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Roman Martyrology, Complete, September
Semen est sanguis Christianorum
(The blood of Christians is the seed of the Church) Tertullian, Apologeticum,
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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
September 1st
This Day, the First Day of September
In the province of Narbonne, St. Giles, abbot
and confessor.
At Benevento, twelve saintly brothers, martyrs.
In Palestine, the Saints Josue and Gedeon.
At Jerusalem, blessed Anna, prophetess,
whose sanctity is revealed in the Gospel.
At Capua, on the Aquarian road, St. Priscus, martyr,
who was one of the ancient disciples of Christ.
At Rheims, in France, St. Xystus, disciple
of the blessed Apostle Peter, who was consecrated by him the first bishop
of that city, and received the crown of martyrdom under Nero.
At Todi, in Umbria, St. Terentian, bishop and
martyr. Under the emperor Adrian, he was racked, and scourged
with whips set with metal by order of the proconsul Laetian, and finally,
having his tongue cut out, he ended his martyrdom by undergoing capital
punishment.
At Heraclea, St. Ammon, deacon, and forty holy
virgins whom he instructed in the faith, and led with him to
the glory of matryrdom, under the tyrant Licinius.
In Spain, the holy martyrs Vincent and Laetus.
At Piombino, in Tuscany, St. Regulus, martyr,
who went thither from Africa, and consummated his martyrdom under Totila.
At Sens, St. Lupus, bishop and confessor,
of whom it is related, that on a certain day, whilst he stood at the
Holy Altar in presence of the clergy, a gem fell from heaven into the
consecrated chalice which he was using.
At Capua, St. Priscus, bishop. He was one
of those priests who were subjected to various trials for the Catholic
faith during the persecution of the Vandals. Being put in an old ship
on the coast of Africa, they reached the shores of Campania, and separating,
they were placed at the head of various churches, and thus greatly extended
the Christian religion. The companions of Priscus
were Castrensis, Tammarus, Rosius, Heraclius, Secundinus, Adjutor, Mark,
Augustus, Elpidius, Canion, and Vindonius.
At Aquino, St. Constantius, a bishop
renowned for the gift of prophecy and many virtues.
At Le Mans, St. Victorius, bishop.
In Baden, in the diocese of Constance, St. Verena,
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
September 2nd
This Day, the Second Day of September
At Alba, in Hungary, St. Stephen, King
of Hungary, who, being adorned with divine virtues, was the first to
convert the Hungarians to the faith of Christ. He was received into
heaven by the Virgin Mother of God, on the day of her Assumption. His
feast, nevertheless, is commemorated on this day, according to the Constitution
of Pope Innocent XI, when the strong fortress of Buda was re-conquered
through the assistance of the holy king, by the brave Christian army.
At Rome, the holy martyr Maxima, who confessed
Christ with St. Ansanus in the persecution of Diocletian, and yielded
up her soul whilst she was beaten with rods.
At Pamiers, in France, St. Antoninus, martyr,
whose relics are kept with great veneration in the church of Palencia.
Also, the holy martyrs Diomedes, Julian, Philip,
Euthychian, Hesychius, Leonides, Philadelphus, Menalippus, and Pantagapas.
They consummated their martyrdom, some by fire, some by water, others
by the sword or by the cross.
At Nicomedia, the holy martyr Zeno, and his sons
Concordius and Theodore.
The same day, the martyrdom of the Saints Evodius
and Hermogenes, brothers, and Callista, their sister.
At Lyons, in France, St. Justus, bishop and confessor,
who was endowed with extraordinary sanctity, and a prophetic spirit.
He resigned his bishopric, and retired
into a desert of Egypt, with his lector Viator. When he had for some
years led an almost angelical life, and the end of his meritorious labors
had come, he went to our Lord to receive the crown of justice, on the
14th day of October. His holy body, together with the relics of his
blessed lector Viator, was afterwards taken to Lyons on this day.
In the same city, St. Elpidius, bishop and confessor.
In the March of Ancona, another St. Elpidius,
an abbot. A town bearing his name glories in the possession of
his sacred body.
On Mount Soractes, the abbot St. Nonnosus,
who, by his prayers removed a rock of huge dimensions, and was renowned
for other miracles.
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
September 3rd
This Day, the Third Day of September
At Rome, St. Serapia, virgin. Under the
emperor Adrian, she was delivered to two lascivious young men, and as
she could not be corrupted, nor afterwards burned with lighted torches,
she was beaten with rods, and finally beheaded, by order of the judge
Berillus. She died on the 29th of July, and was buried by blessed Sabina
in her own sepulchre, near the field of Vindician. But the commemoration
of her martyrdom is celebrated more solemnly on this day, when their
common tomb was finished and adorned, and dedicated as a place of prayer.
At Corinth, the birthday of St. Phoebe,
mentioned by the blessed Apostle Paul in his Epistle to the Romans.
At Aquileia, the holy virgins and martyrs Euphemia,
Dorothea, Thecla, and Erasma. Under Nero, after enduring many
torments, they were slain with the sword, and buried by St. Hermagoras.
At Capua, the holy martyrs Aristseus, bishop,
and Antoninus, a boy.
At Nicomedia, the martyrdom of St. Basillissa,
virgin and martyr, in the persecution of Diocletian, under the
governor Alexander. At the age of nine years,
after having, through the power of God, overcome scourging, fire, and
the beasts, she gave up her soul to her Creator in prayer.
Also, the holy martyrs Zeno and Chariton.
The one was cast into a caldron of melted lead, the other into a burning
furnace.
At Cordova, St. Sandalus, martyr.
The same day, the birthday of the holy martyrs Aigulphus, abbot of Lerins,
and the monks, his companions, who, after their tongues were cut off,
and their eyes plucked out, were killed with the sword.
At Toul, in France, St. Mansuetus, bishop and
confessor.
At Milan, the demise of St. Auxanus, bishop.
The same day, St. Simeon Stylites, the younger.
