Month: May 2018

Quarto Idus Maji. Luna. The Twelfth Day of May. The Night of the Moon.

Romæ, via Ardeatína, sanctórum Mártyrum Nérei et Achíllei fratrum, qui primo cum Flávia Domitílla, cujus erant eunúchi, in ínsula Póntia longum pro Christo duxérunt exsílium; póstmodum gravíssimis verbéribus attrectáti sunt; deínde, cum a Minútio Rufo, viro Consulári, equúleo et flammis ad immolándum compelleréntur, diceréntque se, a beáto Petro Apóstolo baptizátos, nulla ratióne posse idólis immoláre, cápite cæsi sunt.  Horum sacræ relíquiæ, simúlque Fláviæ Domitíllæ, ex Diaconía sancti Hadriáni in antíquum eórum Títulum, ubi asservabántur olim recónditæ, dénuo restaurátum, solémniter translátæ sunt prídie hujus diéi, jussu Cleméntis Papæ Octávi; qui exínde hodiérna celebrándum die indíxit étiam festum ipsíus beátæ Domitíllæ Vírginis, cujus pássio Nonis hujus mensis recensétur.	At Rome, on the Ardeatine Way, the holy martyrs Nereus and Achilleus, brothers, who underwent a long exile for Christ in the island of Pontia with Flavia Domitilla, whose chamberlains they were.  Afterwards they endured a most severe scourging.  Finally, as the judge, Minutius Rufus, endeavoured by using the rack and fire to force them to offer sacrifices, they said that having been baptized by the blessed apostle Peter, they could by no means sacrifice to idols.  They were beheaded, and their revered remains, with those of Flavia Domitilla, were, by order of Pope Clement VIII, solemnly transferred the day before this, from the sacristy of St. Adrian to the church in which they had been kept in the first place, and which was now repaired.  He also ordered today’s observance of the feast of St. Domitilla, the virgin, whose martyrdom was mentioned on the 7th of May.
Item Romæ, via Aurélia, sancti Pancrátii Mártyris, qui, cum esset annórum quatuórdecim, sub Diocletiáno, cápitis obtruncatióne martyrium complévit.	In the same place, on the Aurelian Way, the holy martyr Pancras who at fourteen years of age endured martyrdom by being beheaded under Diocletian.
Salamínæ, in Cypro, sancti Epiphánii Epíscopi, qui, multíplici eruditióne et sacrárum sciéntia litterárum excéllens, vitæ quoque sanctitáte, zelo cathólicæ fídei, munificéntia in páuperes et virtúte miraculórum éxstitit admirándus.	At Salamis in Cyprus, St. Epiphanius, a bishop of great erudition, with a profound knowledge of the Holy Scriptures.  He is to be admired for the sanctity of his life, his zeal for the Catholic faith, his charity to the poor, and the gift of miracles.
Constantinópoli sancti Germáni Epíscopi, doctrína et virtútibus insígnis, qui Leónem Isáuricum, edíctum advérsus sacras Imágines promulgántem, magna fidúcia redárguit.	At Constantinople, St. Germanus, a bishop distinguished by his virtues and learning, who faithfully opposed Leo the Isaurian for publishing an edict against sacred images.
Tréviris sancti Modoáldi Epíscopi.	At Treves, St. Modoaldus, bishop.
Romæ sancti Dionysii, qui éxstitit pátruus sancti Pancrátii Mártyris.	At Rome, St. Denis, uncle of the martyr St. Pancras.
Argyrii, in Sicília, sancti Philíppi Presbyteri, qui, a Románo Pontífice ad eándem Sicíliam ínsulam missus, magnam illíus partem convértit ad Christum.  Ipsíus vero sánctitas in liberándis energúmenis máxime declarátur.	At Agirone in Sicily, St. Philip, a priest who was sent to that island by the Roman Pontiff, and converted to Christ a great portion of it.  His sanctity is particularly manifested by the deliverance of persons possessed.
In civitáte Calciaténsi, in Hispánia, sancti Domínici Confessóris.	In the city of Calzada in Spain, St. Dominic, confessor.
Et álibi aliórum plurimórum sanctórum Mártyrum et Confessórum, atque sanctárum Vírginum. R.  Deo grátias.	And elsewhere in divers places, many other holy martyrs, confessors, and holy virgins. R.  Thanks be to God.

 

May XII.
		SS. Nereus and Achilleus, Martyrs
		St. Flavia Domitilla, Virgin and Martyr
		St. Pancras, Martyr
		St. Epiphanius, Archbishop of Salamis, Confessor
		St. Germanus, Patriarch of Constantinople
		St. Rictrudes, Abbess

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Quinto Idus Maji. Luna . The Eleventh Day of May. The Night of the Moon.

