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CALENDAR of the SAINTS
05 October 2008 Anno Dómini
"....and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb. ~ ~ Apocalypse
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Saint Amicus
A French knight, companion of Amelius, Charlemagne's champion. These knights took part in Charlemagne's campaign against the Lombards in northern Italy. In Mortara, Lombardy, Amicus and Amelius are venerated as martyrs.
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Blessed Camillus Constanzi
A martyr of Japan. Originally from Italy, Blessed Camillus was a Jesuit missionary in Japan who was banished from the islands when the anti-Christian persecutions began. Despite the dangers, he returned to his flock and was roasted over a slow fire on September 16.
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Saint Cyprian
Fifth century bishop in North Africa. In 484, Cyprian, Saint Felix, and 5,000 assorted unnamed parishioners were driven into the Libyan desert by the Arian Vandal King Hunneric. There they were tortured and martyred in 484 A.D. for their Orthodox Catholic faith. Their story was recorded by Victor of Utica.
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Saint Domnina
Martyr who died in the year 303 A.D. in the prison of Anazarbus, controlled by the Roman Prefect Lysias.
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Saint Edistius
A martyr of Ravenna, Italy, who suffered under Emperor Diocletian. The Acts of this martyrdom are not extant.
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Saint Edwin
Also known as :
A prince, born a pagan, the son of King Ella of Northumbria. King of Northumbria from 616 to 633. Married to Saint Ethelburga of Kent. Adult convert to Christianity, baptized in 627 by Saint Paulinus of York; first Christian King of Northumbria. Father of Saint Eanfleda of Whitby and Saint Edwen. Great-uncle of Saint Hilda of Whitby. Grandfather of Saint Elfleda. Worked for the evangelization of his people. Listed as a martyr as he died in battle in the year 633 A.D. against the Welsh and Mercians led by pagan king, Penda of Mercia, an enemy of the Faith. and Mercians at Hatfield Chase, England.
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Blessed Eufrasio of the Child Jesus, Martyr
Also known as : Eufrasio Barredo Fernández
Discalced Carmelite priest. Murdered on 12 October 1934 at Oviedo, Asturias, Spain during the religious persecutions of the Spanish Civil War.
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Saint Felix
Elderly, semi-paralyzed fifth century bishop in North Africa. In 484, Saint Felix, Saint Cyprian, and 5,000 assorted unnamed parishioners were driven into the Libyan desert by the Arian Vandal King Hunneric. There they were tortured and martyred for their Orthodox Catholic faith. Their story was recorded by Victor of Utica.
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Saint Fiace
Also known as :
- Fiech
Prince of Hy-Bairrche, Ireland; son of MacDara. Nephew of the famous bard and convert Dubhtach who taught him to sing. Married layman and father of one son, Fiacre, who was later ordained as a priest by Saint Patrick. Convert. Widower. Ordained as a missionary bishop for Leinster, Ireland by Saint Patrick. Founded the churches and monasteries of Domnach-Fiech and Sletty. Known for his severe fasts during lent. Poet; may have been the author of a metrical life of Saint Patrick, in Irish, said to be the earliest biography of the saint. Though he suffered from an unnamed, painful condition in his later years, he continued to travel his region right up to his death.
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Saint Heribert
Archbishop of Cologne, Germany, and chancellor of Emperor Otto III . He was born in Worms, where he was ordained after being educated by the Benedictines of Gorze in Lorraine, France. Serving Otto III, Heribert was made an archbishop on 998. Heribert accompanied Otto to Italy in 1002, and brought the emperor’s body back to Aachen when Otto died. He also served Emperor Saint Henry. Heribert built the monastery of Deutz, on the Rhine and performed miracles, including ending a drought. He is thus invoked for rains. He died in Cologne on March 16, and was buried at Deutz.
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Saint Herlindis
Daughter of Count Adelard. Sister of Saint Relindis. Friend of Saint Willibrord and Saint Boniface. When the sisters wished to take the veil, their father had a nunnery built for them at Maaseyk on the Meuse. Saint Herllindis was appointed Abbess at Maaseyk.
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Saint John of Beverly
Studied at Canterbury under Saint Adrian and Saint Theodore. Benedictine monk at Whitby. Bishop of Hexham in 687. Metropolitan of York in 705. Founded a monastery at Inderawood (later Beverley), which became an important ecclesiastical center. Ordained the Venerable Bede who wrote of him, and recorded miracles worked by him. Founded the Beverly abbey, and as he had always preferred the contemplative life, retired there in 717. King Henry V's victory at Agincourt was attributed to the aid of Saint John of Beverly and Saint John of Bridlington.
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Saint Maximilian of Celeia
Also known as :
- Maximilian of Celje
Born to the nobility, the only child of rich and pious parents. After the death of his parents, Maximilian freed the family slaves and gave away his fortune to the poor. Pilgim to Rome, Italy. Sent as a missionary to Noricum and Pannonia by Pope Saint Sixtus II. First bishop of Lorch, Norucum. After 20 years of work as a missionary bishop, he returned to Celeia where he became a noted preacher.
Ordered by secular authorities to prove his loyalty by sacrificing to idols; Maximilian refused. Saint Maximilian was beheaded on 12 October 284 A.D. Martyred by order of governor Eulasius. He was buried outside Celeia. By the 8th century his relics had been moved to Salzburg, Austria and a chapel was built over his grave. On 9 September 878 his relics were known to be in Altötting, Germany. In the year 980 Bishop Pilgrim of Passau transfered the relics of Saint Maximilian to Passau. His relics processed through Passau in 1634 to protect the city from plague. In 1662 Saint Maximilian's sarcophagus was opened and found empty.
