July
3rd
This Day, the Third Day of
July
Feast
of Saint Thomas, Apostle,
who, when the other disciples were announcing that Jesus
had risen, did not believe, but, when Jesus himself offered
to him his pierced side, exclaimed: “My Lord and my God.”
It is handed down that he evangelized the peoples of India
concerning this faith.
2. At Laodicea
in Syria, the commemoration of Saint Anatolius, bishop,
who left behind admirable writings not only for religious
men but also for philosophers.
3. At Bizye
in Thrace, Saint Memnon, centurion, martyr, who,
in the time of Diocletian and Maximian, having been converted
to the faith by Saint Severus, was tortured with savage
torments together with him, and went up to heaven as the
first victor.
4. In Mysia,
the commemoration of Saints Marcus and Mocianus, martyrs,
who, because they refused to sacrifice to idols and rather
more fervently confessed Christ, were beheaded for Christ.
5. At Altinum
in Venetia, Saint Heliodorus, bishop, who, having
been trained under the direction of Saint Valerian of Aquileia,
was a companion of Saints Chromatius and Jerome, and was
the first to hold the episcopal seat of this city.
6. At Constantinople,
Saint Anatolius, bishop, who professed the orthodox
faith concerning the two natures of Christ as expressed
in the tome of Saint Leo the pope to Flavian, and took care
that it be professed in the Council of Chalcedon.
7. At Rome
near Saint Peter’s, Saint Leo the Second, pope, learned
in both the Greek and Latin languages, a friend to poverty
and to the poor, who undertook the Third Council of Constantinople.
8. At Toulouse
on the Garonne in France, Saint Raymond Gayrard,
who, a teacher of schools, after being bereft of
his wife, zealously devoted himself to works of charity
and founded a hospice, and then was admitted among the Canons
of the basilica of Saint Saturninus.
9. In the
city of Hung Yen in Tonkin, Saint Joseph Nguyễn Đình
Uyển, martyr, who, a catechist, died in prison
under the emperor Minh Mạng out of hatred for the Christian
faith.
10. In the
city of Vĩnh Long in Cochinchina, Saint Philip Phan Văn
Minh, priest and martyr, who, under the emperor Tự Đức,
endured beheading for Christ.
11. In the
town of Fuencarral near Madrid in Spain, blessed Maria
Anna Mogas Fontcuberta, virgin, who, for the instruction
of girls and the care of the poor and sick, founded the
Congregation of the Sisters of the Mother of the Divine
Shepherd.
12. In the
marsh near the village of Dongyangtai near Shenxian in the
province of Hebei in China, Saints Peter Zhao Mingzhen
and John the Baptist Zhao Mingxi, martyrs, who, being
brothers, during the persecution stirred up by adherents
of the “Yihetuan” sect, heedless of their own safety, while
protecting Christian women and children fleeing, were killed
by the enemies.
July
4th
This Day, the Fourth Day of
July
Saint
Elizabeth,
who,
queen of the
Portuguese, was admirable in reconciling the discords of
kings and in charity toward the poor, and who, after her
husband King Denis had died, embraced the religious life
among the nuns of the Third Order of Saint Clare in the
monastery of Estremoz in Portugal, founded by herself, where
she passed to God while attempting to reconcile her son
and son-in-law.
2. In Africa,
Saint Iucundianus, martyr.
3. In the
village of Vistiniacum in the region of Bourges in Aquitaine,
Saint Laurianus, martyr.
4. At Cahors
in Aquitaine, Saint Florentius, bishop, whom Saint
Paulinus of Nola praises as humble in heart, strong in grace,
and mild in speech.
5. At Langres,
likewise in Aquitaine, Saint Valentinus, priest and hermit.
6. At Blangy
in the district of Artois in France, Saint Bertha, abbess,
who entered the monastery founded by herself with her daughters
Gertrude and Deotila, and after several years enclosed herself
in a cell.
7. At Eressus
on the island of Lesbos, the passing of Saint Andrew
of Crete, bishop of Gortyna, who with prayers, hymns,
and chants sang praises to God with singular skill and exalted
the Virgin Mother of God as immaculate and assumed into
heaven.
8. At Augsburg
in Bavaria, Saint Ulrich, bishop, distinguished for
remarkable abstinence, generosity, and vigilance, who, after
fifty years in the episcopate, died in his ninetieth year.
9. In the
monastery of Hautecombe near Lake Bourget in Savoy, the
deposition of blessed Boniface, bishop, who, of royal
lineage, first hid himself among the Carthusians, then was
raised to the See of Belley, and finally to that of Canterbury,
and always devoted himself to the care of his flock.
10. At Florence
in Etruria, blessed John of Vespignano.
11. At Dorchester
in England, the blessed martyrs John, surnamed Cornelius,
priest, recently admitted to the Society of Jesus,
Thomas Bosgrave, John Carey, and Patrick Salmon, laymen,
who aided that same priest; all together under Queen Elizabeth
the First glorified Christ by martyrdom.
12. At York
likewise in England, the blessed martyrs William Andleby,
priest, Henry Abbot, Thomas Warcop, and Edward Fulthorp,
laymen, who, in the same persecution, condemned to death
for their fidelity to the Church, together migrated to eternal
rewards through the suffering of the gibbet.
13. Among
the Hurons in Canadian territory, Saint Anthony Daniel,
priest of the Society of Jesus and martyr, who,
having completed the Mass, was standing at the doors of
the Oratory protecting the neophytes when enemies from the
heathen burst in; pierced with arrows and finally burned
with fire, he was killed. His memory is celebrated
with his companions on the nineteenth of October.
14. At Mauriac
on Mount Cantal in France, blessed Catherine Jarrige,
virgin, a member of the Third Order of Saint Dominic,
outstanding in aiding the poor and sick, who, during the
French Revolution, by every means defended priests from
seditious pursuers and visited those imprisoned.
15. In the
city of Hengyang in the Hunan Province of China, Saint
Caesidius Giacomantonio, priest of the Order of Friars
Minor and martyr, who, during the persecution carried
out by supporters of the “Yihetuan” faction, while trying
to protect the Most Holy Sacrament from a mob of soldiers,
was stoned and wrapped in a cloth soaked with petroleum
and died in the fire.
16. At Turin
in Italy, blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, who, as
a young man active in Catholic lay associations, devoted
his whole soul zealously to stirring up the Society and
exercising charity toward the poor and sick, until he was
struck down by sudden paralysis.
17. At the
extermination camp of Oświęcim or Auschwitz
near Krakow in Poland, blessed Joseph Kowalski, martyr,
who, during wartime, was imprisoned for Christ, where he
suffered torments and fulfilled martyrdom.
July
5th
This Day, the Fifth Day of
July
Saint
Anthony Mary Zaccaria, priest, who, for the reforming
of the morals of the faithful, established the Congregation
of Clerics Regular of Saint Paul, or the Barnabites,
and at Cremona in Lombardy migrated to the Savior.
2. At Rhegius
Julius in Calabria,, Saint Stephen of Nicea, bishop and
martyr.
3. At Cyrene
in Libya, Saint Cyprilla, martyr, who, it is narrated,
in the persecution of the emperor Diocletian, held for a
long time, burning coals with incense placed upon her hand,
lest by shaking off the coals she might seem to have offered
incense; then, most savagely mangled, adorned with her own
blood, she migrated to the Bridegroom.
4. Commemoration
of Saint Athanasius of Jerusalem, deacon of the Church
of the Holy Resurrection and martyr, who was slaughtered
by the heretical monk Theodosius because he had reproached
his impiety and had defended the holy Council of Chalcedon
against adversaries.
5. Also,
the commemoration of Saint Dometius, surnamed the
Physician, hermit on Mount Quros in Armenia.
6. On Mount
Mirabilis in Syria, Saint Martha, mother of Saint
Simeon the Younger Stylite.
7. In the
monastery of Saint Mary of Terreto near Rhegium Iúlii in
Calabria, Saint Thomas, abbot.
8. On Mount
Athos, Saint Athanasius, hegumen, humble and peaceful,
who in the Great Lavra established the way of cenobitic
life.
9. At Wexford
in Ireland, the blessed Matthew Lambert, Robert Meyler,
Edward Cheevers, and Patrick Cavanagh, martyrs, of whom
the first was a baker, the others seamen, who, for
having preserved fidelity to the Roman Church and rendered
help to Catholics, under Queen Elizabeth the First were
hanged and disemboweled.
10. At Oxford
in England, the blessed martyrs George Nichols, Richard
Yaxley, priests, Thomas Belson, destined for the priesthood,
and Humphrey Pritchard, who, under the same queen, condemned
to death by beheading; some because they had entered England
as priests, others because they had helped them, underwent
the punishments of the gibbet.
11. Near
the village of Huangeryin at Ningjinxian in the Hebei Province
of China, Saints Teresa Chen Jinxie and Rosa Chen Aixie,
virgins and martyrs, who, being sisters, in the persecution
waged by the followers of the “Yihetuan,” in order to preserve
the honor of virginity and the Christian faith, bravely
resisted the corruption and barbarous cruelty of the persecutors
and were pierced by blows of lances.
July
6rth
This Day, the Sixth Day of
July
Saint
Maria Goretti, virgin and martyr,
who went through a rough childhood, helping her mother in
domestic tasks, and in constant prayer, in the twelfth year
of her age, defending her chastity against an assailant
near Nettuno in Latium of Italy, confessed [attested to
her faith] by [through the] blows of a dagger, [and] was
killed.
2. At Nicomedia
in Bithynia, Saint Cyriaca, virgin and martyr under
Diocletian, who is honored with the greatest veneration
at Tropea in Calabria.
3. At Fiesole
in Etruria, Saint Romulus, deacon, who is celebrated
as the first martyr of the city.
4. In Egypt,
Saint Sisoes, surnamed the Great, hermit, very distinguished
in the practice of monastic life.
6. In Scotland,
the commemoration of Saint Palladius, bishop, who,
having been sent from the city of Rome to Ireland, died
there while Saint Germanus of Auxerre was combating the
error of Pelagius among the Britons.
6. In the
territory of Armagh in Ireland, Saint Moninne, abbess
of the monastery of Killeevy founded by herself.
7. On the
bank of the river Rhine, Saint Goar, priest, born
from Aquitaine, who, with the favor of the bishop of Trier,
built a hospice and oratory to receive pilgrims and to attend
to the salvation of their souls.
8. In the
region of Condat at the Jura in Burgundy, Saint Justus,
monk.
9. At London
in England, the passion of Saint Thomas More, who
is commemorated on the twenty-second day of June together
with Saint John Fisher.
10. In the
same place, blessed Thomas Alfield, priest and martyr,
who at first, under coercion, abjured the Catholic faith,
but having been driven into exile, returned to his homeland
repentant, and under Queen Elizabeth the First, because
he had distributed a certain Apology on behalf of
the Catholics, endured the punishment of the gibbet at Tyburn.
11. At anchor
in the open sea before Rochefort on the coast of France,
blessed Augustine Joseph (Elisée) Desgardin, monk
of the Cistercian Order and martyr, who, in the time
of the French upheaval, was taken from the monastery of
Sept-Fons out of hatred for religion and, thrown onto a
squalid ship, afflicted by disease, died while aiding his
fellow sick captives.
12. At Orange
likewise in France, blessed Susanna Agatha (Marie Rose)
de Laye, virgin of the Order of Saint Benedict and
martyr, who, while the French turmoil was raging, was
the first of a group of thirty-two religious women from
various Orders and convents imprisoned in the same jail
to persevere in religious life, and, having been condemned
with the others in hatred of the Christian Name in the days
following, approached the gallows fearlessly.
13. At the
place Shuangzhong near Jixian in the Hebei
Province of China, Saint Peter Wang Zuolong, martyr,
who, during the persecution of the followers of the “Yihetuan,”
having been led into a pagan temple and refusing to abjure
the faith of Christ, was hanged on a stake.
14. At Rome,
blessed Maria Theresa Ledóchowska, virgin, who devoted
herself entirely to Africans oppressed by slavery and founded
the Sodality of Saint Peter Claver.
15. At Buenos
Aires in Argentina, blessed Nazaria of Saint Teresa March
Mesa, virgin, who, born in Spain and having immigrated
with her family to Mexico, moved by missionary zeal, devoted
herself entirely to evangelizing the poor in various nations
of Latin America and founded the Institute of the Missionary
Crusaders of the Church.
July
7th
This Day, the Seventh Day of
July
1. Commemoration
of Saint Pantænus of Alexandria, a man apostolic and
adorned with all wisdom, whose zeal and love for the word
of God is handed down to have been so great, that, enkindled
with faith and devotion, he set out to preach the Gospel
of Christ to the nations, who are hidden in the remote retreats
of the East, and finally, having returned to Alexandria,
there, under the emperor Antoninus Caracalla, he rested
in peace.
2. At Eboriaci
in the district of Meaux in Aquitaine, Saint Ethelburga,
abbess of the monastery of Faremoutiers, who, a daughter
of the king of the East Angles, gave glory to God by strict
bodily abstinence and perpetual virginity.
3. At Winchester
in England, Saint Hedda, bishop of the West Saxons,
a man distinguished for wisdom, who transferred the body
of Saint Birinus from Dorchester to this city and established
his own episcopal seat there.
4. At Eichstätt
in Franconia, Saint Willibald, bishop, who, having
become a monk, journeyed through the holy places and many
regions to restore monastic life, and at length assisted
Saint Boniface, by whom he was ordained the first bishop
of that city, in the work of evangelizing Germany, and converted
many peoples to Christ.
5. At Tallaght
in Ireland, Saint Mael Ruain, bishop and abbot, who
earnestly restored the celebration of the Sacred Liturgy,
the veneration of the Saints, and monastic discipline.
6. At Urgell
in Catalonia of Spain, Saint Odo, bishop, who, although
still a layman, was elected by acclamation of the people
and confirmed, defended the lowly, and showed himself kind
to all.
7. At Perugia
in Umbria, the passing of blessed Benedict XI, pope,
of the Order of Preachers, who, gentle and mild, a peacemaker
and lover of peace, in the brief span of his pontificate
promoted peace in the Church, the restoration of discipline,
and the growth of religion.
