Old Stuff

The First Day of October

St. Remigius, Bishop of Rheims and confessor. While he died in the Lord on January 13, he is especially commemorated on this day because of the transferal of his body (to the abbey at Rheims). A feast of three lessons.

At Rome, Blessed Aretas, martyr, and fifty-four others.

At Tournai in Gaul, St. Piato, priest and martyr. Together with St. Quinctinus and his companions, he left Rome for Gaul to preach the Gospel. Afterward, in the persecution of Maximian, he completed his martyrdom and so went to the Lord.

At Tomis in Pontus, the holy martyrs Priscus, Crescens, and Evagrius.

At Lisbon in Portugal, the holy martyrs Verissimus and Maxima and Julia, his sisters, who suffered in Diocletian's persecution.

At Thessalonica, St. Domninus, martyr, at the time of the Emperor Maximian.

At Orvieto, St. Severus, priest and confessor.

At the port of Ghent (Belgium), St. Bavo, confessor.

V. And elsewhere many other holy martyrs, confessors, and holy virgins.

R. Thanks be to God.

Posted by billw at October 1, 2002 06:20 AM | TrackBack