Saint of the day and Feast days-Part 2

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Saint Eusabius.
Martyr
Eusebius was a Roman martyr, with Adria, Aurelia, Hippolytus, Mary, Martana, Maximus, Marcellus, Neon and Paulina.
Eusebius was a priest. Marcellus was a deacon. The two were beheaded with Mary and Neon. Adria, and Hippolytus and possibly also Aurelia, were beaten to death.
Pauline died under torture, while Maximus was drowned.
All were martyred in the persecutions of Emperor Valerian. (r.253-260)
Saint Eusebius, pray for us!
Saint Adria, pray for us!
Saint Aurelia, pray for us!
Saint Hippolytus, pray for us!
Saint Mary, pray for us!
Saint Martana, pray for us!
Saint Maximus, pray for us!
Saint Marcellus, pray for us!
Saint Neon, pray for us!
Saint Paulina, pray for us!
 
December 3
Today is the Memorial of
Saint Cassian of Tangiers
Among many other Saints
 
Saint Cassian of Tangiers
Martyr.
Cassian was a Court stenographer at the trial of Saint Marcellus the Centurion at Tangiers, a city in northern Morocco. The trial was conducted by Aurelius Agricola, deputy prefect in Tangiers. When Marcellus was condemned to death, Cassian denounced the death sentence as unjust. Throwing down his pen, he declared that he too was a Christian. He was immediately arrested, imprisoned and put to death shortly after. He is reportedly mentioned in a hymn by Saint Prudentius.
The martyrdom took place in 298 in Tangiers
He is the patron of modern stenographers.
Saint Cassian,
Pray for us!
 
And of course there is this other saint for today …

December 3
Saint Francis Xavier, Priest

Memorial

It is truly a matter of wonder that one man in the short space of ten years (6 May, 1542 – 2 December, 1552) could have visited so many countries, traversed so many seas, preached the Gospel to so many nations, and converted so many infidels. The incomparable apostolic zeal which animated him, and the stupendous miracles which God wrought through him, explain this marvel, which has no equal elsewhere. The list of the principal miracles may be found in the Bull of canonization. St. Francis Xavier is considered the greatest missionary since the time of the Apostles, and the zeal he displayed, the wonderful miracles he performed, and the great number of souls he brought to the light of true Faith, entitle him to this distinction. He was canonized with St. Ignatius in 1622, although on account of the death of Gregory XV, the Bull of canonization was not published until the following year.
 
The_Reginator said:
And of course there is this other saint for today …

December 3
Saint Francis Xavier, Priest

Memorial

It is truly a matter of wonder that one man in the short space of ten years (6 May, 1542 – 2 December, 1552) could have visited so many countries, traversed so many seas, preached the Gospel to so many nations, and converted so many infidels. The incomparable apostolic zeal which animated him, and the stupendous miracles which God wrought through him, explain this marvel, which has no equal elsewhere. The list of the principal miracles may be found in the Bull of canonization. St. Francis Xavier is considered the greatest missionary since the time of the Apostles, and the zeal he displayed, the wonderful miracles he performed, and the great number of souls he brought to the light of true Faith, entitle him to this distinction. He was canonized with St. Ignatius in 1622, although on account of the death of Gregory XV, the Bull of canonization was not published until the following year.
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No wonder that he is the patron of foreign missions and he is known as the “Apostle of the East Indies” and “Apostle of Japan”.
Saint Francis Xavier,
Pray for us!
 
Saint Ada( 7th Century)
Abbess
Ada was a niece of Saint Engelbert. She was raised in a pious household; the whole family was known for its piety. Influenced by her uncle, Ada became a nun at Soissons, France, then Abbess of Saint Julien des Pres abbey at Le Mans in France. Nothing else is known of her life. She is sometimes listed as Adenette, Adna or Adnette.
She died a natural death.
Saint Ada,
Pray for us!
 
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