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This Day, the First Day of August
Memorial
of Saint Alphonsus Maria de’ Liguori, bishop and Doctor of the
Church, outstanding for zeal for souls, through his writings,
preaching, and example. To promote Christian life among the people,
he dedicated himself to preaching and wrote many books, especially
on moral theology, of which field he is considered a master. Amid
many difficulties, he founded the Congregation of the Most Holy
Redeemer for the evangelization of country folk. Elected bishop of
Sant’Agata dei Goti, he devoted himself beyond measure to this
office, which he resigned after fifteen years due to serious
illness, and at Nocera dei Pagani in Campania he spent the rest of
his life, enduring great labors and difficulties.
2. Commemoration of the passion of the seven holy brother
martyrs, who at Antioch in Syria, under King Antiochus Epiphanes,
were cruelly put to death along with their mother for having
kept the law of the Lord with unshakable faith. She suffered in each
of her sons, but was crowned in them all, as is recounted in the
Second Book of Maccabees. Also commemorated is Saint Eleazar, one of
the leading scribes, a man advanced in years, who, in the same
persecution, refusing to eat unlawful meat out of love for life,
instead embraced a most glorious death rather than a hateful life,
and went willingly to punishment, leaving a great example of virtue.
3. On the Via Praenestina, thirty miles from the city of Rome,
Saint Secundinus, martyr.
4. At Girona in Tarraconese Spain, Saint Felix, martyr in the
persecution of the emperor Diocletian.
5. At Vercelli in Liguria, the birth into heaven of Saint
Eusebius, bishop, whose memorial is celebrated tomorrow.
6. At Bayeux in Gaul of Lugdunum, Saint Exuperius, who is
venerated as the first bishop of that city.
7. In Aquitaine, Saint Severus, priest, who spent his wealth
in founding churches and serving the poor.
8. On the island of Vindunet near Nantes in Gaul, the holy
hermits Friard and Secundellus, deacons.
9. At Marcienne in Belgic Gaul, Saint Jonatus, abbot, disciple of
Saint Amandus.
10. At Winchester in England, the death of Saint Ethelwold,
bishop, who composed the Regular Concord to restore monastic
discipline, which he had learned from Saint Dunstan.
11. At Aosta in the Graian Alps, blessed Emeric of Quart, bishop,
remarkable for the austerity of his life and zeal for the salvation
of souls.
12. At Rieti in the Sabine region, blessed John Bufalari,
religious of the Order of Hermits of Saint Augustine, a humble
and cheerful young man, always attentive to others.
13. At Rome, blessed Peter Faber, priest, the first of the
companions in the Society of Jesus, who took on great labors in
various parts of Europe, and, while on his way to the Council of
Trent, died in the City.
14. At York in England, blessed Thomas Welbourne, martyr,
who, a schoolmaster, was condemned to death under King James
I for advising others to follow the Roman Pontiff, and, hanged on
the gallows, conformed to Christ the supreme Teacher in death.
15. At the city of Nam Định in Tonkin, the holy martyrs Dominic
NguyễnVặn Hạnh (Diêu), of the Order of Preachers, and Bernard
Vũ Vǎn Duệ, priests, who under the emperor Minh Mạng were
beheaded for Christ.
16. At La Mure near the Isère River in France, the birth into
heaven of Saint Peter Julian Eymard, priest, whose memorial is
celebrated tomorrow.
17. At Madrid in Spain, blessed Benvenutus (Joseph) de Miguel
Arahal, priest of the Third Order of Capuchin Franciscans of the
blessed Virgin of Sorrows and martyr, who, during the fierce
persecution against the faith, shed his blood for Christ.
18. In the detention camp of Dachau near Munich in Bavaria, Germany,
blessed Alexis Sobaszek, priest and martyr, who, a Pole by
birth, was inhumanely deported during the war by invaders and,
defending the faith, died under torture for Christ.
19. In the forest near the city of Nowogródek in Poland, the
blessed virgins and martyrs Mary Stella of the Most blessed
Sacrament (Adelaida Mardosewicz) and ten companions, of the
Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth
1 who, in the deadly times of war, were pierced by
bullets by enemies of the faith and attained heavenly glory.