8. At Fossano
in the Subalpine region, blessed Oddino Barotti, priest,
who, a poor parish priest and austere in life, during a
raging plague, consumed all his strength day and night for
the sick and dying.
9. At Winchester
in England, the blessed martyrs Roger Dickinson, priest,
and Ralph Milner, a farmer and poor head of a household
and unlettered, but firm in faith, who, under Queen Elizabeth
I, were captured together and killed by hanging; with
them is commemorated blessed Lawrence Humphrey, who,
having embraced the Catholic faith as a young man, died
by hanging on an uncertain day at the same place.
10. In the
sea strait off Rochefort in France, blessed John Joseph
Juge de Saint-Martin, priest and martyr, who, a canon
of Limoges, during the French turmoil was inhumanely detained
on a prison-ship for being a priest, where, consumed by
disease, he passed to the Lord.
11. Also
at Orange in France, blessed Iphigénie of Saint Matthew
(Françoise Marie Suzanne) de Gaillard de la Valdène, virgin
of the Order of Saint Benedict and martyr during
the French upheaval.
12. Near
the city of Hengzhou in Hunan Province of China, Saints
Antoninus Fantosati, bishop, and Joseph Mary Gambaro, priest
of the Order of Friars Minor, who, in the persecution by
the “Boxers,” as they landed to assist the faithful, were
stoned to death.
13. At the
city of Weixian in Hebei Province, also in China, Saint
Mark Ji Tianxiang, martyr, who, for thirty years prohibited
from receiving the Eucharist because he refused to abstain
from the use of opium, nevertheless did not cease to beg
for a pious end to his life and, when brought to judgment,
having professed the faith of Christ with steadfast spirit,
attained the eternal banquet.
14. In the
village of Hujiacun near Shenxian, also in Hebei, Saint
Mary Guo Lizhi, martyr, who, in the same persecution,
like a second mother of the Maccabees, strengthened seven
of her family, whom she accompanied to their place of execution,
in constancy of soul, begging that she be killed afterward;
finally, she followed those whom she had sent on ahead to
heaven.
15. In the
village of Rakunai in New Britain, an island of Melanesia,
blessed Peter To Rot, martyr, who, a head of a
family and catechist, during the Second World War, was
arrested for persevering in his ministry and fulfilled his
martyrdom by the injection of a lethal poison.
16. At León
in Nicaragua, blessed Mary Romero Meneses, virgin
of the Institute of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians,
who in the territory of Costa Rica worked kindly for the
education of girls, especially the poor and abandoned, and
widely spread devotion to the Eucharist and the Blessed
Virgin Mary.
July
8th
This Day, the Eighth Day of
July
1. Commemoration
of of Saints Aquila and Prisca, also called Priscilla,
a married couple who were helpers of Saint Paul the
Apostle. They received the Church into their house as guests,
and for Paul’s sake they laid down their necks.
2. At Heraclea
in Thrace, Saint Glyceria suffered martyrdom.
3. At Caesarea
in Palestine, Saint Procopius, martyr, who, under
the emperor Diocletian, was led from the city of Scythopolis
to Caesarea and there, at the very first confident confession
in his replies, was beheaded by the judge Fabian.
4. At Taormina
in Sicily, Saint Pancras, bishop and martyr, who
is believed to have been the first to preside over that
Church.
5. At Toul
in Belgic France, Saint Auspicius, bishop.
6. In the
region of Rhenania, Saint Disibod, hermit, who, having
gathered some companions, founded a monastery near the bank
of the river Navae.
7. At Belesie
in Brabant, Saint Landrada, abbess.
8. At Würzburg
in Austrasia, Saint Kilian, bishop and martyr, who,
originally from Ireland, came to that place to preach the
Gospel and, on account of his diligent observance of Christian
morals, completed his martyrdom by being murdered.
9. At Constantinople,
the passion of the holy monks known as the Abrahamites,
who, under the emperor Theophilus, were martyred for their
veneration of sacred Images.
10. At Spina
Lamberti in Emilia, the passing of Saint Hadrian III,
pope, who made every effort to reconcile the Church
of Constantinople with the Roman Church; and when he was
on a journey to France, he was struck with a grave illness
and died in a most holy manner.
11. At Tivoli
in Latium, the passing of blessed Eugene III, pope,
who was the beloved disciple of Saint Bernard and served
as abbot of the monastery of Saints Vincent and Anastasius
at Aquae Salviae. Elected to the Roman See, he labored earnestly
to defend the Christian people of the City from the snares
of the infidels and to restore ecclesiastical discipline
for the better.
12. At Shimabara
in Japan, blessed Mancio Araki, martyr, who, having
received blessed Francis Pacheco, a priest, into his home,
was cast into prison, where he died, consumed by tuberculosis.
13. In the
city of Iomnienina, in the province of Hebei in China,
Saint John Wu Wenyin, martyr, who, being a catechist
during the persecution stirred up by the supporters of the
“Yihetuan” sect, because he refused to abandon the Christian
faith and defect to the pagans, was condemned to death by
beheading.
July
9th
This Day, the Ninth Day of
July
Saints
Augustine Zhao Rong, priest, Peter Sans i Jordà, bishop,
and companions1,
martyrs,
who, in various times and places in China, bore vigorous
witness to the Gospel of Christ by word and by deed, and,
on account of the preaching or confession of the faith,
were refreshed by glorious heavenly banquets as victims
of persecutions.
2. At Reggio
Emilia, blessed Joan Scopelli, virgin of the Order
of Carmelites, who founded a monastery from the gifts of
her fellow citizens and was able to provide bread to the
sisters in the refectory through prayer.
3. At London
in England, blessed Adrian Fortescue, martyr, who,
a father of a family and a knight, under King Henry
the Eighth, was accused by a slanderous charge of treason
and, after being twice detained in prison, at last fulfilled
his martyrdom by being beheaded.
4. At Brielle
on the Meuse among the Dutch, the passion of the holy
martyrs Nicholas Pieck, priest, and ten companions of the
Order of Friars Minor, and eight others of either the diocesan
or religious clergy 2,
who, for defending the doctrine of the presence of Christ
in the Eucharist and the authority of the Roman Church,
endured various insults and tortures from the Calvinists,
and finally completed their struggle by being hanged.
5. At Città
di Castello in Umbria, Saint Veronica Giuliani, abbess
of the Order of the Capuchin Poor Clares, who, endowed with
spiritual charisms, shared in the Passion of Christ in body
and soul, for which reason she was placed in confinement
for fifty days, offering a wondrous example of patience
and obedience.
6. At Orange
in the region of Provence in France, blessed Mélanie
and Mary Anne Magdalen de Guilhermier and Mary Anne Margaret
of the Angels de Rocher, virgins of the Order of Saint
Ursula and martyrs in the time of the French upheaval.
7. In the
city of Qingyan in Guizhou province of China,
Saint Joachim He Kaizhi, martyr, a catechist, who was
strangled for the faith of Christ.
8. In the
city of Taiyuan in Shanxi province likewise in China,
the passion of Saints Gregory Grassi and Francis Fogolla,
bishops of the Order of Friars Minor, and twenty-four
companions 3, martyrs,
who were killed in the persecution of the followers of the
“Yihetuan” in hatred of the name of Christ.
9. At São
Paulo in Brazil, Saint Pauline of the Agonizing Heart
of Jesus (Amabile Visintainer), virgin, who, having
migrated from Italy as a young girl, founded the Congregation
of the Little Sisters of the Immaculate Conception in
service to the sick and the poor, and, after many trials,
served in the greatest humility and constant prayer.
10. At Dachau
near Munich in Bavaria, Germany, blessed Fidelis Chijnacki,
religious of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin and
martyr, who, taken from Poland under a wicked regime
to a detention camp because of his confession of Christ,
having been tortured, attained eternal glory.
July
10th
This Day, the Tenth Day of
July
1. At Rome,
the holy martyrs Felix and Philip in the cemetery of
Priscilla, Vitalis, Martial, and Alexander in that of
the Jordani, Silanus in that of Maximus, and Januarius in
that of Praetextatus; whose united commemoration the
Roman Church rejoices in, which on one day is glorified
by so many triumphs, because it is fortified by manifold
intercession with manifold example.
2. On the
Via Cornelia, nine miles from the city of Rome, the holy
martyrs Rufina and Secunda.
3. In the
Sabine region, the holy martyrs Anatolia and Victoria.
4. In Africa,
the holy martyrs Januarius and Marinus.
5. At Iconium
in Lycaonia, Saint Apollonius Sardis, martyr, who
is said to have completed his martyrdom by the cross.
6. At Nicopolis
in Armenia, the holy martyrs Leontius, Maurice, Daniel,
Anthony, Anicetus, Sisinnius, and others, who were tortured
in many ways under Emperor Licinius and the governor Lysias.
7. In Pisidia,
the holy martyrs Bianor and Silvanus.
8. At Nantes
in Brittany, Saint Pascharius, bishop, who received
Saint Hermeland, summoned from the monastery of Fontenelle,
with twelve companions, and placed him on the island of
Antro to found a monastery.
9. At Tamise
in Flanders, Saint Amalberga, upon whom Saint Willibrord
placed the veil of sacred virgins.
10. At Perugia
in Umbria, Saint Peter Vincioli, priest and abbot,
who rebuilt the ancient church of Saint Peter, which had
fallen into ruin, and joined a monastery to it, where, amid
frequent opposition, but with great patience, he introduced
the customs of Cluny.
11. At Odense
in Denmark, Saint Canute, martyr, who, as a king
inflamed with zeal, expanded divine worship in his kingdom,
promoted the state of clerics, and, after founding the churches
of Lund and Odense, was at last killed by some rebellious
citizens.
12. At Orange
in the province of France, blessed Mary Gertrude of Saint
Sophia de Ripert d’Alauzin and Agnes of Jesus (Sylvia) de
Romillon, virgins of the Order of Saint Ursula and
martyrs in the time of the French turmoil.
13. In the
city of Đồng Hới in Annam, Saints Anthony Nguyễn
Hữu Quỳnh and Peter Nguyễn Khắc Tự, martyrs, catechists,
who were strangled for the faith of Christ under Emperor
Minh Mạng.
14. At Damascus
in Syria, the passion of the blessed martyrs Emmanuel
Ruiz, priest, and companions4
— seven of the Order of Friars Minor and three lay
brothers faithful of the Maronite Church — who, treacherously
handed over by a betrayer to enemies, were afflicted with
various tortures for the faith and completed their martyrdom
with a glorious death.
July
11th
This Day, the Eleventh Day of
July
Memorial
of Saint Benedict, abbot,
who, born at Norcia in Umbria and educated at Rome, began
the eremitic life in the region of Subiaco, gathering many
disciples around himself, then went to Cassino, where
he founded a famous monastery and composed a Rule, which
spread throughout all regions so effectively that he deserved
to be called the patriarch of monks in the West. He
is said to have died on the twenty-first day of March.
2. At Rome,
the commemoration of Saint Pius the First, pope,
who, brother of Hermas, the author of the work entitled
The Shepherd, himself also a good shepherd, kept
watch over the Church for fifteen years.
3. At Iconium
in Lycaonia, Saint Marcian, martyr, who under the
governor Perennius came to the palm through many torments.
4. At Caesarea in
Mauretania, Saint Marciana, virgin, who, condemned
to the beasts, fulfilled her martyrdom.
5. At Bordeaux
in Aquitaine, Saint Leontius, bishop, who shone forth
as an honor to the people and city, a cultivator of the
temples, a restorer of the font of holy baptism, and a silent
giver to the needy.
6. At the
river Var in Scotland, Saint Drostan, abbot, who
presided over various monasteries and finally led a life
of solitude.
7. At Disentis
in Upper Raetia, the Saints Placidus, martyr, and Sigisbert,
abbot, of whom the former, a companion of Saint Columbanus,
founded there the monastery of Saint Martin, in which he
crowned his monastic life with martyrdom.
8. In the
monastery of Moyenmoutier on Mount Vosges, Saint Hidulf,
who, being a chorepiscopus of Trier, withdrew into
solitude and, as disciples gathered, founded and ruled a
monastery.
9. At Córdoba
in the region of Andalusia in Spain, Saint Abundius,
priest, [martyr], who, during the persecution
of the Moors, when interrogated by a judge and boldly revealed
the reason for his faith, was killed, seized by sudden indignation,
and exposed to be devoured by dogs and beasts.
10. At Kiev
in Russia, Saint Olga, grandmother of Saint Vladimir,
who was the first of the Rurikids to receive baptism, along
with the name Helena, and prepared the way to Christ for
the whole people of Russia.
11. In the
monastery of Grandselve in the region of Toulouse in France,
blessed Bertrand, abbot, who, desiring to establish
regular discipline, incorporated his monastery into the
Cistercian Order.
12. At Viborg
in Denmark, Saint Ketill, priest and canon regular,
who was especially diligent in the cathedral school and
an exemplar of conduct.
13. At Lincoln
in England, the commemoration of blessed Thomas Benstead
and Thomas Sprott, priests and martyrs, who, under Queen
Elizabeth the First, were handed over to death on an uncertain
day of this month because of their priesthood.
14. At Orange
in the Province of France, the blessed Rosalie-Clotilde
of Saint Pelagia Bes, Marie-Élisabeth of Saint Theoctistus
Pelissier, Marie-Claire of Saint Martin Blanc, and Marie-Marguerite
of Saint Sophia de Barbegie d’Albarède, virgins and martyrs
for Christ in the French turmoil.
15. In the
village of Liugongyin near Anping in the province of
Hebei in China, the holy virgins and martyrs Anna
An Xinzhi, Maria An Guozhi, Anna An Jiaozhi, and Maria An
Lihua, who, since they could by no means be brought
to defect to impiety, were beheaded in the persecution of
the “Yihetuan” followers.
July
12th
This Day, the Twelfth Day of
July
[1.
St. John Gualbert, abbot of Vallombrosa]
2. At Aquileia
in Venetia, the Saints Fortunatus and Hermagoras,
martyrs.
