On this day according to the ROMAN MARTYROLOGY:
At Caesarea in Cappadocia, the martyrdom of St.
Longinus, the soldier who is said to have pierced our Lord’s
side with a lance.
The same day, the birthday of St. Aristobulus, a
disciple of the Apostles who terminated by martyrdom a life spent in
preaching the Gospel.
At Thessalonica, St. Matrona, servant of a Jewess,
who, worshipping Christ secretly, and stealing away daily to the
church to pray, was detected by her mistress and subjected to many
trials. Being at last beaten to death with heavy clubs, she gave up
her pure soul to God in confessing Christ.
The same day, St. Menignus, a dyer, who suffered
under Decius.
In Egypt, St. Meander, who, seeking diligently for
the remains of the holy martyrs, merited to be made a martyr himself,
under the emperor Diocletian.
At Cordova, St. Leocritia, virgin and martyr.
At Rome, the birthday of Pope St. Zachary, who
governed the Church of God with great vigilance, and renowned for
merits, rested in peace.
At Rieti, the bishop St. Probus, at whose death
the martyrs Juvenal and Eleutherius were present.
At Rome, St. Speciosus, a monk, whose soul his
brother saw carried up to heaven.
At Vienna in Austria, St. Clement Mary Hofbauer, a
professed priest of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer,
remarkable for his energy in promoting the glory of God and the
salvation of souls. As he became illustrious by his virtues and
miracles, Pope St. Pius X placed him in the Martyrology.
And in other places, many other holy martyrs,
confessors and virgins.
Thanks be to God.
