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October 25
Today we remember the
Forty Martyrs of England and Wales
Among many other Saints.
Today we remember the
Forty Martyrs of England and Wales
Among many other Saints.
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Forty Martyrs of England and Wales
From the year 1534, when King Henry VIII, broke from the Roman Catholic Church following his unsuccessful attempts to persuade the Pope to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon, to the year 1679, a total of about three hundred Catholics were martyred.
In 1970, the Vatican selected forty of these men and women, both clergy and laity, to represent all the martyrs killed in England and Wales during this period.
The saints in this group of martyrs are also covered in individual entries.
Following is the list as it appears in SQPN
Carthusians
Augustine Webster
John Houghton
Robert Lawrence
Brigittine
Richard Reynolds
Augustinian
John Stone
Jesuits
Alexander Briant
Edmund Arrowsmith
Edmund Campion
David Lewis
Henry Morse
Henry Walpole
Nicholas Owen
Philip Evans
Robert Southwell
Thomas Garnet
Benedictines
Alban Roe
Ambrose Edward Barlow
John Roberts
Friars Observant
John Jones
Franciscans
John Wall
Secular Clergy
Cuthbert Mayne
Edmund Gennings
Eustace White
John Almond
John Boste
John Kemble
John Lloyd
John Pain
John Plesington
John Southworth
Luke Kirby
Polydore Plasden
Ralph Sherwin
Laymen
John Rigby
Philip Howard
Richard Gwyn
Swithun Wells
Lay women
Anne Line
Margaret Clitherow
Margaret Ward
They were canonized on 25 October 1970 by Pope Paul VI.
Forty Martyrs of England and Wales,
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From the year 1534, when King Henry VIII, broke from the Roman Catholic Church following his unsuccessful attempts to persuade the Pope to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon, to the year 1679, a total of about three hundred Catholics were martyred.
In 1970, the Vatican selected forty of these men and women, both clergy and laity, to represent all the martyrs killed in England and Wales during this period.
The saints in this group of martyrs are also covered in individual entries.
Following is the list as it appears in SQPN
Carthusians
Augustine Webster
John Houghton
Robert Lawrence
Brigittine
Richard Reynolds
Augustinian
John Stone
Jesuits
Alexander Briant
Edmund Arrowsmith
Edmund Campion
David Lewis
Henry Morse
Henry Walpole
Nicholas Owen
Philip Evans
Robert Southwell
Thomas Garnet
Benedictines
Alban Roe
Ambrose Edward Barlow
John Roberts
Friars Observant
John Jones
Franciscans
John Wall
Secular Clergy
Cuthbert Mayne
Edmund Gennings
Eustace White
John Almond
John Boste
John Kemble
John Lloyd
John Pain
John Plesington
John Southworth
Luke Kirby
Polydore Plasden
Ralph Sherwin
Laymen
John Rigby
Philip Howard
Richard Gwyn
Swithun Wells
Lay women
Anne Line
Margaret Clitherow
Margaret Ward
They were canonized on 25 October 1970 by Pope Paul VI.
Forty Martyrs of England and Wales,
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October 26
Today is the Memorial of
Saint Lucian and Saint Marcian
Among many other Saints.
Today is the Memorial of
Saint Lucian and Saint Marcian
Among many other Saints.
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Saint Lucian and Saint Marcian
Martyrs
Lucian and his friend Marcian were magicians involved in the practice of black magic. They reportedly converted to Christianity when a Christian fended off Lucian’s spells by making the sign of the Cross. They publicly burned their magic paraphernalia in Nicomedia. They sold all their possessions and gave the proceeds to the poor. They lived as recluses for some time and then started preaching. When Emperor Trajanus Decius’ edict against Christians were published in Bithynia, Turkey, they were arrested and arraigned before the Proconsul Sabinus. When they refused to worship pagan gods, they were tortured and burned to death. This happened in 250.
According to Our Sunday Visitor Encyclopedia Of Saints.
By Matthew Bunson, Stephen Bunson, Margaret Bunson, there were other companions who shared in this martyrdom. One of them was named as Florins.
This account was taken mostly from “Dictionary of Saints by John J. Delaney”. The author concludes:
The whole story is probably a pious fiction!
Canonization was pre-congregation.
Saint Lucian,
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Saint Marcian
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Martyrs
Lucian and his friend Marcian were magicians involved in the practice of black magic. They reportedly converted to Christianity when a Christian fended off Lucian’s spells by making the sign of the Cross. They publicly burned their magic paraphernalia in Nicomedia. They sold all their possessions and gave the proceeds to the poor. They lived as recluses for some time and then started preaching. When Emperor Trajanus Decius’ edict against Christians were published in Bithynia, Turkey, they were arrested and arraigned before the Proconsul Sabinus. When they refused to worship pagan gods, they were tortured and burned to death. This happened in 250.