3. At Milan
in Liguria, the Saints Nabor and Felix, martyrs,
who, soldiers of Mauretanian origin, are said
to have suffered at Lodi Vecchio during the persecution
and were buried at Milan.
4. At Fano in Picenum
of Italy, Saint Paternian, bishop.
5. At Lyon
in France, Saint Viventiolus, bishop, who, having
been promoted from the school of the monastery of Saint
Eugendus to the episcopate, encouraged both clerics
and laymen to attend the Council of Epaon, so that the
people might better understand the decrees of the bishops.
6. At Passignano
in Etruria, Saint John Gualbert, abbot, who,
a Florentine soldier, spared his brother’s murderer
out of love for Christ, then took the monastic habit,
but desiring to lead a stricter life, laid the foundations
of a new monastic family in the Valley of the Umbra.
7. In
the monastery of Cava in Campania, Saint Leo the
First, abbot, who provided for the poor by the labor
of his own hands and protected them before princes.
8. Near
London in England, blessed David Gunston, martyr,
who, a knight of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem,
denied King Henry the Eighth’s authority in spiritual
matters, for which reason he was hanged at Southwark.
9. In
the same place, Saint John Jones, priest of the
Order of Friars Minor and martyr, who, of Welsh
descent, having become a religious in France, under
Queen Elizabeth the First was condemned to death because
he had entered England as a priest, and having been
hanged until death, fulfilled his martyrdom.
10. At
Nagasaki in Japan, blessed Matthias Araki and seven
companions 5, martyrs,
who suffered martyrdom for Christ.
11. At
Orange in the Province of France, blessed Rose of
Saint Xavier (Magdalena Teresa) Tallien, Martha of the
Good Angel (Marie) Cluse, Mary of Saint Henry (Marguerite
Éléonore) de Justamond, and Joan Mary of Saint Bernard
de Romillon, virgins and martyrs, who, during the
raging of the French turmoil, attained the palm [of
martyrdom].
12. In
the city of Nam Dinh in Tonkin, Saint Clement Ignatius
Delgado Cebrián, bishop and martyr, who, after fifty
years spent in preaching the Gospel, was arrested by
order of Emperor Minh Mạng for the faith of Christ,
suffered much, and died in prison.
13. In
the province of Ninh Binh also in Tonkin, Saint Agnes
Le Thi Thanh (De), martyr, who, a mother of a
family, although afflicted with severe torments
under Emperor Thieu Tri for having hidden a priest in
her house, refused to renounce the faith and died in
prison.
14. In
the province of Nghe An in Annam, Saint Peter Khanh,
priest and martyr, who, recognized as a Christian
at a customs post, was held in custody for six months
and, though he was unsuccessfully enticed to apostatize,
was finally beheaded by order of Emperor Thiệu Tri.
July
13th
This Day, the Thirteenth Day of
July
Saint
Henry,
who, as
Roman Emperor, together with his wife Saint Cunegonde,
devoted effort to the reform of the life of the Church and
the spread of the Christian faith throughout all Europe;
and, moved by missionary zeal, he established several episcopal
sees and founded monasteries. He departed from this
life on this day at Grona near Göttingen in Franconia.
2. Commemoration
of Saint Ezra, priest and scribe, who, in the time of
Artaxerxes, king of the Persians, returned from Babylon
to Judea, gathered the dispersed people, and with every
effort strove to study, fulfill, and teach the law of the
Lord in Israel.
3. Commemoration
of Saint Silas, who, having been appointed by the Apostles
to the Churches of the Gentiles together with Saints Paul
and Barnabas, fulfilled the office of preaching with great
fervor, full of the grace of God.
4. At Alexandria
in Egypt, Saint Serapion, martyr, who under the emperor
Septimius Severus and the governor Aquila, attained the
crown of martyrdom by fire.
5. On the
island of Chios, Saint Myrope, martyr.
6. At Philomelium
in Phrygia, the holy martyrs Alexander and thirty soldiers,
who are said to have suffered under Magnus, governor of
Antioch in Pisidia.
7. At Albi
in Aquitaine, the passing of Saint Eugenius, bishop
of Carthage, who, glorious in faith and virtues, was driven
into exile during the Vandal persecution.
8. In Brittany,
Saint Turian, abbot of the monastery of Dol and
bishop.
9. At Genoa
in Liguria, blessed James of Voragine, bishop, of
the Order of Preachers, who, in order to promote Christian
life among the people, proposed many examples of virtue
in his writings.
10. At Norwich
in England, blessed Thomas Tunstal, priest of the
Order of Saint Benedict and martyr, who, under King
James the First, was condemned to death for having entered
England as a priest and was hanged.
11. Off the
coast of France near Rupifortium, aboard a filthy prison
ship on the sea, the blesseds Louis Armand Joseph Adam,
of the Order of Conventual Friars Minor, and Bartholomew
Jarrige de la Morélie de Biars, priests and martyrs,
who, during the persecution against the Church, were condemned
to forced labor in naval chains because of their priesthood,
contracted disease, and perished as victims of charity toward
their fellow prisoners.
12. At Orange
in the Province of France, the blesseds Magdalene of
the Mother of God (Elisabeth Verchère) and five companions6,
virgins and martyrs in the same upheaval.
13. In the
city of Chau Doc in Cochinchina, Saint Emmanuel Lê Văn
Phụng, martyr, who, a father of a family, although
detained in prison, did not cease to exhort his sons and
relatives to love their enemies, and at last, by order of
Emperor Tự Đức, was killed by beheading.
14. At Budrio
in Flaminia, Saint Clelia Barbieri, virgin, who dedicated
herself to the spiritual good of young girls and founded
the Congregation of the Little Sisters of the Mother
of Sorrows to educate the poor and especially the destitute
in both human and Christian formation.
15. At Galeazza
Pepoli near Bologna in Italy, blessed Ferdinand Mary
Baccilieri, priest, who diligently cared for the people
entrusted to him and founded the Congregation of the
Servants of Mary to assist poor families and especially
to educate young girls.
16. In the
village of Langziqiao near Hengshui in the
province of Hebei in China, Saint Paul Liu Jinde,
martyr, who, an elderly man, during the persecution
carried out by the followers of the “Yihetuan” remained
the only Christian in the village and, holding a rosary
and a book of prayers in his hand, went out to meet his
persecutors and greeted them in a Christian manner, for
which he was immediately killed by them.
17. In the
city of Nangong, also in Hebei, Saint Joseph
Wang Guiji, martyr, who, in the same persecution, when
he had the opportunity to save his life by a minor lie,
chose instead a glorious death for Christ.
18. In the
city of Angostura in Colombia, blessed Mariano of
Jesus Euse Hoyos, priest, who, remarkable for the simplicity
and integrity of his life, devoted himself entirely to prayer,
study, and the Christian education of children.
19. At San
Juan Porto Rico, blessed Charles Emmanuel Rodríguez Santiago,
who gave tireless effort to the renewal of the sacred liturgy
and the awakening of the faith among the youth.
July
14th
This Day, the Fourteenth Day of
July
Saint
Camillus de Lellis, priest,
who, born near Theano in the Abruzzi, having from youth
followed military service and being inclined to the vices
of the world, at last was converted and strove greatly in
serving the sick in a hospital of the incurable as if Christ
Himself; and, having been raised to the priesthood, he laid
the foundations in Rome of the Congregation of Clerics
Regular who minister to the sick.
2. At Brescia
in Venetia, Saint Optatian, bishop, who subscribed
the synodal letters concerning the Catholic faith on the
Incarnation, sent by Bishop Eusebius of Milan to Saint Leo
the Pope.
3. At Soignies
in Austrasian Brabant, Saint Vincent, also called Madelgarus,
who, with the consent of his wife, Saint Waltrude, embraced
the monastic life and is said to have founded two monasteries.
4. At Deventer
in Frisia, Saint Marchelmus, priest and monk, who,
of English birth, was from childhood a disciple of Saint
Willibrord and a companion in the works undertaken for Christ.
5. At the
place called Stary Kynsperk near Eger in Bohemia,
blessed Hroznata, martyr, who, after the death
of his wife and son, left the duke’s court and entered the
Premonstratensian monastery of Tepl, and, while defending
its rights, is said to have been captured by robbers and
brought to death by hunger.
6. At Verona
in Venetia, Saint Toscana, who, her husband having
died, gave all her goods to the poor and never ceased caring
for the sick in the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem.
7. At Foligno
in Umbria, blessed Angelina of Marsciano, who, as
a widow, spent more than fifty years wholly in the
service of God and the good of her neighbor and initiated
the religious life of cloistered Franciscan Third Order
women for the instruction of girls.
8. At Valencia
in Spain, blessed Gaspar de Bono, priest of the Order
of Minims, who laid aside the arms of an earthly prince
for the service of Christ the King and ruled the houses
of the Spanish province of the Order with zeal, prudence,
and charity.
9. At Lima
in Peru, Saint Francis Solano, priest of the Order
of Friars Minor, who, for the salvation of souls, traveled
far and wide through the regions of South America, and by
preaching and signs devoted all his efforts to teaching
the novelty of Christian life to the indigenous peoples
and even to the Spanish colonists.
10. At London
in England, blessed Richard Langhorne, martyr, who,
a distinguished lawyer, was accused of treason under
King Charles II, condemned to death, and gave up his spirit
at the gallows of Tyburn.
11. At the
place Cerecca-Ghebaba in Ethiopia, blessed Ghebre
Michael, priest of the Congregation of the Mission
and martyr, who always sought the true faith in study
and prayer and at length entered into the unity of the Church,
for which he suffered imprisonment, then forced marches
with soldiers, his feet weighed down by chains, for thirteen
months, until he died, worn out by scourging, thirst, and
hunger.
12. In the
city of Nangong in the Hebei province of China,
Saint John Wang Guixin, martyr, who, in the persecution
of the “Yihetuan” followers, preferred to die for Christ
rather than be defiled even by a slight lie.
July
15th
This Day, the FifteenthDay of
July
Memorial
of the death of Saint Bonaventure, bishop of Albano and
Doctor of the Church,
most celebrated for his teaching, holiness of life, and
outstanding service rendered to the Church. He wisely
governed the Order of Friars Minor, of which he was minister
general, in the spirit of Saint Francis. In many writings
he joined the highest learning with the ardor of piety.
While he was offering excellent help in the affairs of the
Second Ecumenical Council of Lyon, he deserved to attain
the blessed vision of God.
2. At Portus
Romanus, the holy martyrs Eutropius, Zosimus, and Bonosa.
3. At Carthage,
on the road called after the Scillitan Martyrs, in the basilica
of Faustus, the death of Saint Felix, bishop of Thibiuca
and martyr, who, when ordered by the curator Magnilianus
to hand over the books of Scripture to the fire, replied
that it was better for him to be burned by fire than to
give up the divine Scriptures; therefore, he was sentenced
to death by the sword under the proconsul Anulinus.
4. In the
same place, the commemoration of the holy Catulinus,
deacon and martyr, whose praises Saint Augustine delivered
in a sermon to the people, and of the other martyrs who
rest in the basilica of Faustus.
5. At Alexandria
in Egypt, the holy martyrs Philip and ten children.
6. On the
island of Tenedos in the Hellespont, Saint Abudemius,
martyr.
7. At Nisibis
in Mesopotamia, Saint James, the first bishop
of that city, who took part in the Council of Nicaea and
ruled, nourished, and defended his flock in peace against
the onslaught of the enemies of the faith.
8. At Ruremonde
on the Meuse in Austrasian Brabant, Saint Plechelm, bishop,
who, born in Northumbria, proclaimed the riches of Christ
to many.
9. At Ansbach
in Franconia, Saint Gumbert, abbot, who founded this
monastery on his own estate.
10. In Thessaly,
the passing of Saint Joseph, bishop of Thessalonica,
who, brother of Saint Theodore the Studite, first a monk,
composed many hymns, and later, scarcely promoted to the
episcopate, suffered much and grievously for ecclesiastical
discipline and the defense of holy Images, and, exiled to
Thessaly, died of hunger.
11. At Naples
in Campania, Saint Athanasius, bishop, who, having
suffered much from his impious nephew Sergius and being
expelled from his see, finally, worn out by hardships, departed
to heaven at Veroli in the Hernici.
12. At Kyiv
in Russia, Saint Vladimir, prince, who received baptism
under the name Basil and spent his efforts spreading
the Orthodox faith among the peoples subject to him.
13. At Ratzeburg
in Holstein of Germany, Saint Ansuerus, abbot and martyr,
who, with twenty-eight monks, was stoned by the Wends
who rose up against the preachers of the Christian faith.
14. At Västerås
in Sweden, Saint David, bishop, who, an Englishman
by nation, a monk of Cluny, went to convert the Swedes to
Christ and rested piously as an old man in the monastery
he had founded.
15. At Breslau
in Silesia, blessed Ceslaus, priest, one of the first
brothers of the Order of Preachers, who worked for the Kingdom
of God in Silesia and other regions of Poland.
16. In the
town of Mont Cenis in the Subalpine region, blessed Bernard,
who, a marquess of Baden, while journeying to the East to
defend Christian peoples after the capture of Constantinople
by the enemies, was overtaken by death.
17. The passion
of the blessed martyrs Ignatius de Azevedo, priest, and
thirty-eight companions of the Society of Jesus 7,
who, while seeking to go on missions to Brazil, were attacked
by a pirate ship on the vessel named “Saint James” and,
out of hatred for the Catholic religion, were pierced with
sword and lance.
18. At Campi
Salentina in Apulia, Saint Pompilius Maria Pirrotti,
priest of the Order of Clerics Regular of the Pious
Schools, distinguished for the austerity of his life.
19. On a
prison ship anchored off Rochefort on the coast of France,
blessed Michael Bernard Marchand, priest and martyr,
who, during the French upheaval, was transferred from Rouen
into vile naval captivity because of his priesthood and
died after being afflicted with disease.
20. At the
city of Nam Dinh in Tonkin, Saint Peter Nguyen Ba Tuan,
priest and martyr, who, imprisoned for Christ, died
of hunger under Emperor Minh Mạng.
