Old Stuff

The Fourteenth Day of January

St. Hilary, Bishop of Poitiers, confessor and Doctor of the Church, who on the previous day departed to heaven. A duplex feast.

At Nola in Campania (Italy), St. Felix, priest. Bishop St. Paulinus tells us that every time Felix was tortured and taken back to his prison, he was chained and laid upon sharp sherds; but every night he was unchained and led forth by an angel. After the persecution ceased, he converted many to the faith of Christ by the example of his life and his doctrine. Renowned for his miracles, he died a peaceful death. A memory.

In Judea, St. Malachy the Prophet.

On Mount Sinai, thirty-eight holy monks, slain by the Saracens for the Christian faith.

In Egypt, in the district of Rhaitis, forty-three monks, who were slain by the Blemmians[1] for the Christian religion.

At Alan, St. Datius, bishop and confessor, whom Pope St. Gregory mentions.

In Africa, St. Euphrasius, bishop.

At Neocaesarea in Pontus, St. Marcina. She was a disciple of St. Gregory the Wonderworker, and grandmother of St. Basil, whom she educated in the faith.

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

R. Thanks be to God.

Footnotes: [1] An ancient savage tribe of Ethiopia.

Posted by billw at January 14, 2003 04:52 AM