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The Thirty-First Day of August. Eighteenth Day of the lunar month. 🌖

Saints Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus

At Jerusalem, the commemoration of Saints Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus, who gathered the body of Jesus under the cross, wrapped it in the shroud and laid it in the tomb. Joseph, noble decurion and disciple of the Lord, was waiting for the kingdom of God; Nicodemus, a Pharisee and prince of the Jews, had gone to Jesus at night to question him about his mission and, before the high priests and Pharisees who wanted to arrest the Lord, defended his cause.

Saint Aristides, martyr at Athens

At Athens, Saint Aristides the philosopher, who, distinguished for faith and wisdom, addressed writings on the Christian religion to Emperor Hadrian.

Saint Paulinus, bishop of Trier, martyr

At Trier in present-day Germany, Saint Paulinus, bishop and martyr, who during the Arian invasion was a true herald of the truth and in the Synod of Arles, convoked by the Arian emperor Constantius, did not allow himself to be induced either by threats or by flattery to condemn Saint Athanasius and to desist from the right faith; for this he was relegated to Phrygia, in present-day Türkiye, where after five years he completed his martyrdom in exile.

Saint Aidan, bishop abbot of Lindisfarne

At Lindisfarne in Northumbria, England, Saint Aidan, bishop and abbot, who, as a man of supreme meekness, piety, and rectitude of government, was summoned from the monastery of Iona by King Saint Oswald to this episcopal see, where he founded a monastery for effectively attend to the evangelisation of the kingdom.

Saint Raymond Nonnatus, Mercedarian priest, cardinal

At Cardona in Catalonia, Saint Raymond Nonnatus, who was among the first companions of Saint Peter Nolasco in the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy and is said to have suffered much in the name of Christ for the liberation of prisoners.

Blessed Andrea Dotti, Servite priest

In the hermitage of Vallucola in Tuscany, Blessed Andrea Dotti, priest of the Order of the Servants of Mary, dedicated to penance and contemplation.

Blesseds Edmigio Primo Rodríguez, Amalio Zariquigui Mendoza and Valerio Bernardo Herrero Martínez, Lasalian religious, martyrs of Spain

At Almería in Spain, Blesseds Edmigio Primo Rodríguez, Amalio Zariquigui Mendoza and Valerio Bernardo Herrero Martínez, martyrs, who, as brothers of the Christian Schools, were killed during the persecution out of hatred for the faith.

℣. Precious in the sight of the Lord
℟. Is the death of his Saints.

The First Day of September. Nineteenth Day of the lunar month. 🌖

Saint Joshua, prophet

Commemoration of Saint Joshua, son of Nun servant of the Lord, who, with the imposition of hands by Moses, was filled with the spirit of wisdom, and, after the death of Moses, admirably led the people of Israel along the course of Jordan to the promised land.

Saint Sixte, first bishop of Reims

At Reims in Gallia Belgica, now in France, StSaint Sixte, who is believed to have been the first bishop of this city.

Saint Prisco, martyr at Capua

At Capua on Via Aquaria in Campania, Saint Prisco, martyr.

Saint Terenziano, bishop of Todi, martyr

At Todi in Umbria, Saint Terenziano, bishop.

Saint Vincent, bishop of Dax, martyr

At Dax in Aquitaine, France, Saint Vincent, celebrated as bishop and martyr.

Saint Verena, virgin

At Zurzach on the Rhine in the territory of Zurich, in present-day Switzerland, Saint Verena, virgin.

Saint Victor, bishop of Le Mans

At Le Mans in Gallia Lugdunensis, now in France, Saint Victor, bishop, remembered by Saint Gregory of Tours.

Saint Costanzo, bishop of Aquino

At Aquino in Lazio, Saint Costanzo, bishop, whose gift of prophecy was praised by Pope Saint Gregory the Great.

Saint Giles, hermit

In the territory of Nîmes in Gallia Narbonensis, now in southern France, Saint Giles, from which the flowery town in the Camargue region then took its name, where it is said that he built a monastery and ended the course of his mortal life.

Saint Loup, bishop of Sens

At Sens in Neustria, now in France, Saint Loup, bishop, who suffered exile for having courageously affirmed before a local notable that the people must be led by the priest and obey God rather than princes.

Blessed Giuliana di Collalto, Benedictine abbess

At Venice, Blessed Giuliana di Collalto, abbess of the Order of Saint Benedict.