Romæ, via Salária, natális beáti Anthimi Presbyteri, qui, post virtútum  et prædicatiónis insígnia, in persecutióne Diocletiáni, in Tíberim præcipitátus, et ab Angelo exínde eréptus, oratório próprio restitútus est; deínde, cápite punítus, victor migrávit ad cælos.	At Rome, on the Salarian Way, the birthday of blessed Anthimus, priest, who, after having distinguished himself by his virtues and preaching, was cast into the Tiber during the persecution of Diocletian.  He was rescued by an angel and restored to his oratory.  Afterwards he was beheaded, and went victoriously to heaven.
Ibídem sancti Evéllii Mártyris, qui, cum esset de família Nerónis, ad passiónem sancti Torpétis in Christum crédidit, pro quo et decollátus est.	In the same place, St. Evelius, martyr, who belonged to the household of Nero.  By witnessing the martyrdom of St. Torpes, he also believed in Christ, and for him was beheaded.
Item Romæ sanctórum Mártyrum Máximi, Bassi et Fábii; qui sub Diocletiáno, via Salária, cæsi sunt.	Also at Rome, on the Salarian Way, the holy martyrs Maximus, Bassus, and Fabius, who were put to death during the reign of Diocletian.
Auximi, in Picéno, sanctórum Mártyrum Sisínii Diáconi, Dioclétii et Floréntii, discipulórum sancti Anthimi Presbyteri; qui, sub Diocletiáno, lapídibus óbruti, martyrium complevérunt.	At Osimo in Piceno, the holy martyrs Sisinius, a deacon, Diocletius and Florentius, disciples of the priest St. Anthimus, whose martyrdom was completed under Diocletian by their being stoned.
Cameríni sanctórum Mártyrum Anastásii et Sociórum; qui, in persecutióne Décii, sub Antíocho Prǽside, cæsi sunt.	At Camerino, the holy martyrs Anastasius and his companions who were killed in the persecution of Decius, under the governor Antiochus.
Varénnis, in Gállia, sancti Gangúlfi Mártyris.	At Varennes in France, St. Gangulphus, martyr.
Viénnæ, in Gállia, sancti Mamérti Epíscopi, qui, ob imminéntem cladem, solémnes ante Ascensiónem Dómini triduánas in ea urbe Litanías instítuit; quem ritum póstea universális Ecclésia recípiens comprobávit.	At Vienne in France, St. Mamertus, bishop, who, to avert an impending calamity, instituted in that city the three days’ Litanies immediately before the Ascension of our Lord.  This rite was afterwards received and approved by the universal Church.
Apud Silviníacum, in Gállia, deposítio sancti Majóli, Abbátis Cluniacénsis, cujus vita sanctis méritis fuit præclára.	At Souvigny in France, the death of St. Maieul, abbot of Cluny, whose life was distinguished for merits and sanctity.
Neápoli, in Campánia, sancti Francísci de Hierónymo, in Tarentínæ diœcésis óppido Cryptaleárum orti, Sacerdótis e Societáte Jesu et Confessóris, exímiæ in salúte animárum procuránda caritátis et patiéntiæ viri; quem Gregórius Papa Décimus sextus in Sanctórum cánonem rétulit.	At Naples in Campania, St. Francis of Jerome, priest of the Society of Jesus, and confessor.  He was born in the town of Grottaglia, in the diocese of Taranto.  Having been a man of great patience and zeal for the salvation of souls, he was canonized by Pope Gregory XVI.
Apud Septempedános, in Picéno, sancti Illumináti Confessóris.	At San Severino in Piceno, St. Illuminatus, confessor.
Cálari, in Sardínia, sancti Ignátii a Lacóni, Confessóris, ex Ordine Minórum Capuccinórum, humilitáte, caritáte et miráculis præclári; quem Pius Papa Duodécimus Sanctórum honóribus decorávit.	At Cagliari in Sardinia, St. Ignatius of Laconi, confessor, of the Minor Order of Capuchins, distinguished for his humility, charity and miracles.  He was accorded the honour of canonization by Pope Pius XII.
Et álibi aliórum plurimórum sanctórum Mártyrum et Confessórum, atque sanctárum Vírginum. R.  Deo grátias.	And elsewhere in divers places, many other holy martyrs, confessors, and holy virgins. R.  Thanks be to God.

 

May XI.
		St. Mammertus, Archbishop of Vienne, Confessor
		St. Maieul, Abbot of Cluni, Confessor

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Sexto Idus Maji. Luna . The Tenth Day of May. The Night of the Moon.

