Memorial
of Saint Athanasius, bishop and Doctor of the Church,
most illustrious in holiness and doctrine, who at Alexandria
in Egypt vigorously defended the orthodox faith from the
time of Constantine up to the emperor Valens, and, having
endured many plots from the Arians and having been driven
into exile multiple times, at last returned to the Church
entrusted to him, and after many struggles and many crowns
of patience, in the forty-sixth year of his priesthood,
rested in the peace of Christ.
2. At Attaleia
in Pamphylia, the holy martyrs Hesperus and Zoe, spouses,
and their sons Cyriacus and Theodulus, who, as is told,
under the emperor Hadrian, since they were slaves of a certain
pagan man, all were first beaten and severely tortured by
command of that same master, because of their free profession
of the Christian faith, and then, thrown into a burning
furnace, handed over their souls to God.
3. At Seville
in Baetica of the province of Spain, Saint Felix, deacon
and martyr.
4. The
commemoration of the holy martyrs Vindemialis, bishop
of Capsa in Numidia, and Longinus of Pamaria
in Mauretania, who, contending against the Arians in the
Council of Carthage, were ordered by Hunneric, king of the
Vandals, to be beheaded.
5. At Luxeuil
in Burgundy, Saint Waldebert, abbot.
6. In the
district of Saint Gall in the region of the Helvetians,
Saint Wiborada, virgin and martyr, who, enclosed
in a cell near the church of Saint Magnus, advised the people,
and for her faith and religious vow suffered death when
the Hungarians broke in.
7. At Linköping
in Sweden, blessed Nicholas Hermansson, bishop, who,
strict with himself, devoted himself wholly to his Church
and to the poor, and received with honor the relics of Saint
Bridget.
8. At Florence
in Etruria, Saint Antoninus, bishop, who, after dedicating
himself to the reform of the Order of Preachers, devoted
himself to vigilant pastoral care, distinguished for holiness,
order, and usefulness of doctrine.
9. At Clonmel
in Ireland, blessed William Tirry, priest of the
Order of the Friars of Saint Augustine and martyr
under the rule of Oliver Cromwell, because he preserved
fidelity to the Roman Church.
10. In the
city of Vĩnh Long in Cochinchina, Saint Joseph Nguyễn
Văn Lưu, martyr, who, a farmer and catechist,
offered himself voluntarily in place of the priest Peter
Lưu, who was sought by the soldiers, and died in chains
under the emperor Tự Đức.
11. In the
city of Aranjuez in the region of New Castile in Spain,
Saint Joseph Mary Rubio Peralta, priest of the Society
of Jesus, who excelled in hearing penitents, in preaching
spiritual exercises, and in visiting the poor of the Madrid
region.
12. In the
death camp of Oświęcim or Auschwitz near Kraków
in Poland, blessed Bolesław Strzelecki, priest and martyr,
who, while war was raging, was imprisoned because of the
faith, and there, through torments, attained the glorious
crown.
May 3rd
This Day, the Third Day of
May
Feast
of Saints Philip and James, Apostles.
Of these, Philip, born at Bethsaida like Peter and Andrew,
became a disciple of John the Baptist and was called by
the Lord to follow Him; but James, the son of Alphaeus,
was considered among the Latins to be the same as the “brother
of the Lord,” surnamed “the Just”. He was the first to govern
the Church of Jerusalem and, when the controversy about
circumcision arose, he sided with the opinion of Peter,
so that the old yoke might not be imposed upon the disciples
from the Gentiles; he soon crowned his apostleship with
martyrdom.
2. At Antinoë
in the Thebaid, the holy martyrs Timothy and Maura.
3. On the
Via Nomentana, at the seventh milestone from the city of
Rome, the holy martyrs Eventius, Alexander, and Theodulus.
4. At Narni
in Umbria, Saint Juvenal, who is venerated as the
first bishop of that see.
5. At Kildare in
Ireland, Saint Conleth, bishop, who was the companion
of Saint Brigid in the spiritual care of her monastery and
of others subject to it, and he held much influence with
the local prelates.
6. At Argos
in Greece, Saint Peter, bishop, who devoted himself
with the utmost charity to the poor and slaves, and earnestly
assisted in settling disputes for the good of the faith.
7. In the
monastery of Heverlee in Flanders, the passing of Saint
Ansfrid, bishop of Utrecht, who, afflicted with blindness,
retired there.
8. At Kiev
in Russia, Saint Theodosius, abbot, who founded what
is called the Caves Lavra and is said to have been the institutor
of coenobitic life there.
9. At Vercelli
in the Subalpine region, blessed Emilia Bicchieri, virgin
of the Order of Preachers, who, although she was prioress
multiple times, very joyfully dedicated herself among her
sisters to the most humble duties of the house.
10. At Casimir
in Poland, blessed Stanislaus, priest and canon regular,
who, moved by pastoral charity, was a diligent minister
of the word of God, a master in spiritual matters, and much
sought-after in hearing confessions.
11. At Susa
in the Subalpine region of Italy, blessed Edward Joseph
Rosaz, bishop, who for twenty-five years exercised apostolic
care over the people entrusted to him, especially the poor,
and founded the Congregation of Sisters of the Third Order
of Saint Francis.
12. In the
city of Sherbrooke in the region of Quebec in Canada,
blessed Marie Léonie (Alodie) Paradis, virgin, who founded
the Congregation of the Little Sisters of the Holy Family,
devoted to assisting priests in their ministry and communal
life.
May 4th
This Day, the Fourth Day of
May
1. At Cirta
in Numidia, the commemoration of the holy martyrs Agapius
and Secundinus, bishops, who, after a long exile in
the aforesaid city, in the persecution of the emperor Valerian,
at which time especially the rage of the pagans was furiously
testing the faith of the just—were made glorious martyrs
through their illustrious priesthood. With them suffered,
in their company, Saint Emilianus, a soldier, Tertulla
and Antonia, consecrated virgins, and a certain woman with
her twin children.
2.
At Nicaea in Bithynia, Saint Antonina, martyr, who,
having been savagely tortured and afflicted with various
torments, hung for three days, and imprisoned for two years,
and was at last burned in flames in confession of the Lord
by order of the governor Priscillianus.
3. At Lauriacum
in Noricum Ripense, Saint Florian, martyr, who, under
the emperor Diocletian, by order of the governor Aquilinus,
with a stone tied to his neck, was thrown from a bridge
into the river Anisus.
4. At Phænon
in Palestine, the passion of the holy martyrs Silvanus,
bishop of Gaza, and thirty-nine companions condemned
to the mines, who, in the same persecution, by order of
Maximinus Daza Caesar, were beheaded and crowned with martyrdom.
5. At Warsaw
in Poland, blessed Ladislaus of Gielniów, priest
of the Order of Friars Minor, who preached the Lord’s Passion
with outstanding zeal and celebrated it with devout hymns.
6. At London
in England, the holy priest martyrs John Houghton, Robert
Lawrence, and Augustine Webster, priors of the Charterhouses
of London, Beauvale, and Axholme, respectively, and Richard
Reynolds, of the Order of Saint Bridget, who, since
they had fearlessly professed the faith of the fathers,
were dragged to execution and dismembered at Tyburn under
King Henry VIII. With them also was blessed John Haile,
priest, pastor of the place Isleworth near the city,
who was hanged on the same gallows.
7. At Trier
in Germany, blessed John Martin Moye, priest of the
Paris Society of Foreign Missions, who in Lorraine founded
the Sisters of Providence and, in China, a community
of teaching virgins, and, although driven from his homeland
during the disturbances of the French Revolution, always
showed himself burning with zeal for souls.
May 5th
This Day, the Fifth Day of
May
1. At Auxerre
in Lugdunese France, Saint Jovinian, lector and martyr.
2. At Alexandria
in Egypt, Saint Euthymius, deacon and martyr.
3. The
commemoration of Saint Maximus, bishop of Jerusalem,
who, under Maximinus Daza Caesar, after having one eye gouged
out and one foot burned with a red-hot iron, was condemned
to the mines; and afterward, permitted to go free from there
and appointed over the Church of Jerusalem, he at length
rested in peace, outstanding in the glory of confession.
4. At Trier
in Belgic France, Saint Britto, bishop, who defended
his flock from the errors of Priscillian, but together with
Saints Ambrose of Milan and Martin of Tours, vainly tried
to resist the fury of those who demanded the death of Priscillian
and his followers.
5. At Arles
in Provence, Saint Hilary, bishop, who, unwillingly
promoted from the Lérins hermitage to the episcopate, labored
with his own hands, wore a single tunic in both summer and
winter, and traveled on foot, displaying to all his love
of poverty. Given to prayer, fasting, and vigils, and tirelessly
devoted to the ministry of the word, he showed God’s mercy
to sinners, received orphans, and sent immediately for the
redemption of captives all the silver that the basilica
of the city possessed.
6. At Vienne
in Lugdunese France, Saint Nicetius, bishop.
7. At Milan
in Liguria, Saint Geruntius, bishop.
8. At Marcian
in Belgic France, Saint Maurontus, abbot and deacon,
who was a disciple of Saint Amand.
9. At Limoges
in Aquitaine, Saint Sacerdos, who, first a monk
and abbot, then a bishop, at last chose to
live the monastic life again.
10. At Hildesheim
in Saxony, Germany, Saint Godehard, bishop, who,
first abbot of the monastery of Niederaltaich, visited and
restored other monasteries, and then, succeeding Saint Bernward
on the episcopal seat, promoted the good of his Church,
established regular discipline for the clergy, and opened
schools.
11. In Calabria,
Saint Leo, hermit, who, devoted to contemplation
and works for the poor, died in the monastery of Africo
near Reggio Calabria, founded by himself.
12. At Vendoeuvres
near Tours in France, Saint Avertinus, deacon, who,
having followed Saint Thomas Becket into exile, after his
martyrdom returned to Vendoeuvres and led a hermit’s life.