Blessed Giovanna Soderini, Servite virgin

At Florence, Blessed Giovanna, virgin of the Third Order of the Servants of Mary, distinguished for her prayer and austerity of life.

Blesseds Miquel Roca Huguet, priest, and 11 companions, Hospitaller religious, martyrs of Spain

Near Madrid in Spain, Blessed Miquel Roca Huguet, priest, and eleven companions, martyrs, who, all belonging to the Order of Saint John of God, were killed in the course of the civil war out of hatred for religion.

Blessed Alfonso Sebastiá Viñals, priest and martyr of Spain

At the city of Paterna in the territory of Valencia also in Spain, Blessed Alfonso Sebastiá Viñals, priest and martyr, who, as principal of the school of social formation of Valencia, received the crown of glory during the same persecution against the faith.

Blesseds Pedro Rivera y Rivera, Conventual Franciscan priest, María del Carmen Moreno Benítez and María Amparo Carbonell Muñoz, Salesian virgins, martyrs at Barcelona

At Barcelona also in Spain, blessed martyrs Pedro Rivera y Rivera, priest of the Order of Friars Minor Conventual, María del Carmen Moreno Benítez and María Amparo Carbonell Muñoz, virgins of the Institute of Mary Help of Christians, who in the same persecution, conformed to the passion of Christ Bridegroom, they came to the prize of eternal peace.

℣. Precious in the sight of the Lord
℟. Is the death of his Saints.

The Second Day of September. Twentieth Day of the lunar month. 🌖

Saint Zenon, martyr at Nicomedia

At Nicomedia in Bithynia, in present-day Türkiye, Saint Zenon, martyr.

Saints Theodota, and her sons Evodius, Hermogenes and Callisto, martyrs at Nicomedia

At Nicaea also in Bithynia, passion of Saint Theodota with her children Evodius, Hermogenes and Callisto.

Saint Abibus, deacon and martyr at Nicomedia

At Edessa in ancient Syria, Saint Abibus, deacon and martyr, who, under Emperor Licinius, concluded his glorious battle condemned to the stake by the governor Lysanias.

Saint Antoninus, martyr in Syria

At Apamea in Syria, Saint Antoninus, martyr, who, as a stonemason, is said to have been killed at the age of twenty by the pagans for having demolished their idols because of his ardent faith.

Saint Próspero, bishop of Tarragona

At Tarragona in Spain, Saint Próspero, bishop.

Saint Just, bishop of Lyons

At Lyons in France, deposition of Saint Just, bishop, who, having left the episcopate after the Council of Aquileia, retired together with the lector Viator to a hermitage in Egypt, where he led a humble life for some years in the company of the monks; his holy body together with the bones of Saint Viator was then transferred to Lyons.

Saint Nonnoso, abbot

On Mount Soratte on Via Flaminia in Lazio, Saint Nonnoso, abbot.

Saint Syagre, bishop of Autun

At Autun in Burgundy, now in France, Saint Syagre, bishop, who shone in the councils in which he took part in science and zeal.

Saint Agricol, bishop of Avignon

At Avignon in Provence, Saint Agricol, bishop, who, after leading a monastic life on the island of Lérins, was of help to Saint Magnus, his father, and succeeded him in the episcopate.

Saint Elpidio, hermit

In the Marches, Saint Elpidio, whose name was later given to the town where his body is kept.

Saints Alberto and Guido, monks

At Pontida in the province of Bergamo, Saints Alberto and Guido, monks, of whom the first put the service of Christ before arms and world honours and founded in his city a monastery adapted to Cluniac customs, which the second governed.

Blessed Brocard, prior of Carmelite hermits

On Mount Carmel in Palestine at the source of Elijah, Blessed Brocard, prior of the hermits to whom Saint Albert, bishop of Jerusalem, gave as a rule of life that they meditate on the law of the Lord day and night and be vigilant in prayer.

Blessed Ingrid of Skänninge, widow

At Skänninge in Sweden, Blessed Ingrid of Skänninge av Skänninge, who, widowed, consecrated all her possessions to the glory of God and after a pilgrimage to the Holy Land took the habit of the nuns of the Order of Preachers.