Sancti Antoníni, ex Ordine Prædicatórum, Epíscopi Florentíni et Confessóris, cujus dies natális sexto Nonas mensis hujus recensétur.	St. Antoninus of the Order of Preachers, confessor and archbishop of Florence, whose birthday is the 2nd of May.
Romæ, via Latína, natális sanctórum Mártyrum Gordiáni et Epímachi, quorum prior, pro confessióne nóminis Christi, témpore Juliáni Apóstatæ, diu plumbátis cæsus et ad últimum cápite truncátus, noctu a Christiánis sepúltus eádem via fuit in crypta, in quam beáti Epímachi Mártyris relíquiæ paulo ante translátæ fúerant ab Alexandría, ubi ipse, pro Christi fide, martyrium compléverat prídie Idus Decémbris.	At Rome, on the Via Latina, the birthday of the holy martyrs Gordian and Epimachus.  In the time of Julian the Apostate, the former was a long time scourged and finally beheaded for confessing the name of Christ.  He was buried at night by the Christians, in a crypt to which, shortly before, the remains of the blessed martyr Epimachus had been transferred from Alexandria, where he had been martyred for the faith of Christ on the 12th of December.
In terra Hus sancti Job Prophétæ, admirándæ patiéntiæ viri.	In the land of Hus, the holy prophet Job, a man of wonderful patience.
Romæ beáti Calepódii, Presbyteri et Mártyris; quem Alexánder Imperátor gládio fecit occídi, et corpus ejus per civitátem trahi, atque in Tíberim jactári, quod invéntum Callístus Papa sepelívit.  Decollátus est étiam Palmátius Consul cum uxóre et fíliis et áliis promíscui sexus quadragínta duóbus de domo sua, Simplícius quoque Senátor cum uxóre et sexagínta octo de famila sua, item et Felix cum uxóre sua Blanda; quorum cápita suspénsa sunt per divérsas portas Urbis, ad exémplum Christianórum.	At Rome, the blessed priest and martyr Calepodius, who was killed with the sword by order of Emperor Alexander.  His body was dragged through the city and thrown into the Tiber.  It was afterwards found and buried by Pope Callistus.  The consul Palmatius was also beheaded with his wife, his sons, and forty-two of both sexes belonging to his household; likewise the senator Simplicius with his wife, and sixty-eight of his house; Felix also with his wife Blanda.  The heads of all these martyrs were exposed over different gates of the city in order to terrify the Christians.
Item Romæ, via Latína, ad Centum Aulas, natális sanctórum Mártyrum Quarti et Quincti, quorum córpora Cápuam transláta sunt.	Also at Rome, on the Via Latina, the birthday of the holy martyrs Quartus and Quinctus, whose bodies were translated to Capua.
Apud Leontínos, in Sicília, sanctórum Mártyrum Alphii, Philadélphi et Cyríni.	At Lentini in Sicily, the holy martyrs Alphius, Philadelphis, and Cyrinus.
Smyrnæ sancti Dioscóridis Mártyris.	At Smyrna, St. Dioscorides, martyr.
Apud Taréntum sancti Catáldi Epíscopi, miráculis clari.	At Taranto, St. Cataldus, a bishop renowned for miracles.
Matríti sancti Isidóri Agrícolæ, quem, miráculis clarum, Gregórius Papa Décimus quintus, una cum sanctis Ignátio, Francísco Xavério, Terésia et Philíppo Nério, in Sanctórum númerum rétulit.	At Madrid, St. Isidore the Farmer.  Being well known for his miracles, Pope Gregory XV placed him in the number of saints at the same time with St. Ignatius, St. Francis Xavier, St. Teresa, and St. Philip Neri.
Medioláni Invéntio sanctórum Mártyrum Nazárii et Celsi, in qua beátus Ambrósius Epíscopus corpus sancti Nazárii recénti adhuc sánguine conspérsum réperit, atque ad Basílicam Apostolórum tránstulit, una cum córpore beáti Celsi púeri, quem idem ipse Nazárius nutríerat, et Anolínus, in Nerónis persecutióne, simul cum eo feríri gládio jússerat quinto Kaléndas Augústi; quo die festívitas gloriósi eórum martyrii celebrátur.	At Milan, the finding of the bodies of the holy martyrs Nazarius and Celsus.  The blessed bishop Ambrose found the body of St. Nazarius covered with blood still fresh, and transferred it to the Basilica of the Apostles, together with the body of the blessed Celsus, a youth whom Nazarius had taken care of, and whom Anolinus, in the persecution of Nero, had ordered to be slain with the sword on the 28th of July, on which day their martyrdom is commemorated.
Et álibi aliórum plurimórum sanctórum Mártyrum et Confessórum, atque sanctárum Vírginum. R.  Deo grátias.	And elsewhere in divers places, many other holy martyrs, confessors, and holy virgins. R.  Thanks be to God.

 

May X.
		St. Antoninus, Archbishop of Florence, Confessor
		SS. Gordian and Epimachus, Martyrs
		St. Isidore, Patron of Madrid, Labourer
		St. Comgall, Abbot in Ireland
		St. Cataldus, Bishop of Tarentum, in Italy

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Séptimo Idus Maji. Luna . The Ninth Day of May. The Night of the Moon.