13. At Licata
in Sicily, Saint Angelus, priest of the Carmelite
Order and martyr.
14. At Recanati
in Picenum, Italy, blessed Benvenutus Mareni, religious
of the Order of Friars Minor.
15. At Naples
in Campania, blessed Nunzio Sulprizio, who, an
orphan afflicted with bone disease in his leg and wasted
in body, bore all things with a calm and cheerful spirit,
assisted everyone, greatly consoled those who shared in
suffering, and in every way relieved the misery of the poor.
16. At Somasca
near Bergamo in Italy, blessed Catherine Cittadini, virgin,
who, orphaned of her parents from early childhood, as a
humble and wise teacher greatly provided for the education
of poor girls and for Christian doctrine, and for this reason
founded the Institute of the Ursuline Sisters of Somasca.
17. At Dresden
in Germany, blessed Gregory Frąckowiak, religious
of the Society of the Divine Word and martyr, who, imprisoned
during the time of war, died for Christ by a blow from an
axe.
May 6th
This Day, the Sixth Day of
May
1. The
commemoration of Saint Lucius the Cyrenian, who is listed
in the Acts of the Apostles among the prophets and teachers
of the Church which was at Antioch.
2. At Lambaesis
in Numidia, the holy martyrs Marian, lector, and James,
deacon, the former of whom had long before overcome
the attacks of the Decian persecution in the confession
of Christ; he was again arrested with his dearest colleague,
and both, after cruel tortures and strengthened by divine
grace, were finally put to death by the sword with many
others.
3. At Milan
in Liguria, Saint Venerius, bishop, who was a disciple
and deacon of Saint Ambrose. He sent clerics to assist the
bishops of Africa and gave aid to Saint John Chrysostom
in exile.
4. At Rome,
Saint Benedicta, virgin, who, being a religious,
as narrated by Pope Gregory the Great, rested in God on
the thirtieth day after the death of Saint Galla, whom she
especially loved above all others, just as she had asked.
5. At Lindisfarne
in Northumbria, Saint Eadbert, bishop, who succeeded
Saint Cuthbert and shone with knowledge of the Scriptures,
observance of heavenly precepts, and especially with generosity
in almsgiving.
6. At Barcelona
in Spain, Saint Peter Nolasco, priest, who, together
with Saint Raymond of Peñafort and James I, king of Aragon,
is believed to have founded the Order of the Blessed
Virgin Mary of Mercy for the redemption of captives,
zealously expending effort and care in establishing peace
during the time of the power of unbelievers and in delivering
Christians from the yoke of slavery.
7. At Montepulciano
in Etruria, blessed Bartholomew Pucci-Franceschi, priest
of the Order of Friars Minor, who, leaving behind wife,
children, and wealth for the love of God, became a poor
one of Christ.
8. At London
in England, the blessed Edward Jones and Anthony Middleton,
priests and martyrs, who under Queen Elizabeth I, because
of their priesthood, were hanged on pitchforks at the doors
of the houses where they were living and dismembered with
iron.
9. In Quebec,
Province of Canada, blessed Francis de Montmorency-Laval,
bishop, who established the episcopal see there and
for nearly fifty years devoted all his energy to strengthening
and increasing the Church in the vast region of North America,
even as far as the Gulf of Mexico.
10. At Cairo
in Egypt, blessed Mary Catherine Troiani, virgin
of the Third Order of Saint Francis, who, having been sent
from Italy to Egypt, there founded a new community of Franciscan
Missionary Sisters.
11. At Rome,
blessed Anna Rosa Gattorno, religious, who, being
a mother of a family, after becoming a widow, devoted herself
entirely to the Lord and to her neighbor, and founded
the Daughters of Saint Anne, Mother of Mary Immaculate,
striving with great effort on behalf of the sick, the infirm,
and helpless children, in whose faces she contemplated Christ
the poor.
12. Near
Munich in Bavaria, Germany, the blessed Henry Kaczorowski
and Casimir Gostyński, priests and martyrs, who, having
been forcibly taken from Poland by persecutors of human
dignity in a military manner, gave their lives for the faith
of Christ in the Dachau detention camps, poisoned by deadly
gas.
May 7th
This Day, the Seventh Day of
May
1. At Rome,
the commemoration of Saint Domitilla, martyr, who,
the daughter of the sister of the consul Flavius Clemens,
having been accused in the persecution of the emperor Domitian
of denying foreign gods, was deported along with others
to the island of Pontia on account of the testimony of Christ,
and there endured a long martyrdom.
2. At Nicomedia
in Bithynia, the holy martyrs Flavius and four companions.
3. At Le
Mans in France, Saint Cenericus, deacon, who, a
monk, after visiting the tombs of Saints Martin of Tours
and Julian of Le Mans, spent his life in solitude and austerity.
4. At Beverley
in Northumbria, the passing of Saint John, bishop
first of Hexham and then of York, who joined pastoral care
with solitary prayer and, having laid aside his office,
spent the rest of his life as a monk in the monastery which
he had founded there.
5. In the
monastery of Niedernburg in Bavaria, blessed Gisella,
who, married to Saint Stephen, king of Hungary, aided her
husband in spreading the faith and, after his death, stripped
of all possessions and exiled from the kingdom, withdrew
into this monastery, over which she later presided as abbess.
6. At Kyiv
in Russia, Saint Anthony, hermit, who pursued the
monastic life that he had learned on Mount Athos in the
monastery called the Kyivan Cave Lavra.
7. At Cremona
in Lombardy, blessed Albert of Bergamo, a farmer,
who patiently endured the reproaches of his wife because
of his excessive generosity toward the poor and, having
left his fields behind, lived as a poor man and a brother
of the Penitents of Saint Dominic.
8. At Rome,
blessed Rose Venerini, virgin of Viterbo, who, with
the Pious Teachers, opened the first schools in Italy for
the instruction of girls.
9.
At Genoa in Italy,
Saint Augustine Roscelli, priest,
who founded the Congregation of the Sisters of the Immaculate
Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary for the education
of girls
May 8th
This Day, the Eighth Day of
May
1. At Milan
in Liguria, the commemoration of Saint Victor, martyr,
who, Moorish by race, while a soldier in the imperial army,
when compelled by Maximian to sacrifice to idols; laid down
his arms, and having been led to Laudem Pompeiam, bent his
neck and fell by the sword.
2. At Byzantium,
Saint Acacius, soldier, martyr.
3. At Auxerre
in Lyon France, Saint Helladius, bishop.
4. At Mount
Scetis in Egypt, Saint Arsenius, who is said to have
been a deacon of the Roman Church; in the time of
Emperor Theodosius, he withdrew into solitude, and there,
perfected in all virtues, gave his spirit back to God.
5. In the
territory of Châlons in France, Saint Gibrian, priest,
a pilgrim for Christ from Ireland through France.
6. At Bourges
in Aquitaine, Saint Desideratus, bishop, who, formerly
keeper of the royal seal, endowed this Church with relics
of martyrs.
7. At Salonne
in the region of Saintes in Aquitaine, Saint Martin,
priest and abbot.
8. At Rome
near Saint Peter’s, Saint Boniface, pope, the Fourth,
who obtained the Pantheon temple from Emperor Phocas and
converted it into a church, dedicating it to God in honor
of the Blessed Mary and all the martyrs, and was greatly
meritorious in monastic discipline.
9. In the
same place, Saint Benedict, pope, the Second, friend
of poverty, humble, gentle, distinguished for patience and
almsgiving.
10. At Verona
in Venetia, Saint Metronius, hermit, who is said
to have led a harsh and penitential life.
11. At Roermond
on the Meuse in Austrasian Brabant, Saint Wiro, who,
along with his companions Plechelm and Otger, is believed
to have labored in the evangelization of that region.
12. At Saludecio
in Picenum, Italy, blessed Amatus Ronconi, distinguished
for his zeal for hospitality and care for pilgrims.
13. In the
monastery of Saint Mary della Serra, likewise in Picenum,
blessed Angelus of Massaccio, priest of the Camaldolese
Order and martyr, a zealous defender of Sunday observance.
14. At Randazzo
in Sicily, blessed Aloysius Rabata, priest of the
Carmelite Order, most faithful in the observance of the
Rule and shining in charity toward enemies.
15. In the
Province of Quebec in Canada, blessed Mary Catherine
of Saint Augustine (Catherine Simon de Longpré), virgin
of the Hospitaller Sisters of Mercy of the Order of Saint
Augustine, who, devoted to the care of the sick, excelled
in lifting them to hope and consoling them.
16. In the
district of Hegne in the Province of Baden, Germany,
blessed Ulrica (Francisca) Nisch, virgin, of the Sisters
of Charity of the Holy Cross, who showed herself an indefatigable
handmaid of the Lord in the most humble tasks, especially
in the service of kitchen assistant.
17. In the
extermination camp of Oswiecim, or Auschwitz,
near Krakow in Poland, blessed Anthony Bajewski, priest
of the Order of Conventual Friars Minor and martyr, who,
while war was raging, in prison suffered terrible tortures
for the faith and reached the glory of the Lord.
May 9th
This Day, the Ninth Day of
May
1. Commemoration
of Saint Isaiah, prophet, who, in the days of Uzziah,
Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, was sent to
reveal to an unfaithful and sinful people the Lord as faithful
and savior, for the fulfillment of the promise sworn by
God to David. He is said to have died a martyr among
the Jews under King Manasseh.
2. Commemoration
of Saint Hermas, whom blessed Paul the Apostle mentions
in the Epistle to the Romans.
3. In the
Thebaid, Saint Pachomius, abbot, who, still a pagan,
was struck by the witness of Christian charity toward soldiers
confined in the same quarters; converted to the Christian
life, he received the monastic habit from the anchorite
Palemon, and after seven years, by divine instruction, built
many monasteries to receive brothers and wrote a famous
Rule of monks.
4. In Persia,
the holy martyrs, three hundred and ten.
5. At Vienne
in Lyon France, Saint Dionysius, bishop.
