom on the island of Halona,
and the others at Edessa in Greece.
8.
At Javols in France, Saint Privatus, bishop and martyr,
who, when the Vandals invaded France, was discovered in
a crypt where he was occupied with fasting and prayer; and
because he would not hand over his sheep or sacrifice to
idols, he was beaten with clubs and died.
9.
In Auvergne in Aquitaine, Saint Sidonius Apollinaris,
who, after serving as Prefect of the City of Rome, was ordained
bishop of Clermont. Steeped in both divine
and human learning and endowed with Christian vigor, he
stood out as a distinguished father and teacher of the Catholic
faith, resisting the ferocity of the barbarian tribes.
10.
At Alzira in the territory of Valencia in Spain, the
commemoration of the holy martyrs Bernard—formerly called
Ahmed—a monk of the Cistercian Order, and his sisters
Maria (Zayda) and Gratia (Zoraida), whom he had converted
from the Mohammedan religion to the faith of Christ.
11.
In the city of Hung Yen in Tonkin, Saint Joseph
Đình Viên (Em-Dinh-Nien), priest and martyr, under the
emperor Minh Mạng.
12.
At Tananarive on the island of Madagascar, blessed Victoria
Rasoamanarivo, who, after becoming a widow from
a violent husband, assisted the Christians with every care
when the missionaries had been expelled from the island,
and defended the Church before the civil authorities.
13.
In the village of Alberic in the region of Valencia
in Spain, blessed Salvador Estrugo Solves, priest and
martyr, who, during the time of persecution, endured
all adversities for the love of Christ even unto the palm
[of martyrdom].
14.
At El Morrot near Barcelona, also in Spain, blessed
Raymond Peiró Victori, priest of the Order of Preachers
and martyr, who, in the same persecution, faithfully
received the words of Christ and passed through death into
glorious life.
15.
Near Munich in Bavaria in Germany, blessed Bruno Zembol,
martyr, who, taken from Poland under a regime opposed
to God and sent to the Dachau detention camp for his faith,
gloriously died, broken by torments.
August
22nd
This Day, the Twenty-second Day of
August
Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen,
who bore the Son of God, the Prince of Peace, whose kingdom
shall have no end, and who is hailed by the Christian people
as the
Queen of Heaven and the Mother of Mercy.
2.
At Autun in France of Lyon, Saint Symphorian, martyr,
whom, as he was being led to execution, his mother from
the city wall reminded, saying: “Son, son Symphorian, keep
the living God in mind. Today life is not taken from
you, but changed into something better.”
3.
At Rome, on the Ostian Way in the cemetery of the same name,
Saint Timothy, martyr.
4.
At Todi in Umbria, Saint Philip Benizi, priest from
Florence, a man of remarkable humility and promoter of the
Order of Servants of Mary, who regarded the crucified Christ
as his only book.
5.
At Bevagna in Umbria, blessed James Bianconi, priest
of the Order of Preachers, who there founded a convent and
refuted the errors of the Nicolaitans.
6.
At Ocre near Fossa in the Abruzzi, blessed Timothy of
Monticchio, priest of the Order of Friars Minor, distinguished
for the austerity of his life and the fervor of his prayer.
7.
At York in England, blessed Thomas Percy, martyr,
who, Earl of Northumberland, under Queen Elizabeth the First,
for his fidelity to the Roman Church, was beheaded and obtained
the palm of martyrdom.
8.
In the same place, under the same queen, the blessed
William Lacey and Richard Kirkman, priests and martyrs,
who, condemned to death for having entered England as priests,
were led to the gallows to undergo execution.
9.
At Worcester likewise in England, Saint John Wall, priest
of the Order of Friars Minor and martyr, who, after
fulfilling the duties of pastor in secret for more than
twenty years, under King Charles the Second, was hanged
and torn by iron because of his priesthood.
10.
At Hereford likewise in England, on the same day and year,
Saint John Kemble, priest and martyr, who for more
than fifty years carried out pastoral care during a time
of persecution, until as an octogenarian, because of his
priesthood, he was hanged and brought his passion to completion.
11.
At Offida in Piceno of Italy, blessed Bernard (Dominic)
Peroni, religious of the Order of Capuchin Friars Minor,
renowned for the simplicity of his heart, innocence of life,
and remarkable charity toward the poor.
12.
At sea off Rochefort in France, blessed Elias Leymarie
de Laroche, priest and martyr, who, during the upheaval
in France, was cast into a filthy ship anchored offshore
and cruelly treated there; stricken with illness, he gave
up his spirit.
13.
In the village of Starunya in the region of Stanislaviv
in Ukraine, blessed Simeon Lukac, bishop and martyr,
who, under a regime hostile to the faith, ministered clandestinely
to the flock of Byzantine-Rite Catholics, and through a
faithful death proclaimed the glory and honor of Christ
the Lord and God.
