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07 August 2023

இன்றைய புனிதர்கள் ஆகஸ்ட் 08

 Saint Dominic de Guzman

புனித டோமினிக் (Dominikus OP)

சபை நிறுவுனர்

பிறப்பு 

1170

காலேருவேகா(Caleruega),ஸ்பெயின்

    இறப்பு 

6 ஆகஸ்டு 1221

பொலோங்னா(Bologna), இத்தாலி

முக்திபேறுபட்டம்: 3 ஜூலை 1234

புனிதர்பட்டம்: திருத்தந்தை ஒன்பதாம் கிரகோரி

பாதுகாவல்: டோமினிக் சபையினருக்கு, காய்ச்சல் உள்ளோர்க்கு

இவர் தனக்கு 16 வயது நடக்கும்போது புனித அகஸ்டின் சபையில் சேர்ந்தார். பின்னர் பலேன்சியா என்ற நகரில் இறையியல் கற்றார். ஓஸ்மா நகரில் பணிபுரிந்த மறைபணியாளர்களுடன் சேர்ந்து மறைப்பணியாற்றினார். திருத்தந்தை 3 ஆம் இன்னொசெண்ட்(Pope Innocent III) அவர்களால் ஆல்பிஜென்சிய மக்களுக்கு எதிராக போராட அனுப்பப்பட்டார். அம்மக்களை தம் மறையுரையாலும், வாழ்வாலும் மனமாற்றினார். இப்பணியை தொடர்ந்து செய்ய தம்மோடு சில தோழர்களை இணைத்து, "போதகர்களின் சபை" என்ற சபையை நிறுவினார். 


இவர் துறவிகள் சிலரை, தன்னுடன் அழைத்துக்கொண்டு ஊர் ஊராக சென்று போதித்தார். தான் தொடங்கிய சபையில் செபவாழ்வு, இறைவார்த்தையின் வழி வாழ்தல், இறைவனோடிணைந்து செயல்படுதல் என்பவற்றிற்கு முக்கியத்துவம் அளித்து வாழ வற்புறுத்தினார். தாங்கள் வாழும் இவ்வாழ்வை மக்களிடையே செயல்படுத்தத்தூண்டினார். இறை அருட்சாதனங்களை மக்கள் பெற்று, இறைவனோடு இணையவும், இறைவனை தங்களின் வாழ்வில் கண்டுணரவும் வேண்டுமென்பதால் தோமினிக் இரவும், பகலும் அயராது உழைத்தார். மக்களின் பாவங்களை மன்னிக்க அன்னைமரியிடம் இடைவிடாமல் இறைவேண்டல் செய்தார். 

செபம்:

வாழ்வின் நாயகனே என் இறைவா! இறைவார்த்தையை இவ்வுலகில் பரப்ப, அயராது உழைத்த எம் புனிதரின் பாதையில் நாங்களும் சென்று, உமக்கு சான்று பகர்ந்து வாழ வரம் தந்தருள வேண்டுமென்று இறைவா உம்மை மன்றாடுகின்றோம்.

Additional Memorial

24 May - translation of his relics



Profile

Born of wealthy Spanish nobility. Son of Blessed Joan of Aza. Joan had difficulty conceiving, and prayed at the shrine of Saint Dominic of Silos who had a tradition of patronage of that problem; when she became pregnant she named the child Dominic in honour of the Saint. While pregnant, Blessed Joan mother had a vision that her unborn child was a dog who would set the world on fire with a torch it carried in its mouth; a dog with a torch in its mouth became a symbol for the Order which he founded, the Dominicans. At Dominic's baptism, Blessed Joan saw a star shining from his chest, which became another of his symbols in art, and led to his patronage of astronomy.


Studied philosophy and theology at the University of Palencia. Priest. Canon of the cathedral of Osma, Spain. Augustinian. Worked for clerical reform. Had a lifelong apostolate among heretics, especially Albigensians, and especially in France. Worked with Blessed Peter of Castelnau. Founded the Order of Friars Preachers (Dominicans) in 1215, a group who live a simple, austere life, and an order of nuns dedicated to the care of young girls. Friend of Saint Amata of Assisi.


