www.boston-catholic-journal.com Roman Martyrology by Month 1916 Edition January February March April May June July August September October November December The following is the complete text of the Roman Martyrology circa 1900 A.D. Many more Saints and Martyrs have since been entered into this calendar commemorating the heroic faith, the holy deeds, the exemplary lives, and in many cases the glorious deaths of these Milites Christi, or Soldiers of Christ, who gave 1 every fiber of their being to God for His glory, for the sanctification of His Holy Catholic Church, for the conversion of sinners both at home and in partibus infidelium 1, for the salvation of souls, and for the proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, even as He had last commanded His holy Apostles: “Euntes ergo docete omnes gentes: baptizantes eos in nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti. Docentes eos servare omnia quæcumque mandavi vobis.” “Going therefore, teach all nations: baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost. Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you.” (St. Matthew 28.19-20) While the Martyrology presented is complete, it nevertheless does not present us with great detail concerning the lives of those whose names are forever indited within it, still less the complete circumstances surrounding and leading up to their martyrdom. For greater detail of their lives, the sources now available on the Internet are extensive and we encourage you to explore them.2 As it stands, the Martyrology is eminently suited to a brief daily reflection that will inspire us to greater fervor, even to imitate these conspicuously holy men and women in whatever measure our own state in life affords us through the grace and providence of Almighty God. What more salutary and beneficial way to begin one’s day, every day, than by the reading of, and asking intercession from, “the Martyrs whose blood is the seed of the Church”? 3 Beginning January 1st 2012 - Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God — we began presenting the Daily Martyrology on our home page. We hope that you will make new and holy acquaintances — and be inspired by their example to lead lives of heroic sanctity too ... the vocation to which all of us are called by our Holy Mother the Church, the Bride of Christ. Omnes sancti Mártyres, oráte pro nobis. (“All ye Holy Martyrs, pray for us”, from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the Litany of the Saints) Geoffrey K. Mondello Editor Boston Catholic Journal Feast of the Holy Martyrs Cosmas and Damian September 27, 2019 2 Saints removed from the Roman Martyrology after Vatican II 131 Saints have been deleted from the Roman Martyrology by Pope Paul VI’s motu proprio Mysterii Paschalis on 14 February 1969. The document states: “It cannot be denied, however, that in the course of centuries the feasts of the saints have become more and more numerous. The Sacred Synod has therefore decreed [that the removal of saints from the Martyrology — editor] ... is more in harmony with the piety and the needs of our times, and that it better reflects the universality of the Church, in the sense that it proposes the names of [only] the most important saints [in Paul VI's estimation], who present to all the People of God a shining example of sanctity in a variety of ways. It is superfluous to say that this will contribute to the spiritual well-being of the entire Christian world. ... We establish that they will go into effect on January 1, 1970.” This culturally and ecumenically biased omission of the names of 131 Saints removed does not imply that these saints never existed! It is merely a deletion of their names — not their persons, their sanctity, and their miracles. They have simply become inconvenient for the post-Conciliar Church of Vatican II. With full justification can they — and should they —still be invoked for their intercession for the Church Militant here on earth. January Telephorus, 5 January, added in 1602 removed. Hyginus, 11 January, added in the 12th century removed. Paul, first hermit, 15 January, added in the 12th century, removed. Maur, 15 January, added in the 12th century, removed. Marcellus, 16 January, removed. Prisca, 18 January, removed. Maris, Martha, Abachum and Audifax, 19 January, removed. Canute, 19 January, removed. Anastasius, 22 January, added in the 12th century, removed. Emerentiana, 23 January, added in the 9th century, removed. Peter Nolasco, 28 January, added in 1664, removed. 2nd Feast of Agnes, 28 January, removed. Martina, 30 January, added in 1635, removed. 3 February Andrew Corsini, 4 February, added in 1666, removed. Dorothy, 6 February, added in the 13th century, removed. John of Matha, 8 February, added in 1679, removed. Apollonia, 9 February, added in the 13th century, removed. Valentine, 14 February, removed. Faustinus and Jovita, 15 February, added in the 13th century, removed. Simeon, 18 February, added in the 12th century, removed. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Virgin, 27 February, added in 1932, removed. March Lucius I, 4 March, added in 1602, removed. Forty Martyrs, 10 March, added in the 12th century, removed. April Hermenegild, 13 April, added in 1632, removed. Tiburtius, Valerian, and Maximus, 14 April, removed. Anicetus, 17 April, added in the 12th century, removed. Soter and Caius, 22 April, added in the 13th century, removed. The Greater Litany, 25 April, removed. Cletus and Marcellinus, 26 April, added in the 13th century, removed.. Peter of Verona, 29 April, added in 1586, removed. May Alexander, Eventius & Theodolus, Juvenal, 3 May removed. Antoninus; Gordian and Epimachus, 10 May, removed. Boniface (Martyr), 14 May, removed. Ubald, 16 May, removed. Paschal Baylon, 17 May, removed. Venantius, 18 May, removed. Peter Celestine; Pudentiana, 19 May, removed. Urban I, 25 May, removed. Eleuterius, 26 May, removed. Felix I, 30 May, removed. Petronilla, 31 May, removed. June Erasmus, 2 June, removed. Francis Caracciolo, 4 June, removed. Primus and Felician, 9 June, removed. 4 John of San Facundo; Basilides, Cyrinus, Nabor and Nazarius, 12 June, removed. Vitus, Modestus and Crescentia, 15 June, removed. Gregory Barbarigo, 17 June, removed. Mark and Marcellianus, 18 June, removed. Juliana Falconieri; Gervase and Protase, 19 June, removed. Silverius, 20 June, removed. Vigil of the Nativity of John the Baptist, 23 June, removed. William, 25 June, removed. John and Paul, 26 June, removed. Vigil of Peter and Paul, 28 June, removed. Commemoration of Paul, 30 June, removed. July Processus and Martinian, 2 July, removed. Seven Holy Brothers; Rufina and Secunda, 10 July, removed. Pius I, 11 July, removed. John Gualbert; Nabor and Felix, 12 July, removed. Alexius, 17 July, removed. Symphorosa and her seven Sons, 18 July, removed. Margaret of Antioch, 20 July, removed. Praxedes, 21 July, removed. Apollinaris, 23 July, removed. Liborius, 23 July, removed. Christina 24 July, removed. Christopher, 25 July, removed. Pantaleon, 27 July, removed. Nazarius and Celsus, Victor I, Innocent I, 28 July, removed. Felix, Simplicius, Faustinus and Beatrice, 29 July, removed. Abdon and Sennen, 30 July, removed. August Holy Machabees, 1 August, removed. Stephen I, 2 August, removed. Donatus, 7 August, removed. Cyriacus, Largus and Smaragdus, 8 August, removed. Romanus; Vigil of Laurence, 9 August, removed. Tiburtius and Susanna, 11 August, removed. Eusebius; Vigil of Assumption, 14 August, removed. Hyacinth of Poland, 17 August, removed. Agapitus, 18 August, removed. Timothy and Companions, 22 August, removed. 5 Philip Benizi, 23 August, removed. Zephyrinus, 26 August, removed. Hermes, 28 August, removed. Sabina, 29 August, removed. Felix and Adauctus, 30 August, removed. Raymond Nonnatus, 31 August, removed. September Giles; Twelve Holy Brothers, 1 September, removed. Laurence Justinian, 5 September, removed. Hadrian, 8 September, removed. Gorgonius, 9 September, removed. Nicholas of Tolentino, 10 September, removed. Protus and Hyacinth, 11 September, removed. Name of Mary, 12 September, duplicates Birth of Mary, removed. Nicomedes, 15 September, removed. Euphemia; Lucy and Geminianus, 16 September, removed. Stigmata of Francis, 17 September, duplicates 4 October, removed. Joseph of Cupertino, 18 September, removed. Eustace and Companions, 20 September, removed. Thomas of Villanova; Maurice and Companions, 22 September, removed. Linus, Thecla; 23 September, removed. Our Lady of Ransom, 24 September, removed. Cyprian and Justina, 26 September, removed. October Remigius, 1 October, removed. Placid and Companions, 5 October, removed. Mark (Pope), 7 October, removed. Sergius, Bacchus, Marcellus, Apulleius, 8 October, removed. Francis Borgia, 10 October, removed. Edward, 13 October, removed. Peter of Alcantara, 19 October, removed. Hilarion; Ursula and Companions, 21 October, removed. Chrysanthus and Daria, 25 October, removed. Evaristus, 26 October, removed. November Vitalis and Agricola, 4 November, removed. Holy Four Crowned Martyrs, 8 November, removed. Theodore, 9 November, removed. 6 Andrew Avellino; Tryphon, Respicius and Nympha, 10 November, removed. Mennas, 11 November, removed. Didacus of Alcala, 13 November, removed. Gregory Thaumaturgus, 17 November, removed. Felix of Valois, 20 November, removed. Felicitas, 23 November, removed. Chrysogonus, 24 November, removed. Catherine, 25 November, removed. Saturninus, 29 November, removed. December Viviana, 2 December, removed. Barbara, 4 December, removed. Sabbas, 5 December, removed. Melchiades, 10 December, removed. Anastasia, 25 December, removed. INTRODUCTION TO THE ROMAN MARTYROLOGY by J. Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop Baltimore THE ROMAN MARTYROLOGY is an official and accredited record, on the pages of which are set forth in simple and brief, but impressive words, the glorious deeds of the Soldiers of Christ in all ages of the Church; of the illustrious Heroes and Heroines of the Cross, whom her solemn verdict has beatified or canonized. In making up this long roll of honor, the Church has been actuated by that instinctive wisdom with which the Spirit of God, who abides in her and teaches her all truth, has endowed her, and which permeates through and guides all her actions.