August
23rd
This Day, the Twenty-third Day of
August
Saint Rose, virgin, who, already as a little girl of exceptional
austerity, in Lima in Peru, having assumed the habit of
the Sisters of the Third Order Regular of Preachers, was
devoted to penance and prayer and burned with zeal for the
salvation of sinners and of the Indians, for whom she longed
to give her life; she willingly subjected herself to all
afflictions, so that she might win them for Christ. Her
death occurred on the day following this one.
2.
Commemoration of Saint Zacharias, bishop, who is
said to have been the fourth to govern the Church of Jerusalem
after Saint James, the brother of the Lord.
3.
At Rome, in the cemetery Saint Lawrence on the Via Tiburtina,
the holy Saints Abundius and Irenaeus, martyrs.
4.
At Ostia on the Tiber, the holy martyrs Cyriacus and Archelaus.
5.
At Novae in Lower Moesia,
Saint Luppus, martyr, who is said to have gained
the freedom of Christ by the sword.
6.
At Aegeae in Cilicia, the holy martyrs Claudius, Asterius,
and Neon, brothers, who, accused of the Christian religion
by their stepmother, are said to have been beheaded under
the emperor Diocletian and the governor Lysias.
7.
At Autun in France of Lyon, Saint Flavian, bishop,
who flourished in the time of King Clovis.
8.
At Derry in Ireland, Saint Eugene, the first bishop
of Ardstraw.
9.
In the monastery of Saint Philip near Locri in Lower Calabria,
Saint Anthony of Hieracium, hermit.
10.
At sea, anchored far off from Rochefort in France, blessed
John (Protase) Bourdon, priest of the Order of Friars
Minor Capuchin and martyr, who, during the French
turmoil, enclosed in captivity with many priests, brought
comfort to his fellow captives until he was consumed by
disease.
11.
In the place Tavernes de Valldigna in the region
of Valencia in Spain, the blessed martyrs Constantine
Carbonell Sempere, priest, Peter Gelabert Amer, and Raymond
Grimaldos Monllor, religious of the Society of Jesus,
who suffered martyrdom in the persecution against the faith.
12.
Near the town of Vallibona, likewise in the region of Valencia
in Spain, the blessed martyrs Florentino Pérez Romero,
priest, and Urban Gil Sáez, religious, of the Third
Order of Saint Francis of the Capuchins of the Sorrowful
Virgin, who, at the time of the same persecution, completed
the struggle for the faith.
13.
In the town of Silla in the same region, blessed
John Mary of the Cross (Mariano) García Méndez, priest
of the Congregation of Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
and martyr, who, in the same religious persecution,
preserved the faith of Christ even to death.
14.
In the village of Puzol, likewise near Valencia in
Spain, the blessed virgins Rosario (Petra María Victoria)
Quintana Argos and Serafina (Manuela Justa) Fernández Ibero,
of the Third Order Capuchins of the Holy Family and martyrs,
who, while the same persecution raged, obtained the grace
of martyrdom.
15.
In the detention camp of Dachau near Munich in Bavaria in
Germany, blessed Francis Dachtera, priest and martyr,
who, of Polish nationality, during the war, broken by atrocities
committed by doctors with no regard for human dignity, died
for Christ.
August
24th
This Day, the Twenty-fourth Day of
August
Feast of Saint Bartholomew, Apostle,
who is generally believed to be the same as Nathanael, born
at Cana of Galilee, and by Philip was brought to Jesus Christ
at the Jordan; afterwards the Lord called him to follow
Himself and joined him to the Twelve; after the Lord’s Ascension
he is said to have preached the Gospel in India and there
to have been crowned with martyrdom.
2.
At Claudiopolis in Honorias, Saint Tatian, martyr.
3.
At Clichy in the region of Paris, the passing of Saint
Audoenus, bishop of Rouen, who, having been referendary
to King Dagobert, was ordained to the episcopate and governed
his Church happily for forty-three years, founding many
churches and supporting monasteries.
4.
On Mount Olympus in Bithynia, Saint George Limniotes, monk,
who, having rebuked the impious emperor Leo the Third because
he broke sacred images and burned the relics of the saints,
for this reason, by his order, had his nostrils cut off
and his head burned, and thus passed to the Lord as a martyr.
5.
At Lima in Peru, the birthday of Saint Rose, whose
memory is commemorated on the preceding day.
6.
At Angers in France, blessed Andrew Fardeau, priest and
martyr, who, in the time of the French upheaval, was
beheaded out of hatred for the priesthood.
7.
At Naples in Campania,
Saint Jeanne-Antide Thouret, virgin, who, having resumed
the religious life interrupted during the French turmoil
along with some companions, at Besançon joined them to a
new Society of Sisters of Charity, dedicated to the Christian
and civil instruction of youth and to charity toward abandoned
children, the poor, and the sick, until she died worn out
by great tribulations.
8.