21. At Paris
in France, blessed Anne-Marie Javouhey, virgin, who
founded the Congregation of the Sisters of Saint Joseph
of Cluny for the care of the sick and the Christian
education of girls, and extended it in the mission lands.
22. In the
province of Mỹ Tho in Cochinchina, Saint Andrew
Nguyễn Kim Thông Nam (Nam Thuông), martyr, who, a
catechist, was sentenced to exile by Emperor Tự Đức
after imprisonment, and, bound in chains and crushed under
a beam, completed his martyrdom on the road.
23. In the
town of Bielsk Podlaski in Poland, blessed Antoni
Beszta-Borowski, priest and martyr, who, while war was
raging, was seized by enemies of the faith and killed by
bullets for Christ.
July
16th
This Day, the Sixteenth Day of
July
Blessed
Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel,
on which Elijah the prophet once brought back the people
of Israel to the worship of the living God, and afterwards
certain hermits, seeking solitude, withdrew, and finally
founded an Order to lead a contemplative life under the
patronage of the holy Mother of God.
2. At Anastasiópolis
in Galatia, Saint Antiochus, martyr, the brother
of Saint Platon.
3. At Sebaste
in Armenia, Saint Athenogenes, chorepiscopus and martyr,
who left to his disciples a hymn proclaiming the divinity
of the Holy Spirit, and was handed over to the fire for
Christ.
4. At Caesarea,
an island in the British Sea, Saint Helier, hermit,
who is said to have suffered martyrdom at the hands of pirates.
5. At Maastricht
in Austrasian Brabant, Saints Monulph and Gondulph, bishops.
6. At Saintes
in Hainaut, the holy martyrs Reinildis, virgin, Grimoald,
and Gondulph, who are said to have been killed by robbers.
7. At Córdoba
in the region of Andalusia in Spain, Saint Sisenandus,
deacon and martyr, who was slain by the Moors for the
faith of Christ.
8. In the
monastery at Lake Chiemsee in Bavaria, blessed Irmengard,
abbess, who from tender youth, forsaking the splendor
of the royal court, sought to serve God, and gave to the
Lamb many virgin companions.
9. The
passion of blessed Simon da Costa, religious of the
Society of Jesus and last of a band of martyrs exterminated
out of hatred for the Church on the ship called Saint James
on the day before this.
10. At Viana
do Castelo, in the Monastery of the Holy Cross in Portugal,
blessed Bartholomew of the Martyrs Fernandes, bishop
of Braga, who, remarkable for the integrity of his life,
strove with great pastoral charity in the needs of his flock,
and enriched many writings with sound doctrine.
11. At Warwick
in England, the blessed John Sugar, priest, and Robert
Grissold, martyrs, who under King James the First were
condemned; the former because he had entered England as
a priest, the latter because he assisted him, and through
severe sufferings attained the palm of martyrdom.
12. In the
town of Cunhaú near Natal in Brazil, blessed Andrew
de Soveral, priest of the Society of Jesus, and Dominic
Carvalho, martyrs, who, while the Mass was being celebrated,
were treacherously shut in the church with a group of the
faithful by soldiers and cruelly killed.
13. On a
prison ship anchored before Rochefort on the coast of France,
blessed Nicholas Savouret, of the Order of Friars
Minor Conventual, and Claude Beguignot, of the Carthusian
Order, priests and martyrs, who, during the French
Revolution, were detained in vile captivity out of hatred
for the priesthood, and fell ill and died.
14. Likewise
at Orange in France, blessed Anne-Marie of Jesus (Marie
Rose) de Gordon and six companions 8, virgins
and martyrs, who, because they refused to renounce religious
life during the same persecution, were condemned to death
and joyfully received the palm of martyrdom.
15. In the
village of Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte in Normandy, France,
Saint Mary Magdalene Postel, virgin, who, in that
same time of upheaval, offered every assistance to the sick
and the faithful when priests had been expelled, and, once
peace was restored, founded and governed the Congregation
of the Daughters of Mercy for the Christian instruction
of poor girls.
16. In the
place Lijiapo near Qinghe in the province
of Hebei in China, the holy martyrs Lang Yangzhi,
a catechumen, and Paul Lang Fu, her son, who, during
the persecution carried out by the supporters of the “Yihetuan”
movement, when the mother had professed herself to be a
Christian, suffered martyrdom for Christ in their home destroyed
by fire.
17. In the
village Zhangjiaji near Ningjin, likewise
in Hebei, Saint Teresa Zhang Hezhi, martyr,
who, during the same persecution, when she had been dragged
to the pagoda of the pagans and refused to offer reverence
to the local deities, was pierced with a spear together
with her two sons.
July
17th
This Day, the Seventeenth Day of
July
1.
At Carthage, the birthday of the holy Scillitan martyrs,
namely Speratus, Nartzalus, Cittinus, Veturius, Felix, Aquilinus,
Laetantius, Januaria, Generosa, Vestia, Donata, and Secunda,
who, by order of the proconsul Saturninus, after their first
confession of Christ were thrown into prison, and on the
following day, having been fixed to wood, when at last they
had firmly confessed that they were Christians and had refused
divine honor to the emperor, were condemned to death, and,
at the place of execution, with knees bent in unanimity
and giving thanks to Christ, were beheaded with the sword.
2. At Amastris
in Paphlagonia, Saint Hyacinth, martyr.
3. At Seville
in the province of Baetica in Spain, the holy virgins
Justa and Rufina, who, having been arrested by the governor
Diogenianus, were cruelly harassed with torments, then afflicted
by imprisonment, starvation, and various tortures; at last,
Justa gave up her spirit in custody, while Rufina, in confessing
the Lord, had her neck broken
4. At Milan
in Liguria, Saint Marcellina, virgin, sister of Saint
Ambrose the bishop, who at Rome in the basilica of Saint
Peter on the Epiphany of the Lord received the veil of consecration
from Pope Liberius.
5. At Rome
in the church located on the Aventine hill, under the
name of Alexis is celebrated the man of God, who, as
tradition recounts, left behind a wealthy household to become
poor. and remaining unknown, begged alms.
6. At Auxerre
in France of Lyon, Saint Theodosius, bishop.
7. At Pavia
in Liguria, Saint Ennodius, bishop, who adorned the
memories and temples of the saints with hymns and was a
generous dispenser of wealth.
8. At Tournai
near Antwerp in southern Brabant, Saint Fredegand,
who is said to have come as a monk from Ireland,
a companion in pilgrimage and missionary labor of Saint
Foillan and others.
9. In the
monastery of Winchcombe in Mercia of England, Saint Kenelm,
who, a prince of the Mercians, is considered a martyr.
10. At Rome
near Saint Peter’s, Saint Leo the Fourth, pope, defender
of the City and promoter of the primacy of Peter.
11. At Stockerau
in the countryside of Vienna of Bavaria, Saint Colman,
an Irishman by nation, who, a pilgrim for the name
of God while journeying to the Holy Land, was considered
a spy by the enemy, and, being hanged from a tree, reached
the heavenly Jerusalem.
12. At Nitra
on the river Váh near the Carpathian mountains, Saints
Zoerard, also called Andrew, and Benedict, hermits,
who came from Poland at the request of King Saint Stephen
into Hungary and lived a most austere life in the wilderness
of Mount Zobor.
13. At Kraków
in Poland, Saint Hedwig, who, born queen in
Hungary, received the kingdom of Poland and married Jagiełło,
the great duke of Lithuania, called Ladislaus in baptism
with whom she sowed the Catholic faith in Lithuania.
14. At Paris
in France, of blessed Teresa of Saint Augustine (Marie-Madeleine-Claudine
Lidoine) and fifteen companions 9, virgins
of the Carmel of Compiègne and martyrs, who,
during the French upheaval, faithfully observing monastic
discipline, were condemned to death, and before the scaffold
renewed the promises of baptismal faith and religious vows.
15. In the
village of Zhujiaxiezhuang near Shenxian in
the province of Hebei in China, Saint Peter Liu
Ziyu, martyr, who, during the persecution waged by followers
of the “Yihetuan” sect, contrary to the efforts of his friends
remained firm in the Christian faith before the mandarin,
and for that reason was pierced by the sword.
16. At
Prešov in Slovakia, blessed Paul (Peter) Gojdič,
bishop and martyr, who, a pastor in the territory of
Prešov, during a regime hostile to God was thrown into prison
and suffered such hardships that, grievously tormented,
faithfully accepting the words of Christ, by a valiant confession
passed into glorious life.
July
18th
This Day, the Eighteenth Day of
July
1. On the
Via Tiburtina, at the ninth milestone from the city of Rome,
the commemoration of the holy martyrs Symphorosa and
her seven sons, Crescens, Julian, Nemesius, Primitivus,
Justinus, Stacteus, and Eugenius,who completed their
martyrdom by different kinds of death, made brothers in
Christ.
2. At Milan
in Liguria, Saint Maternus, bishop, who, when the
Church had been restored to liberty, transferred with honor
the bodies of the martyrs Nabor and Felix from Laud Pompey
to his own city.
3. At Durostorum
in Moesia, Saint Emilian, martyr, who, scorning the
edicts of Julian the Apostate and the threats of his deputy
Catulinus, overthrew the altar of idols and prevented the
sacrifice, and, being thrown into a furnace, received the
palm of martyrdom.
4. At Brescia
in Venetia, Saint Philastrius, bishop, whose life
and death were praised by Saint Gaudentius, his successor.
5. At Foro
Popilii in Emilia, Saint Ruffillus, bishop, who is
believed to have been the first to govern this Church and
to have brought the entire rural people to Christ.
6. At Metz
in Austrasia, Saint Arnulf, bishop, who was a counselor
of Dagobert, king of Austrasia, and, having laid down his
office, led the life of a hermit on Mount Vosges.
7. At Constantinople,
Saint Theodosia, a nun, who, for her defense of the
ancient Image of Christ which the emperor Leo the Isaurian
had ordered to be taken down from the Bronze Gate of the
imperial palace, suffered martyrdom.
8. At Utrecht,
in Geldria Austrasiae, Saint Frederick, bishop, who,
noted for his study of the Sacred Scriptures, devoted care
and labor to the evangelization of the Frisians.
9. At Segni
in Latium, Saint Bruno, bishop, who did and suffered
many things for the reform of the Church; for this reason,
he was forced to leave his see, found refuge on Monte Cassino,
and for a time served as abbot of the monastery.
10. At Kraków
in Poland, the commemoration of blessed Simon of Lipnica,
priest of the Order of Minors, who, outstanding in preaching
and devotion to the Name of Jesus, moved by charity, met
death while caring for those dying in the plague.
11. At anchor
off the coast of Rochefort in France, blessed John the
Baptist of Brussels, priest of Limoges and martyr,
who, during the French Revolution, worn out by hunger and
pestilential disease in the squalor of a prison ship, died.
12. In the
city of Nam Định in Tonkin, Saint Dominic Nicholas Đinh
Dat, martyr, who, though a soldier, was forced
to deny the Christian faith, and after severe tortures trampled
the cross; but immediately repenting of what he had done,
paid the price of his apostasy and wrote to the emperor
Minh Mạng to be judged again as a Christian; at last, he
was strangled and died.
13. In the
village of Krystonopil in Ukraine, blessed Tarsykia (Olha)
Matskiv, virgin of the Congregation of the Sisters
Servants of Mary Immaculate and martyr, who, in time
of war, for defending the faith before persecutors, attained
a double crown: of virginity and of martyrdom.
July
19th
This Day, the Nineteenth Day of
July
1. Commemoration
of Saint Epaphras, who labored much for the Gospel at
Colossae, Laodicea, and Hierapolis, and is called by blessed
Paul the Apostle his dearest fellow servant, fellow prisoner,
and faithful minister of Christ.
2. At Merus
in Phrygia, the holy martyrs Macedonius, Theodulus, and
Tatian, who, under the emperor Julian the Apostate,
by the governor Almachius, after other torments, were placed
upon iron grates heated by fire, and rejoicing, completed
their martyrdom.
3. In the
monastery of Annesis by the river Iris in Pontus, Saint
Macrina, virgin, sister of Saints Basil the Great, Gregory
of Nyssa, and Peter of Sebaste, who, educated in the Sacred
Scriptures, devoted herself to the solitary life, a wondrous
example of the desire for God and of withdrawal from the
vanity of the world.
4. At Constantinople,
Saint Dii, surnamed Thaumatugi, archimandrite, who,
born in Antioch, was ordained priest in this city and founded
a monastery under the Rule of the Acoemeti.
5. At Rome
near Saint Peter’s, Saint Symmachus, pope, who, long
harassed by the faction of schismatics, at last, as a confessor
of the faith, rested in peace.
6. At Cordoba
in the region of Vandalicia in Spain, Saint Aurea, virgin,
sister of the holy martyrs Adolphus and John, who, during
the persecution of the Moors, was brought before the judge
and fell by fear, but soon repenting of her deed, in a renewed
struggle, overcame the enemy by the shedding of her blood.
7. At Utrecht
in Lotharingian Gelderland, Saint Bernold, or Bernulph,
bishop, who freed churches and monasteries from the
power of the mighty, founded many churches, and fostered
Cluniac customs in the monasteries.
8. In the
monastery of Marienberg in Franconia, blessed Stilla,
consecrated virgin, who was buried in the church which
she had founded.
9. At Foligno
in Umbria, blessed Peter Crisci, who, having given
all his possessions to the poor, devoted himself to the
service of the cathedral church, and chose to dwell in the
bell tower, humble and exceedingly penitent.
10. At Chester
in England, Saint John Plessington, priest and martyr,
who, having been made a priest at Segovia and returned to
England, for this reason under King Charles the Second was
condemned to the torments of hanging.
11. In the
village of Lujiazhuang near Yingxian in the
province of Hebei in China, Saint John Baptist
Zhou Wurui, martyr, who, though still a youth, openly
professed himself a Christian before the followers of the
“Yihetuan”, and for this reason had parts of his body mutilated
and was beheaded.
12. In the
town of Liucun near the city of Renqin, also
in Hebei, the holy martyrs Elizabeth Qin
Bianzhi and her son Simon Qin Chunfu, aged fourteen
years, who, in the same persecution, strong in faith, overcame
all the cruelty of their enemies.