At Rome, the raising to the Sovereign Pontificate
of St. Gregory the Great, an incomparable man, who, being forced
to take that burden upon himself, sent forth from the more exalted throne
brighter rays of sanctity upon the world.
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
September 4th
This Day, the Fourth Day of September
On Mount Nebo, in the land of Moab, the holy lawgiver
and prophet Moses.
At Ancyra, in Galatia, the birthday of three saintly
boys, Rufinus, Silvanus, and Vitalicus, martyrs.
At Chalons, in France, St. Marcellus, martyr,
under the emperor Antoninus. Being invited to a profane banquet by the
governor Priscus, and abhorring the meats that were served, he reproved
with great freedom all persons present for worshipping the idols. For
this, by an unheard-of kind of cruelty, the same governor had him burned
alive up to the waist. After persevering for three days in praising
God, he yielded up his undefiled soul.
The same day, the holy martyrs Magnus, Castus,
and Maximus.
At Treves, St. Marcellus, bishop and martyr.
The same day, the Saints Thameles, previously
a Pagan priest, and his companions,
martyrs under the emperor Adrian.
Also, the holy martyrs Theodore, Oceanus, Ammian,
and Julian, who had their feet cut off, and consummated their
martyrdom by being thrown into the fire, in the time of the emperor
Maximian.
At Rimini, St. Marinus, deacon.
At Palermo, the birthday of St. Rosalia, virgin,
a native of that city, issued from the royal blood of Charlemange. For
the love of Christ, she forsook the princely court of her father, and
led a heavenly life alone in mountains and caverns.
At Naples, in Campania, the birthday of St. Candida,
who was the first to meet St. Peter when he came to that city, and being
baptized by him, afterwards ended her holy life in peace.
In the same place, St. Candida, the younger,
renowned for miracles.
At Viterbo, blessed Rose, 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
September 5th
This Day, the Fifth Day of September
The feast of St. Lawrence Justinian, first
Patriarch of Venice, who, by glorious miracles and virtues, illustrated
the episcopal dignity which he received against his will on this day.
His birthday is the 8th of January.
In the suburbs of Rome, blessed Victorinus, bishop
and martyr, in the time of Nerva Trajan. Being renowned for sanctity
and miracles, he was elected bishop of Amiterno by the whole people,
but afterwards he was banished, with other servants of God, to Contigliano,
where spring forth fetid sulphurous waters, and was suspended with his
head downward by order of the judge Aurelian. Having for the name of
Christ endured this torment for three days, he was gloriously crowned,
and went victoriously to our Lord. His body was taken away by the Christians,
and buried with due honors at Araiterno.
Also, at Porto, the birthday of St. Herculanus,
martyr.
At Capua, the holy martyrs Quinctius, Arcontius,
and Donatus.
The same day, St. Romulus,
prefect of Trajan's court. For reproving
the cruelty of the emperor towards Christians, he was scourged with
rods, and beheaded.
At Melitine, in Armenia, the martyrdom of the
holy soldiers Eudoxius, Zeno, Macarius, and their companions to the
number of eleven hundred and four, who threw away their military
belts, and were put to death for the confession of Christ, in the persecution
of Diocletian.
At Constantinople, the holy martyrs Urbanus, Theodore,
Menedemus, and their ecclesiastical companions, seventy-seven in number,
who were put in a ship by the command of the emperor Valens, and burned
on the sea for the Catholic faith.
In the neighborhood of Terouanne, in the monastery of Sithiu,
St. Bertin, abbot.
At Toledo, St. Obdulia, 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
September 6th
This Day, the Sixth Day of September
The prophet Zachary, who returned in his
old age from Chaldea to his own country, and lies buried near the prophet
Aggeus.
In Hellespont, St. Onesiphorus, disciple
of the Apostles, of whom St. Paul speaks in his letter to Timothy. He
was severely scourged with St. Porphyry, by order of the proconsul Adrian,
and being dragged by wild horses, gave up his soul to God.
At Alexandria, the holy martyrs Faustus, priest,
Macarius, and ten companions, who received the martyr's crown
by being beheaded for the name of Christ, in the time of the emperor
Decius and the governor Valerius.
In Cappadocia, the holy martyrs Cottidus, deacon,
Eugenius, and their companions.
In Africa, in the persecution of the Vandals,
the holy bishops Donatian, Praesidius, Mansuetus, Germanus, and Fusculus,
who were most cruelly scourged and sent into exile, by order of the
Arian king Hunneric, because they proclaimed the Catholic truth. Among
them was one named Laetus, also a bishop,
a courageous and most learned man, who was burned alive after a long
imprisonment in a loathsome dungeon.
At Verona, St. Petronius, bishop and confessor.
At Rome, the holy abbot Eleutherius, a
servant of God, who, according to the testimony of Pope St. Gregory,
raised a dead man to life by his prayers and tears.
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
September 7th
This Day, the Seventh Day of September
At Nicomedia, the birthday of the blessed martyr
John, who seeing the cruel edicts against Christians posted up
in the public square, and being inflamed with an ardent faith, stretched
forth his hand, took them away and tore them up. This being reported
to the emperors Diocletian and Maximian, then residing in that city,
they gave orders that he should be subjected to all kinds of torments,
which the noble champion bore with such cheerfulness of spirit, as not
to show on his countenance the least trace of pain or grief.
At Caesarea, in Cappadocia, in the time of the emperor Adrian,
St. Eupsychius, martyr,
who, on being accused of professing Christianity, was cast into prison.
His release following shortly after, he immediately sold his patrimony,
and distributed the proceeds of it partly to the poor and partly to
his accusers, whom he regarded
as his benefactors. But being again arrested, under the judge Sapritius,
he was lacerated, pierced through with a sword, and thus consummated
his martyrdom.
At Pompeiopolis, in Cilicia, St. Sozon, martyr,
who, being thrown into the fire, yielded up his spirit, in the time
of the emperor Maximian.
At Aquileia, St. Anastasius, martyr.