At Marseilles in France, Saint Emilie de Vialar, virgin,
who, laboring to spread the Gospel into distant regions,
founded the Congregation of the Sisters of Saint Joseph
of the Apparition and propagated it widely.
9.
At Valencia in Spain, Saint Maria Michaela of the blessed
Sacrament Desmaisières, virgin, foundress of the
Congregation of Handmaids of the blessed Sacrament and of
Charity, who, inflamed with fervent zeal and desire
to win souls for God, dedicated her life to redeeming girls
gone astray and women of ill repute.
10.
At Tulcán in Ecuador, blessed María of the Incarnation
(María Vincentia) Rosal, virgin, who restored the Bethlehemite
Sisters, especially for the defense of the dignity of women
and the Christian education of girls.
11.
Near Munich in Bavaria in Germany, in the detention camp
of Dachau, blessed Maximilian Binkiewicz, priest and
martyr, who, during the war, was seized from his homeland
of Poland by invading soldiers for the faith of Christ and
died under torture and torments.
12.
At Dresden in Germany, the blessed martyrs Czesław Jóźwiak,
Edward Kaźmierski, Franciszek Kesy, Edward Klinik, and Jarogniew
Wojciechowski, who, of Polish origin, during the same
period, having been cast into prison, completed their martyrdom
by blows of the axe.
August
25th
This Day, the Twenty-fifth Day of
August
Saint Louis the Ninth,
whom, as king of France, active faith
in defense of Christians both at home and at war, justice
in governing, love for the poor, and constancy in adversity
made illustrious. Having entered into marriage, he had eleven
children, whom he raised most excellently and devoutly.
In order to care for the cross, the crown, and the tomb
of the Lord, he expended his wealth, strength, and very
life, until, stricken by plague, he died in camp near Tunis
on the coast of northern Africa.
Saint Joseph Calasanz, priest,
who, to instruct boys and young men in the love and wisdom
of the Gospel, established public schools and founded at
Rome the Order of Poor Clerics Regular of the Mother of
God of the Pious Schools.
3.
At Arles in Provence, Saint Genesius, martyr, who,
still a catechumen and serving as a notary, when he refused
to act against the Christians, sought safety by fleeing,
but having been captured by soldiers, was baptized in his
own blood.
4.
At Italica near Seville in Baetica of Spain, Saint Gerontius,
bishop, who is said to have died in prison.
5.
At Agde in Narbonese France, Saint Severus, abbot
of the monastery founded by himself in that city.
6.
At Constantinople, Saint Mennas, bishop, who, ordained
by Saint Agapetus the pope, after a suspension of communion,
was reconciled with Pope Vigilius, and dedicated to Divine
Wisdom the great church [Hagia Sophia: Holy Wisdom]
built by the emperor Justinian.
7.
At Attane in the region of Limoges in Aquitaine, Saint
Aredius, abbot, who for the monastery he had founded
composed a wise rule drawn from the precepts of various
monastic institutions.
8.
At Utrecht in Gelderland of Austrasia, Saint Gregory,
abbot, who, still a youth, continually followed Saint
Boniface as he went to convert Hesse and Thuringia; then,
by his order, governed as abbot the monastery of Saint Martin
and administered the Church of Utrecht.
9.
At Montefiascone in Tuscany, the passing of Saint Thomas
Cantilupe, bishop of Hereford in England, who, distinguished
for learning, showed himself severe with himself but generous
and bountiful toward the poor.
10.
At Shimabara in Japan, the blessed martyrs Michael Carvalho,
of the Society of Jesus, Peter Vazquez, of the Order
of Preachers, Louis Sotelo and Louis Sasanda, priests,
and Louis Baba, religious of the Order of Friars
Minor, who were burned alive for the faith of Christ.
11.
On a foul prison ship anchored at sea off the coast of Rochefort
in France, blessed Paul John Charles, priest and martyr,
who, a Cistercian prior, during the raging French turmoil,
was taken by the persecutors from the monastery of Seven
Fountains to imprisonment in the naval docks, and died from
hunger and disease.
12.
At Córdoba in Argentina, blessed María of the Transit
of Jesus Sacramentado, virgin, who gave the greatest
effort to the Christian education of poor and abandoned
children and founded the Missionary Sisters of the Third
Order of Saint Francis in Argentina.
13.
At Valencia in Spain, blessed Aloysius Urbano Lanaspa,
priest of the Order of Preachers and martyr,
who carried out a noble struggle for Christ.
August
26th
This Day, the Twenty-sixth Day of
August
1.
Commemoration of Saint Melchizedek, king of Salem and
priest of God Most High, who, blessing Abraham,
greeted him returning from victory, offering to the Lord
a holy sacrifice, an unblemished victim, and in prefiguration
of Christ was interpreted as king of peace and righteousness,
and, though without genealogy, a priest forever.
2.
At Rome, in the cemetery of Basilla on the Old Salarian
Way, Saint Maximilian, martyr.