13. In the
town of Borowikowszczyzna in Poland, blessed Achilleus
Puchała and Hermann Stępień, priests from the Order
of Friars Minor Conventual and martyrs, who, when
their homeland of Poland was violated by foreign military
power, were killed in hatred of the faith.
July
20th
This Day, the Twentieth Day of
July
Saint
Apollinaris, bishop,
who, announcing to the nations the unsearchable riches of
Christ, as a good shepherd went before his flock, and is
said to have adorned the Church of Classe near Ravenna in
Flaminia with the famous honor of martyrdom; but on the
twenty-third day of July he passed over to the eternal banquet.
2. Commemoration
of Saint Elijah the Tishbite, who, prophet of the Lord
in the days of Ahab and Ahaziah, kings of Israel, vindicated
with such strength of soul the rights of the one God against
an unfaithful people, that he foreshadowed not only John
the Baptist but even Christ himself; he left behind no written
oracles, but his memory is faithfully preserved, especially
on Mount Carmel.
3. Commemoration
of blessed Joseph, who was called Barsabbas and surnamed
Justus, a disciple of the Lord, whom the apostles appointed
together with blessed Matthias to take the place of Judas
the traitor in the apostolic ministry; but when the lot
fell upon Matthias, he nevertheless fulfilled the office
of preaching and holiness.
4. At Antioch
in Pisidia, Saint Marina, or Margaret, who is said
to have consecrated her body to Christ by virginity and
martyrdom.
5. In Ethiopia,
Saint Frumentius, bishop, who, first captured there,
was later ordained bishop by Saint Athanasius, and spread
the Gospel in that region.
6. At Carthage,
Saint Aurelius, bishop, who, a most steadfast pillar
of the Church, strengthened the faithful against the customs
of the pagans and moved the episcopal seat from the place
of the idol of the goddess Celestis.
7. In the
countryside of Bologna in France, Saint Vulmar, priest,
who, drawn from humble shepherding to studies and having
attained the priesthood, sought the solitude of the desert
according to the custom of the ancient Fathers; then at
Hautmont in Hainaut in the forest of his homeland, he founded
a double monastery, one for men, the other for virgins.
8. At Corduba
in the region of Vandalic Spain, Saint Paul, deacon and
martyr, who, instructed by the example and word of Saint
Sisenandus, did not fear to rebuke the Moorish princes and
magistrates for the vanity of their worship, and, confessing
Christ the true God, was put to death.
9. At Hildesheim
in Saxony in Germany, blessed Bernard, bishop, who
governed his Church in peace for twenty-three years, although
blind.
10. At Seoul
in Korea, the holy martyrs Magdalene Yi Yŏng-hŭi, Terésiæ
Yi Mae-im, Marthæ Kim Sŏng-im, Lúciæ Kim, Rosæ Kim, Anna
Kim Chang-gŭm, and Mariæ Wŏn Kwi-im, virgins, and John the
Baptist Yi Kwang-nyol.
11. In the
city of Nam Dinh in Tonkin, Saint Joseph Maria
Diaz Sanjurjo, bishop of the Order of Preachers and
martyr, who, in the persecution raging under Emperor
Tự Đức, was condemned to death by beheading out of hatred
for the faith.
12. In the
village of Zhoujiahe near the city of Yingxian
in Hebei province of China, the passion of Saints
Leo Ignatius Mangin and Paul Denn, priests of the Society
of Jesus, who, while fervently encouraging the faithful
in church during the persecution carried out by followers
of the “Yingxian” sect, were pierced before the altar
by the invading enemies. With them fell Saint Mary Zhou
Wuzhi, who sought to protect Saint Leo with her body
as he offered the sacred rites and, struck by wounds, died.
13. In the
village of Lujiazhuang near Yingxian, likewise
in Hebei, Saint Peter Zhou Rixin, martyr,
who, during the same persecution, when the magistrate insisted,
refused to renounce God the Creator of the world, and for
that reason was beheaded.
14. In the
town of Daliucun near Wuyi, likewise in the
same province, Saint Mary Fu Guilin, teacher, who,
in the same persecution, was handed over to the enemies
of the Gospel and beheaded, invoking Christ the Savior.
15. In the
village of Wuqiao Zhaojia, likewise in Hebei,
commemoration of Saints Mary Zhao Guozhi and her daughters
Rosa Zhao and Mary Zhao, who, during the same persecution,
in order not to be violated, threw themselves into a well;
but after being pulled out, fulfilled their martyrdom.
16. In the
town of Dechao, likewise in Hebei, commemoration
of Saint Xi Guizi, martyr, who, though still a catechumen,
when a crowd arose, declared himself to be a Christian,
and, torn with wounds, was baptized in his own blood.
17. At Madrid
in Spain, blesseds Rita of the Sorrowful Virgin of the
Heart of Jesus Pujalte y Sánchez and Francisca of the Heart
of Jesus Aldea y Araujo, virgins of the Congregation
of the Sisters of Charity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
and martyrs, who, during the religious persecution
raging in the civil war, were taken from the church of the
school by enemies of the Church.
July
21st
This Day, the Twenty-first Day of
July
Saint
Lawrence of Brindisi, priest and Doctor of the Church,
who, enrolled among the Capuchin Friars Minor, carried out
the duty of preaching tirelessly in the regions of Europe,
both for the defense of the Church against unbelievers,
and in reconciling princes, and in the governance of his
Order, fulfilling all duties with simplicity and humility.
On the twenty-second day of July, he died at Lisbon in Portugal.
2. At Marseilles
in the province of France, Saint Victor, martyr.
3. At Emesa
in Syria, Saint Simeon, surnamed the Fool, who, moved
by the divine Spirit, desired to be held as a fool for Christ
and contemptible among men. Likewise, the commemoration
of Saint John, hermit, who was for nearly thirty years
the companion of Saint Simeon in holy pilgrimage and in
the desert near the Lake Asphaltites.
4. At Rome,
the commemoration of Saint Praxedes, in whose name
a church dedicated to God is located on the Esquiline.
5. At Strasbourg
in Burgundy, Saint Arbogast, bishop.
6. In the
open sea before Rochefort off the coast of France, in the
squalor of a ship held at anchor, blessed Gabriel Pergaud,
priest and martyr, who, a canon regular of Beaulieu
in the district of Saint-Brieuc, was expelled from the abbey
because of his priesthood during the time of the French
upheaval, and having been handed over into captivity, was
struck by disease and crowned with martyrdom.
7. Near
Yanzibian close to Yangpingguan in China,
Saint Alberic Crescitelli, priest of the Pontifical
Institute for Foreign Missions and martyr, who, in
the persecution of the followers of the “Yihetuan”
was struck almost to death with great violence, and on the
following day, with his feet bound, was dragged along a
road paved with flint to the river, where he was cut to
pieces and at last beheaded, and was crowned with martyrdom.
8. On the
way toward Daining, near the city of Yomenienina
in the province of Hebei, likewise in China, the
passion of Saint Joseph Wang Yumei, martyr in the same
persecution.
July
22nd
This Day, the Twenty-second Day of
July
Memorial
of Saint Mary Magdalene,
who, having been freed by the Lord from seven demons and
made his disciple, followed him even to Mount Calvary, and,
early on the morning of Easter, was the first to merit seeing
the Savior risen from the dead and to bring the message
of the Resurrection to the other disciples.
2. At Ancyra
in Galatia, Saint Plato, martyr.
3. In Africa,
the holy martyrs of Massilia, on whose natal day
Saint Augustine gave a sermon.
4. At Antioch
in Syria, Saint Cyril, bishop, who, under the emperor
Diocletian, suffered prison and exile.
5. At the
fortress of Suani in the Caucasus Mountains, Saint Anastasius,
monk, who, as a disciple of Saint Maximus the Confessor,
endured prison and hardships with him for the orthodox faith,
and having traveled to this fortress, died there, or perhaps
along the very way.
6. In the
monastery of Fontenelle in Neustria, Saint Wandregisil,
abbot, who, having left the court of King Dagobert,
lived a monastic life in various places and, having been
ordained to the priesthood by Saint Audenus, bishop of Rouen,
founded and governed a monastery in the forest of Jumièges.
7. At Menat
in the territory of Auvergne in France, Saint Meneleus,
abbot.
8. At Pavia in
Lombardy, Saint Jerome, bishop.
9. At Lodi Vecchio,
likewise in Lombardy, Saint Gualterius, founder of
the House of the Hospital of Mercy.
10. At Venice,
blessed Augustine Fangi of Bugella, priest
of the Order of Preachers, who bestowed many benefits at
Soncino, Vigevano, and Venice.
11. At Lisbon
in Portugal, the heavenly birthday of Saint Lawrence
of Brindisi, whose memorial is celebrated on the previous
day of this date.
12. At Cardiff
in Wales, the holy martyrs Philip Evans, of the Society
of Jesus, and John Lloyd, priests, who, because their
priesthood was revealed in their homeland, were hanged together
under King Charles the Second.
13. On a filthy
prison ship anchored off the coast of Rochefort in France,
blessed James Lombardie, priest of Limoges and
martyr, who, during the great persecution against the
Church, was inhumanely detained because of his priesthood
and died consumed by an incurable illness.
14. In the
place Majiazhuang near Daining in the province
of Hebei in China, the holy martyrs Anna Wang,
virgin, Lucia Wang Wangzhi, and her son Andrew Wang Tianqing,
who were killed for the name of Christ during the persecution
waged by followers of the “Yihetuan” sect.
15. Near
Daining at the city of Iomnienina, likewise
in Hebei, Saint Mary Wang Lizhi, martyr, who
in the same persecution, when certain pagans wished to spare
her by denying she was a Christian, openly declared herself
a servant of Jesus Christ and was immediately killed.
July
23rd
This Day, the Twenty-third Day of
July
Saint
Bridget, religious,
who, given in marriage in Sweden to Ulf the lawgiver, most
devoutly raised the eight children she bore, and stirred
her husband himself to piety by words and example.
After his death, she journeyed to many sacred places, and,
leaving writings concerning the reform of the head and members
of the Mystical Church and laying the foundations of the
Order of the Most Holy Savior, she departed to heaven at
Rome.
2. Commemoration
of Saint Ezekiel, prophet, who, the son of Buzi the
priest, in the time of the exile in the land of the Chaldeans,
was marked by a vision of the glory of the Lord and appointed
as a watchman over the house of Israel. He denounced
the unfaithfulness of the chosen people, foresaw that the
holy city Jerusalem would be cast into ruins and the people
sent into exile; he himself, placed in the midst of the
captives, nourished their hope and prophesied that their
dry bones would rise to life.
3. At Classe
near Ravenna in Flaminia, the commemoration of Saint
Apollinaris, bishop, whose memory is celebrated on the
twentieth of July.
4. At Bizerte
in Tunisia, Saint Severus, martyr, who, in the times
of Diocletian and Maximian, having won the palm of martyrdom,
is believed to have converted to the faith Saint Memnon
the centurion and to have followed him in his agony.
5. At Marseille
in the Province of France, Saint John Cassian, priest,
who founded two monasteries, one for men and the other for
women, and, experienced through long use in monastic matters,
wrote On the Institutes of the Cenobites and Conferences
of the Fathers for the edification of monks.
6. At Cimiez
also in the Province, Saint Valerian, bishop, who,
taken from the monastery of Lérins to the episcopate, set
forth to the people and monks the examples of the saints.
7. At Orvieto
in Tuscany, blessed Joan, virgin, a Sister of the
Penitents of Saint Dominic, distinguished for charity and
patience.
8. In the
city of Manzanares in New Castile in the region of
Spain, the blessed martyrs Nicephorus of Jesus and Mary
(Vincent) Diez Tejerina, priest, and five companions
10 of the Congregation of the Passion, who,
in the time of persecution, remaining faithful to their
religious vocation, were rewarded with the crown by lead
bullets.
9. In the
place called Carabanchel Bajo near Madrid, also in
Spain, in the same persecution, the blessed martyrs German
of Jesus and Mary (Emmanuel) Perez Gimenez, priest, and
eight companions 11, religious of the same
Congregation of the Passion, who completed their struggle
for Christ as victors.
10. At Toledo
also in Spain, the blessed martyrs Peter Ruiz de los
Paños and Joseph Sala Pico, priests of the Institute
of Diocesan Laborer Priests, who fell in the same persecution.
11. At Dachau
near Munich in Bavaria, Germany, blessed Christinus Gondek,
priest of the Order of Friars Minor and martyr,
who, taken from Poland, under a regime hostile to human
dignity and religion, was forced into a detention camp for
the faith of Christ and, worn out by torture, obtained a
glorious crown.
12. At Prešov
in Slovakia, blessed Basil Hopko, auxiliary bishop
of Prešov and martyr, who, at a time of government
hostile to the faith of Christ and the Church, ministered
to the faithful of the Byzantine Rite, was cast into prison,
and suffered cruelties and a long and grave illness unto
death, attaining the palm of victory.
July
24th
This Day, the Twenty-fourth Day of
July
Saint
Sharbel (Joseph) Makhlouf, priest
of the Order of Lebanese Maronites, who, a devoted seeker
of strict solitude and deeper perfection, withdrew from
the monastery of Annaya in Lebanon into the hermitage, where
with utmost austerity of life, through fasting and prayers,
day and night, he served God. On the twenty-fourth
of December, he rested in the Lord.
2. At Bolsena
in Tuscany, Saint Christina, virgin and martyr.
3. At Amiternum
in the Sabine region along the Via Salaria, Saint Victorinus,
martyr.
4. At Tauriana
in Calabria, Saint Fantinus the Elder, surnamed Thaumaturgi.
5. In the
Thebaid, Saint Euphrasia, virgin, who, born of a
senatorial family, chose to lead an eremitic life in the
desert, humble, poor, and obedient.
6. At Ardmore
in Munster, a province of Ireland, Saint Declan,
who is venerated as the first bishop of that Church.
7. In the
region of Albi in Aquitaine, Saint Sigolena, religious.
