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The Eighth Day of October

St. Bridget, widow. Her birthday is celebrated on July 23 and the transferal of her holy body on October 7. A duplex feast.

On the same day, the birthday of Blessed Simeon. The Gospel related that when the Lord Jesus was presented in the temple, the old man took Him in his arms and prophesied concerning Him.[1]

At Laodicea in Phrygia, St. Artemon, priest, who received the crown of martyrdom by fire in the reign of Diocletian.

At Thessalonica, St. Demetrius, a proconsul. Because he had converted many persons to the faith of Christ, by the command of the Emperor Maximian, he was pierced with spears and so gained martyrdom.

In the same place, St. Nestor, martyr.

At Seville in Spain, St. Peter, martyr.

At Caesarea in Palestine, the suffering of St. Reparata, virgin and martyr. In the reign of the Emperor Decius, because she refused to sacrifice to idols, she was subjected to different kinds of torture, and was finally put to the sword. Her soul was seen in the form of a dove to leave her body and ascend to heaven.

In the territory of Laon, St. Benedicta, virgin and martyr.

At Ancona, SS. Palatias and Laurentia. During the persecution of Diocletian under the governor Dion, they were sent into exile where they died of labor and exhaustion.

At Rouen, St. Evodius, bishop and confessor.

At Jerusalem, St. Pelagia, called the Penitent.

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

R. Thanks be to God.

Footnotes: [1] Luke, 2:25 ff.

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