3.
At Salona in Dalmatia, Saint Anastasius the fuller, martyr.
4.
At Caesarea in Mauretania, Saint Victor, martyr,
who, having been sentenced to death by beheading, is said
to have been crucified on a Saturday.
5.
At Bergamo in Transpadane, Saint Alexander, martyr.
6.
At Auxerre in France of Lyon, Saint Eleutherius, bishop.
7.
In the strait near Rochefort in France, blessed James
Retouret, priest of the Order of Carmelites and martyr,
who, during the raging French turmoil, was taken from the
convent of Limoges to a filthy transport ship, where, left
at night with few garments, he died from the cold.
8.
At Poitiers, also in France, Saint Jeanne-Élisabeth
Bichier des Âges, virgin, who, during the French turmoil,
assisted Saint Andrew-Hubert Fournet in his clandestine
ministry, and, when peace was restored to the Church, founded
the Congregation of the Daughters of the Cross to
instruct the poor and care for the sick.
9.
In the city of Bethlehem in the Holy Land, blessed Mary
of Jesus Crucified (Mariam Baouardy), virgin of the
Order of Discalced Carmelites, who, enriched with an abundance
of mystical charisms, led a contemplative life with remarkable
charity.
10.
At Liria in Spain, Saint Teresa of Jesus Jornet Ibars,
virgin, who founded the Institute of the Little Sisters
of the Abandoned Elderly to care for the aged.
11.
At Valencia also in Spain, blessed Ambrose (Aloysius)
Valls Matamales, priest of the Order of Friars Minor
Capuchin and martyr, who, in time of persecution,
merited to enter the great banquet by the shedding of his
blood.
12.
At Benisa in the region of Alicante also in Spain, blessed
Peter (Alexander) Max Ginestar, priest of the Order
of Friars Minor Capuchin and martyr, who in the same
persecution was crowned for Christ.
13.
In the city of Esplugues near Barcelona also in Spain,
blessed Felix Vivet Trabal, religious of the Salesian
Society and martyr, who, during the same persecution,
merited to enter the great banquet.
14.
In the town of Kharsk near Tomsk in the Siberian
province of Russia, blessed Laurencia (Leokadia) Harasymiv,
virgin of the Congregation of the Sisters of Saint Joseph,
who, when her homeland was oppressed by persecutors of the
faith, was taken to a detention camp, where by a glorious
death she crowned the constancy of her faith and the purity
of her life.
15.
At Rome, blessed Maria Beltrame Quattrocchi, who,
as a wife and mother, living her life with her husband in
deep and joyful communion of faith and love for neighbor,
illumined her family and society with the light of Christ.
August
27th
This Day, the Twenty-seventh Day of
August
Memorial
of Saint Monica,
who, still a young girl, was given in marriage to Patricius,
bore children, among whom was Augustine, for whose conversion
she poured forth many tears and offered prayers to God,
and, proceeding to Africa, at Ostia on the Tiber, greatly
desiring heavenly things, departed from this life.
2. At Capua in Campania, Saint Rufus, martyr.
3. At Tomi in Scythia, the holy martyrs
Marcellinus, a tribune, and Mannaea, his wife, and John,
their son, and Serapion, a cleric, and Peter, a soldier.
4. At Bergamo in Liguria, Saint Narnus,
who is held to be the first bishop of the city.
5. In the Thebaid of Egypt, Saint Phermeus,
abbot, concerning whom, being most renowned among the
anchorites, several sayings filled with wisdom are reported.
6. At Couserans in Aquitaine, Saint Licerius,
bishop, who, Spanish by nation and disciple of Saint
Faustus of Riez, protected the city from destruction by
the Visigoths through prayer.
7. At Arles in Provence, Saint Caesarius,
bishop, who, after living a monastic life on the island
of Lérins, reluctantly undertook the episcopate, prepared
and collected homilies suited to feasts to be read by priests
to catechize the people, and also composed rules both for
men and for virgins to regulate monastic life.
8. At Pavia in Lombardy, Saint John, bishop.
9. In the monastery of Petershausen, which
he founded, in Swabia, the burial of Saint Gebhard, bishop
of Constance.
10. In the monastery of Hautecombe in Savoy,
the passing of Saint Guarinus, bishop of Sion, who,
a monk of Molesme in the time of Saint Robert, founded
this monastery, which he governed holily and incorporated
into the Cistercian Order.
11. At Lausanne among the Swiss, Saint Amadeus,
bishop, who, a monk of Clairvaux, was appointed abbot
of the monastery of Altacumba and, later elected bishop,
carefully instructed the young, formed a pious and pure
clergy, and celebrated the blessed Virgin Mary in preaching.
12. At Foligno in Umbria, blessed Angelo
Conti, priest of the Order of Hermits of Saint Augustine,
remarkable for his penances and humility and most patient
amid injuries.