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Saint Monas
Bishop of Milan from 193. He endured many Roman persecutions in his era.
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Saint Our Lady Aparecida
Also known as : Our Lady Who Appeared
In October 1717, Dom Pedro de Almedida, Count of Assumar passed through the area of Guarantinqueta, a small city in the Paraiba river valley. The people there decided to hold a feast in his honor, and though it was not fishing season, the men went to the waters to fish for the feast. Three of the fishermen, Domingos Garcia, Joco Alves, and Felipe Pedroso, prayed to the Immaculate Conception, and asked God's help. However, after several hours they were ready to give up. Joco cast his net once more near the Port of Itaguagu, but instead of fish, he hauled in the body of a statue. The three cast their net again, and brought up the statue's head. After cleaning the statue they found that it was Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception. Naming their find Our Lady Aparecida, they wrapped it in cloth and continued to fish; now their nets were full.
While we do not know why the statue was at the bottom of the river, we do know who made it. Frei Agostino de Jesus, a Carioca monk from Sao Paulo known for his sculpture. The image was less than three feet tall, was made around 1650, and must have been underwater for years. It is a dark brown color, is covered by a stiff robe of richly embroidered thick cloth, and wears an imperial crown which was added in 1904. Only her face and hands can be seen. Pope Pius XII proclaimed her principal patroness of Brazil in 1930.
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Saint Our Lady of the Pillar
In the early days of the Church, the Apostle James the Greater was evangelizing the Gospel in Caesaraugusta, but his mission was making little progress until miraculously, he saw Mary committing him to Jerusalem. In his vision, she was atop a column or pillar, which was being carried by angels. That pillar is believed to be the same one venerated in Zaragoza today. Miraculous healings have been reported at the scene
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Saint Pantalus
Bishop and martyr of Basel, Switzerland. He is linked to the traditions concerning Saint Ursula.
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Saint Salvinus
Bishop of Verona, Italy, whose relics are enshrined in that city’s Church of Saint Stephen. He is believed to have been the successor of Saint Valens there.
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Blessed Thomas Bullaker
Also known as : John Baptist
One of the Martyrs of England, Scotland, and Wales
Studied at the Royal English College at Valladolid, Spain. Joined the Franciscans in 1622, taking the name John Baptist. Ordained in Valladolid c.1627. He returned to England where he ministered to covert Catholics for twelve years. Arrested twice, he was sentenced to be hanged, drawn, and quartered for the crime of being a priest. Tortured to death on 12 October 1642 at Tyburn, London England.
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Saint Wilfrid of York
Son of a Northumbrian thegn. His mother died when Wilfrid was a boy, and he never got along with his step-mother. At age 14, partly to escape the miserable family life, he was sent to the court of Oswy, King of Northumbria. He studied at the monastery of Lindisfarne for three years, then accompanied Saint Benedict Biscop to Rome where he studied under archdeacon Boniface. He stayed in Lyons for three years to study the monastic life, and became a monk, but left during persecutions of the local Christians. He was appointed abbot of the monastery at Ripon for five years, and placed it under the Benedictine Rule. Priest. He was instrumental in bringing Roman liturgical practice and rules to the region, working influentially at the Synod of Whitby in 664. Bishop Colman and several of his monks, opposing the new practice, withdrew to the north. Wilfrid was chosen as the new bishop and travelled to France for ordination, considering the dissenting northern bishops to be schismatics. He returned to England in 666, nearly dying at the hands of hostile pagans when his ship wrecked on the coast of Sussex. However, he had taken so long to come back that Saint Chad had been chosen to replace him. Wilfrid retired to the monastery at Ripon and evagelized in Mercia and Kent. In 669 Archbishop Theodore of Canterbury explained to Saint Chad that Wilfrid should have the see; Chad withdrew, and Wilfrid resumed the bishopric. During his tenure Wilfrid worked to enfoce Roman ritual, founded Benedictine monasteries, and rebuilt the minster of York, all while living a simply and holy life himself. He became embroiled in political discord when he encouraged Queen Etheldrida to move to a convent when she no longer wished to live with her husband, King Ecgfrid. When Archbishop Theodore subdivided Wilfrid's diocese to reduce his influence, Wilfrid appealed to Rome. Pope Agatho ruled in Wilfrid's favour, and the three intruding bishops were removed. However, when Wilfrid returned to England King Ecgfrid accused him of buying the decision, and imprisoned him at Bambrough then exiled him to Sussex. He worked as a missionary in heathen Sussex. He reconciled with Archbishop Theodore, who had also been working in Sussex, in 686, and when Aldfrid became king of Northumbria, Theodore insured Wilfrid's return from exile. He served as bishop of Hexham, and then of York again. However, when he tried to consolidate the dioceses again, the king and Theodore opposed him, and he Wilfrid was forced to appeal again to Rome in 704. Through a series of meetings, synods and rulings, Wilfrid became bishop of Hexham and Ripon, but not York. In the end Wilfrid accepted, deciding that the result of this turmoil was that everyone involved had agreed to the authority and primacy of the Pope and the Vatican, the principle he had fought for all along.
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All you holy men and women, saints of God, pray for us.
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