At one point Dominic became discouraged at the progress of his mission; no matter how much he worked, the heresies remained. But he received a vision from Our Lady who showed him a wreath of roses, representing the rosary. She told him to say the rosary daily, teach it to all who would listen, and eventually the true faith would win out. Dominic is often credited with the invention of the rosary; it actually pre-dates him, but he certainly spread devotion to it, and used it to strengthen his own spiritual life.


Reported miracle worker who brought four people back from the dead. Legend says that Dominic received a vision of a beggar who, like Dominic, would do great things for the Faith. Dominic met the beggar the next day. He embraced him and said, "You are my companion and must walk with me. If we hold together, no earthly power can withstand us." The beggar was Saint Francis of Assisi.


Born

1170 at Calaruega, Burgos, Old Castile


Died

noon 6 August 1221 at Bologna, Italy


Canonized

13 July 1234 by Pope Gregory IX at Rieti, Italy




Saint Mary MacKillop

புனிதர் மேரி மெக்கில்லொப் 

அருட்சகோதரி, நிறுவனர்:

பிறப்பு: ஜனவரி 15, 1842

நியு டௌன், நியு சவுத் வேல்ஸ் (தற்போதைய ஃபிட்ஸ்ரோய், விக்டோரியா, ஆஸ்திரேலியா)

இறப்பு: ஆகஸ்ட் 8, 1909 (வயது 67)

நார்த் சிட்னி, நியூ சவுத் வேல்ஸ், ஆஸ்திரேலியா

ஏற்கும் சமயம்:

ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்கத் திருச்சபை

முக்திபேறு பட்டம்: ஜனவரி 12, 1995

திருத்தந்தை இரண்டாம் ஜான் பவுல்

புனிதர் பட்டம்: அக்டோபர் 17, 2010

திருத்தந்தை பதினாறாம் பெனடிக்ட்

முக்கிய திருத்தலங்கள்: 

மேரி மக்கில்லொப் இடம், வடக்கு சிட்னி, நியூ சவுத் வேல்ஸ், ஆஸ்திரேலியா

நினைவுத் திருவிழா: ஆகஸ்ட் 8

பாதுகாவல்: 

ஆஸ்திரேலியா (Australia), பிரிஸ்பேன் (Brisbane), சௌத் கிராஸ் நைட்ஸ் (Knights of the Southern Cross)

புனிதர் சிலுவையின் மேரி (Saint Mary of the Cross) என்றும், புனிதர் மேரி மெக்கில்லொப் (St. Mary MacKillop), என்றும் அழைக்கப்படும் இவர், ஒரு ஆஸ்திரேலிய அருட்சகோதரியும், ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபையால் புனிதராக அருட்பொழிவு செய்விக்கப்பட்டவருமாவார். ஆஸ்திரேலியாவில் புனிதர் பட்டம் பெற்ற முதல் பெண்மணி இவரேயாவார்.

“மேரி ஹெலன் மெக்கில்லொப்” (Mary Helen MacKillop) என்ற இயற்பெயர் கொண்ட இவர், கி.பி. 1842ம் ஆண்டு, தற்போதைய “மெல்போர்ன்” (Melbourne) நகரில் பிறந்தார். இவரது பெற்றோர், “ஸ்காட்லாந்து” (Scottish descent) நாட்டிலிருந்து புலம்பெயர்ந்து வந்தவர்கள் ஆவர். இவருடைய தந்தை பெயர், “அலெக்சாண்டர் மெக்கில்லொப்” (Alexander MacKillop) ஆகும். தாயாரின் பெயர், “ஃப்ளோரா மெக்டோனால்ட்” (Flora MacDonald) ஆகும். நிலையான நிதிப்பிரச்சினையுள்ள ஒரு குடும்பத்தில் வளர்ந்த மெக்கில்லொப், தமது பெற்றோரின் எட்டு குழந்தைகளில் மூத்த குழந்தை ஆவார்.