In the diocese of Autun, St. Regina, virgin and
martyr, under the proconsul Olybrius. After having suffered imprisonment,
the rack, and burning with torches, she was condemned to capital punishment,
and so went to her spouse.
At Troyes, St. Nemorius, deacon, and his companions,
martyrs, who were slain by Attila, king of the Huns.
At Orleans, in France, the departure from this life of
the holy bishop Evortius, who was first
a subdeacon of the Roman Church, and afterwards, through the divine
favor, was designated bishop of that city by a dove.
In France, St. Augustalis, bishop and confessor.
At Capua, St. Pamphilus, bishop.
In the territory of Paris, St. Cloud, priest and
confessor.
At Nonantola, Pope St. Adrian III, remarkable
for his zeal to reconcile the Eastern churches with the Holy See. He
died in the odor of sanctity at San Cesario, and became widely celebrated
by his miracles.
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
September 8th
This Day, the Eighth Day of September
The Nativity of the most Blessed and ever
Virgin Mary, Mother of God.
At Nicomedia, St. Adrian, with twenty-three
other martyrs, who ended their martyrdom the 4th of March by
having their limbs crushed, after enduring many torments under the
emperors Diocletian and Maximian. Their remains were carried to
Byzantium by the Christians, and buried with due honors. Afterwards
the body of St. Adrian was taken to Rome on this day, on which his
festival is celebrated.
At Alexandria, the holy martyrs Ammon,
Theophilus, Neoterius, and twenty-two others.
At Antioch, the Saints Timothy and Faustus,
martyrs.
At Gaza, in Palestine, the holy martyrs
Eusebius, Nestabus, and Zeno, brothers, who were cut to
pieces by a multitude of Pagans that rushed upon them, in the time
of Julian the Apostate.
In the same place, and under the same Julian,
St. Nestor, martyr, who, being most cruelly tortured by the
same furious Gentiles, breathed his last.
At Valencia, in Spain, St. Thomas of Villanova,
Archbishop, distinguished by his ardent
charity for the poor. He was inscribed among the saints by Alexander
VII, and his feast is celebrated on the 22nd of this month.
At Freisingen, St. Corbinian, first
bishop of that city. Being consecrated by Pope Gregory II, and sent
to preach the Gospel, he reaped an abundant harvest in France and
Germany, and finally renowned for virtues and miracles, rested in
peace.
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
September 9th
This Day, the Ninth Day of September
At Nicomedia, the holy martyrs Dorotheus and
Gorgonius. The greatest honors had been conferred on them by
the emperor Diocletian, but as they detested the cruelty which he
exercised against the Christians, they were by his order suspended
in his presence, and lacerated with whips; then their skin being
torn from their bodies, and vinegar with salt poured over them, they
were burned on a gridiron and finally strangled. After some time,
the body of blessed Gorgonius was brought to Rome, and deposited on
the Latin road. Thence it was transferred to the Basilica of St.
Peter.
Among the Sabines, thirty miles from Rome, the
holy martyrs Hyacinthus, Alexander, and Tiburtius.
At Sebaste, St. Severian, a soldier of
the emperor Licinius. For frequently visiting the Forty Martyrs
whilst they were in prison, he was suspended in the air with a stone
tied to his feet by order of the governor Lysias, and being scourged
and torn with whips, yielded up his soul in the midst of torments.
The same day, St. Straton, who ended
his martyrdom for Christ by being tied
to two trees and torn to pieces.
Also, the holy martyrs Rufinus and Rufinian,
brothers.
At Rome, St. Sergius, Pope and confessor.
In the territory of Terouanne, St. Omer,
bishop.
In Ireland, St. Kieran, abbot.
At Cartagena, in South America, St. Peter
Claver, confessor of the Society of Jesus, who labored with,
wonderful self-abnegation and great charity among the negro slaves
for more than forty years and baptized personally almost thirty
thousand of them. He was canonized by order of Pope Leo 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
September 10th
This Day, the Tenth Day of September
At Tolentino, in the March of Ancona, the departure from this life
of St. Nicholas, confessor, of the
Order of Augustinians.
In Africa, the birthday of the holy bishops
Nemesian, Felix, Lucius, another Felix, Litteus, Polyan, Victor,
Jader, Dativus, and others. As a violent persecution was
breaking out under Valerian and Gallienus, they were at their first
courageous confession of Christ beaten with rods, then put in irons,
and being sent to dig in the metal mines, they terminated their
combat and glorious confession.
At Chalcedon, in the persecution of Diocletian,
the holy martyrs Sosthenes and Victor.
Under Priscus, proconsul of Asia, after they had been loaded with
fetters and exposed to the beasts, they were condemned to be burned.
But whilst they were saluting each other with a holy kiss and
praying, they expired.
In Bithynia, the holy virgins Menodora,
Metrodora, and Nymphodora, sisters. Under the emperor
Maximian and the governor Fronto, they were crowned with
martyrdom, and went to eternal glory.
Also, the holy martyrs Apellius, Luke, and
Clement.
At Liege, in Belgium, St. Theodard, bishop and
martyr, who laid down his life for his flock, and after his
death was renowned for the gift of miracles.
At Rome, blessed Hilary, Pope and confessor.
At Compostella, St. Peter, bishop, who
was celebrated for his many virtues and miracles.
In the city of Albi, St. Salvius, bishop and
confessor.
At Novara, St. Agapius, bishop.
At Constantinople, St. Pulcheria, empress and
virgin, distinguished by her piety and zeal for religion.
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
September 11th
This Day, the Eleventh Day of September
At Rome, in the Cemetery of Basilla, on the old Salarian road, the
birthday of the holy martyrs Protus and
Hyacinth, brothers and eunuchs in the service of blessed
Eugenia, who were arrested, in the time of the emperor Gallienus, on
the charge of being Christians, and urged to offer sacrifice to the
gods. But as they refused, both were most severely scourged, and
finally beheaded.
At Laodicea, in Syria, the martyrdom of the
Saints Diodorus, Diomedes, and Didimus.
At Leon, in Spain, St. Vincent, abbot and
martyr.