Naziánzi, in Cappadócia, natális beáti Gregórii Epíscopi, Confessóris et Ecclésiæ Doctóris, ob singulárem divinárum rerum doctrínam cognoménto Theólogi; qui collápsam Constantinópoli cathólicam fidem, ipsíus urbis Episcopátum gerens, restítuit, hæresésque insurgéntes compréssit.	At Nazianzum, the birthday of St. Gregory, bishop, confessor, and doctor of the Church, surnamed the Theologian because of his remarkable knowledge of divinity.  At Constantinople, he restored the Catholic faith which was fast waning, and repressed the rising heresies.
Romæ sancti Hermæ, cujus Apóstolus Paulus in Epístola ad Romános méminit.  Ipse autem Hermas, digne semetípsum sacríficans acceptabilísque Deo hóstia factus, virtútibus clarus cæléstia regna petívit.	At Rome, St. Hermas, mentioned by the apostle St. Paul in the Epistle to the Romans.  Generously sacrificing himself, he became an offering acceptable to God, and outstanding for his virtues he took his departure for the heavenly kingdom.
Cállii, via Flamínia, pássio sancti Geróntii, Epíscopi Ficoclénsis.	At Cagli, on the Flaminian Way, the passion of St. Gerontius, bishop of Cervia.
In Pérside sanctórum Mártyrum trecentórum et decem.	In Persia, three hundred and ten holy martyrs.
In Ægypto sancti Pachómii Abbátis, qui plúrima eréxit in ea regióne monasteria, et régulam Monachórum scripsit, quam ab Angelo dictánte didícerat.	In Egypt, the abbot St. Pachomius, who founded many monasteries in that country, and wrote a rule for monks which he had learned from the dictation of an angel.
In castro Vindecíno, in Gállia, deposítio sancti Beáti Confessóris.	In the town of Windisch in France, the death of St. Beatus, confessor.
Bonóniæ beáti Nicolái Albergáti, Mónachi Carthusiáni, ejúsdem civitátis Epíscopi et sanctæ Románæ Ecclésiæ Cardinális, sanctitáte et Apostólicis Legatiónibus clari; cujus corpus Floréntiæ, apud Carthusiános, cónditum est.	At Bologna, blessed Nicholas Albergati, a Carthusian monk, bishop of that city, and cardinal of the Holy Roman Church, celebrated for his sanctity and for his work as an apostolic legate.  His body was buried at Florence in the monastery of the Carthusians.
St. Andrews Cathedral, Amalfi
Constantinópoli Translátio sanctórum Andréæ Apóstoli, et Lucæ Evangelístæ de Achája; et Timóthei, uníus ex discípulis beáti Pauli Apóstoli, ab Epheso.  Corpus autem sancti Andréæ, longo post témpore Amálphim devéctum, ibi pio fidélium concúrsu honorátur; ex cujus sepúlcro liquor ad languóres curándos júgiter manat.	At Constantinople, the translation of the apostle St. Andrew and the evangelist St. Luke, out of Achaia, and of Timothy, disciple of the blessed apostle Paul, from Ephesus.  The body of St. Andrew, long after, was conveyed to Amalfi, where it is honoured by the pious gatherings of the faithful.  From his tomb there continually flows a liquid which heals diseases.
St. Mary of the Manger, Rome
Romæ item Translátio sancti Hierónymi Presbyteri, Confessóris et Ecclésiæ Doctóris, ex Béthlehem Judæ ad Basílicam sanctæ Maríæ ad Præsépe.	At Rome, also, the translation of St. Jerome, priest, confessor, and doctor of the Church.  His body was taken from Bethlehem of Judea to the basilica of St. Mary of the Manger.
Basilica of St. Nicholas of Bari
Bárii quoque, in Apúlia, Translátio sancti Nicolái, Epíscopi et Confessóris, ex Myra, civitáte Lyciæ.	At Bari in Apulia, the translation also of St. Nicholas, bishop and confessor, from Myra, a city of Lycia.
Et álibi aliórum plurimórum sanctórum Mártyrum et Confessórum, atque sanctárum Vírginum. R.  Deo grátias.	And elsewhere in divers places, many other holy martyrs, confessors, and holy virgins. R.  Thanks be to God.

 

May IX.
		St. Gregory Nazianzen, Bishop and Confessor, Doctor of the Church
		St. Hermas
		St. Nicholas, Bishop of Lincopen, in Sweden, Confessor
		St. Brynoth I., Bishop of Scara, in Sweden, Confessor

 

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Nonis Maji. Luna . The Seventh Day of May. The Night of the Moon.