தனியார் பள்ளிகளில் கல்வி கற்க தொடங்கிய மெக்கில்லொப், கி.பி. 1850ம் ஆண்டு, தமது ஒன்பது வயதில் புதுநன்மை (First Holy Communion) அருட்சாதனம் பெற்றார். கி.பி. 1851ம் ஆண்டு, ஃபெப்ரவரி மாதம், தமது வாழ்வாதாரமான பண்ணையை அடகு வைத்துவிட்டு, 17 மாதங்கள் குடும்பத்தை விட்டு வெளியேறி ஸ்காட்லாந்து சென்றார். அவரது வாழ்நாள் முழுவதிலும் அவர் அன்பான தகப்பனாகவும் கணவராகவும் இருந்தார். ஆனால் அவரால், தமது பண்ணையை வெற்றிகரமாக நடத்த முடியவில்லை. பெரும்பாலான காலங்கள், குழந்தைகள் உழைத்து கொண்டுவந்த சிறு தொகையிலேயே குடும்பம் நடந்தது.

மெக்கில்லொப், தமது 14 வயதில் மெல்போர்ன் நகரிலுள்ள ஒரு ஸ்டேஷனரி ஸ்டோரில் எழுத்தராக பணிபுரிந்தார். கி.பி. 1860ம் ஆண்டு, தமது குடும்ப தேவையை பூர்த்தி செய்வதற்காக, தென் ஆஸ்திரேலியாவிலுள்ள (South Australia) “பெனோலா” (Penola) நகரிலுள்ள தமது மாமா, அத்தையின் தோட்டத்தில் அவர்களது பிள்ளைகளை கவனித்துக்கொண்டு, அவர்களுக்கு கற்பிக்கும் பணியை ஏற்றார். ஏற்கெனவே ஏழைகளுக்கு உதவி செய்வதில் ஆர்வமுள்ள இவர், தோட்டத்தில் உள்ள மற்ற பண்ணை குழந்தைகளையும் சேர்த்துக் கொண்டார். இது அவரை அருட்தந்தை “ஜூலியன் டெனிசன் வூட்ஸ்” (Fr. Julian Tenison Woods) உடன் தொடர்புபடுத்தியது. கி.பி. 1857ம் ஆண்டு, குருத்துவம் பெற்ற அருட்தந்தை வுட்ஸ், அங்குள்ள தென்கிழக்கு பகுதியின் பங்குத் தந்தையாக பணியாற்றினார்.

இளம் பெண்ணான மெக்கில்லொப், ஆன்மீக வாழ்விற்கு ஈர்க்கப்பட்டார். ஆனால், அப்போதிருந்த பெண்களுக்கான சபைகள் எதுவும் இவருடைய தேவைகளைப் பூர்த்தி செய்யக்கூடியதாக இருக்கவில்லை. அருட்தந்தை “ஜூலியன் டெனிசன் வூட்ஸ்” (Fr. Julian Tenison Woods) இவரது ஆன்மீக வழிகாட்டியாகவும் ஆனார். இவர்களிருவரும் இணைந்து “புனித சூசையப்பரின் திருஇருதய அருட்சகோதரிகள்” (Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart (the Josephite Sisters) என்ற பெண்களுக்கான துறவற சபையினை நிறுவினார்கள். இச்சபையின் மூலம் ஏழை எளிய கிராமப்புற மக்களின் கல்வி மேம்பாட்டுக்காக ஆஸ்திரேலியா எங்கும் பல பள்ளிகள் மற்றும் சேமநல அமைப்புகளை தோற்றுவித்தார்.

