Duodécimo Kaléndas Octóbris Luna vicesima prima Anno Domini 2019
Tomorrow is the Eve of the holy Apostle and Evangelist Matthew.
September 20th 2019, the 21st day of the Moon, were born into the better life:
At Rome, the holy
martyrs Eustace and Theopista his wife along with their two sons
Agapitus and Theopistus, who, under the Emperor Hadrian, were condemned
to be devoured by wild beasts, but, as by God's help these would not
touch them, they were shut up in a bull of hot bronze, and so finished
their testimony.
At Cyzicus, in the
Propontis, under the Emperor Maximian, the holy martyrs, the Virgin
Fausta and Evilasius. Evilasius was a priest of idols who shaved
Fausta's head to put her to shame, hung her up, and tormented her, then
he was fain to cause her to be cut in two, but the executioners could
not hurt her whereupon he was confounded and believed in Christ. Then
was he mightily tormented, by command of the Emperor, and Fausta was
pierced through the head and nails fixed into her whole body, and so was
laid upon a vessel of burning metal and then a voice came from heaven
and called them both together to go to be with the Lord.
In Phrygia, the holy martyrs Denys and Privatus.
Also the holy martyr Priscus, who was stabbed with poignards and beheaded.
At Perge, in Pamphylia, under the Emperor Antonine, the holy martyrs Theodore and Philippa his mother, and their Companions.
At Carthage, the holy
Virgin and martyr Candida, who was crowned with martyrdom under the
Emperor Maximian, her whole body being torn with stripes.
Also, (in the fourth
century, at Beyt Jabryn, in Palestine,) the holy martyrs Susanna and
Martha, of the whom Susanna was the daughter of Arthemius, a priest of
idols.
Upon the same day, (in
the sixth century,) the holy Confessor Pope Agapitus, whose holiness is
recorded by blessed Gregory the Great.
At Milan, (in the fifth century,) the holy Confessor Clicerius, Bishop (of that see.)
V. And elsewhere many other holy martyrs, confessors, and holy virgins.
R. Thanks be to God.
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