Sancti Stanislái, Epíscopi Cracoviénsis et Mártyris, qui sequénti die, corónam martyrii consecútus est.	St. Stanislas, bishop of Cracow and martyr, who received the crown of martyrdom on the day following this.
Tarracínæ, in Campánia, natális beátæ Fláviæ Domitíllæ, Vírginis et Mártyris, quæ, cum esset fília sanctæ Plautíllæ, soróris sancti Mártyris Flávii Cleméntis Cónsulis, et sacro velámine fuísset a sancto Cleménte Pontífice consecráta, primum, in persecutióne Domitiáni, ob testimónium Christi, in ínsulam Póntiam, cum áliis plúrimis, exsílio deportáta, longum illic martyrium duxit.  Novíssime vero, Tarracínam dedúcta, ibi, cum plúrimos doctrína et miráculis ad Christi fidem convertísset.  Júdicis jussu incénso cubículo, in quo simul cum suis virgínibus Euphrósyna et Theodóra morabátur, cursum gloriósi martyrii consummávit.  Ipsa vero Domitílla, una cum sanctis Martyribus Néreo et Achílleo atque Pancrátio, festíva celebritáte quarto Idus mensis hujus recólitur.	At Terracina in Campania, the birthday of blessed Flavia Domitilla, virgin and martyr, and niece of the holy martyr, the Consul Flavius Clemens.  She received the religious veil at the hands of St. Clement, and in the persecution of Domitian was exiled with many others to the island of Pontia, where endured a long martyrdom for Christ.  Taken afterwards to Terracina, she converted many to the faith of Christ by her teachings and miracles.  The judge ordered the room in which she was with the virgins Euphrosina and Theodora, to be set on fire, and she thus completed her glorious martyrdom.  She is also mentioned with the holy martyrs Nereus, Achilleus and Pancras, on the 12th day of this month.
Eódem die sancti Juvenális Mártyris.	On the same day, St. Juvenal, martyr.
Nicomedíæ sanctórum Mártyrum fratrum Flávii, Augústi et Augustíni.	At Nicomedia, the holy martyrs Flavius, Augustus and Augustine, all brothers.
Ibídem sancti Quadráti Mártyris, qui, in persecutióne Décii Imperatóris, sæpius ad torménta repetítus, demum, cápite truncátus, martyrium complévit.	In the same city, St. Quadratus, martyr, who was frequently tortured in the persecution of Decius, and at last beheaded.
Eboráci, in Anglia, sancti Joánnis Epíscopi, vita et miráculis clari.	At York in England, St. John, bishop, renowned for a saintly life and miracles.
Papíæ sancti Petri Epíscopi.	At Pavia, Bishop St. Peter.
Romæ Translátio córporis sancti Stéphani Protomártyris, quod, Pelágio Primo Summo Pontífice, e Constantinópoli ad Urbem allátum atque in sepúlcro sancti Lauréntii Mártyris in agro Veráno pósitum, ibídem magna piórum religióne cólitur.	At Rome, the translation of the body of St. Stephen protomartyr, which was brought from Constantinople to Rome by Pope Pelagius I, and laid in the sepulchre of the martyr St. Lawrence in the Agro Verano, where it is honoured with great devotion by the pious faithful.
Et álibi aliórum plurimórum sanctórum Mártyrum et Confessórum, atque sanctárum Vírginum. R.  Deo grátias.	And elsewhere in divers places, many other holy martyrs, confessors, and holy virgins. R.  Thanks be to God.

 

May VII.
		St. Stanislas, Bishop of Cracow, Martyr
		St. Benedict II., Pope and Confessor
		St. John of Beverley, Bishop and Confessor
		Life and Writings of Alcuin, Deacon of York

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Prídie Nonas Maji. Luna. The Sixth Day of May. The Night of the Moon.

Romæ sancti Joánnis, Apóstoli et Evangelístæ, ante Portam Latínam; qui, ab Epheso, jussu Domitiáni, vinctus Romam est perdúctus, et, judicánte Senátu, ante eándem portam in ólei fervéntis dólium missus, exívit inde púrior et vegétior quam intrávit.	At Rome, the Apostle and Evangelist St. John before the Latin Gate.  He was bound and brought to Rome from Ephesus by the order of Domitian, and the Senate condemned him to be taken to that gate and placed in a cauldron of boiling oil, from which he came forth more healthy and vigorous than before.
Damásci natális beáti Joánnis Damascéni, Presbyteri, Confessóris et Ecclésiæ Doctóris, doctrína et sanctitáte célebris.  Hic, pro cultu sanctárum Imáginum, verbo et scriptis advérsus Leónem Isáuricum strénue decertávit; cujus Imperatóris ob calúmnias cum ipsi Joánni déxtera manus e Saracenórum Príncipe amputáta esset, idem, beátæ Maríæ Vírgini, cujus Imágines defénderat, se comméndans, prótinus déxteram íntegram sanámque recépit.  Ejus autem festívitas sexto Kaléndas Aprílis celebrátur.	At Damascus, the birthday of St. John Damascene, priest and doctor of the Church, renowned for sanctity and learning.  By means of his writing and preaching, he courageously resisted Leo the Isaurian, in defending the veneration paid to sacred images.  By order of this emperor his right hand was cut off, but commending himself before an image of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which he had defended, his hand was immediately restored to him, entire and sound.  His feast day is the 27th of March.
Cyréne, in Líbya, sancti Lúcii Epíscopi, quem in Actibus Apostolórum sanctus Lucas commémorat.	At Cyrene in Africa, Bishop St. Lucius, who is mentioned by St. Luke in the Acts of the Apostles.
Antiochíæ sancti Evódii, qui (ut beátus Ignátius ad Antiochénses scribit), primus ibídem a sancto Petro Apóstolo ordinátus Epíscopus, glorióso martyrio vitam finívit.	At Antioch, St. Evodius, who, as the blessed Ignatius wrote to the people of Antioch, was consecrated first bishop of that city by the apostle St. Peter, and ended his life by a glorious martyrdom.
In Africa sanctórum Mártyrum Heliodóri et Venústi, cum áliis septuagínta quinque	In Africa, the holy martyrs Heliodorus and Venustus and seventy-five others.
In Cypro sancti Theódoti, Epíscopi Cyríniæ, qui, sub Licínio Imperatóre, gravíssima passus est, ac tandem, in Ecclésiæ pace, spíritum Deo réddidit.	In Cyprus, St. Theodotus, bishop of Cyrenia, who having undergone grievous afflictions under Emperor Licinius, at length yielded his soul to God when peace was restored to the Church.
Carrhis, in Mesopotámia, sancti Protógenis, Epíscopi et Confessóris.	At Carrhae in Mesopotamia, St. Protogenes, bishop and confessor.
The Holy Island of Lindisfarne
In Anglia, sancti Eadbérti, Epíscopi Lindisfarnénsis, doctrína et pietáte insígnis.	In England, St. Eadbert, bishop of Lindisfarne, famed for his teachings and his piety.
Romæ sanctæ Benedíctæ Vírginis.	At Rome, the virgin St. Benedicta.
Salérni Translátio sancti Matthǽi, Apóstoli et Evangelístæ; cujus sacrum corpus, olim ex Æthiópia ad divérsas regiónes et demum ad eam urbem delátum, ibídem, in dedicáta ejus nómine Ecclésia, summo honóre cónditum fuit.	At Salerno, the translation of St. Matthew, apostle and evangelist.  His revered body, previously transferred from Ethiopia to various countries, was finally taken to Salerno, and with great pomp was there placed in a church dedicated to his name.
Et álibi aliórum plurimórum sanctórum Mártyrum et Confessórum, atque sanctárum Vírginum. R.  Deo grátias.	And elsewhere in divers places, many other holy martyrs, confessors, and holy virgins. R.  Thanks be to God.