This Day, the Second Day of August
Saint Eusebius, the first bishop of Vercelli in Liguria, who strengthened the Church throughout the whole subalpine region, and on account of his confession of the Nicene faith was exiled by the emperor Constantius to Scythopolis, then to Cappadocia and to the Thebaid, from which he returned to his see after eight years, and worked diligently for the restoration of the faith against the Arians.
Saint Peter Julian Eymard, priest, who, first a diocesan priest, then a member of the Society of Mary, became a distinguished promoter of the mystery of the Eucharist, and founded new Congregations: one of clerics, the other of handmaids—for fostering and spreading devotion toward the Most Blessed Sacrament, and died in the very village of La Mure near Grenoble in France, where he had been born.
3. In Africa, the commemoration of Saint Rutilius, martyr, who, although he had frequently fled persecution from place to place and at times had even redeemed himself from danger with money, was unexpectedly arrested and brought before the governor, tortured with many torments, and finally handed over to the flames, and was crowned with a glorious martyrdom.
4. At Rome in the cemetery of Callistus, Saint Stephen I, pope, who, lest the baptismal union of Christians with Christ—which must be effected only once—be obscured, prohibited heretics who were seeking full communion with the Church from being baptized again.
5. In the countryside of Burgos in Spain, Saint Centolla, martyr.
6. At Padua in Venetia, Saint Maximus, bishop, who is believed to have succeeded Saint Prosdocimus.
7. At Marseille in Provence in Gaul, Saint Serenus, bishop, who gave hospitality to Saint Augustine and his companions, sent by Pope Saint Gregory the Great to evangelize the English, and, journeying to Rome, rested piously in the region of Vercelli.
8. At Chartres in Neustria, Saint Betharius, bishop.
9. At Palencia in Castile, Spain, the passing of Saint Peter, bishop of Osma, who, first a monk, then archdeacon of the Church of Toledo, was finally elevated to the see of Osma, newly freed from Moorish domination, which he restored with pastoral zeal.
10. At Caleruega, likewise in Castile, the commemoration of blessed Joan, mother of Saint Dominic, who, full of faith, bestowed great mercy on the wretched and afflicted.
11. At Barbastro, likewise in Spain, the blesseds Philip of Jesus Munárriz Azcona, John Díaz Nosti, and Leontius Pérez Ramos, priests and martyrs, who, Missionaries of the Sons of the Immaculate Heart of the blessed Virgin Mary, while persecution raged against the Church, were shot by militiamen at the cemetery gate out of hatred for the religious life.
12. In the same place, blessed Zephyrinus Giménez Malla, martyr, who, being of Gypsy origin, labored to promote peace and harmony among his people and their neighbors, until in the same persecution, when he defended a certain priest being dragged through the streets by militiamen, he was thrown into prison and finally led to the cemetery, and, holding a Rosary in his hands, was shot and completed his earthly pilgrimage.
13. In the village of Hijar near Teruel in Spain, blessed Francis Calvo Burillo, priest of the Order of Preachers and martyr, who, while persecution against the faith was raging, suffered martyrdom.
14. At Madrid, likewise in Spain, blessed Francis Tomás Serer, priest of the Third Order of the Capuchin Franciscans of the blessed Virgin of Sorrows and martyr, who in the same persecution deserved to shed his blood for Christ.
This Day, the Third Day of August
1. At Naples in Campania, Saint Asprenatus, the first bishop of the city.
2. At Autun in Gaul of Lugdunum, 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.
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.
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 Gaul, . 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 Lugdunum in Gaul, 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 Gaul, Saint Venantius, bishop.
8. At Trémouille in the region of Saintes in Gaul, 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 Rupifortium on the coast of Gaul, 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.
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.
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 Gaul, Saint Donatian, bishop.
6. At Rouen likewise in Gaul, 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.
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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.
Omnes
sancti Mártyres, oráte pro nobis.
(“All ye Holy Martyrs, pray for us,”
from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the Litany of the
Saints)
2004 Roman Martyrology by Month
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