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St. Agericus of
Verdun
(French, bishop, died at about age 67 in 588) St. Agnofleta (French, nun, 7th Century) St. Ananias of Arbela
(Persian, early martyr) St. Ansanus the
Baptizer, of
Rome
["Apostle of Siena"] (Italian, martyred in 304) Bl. Anthony Bonfadini
of
Ferrara
[Antonio] (Italian, Franciscan missionary, died at about age 82 in
1482 [beatified 1901]) St. Candres of Maestricht (Belgian, bishop, 5th Century) St. Castritian of
Milan
(Italian, bishop for 42 years, d. 137) St. Charles of Jesus de Foucauld of Strasbourg [baptized Charles-Eugene]
(French, aristocrat, orphan, soldier and geographer in North Africa, pilgrim to
Holy Land, Trappist monk in Syria, diocesan priest in France,
missionary in Morocco, founded Union of Brothers and Sisters of the Sacred
Heart, killed [shot] by Moslems at age 58 in Algeria in 1916 [beatified
2005, canonized 2022]) Bl. Christian of
Perugia [Cristiano] (Italian, disciple of St. Dominic, 13th Century) St. Constantian of Javron (French, abbot, d. 570) Sts. Diodorus, Marianus, and companions, of Rome (Italian, martyred by starving [buried in catacombs] in 283) Sts. Edmund Campion of London,
Alexander Briant of
Somerset,
and Ralph Sherwin
of Rodsley (English, convert and two
returned apostates, priests [two Jesuits, one diocesan], martyred
[drawn, hanged, and quartered] under Elizabeth I in 1581 [beatified 1886,
canonized 1970]) [Approximate ages at death: 41, 25, and 31] St. Eligius of Chaptelet (French, master metalsmith,
bishop of Noyon-Tournai, died at about age 72 in 660) St. Evasius of Asti
(Italian, bishop, martyred c. 362) St. Florentius of
Amboise
(French, layman, 6th Century) St. Grwst (Welsh, 7th Century) Bl. John Garbella of Mosso Santa Maria [Giovanni] (Italian,
professor of law, Dominican master general, papal legate, died in France
at about age 78 in 1283 [beatified 1903]) Bl. John Beche of
Colchester
[alias Thomas Marshall]
(English, Oxford doctor of divinity, Benedictine abbot, martyred [drawn, hanged, and
quartered] under Henry VIII in 1539 [beatified 1895]) Bl. John van Ruysbroeck of Brussels
[Jan] (Belgian, Augustinian prior, mystical writer, died at about
age 88 in 1381 [beatified 1908]) St. Leontius of Fréjus (French, bishop, c. 432) Sts. Lucius, Rogatus, Cassian, and Candida, of Rome
(Italian, early martyrs) Sts. Martinus and Declan (Irish, missionaries to Germany, 8th Century) Bl. Mary Clare Galvão
Meixa de Moura Telles of Amadora [Maria Clara] (Portuguese,
founded Congregation of the Franciscan
Hospitallers of the Immaculate Conception, died at age 56 in 1899
[beatified 2011]) Bl. Mary Clementine of Wamba
[Marie-Clémentine] [pre-baptismal name: Anuarite Nengapeta, baptized Alphonsine (no surname)] (Congolese, convert
from paganism at age 5, religious of Congregation
of the Sisters of the Holy Family, martyred [stabbed and shot] defending
her virginity at age 24 in 1964 [beatified 1985]) Bl. Mary Rose of Jesus Pellesi of Morano di Prignano sulla Secchia
[Maria Rosa di Gesu]
[baptized Bruna] (Italian, religious of the Congregation
of Franciscan Missionary Sisters of Christ, died at age 65 in 1972
[beatified 2007]) St. Nahum of Elkosh
(Israelite, prophet, author of Old Testament book, c. 660 BC) St. Natalia of Nicomedia (from
Asia Minor [now called Turkey], widow [witnessed husband Adrian's martyrdom],
c. 311) St. Olympiades of Rome
(Italian, nobleman, martyred in 303) St. Proculus of Narni
(Italian, bishop, martyred by barbarians c. 542) Bl. Ralph Ashley
(English, Jesuit brother, tortured [racked] and martyred [drawn, hanged,
and quartered] under James I in 1606 [beatified 1929]) Bl. Richard Langley of Ousethorpe (English, layman, martyred [hanged] under
Elizabeth I in 1586 [beatified 1929]) St. Simon of Cyrene (from
North Africa [modern Libya], helped Jesus carry his cross on Good Friday, 1st
Century) St. Thomas Garnet of Southwark (English, Jesuit priest, martyred [drawn, hanged, and
quartered] at about age 34 under James I in 1608 [beatified 1929, canonized
1970]) St. Tudwal of Tréguier (Welsh, monk in Wales, missionary in
Spain, bishop in France, c. 564) St. Ursicinus of
Brescia
(Italian, bishop, d. 347) ------------------ St. Aurelia of Rome
(Italian, virgin, martyred by beating c. 256) St. Chromatius of
Aquileia
(Italian, priest, friend of Sts. Ambrose, John Chrysostom, and Jerome,
scriptural commentator, d. 407) Sts. Eusebius, Marcellus, Maximus, Adria, Paulina, Neon, and Maria Martana, of Rome
(Italian ... priest, deacon, and others ... martyred c. 256) St. Habakkuk [also known
as Habacuc] (Judean, prophet, author of Old Testament
book, 6th Century B.C.) St. Hippolytus of Rome
(Italian, martyred by scourging c. 256) Bl. John Amero of Baeza
[Juan] (Spanish, Dominican brother, d. 1566) Bl. Liduina Meneguzzi
of Giarre [baptized Elisa Angela] (Italian,
daughter of farmers, virgin, religious of Institute of the Sisters of St.
Francis de Sales, hospital nurse in Ethiopia, died [cancer] at age 40 in
1941 [beatified 2002]) St. Lupus of Verona
(Italian, bishop) Bl. Maria Angela Astorch
of Barcelona
[“Mystic of the Breviary”] (Spanish, Poor Clare abbess,
died at age 72 in 1665 [beatified 1982]) St. Nonnus of Edessa
(Mesopotamian [from what is now Syria], bishop) St. Oderisio of Marsi
(Italian, nobleman, Benedictine abbot, cardinal, poet, d. 1105) St. Paulina of Rome
(Italian, virgin, tortured and martyred c. 256) St. Pontian of Rome
(martyred c. 259) Bl. Raphael Chylinski of
Poznan
[Rafal] [baptized Melchior] (Polish, cavalry officer,
Franciscan
parish priest, died at age 47 in 1741 [beatified 1991]) Sts. Severus, Securus, Januarius, and Victorinus (African, early martyrs) St. Silvanus of
Constantinople
(from Asia Minor [now called Turkey], monk, bishop of Troas, c. 450) St. Vivian of Rome [also
known as Bibiana] (Italian, virgin, martyred by flogging c. 361) ----------------- St. Francis do Yasu y Javier
[better known as Francis Xavier]
[Francisco] ["Apostle to the Far East"] (Basque [Spanish], nobleman,
priest, first Jesuit
missionary [India, East Indies, Japan], baptized 40,000+, had
genuine gift of tongues, miracle worker [healed sick, raised dead, calmed
storms], died on an island off the coast of China at age 46 in 1552 [beatified
1619, canonized 1622]) St. Agricola (from what is now Hungary, early martyr) Sts. Ambicus, Julius, and Victor of Nicomedia (from what is now Turkey, early martyrs) St. Anthemius of
Poitiers
(French, bishop, martyred by Moslems in 8th Century) St. Bernard of Toulouse
(French, Dominican
friar, tortured and martyred [sawn in half] by Albigensian heretics in 1320) St. Birinus
(French, bishop of Genoa in Italy, missionary and bishop of Dorchester in
Britain, died at about age 50 in 650) St. Cassian of
Tangiers
(Moroccan, court stenographer, martyred in 298) Sts. Claudius, Crispinus, Magina, John, and Stephen (African, early martyrs) Sts. Claudius, Hilaria, Jason, Maurus, and companions, of Rome
(Italian, military officer, wife, sons, and seventy soldiers, martyred [some by drowning] in 283) Bl. Edward Coleman of Suffolk
(English, duchess's secretary, martyred under Charles II in 1678 [beatified
1929]) St. Galganus of Siena
(Italian, hermit) Bl. John Francis Macha
of Chrozów
[Jan Franciszek] (Polish, archdiocesan priest, provided material and spiritual
support to children who had lost parents during World War II, martyred
[guillotined by Nazis] in Katowice at age 28 in 1942 [beatified 2021]) Bl. John Nepomucene
von Tschiderer zu Gleifheim of Bolzano [Johann Nepomuk]
(Austrian, bishop of Bressanone in Italy, bishop of
Innsbruck in Austria, died at age 83 in 1860 [beatified 1995]) Bl. Ladislaus Bukowinski
of Berdichev
[Wladyslaw] (Ukrainian, priest in Soviet Kazakhstan, died at age 69 in 1974
[beatified 2016]) St. Lucius
(British, chieftain, missionary in Switzerland, c. 200) Bl. Lucy the Chaste [Lucie] (French, Dominican tertiary in Spain, d. 1420) St. Mirocles of
Milan (Italian, bishop, c. 318) St. Sola of Eichstatt
(British, Benedictine
abbot in Germany, d. 794) St. Veranus
(Irish, brother of nine saints, hermit, 8th Century) St. Zephaniah ben Cushi [also known as Sophonias] (Judean, Old Testament prophet, 7th Century
B.C.) [From
letters to St. Ignatius Loyola,
founder of the Jesuits, from St. Francis Xavier:] "I bathed in the sacred waters all the
children who had not yet been baptized. ... The older children would not let me
say my Divine Office or eat or sleep until I taught them one prayer or another.