 

May VI.
		St. John before the Latin Gate
		St. John Damascen, Father of the Church
		St. Eadbert, Bishop of Lindisfarne, Confessor

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Quarto Nonas Maji. Luna . The Fourth Day of May. The Night of the Moon.

Apud Ostia Tiberína sanctæ Mónicæ, beáti Augustíni matris, cujus ille præcláram vitam, in libro nono Confessiónum, testátam relíquit.	At Ostia, the birthday of St. Monica, mother of blessed Augustine.  He has left us in the ninth book of his Confessions a beautiful sketch of her life.
In metállo Phennénsi Palæstínæ natális beáti Silváni, Gazæ Epíscopi, qui, in Diocletiáni Imperatóris persecutióne, Galérii Maximiáni Cǽsaris mandáto, cum plúrimis suis Cléricis, martyrio coronátus est.	At the metal mines of Phennes in Palestine, the birthday of blessed Silvanus, bishop of Gaza, who was crowned with martyrdom with many of his clerics by the command of Caesar Galerius Maximian, in the persecution of Diocletian.
Hierosólymis sancti Cyríaci Epíscopi, qui, cum loca sancta visitáret, ibídem, sub Juliáno Apóstata, cæsus est.	At Jerusalem, in the reign of Julian the Apostate, St. Cyriacus, bishop, who was murdered while visiting the holy places.
Cameríni sancti Porphyrii Presbyteri et Mártyris, qui, sub Décio Imperatóre et Antíocho Prǽside, cum plúrimos (in quibus fuit Venántius) ad Christi fidem convertísset, cápite amputátus est.	At Camerinum, St. Porphyry, priest and martyr.  Because he converted many to the faith (among them Venantius), he was beheaded during the reign of Emperor Decius and the governor Antiochus.
In metállo Phennénsi Palæstínæ sanctórum trigínta novem Mártyrum, qui, ad metálla damnáti, demum, post adustiónem candéntis ferri et ália torménta, simul cápite cæsi sunt.	Also in the mines of Phennes, thirty-nine holy martyrs, who were condemned to work there, to be branded with hot irons, to undergo other torments, and finally all to be beheaded at the same time.
Lauréaci, in Nórico Ripénsi, sancti Floriáni Mártyris, qui, sub Diocletiáno Imperatóre, Aquilíni Prǽsidis jussu, in flumen Anísum, ligáto ad collum saxo, præcipitátus est.	At Lorch in Austria, under Emperor Diocletian and the governor Aquilinus, the martyr St. Florian, who was thrown into the River Enns, with a stone tied about his neck.
Colóniæ Agrippínæ sancti Paulíni Mártyris.	At Cologne, the martyr St. Paulinus.
Tarsi, in Cilícia, sanctæ Pelágiæ, Vírginis et Mártyris, quæ, sub Diocletiáno Imperatóre, in bovem æneum candéntem inclúsa, martyrium complévit.	At Tarsus, St. Pelagia, virgin, who endured martyrdom under Diocletian by being shut up inside an ox made of brass that had been heated to redness.
Nicomedíæ natális sanctæ Antóniæ Mártyris, quæ, nímium torta et váriis afflícta cruciátibus, áltero bráchio tribus suspénsa diébus, et in cárcere biénnio deténta, ad últimum a Priscilliáno Prǽside, in confessióne Dómini, flammis exústa est.	At Nicomedia, the birthday of St. Antonia, martyr, who was cruelly tortured, subjected to various torments, suspended by one arm for three days, kept two years in prison, and finally delivered to the flames for the confession of Christ by the governor Priscillian.
Milan Cathedral
Medioláni sancti Venérii Epíscopi, cujus virtútes sanctus Joánnes Chrysóstomus, in epístola ad eum scripta, testátas relíquit.	At Milan, St. Venerius, a bishop whose virtues are attested to by St. John Chrysostom in the epistle which he had written to him.
Limoges Cathedral
In território Petragoricénsi sancti Sacerdótis, Epíscopi Lemovicénsis.	In the province of Perigord, St. Sacerdos, bishop of Limoges.
Hildeshémii, in Saxónia, sancti Godehárdi, Epíscopi et Confessóris, qui ab Innocéntio Papa Secúndo in Sanctórum censum relátus est.	At Hildesheim in Saxony, St. Gothard, bishop and confessor, who was ranked among the saints by Innocent II.
Antisiodóri sancti Curcódomi Diáconi.	At Auxerre, St. Curcodomus, deacon.
Et álibi aliórum plurimórum sanctórum Mártyrum et Confessórum, atque sanctárum Vírginum. R.  Deo grátias.	And elsewhere in divers places, many other holy martyrs, confessors, and holy virgins. R.  Thanks be to God.