In Egypt, the holy bishop Paphnutius,
one of those confessors, who, under the
emperor Galerius Maximinus, having their right eye plucked out and
the joint of the left knee cut, were condemned to work in the metal
mines. Afterwards, under Constantine the Great, he courageously
combated for the Catholic faith against the Arians, and at leangth,
being adorned with many crowns, rested in peace.
At Lyons, the demise of St. Patiens, bishop.
At Vercelli, St. Aemilian, bishop.
At Alexandria, St. Theodora, who having
committed a fault through imprudence and repenting of it, remained
unknown in a religious habit, and persevered until
her death in practices of extraordinary abstinence and patience.
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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September 12th
This Day, the Twelfth Day of September
The Feast of the Most Holy Name of the
Blessed Virgin Mary, celebrated by order of the
Sovereign Pontiff, Innocent XI, on account of the signal victory
gained over the Turks, at Vienna in Austria, through her protection.
At Alexandria, in the time of the emperor Maximinus, the birthday of
the holy martyrs Hieronides, Leontius,
Serapion, Selesius, Valerian, and Straton, who were drowned
in the sea for the confession of the name of Christ.
In Bithynia, St. Autonomus, bishop and martyr,
who went to that country from Italy to avoid the persecution of
Diocletian. After he had converted many to the faith, he was killed
at the Altar by the furious Gentiles, whilst celebrating the Sacred
Mysteries, and so became the victim of Christ.
At Merum, in Phrygia, the holy martyrs
Macedonius, Theodulus, and Tatian, under Julian the Apostate.
After other torments, they joyfully consummated their martyrdom by
being laid on burning gridirons by order of the governor Almachius.
At Iconium, in Lycaonia, the holy bishop
Curonotus, who received the crown of
martyrdom by being beheaded under the governor Perennius.
At Pavia, St. Juventius, bishop,
mentioned on the 8th of February. He was sent to that city with
St. Cyrus by blessed Hermagoras,
disciple of the evangelist St. Mark. They both preached the Gospel
of Christ there, and being renowned for great virtues and miracles,
illustrated the neighboring cities by divine works. They closed
their glorious career in peace, invested with the episcopal dignity.
At Lyons, the decease of St. Sacerdos, bishop.
At Verona, St. Silvinus, bishop.
At Anderlecht, St. Guido, 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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September 13th
This Day, the Thirteenth Day of September
At Alexandria, the birthday of blessed Philip,
father of the virgin St. Eugenia. Resigning the dignity of
prefect of Egypt, he obtained the grace of baptism. His
successor, the prefect Terentius, caused him to be pierced through
the throat with a sword, whilst he was praying.
Also, the holy martyrs Macrobius and Julian,
who suffered under Licinius.
The same day, St. Ligorius, martyr, who
living in the desert, was murdered by the Gentiles for the faith of
Christ.
At Alexandria, St. Eulogius, a bishop,
celebrated for learning and sanctity.
At Angers, in France, St. Mauritius, a bishop,
renowned for numberless miracles.
At Sens, St. Amatus, bishop and confessor.
The same day, St. Venerius, confessor,
a man of admirable sanctity, who led an eremitical life in the
island of Palmaria.
In the monastery of Remiremont in France, St.
Amatus, priest and abbot, illustrious for the virtue of
abstinence and the gift of miracles.
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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September 14th
This Day, the Fourteenth Day of September
The Exaltation of the Holy Cross,
when the emperor Heraclius, after defeating King Chosroes, brought
it back to Jerusalem from Persia.
At Rome, in the Appian road, during the persecution of Decius,
blessed Cornelius, Pope and martyr,
who, after being banished, was scourged with leaded whips, and then
beheaded with twenty-one others of both sexes.
On the same day, were condemned to
capital punishment Caerealis, a soldier, and
his wife Sallustia, who had been instructed in the faith by
the same Cornelius.
In Africa, in the time of the emperors Valerian and Gallienus,
St. Cyprian, bishop of Carthage, most
renowned for holiness and learning. It was near the seashore, six
miles from the city, that he consummated his
martyrdom by decapitation, after enduring a
most painful exile. The festival of the Saints Cornelius and Cyprian
is kept on the 16th of this month.
There suffered also in the same place the holy
martyrs Crescentian, Victor, Rosula, and Generalis.
On the Salarian road, at Rome, during the persecution of Diocletian,
St. Crescentius, the young son of St.
Euthymius, who ended his life by the sword, under the judge
Turpilius.
At Treves, the holy bishop Maternus, a
disciple of the blessed Apostle Peter, who brought to the faith of
Christ the inhabitants of Tongres, Cologne, Treves, and of the
neighboring country.
The same day, the birthday of St. John
Chrysostom, bishop of Constantinople, who was sent into exile
through the conspiracy of his enemies, but was recalled by a decree
of the Sovereign Pontiff, Innocent I. He died on the way from the
ill-treatment he received at the hands of the soldiers who guarded
him. His feast is celebrated on the 27th of January, the day on
which his sacred body was taken to Constantinople by Theodosius the
Younger.
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
September 15th
This Day, the Fifteenth Day of September
The Octave of the Nativity and the Feast of
the Seven Dolors of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
At Rome, on the Nomentan road, the birthday of
blessed Nicomedes, priest and martyr. As he said to
those who would compel him to sacrifice: "I sacrifice only to the
Omnipotent God who reigns in Heaven", he was for a long time
scourged with leaded whips, and thus went to our Lord.
In the diocese of Chalons, St. Valerian,
martyr, who was suspended on high by the governor Priscus,
and tortured with iron hooks. Remaining immovable in the confession
of Christ, and continuing joyfully to praise Him, he was struck with
the sword by order of the same magistrate.
At Marcianopolis, in Thrace, St. Melitina, a
martyr, in the time of the emperor Antoninus and the governor
Antiochus. She was twice led to the temples of the
Gentiles, and as the idols fell to the ground each time, she was
hanged and torn, and finally decapitated.