6. At Cagli
on the Via Flaminia in Picenum of Italy, the passing
of Saint Gerontius, bishop of Ficulensis, who, returning
from a Synod held in Rome, is said to have been wickedly
slain there.
7. At Vendôme
on the Loire River in France, Saint Beatus, priest,
who lived a hermit’s life.
8. In the
Camaldolese monastery of Fonte Avellana in the borders of
Umbria, blessed Fortis Gabrielli, hermit.
9. Near the
town of Monticchiello in Etruria, blessed Benincasa
of Montepulciano, religious of the Order of the Servants
of Mary, who withdrew to a cave on Mount Amiata in the territory
of Siena and there led a penitential life.
10. At London
in England, blessed Thomas Pickering, martyr, monk
of the Order of Saint Benedict, who, a man of sincere simplicity
and most innocent life, falsely accused of conspiracy against
King Charles the Second, went with calm spirit to the gallows
at Tyburn for Christ.
11. In the
city of Nam Định in Tonkin, Saint Joseph Đỗ Quang Hiến,
priest of the Order of Preachers and martyr,
who, cast into prison, began to convert pagans to Christ
and strengthen Christians in the faith, until by decree
of Emperor Thiệu Trị he was beheaded.
12. At Munich
in Bavaria, Germany, blessed Mary Theresa of Jesus (Caroline)
Gerhardinger, virgin, who most providently founded
the Congregation of the Poor School Sisters of Our Lady.
13. Within
the detention camp of Dachau near Munich in Bavaria, Germany,
blessed Stephen Grelewski, priest and martyr, who,
when his fatherland Poland had been seized militarily during
the war, was worn down in prison by cruel tortures from
the persecutors of the Church and received the glorious
crown.
May 10th
This Day, the Tenth Day of
May
1. Commemoration
of Saint Job, a man of admirable patience in the land
of Hus.
2. At Myra
in Lycia, Saint Dioscorides, martyr.
3. At Leontini
in Sicily, Saints Alphius, Philadelphius, and Cyrinus,
martyrs.
4. At Rome
on the Latin Way, Saint Gordian, martyr, who was
buried in the crypt in which already long before the relics
of Saint Epimachus, martyr, were venerated.
5. In the same place,
commemoration of Saints Quartus and Quintus, martyrs.
6. In Ireland,
Saint Comgall, abbot, who founded the famous monastery
of Bangor and was a wise father and prudent leader of a
great band of monks.
7. At Taranto
in Apulia, Saint Cataldus, bishop and pilgrim, who
is believed to have come from Scotland.
8. Near Bourges
in Aquitaine, Saint Solangia, virgin, who is said
to have undergone martyrdom for preserving her chastity.
9. At Pont-Sainte-Maxence
near Paris in France, Saint William, priest, who,
English by nationality, as a parish priest was distinguished
by zeal for souls and devotion to piety.
10. At Padua
in Venetia, blessed Beatrice of Este, virgin, who
founded the monastery of Gemmola in the Euganean hills and,
although for a brief span of life, pursued as a nun the
arduous path of holiness.
11. At Siena
in Etruria, the passing of blessed Nicholas Albergati,
bishop of Bologna, who, having entered the Carthusian
Order as a young man and having been ordained bishop, greatly
benefited the Church by pastoral zeal and apostolic legations.
12. At Montilla
in the region of Baetica in Spain, Saint John of Ávila,
priest, who traveled throughout the whole region of
Baetica preaching Christ, and, unjustly suspected of heresy,
was thrown into prison, where he wrote the principal part
of his spiritual doctrine.
13. At Zagreb
in Croatia, blessed John Merz, who, devoted to the
study and teaching of human letters, offered to young people
a shining example of a master of Christ, rooted in faith
and active in the advancement of the lay faithful in society.
14. At Cremona
in Italy, blessed Henry Rebuschini, priest of the
Order of Clerics Regular Ministers of the Infirm, who served
the sick in hospitals with simplicity.
May 11th
This Day, the Eleventh Day of
May
1. In Byzacena,
Saint Maiulus, a martyr of Hadrumetum, who
was condemned to the beasts.
2. On the
Via Salaria, at the twenty-second milestone from the City,
Saint Anthimus, martyr.
3. At Byzantium,
Saint Mocius, priest and martyr.
4. At Vienne
in Lyon France, Saint Mamertus, bishop, who, because
of impending disaster, established in this city the solemn
three-day Litanies before the Ascension of the Lord.
5. At Varennes
in the district of Langres, also in France, Saint Gangulphus.
6. At Souvigny
in Burgundy, the passing of Saint Maiolus, abbot
of Cluny, who, firm in faith, certain in hope, and filled
with double charity, renewed many monasteries through France
and Italy.
7. In the
monastery of Sturpenne in the district of Limoges of France,
Saint Walter, priest, who, rector of the canons,
having been instructed in the service of God from childhood,
shone by gentleness toward the brothers and charity toward
the poor.
8. At Verucchio
in Flaminia, blessed Gregory Celli, priest of the
Order of Hermits of Saint Augustine, who, cast out from
the monastery by his brothers, is said to have died among
the Friars Minor on Mount Carnerio.
9. At York
in England, the blessed martyrs John Rochester and James
Walworth, priests and monks of the London Charterhouse,
who, under King Henry the Eighth, because of their fidelity
preserved toward the Church, were suspended in chains from
the city walls until death.
10. At Naples
in Campania, Saint Francis de Geronimo, priest of
the Society of Jesus, who for a long time devoted himself
to popular missions and to the pastoral care of the neglected.
11. At Cagliari
in Sardinia, Saint Ignatius of Laconi, religious
of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, who tirelessly begged
alms through the streets and taverns of the city and ports
in order to relieve the miseries of the poor.
12. At Saigon
in Cochinchina, Saint Matthew Lê Văn Gẫm, martyr,
who, when he had brought missionaries arriving from Europe
into the region by boat, was seized and, after spending
a year in prison, was beheaded by decree of Emperor Thiệu
Trị.
May 12th
This Day, the Twelfth Day of
May
Saints Nereus and Achilleus, martyrs, who, as Pope Saint Damasus
relates, had enlisted in the military and, overcome by fear,
were prepared to obey the impious commands of the magistrate;
but, having been converted to the true God, casting away
their shields, military insignia, and weapons, they abandoned
the camp, and, having confessed Christ, rejoiced in His
triumph. On this day, their bodies were laid in Rome in
the cemetery of Domitilla on the Via Ardeatina.
Saint
Pancras, martyr,
who, though still a youth, is said likewise to have died
in Rome on the Via Aurelia at the second milestone for the
faith of Christ; at whose tomb Pope Saint Symmachus built
a celebrated basilica, and Pope Gregory the Great took care
to have the people gathered there frequently, so that from
it they might receive a witness of true Christian love.
His burial is commemorated on this day.
3. At Axiopolis in Moesia, Saint Cyril,
who, together with six companions, fulfilled martyrdom.
4. At Salamis in Cyprus, Saint Epiphanius,
bishop, who, outstanding in manifold learning and in
the knowledge of sacred letters, was also remarkable for
the holiness of life, zeal for the Catholic faith, generosity
toward the poor, and the power of miracles.
5. At Agyrion in Sicily, Saint Philip, priest,
originally from Thrace.
6. At Trier in the Rhenish region of Austrasia,
Saint Moduald, bishop, who built or enriched churches
and monasteries, established several communities of virgins,
and was buried beside his sister Severa.
7. In the monastery of Marchiennes in the district
of Cambrai in Austrasia, Saint Rictrudis, abbess,
who, after the violent death of her husband Adalbold, at
the counsel of Saint Amand, received the sacred veil and
governed her community of holy women most rightly.
8. At Constantinople, Saint Germanus,
bishop, notable for his doctrine and virtues, who with
great boldness reproved Emperor Leo the Isaurian when he
issued an edict against sacred Images.
9.
In Castile in Spain, in a place later marked by his name,
Saint Dominic, called “of the Calzada,” priest, who
for the benefit of pilgrims of Saint James to Compostela
built bridges and paved roads, and most devoutly aided their
needs also by building cells and a hospice there.
10.
At Bologna in Emilia, blessed Imelda Lambertini, virgin,
who, having been received from her earliest age as a nun
in the Order of Preachers, while still a young girl, suddenly
gave up her spirit after a wondrous reception of the Eucharist.
11. At Aveiro
in Lusitania, blessed Joanna, virgin, who, daughter
of King Afonso V, having repeatedly refused marriage, chose
rather to serve in the Order of Preachers, and became a
refuge for the poor, orphans, and widows.
May 13th
This Day, the Thirteenth Day of
May
Blessed
Virgin Mary of Fatima
in Lusitania [Portugal], the contemplation of whose most
merciful motherhood in the order of grace, at the place
Aljustrel, urgently solicitous about the adversities
of men, stirs up the Christian faithful in crowds to prayer
for sinners and to the inward conversion of hearts.
2.
At Maastricht on the Meuse in Belgic France, the natal
day heavenly birthday of Saint Servatius, bishop of
Tongeren, who in several councils debating the nature of
Christ fought for the Nicene orthodox faith.
3. At Poitiers
in Aquitaine, Saint Agnes, abbess, who, consecrated
by the blessing of Saint Germanus of Paris, governed the
monastery of the Holy Cross with great devotion.
4. In the
place Goriano Sicoli in Abruzzo, blessed Gemma, virgin,
who, enclosed in a very small cell next to the church, lived
such that she could see only the altar.
5. At Como
in Lombardy, blessed Magdalene Albrici, abbess of
the Order of Saint Augustine, who greatly stirred up the
fervor of the Sisters.
6. At Le-Puy
in the district of Poitiers in France, Saint Andrew Hubert
Fournet, priest, who, being a parish priest during the
French upheaval, although proscribed, strengthened the faithful
in the faith; then, when peace had been restored to the
Church, together with Saint Elizabeth Bichier des Ages,
he founded the Institute of the Daughters of the Cross.