In Russia, the holy
martyrs Boris and Gleb, who, princes of the Ruthenians
and sons of Saint Vladimir, preferred to accept death rather
than resist by force their brother Sviatopolk. Boris
obtained the palm of martyrdom at the river Alta near Pereyaslav,
and Gleb shortly thereafter in the Dnieper River near Smolensk.
9. Near Rieti
in the Sabine region, Saint Baldwin, abbot, a disciple
of Saint Bernard in the monastery of Clairvaux, who was
sent by him to that city to found and govern the monastery
of Saint Matthew near the lake.
10. At Saint-Trond
in Brabant, blessed Christina, surnamed the Astonishing,
virgin, because in her, though afflicted in body and
rapt in spirit, the Lord worked wondrously.
11. At Stary Sącz
near Tarnów in Poland, Saint Kinga, or Cunegunda,
daughter of the King of Hungary, who, given in marriage
to Duke Boleslaus, preserved with him virginity unblemished
and, after his death, professed the Rule of Saint Clare
in a monastery she herself had founded.
12. At Ferrara
in Emilia, blessed John Tavelli of Tossignano,
bishop, of the Order of Jesuates.
13. At Cologne
in Lotharingia, the translation of the Three Magi,
who, wise men from the East, bearing gifts, came to Bethlehem
to contemplate in the child the mystery of the Only Begotten’s
majesty.
14. At L’Aquila
in the Vestini region, blessed Anthony Torriani, priest
of the Order of Hermits of Saint Augustine, a healer of
both bodies and souls.
15. At Orbe
in Savoy, blessed Louise, religious, daughter of
blessed Amadeus, duke, who was married to Prince Hugh of
Chalon and, after his death, professed in humility and fidelity
the Rule of Saint Clare under the reform of Saint Colette.
16. At Derby
in England, the blessed martyrs Nicholas Garlick, Robert
Ludlam, and Richard Simpson, priests, who, after many
labors and persecutions, condemned to death under Queen
Elizabeth I because of the priesthood, came by the gallows
to the joys of heaven.
17. At Newcastle-upon-Tyne
in England, blessed Joseph Lambton, priest and martyr,
who, at twenty-four years of age, in the same persecution,
was dismembered alive under cruel torments because of the
priesthood.
18. At Durham
in England, Saint John Boste, priest and martyr,
who, under the same queen, martyred for the priesthood,
did not cease to strengthen his companions even before the
judge.
19. In the
city of Nam Định in Tonkin, Saint Joseph Fernandez, priest
of the Order of Preachers and martyr, beheaded for Christ
under the emperor Minh Mạng.
20. At Naples
in Campania, blessed Modestinus of Jesus and Mary (Dominic)
Mazzarello, priest of the Order of Friars Minor, who,
a helper to all kinds of poor and afflicted, died after
contracting cholera while assisting the dying during a plague.
21. At Guadalajara
in Spain, the blessed martyrs Maria of the Pillar of
Saint Francis Borgia (Jacoba) Martinez Garcia, Teresa of
the Child Jesus (Eusebia) Garcia Garcia, and Maria Angela
of Saint Joseph (Marciana) Voltierra Tordesillas, virgins
of the Discalced Carmelite Order, who, rejoicing and
acclaiming Christ their Spouse, were crowned with martyrdom
during a time of persecution.
22. At Barcelona,
also in Spain, blessed Maria of Mercy Prat, virgin
of the Society of Saint Teresa of Jesus and martyr, who,
during the same period, though a religious, completed her
passion.
23. Likewise
at Barcelona, blessed Xavier Bordas Piferrer, religious
of the Salesian Society and martyr, who bore witness to
the example of Christ the Teacher through his martyrdom.
July
25th
This Day, the Twenty-fifth Day of
July
Feast
of Saint James, Apostle,
who, the son of Zebedee and brother of the blessed John
the Evangelist, was a witness with Peter and John of the
Lord’s Transfiguration and His agony. Near the feast
of Easter, he was beheaded by Herod Agrippa, and he was
the first of the Apostles to receive the crown of martyrdom.
2. In Lycia,
Saint Christopher, martyr.
3. At Barcelona
in Tarraconensian Spain, Saint Cucuphas, martyr,
who, during the persecution of Emperor Diocletian, struck
with the sword, victoriously departed to heaven.
4. At Caesarea
in Palestine, the holy martyrs Valentina, Thea, and Paul,
during the persecution of Emperor Maximian under the governor
Firmilian. Valentina, a virgin, after she had kicked over
the altar erected to idols, was subjected to dreadful torments
and, together with the virgin Thea, was cast into fire and
ran to the Bridegroom. Paul, condemned to death, after
obtaining a brief space to pray, prayed to God with his
whole heart for the salvation of all; his head having been
cut off, he received the crown of martyrdom.
5. At Nicomedia
in Bithynia, the passing of Saint Olympias, widow,
who, widowed while still young, spent the rest of her life
in Constantinople most devoutly among consecrated women,
aiding the poor and remaining most faithful even in exile
to Saint John Chrysostom.
6. At Trier
in Rhenish Austrasia, Saint Magneric, bishop, who
was a disciple of Saint Nicetius, his faithful companion
in exile and zealous successor in pastoral care.
7. In the
same place, the holy presbyters Beatus and Bantus,
who lived as hermits during the time of Saint Magneric.
8. At Metz
in Belgic France, Saint Glodesinda, abbess.
9. At Córdoba
in Andalusia in the region of Spain, Saint Theodemir,
a monk of Carmona and martyr, who, still young,
suffered during the persecution by the Moors.
10. At Angers
in France, blessed John Soreth, priest of the Carmelite
Order, whom he led to a stricter observance and enriched
with communities of nuns.
11. At Camerino
in Picenum in Italy, blessed Peter of Molliano
Corradini, priest of the Order of Friars Minor, famous
for evangelical preaching, examples of virtue, and the fame
of miracles.
12. At Salsette
in India, the blessed martyrs Rudolph Acquaviva, Alphonsus
Pacheco, Peter Berno, Anthony Francisco, priests, and Francis
Aranha, religious, of the Society of Jesus, who were
killed by unbelievers for having exalted the cross.
13. At Bovino
in Apulia, blessed Anthony Lucci, bishop, of the
Order of Conventual Friars Minor, who was renowned for his
singular learning and was so generous in aiding the poor
that he did not even attend to his own needs.
14. On a
ship at anchor off the coast of Rochefort in France,
blessed Michael Louis Brulard, priest of the Discalced
Carmelite Order and martyr, who, during the French
Revolution, was inhumanely confined because of the priesthood
and, consumed by disease, perished.
15. At Madrid
in Spain, blessed Maria of Mount Carmel Salles y Barangueras,
virgin, who founded the Congregation of Sisters of
the Immaculate Conception to educate devout and cultured
women.
16. At Urda
in the province of Toledo in Spain, the blessed martyrs
Peter of the Heart, priest, Felix of the Five Wounds Ugalde
Irurzun, and Benedict of the Virgin “of the Vineyard” Solano
Ruiz, religious of the Congregation of the Passion,
who, during a great persecution, were slain by gunfire for
the Christian faith and crowned with the palm of martyrdom.
17. Near
Talavera de la Reina in the Toledo region of Spain, the
blessed martyrs Frederick (Charles) Rubio Álvarez, priest,
Primo Martínez de San Vicente Castillo, Hieronymus Ochoa
Urdangarin, and John of the Cross (Eligius) Delgado Pastor,
religious of the Order of Saint John of God, who in
the same persecution promptly obtained a glorious crown.
18. At Monzón
near Huesca in Aragon in the region of Spain, blessed
Denis Pamplona, priest of the Order of Clerics Regular
of the Pious Schools and martyr, killed in hatred of the
faith in the same period.
19. In the
town of Motril near Granada on the coast of Spain, the
blessed martyrs Deogratias Palacios, León Inchausti, Joseph
Rada, Julian Moreno, priests, and Joseph Richard Diez, religious,
who, serving Christ in the Order of Augustinian Recollects,
were suddenly captured by a mob in the same persecution
and immediately shot dead on the road.
20. In the
detention camp of Działdowo in Poland, blessed Maria
Teresa Kowalska, virgin of the Capuchin Poor Clares
and martyr, who, during the occupation of Poland
in war, was imprisoned for keeping the faith and died, upheld
by the faith of Christ, on her final day.
July
26th
This Day, the Twenty-sixth Day of
July
Memorial
of Saints Joachim and Anne,
the parents of the Immaculate Virgin Mary, Mother of God,
whose names have been preserved by the ancient traditions
of Christians.
2. Commemoration
of Saint Erastus, who, as the treasurer of the city
of Corinth, ministered to the blessed Apostle Paul.
3. In the
monastery of Saint Benedict at the Po [River] in the region
of Mantua, Saint Simeon, monk and hermit.
4. At Auch
in Aquitaine, Saint Austindus, bishop, by whose work
the cathedral church was built, the morals of the people
refined, and the house of God restored.
5. At Verona
in Venetia, blesseds Evangelista and Peregrinus, priests.
6. At Sassoferrato
in Piceno, Italy, blessed Hugh of the Acts, monk
of the Silvestrine Congregation of the Order of Saint Benedict.
7. At San
Septempeda also in Piceno, blessed Camilla Gentili, martyr,
who was killed by her impious husband.
8. In the
village of Gateshead near Newcastle upon the River Tyne
in England, blessed John Ingram, priest and martyr,
who, English by birth, was ordained in the Lateran Basilica
and ministered in Scotland until, having crossed into England
for the priesthood, he perished by the penalty of hanging
under Queen Elizabeth I.
9.
At Darlington also in England, blessed George Swallowell,
martyr, who, in the same year, having been reconciled
to the Catholic Church, was condemned to death and, though
overwhelmed with great fear and cruelly tormented by his
enemies, bravely accepted the most severe torments for Christ.
10. At Lancaster
likewise in England, blesseds Edward Thwing, of the
Order of Preachers, and Robert Nutter, priests and martyrs,
who, after many labors accomplished in the vineyard of the
Lord, condemned under Queen Elizabeth I because of the priesthood,
fulfilled a glorious martyrdom.
11. At London
also in England, blessed William Webster, priest and
martyr, who, after ministering for more than twenty
years in various prisons, was arrested under King Charles
I by order of Parliament because he was a priest and completed
his martyrdom at the gallows of Tyburn.
12. In the
village of Phú Yên in Annam, blessed Andrew, martyr,
who, being a catechist, was impiously captured by
soldiers during a persecution against the Christian faith,
and poured out his blood for Christ — the first-fruit of
the Church in that land.
13. At sea,
off the coast of Rupifortium, bound to an anchored prison
ship, blesseds Marcellus Gaucher Labigne de Reignefort,
of the Society of Missionaries, and Peter Joseph Le Groing
de La Romagère, priests and martyrs, the former from
the region of Limoges and the latter from Bourges, who,
during the French upheaval, given over to inhuman custody
out of hatred for religion, died from starvation and disease.
14. At Orange
also in France, blessed Mary Margaret of Saint Augustine
Bonnet and four companions, virgins 12 of
the Order of Saint Ursula, who, in the same storm of persecution,
underwent martyrdom.
15. At Lovere
in Lombardy, Saint Bartholomea Capitanio, virgin,
who, together with Saint Vincentia Gerosa, founded
the Institute of the Sisters of Charity of Mary Infant,
and, afflicted with tuberculosis, but rather consumed by
charity, died at the age of twenty-seven.
16. In the
village of Motril near Granada on the coast of Spain,
blesseds Vincent Pinilla, of the Order of Augustinian
Recollects, and Emmanuel Martín Sierra, priests and martyrs,
who, the day after the martyrdom of five of their companions,
were dragged from the church and shot through with bullets.
17. In the
concentration camp of Dachau near Munich in Bavaria, Germany,
blessed Titus Brandsma, priest of the Carmelite
Order and martyr, a Dutchman by birth, who, for the
defense of the Church and the dignity of man, bore all kinds
of evils and persecutions with a calm spirit, giving an
extraordinary example of charity both to his fellow prisoners
and even to his executioners.
18. At Valletta
on the island of Malta, blessed George Preca, priest,
who, lovingly devoted to the task of catechetical instruction
for children, founded the Society of Christian Doctrine
to give witness to the word of God among the people.
July
27th
This Day, the Twenty-seventh Day of
July
1.
Commemoration
of the Seven Holy Sleepers of Ephesus,
who, as it is told, having completed martyrdom, rest in
peace, awaiting the day of resurrection.
2.
At Nicomedia in Bithynia,
Saint Pantaleon, or Pantaleimon,
martyr, who is
honored in the East, a
physician
who practiced his art without any fee.
3.
At Salins-les-Bains on Mount Jura in France,
Saint Desideratus,
who is believed to have been
bishop
of Besançon.
4.
At Rome, in the cemetery of Priscilla on the Via Salaria,
Pope Saint Celestine
I, who, zealous
in defending the faith of the Church and in expanding its
boundaries, first established the episcopacy in Britain
and Ireland and, through his support, the Council of
Ephesus proclaimed the blessed Mary as the Mother of God.
5.
Near Antioch in Syria,
Saint Simeon, monk,
who lived for many years standing upon a column, whence
he received the name
Stylite;
his life and conduct were wondrous.
6.
At Loches on the Indre River, in the district of Tours in
France, Saint
Ursus, abbot,
father of many monasteries, famous for admirable abstinence
and other virtues.
7.
At Ravenna in Flaminia,
Saint Ecclesius, bishop,
who, companion of Pope Saint John I in enduring the atrocities
of King Theodoric, stood firm and led his Church to new
splendor.
8.
In Béarn, a region near the Pyrenees in Gascony, France,
Saint Galactorius,
who is honored as
bishop
of Lescar and
martyr.
9.
At Mantinea near Claudiopolis in Honoriade,
Saint Anthusa, virgin, a
nun, who under
Emperor Constantine Copronymus was scourged and exiled for
venerating sacred Images; at length she was recalled to
her homeland and died in peace.
10.
At Córdoba in Andalusia, a province of Spain,
the holy martyrs George,
deacon, and Syrian, monk, Aurelius and Sabigotha, husband
and wife, and Felix and Liliosa, also husband and wife,
who, during the persecution of the Moors, seized with desire
for testimony and the faith of Christ, never ceased praising
Christ in prison and were finally beheaded.