At Adrianople, the holy martyrs Maximus,
Theodore, and Asclepiodotus, who were crowned under the
emperor Maximian.
Also, St. Porphyrius, a comedian, who,
in the presence of Julian the Apostate, being baptized in jest, and
suddenly converted by the power of God, declared himself a
Christian. Forthwith, by order of the emperor, he was struck with an
axe, and thus crowned with martyrdom.
The same day, St. Nicetas, a Goth, who
was burned alive for the Catholic faith, by order of king Athanaric.
At Cordova, the holy martyrs Emilas, deacon,
and Jeremias, who ended their martyrdom in the persecution of
the Arabs by being beheaded, after a long detention in prison.
At Toul, in France, St. Aper, bishop.
Also, St. Leobinus, bishop of Chartres.
At Lyons, St. Albinus, bishop.
The same day, the decease of St. Aichard,
abbot.
In France, St. Eutropia, widow.
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
September 16th
This Day, the Sixteenth Day of September
The Saints Cornelius and Cyprian, Pontiffs
and martyrs, whose birthday is the 14th of this month.
At Chalcedon, the birthday of St. Euphemia,
virgin and martyr, under the emperor Diocletian and the
proconsul Priscus. For faith in our Lord she was subjected to
tortures, imprisonment, blows, the torment of the wheel, fire, the
crushing weight of
stones, the teeth of beasts, scourging with rods, the cutting of
sharp saws, burning pans, all of which she survived. But when she
was again exposed to the beasts in the amphitheatre, praying to our
Lord to receive her spirit, one of the animals having
inflicted a bite on her sacred body, whilst the rest licked her
feet, she yielded her unspotted soul to God.
At Rome, the holy martyrs Lucia, noble matron,
and Geminian, who were subjected to most grievous afflictions
and a long time tortured, by the command of the emperor Diocletian.
Finally, being put to the sword, they obtained the glorious victory
of martyrdom.
Also, at Rome, at a place on the Flaminian road, ten miles from the
city, the holy martyrs Abundius, priest, and
Abundantius, deacon, whom the emperor Diocletian caused to be
struck with the sword, together with Marcian,
an illustrious man, and his son
John, whom they had raised from the dead.
At Heraclea, in Thrace, St. Sebastiana, martyr,
under the emperor Domitian and the governor Sergius. Being brought
to the faith of Christ by the blessed Apostle Paul, she was
tormented in various ways and finally beheaded.
At Cordova, the holy martyrs Rogellus and
Servideus, who were decapitated, after their hands and feet
had been cut off.
In Scotland, St. Ninian, bishop and confessor.
In England, St. Editha, virgin,
daughter of the English King Edgar, who was consecrated to God in a
monastery from her tender years, whence she may be said to have been
ignorant of the world rather than to have forsaken 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
September 17th
This Day, the Seventeenth Day of September
The commemoration of the Impression of the
Sacred Wounds which St. Francis, founder of the Order of Friars
Minor, received, through a wonderful favor of God, in his hands,
feet and side, on Mount Alvernia, in Tuscany.
At Rome, on the road to Tivoli, the birthday of
St. Justin, priest and martyr, who
distinguished himself by a glorious confession of the faith, during
the persecution of Valerian and Gallienus. He buried the bodies of
the blessed Pontiff, Xystus, of Lawrence, Hippolytus, and many other
saints, and finally consummated his martyrdom under Claudius.
Also, at Rome, the holy martyrs Narcissus and
Crescentio.
In Phrygia, St. Ariadna, martyr, under
the emperor Adrian.
In England, the holy martyrs Socrates and
Stephen.
At Nevers, the holy martyrs Valerian, Macrinus,
and Gordian.
At Autun, under the emperor Antoninus and the governor Valerian,
St. Flocellus, a boy, who, after many
sufferings, was torn to pieces by wild beasts, and thus won the
crown of martyrs.
At Liege, blessed Lambert, bishop of
Maestricht. Having, through zeal for religion, rebuked the royal
family, he was undeservedly put to death by the guilty, and thus
entered the court of the heavenly kingdom, to enjoy it forever.
At Saragossa, in Spain, St. Peter of Arbues,
first Inquisitor of the Faith in the kingdom of Arragon, who
received the palm of martyrdom by being barbarously massacred by
apostate Jews, for defending courageously the Catholic faith,
according to the
duties of his office. He was canonized by Pius IX in 1867.
The same day, St. Agathoclia, servant
of an infidel woman, who was for a long time subjected by her to
blows and other afflictions, that she might deny Christ. She was
finally presented to the judge and cruelly lacerated, and as she
persisted in confessing the faith, they cut off her tongue and threw
her into the flames.
At Cordova, St. Columba, virgin and martyr.
At Milan, the departure from this world of St.
Satyrus, confessor, whose distinguished merits are mentioned
by his brother, St. Ambrose.
At Rome, in the persecution of Diocletian, St.
Theodora, a matron, who carefully ministered to the martyrs.
At Bingen, in the diocese of Mayence, St.
Hildegarde, 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
September 18th
This Day, the Eighteenth Day of September
At Osimo, St. Joseph of Cupertino, confessor
of the Order of the Friars Minor Conventual, who was placed among
the Saints by Clement XIII.
The same day, the birthday of St. Methodius,
bishop of Olympius in Lycia, and afterwards of Tyre, most
renowned for eloquence and learning. St. Jerome says that he won the
martyr's crown at Chalcis, in Greece, at the end of the last
persecution.
In the diocese of Vienne, the holy martyr
Ferreol, a tribune, who was arrested by order of the impious
governor Crispinus, most cruelly scourged, then loaded with heavy
chains, and cast into a dark dungeon. A miracle having broken his
bonds, and opened the doors of the prison, he made his escape, but
being taken again by his pursuers, he received the palm of martyrdom
by being beheaded.
Also, the Saints Sophia and Irene, martyrs.
At Milan, St. Eustorgius, first
bishop of that city, highly commended
by blessed Ambrose.