May 14th
This Day, the Fourteenth Day of
May
Feast
of Saint Matthias, Apostle, who followed the Lord Jesus
from the baptism of John until the day on which Christ was
taken up into Heaven; therefore, after the Ascension of
the Lord, he was chosen by the Apostles in place of Judas
the traitor, so that, numbered among the Twelve, he might
become a witness of the Resurrection.
2. In Asia,
Saint Maximus, martyr, who, in the persecution of
the emperor Decius, is said to have rendered his spirit
to God after being struck with stones.
3. At Cimiez
in Provence, Saint Pontius, martyr.
4. In Syria,
the holy martyrs Victor and Corona, who suffered
together.
5. On the
island of Chios, Saint Isidore, martyr, who is said
to have been thrown into a well.
6. At Aquileia
in Venetia, the holy martyrs Felix and Fortunatus,
who adorned their city with glorious martyrdom.
7. On the
island of Sardinia, the commemoration of Saints Justa
and Heredina, martyrs.
8. At Clermont
in Aquitaine, Saint Aprunculus, bishop, who, having
been expelled from the see of Langres by Gundebald, king
of the Burgundians, was, upon arriving at Clermont, appointed
over their Church.
9. In the
same place, Saint Gallus, bishop, a humble and gentle
man, who was the uncle of Saint Gregory of Tours.
10. At Lismore
in Ireland, Saint Carthage, bishop and abbot.
11. In the
monastery of Fontenelle in Neustria, Saint Erembert,
formerly bishop of Toulouse, who spent his life under
the monastic rule.
12. At Scallabis
in Lusitania, blessed Giles of Vaozela, priest, who,
while teaching the art of medicine in Paris, abandoned a
dissolute way of life, and, entering the Order of Preachers,
repelled all temptations with tears, prayer, and acts of
self-denial.
13. In the
town of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods near Indianapolis in the
United States of America, blessed Théodore (Anne-Thérèse)
Guérin, virgin of the Congregation of the Sisters of
Providence, who, born in France, despite great hardships,
always trusting in divine providence, devoted herself with
mercy to the fledgling community of that place.
14. In the
village of Bétharram near Pau at the foot of the Pyrenees
in France, Saint Michael Garicoïts, priest, who
founded the Society of Priests of the Sacred Heart of
Jesus.
15. At Nizza
Monferrato in the Subalpine region of Italy, Saint Maria
Domenica Mazzarello, who, together with Saint John Bosco,
founded the Institute of the Daughters of Mary Help of
Christians for the education of poor girls, outstanding
for her humility, prudence, and charity.
May 15th
This Day, the FifteenthDay of
May
1. At Lampsacus
in the Hellespont, the passion of the holy martyrs Peter,
Andrew, Paul, and Dionysia.
2. At Clermont
in Aquitaine, the holy martyrs Cassius and Victorinus,
who are said to have suffered under Chrocus, leader of the
Alamanni.
3. In Sardinia,
Saint Simplicius, priest.
4. At Larissa
in Thessaly, Saint Achilles, surnamed the Thaumaturge,
bishop, who was present at the First Ecumenical Council
of Nicaea, and with apostolic zeal, marked by all the virtues,
evangelized pagan peoples.
5. At Autun
in Lyon France, Saint Reticius, bishop, of whom Saint
Augustine remembered as a prelate of great authority in
the Church, and Saint Jerome praised as an outstanding interpreter
of Sacred Scripture.
6. In Ethiopia,
Saint Caleb, also called Elesbaan, king, who,
to avenge the martyrs of Najran, defeated the enemies of
Christ and, in the time of the emperor Justinus, is said
to have sent his crown to Jerusalem and, fulfilling a vow,
lived the monastic life and departed to the Lord.
7. At Septempeda
in Picenum, Italy, Saint Severinus, bishop, from
whom the city later took its name.
8. At Bingen
in Austrasia, on the River Rhine near Mainz, Saint Rupert,
who, being a duke, as a youth went to the thresholds of
the Apostles, and upon returning to his domain, built many
churches, and, being only nineteen years old, fell asleep
in the Lord.
9. At Córdoba
in Vandalic Spain, the commemoration of Saint Witesindus,
martyr, who, out of fear of the Moors, abandoned the
Christian faith, but when he soon refused to practice their
religion publicly, he was put to death out of hatred for
the Christian faith.
10. At Madrid
in Castile, Spain, Saint Isidore, farmer, who, together
with blessed Maria de la Cabeza his wife, working
diligently and reaping patiently the fruits more of heaven
than of earth, became a most pious model for Christian farmers.
11. At Aix-en-Provence,
blessed Andrew Abellon, priest of the Order of Preachers,
who restored regular discipline in monasteries, which he
governed with long-suffering and gentle methods.
May 16th
This Day, the Sixteenth Day of
May
1. At Uzali
in Africa, the commemoration of the holy martyrs Felix
and Gennadius.
2. At Osimo
in Picenum, Italy, the holy martyrs Florentius and Diocletian.
3. In Persia,
the holy martyrs Abda and Ebedjesu, bishops, who
were killed with thirty-eight companions under King
Sapor II.
4. In the
village of Bouhy in the territory of Autun in France,
Saint Peregrinus, martyr, who is venerated as the first
bishop of that city.
5. Commemoration
of Saint Possidius, bishop of Calama in Numidia, who,
a disciple and faithful friend of Saint Augustine, was present
at his death and wrote his illustrious life.
6. At Troyes
in Lyon France, Saint Fidolus, priest, who is said
to have been taken captive when King Theodoric ravaged Auvergne,
but was redeemed by Saint Aventinus, abbot, and instructed
in the service of God, and is said to have succeeded him.
7. In Ireland,
Saint Brendan, abbot of Clonfert, a zealous promoter
of monastic life, about whom the famous and legendary voyage
is told.
6. At Amiens
in Neustria, Saint Honoratus, bishop.
9. In Britain,
Saint Carantoc, bishop and abbot of Cardigan.
10. In Palestine,
the passion of the forty-four holy monks, who were
dismembered by invading Saracens in the laura of Saint Sabas,
during the reign of the emperor Heraclius.
11. At Toulouse
in Aquitaine, Saint Germerius, bishop, who strove
to increase the cult of Saint Saturninus and to visit the
people committed to him.
12. At Gubbio
in Umbria, Saint Ubaldo, bishop, who worked to restore
the common life of the clergy.
13. At Fermo
in Picenum, Italy, Saint Adam, abbot of the monastery
of Saint Sabinus.
14. At Bordeaux
in Gascony, blessed Simon Stock, priest, who, first
a hermit in England, then entered the Order of Carmelites,
which he wonderfully governed and was celebrated for his
singular devotion to the Virgin Mary.
15. At Janów
near Pinsk on the river Pripet, in the borders of Poland,
Saint Andrew Bobola, priest of the Society of Jesus
and martyr, who strove vigorously for the unity of
Christians, until, having been seized by soldiers, he gladly
gave the supreme testimony of faith by his blood.
16. Near
Munich in Bavaria, Germany, blessed Michael Woźniak,
priest and martyr, who, from Poland—reduced under a
regime hostile to human dignity and religion—was brought
to the concentration camp at Dachau and, through torments,
passed to heavenly glory.
17. In the
city of Drohobych in Ukraine, blessed Vitalis Vladimir
Bajrak, priest of the Order of Saint Josaphat and
martyr, who before the persecutors of religion bore
eternal fruit through the struggle of faith.
May 17th
This Day, the Seventeenth Day of
May
1. At Alexandria
in Egypt, Saint Adrian, martyr.
2. At Rome,
on the Old Salarian Way in the cemetery of Basilla, Saint
Victor, martyr.
3. At Nivedunum
on the Danube in Scythia, the holy martyrs Heraclius
and Paul.
4. In Proconsular
Africa, the commemoration of Saint Restituta, virgin
and martyr.
5. At Vercelli
in Liguria, the translation of Saint Aemilian, bishop.
6. At Villarreal
near Valencia in Spain, Saint Paschal Baylón, religious
of the Order of Friars Minor, who, always showing himself
diligent and kind to all, venerated with constant and ardent
love the mystery of the Most Holy Eucharist.
7. In the
city of Guiyang in the Guizhou Province of China,
Saint Peter Liu Wenyuan, martyr, who, as a catechist,
was strangled for the name of Christ.
8. At Casoria
near Naples in Campania, Italy, blessed Julia Salzano,
virgin, who, for the teaching of Christian doctrine
and the spread of devotion to the Eucharist, founded
the Congregation of the Catechist Sisters of the Sacred
Heart of Jesus.
9. In the
town of Orgosolo on the island of Sardinia in Italy,
blessed Antonia Mesina, virgin and martyr, who, at sixteen
years of age, devoted to the works of the Church, defended
her chastity unto death.
10. In the
detention camp of the city of Oserlag near Irkutsk in Russia,
blessed John Ziatyk, priest of the Congregation of
the Most Holy Redeemer and martyr, who, in a time
of persecution against the faith, merited to recline at
the heavenly banquet of the just.
May 18th
This Day, the Eighteenth Day of
May
Saint
John I, pope and martyr,
who, having been sent by King Theodoric the Arian to Emperor
Justin at Constantinople, was the first of the Roman Pontiffs
to offer the paschal sacrifice in that Church; on his return,
unworthily received by the same Theodoric and thrown into
prison, he died at Ravenna in Flaminia as a victim for the
Lord Christ.
2. At Salona
in Dalmatia, Saint Felix, martyr in the persecution
of the emperor Diocletian.
3. In Egypt,
Saint Dioscorus, martyr, who, the son of a lector,
after many and various tortures, completed his martyrdom
by beheading.
4. At Alexandria
also in Egypt, the holy martyrs Potamon, Ortasius, Serapion,
priests, and companions.
5. At Ancyra
in Galatia, the holy martyrs Theodotus and Thecusa, his
aunt, Alexandra, Claudia, Phaine, Euphrasia, Matrona, and
Julitta, virgins, who were first prostituted by the
governor, then, with stones tied to their necks, were drowned
in a marsh.
