The Patronage of St. Thomas Aquinas over Catholic Schools. A totum duplex feast of the first class.
St. Didacus, confessor, of the Order of Friars Minor, whose birthday is observed on November 12.
At Ravenna, the birthday of the holy martyrs, Valentine, Solutor, and Victor, who suffered in the reign of the Emperor Diocletian.
At Aix in the province of Narbonne, Blessed Mitrius, a most famous martyr.
At Caesarea in Palestine, the suffering of St. Antoninus, Zebina, Germanus, and Ennatha, virgin. At the time of Galerius Maximus, Ennatha was scourged and then burned alive; the others were beheaded because they had fearlessly and loudly accused the governor Firmilian of idolatry in offering sacrifice to the gods.
In Africa, the holy Spanish martyrs Arcadius, Paschasius, Probus, and Eutychian. In the Vandal persecution, they refused positively to join the Arian heresy. They were first proscribed by the Arian king Genseric, and then exiled. They were treated with atrocious cruelty and finally put to death in various ways. At that time, too, was seen the constancy of Paulillus, the little brother of SS. Paschasius and Eutychian. Since all efforts failed to turn him away from the Catholic faith, he was subjected to a long clubbing and then condemned to the vilest slavery.
At Rome, Pope St. Nicholas I, preeminent for his apostolic vigor.
At Tours in Gaul, St. Britius, bishop, who was a disciple of Blessed Bishop Martin. His memory is recalled on November 14.
At Toledo in Spain, St. Eugene, bishop.
In Auvergne in Gaul, St. Quinctian, bishop.
At Cremona in Insubria, St. Homobonus, confessor. He was renowned for miracles and was canonized by Pope Innocent III.
V. And elsewhere many other holy martyrs, confessors, and holy virgins.
R. Thanks be to God.
Metaphysics is the finding of bad reasons for what we believe upon instinct, but to find these reasons is no less an instinct.
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