At Gortyna, in Crete, St. Eumenus, 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
September 19th
This Day, the Nineteenth Day of September
At Puzzoli, in Campania, the holy martyrs
Januarius, bishop of Benevento, Festus, his deacon, and Desiderius,
lector, together with Sosius, deacon of the church of Misenum,
Proculus, deacon of Puzzoli, Eutychius and Acutius, who were
bound and
imprisoned and then beheaded during the reign of Diocletian. The
body of St. Januarius was brought to Naples, and buried in the
church with due honors, where even now the blood of the blessed
martyr is kept in a vial, and when placed close to his head, is
seen to become liquid and, bubble up as if it were just taken from
his veins.
At Nocera, the birthday of the holy martyrs
Felix and Constantia, who suffered under Nero.
In Palestine, the holy martyrs Peleus, Nilus,
and Elias, bishops in Egypt, who were,with
many others of the clergy, consumed by fire for the sake of
Christ during the persecution of Diocletian.
The same day, the holy martyrs Trophimus,
Sabbatius, and Dorymedon, senator, under the emperor Probus.
By command of the governor Atticus, at Antioch, Sabbatius was
scourged until he expired. Trophimus was sent to the governor
Perennius at Synnada, where he and the senator Dorymedon consummated
their martyrdom by decapitation, after enduring many torments.
At Cordova, in the Arabian persecution, St.
Pomposa, virgin and martyr.
At Canterbury, the holy bishop Theodore,
who was sent to England by Pope Vitalian, and was renowned for
learning and holiness.
At Tours, St. Eustochius, bishop, a man
of great virtue.
In the diocese of Langres, St. Sequanus,
priest and confessor.
At Barcelona, in Spain, blessed Mary de
Cervellione, virgin, of the Order of Our Lady of Ransom. She
is commonly called Mary of Help on
account of the prompt assistance she renders to those who invoke
her.
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
September 20th
This Day, the Twentieth Day of September
The vigil of St. Matthew, apostle and
evangelist
At Rome, the holy martyrs Eustachius, and
Theopistes, his wife, with their two sons, Agapitus and Theopistus.
Under the emperor Adrian, they were condemned to be cast to the
beasts, but through the power of God, being uninjured by them, they
were shut up in a burning brazen ox, and thus terminated their
martyrdom.
At Cyzicum, on the sea of Marmora, the birthday of
the holy martyrs Fausta, virgin, and Evilasius,
in the time of the emperor Maximian. Fausta had her head shaved to
shame her, and was hanged up and tortured by Evilasius, then a Pagan
priest; but when he wished to have her body cut in two, the
executioners could not inflict any injury on her. Amazed at this
prodigy, Evilasius believed in Christ; and whilst he was cruelly
tortured by order of the emperor, Fausta had her head bored through,
and her whole body pierced with nails. She was then laid on a
burning pan, and being called by a celestial voice, went in company
with Evilasius to enjoy the blessedness of Heaven.
In Phrygia, the holy martyrs Denis and
Privatus.
Also, St. Priscus, martyr, who, after
having had his body pierced all over with daggers, was beheaded.
At Pergen, in Pamphylia, the Saints Theodore,
his mother Philippa, and their fellow martyrs, under the
emperor Antoninus.
At Carthage, St. Candida, virgin and martyr;
who, having all her body lacerated with whips, was crowned with
martyrdom, under the emperor Maximian.
Also, the holy martyr Susanna, daughter
of Arthemius, a Pagan priest, and Martha.
The same day, Pope St. Agapitus, whose
sanctity is attested by blessed Gregory the Great.
At Milan, St. Clicerius, 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
September 21st
This Day, the Twenty-First Day of September
The birthday of St. Matthew, Apostle and
Evangelist, who suffered martyrdom
in Ethiopia, while engaged in preaching. The Gospel written by
him in Hebrew was, by his own revelation, found in the time of
the emperor Zeno, together with the relics of the blessed apostle
Barnabas.
In the land of Saar, the holy prophet Jonas,
who was buried in Geth.
At Rome, St. Pamphilus, martyr.
At twenty miles from Rome, on the Claudian way,
the martyrdom of St. Alexander, bishop,
in the time of the emperor Antoninus. For the faith of Christ he was
loaded with fetters, scourged, tortured, burned with torches, torn
with iron hooks, exposed to the beasts and cast into the flames, but
having overcome all these torments, he was finally beheaded, and so
attained the glory of eternal life. His body was afterwards carried
into the city by the blessed Pope Damasus, on the 26th of November,
on which day his feast is to be celebrated by order of the same
Pontiff.
In Phoenicia, St. Eusebius, martyr,
who, of his own accord, went to the prefect, and declaring himself a
Christian, was subjected by him to many torments, and finally
beheaded.
In Cyprus, St. Isacius, bishop and martyr.
In the same place, St. Meletius, bishop and
confessor.
In Ethiopia, St. Iphigenia, virgin, who
being baptized and consecrated to God by the blessed Apostle
Matthew, ended her holy life in peace.
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
September 22nd
This Day, the Twenty-Second Day of September
At Valencia, in Spain, St. Thomas, of
Villanova, Archbishop and confessor, whose birthday is the
8th of September.
At St. Maurice, near Sion, in Switzerland, the birthday of
the holy Theban martyrs Maurice, Exuperius,
Candidus, Victor, Innocent, and Yitalis, with their companions of
the same legion, whose martyrdom for the faith, in the time
of Maximian, filled the world with the glory of their sufferings.
At Rome, the martyrdom of the holy virgins and
martyrs Digna and Emerita, under Valerian and Gallienus.
Their relics are kept in the Church of St. Marcellus.
At Arpajon, near Paris, St. Jonas, priest and
martyr, who went to France with St. Denis, and after being
scourged by order of the prefect Julian, ended his martyrdom by the
sword.
At Ratisbon, in Bavaria, St. Emmeramus, bishop
and martyr, who, to deliver others, endured patiently a most
cruel death for the sake of our Lord.