Then I began to understand: 'The kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.' "Many, many people hereabouts are not
becoming Christians for one reason only: there is nobody to make them
Christians. I wish the university students would work as hard at converting
these people as they do at their books, and so settle their account with God
for their learning and the talents entrusted to them. This thought would
certainly stir most of them to meditate on spiritual realities, to listen
actively to what God is saying to them. They would forget their own desires,
their human affairs, and give themselves over entirely to God's will and his
choice. They would cry out with all
their heart: 'Lord, here I am! What do you want me to do?' Send me anywhere you
like -- even to India!" -------------------- Bl. Adolph Kolping of Kerpen [Adolf] (German, diocesan priest, died at
age 52 in 1865 [beatified 1991]) St. Annan of Cologne
(French, bishop) St. Bernard degli Uberti of Florence [Bernardo] (Italian, Benedictine abbot,
cardinal bishop of Parma, papal legate, d. 1133) St. Cyran of Brenne (French, hermit, 7th Century) St. Felix of Milan
(Italian, bishop of Bologna, d. 429) Bl. Francis Galvez of Utiel
[Francisco], Bl. Jerome de
Angelis of Castrogiovanni [Girolamo], and Bl. Simon Yempo of Nozo
(Spanish / Sicilian / Japanese ... Franciscan missionary priest / Jesuit missionary priest / lay catechist [a
converted Buddhist monk] in Japan ... martyred by burning in 1623 [beatified
1867]) [Bl. Jerome died at about age 55.] St. John Calabria of Verona
[Giovanni] (Italian, impoverished and fatherless, priest, founded Congregation
of the Poor Servants of Divine Providence, founded Poor Sister Servants
of Divine Providence, died at age 81 in 1954 [beatified 1988, canonized
1999]) St. Maruthas of Maiferkat (Mesopotamian [Iraqi], teacher in Syria
and Persia, bishop, composer of hymns, c. 415) St. Melitus of
Pontus
(from Asia Minor [now called Turkey], bishop, c. 295) St. Osmund of Séez
(French, count [part of Norman invasion force of 1066], chancellor of England,
bishop of Salisbury, d. 1099 [canonized 1456]) Blessed Trappist and Cistercian Martyrs of
Spain [also known as Bl. Julian Heredia Zubia and Companions] (Spanish, 16 Trappist
men [6 priests, 5 brothers, 2 novices, 2 postulants, 1 cleric] and 2 Cisterican nuns, martyred during Civil War in 1936
[beatified 2015]) ----- Bl. Alvaro González López of Noceda del Bierzo (cleric, died at age 21) ----- Bl. Emeric Martín Rubio of Espinosa de Villagonzalo [Emérico] [baptized Marcelino] (novice, died at age
23) ----- Bl. Eulogius Álvarez López of Quintana de Fuseros [Eulogio] (brother, died at age 20) ----- Bl. Ezekiel Álvaro de la Fuente of Espinosa de Cerrato [Ezequiel] (brother, died at age 19) ----- Bl. Francis de la Vega González of Noceda de Bierzo [Francisco] [baptized Ángel] (brother, died at age
67) ----- Bl. Francis Delgado González of Citores del Páramo [Francisco] [baptized Antonio (Anthony)] (postulant,
died at age 21) ----- Bl. Francis Pastor Garrido of Valencia [Francisco] [baptized Vicente (Vincent)] (priest,
died at age 31) -----
Bl. Herminio García
Pampliega of Villagonzalo Pedernales [baptized Eugenio (Eugene)]
(priest, died at age 33) -----
Bl. Hyacinth García
Chicote of Támara de Campos [Jacinto] [baptized Eustaquio (Eustace)]
(brother, died at age 45) -----
Bl. John the Baptist Ferris
Llopis of Algemesí
[Juan Bautista] (priest, died at age 31) -----
Bl. Joseph Camí
y Camí of Aitona
[Josep] (diocesan priest, Trappist postulant, died at age 28) -----
Bl. Julián Heredia
Zubia of Larrea
[baptized Pio (Pius)] (priest, died at age 61) -----
Bl. Leander Gómez
Gil of Hontomin
[Leandro] (brother, died at age 21) -----
Bl. Mark García
Rodríguez of Villaviciosa de San Miguel [Marcos] [baptized Amadeo] (priest,
died at age 30) -----
Bl. Mary of Health Baldoví
Trull of Algemesí
[María de la Salud] [baptized María Micaela] (nun, died at age 67) -----
Bl. Robustian Mata
Ubierna of Celadilla Sotobrín [Robustiano] [baptized Bienvenido
(Welcome)] (novice, died at age 28) -----
Bl. Ursula Medes
Ferris of Algemesí
[baptized María Natividad] (nun, died at age 55) -----
Bl. Valerian Rodríguez
García of Villaviciosa de San Miguel [Valeriano] (priest, died at
age 30) [Excerpt
from an "Exposition of the orthodox faith" by St. John of
Damascus:] "The saints must be honored as
friends of Christ and children and heirs of God, as John the theologian and
evangelist says: 'But as many as received him, he gave
them the power to be made the sons of God....' Let us carefully observe the
manner of life of all the apostles, martyrs, ascetics and just men who announced
the coming of the Lord. And let us emulate their faith, charity, hope, zeal,
life, patience under suffering, and perseverance unto death, so that we may
also share their crowns of glory." ------------------ St. Anastasius
(early martyr) St. Aper of LaChambre (French, priest, hermit, 7th Century) Bl. Bartholomew Fanti of
Mantua
Bartolomeo] (Italian, Carmelite priest, healer, died at about age 85
in 1495 [beatified 1909]) St. Basilissa of Ochren (German, Benedictine abbess, d. 780) St. Bassus of Nice
(bishop in France, martyred [nailed to a board] in 250) St. Cawrdaf of Brecknock (Welsh, chieftain, monk, 6th Century) St. Christina of Markgate (English, hermitess,
abbess, embroiderer for pope, visionary, died at about age 63 in 1160) St. Crispina of Thagura (Numidian [from
what is now Tunisia], married woman and mother, martyred by beheading in 304) St. Dalmatius of
Monza
(Italian, bishop of Pavia, martyred in 304) St. Firminus of
Verdun (French, bishop, 6th Century) St. Galgano Guidotti of Chiusdino (Italian, hermit, died at about age 33 in
1181 [canonized 1185]) St. Gerald of Cahors
(French, Benedictine
monk in France and Spain, archbishop in Portugal, d. 1109) St. Gerbold of
Bayeux
(French, Benedictine
abbot, bishop, c. 690) Sts. Gratus,
Julius, Felix, Potamia, and companions, of Thagura (African, martyred in 302) St. John Almond of Allerton (English, priest, martyred [drawn,
hanged, quartered] under James I at about age 35 in 1612 [beatified 1929,
canonized 1970]) Bl. John Baptist Fouque
of Marseilles
[Jean-Baptiste] (French, diocesan priest, died at age 75 in 1926 [beatified 2018]) Bl. John Gradenigo of
Venice
[Giovanni] (Italian, nobleman, Benedictine hermit, d. 1025) St. John the Wonder Worker of Polybotum (Phrygian [from part of what is now
Turkey], bishop, c. 750) St. Justinian of
Ramsey
(French, nobleman, priest, hermit on island off Wales, martyred in 6th/7th
Century) Bl. Narcissus Putz of Sierakow [Narcyz]
(Polish, diocesan priest, martyred by Nazis at Dachau [Germany] at age 65 in
1942 [beatified 1999]) St. Nicetius of Auvergne
(French, abbot, bishop of Trier, c. 566) St. Pelinus of Confinium (Italian, martyred in 361) Bl. Philip Rinaldi of Lu Monferrato [Filippo]
(Italian, Salesian priest, died at age
75 in 1931 [beatified 1990]) St. Sabbas of Motalala (Cappadocian
[from part of what is now Turkey], hermit, religious superior, d. 532) ------------------------ Sts. Aemilianus, Tertus, Dativa, Dionysia, Majoricus, Leontia, and Boniface (African ... a physician, a monk, two
women (sisters), a small son of St. Dionysia, and
fellow Christians ... martyred [flayed, burned, beaten] by Arian heretics in
484) St. Asella of Rome
(Italian, virgin, leader of religious community, c. 406) St. Gerard of Soigny
(French, Benedictine
abbot, d. 1109) St. Gertrude the Elder of Hamaye (French, widow, abbess, d. 649) St. Isserninus (Irish, bishop, 5th Century) Bl. John Scheffler of Camin
[János] (Romanian, Bishop of Satu Mare, imprisoned by Communists, martyred
[burned by boiled water] at age 65 in 1952 [beatified 2011]) St. Peter Pascual of
Valencia
[Pedro] (Spanish, Mercedarian priest, tutor to king of Aragon, bishop of Jaén, opposed Islamic doctrine and hostage-taking, martyred
[beheaded] by Moslems at about age 73 in 1300) St. Polychronius
(priest, martyred by Arian heretics in 4th Century) --------------------- St. Ambrose of Milan
(Roman born in Germany, nobleman, poet, orator, governor of Milan, archbishop
[chosen while yet a catechumen!], Doctor of the Church, teacher of St.
Augustine, died at about age 56 in 397) St. Agatho of Alexandria
(Egyptian, soldier, early martyr) St. Anianus of Chartres
(French, bishop, 5th Century) St. Fara of Meaux
(French, virgin) St. Humbert of Igny (French, Benedictine abbot, d. 1148) St. Martin of Saintes
(French, abbot) St. Mary Joseph Rossello of Albisola Marina [Maria Giuseppe] [baptized Benedetta] (Italian, sickly and poor child, Franciscan tertiary, foundress
and superior of Institute of the Daughters of Mercy, died at age 69 in
1880 [beatified 1939, canonized 1949]) Sts. Polycarp and Theodore of
Antioch
(Syrian? early martyrs) St. Servus
(North African, tortured and martyred by Arian heretics in 484) St. Urban of Teano
(Italian, bishop) St. Victor of Piacenza (Italian,
bishop, d. 375) [From
St. Ambrose, the "Honey-Tongued Doctor":] "To avoid dissensions we should be
ever on our guard, more especially with those who drive us to argue with them, with
those who vex and irritate us, and who say things likely to excite us to anger.
When we find ourselves in company with quarrelsome, eccentric individuals,
people who openly and unblushingly say the most shocking things, difficult to
put up with, we should take refuge in silence, and the wisest plan is not to
reply to people whose behavior is so preposterous. Those who insult us and
treat us contumeliously are anxious for a spiteful and sarcastic reply: the
silence we then affect disheartens them, and they cannot avoid showing their
vexation; they do all they can to provoke us and to elicit a reply, but the
best way to baffle them is to say nothing, refuse to argue with them, and to
leave them to chew the cud of their hasty anger. This method of bringing down
their pride disarms them ..." "No one heals himself by wounding
another." "Our own evil inclinations are far
more dangerous than any external enemies." "The Church of the Lord is built upon
the rock of the Apostles among so many dangers in the world; it therefore
remains unmoved. The Church's foundation is unshakable and firm against
assaults of the raging sea. Waves lash at the Church but do not shatter it.