6. In the
district of Aargau among the Swiss, blessed Burchard,
priest, who, parish priest of the village of Beinwil,
diligently cared with pastoral zeal for the flock entrusted
to him.
7. At Uppsala
in Sweden, Saint Eric IX, king and martyr, who in
his kingdom labored wisely to govern the people and defend
the rights of women, and sent Saint Henry, bishop, into
Finland to spread the faith of Christ; finally, while he
was assisting at the celebration of Mass, he was attacked
and fell under the swords of his enemies.
8. At Toulouse
on the Garonne in France, blessed William, priest
of the Order of Hermits of Saint Augustine.
9. At Rome,
Saint Felix of Cantalice, religious of the
Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, of admirable austerity and
simplicity, who, having exercised the office of collecting
alms for forty years, sowed peace and charity around himself.
10. At Maria
Dom in Germany, blessed Blandina (Maria Magdalena) Merten,
virgin of the Order of Saint Ursula, who combined the
care of the human and Christian formation of girls and young
women with a contemplative life.
11. In the
detention camp of Dachau near Munich in Bavaria, Germany,
blessed Stanislaus Kubski, priest and martyr, who,
in time of war, gave up his spirit for Christ in a death
chamber filled with poisonous vapor.
12. In the
place called Hartheim near Linz in Austria, blessed
Martin Oprządek, priest of the Order of Friars Minor
and martyr, who, Polish by nationality, at the same
time and in the same manner attained the heavenly kingdom.
May 19th
This Day, the Nineteenth Day of
May
1. At Rome,
in the Cemetery of Callistus on the Appian Way, Saint
Urban I, pope, who, after the martyrdom of Saint Callistus,
governed the Roman Church faithfully for eight years.
2. In the
same place, the holy martyrs Parthenius and Calogerus,
who, under the emperor Diocletian, bore glorious witness
to Christ.
3. At Arras
in Neustria, Saint Hadulphus, bishop of Arras and
also of Cambrai.
4. At Canterbury
in England, Saint Dunstan, bishop, who, first abbot
of Glastonbury, restored and spread monastic life, and,
seated as bishop of Worcester, then London, and finally
Canterbury, labored for the promotion of the Regular Concord
of monks and nuns.
5. At Florence
in Etruria, blessed Humiliana, of the Third Order
of Saint Francis, who, though harshly treated by her husband,
was admirable for her patience and gentleness, and after
becoming a widow, gave herself entirely to prayer and works
of charity.
6. At Castro
Fumorense near Alatrium in Latium, the heavenly birth
of Saint Peter Celestine, who, while living the eremitic
life in Abruzzo, became renowned for sanctity and miracles;
when an old man, he was elected Roman Pontiff with the name
Celestine V, but in the same year abdicated the office
and preferred to return to solitude.
7. In a castle
near Treguier in Brittany in France, Saint Ivo, priest,
who maintained justice without respect of persons, fostered
harmony, defended the causes of orphans, widows, and the
poor for the love of Christ, and received the wretched into
his home.
8. At Siena
in Etruria, blessed Augustine, surnamed Novellus, priest
of the Order of Hermits of Saint Augustine, a devotee of
true humility and lover of religious observance.
9. At Granada
in Spain, the blessed martyrs John of Cetina, priest,
and Peter of Dueñas, religious, of the Order of Friars
Minor Conventual, who were killed by order of the king of
the Moors because of their confession of the faith of Christ.
10. At Suzuta
in Japan, blessed John of Saint Dominic Martínez, priest
of the Order of Preachers and martyr, who died in
prison for Christ.
11. At London
in England, blessed Peter Wright, priest and martyr,
who, professing the faith of the Catholic Church, was admitted
into the Society of Jesus and promoted to holy orders; in
the time of the Republic, he was led to the gallows at Tyburn
because of his priesthood.
12. At Ficeli
in Etruria, Saint Theophilus of Curia, priest of
the Order of Friars Minor, who greatly spread the sacred
retreats of the Friars, showing great devotion to the Lord’s
Passion and to the Virgin Mary.
13. At Rome,
Saint Crispin of Viterbo, religious of the Order
of Friars Minor Capuchin, who, while hurrying through mountain
villages to beg alms, taught country folk the rudiments
of the faith.
14. At sea
off Rochefort in France, blessed John Baptist Xavier
(John Louis) Loir, priest of the Order of Friars Minor
Capuchin and martyr, who, during the French Revolution,
was detained for the priesthood on a prison ship near eighty
years of age, and was found dead on his knees.
15. At Cartagena
in New Granada in Colombia, blessed Mary Bernard
(Verena) Butler, virgin, of Swiss origin, who founded
the Congregation of Franciscan Missionary Sisters of
Mary Help of Christians.
16. Near
Munich in Bavaria, Germany, in the Dachau detention camp,
blessed Joseph Czempiel, priest and martyr, who, Polish
by nationality, during the war perished united to the sacrifice
of Christ by the torment of deadly gas.
May 20th
This Day, the Twentieth Day of
May
Saint
Bernardine of Siena, priest
of the Order of Friars Minor, who by word and example evangelized
the people through the towns and cities of Italy, and spread
devotion to the most holy name of Jesus, tirelessly continuing
the office of preaching with great fruit for souls until
his final day at L’Aquila in Abruzzo, Italy.
2. Commemoration
of Saint Lydia of Thyatira, a seller of purple, who,
at Philippi in Macedonia, was the first of all to believe
the Gospel while Saint Paul the Apostle was preaching.
3. At Ostia
on the Tiber, Saint Aurore, martyr.
4. At Nîmes
in Narbonese France, Saint Baudelius, martyr.
5. At Aegeae
in Cilicia, Saint Thalalaius, martyr.
6. At Cagliari
in Sardinia, Saint Lucifer, bishop, who, an intrepid
defender of the Nicene faith, suffered many things from
the emperor Constantius and was sent into exile, whence,
having returned to his see, he died as a confessor
of Christ.
7. At Toulouse
in Narbonese France, Saint Hilary, bishop, who built
a small wooden basilica over the tomb of Saint Saturninus,
his predecessor.
8. At Bourges
in Aquitaine, Saint Austregisilus, bishop, who showed
himself especially among the poor, orphans, the sick, and
those condemned to death as a minister of charity.
9. At Brescia
in Lombardy, Saint Anastasius, bishop.
10. Likewise
at Pavia in Lombardy, Saint Theodore, bishop, who,
while war raged between the Franks and the Lombards, suffered
exile.
11. At Castagneto
in Etruria, blessed Guido de Gherardesca, hermit.
12. At Perugia
in Umbria, blessed Columba (Angela), virgin of the
Penitents of Saint Dominic, who labored for the promotion
of peace in a city divided by factions.
13. At Seoul
in Korea, Saint Protasius Chong Kuk-ho, martyr, who,
having previously abandoned the Christian faith, embraced
it again and professed it in prison even unto death amid
tortures.
14. In the
village of Botticino Sera near Brescia in Italy, blessed
Archangel Tadini, priest, who devoted his care to the
rights and dignity of workers and founded the Congregation
of the Worker Sisters of the Holy House of Nazareth,
especially concerned with social justice.
15. At Milan
in Lombardy, Italy, blessed Aloysius Talamoni, priest,
who, cultivating his vocation as an educator of youth, exercised
his ministry with the utmost care and effective engagement
in the social struggles of his time and brought forth
the Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy of Saint Gerard.
May 21st
This Day, the Twenty-first Day of
May
Saints
Christopher Magallanes, priest, and companions, martyrs,1
who in various parts of Mexico, persecuted out of hatred
for the Christian name and the Catholic Church and having
confessed Christ the King, obtained the crown of martyrdom.
2. In Mauretania,
Saint Timothy, deacon and martyr.
3. At Caesarea
in Cappadocia, Saint Polyeuctus, martyr.
4. Commemoration
of the holy martyrs of both sexes, whom George, the
Arian bishop, during the sacred days of Pentecost in Alexandria
in Egypt, under the emperor Constantius, ordered to be most
cruelly killed or to be sent into exile.
5. At Dariórigum
in Brittany, commemoration of Saint Paternus, bishop,
who is said to have been ordained bishop on this day by
Saint Perpetuus of Tours in a provincial council assembled
there.
6. Near Nice
in Provence, Saint Hospicius, recluse, a man of wondrous
abstinence, who foretold the coming of the Lombards.
7. At Évora
in Portugal, Saint Mantius, martyr.
8. At Vienne
in Burgundy of France, Saint Theobald, bishop, who
for forty-four years made that see illustrious, distinguished
by charity and piety.
9. Abo in
Finland, Saint Hemming, bishop, who, enflamed with
pastoral zeal, restored the discipline of that Church by
synodal order, encouraged the studies of the clergy, adorned
divine worship, and promoted peace among peoples.
10. At sea
off the coast of France, near Rochefort, blessed John
Mopinot, Brother of the Christian Schools
and martyr, who, during the time of the French Revolution,
was detained in a filthy prison ship because of his religious
state, where he died afflicted with disease.
11. At Marseille
in Provence of France, Saint Charles Eugène de Mazenod,
bishop, who, in order that the poor might be evangelized,
raised up the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate,
and for nearly twenty-five years made the Church illustrious
by his virtues, works, sermons, and writings.
May 22nd
This Day, the Twenty-second Day of
May
Saint
Rita, religious,
who, married to a violent husband, patiently endured his
cruelty and reconciled him to God; then, having been bereft
of husband and sons, she entered the monastery of the Order
of Saint Augustine at Cascia in Umbria, offering to all
a sublime example of patience and compunction.
2. In Africa,
Saints Castus and Aemilius, martyrs, who completed
their passion through fire. These, as Saint Cyprian
writes, having been defeated in the first encounter, the
Lord made victors in the second battle, so that they who
had yielded to the flames before might become stronger through
the flames.
