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The Thirtieth Day of August

At Lima in Peru, St. Rose, virgin, of the Third Order of our holy Father St. Dominic. The Roman Pontiff Clement IX called her "the first flower from the Western World." At the age of five she took the vow of virginity; later she was received by Christ in a miraculous way as His spouse. She added the most severe penances to a life of purest innocence and her fame spread because of her many miracles. She died on August 24. A totum duplex feast of the second class.

At Rome, on the Via Ostia, the suffering of Blessed Felix, priest, under the Emperors Diocletian and Maximian. After he had been tortured on the rack, and sentence had been pronounced, a certain Christian met him as he was being led to his execution. When the stranger openly confessed that he too was a Christian, he was then beheaded with St. Felix. As the Christians did not know his name, they called him Adauctus,[1] because he was added to St. Felix in attaining the crown. A memory.

Likewise at Rome, St. Gaudentia, virgin and martyr, with three other persons.

At Sufetula in Africa, sixty blessed martyrs, who were slain by the fury of the heathens.

At Bologna, St. Bononius, abbot.

At Rome, St. Pammachius, priest, who was noteworthy for learning and sanctity.

At Adrumetum in Africa, SS. Boniface and Thecla, who were the parents of twelve sons, all martyrs.

At Thessalonica, St. Fantinus, confessor. He suffered much at the hands of the Saracens, and was driven from the monastery in which he had lived in marvellous abstinence. After he had brought many to the way of salvation, he died at a good old age.

In the country of Meaux, St. Fiacre, confessor.

At Trebia in Latium, St. Peter, confessor. He was distinguished for many virtues and miracles. He died at Trebia and is held in great veneration there.

The death of the venerable brother Augustine Galamini, 53rd master general of the Order. He was also a cardinal of the Holy Roman Church.

Footnotes:

[1] Adauctus -- an addition.

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