Although the elements of this world constantly beat upon the Church with
crashing sounds, the Church possesses the safest harbor of salvation for all in
distress." "He who
reads much and understands much, receives his fill. He who is full,
refreshes others. ... [L]et your words be rivers,
clean and limpid, so that you may charm the ears of people. And by the grace of
your words win them over to follow your leadership. ... [L]et
the meaning of your words shine forth, let understanding blaze out. Let no word
escape your lips in vain or be uttered without depth of meaning." ------------------------- We also honor, in a special way, the following
friends of God -- "saints" and "blesseds"
whose souls are now in heaven: Bl. Aloysius Liguba of Winow
[Alojzy] (Polish, Divine Word Missionaries priest, martyred by Nazis at Dachau [Germany]
at age 44 in 1942 [beatified 1999]) St. Eucharius of
Trier (German,
bishop, 1st Century) Pope St. Eutychian
of
Etruria
(Italian, elected to papacy in 275, reigned until
death in 283) St. Gunthildis of Wimborne (British, Benedictine abbess in Germany, c. 748) Bl. Jane of Cáceres
[Juana] (Spanish, Cistercian abbess, martyred in 1383) St. Macarius of
Alexandria
(Egyptian, early martyr) St. Patapius (Egyptian, hermit near Constantinople, 7th Century) St. Romaric of Remiremont (French, nobleman, widower, abbot for 30
years, d. 653) St. Sophronius (Cypriot, bishop) ----------------------- St. Juan Diego of Tlayacac [Aztec name: Cuauhtlatoatzin
(Talking Eagle)] (Mexican [Chichimecan], layman
baptized at about age 50, widower, visionary of Our Lady of Guadalupe in 1531,
died at about age 73 in 1548 [beatified 1990, canonized 2002]) [On U.S.
"particular calendar"] Sts. Abibus,
Hipparchus, James, Lollian, Paragnus,
Philotheus, and Romanus
["Holy Martyrs of Samosata"] (Syrian,
converts, refused to perform pagan rite, martyred by crucifixion in 297) St. Balda of Jouarre (French, abbess, 7th Century) Sts. Bassian,
Peter, Primitivus, Successus,
and companions (North African, early martyrs) Bl. Bernard Mary of Jesus Silvestrelli of
Rome
[Bernardo Maria di Gesu]
[baptized Cesare (Caesar)] (Italian, Passionist priest and superior
general, died at age 80 in 1911 [beatified 1988]) St. Budoc of Dol
(Irish, abbot, bishop in France) St. Cyprian of Perigord
(French, hermit, 7th Century) Bl. Fulton John Sheen
of El Paso
[baptized Peter John] (American [Illinoisan], diocesan priest, university
professor of theology/philosophy, radio/television catechist, Bishop of
Rochester [New York], died at age 84 in 1979 [scheduled to be beatified 2021]) St. Gorgonia of
Cappadocia
(from Asia Minor [now called Turkey], daughter of two saints, sister of two
saints [including Gregory of
Nazianzen], wife, mother of three, c.
375) St. Julian of Apamea
(Syrian, bishop, 3rd Century) St. Leocadia of
Toledo
(Spanish, slave, c. 303) St. Peter Fourier of Mirecourt [Pierre] (French, Augustinian priest, founder of Daughters of Our
Lady, died at about age 75 in 1640 [beatified 1730, canonized 1897]) St. Proculus of
Verona (Italian, bishop, c. 320) St. Restitutus of
Carthage
(North African, bishop, early martyr) St. Syrus of
Pavia
(Italian, bishop, early martyr) St. Valerie of Limoges
(French, early martyr) ----------------------------- Bl. Arsenius Mary Migliavacca
of Trigolo
[Arsenio Maria] [baptized Giuseppe Antonio (Joseph Anthony)] (Italian, Capuchin priest, died at age 60 in 1909 [beatified
2017]) Bl. Brian Lacey of Yorkshire and
Bl. Sidney Hodgson
(English, laymen who hid priests, tortured and martyred [drawn, hanged, and
quartered] under Elizabeth I in 1591 [beatified 1929]) Sts. Carpophorus and Abundius (Italian or Spanish, priest and deacon, martyred in 300) St. Deusdedit of
Brescia
(Italian, bishop, c. 700) St. Edmund Gennings of Lichfield [or Genings/Jennings]
(English, adolescent convert, priest, martyred under Elizabeth I at about age
24 in 1591 [beatified 1929, canonized 1970]) Sts. Eulalia and Julia of
Merida
(Spanish, horribly tortured and martyred by burning c. 304) [St. Eulalia
died at about age 12, having had fire forced down her throat.] St. Eustace White of Louth
(English, priest, martyred under Elizabeth I in 1591 [beatified 1929, canonized
1970]) St. Florentius of Carracedo (Spanish, Benedictine abbot, d. 1156) St. Gemellus of
Ancyra
(Galatian [from part of what is now Turkey], martyred
by crucifixion in 362) Pope St. Gregory III (Syrian, priest in
Rome, elected to papacy in 731, battled iconoclasm, fostered missionary work,
reigned until death in 741) St. Guitmarus of
Normandy
(French, abbot, c. 750) Sts. Hermogenes,
Mennas, and Eugraphus, of
Alexandria
(Egyptian, martyred by beheading c. 312) St. Hildemar of
Beauvais
(French, Benedictine
monk, bishop, c. 840) Bl. John Mason of Kendal
(English, servant, martyred [drawn, hanged, quartered] under Elizabeth I in
1591 [beatified 1929]) St. John Roberts of Trawsfynydd (Welsh, Benedictine priest in Spain, martyred in England
[drawn, hanged, quartered] under James I at about age 33 in 1610 [beatified
1929, canonized 1970]) [On Welsh "particular calendar"] St. Lucerius of Maurienne (Italian, Benedictine abbot in France, d. 739) Bl. Mark Anthony Durando of
Mondovi
[Marcantonio] (Italian, Vincentian priest, founded Institute of the Sisters of Jesus the Nazarene, died at age 79 in
1880 [beatified 2002]) Bl. Mary Emily Riquelme
y Zayas of Granada
[María Emilia] (Spanish, virgin, founded Missionaries
of the Most Blessed Sacrament and of Mary Immaculate, died at age 93 in
1940 [beatified 2019]) St. Mercurius
and companions, of
Lentini (soldiers in Sicily, martyred
by beheading in 300) Pope
St. Miltiades [also known as Melchiades] (African, elected to papacy in 311, reigned until death in 314) St. Peter Truong Van
Duong of
Ke So [Phero]
(Vietnamese, catechist, martyred by strangling at about age 30 in 1838) Bl. Peter Tecelano of Campi
[Pietro] (Italian, comb maker, widower, Franciscan friar,
nurse, mystic, d. 1287 [beatified 1802]) St. Polydore Plasden of
London
(English, priest, martyred [drawn, hanged, and quartered] under Elizabeth I at about age 28 in 1591 [beatified 1929, canonized 1970]) Bl. Sebastian Montanol
(Spanish, Dominican
missionary in Mexico, martyred [?] in 1616) St. Sindulphus of Vienne
(French, bishop) St. Swithun Wells
of Bambridge (English, married man,
teacher, martyred under Elizabeth I at about age 55 in 1591 [beatified 1929,
canonized 1970]) St. Thomas of Farfa
(French, Benedictine
monk, hermit in Italy, d. 720) Bl. Thomas Somers of Skelsmergh [alias Wilson] (English, schoolmaster,
priest, martyred [drawn, hanged, quartered] under James I in 1610 [beatified
1929]) ---------------------- Pope St. Damasus
I of
Rome
(Italian, elected to papacy in 366, opposed Arianism
and other heresies, commissioned the work [Vulgate, commentaries] of St.
Jerome, published the scriptural canon, reigned until death at about age 78 in
384) St. Barsabas and
companions (Persian, abbot and 12 monks, martyred in 342) Bl. Casimir Sykulski of Konskie [Kazimierz]
(Polish, diocesan priest, martyred by Nazis at Auschwitz [Poland] at age 58 in
1942 [beatified 1999]) St. Cian (Welsh,
hermit, 6th Century) St. Daniel the Stylite
of
Maratha
(Syrian, monk from age 12, priest, counselor to emperor and patriarch, preacher
and healer, pillar-dwelling hermit for 33 years near Constantinople, died at
about age 84 in 493) St. Eutychius (Spanish, early martyr)
St. Fidweten of
Redon
(Benedictine
monk in France, d. 888) Sts. Fuscian,
Gentian, and Victoricus (two missionaries and a
convert in France, tortured and martyred by beheading in 287) Bl. Martin of St. Nicholas Lumbreras of
Zaragoza
[Martin de San Nicolas] and Bl. Melchior of St. Augustine Sanchez
of Granada
[Melchor de San Agustin] (Spanish, Augustinian friars, missionaries in Japan,
martyred at about ages 40 and 33 in 1632 [beatified 1989]) St. Mary of Jesus Pidal y
Chico de Guzman of Madrid
[María de Jesús] [baptized María Maravillas] (Spanish, Discalced
Carmelite nun, died at age 83 in 1974
[beatified 1998, canonized 2003]) St. Pens (Welsh) Sts. Pontian, Trason, and Praetextatus of Rome
(Italian, martyred in 302) St. Sabinus of
Piacenza
(Italian, friend of St. Ambrose, bishop, envoy of Pope St. Damasus, d. 420) Bl. Ugolino Magalotti of Camerino (Italian, Franciscan tertiary, hermit, d. 1373 [beatified
1856]) [From
the Decree of St. Damasus (in "The Faith of the
Early Fathers" by William A. Jurgens)] The arrangement of the names of Christ ...
is manifold: Lord, because He is Spirit; Word, because He is God; Son, because He is the only-begotten son
of the Father; Man, because He was born of the Virgin; Priest, because He offered Himself as a
sacrifice; Shepherd, because He is a guardian ... Mountain, because He is strong; Way, because there is a straight path
through Him to life; Lamb, because He suffered; Corner-Stone, because instruction is His; Teacher, because He demonstrates how to
live; Sun, because He is the illuminator; Truth, because He is from the Father; Life, because He is the creator; Bread, because He is flesh; Samaritan, because He is the merciful
protector; Christ, because He is anointed; Jesus, because He is a mediator; Vine, because we are redeemed by His
blood; Lion, because he is king; Rock, because He is firm; Flower, because He is the chosen one; Prophet, because He has
revealed what is to come. ---------------------- St. Jane Frances de
Chantal of Dijon
[Jeanne-Françoise] [nee Fremiot]
(French, baroness, mother of four, widow at age 28, founded Order of the
Visitation of Our Lady, died at age 59 in 1641 [beatified 1751, canonized
1767]) {This memorial is transferred to August 18 in the Americas, because of
today's Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe} St. Abra of
Poitiers
(French, daughter of St. Hilary, virgin, died at about age 18 in 4th Century) St. Agatha of Wimborne
(British, Benedictine
nun, missionary in Germany, d. 790) Sts. Alexander, Ammonaria
(2), Dionysia, Epimachus,
and Mercuria (2), of Alexandria
(Egyptians?, martyred c. 250) Pope Bl. Callistus
II of
Quingey [Calixte]
[baptized Guy] (French, nobleman, cardinal archbishop of Vienne for over 30
years, elected to papacy in 1119, presided over Lateran Council I, reigned
until death in 1124) St. Colman of Glendalough
(Irish, abbot, d. 659) St. Columba of Terryglass
(Irish, abbot, d. 552) St. Conrad of Offida [Corrado] (Italian, Franciscan friar, cook, preacher, d. 1306) Sts. Constantius,
Crescentius, Justin, and Maxentius,
of
Trier
(German? martyred c. 287) St. Corentius of Plomodiern (French, hermit, bishop of Quimper, c.