13. At Leominster in England, blessed Roger
Cadwallador, priest and martyr, who, ordained at Valladolid
in Spain and known for his learning, ministered secretly
for sixteen years in his homeland, and finally, under King
James the First, condemned on account of the priesthood,
after severe torture suffered death by hanging.
14. At Nagasaki in Japan, blessed Francis
of Saint Mary, priest of the Order of Friars Minor, and
fourteen companions, martyrs, who, by order of the prefect
of the city, Kawachi Dono, suffered in hatred of the Christian
name.
15. In the town of Usk in Wales,
Saint David Lewis, priest of the Society of Jesus
and martyr, who, ordained priest in Rome, for more than
thirty years secretly celebrated the sacraments in his homeland
and assisted the poor, until under King Charles the Second,
on account of the priesthood, he was hanged.
16. At sea near Rochefort in France, on a rotting
ship held at anchor, the blessed martyrs John Baptist
de Souzy, priest, and Udalric (John Baptist) Guillaume,
Brother of the Christian Schools, who, while a persecution
against the Church raged, were inhumanely detained and,
afflicted by hunger and severe disease, died for Christ.
17. At Reading in England, blessed Dominic
of the Mother of God Barberi, priest of the Congregation
of the Passion, who, striving for the restoration of Christian
unity, received many into the Catholic Church.
18. In the village of Picassent in the
region of Valencia in Spain, blessed Ferdinand González
Afiñón, priest and martyr, who, in a time of persecution,
merited to pass into eternal blessedness.
19. On the road between the towns of Godella
and Bétera in the same region of Spain, blessed Raymond
Martí Soriano, priest and martyr, who, during the same
persecution against the faith, shed his blood for Christ.
20. At San Sebastián in Spain, blessed Mary
of the Column Izquierdo Albero, virgin, who, afflicted
for a long time with poverty and severe illnesses, honored
God with active love of the poor and afflicted, and founded
the Missionary Work of Jesus and Mary for their service.
August 28th
This Day, the Twenty-eighth Day of
August
Memorial of Saint Augustine, bishop and eminent Doctor of the Church,
who, after a youth troubled by restless teaching and morals,
was converted to the Catholic faith and baptized at Milan
by Saint Ambrose. Returning to his homeland, he led an ascetic
life with certain friends, dedicated to God and the study
of the Scriptures. Soon after, elected bishop of Hippo
in Africa, for thirty-four years he became a model for the
flock and instructed it with many sermons and writings,
by which he also vigorously fought against the errors of
his time or learnedly illuminated the true faith.
2.
At Rome, in the cemetery of Basilla on the Old Salarian
Way, Saint Hermes, martyr, whom, as Pope Saint Damasus
relates, Greece sent forth, and the City held as a citizen
who suffered for the holy name.
3.
At Constance in Swabia, the commemoration of Saint Pelagius,
martyr.
4.
At Brioude among the Arverni in Aquitaine, Saint Julian,
martyr, who, in the time of persecution, having come
to those parts at the exhortation of Saint Ferréol, is said
to have received the palm of martyrdom there.
5.
At Constantinople, Saint Alexander, bishop, whose
apostolic prayer, as Saint Gregory Nazianzen writes, overthrew
the leader of the Arian impiety.
6.
At Carthage, Saint Restitutus, bishop, on whose feast
day Saint Augustine delivered a sermon to the people about
him.
7.
At Sarsina in Flaminia, Saint Vicinius, the first
bishop of this city.
8.
At Saintes in France, Saint Vivian, bishop.
9.
In Egypt, Saint Moses the Ethiopian, who, from being
a notorious thief, became a renowned anchorite, converted
many of his former followers and led them with him into
the monastery.
10.
At Seville in the region of Andalusia in Spain, Saint
Florentina, virgin, who, highly skilled in ecclesiastical
disciplines, was entrusted by her brothers Isidore and Leander
with treatises of outstanding doctrine.
11.
At London in England, the blessed martyrs William Dean,
priest, and seven companions,10 who,
under Queen Elizabeth the First, on the same day, but in
different parts of the city or in nearby places, completed
their martyrdom by hanging for the kingdom of God.
12.
Likewise in Lancashire in England, Saint Edmund Arrowsmith,
priest of the Society of Jesus and martyr, born
in the same region, who, after many years dedicated to pastoral
care in his homeland, when he was discovered to be a priest
and had led many to the Catholic faith, despite the unwillingness
of local Protestants, under King Charles the First was hanged.
13.
At San Carlos (Monterey) in California, blessed Junípero
(Miguel) Serra, priest of the Order of Friars Minor,
who, burdened by many hardships and trials, preached the
Gospel of Christ in the language of the local peoples among
the still pagan tribes of that region, and vigorously defended
the rights of the poor and humble.
14.
