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The Fifteenth Day of January

In the city of Fogan, in the Chinese Empire, the suffering of Blessed Francis de Capillas, a missionary priest of the Order of Preachers. He was the first among all the apostolic heralds in the Chinese Empire to seal the Faith of Christ with his blood. A duplex feast.

St. Paul the first hermit, confessor, who on January 10 was called to the company of the blessed. A memory.

In Anjou (Gaul), Blessed Maurus, abbot, who was a disciple of St. Benedict from boyhood. He made such progress in the monastic life under St. Benedict, that among other things he did in obedience to him was to walk upon the water; an extraordinary thing scarcely witnessed since the time of St. Peter. He was then sent by his teacher into Gaul, and built there a famous monastery, of which he was the superior for forty years. He died Peacefully, renowed for his glorious miracles. A memory.

In Judea, SS. Habacuc and Michaeas, Prophets, whose bodies were discovered by divine revelation at the time of the Emperor Theodosius, the Elder.

At Cagliari in Sardinia, St. Ephysius, martyr. In Diocletian's persecution, under Flavian the judge, he endured by divine grace various tortures; at last, being beheaded, he passed triumphantly to Heaven.

At Anagni, St. Secundina, virgin and martyr, who suffered under the Emperor Decius.

At Nola in Campania, St. Maximus, bishop.

In Auvergne in Gaul, St. Bonitus, bishop and confessor.

In Egypt, the Abbot St. Macarius. He was a disciple of Blessed Antony, and was most renowned for his life and miracles.

At Alexandria, Blessed Isidore, famous for holiness of life, for his faith, and for his miracles.

At Constantinople, St. John Calybites[1]. He dwelt for some time, unrecognized by his parents, in a corner next to his father's house, and then in a (nearby) hut. At his death he was recognized by his parents, and became renowned for his miracles. His body was later removed to Rome and buried in the church erected in his honor on the island in the Tiber.

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

R. Thanks be to God.

Footnotes: [1] The Greek word kalube means a hut. Because the saint lived for so long in a hut, he became known as the "hut-dweller."

Posted by billw at January 15, 2003 04:24 AM