Blesseds Jean-Marie du Lau d’Allemans, François-Joseph de La Rochefoucauld and Pierre-Louis de La Rochefoucauld, bishops, and 92 companions, martyrs of France

At Paris in France, passion of the blessed martyrs Jean-Marie du Lau d’Allemans, François-Joseph de La Rochefoucauld and Pierre-Louis de La Rochefoucauld, bishops, and ninety-three companions, clerics or religious, who, gathered in the Carmelite convent, were slaughtered for Christ out of hatred to religion for refusing to take the impious oath imposed on the clergy during the French Revolution.

Blesseds Pierre-Jacques-Marie Vitalis, priest, and 20 companions, martyrs of France

At the same place, day and year, Blessed Pierre-Jacques-Marie Vitalis, priest, and twenty companions, martyrs, killed out of hatred for the Church on the same occasion in the abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés.

℣. Precious in the sight of the Lord
℟. Is the death of his Saints.

The Third Day of September. Twenty-First Day of the lunar month. 🌗

Saint Gregory the Great, pope and doctor of the Church

Memorial of Saint Gregory the Great, pope and doctor of the Church: after having undertaken a monastic life, he carried out the office of apostolic legate at Constantinople; then elected on this day to the Roman See, he settled earthly matters and as a servant of the servants he took care of the sacred ones. He showed himself to be a true pastor in governing the Church, in helping the needy in every way, in fostering monastic life and in consolidating and spreading the faith everywhere, writing famous books on morality and pastoral care for this purpose. He died on March 12.

Saint Phoebe, servant of the Lord

Commemoration of Saint Phoebe, servant of the Lord among the faithful of Cenchreae, Greece, who attended the blessed Paul the Apostle together with many others, as he himself attests in the Letter to the Romans.

Saint Basilissa, virgin and martyr in Bythinia

At Nicomedia in Bithynia in present-day Türkiye, Saint Basilissa, virgin and martyr.

Saint Sandila, martyr at Cordoba

At Cordoba in Spain, Saint Sandila, martyr.

Saint Mansuy, first bishop of Toul

At Toul in Gallia Belgica, now in France, Saint Mansuy, first bishop of the city.

Saint Marino, deacon and hermit

On Mount Titano near Rimini, Saint Marino, deacon and anchorite, who is believed to have led the still pagan people to the light of the Gospel and to the freedom of Christ.

Saint Mac Nisse, bishop of Connor

In Ireland, Saint Mac Nisse, bishop.

Saint Ausano, bishop of Milan

At Milan, Saint Ausano, bishop.

Saint Vitaliano di Capua, bishop

At Montesarchio in Campania, Saint Vitaliano, bishop.

Saint Remacle, abbot and later bishop of Maastricht

In the monastery of Stavelot in Brabant, in present-day Belgium, Saint Remacle, bishop and abbot, who, after that of Solesmes, founded the two monasteries of Stavelot and Malmedy in the solitude of the Ardennes forest.

Saints Aigulphe, abbot of Lérins, and companions, monks, martyrs

On the Island of Lérins in Provence in France, Saint Aigulphe, abbot, and fellow monks, believed to have suffered martyrdom during a raid by the Saracens.

Saint Chrodegang, bishop of Séez and martyr

At Sées in Neustria, also in France, Saint Chrodegang, bishop and martyr.

Blessed Guala, Dominican, bishop of Brescia

In the territory of Astino in Val Camonica in Lombardy, Blessed Guala, bishop of Brescia, of the Order of Preachers, who, at the time of Emperor Frederick II, worked wisely for the peace of the Church and civil society and was condemned to exile.

Blesseds Bartolomé Gutiérrez Rodríguez, Augustinian Hermit priest, and 5 companions, martyrs of Japan

At Nagasaki in Japan, Blessed Bartolomé Gutiérrez Rodríguez, priest of the Order of the Hermits of Saint Augustine, and five companions, martyrs, who in hatred of the Christian faith were first immersed in boiling sulphurous waters and then burned at the stake.

Blessed Brigida Morello Zancano, widow, founder of the Ursuline monastery of Piacenza

At Piacenza, Blessed Brigida Morello Zancano, who, widowed, consecrated herself to the Lord dedicating herself with all her strength to penance and works of charity and founded the Congregation of the Ursuline Sisters of Mary Immaculate for the Christian education of female youth.

Blesseds André-Abel Alricy, priest, and 71 companions, martyrs at Paris

At Paris in France, passion of Blessed André-Abel Alricy, priest, and seventy-one companions, martyrs, mostly priests, who, after an initial massacre carried out the previous day, locked up in the Seminary of Saint Firminus as in a prison, were massacred in hatred of the Church.