நாளாக நாளாக சபை வளர வளர, இவரது பிரச்சினைகளும் வளர்ந்தன. இவரது நண்பரும் அருட்தந்தையுமான ஜூலியன் டெனிசன் வூட்ஸ், பல வழிகளில் நம்பமுடியாதவர் என நிரூபணமானார். அருட்சகோதரிகளின் வழிநடத்துதலுக்கான அவருடைய பொறுப்புகளையும் அவரிடமிருந்து அகற்றினார். இதற்கிடையில், மெக்கில்லொப் சில உள்ளூர் ஆயர்களின் ஆதரவைக் கொண்டிருந்தார், அவரும் அவருடைய அருட்சகோதரிகளும் தங்கள் பணிகளுக்காகச் சென்றனர். ஆனால் தென் ஆஸ்திரேலியாவில் ஆயர், முதுமை காரணமாக, ஆலோசனைகளுக்காக மற்றவர்களை நம்பியிருந்தார். சுருக்கமாக மெக்கில்லொபை மறுதலித்தார். அவர் கீழ்ப்படியாமை குணம் கொண்டவர் என்றார். மெக்கில்லொபின் அருட்சகோதரிகள் 50 பேரை அவரது சம்மதமில்லாமல் வெளியேற்றினார். உண்மையைச் சொன்னால், ஆயரின் சண்டைகள் அதிகாரத்தைப் பற்றியது. சபை மற்றும் அதன் நிறுவனங்களில் யாருக்கு அதிகாரம் என்ற அதிகாரச் சண்டையே மிகுதியானது. இறுதியில் அவர் சபை ஒழுங்குகளை மீறிவிட்டார்.

தமது சபை, தேர்ந்தெடுக்கப்பட்ட தலைமையின் (Mother General) ஆளுமைக்கு உட்பட்டிருக்க வேண்டும் என்றும், அத்ததகைய தேர்ந்தெடுக்கப்பட்ட தலைமை ரோம் நகருக்கு பதில் சொல்ல பொறுப்புள்ளவராக இருக்க வேண்டுமென்றும், இங்குள்ள உள்ளூர் ஆயர்களுக்கு பதில் சொல்லவேண்டிய பொறுப்பு கிடையாது என்றும் மக்கில்லொப் வலியுறுத்தினார். இதற்கிடையில், சபை சொந்த சொத்தாக இருக்க முடியுமா இல்லையா என்பது பற்றிய சர்ச்சைகளும் இருந்தன. இறுதியில், ரோம் மக்கில்லொபுக்கு சிறந்த ஆதரவாக விளங்கியது. நீண்ட காலம் காத்திருந்த பிறகு, சபையின் உத்தியோகபூர்வ அங்கீகாரமும், அது எப்படி ஆட்சி செய்யப்படவேண்டும் எனும் உத்தரவுகளும் திருத்தந்தை பதின்மூன்றாம் லியோ (Pope Leo XIII) அவர்களிடமிருந்து வந்தது.

திருச்சபையின் அதிகார வர்க்கத்தினருடன் போராட்டங்கள் இருந்தபோதிலும், அவரும் அவரது இணை அருட்சகோதரிகளும் தங்களது சேவையை மட்டும் விட்டுவிடவில்லை. பள்ளிகள் மற்றும் அநாதை இல்லங்களில் கற்பித்தனர். மணமாகாத தாய்மாருக்கும் சேவையாற்றினார். பழங்குடியினரிடையே சேவைகள் புரிந்தனர்.

பணம், உண்மையில் அது பற்றாக்குறையாகவும், ஒரு நிலையான கவலையாகவுமே இருந்தது. ஆனால், வீடு வீடாக தானம் வாங்கிய அருட்சகோதரியரின் கத்தோலிக்க விசுவாசம் வலுவடைந்தது. குற்றவாளி என நிர்ணயிக்கப்படுவதால் அவர்களுடைய போராட்டங்கள் கடவுளிடம் நெருங்கி வளருவதற்கான வாய்ப்புகளாக இருந்தன என்பதில் நம்பிக்கையோடு இருந்தார்கள்.