At anchor off Rochefort in France, blessed Charles Arnauld
Hanus, priest and martyr, who, during the French Revolution
confined on a transport ship because of his priesthood,
worn out by weakness and soon overcome by disease, fulfilled
his martyrdom.
15.
At Barcelona in Spain, Saint Joaquina de Vedruna,
who, as a mother of a family, devoutly raised nine children,
and, having become a widow, founded the Institute of
the Carmelite Sisters of Charity, enduring every kind
of suffering with a calm spirit until, seized by cholera,
she died.
16.
In the region of Valencia in Spain, the blessed martyrs
John Baptist Faubel Cano and Arthur Ros Montalt, who,
as fathers of families, in a time of persecution
against the Church, received death from men but eternal
life from God.
17.
Near the village of Vinalesa in the same region of Spain,
blessed Aurelius (Joseph) Ample Alcaide, priest of
the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin and martyr, who
in the same persecution bore glorious fruit by his contest
for the faith.
18.
In the town of Nawojowa Góra in Poland, blessed Alphonsus
Mary Mazurek, priest and martyr, who, in time of war,
was killed by the invaders of his homeland because of his
confession of the Christian faith.
August 29th
This Day, the Twenty-ninth Day of
August
Memorial
of the Passion of Saint John the Baptist,
whom King Herod Antipas held in prison in the fortress of
Machaerus and, on his birthday, at the request of the daughter
of Herodias, ordered to be beheaded; therefore, the Forerunner
of the Lord, like a burning and shining lamp, bore witness
to the truth both in death and in life.
2.
At Sirmium in Pannonia, Saint Basilia.
3.
At Rome, the commemoration of Saint Sabina, whose
titular church on the Aventine preserves her venerable name.
4.
At Metz in Belgic France, Saint Adelphus, bishop.
5.
In the region of Nantes in Brittany Minor, Saint Victor,
hermit, who lived enclosed in a small oratory constructed
by himself at Campbon.
6.
At London in England, the commemoration of Saint Sebbi,
who, a most devout king of the East Saxons,
after laying down the kingdom, desired to die in the monastic
habit which he had long yearned for.
7.
At Paris in Neustria, Saint Mederic, priest and abbot
of Autun, who lived in seclusion near the city.
8.
At Valencia in Spain, the blessed martyrs John of Perugia,
priest, and Peter of Saxoferrato, religious, both of
the Order of Friars Minor, who, for the preaching of the
faith among the Moors of Valencia, were beheaded by order
of the king in the public square and received the palm of
martyrdom.
9.
Near Kraków in Poland, blessed Bronislava, virgin
of the Order of Premonstratensians, who chose to live a
humble and hidden life and, after her monastery was destroyed
by the Tartars, remained alone with God in a hut.
10.
In Lancashire in England, blessed Richard Herst, martyr,
who, a family man and farmer, falsely accused of
murder, was condemned to death by hanging under King James
I for Christ.
11.
In the estuary near Rochefort in France, blessed Louis
Wulphy Huppy, priest and martyr, who, during the disturbances
of the Gallic Revolution, was inhumanely detained on a filthy
ship for being a priest and died, emaciated, in exile.
12.
At Waterford in Ireland, blessed Edmund Ignatius Rice,
who with great fervor and perseverance devoted himself to
the education of boys and young men in poor conditions,
and, to extend this work, founded the Congregations of
the Christian Brothers and the Presentation Brothers.
13.
At Rennes in France, blessed Mary of the Cross (Jeanne)
Jugan, virgin, who, to beg alms for the poor and for
God, founded the Congregation of the Little Sisters of
the Poor, and, unjustly expelled from the governance
of the Institute, spent the remainder of her life in prayer
and humility.
14.
At Valencia in Spain, blessed Constantine Fernandez Alvarez,
priest of the Order of Preachers and martyr,
who, during the persecution, completed the contest for the
faith.
15.
In the village of Hijar near Teruel also in Spain,
blessed Francis Monzon Romeo, priest of the Order
of Preachers and martyr, who in the same persecution
confirmed his faithfulness to the Lord with his blood.
16.
In the internment camp at Dachau near Munich in Bavaria,
Germany, blessed Dominic Jędrejewski, priest and martyr,
who, while war raged, was taken from Poland into foreign
imprisonment and, tortured, died for Christ.
17.
At Poznań in Poland, blessed Sancja (Janina) Szymkowiak,
virgin of the Congregation of the Daughters of the blessed
Virgin Mary of Sorrows, who, during the storms of war, devoted
herself earnestly to aiding those imprisoned.
18.
In the village of Santa Giulia in the Subalpine region of
Italy, blessed Teresa Bracco, virgin and martyr,
who, a farm worker during the ravages of the Second World
War, valiantly defended her chastity and was killed by blows
from soldiers.
August 30th
This Day, the Thirtieth Day of
August
1.
At Rome in the cemetery of Commodilla on the Ostian Way,
the holy martyrs Felix and Adauctus, who, confessing
Christ together for their undefiled faith, as victors hastened
together to heaven.
