At Rome, the birthday of St. John of Matha, priest, confessor, and founder of the Order of the Most Holy Trinity for the Redemption of Captives. By a decree of Pope Innocent XI, his feast is observed on February 8.
At Marseilles in Gaul, Blessed Lazarus, the brother of SS. Mary Magdalen and Martha. In the Gospel, our Lord called him His friend and even raised him from the dead.[1]
At Eleutheropolis in Palestine, the holy martyrs, Florian, Calanicus, and their fifty-eight companions. In the days of the Emperor Heraclius, they were killed by the Saracens because of their Christian faith.
In the monastery of Fulda, St. Sturmius, abbot and Apostle of Saxony. Pope Innocent II canonized him during the second Council of the Lateran.
At Grand-Bigard near Brussels in Brabant, St. Wivina, virgin, whose great sanctity is attested to by frequent miracles.
At Constantinople, St. Olympias, widow.
At Andenne (on the Meuse) near the seven chapels,[2] blessed Begga, widow, who was the sister of St. Gertrude.
On the same day, the transferal of the relics of St. Ignatius, bishop and martyr. He was the third (bishop) after the Apostle St. Peter to rule the Church of Antioch. His body was brought to Antioch from Rome, where he had suffered a glorious martyrdom under Trajan on December 20. It was buried in the cemetery of the church outside the Gate of Daphne. At this solemnity, St. John Chrysostom preached the sermon to the people. Later, however, his relics were again taken back to Rome and buried with great reverence in the church of St. Clement, together with the body of most Blessed Clement, pope and martyr.
The death of the venerable brother Hyacinth Maria Cormier of Orleans, 76th master general of the Order.
V. And elsewhere many other holy martyrs, confessors, and holy virgins.
R. Thanks be to God.
Footnotes:
[1] John 11:1, 43.
[2] When St. Begga returned from a pilgrimage to Rome, she built seven chapels at Ardenne to represent the seven basilicas of Rome. Near the chapels, she erected her monastery.
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