490) St. Edburga of
Minster-in-Thanet (British, princess,
calligrapher, Benedictine abbess, d. 751) St. Finian of Clonard ["Teacher of the Irish Saints"]
(Irish, monk, founder of monasteries, died at about age 80 c. 552) [On Irish "particular calendar"] St. Gregory of Terracina
(Italian, Benedictine
monk, c.570) Sts. Hermogenes,
Donatus, and companions (martyred by exposure) Bl. Jerome Ranuzzi of Sant'Angelo [Girolamo]
["Angel of Good Counsel"] (Italian, Servite priest, died at about age 56 c. 1466
[beatified 1775]) Bl. Pius Bartosik of Kokanin [baptized Ludwik
(Louis)] (Polish, Franciscan priest, martyred by Nazis at Auschwitz
[Poland] at age 32 in 1941 [beatified 1999]) St. Synesius of Rome
(Italian, lector, early martyr) Bl. Thomas Holland of Sutton
[alias Sanderson,
alias Hammond]
(English, Jesuit
priest, martyred [drawn, hanged, quartered] under Charles I at
about age 42 in 1642 [beatified 1929]) St. Vicelin of Hemeln (German, schoolteacher, missionary to
Wends and Slavs, bishop, died in France at about age 66 in 1154) St. Lucy of Syracuse
(Sicilian, virgin, martyred by the sword at about age 21 in 304) St. Antiochus of Solta
(Italian, early martyr) St. Aubert of
Arras
(French, bishop, c. 669) Bl. Bartholomew of
Tuscany
[Bartolomeo] (Italian, Franciscan tertiary, priest, leper, d. 1300) St. Einhildis of Niedermunster (French, Benedictine abbess, 8th Century) St. Elizabeth Rose of
Chelles [Elisabeth] (French, nun, hermitess, c. 1130) Sts. Eustratius, Auxentius, Eugene, Mardarius, and Orestes (Armenian, early martyrs)
St. Jodocus of Runiacum (Breton [French], king, hermit, c. 668
[incorruptible]) Bl.
John Marinoni of
Venice
[Giovanni] (Italian, priest, died at about age 72 in 1562 [beatified 1762]) Bl. Mary Magdalen
of the Passion Starace of
Castellammare di Stabia [Maria Maddalena della Passione] [baptized Costanza (Constance)] (Italian, foundress of the Congregation
of the Compassionist Sisters, Servants of Mary,
died [pneumonia] at age 76 in 1921 [beatified 2007]) St. Odilia of Oberheim (German, born blind, healed at baptism
[age 12], abbess, died at about age 60 in 720) St. Roswinda of Hohenburg (French, Benedictine nun, 8th Century) ----------------------------- St. John of the Cross de Yepes of Fontiveros [Juan
de la Cruz] ["Doctor of Mystical Theology"] (Spanish, priest,
reformer of Discalced Carmelites, mystical writer, Doctor of the Church,
died at age 49 in 1591 [beatified 1675, canonized 1726]) St. Agnellus of Abtini (Italian, abbot, d. 596)) St. Bartholomew Buonpedoni of San
Gimignano (Italian, servant to Benedictines,
Franciscan tertiary, village
priest, leper, died at about 82 in 1310) Sts. Drusus, Theodore, and Zosimus (Syrian, early martyr) Sts. Fingar, Phiala, and companions, of Hoyle
(Irish, martyred in 5th Century) Sts. Heron, Arsenius,
and Isidore, of Alexandria
(Egyptian, martyred by burning in 250) St. John Bread-and-Water of Sangramenia [Juan "Pan y Agua"] (Spanish, Cistercian
brother, fasted on bread and water his entire adult life, c. 1150) St. Matronianus of
Milan
(Milanese, hermit, 4th Century) Sts. Nicasius, Eutropia, Jucundus, and Florentius, of Rheims (French ... bishop,
his sister, lector, deacon ... martyred [beheaded] by barbarians c. 451) Bl. Nicholas Factor
of Valencia
[Nicolás] (Spanish, Franciscan friar, itinerant preacher, died at about
age 62 in 1582 [beatified 1786]) [commemorated by some on the 23rd] St. Nimatullah Kassab al-Hardini [i.e., of Hardin]
[baptized Youssef (Joseph)] (Lebanese, Maronite priest, died at age 50 in 1858 [beatified 1998,
canonized 2004]) St. Pompeius of
Pavia
(Italian, bishop, c. 290) St. Spyridon of Termithus (shepherd, monk at Mt. Carmel, bishop on
Cyprus, died at about age 74 in 344 [incorruptible]) St. Venantius Fortunatus of Treviso [full name: Venantius Honorius Clementianus Fortunatus] (Italian, spiritual counselor of nuns, prolific
poet and writer of hymns, bishop of Poitiers in France, died at about age 70 c.
605) St. Viator of
Bergamo
(Italian, bishop, c. 378) "If you do not learn to deny
yourself, you can make no progress in perfection." "In detachment, the spirit finds
quiet and repose for coveting nothing. Nothing wearies it by elation, and
nothing oppresses it by dejection, because it stands in the center of its own
humility." "The Lord measures our perfection
neither by the multitude nor the magnitude of our deeds, but by the manner in
which we perform them." "I wish I could persuade spiritual
persons that the way of perfection does not consist in many devices, nor in
much cogitation, but in denying themselves completely and yielding themselves
to suffer everything for the love of Christ. "Live in the world as if only God and
your soul were in it; then your heart will never be made captive by any earthly
thing." "O you souls who wish to go on with
so much safety and consolation, if you knew how pleasing to God is suffering, and how much it helps in
acquiring other good things, you would never seek consolation in anything; but you would rather look upon it as
a great happiness to bear the Cross of the Lord." "Though holy doctors have uncovered
many mysteries and wonders, and devout souls have understood them in this
earthly condition of ours, yet the greater part still remains to be unfolded by
them, and even to be understood by them." "We must then dig deeply in Christ.
He is like a rich mine with many pockets containing treasures: however deep we dig, we will never find their
end or their limit. Indeed, in every pocket new seams of fresh riches are
discovered on all sides. For this reason the apostle Paul said of Christ, 'In him are hidden all the treasures of the wisdom and
knowledge of God.' The soul cannot enter into these treasures, nor attain them,
unless it first crosses into and enters the thicket of suffering, enduring
interior and exterior labors, and unless it first receives from God very many
blessings in the intellect and in the senses, and has undergone long spiritual
training." "In giving us His Son, His only Word,
He spoke everything to us at once in this sole Word -- and He has no more
to say ... because what he spoke before to the prophets in parts, he has
now spoken all at once by giving us the All Who is His Son." ----------------------------- St. Adalbero
(French, Benedictine
monk, bishop of Verdun, bishop of Metz, d. 1005) Bl. Charles Steeb of
Tubingen
[Karl] (German, convert from Lutheranism in Italy, priest, co-founded Institute of the Sisters of Mercy, died at about age 81 in 1856 [beatified 1975]) St. Christiana (Georgian, slave, miracle-worker, 4th Century A.D.) Blessed Martyrs of Dirna (Europeans
serving in Bosnia, five virgins, religious of the Sisters of Divine Charity, martyred [stabbed to death] at ages 29
to 76 in 1941 [beatified 2011]) [More about the martyrs:] -----
Bl. Mary Antonia Fabjan
of Malo Lipje
[Marija Antonija] [baptized Josefa] (Slovenian, died at age 34) -----
Bl. Mary Berchmans Leidenix
of Enzersdorf an der Fischa [Marija Berchmana] [baptized Karoline
Anna (Caroline Ann)] (Austrian, died at age 76) -----
Bl. Mary Bernadette Banja
of Veliki Grdjevac
[Marija Bernadeta] [baptized Terezija (Teresa)] (Croatian, died at age 29) -----
Bl. Mary Julia Ivanisevic
of Odinjak
[Marija Jula] [baptized Kata (Catherine)] (Croatian, mother superior, died at
age 48) -----
Bl. Mary of the Cross Bojanc
of Smarjeta
[Marija Krizina] [baptized Josefa] (Slovenian, died at age 56) St. Faustinus, Lucius, Candidus, Caelian, Mark, Januarius, and Fortunatus (African, early martyrs) St. Florentius of
Bangor (Irish, abbot, 7th Century) Sts. Irenaeus,
Anthony, Theodore, Saturninus, Victor, and 17
companions, of
Rome (Italian, martyred c. 258) Bl. John Brenner of Szombathely
[János] (Hungarian, Cistercian priest, martryed at age 26 in 1957 [beatified
2018]) St. John the Barefoot of
Rennes
[Jean-Discalceat] (French, stone mason, Franciscan priest,
died at about age 69 in 1349) St. Julia of Arezzo
(Italian, Camaldolese nun) Bl. Mary Frances Schervier of
Aachen
[Maria Franziska] (German, foundress
of Sisters of the Poor of St. Francis, nursed U.S. Civil War wounded,
cured of asthma at Lourdes, died at age 57 in 1876 [beatified 1974]) St. Mary of the Crucifix di Rosa
of Brescia
[Maria Crocifisa] [baptized Paola Francesca Maria
(Paula Frances Mary)] (Italian, noblewoman, virgin, co-foundress
of Handmaids of Charity, served the needy for 25 years, died at age 42
in 1855 [beatified 1940, canonized 1954]) St. Maximinus of Micy
(French, abbot, d. 520) St. Nino of Bodbe
["Apostle of Georgia"] (female slave, c. 320) St. Paul of Latros
(Turkish, Byzantine hermit, d. 956) St. Silvia of Constantinople (from
Asia Minor [now called Turkey], fighter of heresies, c. 420) St. Urbicus of
Bordeaux
(French, hermit, died in Spain c. 805) St. Valerian of Abbenza (African, bishop, martyred [exposed to
elements] by Arian heretics at about age 80 in 457) St. Virginia Bracelli of
Genoa
[nee Centurione]
(Italian, widow, co-founded Congregation of Daughters of Mount Calvary,
died at age 64 in 1651 [beatified 1985, canonized 2003]) ----------------------------- St. Adelaide of
Burgundy
(French, princess, wife of a king and emperor, died at about age 68 in 999
[canonized 1097]) St.