11.
At Ohrid in Illyricum,
Saint Clement, bishop
of Velitsa, outstanding in education and knowledge of sacred
letters, who brought the light of the faith to the people
of Bulgaria.
Along with him are commemorated
Saint Bishops Gorazd, Nahum, Sabas, and Angelarius,
who continued the work of Saints Cyril and Methodius in
Bulgaria.
12.
In the monastery of Garsten in Styria,
blessed Berthold, abbot,
to whom penitents seeking counsel or those asking for help
had easy access.
13.
At Piacenza in Emilia,
blessed Raymond Palmerio,
a father of a family,
who, bereft of wife and children, founded a hospice for
receiving the poor.
14.
At Faenza also in Emilia,
blessed Nevolone,
renowned for sacred pilgrimages, austerity of life, and
hermit-like observance.
15.
At Amelia in Umbria,
blessed Lucia Bufalari,
virgin, sister
of blessed John of Rieti, of the Oblates of the Order of
Saint Augustine, known for her penances and zeal for souls.
16.
At Stafford in England,
blessed Robert Sutton, priest
and martyr, who
was hanged under Queen Elizabeth I because of the priesthood.
17.
At Beaumaris in Wales,
blessed William Davies, priest and martyr,
who, in the same persecution, for the priesthood alone,
while praying for those present, suffered the same punishment.
18.
At Brescia in Lombardy,
blessed Maria Magdalena
Martinengo, abbess
of the Capuchin Poor Clares, notable for her abstinences.
19.
In the town of Ollería in the district of Valencia, Spain,
blessed Joachim
Vilanova Camallonga, priest and martyr,
who in a time of persecution against the Christian faith
obtained glory.
20.
In the village of Llisa near Barcelona, likewise in Spain,
blessed Modest
Vegas Vegas, priest
of the Order of Friars Minor Conventual
and martyr,
who, during the same persecution raging against the faith,
poured out his blood for Christ.
21.
At Barcelona, likewise in Spain,
blesseds Philip Hernández
Martínez, Zachary Abadía Buesa, and James Ortiz Alzueta,
religious of
the Salesian Society
and martyrs,
who suffered martyrdom during the same persecution.
22.
In the camp at Oświęcim or Auschwitz near
Kraków in Poland,
blessed Maria Clementina
of Jesus Crucified Staszewska, virgin
of the Order of Saint Ursula
and martyr,
who, during the war, imprisoned in the dreadful extermination
camp because of her faith, succumbed, crushed by torments.
July 28th
This Day, the Twenty-eighth Day of
July
1.
Commemoration of Saints Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas,
and Nicholas the proselyte of Antioch, who were among
the seven whom the multitude of disciples, full of the Spirit
and wisdom, chose, and upon whom the Apostles laid hands,
so that they might serve in the ministry to the needy.
2.
At Rome, Saint Victor I, Pope, an African, who
decreed that the holy Pasch should be celebrated by all
the Churches on the Sunday following the Jewish Passover.
3.
Commemoration of many martyrs,
who in the Thebaid of Egypt suffered during the persecution
under Emperors Decius and Valerian; while Christians desired
to be struck down by the sword for the name of Christ, their
cunning enemies, seeking slow torments leading to death,
preferred to destroy their souls rather than their bodies.
4.
At Miletus in Caria, Saint Acacius, martyr, under
the emperor Licinius.
5.
At Milan in Liguria, Saints Nazarius and Celsus, martyrs,
whose bodies were found by Saint Ambrose.
6.
At Troyes in France, Saint Camelian, bishop, who
was a disciple and successor of Saint Lupus.
7.
At Dol in Brittany, Saint Samson, abbot and bishop,
who spread the Gospel and monastic discipline, learned in
Wales from Saint Illtud the abbot, in Domnonia.
8.
In Sweden, Saint Botvid, martyr, a Swede by birth,
baptized in England, who gave himself to evangelizing his
homeland until he was killed by a man whom he himself had
ransomed from slavery.
9.
In the city of Nam Định in Tonkin, Saint Melchior
Garcia Sampedro, bishop of the Order of Preachers
and martyr, who was led into most severe imprisonment
for Christ and, by order of the emperor Tự Đức, was beaten
to death, his limbs crushed.
10.
At Madrid in Spain, Saint Peter Poveda Castroverde, priest
and martyr, who founded the Teresian Institute
for promoting Christian education and, at the beginning
of the persecution against the Church, was killed in hatred
of the faith and gave clear witness to God.
11.
At Gabas in the region of Zaragoza, likewise in Spain,
blesseds Emmanuel Segura, priest, and David Carlos, religious,
of the Order of Clerics Regular of the Pious Schools,
martyrs in the same persecution.
12.
At Tarragona, likewise in Spain, Saint James Hilary (Emmanuel)
Barbal Cosan, religious of the Brothers of the Christian
Schools, martyr, who, during the raging persecution,
was condemned to death in hatred of the Church.
13.
At Barcelona, likewise in Spain, blesseds Joseph Caselles
Moncho and Joseph Castell Camps, priests of the Salesian
Society and martyrs, who, during the same persecution
against the faith, merited to attain the glory of eternal
life through martyrdom.
14.
In the city of Bharananganam in Kerala, India, blessed
Alphonsa of the Immaculate Conception (Anna) Muttathupadathu,
virgin, who, in order to avoid a forced marriage, thrust
her foot into the fire, and, admitted among the Malabar
Poor Clares, though almost always ill, offered her life.
July 29th
This Day, the Twenty-ninth Day of
July
Memorial
of Saint Martha,
who at Bethany near Jerusalem received the Lord Jesus into
her home and, when her brother had died, made confession:
“You are the Christ, the Son of God, who has come into the
world.”
2. Commemoration
of the saints Lazarus, the brother of Saint Martha,
whom the Lord wept over when he was dead and raised again,
and Mary, his sister, who, while Martha was busy with much
service, sat beside the Lord’s feet and listened to his
word.
3. At Gangra
in Paphlagonia, Saint Callinicus, martyr.
4. At Rome,
on the Via Portuensis at the third milestone, in the cemetery
named after him, Saint Felix, martyr.
5. In the
same place, in the Generosa cemetery, the holy martyrs
Simplicius, Faustinus, Viatrix, and Rufus.
6. At Troyes
in France of Lyon, Saint Lupus, bishop, who went
with Saint Germanus of Auxerre to Britain to oppose the
Pelagian heresy, defended his city from the fury of Attila
by prayer, and, having fulfilled the office of priest for
fifty-two years with veneration, rested in peace.
7. At Orléans
also in Lyon France, Saint Prosper, bishop.
8. At Nidaros
in Norway, Saint Olaf, martyr, who, being king
of his people, propagated the Christian faith, which he
had come to know in England, in his kingdom by diligently
rooting out idolatry; but finally, attacked by enemies,
he fell by the sword.
9. At Rome
near Saint Peter’s, blessed Urban II, pope, who defended
the liberty of the Church against the invasions of laymen,
fought against simoniacs and corrupt clerics, and at the
Council of Clermont encouraged Christian soldiers, signed
with the cross, to liberate their brothers oppressed by
unbelievers and the Lord’s tomb.
10. In the
town of Saint-Brieuc in Brittany of France, Saint William
Pinchon, bishop, who dedicated himself to the rebuilding
of the cathedral church, shone with kindness and simplicity,
and with fearless strength of soul, suffered severe harassment
and exile in defense of the sheep and the rights of the
Church.
11. At Omura
in Japan, the blessed martyrs Louis Bertrand, a priest
of the Order of Preachers, Mancio of the Holy Cross,
and Peter of Saint Mary, religious of the same Order,
who were thrown into the fire for Christ.
12. In the
strait near Rochefort off the coast of France, blessed
Charles Nicholas Anthony Ancel, priest of the Society
of Jesus and Mary and martyr, who, during the French
upheaval, being detained on a ship of inhuman captivity
on account of being a priest, caught a grievous infection
and fulfilled martyrdom.
13. In the
city of Qingyan in the province of Guizhou
in China, the holy martyrs Joseph Zhang Wenlan and Paul
Chen Changpin, seminarians, John Baptist Lou Tingyin, administrator
of the seminary, and Martha Wang Louzhi, widow, who,
held in a hot and damp cage, endured cruel tortures and
finally died, beheaded for the faith of Christ.
14. In the
town of Esplugues near Barcelona in Spain, blessed
John Baptist Egozcuezabal Aldaz, religious of the Order
of Saint John of God and martyr, who, in a time of persecution
against the faith, was killed out of hatred for the Church.
15. At Calanda
near Teruel also in Spain, the blessed martyrs Lucius
Martinez Mancebo, priest of the Order of Preachers,
and companions13—thirteen martyrs—who,
strengthened by the power of Christ, perished in the same
persecution.
16. At Valencia
also in Spain, blessed Joseph de Calasanz Marqués, priest
of the Salesian Society and martyr, who in the same persecution
shed his blood for Christ.
July 30th
This Day, the Thirtieth Day of
July
Saint
Peter, surnamed Chrysologus, bishop of Ravenna and Doctor
of the Church,
who, having received the surname from the blessed Apostle,
fulfilled his office in such a way that he enclosed multitudes
into the faith with the net of heavenly teaching and satisfied
them with the sweetness of the divine word. His passing
at Forum Cornelii in Flaminia occurred on the following
day.
2. At Rome,
in the cemetery of Pontianus on the Via Portuensis, the
holy martyrs Abdon and Sennen.
3. At Caesarea
in Cappadocia, Saint Julitta, martyr, who, when she
steadfastly refused the judge’s command to offer incense
to the idols, was cast into the fire.
4. At Thuburbo
Lucernaria in Africa, the holy virgins and martyrs Maxima,
Donatilla, and Secunda, of whom the first two, in the
persecution of the emperor Diocletian, without fear rejected
the command of Caesar to sacrifice to idols and, by the
sentence of the proconsul Anulinus, together with the
girl Secunda, were first handed over to the beasts,
then their throats slit with the sword.
5. At Auxerre
in France of Lyon, Saint Ursus, bishop.
6. At Gistel
in Flanders, Saint Godelieve, martyr, who, having
been married to the lord of the place, suffered much from
her husband and his mother and was at last strangled by
two servants.
7. At Caleruega
in the region of Castile in Spain, the commemoration
of blessed Mannes Guzmán, priest, brother of Saint Dominic,
who was a helper in propagating the Order of Preachers and
a prudent counselor of nuns.
8. At London
in England, the blessed martyrs Edward Powell, Richard
Featherstone, and Thomas Abel, priests and doctors of sacred
theology, who resisted the divorce proposed by King
Henry VIII and steadfastly persevered in fidelity to the
Roman Pontiff, for which, after imprisonment in the Tower
of the city, they were hanged at the gallows in Smithfield.
9. In the
village of Daying near the city of Zaoqiang
in Hebei province of China, Saint Joseph Yuan
Gengyin, martyr, who, during the persecution of the
“Yihetuan,” was killed for the name of Christ while
he was a merchant at the local market.
10. At the
place Calafell near Tarragona on the coast of Spain,
the blessed martyrs Braulio María (Paul) Corres Díaz de
Cerio, priest, and fourteen companions 14
of the Order of Saint John of God, who, captured during
the persecution against religious, forgave their enemies
and merited the most blessed crown of martyrdom.
11. In the
town of Castelserás near Teruel, also in Spain,
the blessed martyrs Joseph María Muro Sanmiguel, priest,
Joachim Prats Baltueña, religious, of the Order of Preachers,
and Zósimo Izquierdo Gil, priest, who, during the
same raging persecution against the faith, attained the
crown of glory for Christ.
12. At Barcelona,
also in Spain, blessed Sergius Cid Pazo, priest of
the Salesian Society and martyr, who, during that same persecution,
perished because of his fearless testimony of faith.
13. At Padua
in Italy, Saint Leopold (Bogdan) of Castelnuovo Mandic,
priest of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, who burned
with zeal for the unity of Christians and dedicated his
whole life to the ministry of reconciliation.
14. At Guadalajara
in Mexico, blessed María Vincenta of Saint Dorothy Chávez
Orozco, virgin, who, as foundress of the Institute
of the Servants of the Poor, trusting only in God and
Divine Providence, gave witness to gentleness and devoted
care for the suffering and the poor.
15. In the
same place, blessed María of Jesus Sacramentado Venegas
de la Torre, virgin, who for fifty-four years devoted
herself to the care of the sick in a small hospital for
the poor, where she founded the Congregation of the Daughters
of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
July 31st
This Day, the Thirty-first Day of
July
Memorial
of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, priest,
who, born in Spain in the region of the Basques, lived in
the royal court and served in the military, until, after
suffering a grave wound, he was converted to God.
He completed his theological studies at Paris and gathered
his first companions, whom he later established at Rome
in the Society of Jesus, where he himself fruitfully
exercised ministry both in writing works and in forming
disciples, “for the greater glory of God.”
2. At Milan
in Transpadane Italy, Saint Calimerius, bishop.
3. At Synnada
in Phrygia, the holy martyrs Democritus, Secundus, and
Dionysius.
4. At Caesarea
in Mauretania, Saint Fabius, martyr, who, when he
refused to carry the imperial standards at the provincial
assembly, was first thrust into prison and, as he persevered
in the confession of Christ, was condemned to death by the
judge.
5. At Rome
on the Via Latina, Saint Tertullinus, martyr.
6. Near Ravenna
in Flaminia, the passing of Saint Germanus, bishop
of Auxerre, who twice defended the faith of the Britons
against the Pelagian heresy and, having gone to Ravenna
to reconcile peace in the region of Armorica, was gloriously
received by the Emperors Valentinian and Galla Placidia,
and there he ascended to the heavenly kingdom.
7. At Forum
Cornelii, also in Flaminia, the passing of Saint Peter
Chrysologus, bishop of Ravenna, whose memorial is celebrated
on the previous day.
8. At Skövde
in Sweden, Saint Helena, widow, who, though unjustly
slain, is regarded as a martyr.