Blesseds Jean-Baptiste Bottex, Michel-François de Lagardette and François-Hyacinthe Lé Livec de Trésurin, martyrs at Paris

Also at Paris, on the same day and year, the blessed martyrs Jean-Baptiste Bottex, Michel-François de Lagardette and François-Hyacinthe Lé Livec de Trésurin, who died for Christ in the “La Force” prison on the same occasion.

Saints Ioannes Pak Hu-jae and 5 companions, martyrs of Korea

At Seoul in Korea, passion of Saints Ioannes Pak Hu-jae and five companions, martyrs, who, during the persecution, brought before the criminal court as Christians, after having suffered cruel tortures for their faith, died beheaded.

℣. Precious in the sight of the Lord
℟. Is the death of his Saints.

The Fourth Day of September. Twenty-Second Day of the lunar month. 🌗

Saint Moses, prophet

Commemoration of Saint Moses, prophet, who was chosen by God to free the oppressed people from Egypt and lead them to the promised land; to him God also revealed himself on Mount Sinai, saying: “I am who am,” and gave the Law to guide the lives of the chosen people. This servant of God died on Mount Nebo in the land of Moab in front of the promised land.

Saint Marcel, martyr at Chalon-sur-Saône

At Châlon-sur-Saone in Gallia Lugdunensis, now in France, Saint Marcel, martyr.

Saint Boniface I, pope

At Rome in the cemetery of Maximus on Via Salaria, deposition of Saint Boniface I, pope, who resolved many controversies inherent in ecclesiastical discipline.

Saint Calétric, bishop of Chartres

At Chartres in Neustria, now in France, Saint Calétric, bishop.

Saint Ida, widow in Saxon

At Heresfeld in Saxony, in Germany, Saint Ida, widow of Duke Ecbert, famous for her charity towards the poor and her assiduity in prayer.

Saint Frézal, bishop of Mende and martyr

At Mende in Aquitaine now in France, Saint Frézal, bishop and martyr.

Saint Irmgard, countess of Aspel

At Cologne in Lotharingia, in present-day Germany, Saint Irmgard, who, as Countess of Süchteln, committed all her assets to the construction of churches.

Saint Rosalia, virgin

At Palermo, Saint Rosalia, virgin, who is said to have led a solitary life on Mount Pellegrino.

Blessed Caterina da Racconigi, Dominican virgin

At Caramagna in Piedmont, Blessed Caterina da Racconigi Mattei, virgin, sister of the Penitence of Saint Dominic, who with admirable charity and abundance of virtues endured constant infirmity, the calumnies of men and every temptation.

Blessed Scipion-Jérôme Brigeat Lambert, priest and martyr of France

At anchor in the sea in front of Rochefort on the French coast, Blessed Scipion-Jérôme Brigeat Lambert, priest and martyr: as canon of Avranches, during the persecution perpetrated at the time of the French revolution, he was inhumanly thrown onto a prison ship for his priesthood, where he died exhausted from hunger.

Blessed Marie Sainte-Cécile de Rome Bélanger, virgin of the Religious of Jesus and Mary

At the city of Sillery in Quebec, Canada, Blessed Marie Sainte-Cécile de Rome Bélanger, virgin, of the Congregation of the Religious of Jesus and Mary, who endured the pains of a serious illness for many years trusting only in God.

Blessed José Pascual Carda Saporta, Diocesan Labourer priest, martyr of Spain

At the city of Oropesa near Castellón de la Plana on the Spanish coast, Blessed José Pascual Carda Saporta, priest of the Association of Diocesan Worker Priests and martyr, who, during the persecution against the Church, out of hatred for religion was led to a glorious martyrdom.

Blessed Francisco Sendra Ivars, priest and martyr of Spain

At the village of Teulada near Alicante also in Spain, Blessed Francisco Sendra Ivars, priest and martyr, who suffered martyrdom in the same persecution against the faith.

Blessed Bernardo de Lugar Nuevo de Fenollet Bleda Grau, Capuchin religious and martyr of Spain

Near the village of Genovés in the territory of Valencia also in Spain, Blessed Bernardo de Lugar Nuevo de Fenollet Bleda Grau, religious of the Order of the Friars Minor Capuchin and martyr, who always in the same persecution carried out the glorious fight for Christ.

℣. Precious in the sight of the Lord
℟. Is the death of his Saints.