Ado of
Sens (French, Benedictine monk, archbishop of Vienne, d. 875) St. Albina of
Caesarea (Palestinian, virgin, martyred c. 250) St. Eusebius of
Vercelli
(Sardinian [Italian], bishop, fought Arianism, d. 371) St. Haggai [also called Aggaeus] (Israelite, Old Testament prophet, c. 516 B.C.) Sts. Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah [also known as Shadrach, Mishach, and Abednego] (Hebrew, young men exiled to Babylon, servants to King Nebuchadnezzar, survived his "fiery furnace") Bl. Honorat Kozminski of Biala Podlaska
[baptized Waclaw (Wenceslaus)] (Polish, Capuchin friar,
founded several religious congregations, died at age 87 in 1916 [beatified
1988]) [commemorated by some on October 13] St. Irenion of Gaza
(Palestinian, bishop, d. 389) St. Judicael of Domnonia (French, Breton king, abdicated to become
a monk, d. 658) Bl. Mary of the Angels Fontanella of Baldinero [Maria degli Angeli] (Italian, Carmelite prioress, visionary, died at age 56 in
1717 [beatified 1865]) St. Raynald de Bar
of Citeaux (French, Cistercian abbot, d. 1151) Bl. Sebastian Maggi of
Brescia
(Italian, Dominican
superior, died at about age 82 in 1496 [beatified 1760]
[incorruptible]) Blessed Martyrs of Thailand (Siamese
[Thai], seven people [two women religious, four laywomen, one layman], martyred
[shot] by Buddhists in 1940 [beatified 1989]) Sts. Valentine, Concordius,
Navalis, and Agricola (Italian, martyred c. 305) --------------------- St. Begga of Ardenne (French, widow, abbess, d. 693) St. Briarch of Brittany
(Welsh, abbot in France, d. 627) St. Eigil of
Fulda
(probably German, Benedictine abbot, d. 822) Sts. Florian, Calanicus, and 58 companions, of Beit Jibrin
(Palestinian, martyred by Moslems in 638) Bl. Hyacinth Mary Cormier
of Orléans [Hyacinth-Marie] (French, Dominican friar,
died at age 84 in 1916 [beatified 1994]) St. Joseph Manyanet y Vives of Tremp
[José] (Spanish, priest, founded Congregation of the Sons of the Holy Family
and the Sons of the Nazareth Family, died at about age 68 in 1901
[beatified 1984, canonized 2004]) Bl. Matilda of the Sacred Heart Téllez Robles
of Robledillo de la Vera [Matilde del Sagrado
Corazón] (Spanish, founded Congregation of the
Daughters of Mary, Mother of the Church, died at age 61 in 1902 [beatified
2004]) St. Maxentiolus of Cunault (probably French, abbot, 5th Century) St. Olympias of
Constantinople
(from Asia Minor [now called Turkey], noblewoman, widow, d. 408) St. Sturmi of
Fulda
["Apostle of the Saxons"] (Bavarian, missionary priest, first German Benedictine abbot,
d. 779 [canonized 1139]) St. Tydecho
(Welsh, 6th Century) St. Wivina of Oisy
(Belgian, virgin, hermitess, abbess, c. 1170) Bl. Yolanda of Vianden [Yolande] (French, noblewoman, Dominican nun, d. 1283) ----------------------- Sts. Adjutor, Victurus, Victor, Victorinus, Quartus, and 30 companions (Northwest African, early martyrs) St. Augustine Nguyen Van Moi of
Phu Trang
(Vietnamese, laborer, Dominican tertiary, refused to trample crucifix,
strangled at about age 33 in 1839 [beatified 1900, canonized 1988]) St. Auxentius of Mopsuestia (Cilician [from part of what is now
Turkey], emperor's guard, bishop, c. 321) St. Bodagisil
(French, abbot, d. 588) St. Desideratus of Fontenelle (French, Benedictine monk, c. 700) St. Flannan of Killaloe (Irish, missionary monk, bishop, daily
prayed the psalter [all 150 psalms], 7th Century) [On Irish "particular calendar"] St. Gatian of
Tours
(French, bishop, c. 337) St. Malachi of Sapha [also known
as Malachias] (Israelite, prophet, writer of Old
Testament book, 5th Century B.C.) St. Mawnan
of Cornwall (British?) St. Moysetes
(African, martyred c. 250) Bl. Nemesia Valle
of Aosta [baptized Giulia (Julia)]
(Italian, member of Sisters of Charity, teacher, novice mistress for 500
women, superior at age 40, died at age 69 in 1916 [beatified 2004]) St. Paul Nguyen Van
My of
Ke Non [Phaolo]
(Vietnamese, layman, martyred by strangling at about age 40 in 1838 [beatified
1900, canonized 1988]) Sts.
Peter Truong Van
Duong of
Ke So [Phero] and
Peter Vu Van Truat of
Ke Thiec [Phero] (Vietnamese, catechists, martyred by strangling at
about ages 30 and 22 in 1838 [beatified 1900, canonized 1988]) Sts. Quintus, Simplicius,
and companions (African, martyred c. 255) Sts. Rufus and Zosimus
of
Antioch
(Syrian? martyred [thrown to wild beasts] in Rome c. 107) St. Samthann of Clonbroney (Irish, nun, d. 739) Sts. Theotimus
and Basilian of Laodicea
(Syrian, early martyrs) St. Winebald of Wessex (British, son of King St. Richard,
missionary, Benedictine abbot, d. 761 in Germany) -------------------- Pope St. Anastasius
I of
Rome
(Italian, elected to papacy in 399, reigned until
death in 402) St. Avitus of Micy
[also called Adjutus] (abbot) St. Bernard Paleara of Teramo [Bernardo] (Italian, Benedictine monk, bishop, d. 1122) Bl. Cecilia of Ferrara
(Italian, married woman, Dominican nun, d. 1511) Sts. Cyriacus, Paulillus, Secundus, Anastasius, Syndimius, and
companions, of
Nicomedia
(from Asia Minor [now called Turkey], martyred in 303) Sts. Darius, Zosimus,
Paul, and Secundus, of Nicaea (from
Asia Minor, early martyrs) Sts. Dominic Bui Van Uy of
Tien Mon [Daminh],
Francis Xavier Ha Trong Mau of Ke Rieng
[Phanxico Xavie], Stephen Nguyen Van Vinh of
Phu Trang [Stephano], and Thomas Nguyen Van De of
Bo Trang [Toma]
(Vietnamese, three catechists and a tailor, Dominican tertiaries, martyred by strangling at about ages
38/49/25/29 in 1839 [beatified 1900, canonized 1988]) St. Fausta of Sirmium (from what is now Croatia, mother of St.
Anastasia, widow, 3rd Century) St. Gregory of Auxerre
(French, bishop, died at about age 85 c. 540) Bl. Macarius of Würzburg (Scottish or Irish, Benedictine abbot in Germany, d. 1153) St. Manirus
(Scottish, early missionary) Bl.
Mary Eve of Providence Noiszewska of Osaniszki [Maria Ewa od Opatrznosci]
[baptized Bogumila] and Bl. Mary Martha of Jesus Wolowska of
Lublin
[Maria Marta od Jezusa] [baptized Kazimiera] (Polish born in
Lithuania, Sister of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Immaculatian
sister, martyred by Nazis at Gora Pietralewicka
at ages 57 and 63 in 1942 [beatified 1999]) Sts. Meuris and Thea of
Gaza
(Palestinian, virgins, martyred c. 307) St. Nemesius of
Alexandria
(Egyptian, martyred by burning in 250) St. Ribert of
Saint-Oyend (French, Benedictine abbot, c. 790) St. Samthana of Meath
(Irish, abbess, 6th Century) St. Timothy (African, deacon, martyred by burning c. 250) Pope Bl. Urban V de Grimoard of Grisac [baptized
Guillaume (William)] (French, university teacher, Benedictine abbot, papal legate, elected to papacy in
1362, reigned until death in Avignon [France] at about age 60 in 1370
[beatified 1870]) ---------------------- Sts. Ammon, Zeno,
Ptolemy, Ingen, and Theophilus,
of
Alexandria
(Egyptian, soldiers, martyred by beheading in 249) Bl. Anthony Durcovici of Bad
Deutsch-Altenburg
[Anton] (Austro-Hungarian, Bishop of Iasi in Romania, martyred by Communists
[exposure in winter] at age 63 in 1951 [beatified 2014]) St. Dominic of Brescia (Italian, bishop,
c. 612) St. Dominic of Cañas
[better known as Dominic of
Silos]
[Domingo] (Spanish, peasant, shepherd, Benedictine abbot, died at about age 73 in 1073) St. Fachanan of Kilfenora
(Irish, c. 6th Century) [On Irish "particular calendar"] Bl. Gonzalo of Silos
(Spanish, Benedictine
monk with St. Dominic of Silos, 11th Century) Sts. Eugene and Macarius
(Arabian, priests, martyred by the sword in 362) St. Julius of Gelduba
(Greek, early martyr) Sts. Liberatus
and Bajulus (early martyrs) St. Malou of Hautvillers (French, priest) Bl. Michael Piaszczynski of Lomza
[Michal] (Polish, diocesan priest, martyred by Nazis at Sachsenhausen
[Germany] at age 55 in 1940 [beatified 1999]) Bl. Peter de la Cadireta of Moya
[Pedro] (Spanish, inquisitor, Dominican prior, martyred [stoned] by Albigensian heretics in 1277) Bl. Peter Massalenus of Othoca [Pietro]
(Sardinian [Italian], Camaldolese monk, mystic, died
at about age 78 in 1453) St. Peter Truong Van Thi of
Ke So [Phero]
(Vietnamese, diocesan priest, martyred by beheading at about age 76 in 1839
[beatified 1900, canonized 1988]) St. Philogonius of
Antioch
(from Asia Minor [now called Turkey], lawyer, widower, patriarch [bishop],
opposed Arianism, d. 324) St. Ursicinus of Cahors (French, abbot, bishop, c. 535) St. Ursicinus of St-Ursanne (Irish, missionary and abbot in
Switzerland, c. 625) St. Vincent Dominic Romano
of Torre del Greco
[Vincenzo Domenico]
(Italian, village priest, cared for orphans, died at age 80 in 1831 [beatified
1963, canonized 2018]) Pope St. Zephyrinus of Rome
(Italian, elected to papacy in 199, reigned until
death by martyrdom in 217) ------------------------ St. Peter Canisius of
Nijmegen
[Peter Kanis]
["Second Apostle of Germany"] (Dutch, Jesuit priest, companion of St. Ignatius Loyola,
writer of famous catechism, teacher, founder of colleges, leader of
"counter-reformation," addressed Council of Trent on Eucharist,
Doctor of the Church, died in Switzerland at age 76 in 1597 [beatified 1864,
canonized 1925]) St. Anastasius
the Younger of
Antioch
(Syrian, patriarch [bishop], martyred in 609) St. Baudacarius of Bobbio (Italian, Benedictine monk, d. 650) St. Beornwald of Bampton (British, priest, 8th Century) St. Glycerius of
Nicomedia (from Asia Minor [now called Turkey], priest, tortured and martyred [burned] in 303) St. Honoratus of
Toulouse
(Spanish, bishop, 3rd Century) Sts. John and Festus (Italian, early
martyrs) St.