 

May IV.
		St. Monica, Widow
		St. Godard, Bishop of Hildesheim, Confessor

 

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Sexto Nonas Maji. Luna . The Second Day of May. The Night of the Moon.

Alexandríæ natális sancti Athanásii, ejúsdem urbis Epíscopi, Confessóris et Ecclésiæ Doctóris, sanctitáte et doctrína claríssimi; in cujus persecutiónem univérsus fere Orbis conjuráverat.  Ipse tamen cathólicam fidem, a témpore Constantíni usque ad Valéntem, advérsus Imperatóres ac Prǽsides et innúmeros Epíscopos Ariános strénue propugnávit; a quibus plúrimas perpéssus insídias, prófugus toto Orbe actus est, nec ullus ei tutus ad laténdum supérerat locus.  Tandem, ad suam Ecclésiam revérsus, illic, post multos agónes multásque patiéntiæ corónas, quadragésimo sexto sui sacerdótii anno migrávit ad Dóminum, témpore Valentiniáni et Valéntis Imperatórum.	At Alexandria, the birthday of St. Athanasius, bishop of that city, confessor and doctor of the Church, most celebrated for sanctity and learning.  Although almost all of the world had formed a conspiracy to persecute him, he courageously defended the Catholic faith, from the reign of Constantine to that of Valens, against emperors, governors, and a multitude of Arian bishops, whose underhanded attacks forced him to wander as an exile over the whole earth without finding a place of security.  At length, however, he was restored to his church, and after overcoming many trials, and winning many crowns by his patience, he departed for heaven in the forty-sixth year of his priesthood, in the time of the emperors Valentinian and Valens.
Floréntiæ item natális sancti Antoníni, ex Ordine Prædicatórum, Epíscopi et Confessóris, doctrína et sanctitáte célebris.  Ipsíus autem festívitas sexto Idus mensis hujus recólitur.	At Florence, Bishop St. Antoninus of the Order of Preachers, renowned for sanctity and learning.  His feast is kept on the 10th of this month.
Romæ sanctórum Mártyrum Saturníni, Neópoli, Germáni et Cælestíni, qui, multa passi, in cárcerem demum conjécti, ibi in Dómino quievérunt.	At Rome, the holy martyrs Saturninus, Neopolus, Germanus, and Celestine, who after much suffering were thrown into prison, where they found rest in the Lord.
Eódem die sancti Vindemiális, Epíscopi et Mártyris, qui, una cum sanctis Epíscopis Eugénio et Longíno doctrína et miráculis advérsus Ariános decértans, a Rege Wandalórum Hunneríco jubétur váriis torméntis afflígi ad tandem cápite obtruncári.	The same day, St. Vindemial, bishop and martyr, who with the holy bishops Eugene and Longinus, combated the Arians by his teaching and miracles, and was beheaded by order of Hunneric, king of the Vandals.
Híspali, in Hispánia, sancti Felícis, Diáconi et Mártyris.	At Seville in Spain, St. Felix, deacon and martyr.
Attalíæ, in Pamphylia, sanctórum Mártyrum Exsupérii, et Zoes uxóris, atque Cyríaci et Theodúli filiórum; qui, sub Hadriáno Imperatóre, cum servi essent cujúsdam viri Pagáni, omnes, ipso hero jubénte, ob líberam Christiánæ fídei professiónem, primum verberáti sunt ac veheménter torti, deínde, in accénsum clíbanum injécti, ánimas suas Deo tradidérunt.	At Attalia in Pamphylia, the holy martyrs Exuperius and Zoe, his wife, with their sons, Cyriacus and Theodulus.  They were the slaves of a man named Paganus.  During the reign of Emperor Hadrian, because of their outspoken profession of the Christian faith, their master ordered them to be scourged and severely tortured.  They were finally cast into an oven, and in this way gave up their souls to God.
Et álibi aliórum plurimórum sanctórum Mártyrum et Confessórum, atque sanctárum Vírginum. R.  Deo grátias.	And elsewhere in divers places, many other holy martyrs, confessors, and holy virgins. R.  Thanks be to God.

 

May II.
		St. Athanasius, Patriarch of Alexandria, Doctor of the Church

 

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Kaléndis Maji. Luna . The First Day of May. The Night of the Moon.