3. At Comana
in Pontus, of Saint Basiliscus, bishop and martyr.
4. On the
island of Corsica, the commemoration of Saint Julia,
virgin and martyr.
5. In the
region of Aire-sur-l’Adour in Aquitaine, Saint Quiteria,
virgin.
6. At Angoulême
likewise in Aquitaine, Saint Ausonius, who is held
to be the first bishop of that city.
7. At Limoges
likewise in Aquitaine, Saint Lupus, bishop, who confirmed
the foundation of the monastery of Solignac.
8. At Parma
in Emilia, of Saint John, abbot, who, by the admonitions
of Saint Maiolus of Cluny, established many things in his
monastery to promote monastic observance.
9. At Pistoia
in Etruria, of Saint Atto, bishop, who, while abbot
in the Order of Vallombrosa, was afterward placed over the
Church of Pistoia.
10. At Florence
likewise in Etruria, blessed Humilitas (Rosanna),
who, with the consent of her husband, lived enclosed for
twelve years; then, at the request of the bishop, she built
a monastery of the Order of Vallombrosa, over which she
presided as abbess.
11. At London
in England, blessed John Forest, priest of the Order
of Friars Minor and martyr, who, under King Henry
VIII, for defending the unity of the Catholic Church, together
with sacred wooden images, was burned alive on the pyre
in Smithfield and completed his martyrdom.
12. In the
city of Kori in Japan, blessed Peter of the Assumption,
of the Order of Friars Minor, and John Baptist Machado,
priests and martyrs, who, having carried out their ministry
in secret, were beheaded in hatred of the Christian faith.
13. Also,
at Omura in Japan, blessed Matthias of Arima, martyr,
who, being a catechist, because he refused to betray
a missionary, was tortured with torments unto death.
14. In Annam,
Saint Michael Hồ Đình Hy, martyr, who, a mandarin,
companion of the emperor and catechist, was denounced
for being a Christian and, after dreadful tortures, was
put to death by beheading.
15. In the
city of An-Xá in Tonkin, Saint Dominic Ngôn, martyr,
who, a father of a family and a farmer, was ordered
by soldiers to trample the cross; instead, he fell down
before it and adored it, and when he had fearlessly professed
himself a Christian before the judge, he was immediately
beheaded.
16. At Lucca
in Etruria of Italy, blessed Mary Dominic Brun Barbantini,
religious, who founded the Congregation of the Sisters
Ministers to the Sick of Saint Camillus.
May 23rd
This Day, the Twenty-third Day of
May
1. At Carthage,
the martyrdom of Saints Lucius, Montanus, Julian, Victoricus,
Victor, and Donatian, who, for the religion and faith
which they had learned under the teaching of Saint Cyprian,
fulfilled martyrdom under the emperor Valerian.
2. Commemoration
of the holy martyrs, who in Cappadocia, during the persecution
of the emperor Maximian, were killed by having their legs
broken.
3. Likewise,
commemoration of the holy martyrs, who at the same
time in Mesopotamia, hung by the feet with their heads downward,
were suffocated by smoke and consumed by slow fire.
4. At Naples
in Campania, Saint Ephebus, bishop, who presided
most holily over the people of God and ministered faithfully.
5. At Langres
in France of Lugdunum, the passion of Saint Desiderius,
bishop, who, as it is told, when he saw his people being
harassed by the Vandals, approached their king to plead
on their behalf; but being immediately ordered to be slain,
he offered himself willingly for the sheep entrusted to
him.
6. In the
district of Norcia in Umbria, the commemoration
of Saint Eutychius, abbot, who, as narrated by Saint
Gregory the Great, first lived the solitary life with Saint
Florentius and took care to lead many to God by exhortation,
and afterward governed a nearby monastery in a holy manner.
7. Also near
Norcia, Saint Speus, abbot, who for forty years endured
blindness with wondrous patience.
8. At Subiaco
in Latium, commemoration of Saint Honoratus, abbot,
who was in charge of the cell that had formerly belonged
to Saint Benedict.
9. At Nice
in Provence, Saint Syagrius, bishop, who built a
monastery near the tomb of Saint Pontius.
10. At Synnada
in Phrygia, Saint Michael, bishop, who, a man of
peace, promoted peace and harmony between Greeks and Latins,
but having been exiled for the veneration of sacred Images,
died far from his homeland.
11. At Gembloux
in the district of Liège in Lotharingia, the burial of
Saint Guibert, monk, who, laying aside the belt of military
service and taking up the discipline of monastic life, built
a monastery on his ancestral land, while he himself lived
the monastic life at Gorze in Lotharingia.
12. At Rome,
Saint John Baptist de Rossi, priest, who received
the miserable and most abject persons and imbued them with
sacred doctrine.
13. In the
town of Witowo in Poland, blessed Joseph Kurzawa and
Vincent Matuszewski, priests and martyrs, who, when
their homeland had been subjected to foreign power, were
killed by persecutors of the Church.
May 24th
This Day, the Twenty-fourth Day of
May
1. Commemoration
of Saint Manaen, who, foster-brother of Herod the tetrarch,
was a teacher and prophet in the Church which was at Antioch,
and existed under the grace of the New Testament.
2. Likewise,
the commemoration of blessed Joanna, wife of Chuza,
the steward of Herod, who, with other women, used to minister
to Jesus and the Apostles from her means, and on the day
of the Lord’s Resurrection found the stone rolled away from
the tomb and announced it to the disciples.
3. At Lystra
in Lycaonia, Saint Zoellus, martyr.
4. At Tergeste in
Histria, Saint Servulus, martyr.
5. At Nantes
in France of Lyon, the holy brothers Donatian and Rogatian,
martyrs, of whom, as is told, one had received baptism,
the other was a catechumen; but in the final contest Donatian,
kissing his brother, prayed to God that he who had not been
able to be washed in the sacred bath might merit to be cleansed
in a flood of blood.
6. Commemoration
of the thirty-eight holy martyrs, who at Philippopolis
in Thrace, in the times of Diocletian and Maximian, are
said to have been beheaded.
7. In the
monastery of Lérins in Provence, Saint Vincent, priest
and monk, very distinguished in Christian doctrine and
holiness of life and earnestly devoted to the progress of
the faith of souls.
8. On the
Admirable Mountain in Syria, Saint Simeon the Younger
Stylite, priest and anchorite, who lived upon a column
in conversation with Christ, composing various treatises
on ascetic matters and endowed with great charisms.
9. At Piacenza
in Emilia, blessed Philip, priest of the Order of
Hermits of Saint Augustine, who, in order to pursue more
sharply the chastisement of the flesh, used to wear an iron
chain-mail shirt.
10. In Morocco,
blessed John of Prado, priest of the Order of Friars
Minor and martyr, who was sent to Africa to provide
spiritual help to Christians reduced to slavery in the kingdoms
of unbelievers; but having been apprehended, he boldly confessed
the faith of Christ before the tyrant Mulay al-Walid, and
by his order consummated martyrdom through fire.
11. At Seoul
in Korea, the holy martyrs Augustine Yi Kwang-hŏn,
in whose house the Sacred Scriptures were read, Agatha
Kim A-gi, a matron, who received baptism in prison,
and seven companions, who all together were beheaded
for the Christian name.
12. In the
city of Saint Hyacinth in Canada, blessed Louis Zephirin
Moreau, bishop, who in various kinds of pastoral works
always earnestly advised himself to feel ardently with the
Church.
May 25th
This Day, the Twenty-fifth Day of
May
Saint Bede the Venerable, priest and Doctor of the Church,
who, a servant of Christ from the eighth year of his age,
spent the whole of his life at Jarrow in Northumbria of
England in the same monastery, devoted all his effort to
meditating on and explaining the Scriptures, and amid the
observance of regular discipline and the daily care of singing
in church, always found it sweet either to learn or to teach
or to write.
Saint Gregory VII, pope,
who, formerly called Hildebrand, led a
monastic life and assisted the popes of his time in the
reform of the Church through many legations; having been
raised to the chair of Peter, he vigorously and with great
authority vindicated the freedom of the Church from the
power of princes and staunchly defended the sanctity of
the priesthood; for this reason, forced to leave Rome, he
died in exile at Salerno in Campania.
Saint Mary Magdalene de’ Pazzi, virgin
of the Carmelite Order, who at Florence in Etruria led a
hidden life in Christ of prayer and self-denial, praying
earnestly for the reform of the Church, and, marked with
many gifts from God, guided her sisters excellently toward
perfection.
4.
At Atella in Campania, Saint Canio, bishop and martyr.
5.
At Milan in Liguria, commemoration of Saint Dionysius,
bishop, who, exiled to Armenia by the Arian emperor
Constantius for the Catholic faith, there breathed forth
his life under the more proximate title of martyr.
6.
At Florence in Etruria, Saint Zenobius, bishop.
7.
In the monastery of Moutier-la-Celle near Troyes in France,
Saint Leo, abbot.
8.
In England, Saint Aldhelm, bishop, a man celebrated
for learning and writings, formerly abbot of Malmesbury,
and also the first bishop ordained at Sherborne among the
West Saxons.
9.
At Peña Alba in Asturias of Spain, Saint Gennadius,
who, having been made bishop of the same see after
being abbot, was a counselor to kings, but, moved by the
desire for the cloister, laid down the episcopal dignity
to spend the remaining years of life as a monk and sometimes
as a hermit.
10.
At Villa Magna near Florence in Etruria, the commemoration
of blessed Gerard Mecatti, who, closely following in
the footsteps of Saint Francis, distributed his goods to
the poor and, having retired into the wilderness, devoted
himself for the love of Christ to receiving pilgrims and
helping the sick.
11.
At Monte Santo in Picenum, Italy, the passing of Saint
Gerius, who, once a count of Lunata, led a solitary
life and died on a holy pilgrimage.
12.
At Faenza in Flaminia, blessed James Philip (Andrew)
Bertoni, priest of the Order of the Servants of Mary,
distinguished for the gift of tears and great humility.