John Vincent of
Ravenna
[Giovanni Vincenzo] (Italian, Benedictine monk, hermit, bishop, d. 1012) Bl. Mary Lawrencia Requenses
Llong of Lleida
[María Llorença] [known as Maria Lorenza Longo in
Italy] (Spanish, noblewoman, mother of three, widow in Italy, founded Capuchin Poor Clare Nuns, devoted life
to care of the poor, died at age 76 in 1539 [beatified 2021]) St. Micah of Moresheth [also
known as Michaeas] (Judean, prophet, author of Old
Testament book, 8th Century B.C.) Bl. Peter Friedhofen of Weitersburg (German, founded Congregation of the
Brothers of Charity of Mary, Help of Christians, died at age 41 in 1860
[beatified 1985]) St. Severinus of
Trier (German, bishop, c. 300) Sts. Themistocles and Dioscorus
of
Myra
(Lycian [from part of what is now Turkey], shepherds,
martyred by beheading in 253) --------------------- St. Abban of New
Ross
(Irish, founder of abbey, missionary) Bl. Adam of Loccum
(German, Cistercian
priest, c. 1210) St. Amaswinthus of Málaga (Spanish, abbot, d. 982) St. Chaeremon
and companions, of
Nilopolis,
and St. Ischyrion of Alexandria
(Egyptian ... bishop and flock, and procurator ... martyred c. 250) Sts. Demetrius, Honoratus,
and Florus, of Ostia
(Italian, early martyrs) St. Flavian of Acquapendente (Italian, prefect later
enslaved, martyred in 362) Bl. Giacopone Benedetti
of Todi (Italian, nobleman, lawyer,
widower, Franciscan brother, writer of hymns, died at about age 76 in
1306) [commemorated by some on the 25th] St. Hunger of Utrecht
(Dutch, bishop, d. 866 in Germany) Bl. Jutta of Spanheim (German, teacher of children [including
St. Hildegard of
Bingen], hermitess,
Benedictine
abbess, died at about age 46 in 1136) Bl. Marianus MacRobartaigh of
Donegal
[baptized Muirdach] (Irish, Benedictine abbot, d. 1096 in Germany) St. Zeno of Nicomedia (from
Asia Minor [now called Turkey], soldier, martyred by beheading in 303) Stabat Mater At
the cross her station keeping, Stood the
mournful Mother weeping, Close to Jesus
to the last. Through
her heart, His sorrow sharing, All His bitter anguish bearing, Now at length the sword had passed. Oh,
how sad and sore distressed Was that Mother highly blest Of the sole-begotten
One! Christ
above in torment hangs; She beneath
beholds the pangs Of
her dying glorious Son. Is
there one who would not weep, Whelmed in miseries so deep Christ's dear Mother to behold? Can
the human heart refrain From partaking in her pain, In that Mother's pain untold? Bruised,
derided, cursed, defiled, She beheld her
tender child All with bloody scourges
rent. For
the sins of His own nation, Saw Him
hang in desolation, Till His spirit
forth He sent. O
thou Mother! fount of love! Touch my spirit from above; Make my heart with thine
accord. Make
me feel as thou hast felt; Make my
soul to glow and melt With the love of Christ our Lord. Holy
Mother! pierce me through; In my heart each wound renew Of my Savior crucified. Let
me share with thee His pain, Who for all my sins was slain, Who for me in torments died. Let
me mingle tears with thee, Mourning
Him who mourned for me, All the days that
I may live. By
the cross with thee to stay, There with thee to weep and pray, Is all I ask of thee to give. Virgin
of all virgins best, Listen to my
fond request Let me share thy grief
divine. Let
me, to my latest breath, In my body bear the death
Of that dying Son of thine. Wounded
with His every wound, Steep my soul
till it hath swooned In His very blood away. Be
to me, O Virgin, nigh, Lest in flames I burn and die, In His awful Judgment day. Christ,
when Thou shalt call me hence, Be Thy Mother my defense, Be Thy cross my victory. While
my body here decays, May my soul Thy
goodness praise, Safe in Paradise
with Thee.
---------------------------------- St. John of Kanty [Jan]
[also called "John Cantius"]
(Polish, parish priest, university professor of Scripture, miracle worker, died
at age 83 in 1473 [beatified 1676, canonized 1767]) St. Anthony of St. Anne Galvão de
Franca of Guaratingueta [Antonio Sant' Anna] (Brazilian, Franciscan priest, died at about age 83 in 1822
[beatified 1998, canonized 2007]) St. Besa
(Egyptian, abbot, 5th Century) King St. Dagobert
II of
Austrasia
(German, son of a saint, father of two saints, martyred in 679) St. Frithbert of Hexham (British, Benedictine monk, bishop for 34 years, d. 766) Bl. Hartmann of Polling
(Austrian, bishop of Brixen, died at about age 74 in
1164 [beatified 1784]) Bl. Helen Guerra of Lucca
[Elena] (Italian, foundress of Handmaids of the
Holy Spirit [missionary sisters], died
at about age 79 in 1914 [beatified 1959]) Bl. Hermann of Scheda
(German, convert from Judaism, Norbertine abbot, c. 1200) Bl. John Cirita of Tononca [Juan] (Spanish, Benedictine monk in Portugal, c. 1164) St. Mazota of
Abernethy
(Irish, abbess in Scotland, 8th Century) Sts. Migdonius
and Mardonius, of Rome
(Italian, imperial officials, martyred [one burnt, one drowned] in 303) St. Servulus the
Paralyzed of
Rome
(Italian, beggar, c. 590) Sts. Theodulus, Saturninus, Euporus, Gelasius, Eunician, Zeticus, Cleomenes, Agathopus, Basilides, and Evaristus (Cretan, tortured and martyred in 250) Bl. Thorlac Thorhallsson of Skalholt (Icelandic, abbot, bishop, died at about
age 60 in 1193 [beatified 1198]) St. Victoria (Italian, virgin, martyred [stabbed] c. 250) St. Vintila of
Orense
(Spanish, Benedictine hermit, d. 890) [From
St. John of
Kanty:] "Fight
all error, but do it with good humor, patience, kindness, and love. Harshness
will damage your own soul and spoil the best cause." ---------------------- Sts. Adam and Eve of Eden
(first parents of the human race) Sts. Adela of Pfalzel and Irmina of Oehren
(German, sister princesses, widows, Benedictine abbesses, d. 735 and c. 716) Bl. Alberic of Gladbach (German, Benedictine monk, 10th Century) Bl. Bartholomew Mary dal Monte
of Bologna
[Bartolomeo Maria] (Italian, diocesan priest, founded
Pious Work of Missions, died at age 52 in 1778 [beatified 1997]) St. Bruno of Ottobeuren
(Bavarian, Benedictine brother, c. 1050) St. Caran
(Scottish, missionary bishop, d. 669) St. Delphinus of
Bordeaux (French, bishop, d. 404) St. Euthymius of
Nicomedia
(from Asia Minor [now called Turkey], martyred in 303) Forty Holy Maiden Martyrs of Antioch (from
Asia Minor, virgins, martyred in 250) St. Gregory of Spoleto
(Italian, priest, martyred c. 304) Sts. Lucian, Metrobius,
Paul, Zenobius, Theotimus,
and Drusus, of
Tripoli
(North African [Libyan], early martyrs) St. Mochua of Timahoe (Irish, soldier, monk, c. 657) St. Paula Elizabeth Cerioli of Soncino [Paola Elizabetta]
[baptized Costanza Honorata
(Constance ...)] (Italian, noblewoman, mother of four, widow, co-founded Sisters
of the Holy Family of Bergamo to
care for orphan girls, died at age 49 in 1865 [beatified 1950, canonized 2004]) St. Tarsilla of Rome
(Italian, aunt of St. Gregory the Great, virgin, died c. 581) St. Venerandus of
Auvergne
(French, bishop of Clermont for 38 years, d. 423) ---------------------- We
also honor, in a special way, the following friends of God --
"saints" and "blesseds" whose
souls are now in heaven: St. Adalsindis of Hamay
(French, daughter of two saints and sister of another, Benedictine nun, c. 715) St. Alburga of
Wilton
(British, widow, Benedictine nun, d. 810) St. Anastasia of Sirmium (Italian, matron, named in Eucharistic
Prayer I, martyred in what is now Serbia c. 304) St. Eugenia of Rome
(Italian, noblewoman, martyred probably by beheading c. 258) St. Fulk of
Genoa
(French, Cistercian
abbot, bishop of Toulouse, helped St. Dominic found his order,
died at about age 76 in 1231) St. Matthew of Rheims
[Mathieu] (French, Benedictine prior, cardinal archbishop of Albano,
papal legate, d. 1134) Bl. Michael Nakajima of Machiai (Japanese, associate of Jesuit missionaries,
martyred [scalded in hot springs] at about age 45 in 1628 [beatified 1867]) Bl. Nera of
Siena
(Italian, Dominican
tertiary, nurse, died at about age 57 in 1287) Holy Martyrs of Nicomedia (from Asia Minor
[now called Turkey], thousands martyred [burned in basilica when gathered for
worship] in 303) St. Romulus of Berry
(French, priest, c. 700) [Why
does the Church have saints' feast days on Christmas?] The most common (but not the
only) factor that the Church uses to choose a day on which to commemorate a saint is to
consider the day of the saint's death.