மேரி மெக்கில்லொப் தமது இறுதி காலத்தை நெருங்கிய வேளை, அவர் நிறுவிய அவரது சபை வெற்றியடைந்திருந்தது. கி.பி. 1909ம் ஆண்டு, தமது 67ம் வயதில் அவர் மரித்தார்.


2008ம் ஆண்டு, உலக இளையோர் தினமான ஜூலை மாதம், 17ம் தேதியன்று, திருத்தந்தை பதினாறாம் பெனடிக்ட் (Pope Benedict XVI) சிட்னிக்குப் பயணம் மேற்கொண்டபோது மேரி மெக்கிலொப்பின் கல்லறைக்கு சென்று செபித்தார். மேரி மெக்கிலொப்பின் பரிந்துரையால் நடந்தது என நம்பப்படும் இரண்டாம் அதிசயத்தினை 2009ம் ஆண்டு, டிசம்பர் மாதம், 19ம் நாளன்று, திருத்தந்தை பதினாறாம் பெனடிக்ட் அங்கீகரித்தார். இதனையடுத்து 2010ம் ஆண்டு, அக்டோபர் மாதம், 17ம் நாள் வத்திக்கான் நகரில் திருத்தந்தையினால் புனிதராக அருட்பொழிவு செய்விக்கப்பட்டார்.

Also known as

• Maria Ellen MacKillop

• Marie Ellen MacKillop

• Mother Mary of the Cross


Profile

Eldest child of Alexander and Flora MacKillop, poor Scottish emigrants to Australia. Her father had studied for the priesthood, but was never ordained. Mary was educated at private schools and by her father. To help support her family, she worked as a nursery governess and store clerk while still in her teens. Tutor in Melbourne, Australia. Teacher at the Portland School #510 in 1862. Established a "Seminary for Young Ladies" in her home. Known for her holiness, her constant work in the local church, and for turning to prayer before making decisions.


Mary felt a call to the religious life, but felt obligated to continue teaching to help support her family. However, a scandal caused by a jealous and corrupt education official gave her reason to leave the school without guilt, and with the backing of her family.


Mary and her sister moved to Penola, South Australia. There Mary met Father Julian Tennison Woods with whom she opened a free Catholic school for the poor. Co-founded the Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart in 1866; it was Australia's first religious order. It had a mission educate poor children in remote areas, and the Sisters received episcopal approval in 1868. Mother Mary soon had seventeen schools under her care.


Mary's independence and social ideas concerned Church authorities, and she was ordered by her bishop, who believed some exaggerated stories about the educator, to surrender control of the schools and her Order. She refused, and was excommunicated in 1871. Mary was crushed, but never blamed Church officials; she prayed that some good would come from the action, and she suffered through the. In 1872 her bishop, having determined the baseless nature of the accusations, apologized, and returned Mary to full communion.


She visited Pope Blessed Pius IX in 1873, and travelled through England, Ireland and Scotland to seek funds for her schools. Superior-general of her Order in 1875. She travelled from house to house in the Order for the rest of her life, working to improve education for the poor, and general conditions for the Aborigines. She was a prolific correspondent, over 1,000 of Mary's letters have survived. Her order continues its good work today with hundreds of Sisters in Australia, New Zealand, and Peru.


Born

15 January 1842 at Fitzroy, Melbourne, Australia as Maria Ellen MacKillop


Died

• 8 August 1909 at Sydney, Australia following a stroke

• relics transferred to a vault at the Mother of God in the Memorial Chapel, Mount Street, Sydney


Canonized

• 17 October 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI

• first native-born Australian saint





Blessed Maria Anna Rosa Caiani


Also known as

Maria Margherita


Profile

As a young woman, Maria felt a call to service and religious life. When her parents died, relieving her of family duties, she entered the Benedictine monastery at Pistoia, Italy on 4 October 1893. She determined quickly that it was not the life for her, and left after a month. After seeking spiritual direction, she began travelling her home region, teaching children in several places that lacked formal schools. Her work attracted other like-minded young women, and on 7 December 1901 she received diocesan approval to organize them as a formal religious community. On 15 December 1902 she took the habit, took the name Sister Maria Margherita, and the community became the Minims of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Franciscan Tertiaries who concentrated on teaching the young and caring for the elderly sick; they were later renamed the Minim Sisters of the Sacred Heart. Sister Maria made her profession on 17 October 1905. On 17 October 1915, Mother Maria Margherita became superior general of the Minims, and led them the remaining six years of her life.