According to Our Sunday Visitor Encyclopedia Of Saints.
By Matthew Bunson, Stephen Bunson, Margaret Bunson, there were other companions who shared in this martyrdom. One of them was named as Florins.
This account was taken mostly from “Dictionary of Saints by John J. Delaney”. The author concludes:
The whole story is probably a pious fiction!
Canonization was pre-congregation.
Saint Lucian,
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Saint Marcian
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October 27
Today we remember
Saint Abraham the Poor
Among many other Saints.
Today we remember
Saint Abraham the Poor
Among many other Saints.
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Saint Abraham the Poor
He is also known as Abraham the Child and Abraham the Hermit. Abraham was born at Menuf in Egypt. He became a disciple of Saint Pachomius of Tabenna for a good 23 years. After that he spent 17 years living as a hermit in a cave.
His nicknames the poor and the child refer to his simple life and simple faith.
He died in 367 ( 372 according to SQPN)
His canonization was pre-congregation.
Saint Abraham,
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He is also known as Abraham the Child and Abraham the Hermit. Abraham was born at Menuf in Egypt. He became a disciple of Saint Pachomius of Tabenna for a good 23 years. After that he spent 17 years living as a hermit in a cave.
His nicknames the poor and the child refer to his simple life and simple faith.
He died in 367 ( 372 according to SQPN)
His canonization was pre-congregation.
Saint Abraham,
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October 28
Today is the Memorial of
Saint Joachim Royo
Among many other Saints
Today is the Memorial of
Saint Joachim Royo
Among many other Saints
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Saint Joachim Royo
Martyr.
Joachim was born 1691 at Teruel, Spain. He joined the Dominicans in 1709 and in 1712, he was sent as a missionary to the Philippines and from there he was sent to China in 1715. In China he worked with Saint Peter Sanz, a fellow Spanish Dominican priest. In 1746, renewed persecutions of Christians flared up in China. He was imprisoned together with Saint Peter Sanz and Father John Alcobar. They were soon joined by Father Francis Serrano and Father Francis Diaz.
Father Joachim was tortured and strangled to death on 28 October 1748 in prison at Fu-tsheu, China.
He was beatified as one of the martyrs of China on 14 May 1893 by Pope Leo XIII and canonized on 1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II.
Saint Joachim Royo,
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Martyr.
Joachim was born 1691 at Teruel, Spain. He joined the Dominicans in 1709 and in 1712, he was sent as a missionary to the Philippines and from there he was sent to China in 1715. In China he worked with Saint Peter Sanz, a fellow Spanish Dominican priest. In 1746, renewed persecutions of Christians flared up in China. He was imprisoned together with Saint Peter Sanz and Father John Alcobar. They were soon joined by Father Francis Serrano and Father Francis Diaz.
Father Joachim was tortured and strangled to death on 28 October 1748 in prison at Fu-tsheu, China.
He was beatified as one of the martyrs of China on 14 May 1893 by Pope Leo XIII and canonized on 1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II.
Saint Joachim Royo,
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Strangulation appeared to have been the preferred method of taking the lives of Christians during the persecutions in China, as opposed to beheading in other countries not forgetting hanging, drawing and quartering in England. One hears from psychologists that it is very difficult to kill another human being in cold blood, or to inflict atrocities on them. It beats understanding.
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October 29
Today is the Feast Day of
Saint Abraham of Rostov
Among many other Saints.
Today is the Feast Day of
Saint Abraham of Rostov
Among many other Saints.
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Saint Abraham of Rostov
Abraham was born in Galich, Russia sometime in the 12th century ( 10th century according to SQPN) He was born a pagan and given the name of Averkii.
As a young man, he was reportedly stricken with a severe disease. He called upon Christ in his sufferings and, lo and behold, he was miraculously cured! In gratitude, Averkii became a Christian and was baptized, taking the name Abraham.
He subsequently became a monk.and went to the city of Rostov, Russia where he began his ministry among the pagans. He founded there a monastery of which he became abbot. He also built two churches in Rostov. Abraham was reportedly very active and effective in converting the pagans to Christianity.
He died at the monastery of Rostov in Russia and was buried at the church of the Theophany monastery.
Saint Abraham of Rostov,
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Abraham was born in Galich, Russia sometime in the 12th century ( 10th century according to SQPN) He was born a pagan and given the name of Averkii.
As a young man, he was reportedly stricken with a severe disease. He called upon Christ in his sufferings and, lo and behold, he was miraculously cured! In gratitude, Averkii became a Christian and was baptized, taking the name Abraham.