9. At Acquapendente
in Tuscany, the passing of blessed John Colombini,
who, once a wealthy cloth merchant, converted to poverty,
gathered disciples into the Order of Jesuati, whom he desired
to be poor for Christ and spouses of Lady Poverty.
10. At London
in England, blessed Everard Hanse, priest and martyr,
who, from the day he professed the Catholic faith, faithfully
preserved it, spread it among his fellow citizens, and gloriously
sealed it with martyrdom at Tyburn under Queen Elizabeth
I.
11. At sea
near Rochefort in France, blessed John Francis Jarrige
de la Morélie du Breuil, priest and martyr, who, during
the fierce persecution against the Church in the time of
the French upheaval, confined aboard a filthy prison ship,
died of consumption.
12. At
Cây Mét near Saigon in Cochin China, the holy martyrs
Peter Đoan Công Quỷ, priest, and Emmanuel Phụng, who,
after spending about seven months in prison, were beheaded
for Christ under the emperor Tự Đức.
13. In the
valley of Alighede in Ethiopia, Saint Justin de Jacobis,
bishop of the Congregation of the Mission, who, gentle
and full of charity, labored in apostolic works and in forming
an indigenous clergy, and soon endured hunger, thirst, hardships,
and imprisonment.
14. In the
city of Granollers near Barcelona in Spain, the blessed
martyrs Dionysius Vicente Ramos, priest, and Francis Remón
Játiva, religious, of the Order of Friars Minor Conventual,
who, in the persecution against the faith, followed in the
footsteps of Christ through their martyrdom.
15. At Valencia,
also in Spain, blessed James Buch Canals, religious
of the Salesian Society and martyr, who, in the same
persecution, died confessing Christ.
16. Near
Munich in Bavaria, Germany, in the detention camp of Dachau,
blessed Michael Oziębłowski, priest and martyr, who,
having been forcibly deported from his native Poland under
a regime hostile to religion, was imprisoned in a foreign
camp, where he endured torture and fulfilled his martyrdom.
17. At Kalisz
in Poland, blessed Francis Stryjas, martyr, who,
during the same time, broken by many torments, gloriously
passed to the Lord.
18. At Trnava
in Slovakia, blessed Zdenka (Cecilia) Schelingová, virgin
of the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of the Holy
Cross and martyr, who, in a most difficult time for
the Church in her nation, having suffered greatly in body
and spirit for the sake of a priest whom she had helped,
finally worn out by illness, shone as an untiring and joyful
witness of Christ.
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1 Quorum
nomina: sancti episcopi Aloysius Versiglia, Antoninus
Fantosati, Franciscus Fogolla, Gabriel Taurinus Dufresse
et Gregorius Grassi; presbyteri Cresidius Giacomantonio,
Elias Facchini, Ioannes de Triora (Franciscus Maria)
Lantrua, Iosephus Maria Gambaro, Theodoricus Balat,
ex Ordine Fratrum Minorum; Franciscus Diaz del Rincon,
Franciscus Fernandez de Capillas, Franciscus Serrano,
Ioachim Royo, Ioannes Alcober, ex Ordine Paedicatorum;
Leo Ignatius Mangin, Modestus Andlauer, Paulus Denn,
Remigius Isore, e Societate Iesu; Albericus Crescitelli,
e Pontificio Instituto pro Missionibus exteris; Augustus
Chapdelaine et Ioannes Petrus Neel, e Societate Parisiensi
Missionum ad exteras gentes; Callistus Caravario, e
Societate Salesiana; Franciscus Regis Clet, e Congregatione
Missionis; Paulus Liu Hanzuo et Thaddreus Liu Ruiting;
necnon Maria a Pace (Maria Anna) Giuliani, Maria a Sancta
Natalia (Ioanna Maria) Kerguin, Maria a Sancto Iusto
(Anna Francisca) Moreau, Maria Adolphina (Anna Catharina)
Dierk, Maria Amandina (Paulina) Jeuris, Maria Clara
(Clelia) Nanetti, Maria Ermellina a lesu (Irma) Grivot,
virgines ex lnstituto Franciscalium Missionariarum Marire;
losephus Zhang Wenlan et Paulus Chen Changpin, seminarii
alumni; loannes Wang Rui, Ioannes Zhang Huan, Ioannes
Zhang Jingguang, Patricius Dong Bodi, Philippus Zhang
Zhihe, Andreas Bauer, Franciscus Zhang Rong, Matthias
Feng De, Petrus Wu Anpeng, Petrus Zhang Banniu, Simon
Chen Ximan, Thomas Shen Jihe, religiosi; Hieronymus
Lu Tingmei, loachim He Kaizhi, loannes Chen Xianheng,
Ioannes Zhang Tianshen, Iosephus Zhang Dapeng, Laurentius
Wang Bing, Lucia Yi Zhenmei, Martinus Wu Xuesheng, Petrus
Liu Wenyuan, Petrus Wu Guosheng, catechistre; atque
Agatha Lin Zhao, Agnes Cao Kuiying, Andreas Wang Tianqing,
Anna An Jiaozhi, Anna An Xinzhi, Anna Wang, Barbara
Cui Lianzhi, Elisabeth Qin Bianzhi, Iacobus Yan Guodong,
Iacobus Zhao Quanxin, loannes Baptista Lou Tingyin,
loannes Baptista Wu Mantang, loannes Baptista Zhao Mingxi,
loannes Baptista Zhou Wurui, Ioannes Wang Guixin, loannes
Wu Wenyin, Josephus Ma Taishun, Josephus Wang Guiji,
Josephus Wang Yumei, losephus Yuan Gengyin, Josephus
Yuan Zaide, Lang Yangzhi, Laurentius Bai Xiaoman, Lucia
Wang Cheng, Lucia Wang Wangzhi, Magdalena Du Fengju,
Marcus Ji Tianxiang, Maria An Guozhi, Maria An Lihua,
Maria Du Tianshi, Maria Du Zhaozhi, Maria Fan Kun,Maria
Fu Guilin, Maria Guo Lizhi, Maria Qi Yu, Maria Wang
Lizhi, Maria Zhao Guozhi, Maria Zhao, Maria Zheng Xu,
Maria Zhou Wuzhi, Martha Wang Louzhi, Paulus Ke Tingzhu,
Paulus Lang Fu, Paulus Liu Jinde, Paulus Wu Juan, Paulus
Wu Wanshu, Petrus Li Quanhui, Petrus Liu Ziyu, Petrus
Wang Erman, Petrus Wang Zuolong, Petrus Zhao Mingzhen,
Petrus Zhou Rixin, Raymundus Li Quanzhen, Rosa Chen
Aixie, Rosa Fan Hui, Rosa Zhao, Simon Qin Chunfu, Teresia
Chen Jinxie, Teresia Zhang Hezhi, Xi Guizi et Zhang
Huailu, laici.
2 Quorum nomina: sancti Hieronymus de Weert,
Theodoricus van der Eem, Nicasius de Heeze, Willehadus
de Dania, Godefridus de Melveren Coart, Antonius de
Hoornaert, Antonius de Werta et Franciscus de Rauga,
presbyteri ex Ordine Fratrum Minorum, necnon Petrus
d'Assche van der Slagmolen et Cornelius de Dorestado,
religiosi ex eodem Ordine; Ioannes Lenaerts, canonicus
regularis Sancti Augustini; Ioannes Coloniensis, presbyter
ex Ordine Praedicatorum; Hadrianus de Hilvarenbeek,
Iacobus Lacops, presbyteri ex Ordine Praemonstratensium;
Leonardus Vechel, Nicolaus Poppel, Godefridus van Duynen,
Andreas Wouters, presbyteri.
3 Quorum nomina: sancti Elias Facchini, Theodoricus
Balat, presbyteri, et Andreas Bauer, religiosus, ex
Ordine Fratrum Minorum; Maria Ermellina a Iesu (Irma)
Grivot, Maria a Pace (Maria Anna) Giuliani, Maria Clara
(Clelia) Nanetti, Maria a Sancta Natalia (Ioanna Maria)
Kerguin, Maria a Sancto lusto (Anna Francisca) Moreau,
Maria Adolphina (Anna Catharina) Dierk, Maria Amandina
(Paulina) Jeuris, religiosre ex lnstituto Franciscalium
Missionariarum Mariae; et adhuc Ioannes Zhang Huan,
Patricius Dong Bodi, Philippus Zhang Zhihe, Ioannes
Zhang Jingguang, Ioannes Wang Rui, Thomas Shen Jihe,
Simon Chen Ximan, Petrus Wu Anpeng, Franciscus Zhang
Rong, Matthias Feng De, Iacobus Yan Guodong, Petrus
Zhang Banniu, Iacobus Zhao Quanxin, Petrus Wang Erman.
4 Quorum nomina: beati Carmelus Volta, Petrus
Soler, Nicolaus Alberca, Engelbertus Kalland, Ascanius
Nicanor, presbyteri, atque Franciscus Pinazo et Ioannes
Iacobus Fernandez, religiosi, ex Ordine Fratrum Minorum;
Franciscus, Mootius et Raphael Massabki, germani.
5 Quorum nomina: beati Petrus Arakiyori Chobioye
et Susanna, coniuges; Ioannes Tanakaet Catharina, coniuges;
Ioannes Nagai Naisen et Monica, coniuges, et filius
eorum Ludovicus,puer.
6 Quorum nomina: beatae Teresire Henricre
ab Annuntiatione Faurie, Annre Andrere aSancto Alexio
Minutte, Marire Annre a Sancto Francisco Lambert, Marire
Annre a SanctaFrancisca Depeyre et Marire Anastasire
a Sancto Gervasio de Roquard.
7 Quorum nomina: beati Didacus de Andrade,
presbyter; Gundisalvus Henriques, diaconus; Antonius
Soares, Benedictus de Castro, Ioannes Fernandes, Emmanuel
Alvares, Franciscus Alvares, Ioannes de Mayorga, Stephanus
Zuraire, Alphonsus de Baena, Dominicus Fernandes, alter
Ioannes Fernandes, Alexius Delgado, Ludovicus Correia,
Emmanuel Rodrigues, Simon Lopes, Emmanuel Fernandes,
Alvarus Mendes, Petrus Nunes, Ludovicus Rodrigues, Franciscus
de Magalhaes, Nicolaus Dinis, Gaspar Alvares, Blasius
Ribeiro, Antonius Fernandes, Emmanuel Pacheco, Petrus
de Fontoura, Andreas Gon9alves, Maurus Vaz, Didacus
Pires, Marcus Caldeira, Antonius Correia, Fernandus
Sanchez, Gregorius Escrivano, Franciscus Perez Godoy,
Ioannes de Zafra, Ioannes de San Martin, religiosi,
et Ioannes, qui adiunctus est.
8 Quorum nomina: beatae Maria a Iesu (Margarita
Teresia) Charansol, Maria Anna a Sancto Ioachim Beguin-Royal,
Maria Anna a Sancto Michaele Doux, Maria Rosa a Sancto
Andrea Laye, Dorothea a Corde Mariae et Magdalena a
Sanctissimo Sacramento de Justamont.
9 Quorum nomina: beatae Maria Anna Francisca
a Sancto Ludovico Brideau, Maria Anna a Iesu Crucifixo
Piedcourt, Carlotta a Resurrectione (Anna Maria Magdalena)
Thouret, Euphrasia ab Immaculata Conceptione (Maria
Claudia Cypriana) Brard, Henrica a Iesu (Maria Gabriela)
de Croissy, Teresia a Corde Mariae (Maria Anna) Hanisset,
Teresia a Sancto Ignatio (Maria Gabriela) Trezelle,
Iulia Ludovica a Iesu (Rosa) Chretien de Neufville,
Maria Henrica a Providentia (Anna) Pelras, Constantia
(Maria Genovefa) Meunier, Maria a Sancto Spiritu (Angelica)
Roussel, Maria a Sancta Martha Dufour, Elisabeth Iulia
a Sancto Francisco Verolot, Catharina et Teresia Soiron.
10 Quorum nomina: beati Josephus a Sacris
Cordibus Estalayo Garcia, Epiphanius a Sancto Michaele
Sierra Conde, Abilius a Cruce Ramos y Ramos, Zacharias
a Sanctissimo Sacramento Fernandez Crespo, Fulgentius
a Corde Marire Calvo Sanchez, religiosi.
11 Quorum nomina: beati Philippus a Sacro
Corde Marire Valcabado Granado, presbyter; Maurilius
a Iesu Infante Macho Rodriguez, Iosephus a Iesu et Maria
Oses Sainz, Iulius a Sacro Corde Mediavilla Concejero,
Josephus Maria a Iesu Moriente Ruiz Martinez, Laurinus
a Iesu Crucifixo Proano Cuesta, Anacarius ab Immaculata
Benito N ozal, Philippus a Sancto Michaele Ruiz Fraile,
religiosi.
12 Quarum nomina: beat::E Catharina a Iesu
(Maria Magdalena) de Jastamont, Anna a Sancto Basilio
Cartier, Clara a Sancta Rosalia (Maria Clara) du Bae,
Elisabeth Teresia a Corde Iesu Consolin.
13 Quorum nomina: Antonius Lopez Couceiro,
Felicissimus Diez Gonzalez, Saturius Rey Robles, Thyrsus
Manrique Melero, presbyteri, Gumersindus Soto Barros
et Lambertus de Navascues y de Juan, religiosi, ex Ordine
Pnedicat6rum; atque Emmanuel Albert Gines, presbyter.
14 Quorum nomina: beati lulianus (Michael)
Carrasquer Fos, Eusebius (Antonius) Forcades Ferrate,
Constans (Saturninus) Roca Huguet, Benedictus Iosephus
Labre (Arsenius) Mafioso Gonzalez, Vincentius de Paul
Canelles Vives, religiosi; Thomas U rdanoz Aldaz, Raphael
Flamarique Salinas, Antonius Llaurad6 Parisi, Emmanuel
Lopez Orbara, Ignatius Tejera Molina, Henricus Beltran
Llorca, Dominicus Pitarch Gurrea, Antonius Sanchis Silvestre,
Emmanuel Jimenez Salado, novitii.