13.
In Tonkin, Saint Peter Đoàn Văn Vân, martyr, who,
a catechist and parish caretaker at Bdu N9,
in the time of Emperor Tự Đức confirmed the constancy of
his faith with his blood as an octogenarian.
14.
At Paris in France, Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat, virgin,
who founded the Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
and labored greatly for the Christian education of girls.
15.
At the place Munyonyo in Uganda, Saint Denis Ssebuggwawo,
martyr, who, sixteen years old, when asked by King Mwanga
whether he had taught two courtiers the rudiments of the
Christian faith, affirmed it, and was pierced by a lance
by the king himself.
16.
In the town of Catatlán in the territory of Guadalajara,
Mexico, Saints Christopher Magallanes and Augustine Caloca,
priests and martyrs, who, in the Mexican persecution,
firmly trusting in Christ the King, attained the crown.
17.
In the detention camp of the town of Javas in Moldavia,
blessed Nicholas Cehelskyj, priest and martyr, who,
under a regime of persecution against religion, overcame
the torments of his passion with the strength of faith.
May 26th
This Day, the Twenty-sixth Day of
May
Memorial
of Saint Philip Neri, priest,
who, devoting care to saving young men from evil, founded
the Oratory at Rome, in which spiritual readings, songs,
and works of charity were practiced, and he stood out for
his love of neighbor, evangelical simplicity, cheerful spirit,
great zeal, and fervent service of God.
2. Also at
Rome, Saint Eleutherius, pope, to whom the renowned
martyrs of Lyon, then detained in chains, wrote a noble
letter concerning preserving peace in the Church.
3. Likewise
at Rome, in the cemetery of Priscilla on the Via Salaria
Nova, Saint Simetrius, martyr.
4. At Todi
in Umbria, Saint Felicissima, martyr.
5. In the
territory of Auxerre in France, the passion of Saint
Priscus, martyr, with companions.
6. At Canterbury
in England, the deposition of Saint Augustine, bishop,
whose memorial is celebrated tomorrow.
7. In the
territory of Lyon in France, the passion of Saint Desiderius,
bishop of Vienne, who, by Queen Brunhilda—whom he had
reproved for incestuous marriage and other wicked deeds—was
first driven into exile and then, at her order, overwhelmed
with stones, was crowned with martyrdom.
8. In the
monastery of Saint Papoul in France, Saint Berengarius,
monk.
9. At Vence
in the province of France, Saint Lambert, bishop,
formerly monk of Lérins, who was provident toward the poor
and a lover of poverty.
10. At Siena
in Etruria, blessed Francis Patrizi, priest of the
Order of the Servants of Mary, who, with marvelous zeal
for preaching, cared for the direction of souls, and the
ministry of penance.
11. At Pistoia
likewise in Etruria, blessed Andrew Franchi, bishop,
who, formerly of the Order of Preachers, after the Black
Plague restored regular life in the convents of that region
and in his own city approved penitential fraternities to
foster peace and mercy.
12. At Quito
in Ecuador, Saint Mary Anne of Jesus of Paredes, virgin,
who consecrated her life to Christ in the Third Order of
Saint Francis and directed her strength toward helping poor
natives and blacks.
13. At the
place Fuzhou in the province of Fujian in China, Saint
Peter Sans i Jordà, bishop of the Order of Preachers
and martyr, who, having been seized with other priests
and led in chains over a long journey to the tribunal, at
the place of execution bent his knees and, his prayer finished,
gladly offered his neck to the sword.
14. At Seoul
in Korea, Saint Joseph Chang Song-jib, martyr, who,
practicing the art of pharmacy, having become a Christian,
was detained in chains and died under extreme torture.
15. In the
city of Đông Hới in Annam, the holy martyrs John Doan
Trinh Hoan, priest, and Matthew Nguyễn Văn Phượng, who,
a father of a family and catechist, gave lodging to
his fellow martyr, and both together for the faith were
tortured under the emperor Tự Đức and cruelly beheaded.
16. At the
place Numyanyo in Uganda, Saint Andrew Kaggwa, martyr,
who, commander of the drummers of King Mwanga and his companion,
having been only recently initiated into Christ, instructed
pagans and catechumens in the doctrine of the Gospel, for
which he was cruelly put to death.
17. At the
place Ttakajjunge, also in Uganda, Saint Pontian Ngondwe,
martyr, who, a royal attendant, already under the coming
persecution, received baptism and was soon cast into prison;
while he was being led to the hill of execution, he was
pierced through with a lance by the executioner.
May 27th
This Day, the Twenty-seventh Day of
May
Saint
Augustine, bishop
of Canterbury in England, who, together with other monks
sent by Saint Gregory the Great, pope, to preach the word
of God to the English people, was kindly received by King
Æthelbert of Kent. Imitating the apostolic life of the primitive
Church, he converted the king himself and many others to
the Christian faith and established several episcopal sees
in that land. He died on the twenty-sixth day of May.
2. At Dorostorum
in Moesia, Saint Julius, martyr, who, in the time
of persecution, being a veteran and military pensioner,
was arrested by the officials and brought before the governor
Maximus; in his presence, as he detested idols and most
steadfastly confessed the name of Christ, he was punished
with the sentence of death.
3. On the
Via Nomentana at the sixteenth milestone from the city of
Rome, Saint Restitutus, martyr.
4. At Orange
in the province of France, Saint Eutropius, bishop.
5. At Würzburg
in Franconia of Germany, Saint Bruno, bishop, who
restored the cathedral church, reformed the clergy, and
explained the Sacred Scriptures to the people.
6. In the monastery
of Montsalvy near Aurillac in Aquitaine, Saint Gausbert,
priest and hermit, through whose work that place, previously
desolate, became a hospice for receiving pilgrims.
7. At Dryburn
near Durham in England, the blessed Edmund Duke, Richard
Hill, John Hogg, and Richard Holiday, priests and martyrs,
who, having returned to their homeland from the English
College at Reims, were condemned to death solely for being
priests under Queen Elizabeth I and were hanged on the gibbet.
8. At Seoul
in Korea, the holy martyrs Barbara Kim, widow, and Barbara
Yi, virgin, fifteen years of age, who, detained together
in prison for Christ, died of plague.
9. At the
place Nakiwubo in Uganda, Saint Athanasius Bazzekuketta,
martyr, who, one of the young men of the royal household,
recently baptized, as he was being led with the others to
the place of execution for the faith of Christ, asked the
executioners to kill him at once, and being struck with
blows, completed his martyrdom.
10. At the
place Lubawo likewise in Uganda, Saint Gonzaga Gonza,
martyr, who, one of the royal servants, while being
led in chains to the pyre, was pierced with lances by the
executioners.
May 28th
This Day, the Twenty-eighth Day of
May
1. At Corinth
in Achaia, Saint Heliconis, martyr, who, in the time
of the emperor Gordian, under the governor Perennius, then
under his successor Justinus, afflicted with many torments,
at last completed her martyrdom by beheading.
2. At Chartres
in France of Lyon, Saint Caraunus, martyr.
3. At Urgell
in Hispania Tarraconensis, Saint Justus, bishop,
who explained the Song of Songs allegorically and took part
in the councils of Spain.
4.
At Paris in France, Saint Germanus, bishop, who,
first abbot of Saint Symphorian of Autun, having been called
to the see of Paris, retained the manner of monastic life
and carried out the fruitful care of souls.
5. In the
monastery of Gellone in Narbonese France, Saint William,
monk, who, more renowned than all at the emperor’s court,
adhered with the affection of love to the truly saintly
Benedict of Aniane, putting on the monastic habit with great
uprightness of conduct.
6. At Canterbury
in England, blessed Lanfranc, bishop, who, a monk
of Bec in Normandy, founded a celebrated school, and, concerning
the truth of the body and blood of Christ in the sacrament,
wrote against Berengarius; later raised to the see of Canterbury,
he labored to reform Church discipline in England.
7. At Pisa
in Etruria, Saint Ubaldesca, virgin, who, from the
sixteenth year of her age until her death, for fifty-five
years, steadfastly carried out works of mercy in a hospice.
8. At Castelnovo
of Garfagnana likewise in Etruria, blessed Herculaneus
of Piegale, priest of the Order of Friars Minor, who,
an outstanding preacher, shone with austerity of life, prolonged
abstinence, and the fame of miracles.
9. At London
in England, blessed Margaret Pole, mother of a family
and martyr, who, countess of Salisbury and mother of
Cardinal Reginald, under King Henry the Eighth, whose divorce
she had disapproved, died in peace of Christ by beheading
in the Tower.
10. At Florence
in Etruria, blessed Mary Bartholomea Bagnesi, virgin,
a sister of the Penitents of Saint Dominic, who endured
for nearly forty-five years many and most bitter sufferings.
11. At London
in England, the blessed Thomas Ford, John Shert, and
Robert Johnson, priests and martyrs, who, falsely accused
of conspiracy against Queen Elizabeth I and condemned to
death, were hanged together at Tyburn.
12.
At the place Cho Quan in Cochinchina, Saint Paul Hạnh,
martyr, who, having forgotten Christian morals, led
a gang in the marketplace, but, when seized under the emperor
Tự Đức, professed that he was a Christian and, moved neither
by flattery nor scourging nor the lacerations of pincers,
encountered a glorious martyrdom by decapitation.
13. At Sachsenhausen
in Germany, blessed Ladislaus Demski, martyr, who,
Polish by nationality, defending the faith before the followers
of doctrines that denied all human and Christian dignity,
died, terribly tortured, in a detention camp
14. In the
city of Dzialdowo in Poland, blessed Anthony Julian Nowowiejski,
bishop of Płock, who, in the same time, having been
imprisoned by enemies in a detention camp, consumed by hunger
and cruel torment, passed to the Lord,
May 29th
This Day, the Twenty-ninth Day of
May
1. At Antioch
in Syria, Saint Hesychius the court official,
martyr, who, in the persecution of the emperor Diocletian,
when he heard the order that whoever would not sacrifice
to idols must lay aside the military belt, immediately removed
his belt; for this reason, with a great stone tied to his
right hand, he was ordered to be thrown into the River Orontes.