Natális beatórum Philíppi et Jacóbi Apostolórum.  Ex his Philíppus, cum omnem fere Scythiam ad Christi fidem convertísset, tandem apud Hierápolim, Asiæ civitátem, cruci affíxus et lapídibus óbrutus, glorióso fine quiévit; Jacóbus vero, qui et frater Dómini légitur et primus Hierosolymórum Epíscopus, e pinna Templi præcipitátus, confráctis inde crúribus, ac fullónis fuste in cérebro percússus, intériit, ibique, non longe a Templo, sepúltus est.	The birthday of the blessed apostles Philip and James.  Philip, after having converted nearly all of Scythia to the faith of Christ, went to Hieropolis, a city in Asia, where he was fastened to a cross and stoned, and thus ended his life gloriously.  James, who is also called the brother of our Lord, was the first bishop of Jerusalem.  Being hurled down from a pinnacle of the temple, his legs were broken, and being struck on the head with a dyer’s staff, he expired and was buried near the temple.
Romæ item natális sancti Pii Quinti, ex Ordine Prædicatórum, Papæ et Confessóris; qui, ecclesiásticæ disciplínæ restituéndæ, hærésibus exstirpándis et Christiáni nóminis hóstibus conteréndis strénue ac felíciter incúmbens, vitæ ac legum sanctitáte cathólicam Ecclésiam gubernávit.  Ipsíus autem festívitas tértio Nonas mensis hujus celebrátur.	At Rome, Pope St. Pius V of the Order of Preachers, who laboured zealously and successfully for the re-establishment of church discipline, the stamping out of heresies, and the destruction of the enemies of the Christian name.  He governed the Catholic Church by holy laws, and the example of a saintly life.  His feast is observed on the fifth day of May.
In Ægypto sancti Jeremíæ Prophétæ, qui, a pópulo lapídibus óbrutus, apud Taphnas occúbuit, ibíque sepúltus est; ad cujus sepúlcrum fidéles (ut refert sanctus Epiphánius) supplicáre consuevérunt, índeque sumpto púlvere, áspidum mórsibus medéntur.	In Egypt, St. Jeremias, prophet, who was stoned to death by the people at Taphnas, where he was buried.  St. Epiphanius tells that the faithful were accustomed to pray at his grave, and to take away from it dust to heal those who were stung by serpents.
In território Vivariénsi, in Gálliis, beáti Andéoli, Subdiáconi, qui, una cum áliis, a beáto Polycárpo, Smyrnénsi Epíscopo, ex Oriénte in Gálliam ad prædicándum verbum Dei missus est.  Hic, sub Sevéro Imperatóre, spinósis fústibus cæsus, demum, per ensem lígneum cápite in quátuor partes in modum crucis conscísso, martyrium consummávit.	In France, in the Province of Vivarias, blessed Andeol, subdeacon, who was sent from the East into Gaul with others by St. Polycarp to preach the word of God.  Under Emperor Severus he was scourged with thorny sticks, and having his head split with a wooden sword into four parts, in the shape of a cross, he completed his martyrdom.
Oscæ, in Hispánia, sanctórum Mártyrum Oréntii et Patiéntiæ.	At Huesca in Spain, the holy martyrs Orentius and Patience.
Apud Colúmnam vicum, in Aurelianénsi Gálliæ território, pássio sancti Sigismúndi, Regis Burgundiónum, qui in púteum demérsus occúbuit, ac póstea miráculis cláruit.  Sacrum vero ipsíus corpus, e púteo tandem extráctum, ad Ecclésiam Agaunénsis monastérii, intra Sedunénsis diœcésis términos siti, delátum est ibíque honorífice collocátum.	In the town of Columna, in the province of Orleans in France, the martyrdom of St. Sigismund, king of Burgundy.  He met death by being drowned in a well, and was afterwards famous for his miracles.  His venerable body was later recovered and taken to the monastery of Agaune in the diocese of Sitten where it was honorably entombed.
Antisiodóri sancti Amatóris, Epíscopi et Confessóris.	At Auxerre, St. Amator, bishop and confessor.
Auscii, in Gállia, sancti Oriéntii Epíscopi.	At Auch in France, Bishop St. Orientius.
Elviæ, in Anglia, sancti Asaphi Epíscopi, cujus nómine ipsa cívitas Episcopális póstmodum est insigníta.	At Llanelwy in Wales, Bishop St. Asaph, in whose memory the cathedral city was later named.
Foro Lívii sancti Peregríni, ex Ordine Servórum beátæ Maríæ Vírginis.	At Forli, St. Peregrinus of the Order of Servites of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Bérgomi sanctæ Gratæ Víduæ.	At Bergamo, St. Grata, widow.
Et álibi aliórum plurimórum sanctórum Mártyrum et Confessórum, atque sanctárum Vírginum. R.  Deo grátias.	And elsewhere in divers places, many other holy martyrs, confessors, and holy virgins. R.  Thanks be to God.

 

May I.
		St. Philip, Apostle
		St. James the Less, Apostle
		St. Asaph, Bishop and Confessor
		St. Marcou, or Marculfus, Abbot
		St. Sigismund, King of Burgundy, Martyr
		St. Andeolus, Martyr
		St. Brieuc, Bishop and Confessor
		St. Amator, Bishop of Auxerre, Confessor
		SS. Acius and Acheolus, Martyrs of Amiens

 

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