Born

2 November 1863 in Poggio a Caiano, Florence, Italy


Died

• 8 August 1921 in Poggio a Caiano, Florence, Italy of natural causes

• relics enshrined in the chapel of the mother-house of the Minim Sisters of the Sacred Heart in Poggio a Caiano


Beatified

23 April 1989 by Pope John Paul II



Saint Cyriacus the Martyr


Also known as

• Cyriacus of the Baths

• Cyriacus of Rome

• Ciriaco, Cyriac, Cyriaci


Profile

Member of the Roman patrician nobility. Adult convert who gave away his wealth to the poor. Deacon. Ministered to the Christian slaves who worked to build and staff the baths of Diocletian. Legend says that Cyriacus exorcised devils from Diocletian's daughter, Artemisia, who along with her mother, Saint Serena, converted to Christianity, and from Jobias the daughter of Shapur, King of Persia, which led to the conversion of the king's family and household. Tortured and martyred with twenty others during the persecutions of Diocletian and Maximian Herculeus. One of the Fourteen Holy Helpers.


Died

• excoriated and beheaded in 303 on the Salarian Way, Rome, Italy

• buried near the Salarian Way

• relics translated to Santa Maria in Via Lata, Rome, at Neuhausen, and the Saint Cyricus Abbey, Altorf, Alsace, France






Saint Altman of Passau


Also known as

Altmann, Altmanno


Profile

Studied in Paris, France. Priest. Head of the cathedral school at Paderborn, Germany. Chaplain to Emperor Henry III, and friend of Empress Agnes. While on a pilgrimage to the Holy Lands in 1064, he and 7,000 other travellers were captured by Saracens; only half of the group survived the captivity and returned to their homes. Bishop of Passau, Germany in 1065. Worked for charity to and education of the poor. Trained Saint Leopold the Good. Tried to enforce Pope Gregory VII's rules on simony and celibacy, but corruption was deeply engrained in his diocese, and most of the clergy refused his orders. When he tried to enforce the prohibition on lay investiture, he was banished from the diocese by Henry III. He reported the situation to the Vatican, and was appointed apostolic delegate to Germany. Returned to Passau in 1081, but was quickly driven out again. As best he could, he ruled his diocese from exile, spending his remaining years at the abbey of Gottweig, Austria which he had founded.


Born

c.1020 at Paderborn, Westphalia, Germany


Died

1091 at Gottweig, Austria of natural causes



Blessed John Felton

அருளாளர் ஜான் ஃபெல்டன் 

மறைசாட்சி:

பிறப்பு: தெரியவில்லை

இறப்பு: ஆகஸ்ட் 8, 1570

ஏற்கும் சமயம்:

ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை

முக்திபேறு பட்டம்: கி.பி. 1886

திருத்தந்தை பதின்மூன்றாம் லியோ

அருளாளர் ஜான் ஃபெல்டன் பின்னணியைப் பற்றி அறியப்பட்ட கிட்டத்தட்ட அனைத்தும், அவருடைய மகள் “ஃபிரான்செஸ் சேலிஸ்பரி” (Frances Salisbury) என்பவரின் கதைகளில் இருந்து வருகிறது. அவரது கதையை வைத்திருக்கும் கையெழுத்துப் பிரதியில், அவருடைய வயது இருக்க வேண்டிய இடம் காலியாக இருக்கிறது. ஆனால் இவர், இங்கிலாந்து (England) நாட்டின் “கிழக்கு ஆங்கிலியா” (East Anglia) மாகாணத்தின் வசதி படைத்த “நோர்ஃபோல்க்” (Norfolk Ancestry) வம்சாவளியைச் சேர்ந்தவர் என்றும், மத்திய லண்டனின் (Central London) “சவுத்வார்க்” (Southwark) மாவட்டத்திலுள்ள ஆங்கிலேய பெனடிக்டின் (English Benedictine monastery) துறவுமடமான “பெர்மான்ட்சே” (Bermondsey Abbey) மடத்தில் வசித்தவர் என்றும் அறிய முடிகிறது.