2.
Commemoration of sixty holy martyrs, who, at Colonia
Sufetana in Byzacene, after the image of Hermes had been
destroyed, were burned with the fury of the pagans.
3.
At Rome, the commemoration of Saint Pammachius, a senator,
outstanding for his zeal in the faith and generosity to
the poor, by whose piety toward God the Titulus Crescentianus
was established.
4.
In the monastery of Rebais in the district of Meaux in Neustria,
Saint Aegilius, the first abbot.
5.
At Breuil likewise in the district of Meaux, Saint Fiacre,
hermit, who, originally from Ireland, led a solitary
life.
6.
At Thessalonica in Macedonia, Saint Fantinus, called
the Younger, a hermit, who was perfected for Christ
through fasting, vigils, and labors.
7.
At Lucedio in the Subalpine region, Saint Bononius, abbot,
who first led a hermit’s life in Egypt, then on Mount Sinai.
8.
At Trevi in Latium, Saint Peter, who, though unlearned,
cultivated the wisdom of the Gospel in solitude.
9.
At London in England, Saint Margaret Ward, martyr,
who, a married woman, was condemned to death under
Queen Elizabeth the First for having helped a priest, and
at Tyburn, hanged from the gallows, willingly endured martyrdom.
In the same place, blessed martyrs Richard Leigh, priest,
and the laymen Edward Shelley and Richard Martin, Englishmen,
John Roche, an Irishman, and Richard Lloyd, a Welshman,
completed their passion with her: the first because
he was a priest, the others because they had received priests.
10.
At Saluzzo in the Subalpine region, blessed John Juvenal
Ancina, bishop, who, formerly a physician, was among
the first to join the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri.
11.
At Caesaraugusta in Spain, blessed María Rafols, virgin,
who founded the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity
of Saint Anne at the hospital of that city, and governed
it with a strong spirit amid many hardships.
12.
Likewise, at Almería in Spain, the passion of the blessed
martyrs Diego Ventaja Milan, bishop of Almería, and Emmanuel
Medina Olmos, of Guadix, who, led into prison out of
hatred for the name of Christ, bore injuries and insults
with patience until they were killed at night.
13.
On the road between Puebla Tornesa and Villafamés near Castellón
in Spain, blessed Joachim (Joseph) Ferrer Adell, priest
of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin and martyr,
who attained the promised reward through perseverance unto
martyrdom.
14.
At Santander likewise in Spain, blessed Vincent Cabanes
Badenas, priest of the Third Order of Saint Francis
of the Capuchins of the Sorrowful Virgin and martyr,
who, during the same persecution against the faith, merited
to enter the great banquet.
15.
At Venegono near Varese in Italy, the passing of blessed
Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster, bishop, who, having been
elevated from abbot of Saint Paul Outside the Walls to the
see of Milan, fulfilled the office of shepherd with extraordinary
wisdom for the good of his people.
August 31st
This Day, the Thirty-first Day of
August
1.
At Jerusalem, the commemoration of Saints Joseph of Arimathea
and Nicodemus, who received the body of Jesus taken
down from the cross, wrapped it in a shroud, and laid it
in a tomb. Joseph, a noble member of the council and a disciple
of the Lord, was awaiting the kingdom of God; but Nicodemus,
of the Pharisees, a leader of the Jews, had come to Jesus
by night to inquire about his mission, and in the presence
of the chief priests and Pharisees, who wanted to arrest
Jesus, he defended his cause.
2.
At Athens, Saint Aristides, philosopher, most renowned
for his faith and wisdom, who presented books about the
Christian religion to the emperor Hadrian.
3.
At Trier in Belgic France, Saint Paulinus, bishop and
martyr, who in the time of the Arian persecution was
a true herald of the truth, and at the Synod of Arles, assembled
by the Arian emperor Constantius, could be moved neither
by threats nor flattery to condemn Saint Athanasius or to
turn away from the orthodox faith. For this reason,
he was banished to Phrygia, where, after five years in exile,
he fulfilled his martyrdom.
4.
At Lindisfarne in Northumbria, Saint Aidan, bishop and
abbot, a man of the greatest gentleness, piety, and
righteous moderation, who, called from the monastery of
Iona by Saint King Oswald, established the episcopal see
and a monastery there, that he might devote himself effectively
to the evangelization of that kingdom.
5.
At Cardona in Catalonia, Saint Raymond Nonnatus,
who, among the first companions of Saint Peter Nolasco in
the Order of the blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy, is said to
have suffered greatly for the name of Christ in the redemption
of captives.
6.
In the hermitage of Vallucola in Etruria, blessed Andrew
of Borgo San Sepolcro, priest of the Order of the Servants
of Mary, devoted to austerities and contemplation.
7.