At Antinoopolis, in Egypt, the holy martyrs
Irais, an Alexandrian virgin, and her companions. Having gone
out to draw water at a fountain near by, and seeing a boat loaded
with Christian confessors, she immediately left her vessel and
joined them. Being conducted to the city with them, after many
torments, she was the first to have her head struck off;
and after her, priests, deacons, virgins, and
all others underwent the same kind of death.
At Meaux, blessed Sanctinus, bishop,
disciple of St. Denis, the Areopagite, who, being consecrated by him
bishop of that city, was the first to preach the Gospel there.
In the territory of Coutances, St. Lauto,
bishop.
In Poitou, the holy priest Florentius.
In the territory of Bourges, St. Sylvanus,
confessor.
At Laon, St. Salaberga, abbess.
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
September 23rd
This Day, the Twenty-Third Day of September
At Rome, St. Linus, Pope and martyr, who
governed the Roman church next after the blessed Apostle Peter.
He was crowned with martyrdom, and
buried on the Vatican hill beside the same Apostle.
At Iconium, in Lycaonia, St. Thecla, virgin
and martyr, who was converted to the faith by the Apostle St.
Paul. Under the emperor Nero, she was victorious over the flames and
the beasts to which she was exposed for the faith of Christ, and
after many
combats endured for the instruction of others, she went to Seleucia,
where she ended her days in peace. Her memory has been eulogized by
the Holy Fathers.
In Campania, the commemoration of blessed
Sosius, deacon of the church of Misenum.
The holy bishop Januarius, seeing a
flame arise from his head as he was reading the Gospel in the
Church, foretold that he would be a martyr; and not many days after,
when he
was thirty years of age, he and the holy bishop suffered martyrdom
by decapitation.
In Africa, the holy martyrs Andrew, John,
Peter, and Anthony.
In the diocese of Coutances, St. Paternus,
bishop and martyr.
At Ancona, St. Constantius, sacristan
of the Church, renowned for the gift of miracles.
In Spain, the holy women Xantippa and Polyxena,
who were disciples of the Apostles.
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
September 24th
This Day, the Twenty-Fourth Day of September
The Feast of our Lady of Ransom.
At Autun, the birthday of the holy martyrs,
Andochius, priest, Thyrsus, deacon, and Felix, who were sent
from the East by blessed Polycarp, bishop of Smyrna, to preach in
Gaul, where they were most severely scourged, hanged up a whole day
by the hands, and
cast into the fire. Remaining uninjured, they had their necks broken
with heavy bars, and thus won a most glorious crown.
In Egypt, the holy martyrs Paphnutius and his
companions. Whilst leading a solitary life, St. Paphnutius
heard that many Christians were kept in bonds, and, moved by the
spirit of God, he voluntarily offered himself to the prefect, and
freely confessed the
Christian faith. By him he was bound with iron chains, and a long
time tortured on the rack. Then, being sent with many others to
Diocletian, he was fastened by his
order to a palm tree, and the rest were struck with the sword.
At Chalcedon, forty-nine holy martyrs,
who, after the martyrdom of St. Euphemia, under the emperor
Diocletian, were condemned to be devoured by the beasts, but being
miraculously delivered, were finally struck with the sword, and went
to Heaven.
In Hungary, St. Gerard, bishop and martyr,
called the Apostle of the Hungarians. He belonged to the nobility of
Venice, and was the first to shed upon his country
the glory of martyrdom.
At Clermont, in Auvergne, the departure out of this life of
St. Rusticus, bishop and confessor. In
the diocese of Beauvais, St. Geremarus, 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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September 25th
This Day, the Twenty-Fifth Day of September
At Emmaus, the birthday of blessed Cleophas,
disciple of Christ. It is related that he was killed by the Jews,
for the confession of our Lord, in the same house in which he had
entertained Him, and where he was honorably buried.
At Rome, under the emperor Antoninus, St.
Herculanus, soldier and martyr, who, being
converted to Christ by the miracles wrought during the martyrdom of
the, blessed bishop Alexander, was put to the sword, after enduring
many torments.
At Amiens, in France, in the persecution of Diocletian,
blessed Firmin, bishop. Under the
governor Rictiovarus, after various torments, he suffered martyrdom
by being beheaded.
At Damascus, the holy martyr Paul, Tata, his
wife, and Sabinian, Maximus, Rufus, and Eugenius, their sons.
Accused of professing the Christian religion, they were
scourged, and tortured in other ways, until they gave up their souls
to God.
In Asia, the holy martyrs Bardomian, Eucarpus,
and twenty-six others.
The same day, St. Anathalon, bishop,
who was a disciple of the blessed Apostle Barnabas, and succeeded
him in the See of Milan.
At Lyons, the decease of St. Lupus, at
one time an anchoret, but later a
bishop.
At Auxerre, St. Anacharius, bishop and
confessor.
At Blois, St. Solemnius, bishop of Chartres,
renowned for miracles.
The same day, St. Principius, bishop of
Soissons, brother of the blessed bishop Remigius.
At Anagni, the holy virgins Aurelia and
Neomisia.
At San Severino, the decease of St. Pacificus
of St. Severin, confessor, of the Order of the Reformed
Friars Minor of the Observance of St. Francis, illustrious by his
extraordinary patience and love of solitude. He was placed in the
calendar of saints by Pope Gregory XVI.
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
September 26th
This Day, the Twenty-Sixth Day of September
At Nicomedia, the birthday of the holy martyrs
Cyprian, and Justina, virgin. Under the emperor Diocletian
and the governor Eutholmius. Justina suffered much for the faith of
Christ and converted Cyprian, who, while a magician, endeavored to
bring her under the influence of his magical practices. She
afterwards suffered martyrdom withhim. Their bodies being exposed to
the beasts, were taken away in the night by some Christian sailors,
and carried to Rome. They were subsequently taken into the
Constantinian Basilica, and deposited near the baptistery.
At Rome, the holy martyr Callistratus, and
forty-nine other soldiers, who endured martyrdom together, in
the persecution of Diocletian. The companions of Callistratus were
converted to Christ on seeing him miraculously delivered from
drowning in the sea, where he had been thrown sewed up in a bag.
