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The Tenth Day of October

At Valencia in Spain, St. Louis Bertrand, (confessor) of the Order of Preachers. He was sent to the West Indies, and although he could speak only the Spanish tongue -- a langnage unknown to the Indians -- he converted countless souls to the Christian religion. He was distinguished for his numerous miracles both in life and after death. He died October 9 and was beatified by Paul V. He was canonized by Clement X. A totum duplex feast of the second class.

St. Francis Borgia, priest of the Society of Jesus, and confessor, whose birthday is noted on September 30.

At Ceuta in Morocco, the suffering of the seven holy martyrs of the Order of Friars Minor, namely: Daniel, Samuel, Angelus, Leo, Nicholas, Ugolino, and Domnus. All were priests except Domnus. Because they preached the Gospel and put to silence the Mohammedan teachers, the Saracens reviled, chained, and scourged them. Finally, they were beheaded and thus gained the palm of martyrdom.

At Cologne, St. Gereon, martyr, who, in the persecution of Maximian, together with three hundred and eighteen others, patiently suffered beheading for the true religion.

In the neighborhood of the same city, SS. Victor and his companions, martyrs.

At Bonn in Germany, the holy martyrs Cassius and Florentius, with very many others.

At Nicomcdia, the holy martyrs Eulampius and the virgin Eulampia his sister. On hearing that her brother was being tortured for Christ, she broke through the crowd and, embracing her brother, joined him as another Christian. Both were cast into a vessel of boiling oil; when failed to harm them in the slightest, they fulfilled their martyrdom by, being beheaded. Two hundred spectators, who had been converted by the miracle and believed in Christ, were executed with them.

On the island of Crete, Blessed Pinytus, one of the most noble of bishops. He flourished as bishop in the city of Gnosia, under Marcus, Antoninus Verus and Lucius Aurelius Commodus. In his writing, as in a mirror, he has left a living image of himself.

At York in England, St. Paulinus, bishop. He was a disciple of Pope, St. Gregory, who sent him to England, together with others, to preach the Gospel. He converted King Edwin and his people to the Christian faith.

At Piombino in Tuscany, St. Cerbonius, bishop and confessor. As St. Gregory states, he was noteworthy for his miracles both in life and in death.

At Verona, (another) St. Cerbonius, bishop.

At Capua, St. Paulinus, bishop.

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

R. Thanks be to God.

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