This is sometimes called the saint's "birthday into eternal
life." The only "saints"
and "blesseds" whose birthdays into
"earthly life" are celebrated are Our Lady and St. John the
Baptist. I do not know on which day of
the year the above-listed saints died, but I would have to guess that at least
some of them died on December 25.
Perhaps, however, for one or more of them, the Nativity was a feast of
particular importance -- and the Church took note of this fact by linking the
saint forever with Christmas Day. ------------------------ St. Stephen ["Protomartyr"]
(Israelite, one of the first seven deacons ... the first Catholic martyr [if we
place St. John the Baptist and the Holy Innocents in a special category],
stoned by a group of Jews led by Saul of Tarsus [St.
Paul] c. 35) St. Archelaus of Kashkar (Mesopotamian [from what is now Iraq],
bishop, opposed Manicheism, c. 278) St.
Christina of
Markgate (English, Benedictine
hermit, d. 1160) Bl. Daniel of Villiers
(French, Cistercian
monk, 12th Century) Pope St. Dionysius (Greek? priest in Rome,
elected to papacy in 259, reigned until [natural] death in 269) [All prior
popes were probably or certainly martyred.] Bl. Margaret of Hohenfels [Margareta] (German, Benedictine prioress, c. 1150) St. Marinus of Rome
(Italian,
layman, tortured and martyred by beheading in 283) St. Noël Chabanel of Saugues (French, Jesuit priest, missionary to Huron Indians,
martyred in Canada at age 36 in 1649 [beatified 1925, canonized 1930]) Bl. Paganus of
Lecco
(Italian, Dominican
friar for 50 years, martyred by heretics in 1274) Bl. Secondo Pollo of Caresanablot (Italian, diocesan priest,
military chaplain, died [shot in battle] at age 33 in 1941 [beatified 1998]) St. Tathai of Caerwent (Irish, hermit, founder of monastic
schools, miracle worker, died in Wales in 6th Century) St. Theodore of Rome
(Italian, sacristan at Basilica of St. Peter, 6th Century) St. Vincentia Mary Lopez y
Vicuña of Cascante [Vicenta
María] (Spanish, foundress
of Daughters of Mary Immaculate for Domestic Service [to aid oppressed
servant girls], died at age 49 in 1896 [beatified 1950, canonized 1975]) St. Zeno of Gaza
(Egyptian, bishop, c. 400) Pope St. Zosimus
(Greek, elected to papacy in March of 417, reigned
until death in December of 418) --------------------- St. John son of Zebedee of
Galilee
[Yohanan bar Zebedi] [also
called John the Evangelist, John the Divine, John the Theologian, the
"Beloved Disciple," and one of the "Sons of Thunder"]
(Israelite, apostle of Jesus, witness at Calvary, guardian of Our Lady, virgin,
author of fourth gospel, author of three epistles and the Book of Revelation,
exile on Patmos, died probably in Ephesus [in what is now Turkey] c. 101 [last
apostle to die, only non-martyr]) Bl. Bonaventure Tolomei of
Siena
[Bonaventura] [baptized Giovanni (John)] (Italian, Dominican friar, cared for plague victims, d.
1348) St. Fabiola of Rome
(Italian, wealthy widow, cared for sick poor, d. 399) Bl. Francis Spoto of Raffadali [Francesco] (Italian, priest of Congregation
of Missionary Servants of the Poor, missionary in Africa, martyred
[savagely beaten] in Democratic Republic of Congo at age 40 in 1964 [beatified
2007]) Bl. Hesso of Beinwil (German, Benedictine abbot, d. 1133) St. John Stone of Canterbury
(English, erudite theologian, Augustinian friar, martyred [drawn, hanged,
quartered] under Henry VIII in 1539 [beatified 1886, canonized 1970]) St. Maximus of
Alexandria
(Egyptian, bishop, d. 282) St. Nicarete of Constantinople (from
Asia Minor [now called Turkey], virgin, c. 405) Bl. Odoardo Focherini of Carpi [Italian, husband, father of seven, insurance agent, journalist, saved over one
hundred Jews during World War II, martyred by Nazis in Hersbrück death camp [Germany]
at age 37 in 1944 [beatified 2013]) Bl. Sara Salkahazi of Kassa
[of Kosice]
(Hungarian born in Slovakia, journalist writing against fascism, member of Sisters of Social Service, worked in
Hungary/Slovakia/Ukraine/Romania, helped shelter hundreds of Jews from Nazis,
martyred [shot] in Hungary at age 45 in 1945 [beatified 2006]) Sts. Theodore and Theophanes
of
Kerak ["The Graptoi"
(i.e., branded)] (Moabite [from part of what is now Jordan], biological
brothers, monks in Jerusalem [later priest and archbishop of Nicaea], tortured
and branded by iconoclasts, died [Theodore being martyred] in what is now
Turkey at about ages 66 and 70 c. 841 and 845) Bl. Walto of Wessobrünn [also known as Balto]
(Bavarian, Benedictine
abbot, miracle worker, died at about age 66 in 1156) [In
Greek, the following text was cut by iconoclasts, over a two-day period, into
the foreheads of the brothers Graptoi]: "These men have appeared at Jerusalem
as vessels full of the iniquity of superstitious error, and were driven thence
for their crimes. Having fled to Constantinople, they forsook not their
impiety. Wherefore they have been banished from thence and thus stigmatized on
their faces." -------------------- Holy Innocents of Bethlehem (Israelites, boys under age of two
[number unknown -- estimated at 5 to 25], martyred by the sword at the order of
Herod "the Great" no later than 2 A.D.) St. Anthony of Lérins (Pannonian [Hungarian], monk in Bavaria, hermit in Italy,
died in France at about age 52 c. 520) St. Caesarius of Arabissus (Armenian, martyred by burning in 309) St. Catherine Volpicelli of
Naples
[Caterina] (Italian, virgin, founded Handmaids of
the Sacred Heart of Jesus, died at age 55 in 1894 [beatified 2001, canonized 2009]) Sts. Castor, Victor, and Rogatian (African, early martyrs) St. Domnio of Rome
(Italian, priest, praised by Sts. Jerome and Augustine, 4th Century) Sts. Eutychius
and Domitian, of
Galatia
(from Asia Minor, priest and deacon, martyred) St. Gowan of Glamorgan (Welsh, queen, 5th Century) St. Maughold of Man [also
known as Morgan, "Apostle of the Isle of Man"] (Irish? pirate
converted by St. Patrick, bishop, c. 488) Bl. Otto of Heidelberg (Bavarian,
Benedictine hermit, d. 1344) Sts. Romulus and Conindrus
(Irish, bishops on Isle of Man, c. 450) St. Theodore (Egyptian, early monk, disciple of St. Pachomius) St. Troadius of
Pontus
(from Asia Minor, martyred by crucifixion in 250) ------------------ St. Thomas a Becket of London
(English, civil and canon lawyer, chancellor to King Henry II, archbishop of
Canterbury, martyred [by king's knights' swords] at about age 52 in 1170
[canonized 1173]) [His feast was removed from calendar by Henry VIII, who
destroyed his shrine (a major pilgrimage site) and burned his relics.] St. Albert of Gambron
(French, hermit, Benedictine abbot, 7th Century) Sts. Callistus,
Felix, and Boniface, of
Rome
(early martyrs) St. David of Bethlehem (Israelite,
shepherd, war hero, king of Judah and Israel, adulterer, murderer, penitent,
prophet, psalmist, c. 970 BC) Sts. Dominic, Victor, Primian,
Lybosus, Saturninus, Crescentius, Secundus, and
Honoratus (African, early martyrs) St. Ebrulf of
Bayeux
(Norman [French], courtier, hermit, abbot, died at about age 80 in 706) St. Girald of Fontenelle (French, Benedictine abbot, d. 1031) St. Marcellus Akimetes
of
Apamea ["akimetes"
means "righteous"] (Syrian, abbot, died near Constantinople c. 485) St. Trophimus of
Arles
(Italian, bishop in France, c. 280) St. Trophimus of
Ephesus
(missionary with St. Paul, 1st Century) Bl. William Howard of
Arundel
(English, baron, diplomat, martyred by beheading at age 66 under Charles II in
1680 [beatified 1929]) [From
a letter by Saint Thomas a
Becket:] "For our sake Christ offered himself
to the Father upon the altar of the cross. He now looks down from heaven on
our actions and secret thoughts, and one day he will give each of us the reward
his deeds deserve. ... The harvest is good and one reaper or even several would
not suffice to gather all of it into the granary of the Lord. Yet the diocese
of Rome remains the head of all the churches and the source of Catholic teaching.
Of this there can be no doubt. Everyone knows that the
keys of the kingdom of heaven were given to Peter. Upon his faith and teaching
the whole fabric of the Church will continue to be built until we all reach
full maturity in Christ and attain to unity in faith and knowledge of the Son
of God. "Of course many are needed to plant
and many to water now that the faith has spread so far and the population has become so great. Nevertheless, no matter who
plants or waters, God gives no harvest unless what he plants is the faith of
Peter, and unless he himself assents to Peter's teaching. All important
questions that arise among God's people are referred
to the judgment of Peter in the person for the Roman Pontiff. Under him the
ministers of Mother Church exercise the powers committed to them, each in his
own sphere of responsibility. "Remember then how our fathers worked
out their salvation; remember the sufferings through which the Church has
grown, and the storms the ship of Peter has weathered because it has Christ on
board. Remember how the crown was attained by those whose sufferings gave new
radiance to their faith. The whole company of saints bears witness to the
unfailing truth that without real effort no one wins the crown." [A
person unofficially honored by some as "blessed" today is Peter de Montboissier of Auvergne (French, Benedictine abbot, died at about age 64 in
1156). Peter reluctantly accepted his
election as abbot of the famous Benedictine abbey of Cluny, France, at the age
of 30. He reportedly "accepted the 'bondage of authority' though he would
have preferred the 'liberty of obedience.'" As abbot, he led (for 34
years) 400 monks at Cluny and had influence over monks in 2,000 other houses in
Europe and Asia.] ------------------ St. Anysia of
Salonika
(Greek, virgin, martyred by the sword in 304) St. Anysius of
Salonika
(Greek, bishop, c. 410) Sts. Appian, Donatus,
Honorius, Mansuetus, Severus, and four companions, of
Alexandria
(Egyptian, martyred by heretics c. 483) St. Egwin of
Worcester
(British, nobleman, Benedictine monk, bishop, d. 717) St.