At Almería in Spain, the blessed martyrs Edmigius (Isidore)
Primo Rodríguez, Amalius (Justus) Zariquiegui Mendoza, and
Valerius Bernard (Martianus) Herrero Martínez, who,
Brothers of the Christian Schools, were killed in hatred
of the faith during the time of persecution.
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1.
Their names: blessed Maria Imelda
of Jesus the Host (Hedwig Karolina Zak), Maria Raymunda
of Jesus and Mary (Anna Kukolowicz), Maria Daniela of Jesus
and Mary Immaculate (Eleonora Aniela Jóźwik), Maria Canuta
of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane (Josefa Chrobot), Maria
Sergia of the Sorrowful Virgin (Julia Rapiej), Maria Guidona
of Divine Mercy (Helena Cierpka), Maria Felicitas (Paulina
Borowik), Maria Heliodora (Leocadia Matuszewska), Maria
Canisia (Eugenia Mackiewicz), Maria Borromea (Veronica Narmontowicz).
2.
Their names: Presentatia of
the Holy Family (Pascalina Gallen y Martí), Maria Aloysia
of Jesus Girón y Romera, Carmela of Saint Philip Neri (Nazaria
Gómez y Lezaun), and Clementia of Saint John the Baptist
(Antonia Riha y Mestres).
3.
Their names: blessed Arthur (Aloysius) Ayala Niño, John
Baptist (Joseph) Velázquez Peláez, Eugene (Alphonsus Anthony)
Ramírez Salazar, Stephen (Gabriel) Maya Gutiérrez, Melchiades
(Raymond) Ramírez Zuluaga, Gaspar (Aloysius Modestus) Páez
Perdono.
4.
Their names: blessed Peter Cunill Padrós, Joseph Pavón Bueno,
Nicasius Sierra Úcar, priests; Wenceslaus Claris Vilaregut,
subdeacon; Gregory Chirivás Lacambra, religious.
5.
Their names: blessed Antoninus Calvo Calvo, Anthony Mary
Dalmau Rosich, John Echarri Vique, Peter García Bernal,
Hilary Mary Llorente Martín, Salvador Pigem Serra, lectors;
Xavier Louis Bandrés Jiménez, Joseph Brengaret Pujol, Thomas
Capdevila Miró, Stephen Casadevall Puig, Eusebius Codina
Milla, John Codinachs Tuneu, Raymond Novich Rabionet, Joseph
Mary Ormo Sero, Theodore Ruiz de Larrinaga García, John
Sánchez Munárriz, Emmanuel Torras Sais, Emmanuel Buil Lalueza,
Alphonsus Miquel Garriga, religious.
6.
Their names: blessed Joseph Mary Blasco Juan, Alphonsus
Sorribes Teixidó, acolytes; Joseph Mary Badía Mateu, Joseph
Figueroa Beltrán, Edward Ripoll Diego, Francis Mary Roura
Farró, Jesus Augustine Viela Ezcurdia, lectors; Joseph Mary
Amorós Hernández, John Baixeras Berenguer, Raphael Briega
Morales, Louis Escalé Binefa, Raymond Illa Salvia, Louis
Lladó Teixidó, Michael Masip González, Faustin Pérez García,
Sebastian Riera Coromina, Joseph Mary Ros Florensa; Francis
Castán Messeguer and Emmanuel Martínez Jaraúta, religious.
7.
Their names: blessed Joachim Hirayama, Leo Sukeyemon, John
Soyemon, Michael Diaz, Anthony Yamada, Mark Takenoshima
Shinyemon, Thomas Koyanagi, James Matsuo Denshi, Lawrence
Rokuyemon, Paul Sankichi, John Yago, John Nagata Matakichi,
Bartholomew Mohioye.
8.
Their names: Rosa of Our Lady of Good Counsel Pedret Rull,
Mary of Our Lady of Providence Calaf Miracle, Frances of
Saint Teresa of Amezua Ibaibarriaga, Mary of the Forsaken
of the Most blessed Sacrament Giner Lister, Teresa of the
Mother of the Divine Shepherd Chambo Pales, Agatha of Our
Lady of Virtues Hernández Amorós, Mary of Sorrows of Saint
Francis Xavier Vidal Cervera, and Mary of the Snows of the
Most Holy Trinity Crespo López.
9.
Their names: blessed Bartholomew
Laurel and Anthony of Saint Francis, religious of the Order
of Friars Minor; Gaspar Vaz and Mary, spouses; Magdalene
Kiyota, widow; Caius Jiyemon, Frances, Francis Kurobioye,
Francis Kuhioye, Louis Matsuo Soyemon, Martin Gomez, Thomas
Wo Jinyemon, Luke Kiyemon, and Michael Kizayemon.
10.
Their names: blessed William Gunter, Robert Morton, Thomas
Holford, and James Claxton, priests; Thomas Felton, cleric
of the Order of Friars Minor; Henry Webley and Hugh More,
laymen.