2. At Trier
in Belgic France, Saint Maximinus, bishop, who, a
fearless defender of the integrity of the faith against
the Arians, received Saint Athanasius of Alexandria and
other exiled bishops with brotherly kindness, and, having
been driven from his see by enemies, died in his native
place of Poitiers.
3. In the
Anaunian valley in the Tridentine countryside, the holy
martyrs Sisinnius, deacon, Martyrius, lector, and Alexander,
doorkeeper, who, by nationality Cappadocians, having
established a church, introduced songs of divine praise
into the region and were killed by pagans offering lustral
sacrifices.
4. At Ravenna
in Flaminia, Saint Exuperantius, bishop, who governed
this Church prudently at the time when King Odoacer gained
control of Italy and the city.
5. At Milan
in Liguria, Saint Senator, bishop, whom, while still
a priest, Saint Leo the Great, pope, had sent as legate
to Constantinople.
6. At Mâcon
in Burgundy, Saint Gerard, who, first a monk, then
elected bishop, finally lived a solitary life in
the forest.
7.
At Pisa in Etruria, Saint Bona, virgin, who devoutly
made many pilgrimages to the Holy Land, to Rome, and to
Compostela.
8.
At Avignonet near Toulouse in France, the blessed William
Arnaud and ten companions, who, united in the mission
to resist the errors of the Cathars, were deceitfully captured
on the night of the Ascension of the Lord and fell by the
sword for the faith of Christ and obedience to the Roman
Church, singing the Te Deum with one voice.
9.
At Pisa in Etruria, blessed Gherardesca, widow, who
spent her life in a cell near the Camaldolese monastery
of Saint Savinus in praise and in the conversation of the
Lord.
10.
At York in England, blessed Richard Thirkeld, priest
and martyr, who, under Queen Elizabeth I, was condemned
to death because he was a priest and had reconciled many
to the Catholic Church, and was handed over to the torments
of the gallows.
11.
At the place called Roma in Basutoland, South Africa,
blessed Joseph Gerard, priest of the Oblates of Mary
Immaculate, who first preached Christ tirelessly in the
province of Natal and then especially to the Basotho people.
12.
At Rome, Saint Ursula (Julia) Ledóchowska, virgin,
who founded the Institute of the Ursuline Sisters of
the Agonizing Heart of Jesus, and undertook laborious
journeys through Poland, Scandinavia, Finland, and Russia.
May 30th
This Day, the Thirtieth Day of
May
1. At Porto
Torres in Sardinia, Saint Gabinus, martyr.
2. At Caesarea
in Cappadocia, the Saints Basil and Emmelia, who
were the parents of the holy bishops Basil the Great, Gregory
of Nyssa, and Peter of Sebaste, and of Saint Macrina the
Virgin. These holy spouses, during the time of the
emperor Galerius Maximian, were made exiles and dwelt in
the wildernesses of Pontus, and after the persecution, having
left their children as heirs of their virtues, rested in
peace.
3. At Pavia
in Lombardy, Saint Anastasius, bishop, who, having
left the Arian heresy, firmly professed the Catholic faith.
4. At Geel
in Brabant of Austrasia, Saint Dymphna, virgin and martyr.
5. At Furre
in Brabant of Austrasia, the passing of Saint Robert,
bishop of Tongeren and Maastricht on the Meuse, who,
disciple and successor of Saint Lambert, applied himself
with all effort to the preaching of the Gospel through Brabant
and the Ardennes and there overcame pagan customs.
6. At Seville
in Spain, Saint Ferdinand III, who, king of Castile
and León, was prudent in governing the kingdom, a cultivator
of the arts and sciences, and zealous in spreading the faith.
7. At Rouen
in Normandy of France, Saint Joan of Arc, virgin,
called the Maid of Orléans, who, having fought bravely for
her country, was at last handed over into the power of her
enemies, condemned by an unjust judgment, and burned with
fire.
8. At London
in England, Saint Luke Kirby, priest and martyr,
who, in the persecution under Queen Elizabeth I, after many
tortures was hanged on the triple gibbet at Tyburn.
With him suffered on the same gallows the blessed priests
and martyrs William Filby, Lawrence Johnson, and also Thomas
Cottam of the Society of Jesus.
9. In the
same place, thirty years later, the blessed William Scott,
of the Order of Saint Benedict, and Richard Newport,
priests and martyrs, of whom, because of the priesthood,
under King James I, the former was strangled by the noose,
the latter, still breathing, was torn with iron.
10. At Kampala
in Uganda, Saint Matthias Kalemba, surnamed Mulumba
or the Strong, martyr, who, abandoning the Mohammedan
worship, after baptism in Christ resigned his office as
judge and zealously spread the Christian faith, for which
reason he was subjected to tortures under King Mwanga and,
deprived of all consolation, gave back his spirit to God.
11. At Savona
in Italy, the passing of Saint Joseph Marello, bishop
of Acqui in the Subalpine region, who founded the Congregation
of the Oblates of Saint Joseph, devoted to moral care
and the Christian instruction of youth.
12. In the
detention camp of Buchenwald in the region of Thuringia,
Germany, the passion of blessed Otto Neururer, priest
and martyr, who, because he had dissuaded a young
Catholic woman from simulating marriage with a supporter
of the godless regime already joined in matrimony, was thrown
into prison, where, although suffering all kinds of hardships,
he secretly continued his ministry until, suspended by the
feet with his head downward, he completed his martyrdom.
May 31st
This Day, the Thirty-first Day of
May
Feast
of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
when she came to her relative Elizabeth, who was pregnant
with a son in old age, and greeted her. When the two
future mothers joyfully met, the coming Redeemer sanctified
his forerunner still in the womb, and Mary, responding to
Elizabeth’s greeting and exulting in the Spirit, magnified
the Lord with a canticle of praise.
2. At Rome,
in the cemetery of Domitilla on the Via Ardeatina, Saint
Petronilla, virgin and martyr.
3. At Comana
in Pontus, Saint Hermias, soldier, martyr.
4. At Aquileia
in Venetia, the Saints Cantius, Cantianus, and Cantianilla,
martyrs, who, having been apprehended by the persecutor
while departing from the city by vehicle, were at length
brought to punishment.
5. At Toulouse
in Narbonese France, Saint Silvius, bishop, who began
to adorn the tomb of Saint Saturninus with a basilica.
6. At Forlì
in Emilia, blessed James Salomoni, priest, who, as
a youth, after his father had died and his mother had been
received among the Cistercian nuns, distributed his goods
to the poor and, embracing the Order of Preachers, shone
forth there for forty-five years, endowed with remarkable
charisms, as a friend to the poor and a man of peace.
7. At Camerino
in Picenum of Italy, blessed Baptista (Camilla) Varano,
abbess of the monastery of the Poor Clares founded by
her father, who experienced great tribulations as well as
mystical consolations.
8. At York
in England, the blessed martyrs Robert Thorpe, priest,
and Thomas Watkinson, who, under Queen Elizabeth I,
were condemned to death, the former because he was a priest,
the latter, a father of a family of advanced age, because
he had often provided assistance to priests, and together
received the crown of martyrdom on the gibbet.
9. At Paris
in France, blessed Nicholas Barre, priest, who, master
of theology and a renowned guide of souls in the spirit
of the Gospel, founded throughout France the Christian
and Charity Schools, as well as the Sisters Teachers of
the Infant Jesus, for the free education of the children
of the people.
10. At Erice
in Sicily, blessed Felix (James) Amoroso, religious,
who, after being refused for ten years, at last entered
the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, where he fulfilled the
humblest duties with simplicity and innocence of heart.
11. In the
village of Bellegra in the Roman countryside, blessed
Marian of Roccacasale (Dominic) Di Nicolantonio, religious
of the Order of Friars Minor, who, fulfilling the office
of doorkeeper, opened the door of the convent to the poor
and pilgrims, whom he sustained in every way with the greatest
charity.
12. At Mityana
in Uganda, Saint Noah Mawaggali, martyr, who, a royal
servant, when persecution arose, fearlessly refused to flee,
and of his own accord offered his chest to the soldiers’
spears, by which he was pierced and also suspended from
a tree, until he gave up his spirit for Christ.
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1.
Whose names are: the priests Romanus Adame, Rodericus
Aguilar, Julius Alvarez, Aloysius Batis Sainz, Augustinus
Caloca, Matthaeus Correa, Atilanus Cruz, Michael
de la Mora, Peter Esqueda Ramirez, Margaritus Flores,
Joseph Isabel Flores, David Galvan, Peter Maldonado,
Jesus Mendez, Justinus Orona, Sabas Reyes, Joseph
Maria Robles, Turibius Romo, Januarius Sanchez Delgadillo,
Tranquillinus Ubiarco, and David Uribe; and Emmanuel
Morales, Salvator Lara Puente, and David Roldan
Lara, laymen.
2.
Whose names are: the holy Damianus Nam Myong-hyog,
catechist; Magdalena Kim O-bi, Barbara Han A-gi,
Anna Pak A-gi, Agatha Yi So-sa, Lucia Pak Hui-sun,
Peter Kwon Tu-gin.
3.
Whose names are: the blessed Bernard of Roquefort,
Garcia of Aure, Stephan of Saint-Thierry, Raymond
Carbonier; Raymond of Cortisan, surnamed Escriban,
canon; Bernard, Peter d’Arnaud, Fortanerius, and
Ademarus, clerics; the prior of Avenionet, whose
name is unknown.
Omnes
sancti Mártyres, oráte pro nobis.
(“All ye Holy Martyrs, pray for us,”
from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the Litany of
the Saints)
2004 Roman Martyrology by Month
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opera tua ... quia modicum habes virtutem, et servasti
verbum Meum, nec non negasti Nomen Meum”
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