Eugene of
Milan
(Italian, bishop) Bl. Eugenia Ravasco of
Milan
(Italian, virgin, founded Congregation of the Daughters of the Sacred Hearts
of Jesus and Mary, died 5 days before her 56th birthday in 1900 [beatified
2003]) St. John Alcober Figuero of Gerona [Juan] (Spanish, Dominican missionary
priest, martyred by strangling in China at age 54 in 1748 [beatified 1893,
canonized 2000]) Bl. John Mary Boccardo of Testona de Moncalieri [Giovanni Maria] (Italian,
diocesan priest, founded Congregation of the Poor Daughters of St. Cajetan, died at age 65 in 1913 [beatified 1998]) St. Liberius of
Ravenna
(Italian, bishop, c. 200) Bl. Matthia dei Nazzarei of Metalica
(Italian, Benedictine [later, Poor Clare ] abbess for 40 years, d. 1213
[beatified 1756]) St. Ralph of Vaucelles
(English, Cistercian
abbot in France, d. 1152) St. Raniero of
Aquila
(Italian, bishop, d. 1077) Sts. Sabinus, Exuperantius, Marcellus, and Venustian,
of
Spoleto
(Italian ... bishop, two deacons, layman ... martyred in 303) --------------------- Pope St. Sylvester I of Rome
(Italian, priest, elected to papacy in 314, pope during reign of Emperor
Constantine and First Nicene Council, reigned until death in 335) St. Barbatian of
Ravenna
(from Asia Minor [now called Turkey], monastic superior in Italy and counselor
to the emperor, 5th Century) St. Columba of Sens
(Spanish, virgin, martyred by beheading in France at about age 16 in 273) Sts. Donata,
Paulina, Rustica, Nominanda,
Serotina, Hilaria, and
companions, of
Rome
(early martyrs) St.
Hermes of
Rome
(Italian, exorcist, martyred c. 270) Bl. Josephine Nicoli St. Marius of Burgundy
(French, bishop of Avenches in Switzerland, died at
about age 64 in 594) St. Melanie the Younger of Rome
(Italian, noblewoman, widow, patron of St. Augustine, friend of St. Jerome,
died in Jerusalem at about age 56 in 439) St. Offa of Benevento
(Italian, Benedictine
abbess, c. 1070) Bl. Peter of Subiaco [Pietro] (Italian, Benedictine abbot, tortured [blinded] and martyred
in 1003) Sts. Sabinian and
Potentian of Sens
(French, bishops, martyred c. 300) Sts. Stephen, Pontian,
Attalus, Fabian, Cornelius, Flos,
Quintian, Minervinus, and Simplician, of Catania (Sicilian, early
martyrs) Bl. Walembert of Cambrai [also known as Garembert]
(Belgian, hermit, Augustinian abbot, died at about age 57 in 1141) Bl. Wisinto of Kremsmünster (Austrian, Benedictine priest, c. 1250) St. Zoticus of
Constantinople
(Roman, priest in Asia Minor, cared for poor and orphans, opposed Arianism, martyred [dragged by a wild ass] c. 350) ---------------------
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On December 1, we members of the Catholic Church family honor, in a special
way, the following friends of God -- "saints" and "blesseds" whose souls are now in heaven:
On
December 2, we members of the Catholic Church family honor, in a special way,
the following friends of God -- "saints" and "blesseds" whose souls are now in heaven:
On
December 3, we members of the Catholic Church family honor, in a special way,
the following friends of God -- "saints" and "blesseds" whose souls are now in heaven:
On
December 4, we members of the Catholic Church family honor, in a special way,
the following friends of God -- "saints" and "blesseds" whose souls are now in heaven:
St. John of
Damascus
[often called John Damascene]
["Doctor of Christian Art"] (Syrian, financial officer of Moslem
ruler, defender of art vs. iconoclasts, priest, theologian, orator [called Chrysorrhoas = Golden Stream], last Greek Church Father,
first Christian Aristotelean, Doctor of the Church,
died at about age 73 in 749)
St. Ada of Le
Mans
(French, abbess, 7th Century)
On
December 5, we members of the Catholic Church family honor, in a special way,
the following friends of God -- "saints" and "blesseds" whose souls are now in heaven:
On
December 6, we members of the Catholic Church family honor, in a special way,
the following friends of God -- "saints" and "blesseds" whose souls are now in heaven:
St. Nicholas of Patara (from Asia Minor [now called Turkey],
abbot, bishop of Myra, c. 346)
St. Abraham of Emesa
(Syrian, abbot in Bithynia [part of what is now Turkey], bishop of Kratia, hermit, died in Palestine at about age 84 c. 558)
On
December 7, we members of the Catholic Church family honor, in a special way,
the following friends of God -- "saints" and "blesseds" whose souls are now in heaven:
On
December 8, we members of the Catholic Church family celebrate the Solemnity of
the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
On
December 9, we members of the Catholic Church family honor, in a special way,
the following friends of God -- "saints" and "blesseds" whose souls are now in heaven:
On
December 10, we members of the Catholic Church family celebrate the Memorial of Our Lady of Loretto. We also honor, in a special way, the following friends of God -- "saints" and "blesseds" whose souls are now in heaven:
On
December 11, we members of the Catholic Church family honor, in a special way,
the following friends of God -- "saints" and "blesseds" whose souls are now in heaven:
Bl. Arthur Bell of
Temple Broughton
(English, Franciscan priest,
martyred under Charles I at age 53 in 1643 [beatified 1987])
On
December 12, we members of the Catholic Church family celebrate the Feast of
Our Lady of Guadalupe. We also
honor, in a special way, the following friends of God -- "saints" and
"blesseds" whose souls are now in heaven:
--------------------
On
December 13, we members of the Catholic Church family honor, in a special way,
the following friends of God -- "saints" and "blesseds" whose souls are now in heaven:
Bl. Anthony Grassi of Fermo
[Antonio] ["Angel of Peace"] (Italian, Oratorian priest, died at age 79 in 1671
[beatified 1900])
On
December 14, we members of the Catholic Church family honor, in a special way,
the following friends of God -- "saints" and "blesseds" whose souls are now in heaven:
Sts. Abundius
and Justus (early martyrs by the sword)
[From St. John of the Cross:]
On
December 15, we members of the Catholic Church family honor, in a special way,
the following friends of God -- "saints" and "blesseds" whose souls are now in heaven:
On
December 16, we members of the Catholic Church family honor, in a special way,
the following friends of God -- "saints" and "blesseds" whose souls are now in heaven:
----- Bl. Agatha Phutta of Kengpho (died at about age 59)
----- Bl. Agnes Phila of Ban
Nahi (religious of Congregation of the
Lovers of the Cross, died at age 31)
----- Bl. Bibiana Khampai of Songkhon (died at age 15)
----- Bl. Cecilia Butsi of Songkhon (died at age 16)
----- Bl. Lucia Khambang of Viengkhuk (religious of Congregation of the
Lovers of the Cross, died at age 23)
----- Bl. Maria Phon of Songkhon (died at age 14)
----- Bl. Philip Sipong Onphitak of Nongsëng
(catechist, died at age 33)
On
December 17, we members of the Catholic Church family honor, in a special way,
the following friends of God -- "saints" and "blesseds" whose souls are now in heaven:
On
December 18, we members of the Catholic Church family honor, in a special way,
the following friends of God -- "saints" and "blesseds" whose souls are now in heaven:
On
December 19, we members of the Catholic Church family honor, in a special way,
the following friends of God -- "saints" and "blesseds" whose souls are now in heaven:
On
December 20, we members of the Catholic Church family honor, in a special way,
the following friends of God -- "saints" and "blesseds" whose souls are now in heaven:
On
December 21, we members of the Catholic Church family honor, in a special way,
the following friends of God -- "saints" and "blesseds" whose souls are now in heaven:
Bl. Adrian and 27 companions
(Dalmatian [from what is now Croatia], Dominican missionary priest and others, martyred by
Moslems in 13th Century)
On
December 22, we members of the Catholic Church family honor, in a special way,
the following friends of God -- "saints" and "blesseds" whose souls are now in heaven:
[Here is Bl. Giacopone of Todi's most
famous hymn (in English translation):]
On
December 23, we members of the Catholic Church family honor, in a special way,
the following friends of God -- "saints" and "blesseds" whose souls are now in heaven:
On
December 24, we members of the Catholic Church family honor, in a special way,
the following friends of God -- "saints" and "blesseds" whose souls are now in heaven:
On
December 25, we members of the Catholic Church family celebrate the Nativity
of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
On
December 26, we members of the Catholic Church family honor, in a special way, the
following friends of God -- "saints" and "blesseds"
whose souls are now in heaven:
St. Amaethlu
of
Anglesey
(Welsh, hermit, 6th Century)
On
December 27, we members of the Catholic Church family honor, in a special way,
the following friends of God -- "saints" and "blesseds" whose souls are now in heaven:
Bl. Adelaide of Tennenbach [Adelheidis]
(German, Cistercian nun, d. 1273)
On
December 28, we members of the Catholic Church family honor, in a special way,
the following friends of God -- "saints" and "blesseds" whose souls are now in heaven:
Sts. Agapes, Indes,
Domna, and Theophila, of
Nicomedia
(from Asia Minor [now called Turkey], martyred in 303)
On
December 29, we members of the Catholic Church family honor, in a special way,
the following friends of God -- "saints" and "blesseds" whose souls are now in heaven:
St. Aileran
of
Clonard (Irish, monastic superior, wrote
theological treatises and lives of saints, d. 664)
On
December 30, we members of the Catholic Church family honor, in a special way,
the following friends of God -- "saints" and "blesseds" whose souls are now in heaven:
On
December 31, we members of the Catholic Church family honor, in a special way,
the following friends of God -- "saints" and "blesseds" whose souls are now in heaven:
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