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