Also, at Rome, Pope St. Eusebius.
At Bologna, St. Eusebius, bishop and confessor.
At Brescia, St. Vigilius, bishop.
At Albano, St. Senator.
In the territory of Frascati, the blessed
abbot Nilus, founder of the monastery of Crypta-Ferrata, a
man of eminent sanctity.
At Citta-di-Castello, St. Amantius, a priest
distinguished for the gift of miracles.
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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September 27th
This Day, the Twenty-Seventh Day of September
At Aegea, during the persecution of Diocletian, the birthday of
the holy martyrs Cosmas and Damian, brothers.
After miraculously overcoming many torments from bonds,
imprisonment, fire, crucifixion, stoning, arrows, and from being
cast into thesea, they received capital punishment. With them are
said to have also suffered three of their
brothers, Anthimus, Leontius, and Euprepius.
At Rome, St. Epicharis, wife of a senator,
who, in the same persecution, was scourged with leaded whips, and
struck with the sword.
At Todi, the holy martyrs Fidentius and
Terence, under the same Diocletian.
At Cordova, the holy martyrs Adulphus and
John, brothers, who won the martyr's crown in the Arabian
persecution.
At Sion, in Switzerland, St. Florentinus,
martyr, who was put to the sword with
blessed Hilary, after his tongue had been cut out.
At Byblos, in Phoenicia, St. Mark, bishop, who
is also called John by blessed Luke.
At Milan, the holy bishop Caius, a
disciple of the blessed Apostle Barnabas, who passed calmly to rest
after suffering severely in the persecution of Nero.
At Ravenna, St. Aderitus, bishop and confessor.
At Paris, St. Vincent de Paul, priest,
and founder of the Congregation of the Mission and of the Daughters
of Charity, an apostolic man and a father to the poor. His feast is
celebrated on the 19th of July.
In the same city, St. Eleazar, Count.
In Hainaut, St. Hiltrude,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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September 28th
This Day, the Twenty-Eight Day of September
In Bohemia, St. Wenceslas, duke of
Bohemia and martyr, renowned for holiness and miracles. Being
murdered in his brother's house, he went triumphantly to heaven.
At Rome, St. Privatus, martyr, who was
cured of ulcers by the blessed Pope Callistus. For the faith of
Christ he was scourged to death with leaded whips, in the time of
the emperor Alexander.
In the same place, St. Stacteus, martyr.
In Africa, the Saints Martial, Lawrence, and
twenty other martyrs.
At Antioch, in Pisidia, the holy martyrs Mark,
shepherd, Alphius, Alexander, and Zosimus, his brothers, Nicon, Neon
Heliodorus, and thirty soldiers, who were converted to Christ
on seeing the miracles of blessed Mark, and were crowned with
martyrdom in different places and in various manners.
The same day, the martyrdom of St. Maximus,
under the emperor Decius.
At Toulouse, St. Exuperius, bishop and
confessor. St. Jerome bears to this blessed man a memorable
testimony, relating how severe he was towards himself and how
liberal towards others.
At Genoa, St. Solomon, bishop and confessor.
At Brescia, St. Silvinus, bishop.
The same day, the holy virgin Eustochium,
daughter of blessed Paula, who was brought up at the manger
of our Lord with other virgins, and being celebrated for merits,
went to our Lord.
In Germany, St. Lioba, virgin, renowned
for miracles.
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
September 29th
This Day, the First Day of September
On Mount Gargano, the commemoration of the
blessed Archangel Michael. This festival is kept in memory of
the day, when under his invocation, was consecrated a church,
unpretending in its exterior, but endowed with virtue celestial.
In Thrace, the birthday of the holy martyrs
Eutychius, Plautus, and Heracleas.
In Persia, under king Sapor, the holy martyr
Gudelia. After having converted many to the faith, and
refused to adore the sun and fire, she was subjected to
numeroustorments. Then having the skin torn off her head, and being
fastened to a post, she deserved an eternal triumph.
In the same country, the holy martyrs Dadas, a
blood relation of king Sapor, Casdoa, his wife, and Gabdelas, his
son. After being deprived of their dignities, and subjected
to various torments, they were for a long time imprisoned and
finally put to the sword.
In Armenia, the holy virgins, Ripsimus and her
companions, martyrs, under king Tiridates.
At Auxerre, St. Fraternus, bishop and martyr.
At Pontecorvo, near Aquino, St. Grimoaldus,
priest and confessor.
In Palestine, St. Quiriacus, anchoret.
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
September 30th
This Day, the Thirtieth Day of September
In Bethlehem of Juda, the decease of St.
Jerome, priest and Doctor of the Church, who, excelling in
all kinds of learning, imitated the life of the most approved monks,
and disposed of many monstrous heresies with the sword of his
doctrine. Having at length reached a very advanced age, he rested in
peace, and was buried near the manger of our Lord. His body was
afterwards conveyed to Rome, and deposited in the Basilica
of St. Mary the Greater.
The same day, the holy martyr Leopardus,
of the household of Julian the Apostate. He was beheaded at
Rome, and his body was subsequently taken to Aix-la-Chapelle.
At Soleure, in Switzerland, in the time of the emperor Maximian,
the passion of the holy martyrs Victor and
Ursus, of the glorius Theban legion, who were subjected to
horrid tortures; but a heavenly light shining over them, and causing
the executioners to fall to the ground, they were delivered. Being
then cast into the fire without sustaining any injury, they finally
perished by the sword.
At Piacenza, the holy martyr Antoninus,
soldier of the same legion.
The same day, St. Gregory, bishop of
Greater Armenia, who after many sufferings under Diocletian,
rested in peace.
At Canterbury, in England, St. Honorius,
bishop and confessor.
At Rome, the birthday of St. Francis Borgia,
of the Society of Jesus. His feast is celebrated on the 10th of
October.
In the same city, St. Sophia, widow, mother of
the holy virgins Faith, Hope, and Charity.
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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