He subsequently became a monk.and went to the city of Rostov, Russia where he began his ministry among the pagans. He founded there a monastery of which he became abbot. He also built two churches in Rostov. Abraham was reportedly very active and effective in converting the pagans to Christianity.
He died at the monastery of Rostov in Russia and was buried at the church of the Theophany monastery.
Saint Abraham of Rostov,
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The first Russian saint I am coming across. Cool!
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Same here. That is partly why I selected him out of so many saints whose memorials are today.
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October 30
Today we remember
Martyrs of Africa
Among many other Saints
Today we remember
Martyrs of Africa
Among many other Saints
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Martyrs of Africa
According to Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson, The collective name of Martyrs of Africa is given to the martyrs who died for the faith in Mauretania Tingitina, the northwestern region of Africa. The martyrs vary according to year and feast.
Today’s Memorial is for, a group of martyrs numbering from one hundred to two hundred, no details have survived. We honor them today.
Martyrs of Africa
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According to Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson, The collective name of Martyrs of Africa is given to the martyrs who died for the faith in Mauretania Tingitina, the northwestern region of Africa. The martyrs vary according to year and feast.
Today’s Memorial is for, a group of martyrs numbering from one hundred to two hundred, no details have survived. We honor them today.
Martyrs of Africa
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October 30
Let us also also remember today
Saint Germanus
Bishop of Capua
Germanus was Bishop of Capua in southern Italy. He was also a friend of Saint Benedict. In 519, Germanus was sent by Pope Saint Hormisdas to Constantinople to negotiate with Emperor Justin about ending the Acacian Schism.
He died of natural causes in 545. Saint Benedict of Nursia reportedly saw his soul going to heaven.
Saint Germanus of Capua
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Let us also also remember today
Saint Germanus
Bishop of Capua
Germanus was Bishop of Capua in southern Italy. He was also a friend of Saint Benedict. In 519, Germanus was sent by Pope Saint Hormisdas to Constantinople to negotiate with Emperor Justin about ending the Acacian Schism.
He died of natural causes in 545. Saint Benedict of Nursia reportedly saw his soul going to heaven.
Saint Germanus of Capua
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October 31
Today is the Feast Day of
Saint Wolfgang of Ratisbon
Among many other Saints
Today is the Feast Day of
Saint Wolfgang of Ratisbon
Among many other Saints
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**Saint Wolfgang
Bishop
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Wolfgang was born in 924 in Swabia, Germany. He studied at Reichenau Abbey in Switzerland under the Benedictines and at Wurzburg. He went as a teacher to the cathedral school of Trier. In 964, he joined the Benedictines at Einsiedeln and was appointed director of the monastery school there. He was ordained in 971.
Wolfgang set out with a group of monks to preach among the Magyars of Hungary.
In 972, he was appointed bishop of Regensburg by Emperor Otto II. He at once instituted reforms of the clergy and monasteries in his See. He preached widely and was known for his charity and aid to the poor. He was given the title, *Eleemosynarius Major *( " Grand Alimoner").
Wolfgang died on 31 October 994 at Puppingen, near
Linz in Austria.
He was canonized in 1052 by Pope Leo IX.
Saint Wolfgang of Ratisbon,
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Bishop
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Wolfgang was born in 924 in Swabia, Germany. He studied at Reichenau Abbey in Switzerland under the Benedictines and at Wurzburg. He went as a teacher to the cathedral school of Trier. In 964, he joined the Benedictines at Einsiedeln and was appointed director of the monastery school there. He was ordained in 971.
Wolfgang set out with a group of monks to preach among the Magyars of Hungary.
In 972, he was appointed bishop of Regensburg by Emperor Otto II. He at once instituted reforms of the clergy and monasteries in his See. He preached widely and was known for his charity and aid to the poor. He was given the title, *Eleemosynarius Major *( " Grand Alimoner").
Wolfgang died on 31 October 994 at Puppingen, near
Linz in Austria.
He was canonized in 1052 by Pope Leo IX.
Saint Wolfgang of Ratisbon,
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November 1
All Saints Day
The month of November is dedicated to the Poor Souls in Purgatory
All Saints Day
All Saints Day is the day on which we celebrate all the saints; those we know, some of whom we have read about on this thread, and those known only to God.
This Day is a Holy Day of Obligation for us here in Kenya. I have not been to Mass but will do so at 5.30 pm this evening.
All Saints Day
The month of November is dedicated to the Poor Souls in Purgatory
All Saints Day
All Saints Day is the day on which we celebrate all the saints; those we know, some of whom we have read about on this thread, and those known only to God.
This Day is a Holy Day of Obligation for us here in Kenya. I have not been to Mass but will do so at 5.30 pm this evening.
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