Tertiodécimo Kaléndas Novémbris Luna vicesima secunda Anno Domini 2019
The morrow is the Octave of the holy Confessor Edward.
October 20th 2019, the 22nd day of the Moon, were born into the better life:
At Avia, near Aquila,
in the Abruzzi, (in the third century,) the blessed martyr Maximus the
Levite. From his desire to suffer he showed himself when the persecutors
sought for him, when he was interrogated he answered with
steadfastness, was tortured upon the rack, then cudgelled, and at last
thrown down from an high place, and so slain.
At Agen, in Gaul, the
holy martyr Caprasius. He had escaped from the fury of the persecution,
and was lying hid in a cave, when he heard how the blessed Virgin Faith
was suffering for Christ's sake. Then he was stirred up to bear
suffering likewise, and he prayed the Lord that if He judged him also to
be worthy of the glory of martyrdom He would cause a spring of clear
water to break forth from the rock of the cave, which thing when the
Lord granted, Caprasius went back confidently to the field of battle,
and gained the crown of martyrdom by a noble contention.
At Antioch, the holy
Augustal Prefect Artemius, who had been distinguished for the highest
military service under the Emperor Constantine the Great, but when he
rebuked the Emperor Julian the Apostate for his cruelty toward the
Christians, Julian commanded him to be cudgelled, tortured, and
beheaded.
At Cologne, the holy Virgins Martha and Saula, and others, all martyrs.
At Minden, (in the third century,) the holy martyr Bishop Felician.
At Paris (is
commemorated the translation of the relics of) the holy martyrs George
the Deacon and Aurelius, (of whom mention is made upon the 27th day of
July.)
In Portugal, suffered (in the seventh century,) the holy Virgin and martyr Irene.
At Reims, deceased, (about the year 600,) the holy Confessor Sindulph.
V. And elsewhere many other holy martyrs, confessors, and holy virgins.
R. Thanks be to God.
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