குள்ளமான உயரம் கொண்ட, ஆகிருதியான, கருமை நிற மேனி வண்ணம் கொண்ட ஜான் ஃபெல்டனுடைய மனைவி, இங்கிலாந்து அரசி (Queen of England), முதலாம் எலிசபெத்தின் (Elizabeth I) சிறு வயது விளையாட்டுத் தோழியும், இங்கிலாந்து மற்றும் அயர்லாந்து நாடுகளின் அரசியான (Queen of England and Ireland) “மேரியின்” (Mary) மரியாதைக்குரிய பணிப்பெண்ணும் (Maid-of-Honour), அரசி மேரியின் தணிக்கையாளர்களில் (திருத்தந்தையர் நீதிமன்ற ஒரு சட்ட அதிகாரி) ஒருவரது விதவையும் ஆவார். நன்கு அறியப்பட்ட கத்தோலிக்கராக இருந்த ஜான் ஃபெல்டன், “அருளாளர் தாமஸ் ஃபெல்டன்” (Blessed Thomas Felton) என்பவரது தந்தையுமாவார்.

திருத்தந்தை ஐந்தாம் பயஸ் (Pope Pius V), கி.பி. 1570ம் ஆண்டு, ஃபெப்ரவரி மாதம், 25ம் நாள், இங்கிலாந்து அரசி (Queen of England), முதலாம் எலிசபெத்துக்கு (Elizabeth I) எதிராக, (Regnans in Excelsis) எனப்படும் ஒரு சுற்றறிக்கையினை வெளியிட்டிருந்தார். அந்த சுற்றறிக்கையின் நகல் ஒன்றினை வைத்திருந்த மற்றும் திருத்திய குற்றங்களுக்காக ஜான் ஃபெல்டன் கைது செய்யப்பட்டார். அரசி முதலாம் எலிசபெத்துக்கு எதிரான இவ்வறிக்கையினை வைத்திருத்தல் அல்லது பிரசுரித்தல் ஆகியன, மிகவும் தீவிரமான ராஜதுரோக குற்றமாக கருதப்பட்டது.

கி.பி. 1570ம் ஆண்டு, மே மாதம், 24ம் தேதி, இரவு 11 மணியளவில் இந்நடவடிக்கைகள் எடுக்கப்பட்டதாக சட்ட பதிவுகள் கூறுகின்றன. ஆனால், கிறிஸ்துவின் திருஉடல், திருஇரத்தம் விழா தினமான மறுநாள் அதிகாலை இரண்டிலிருந்து மூன்று மணிக்குள் நடந்ததாக “சாலிஸ்பரி” (Salisbury) பதிவுகள் கூறுகின்றன.

திருத்தந்தையின் அறிக்கை நகலை பெற்ற ஜான் ஃபெல்டன், அதன் நகல் ஒன்றினை தமது நண்பரான “வில்லியம் மெல்லோஸ்” (William Mellowes of Lincoln's Inn) என்பவருக்கு கொடுத்தார். லண்டன் நகரினுள்ளும், மற்றும் அருகிலுள்ள சுற்றுப்புற கத்தோலிக்க இல்லங்களிலும் ஒரு பொதுத் தேடல் நடத்தப்பட்டு, விரைவில் கண்டுபிடிக்கப்பட்டது. மே மாதம், 26ம் தேதி கைது செய்யப்பட்ட “வில்லியம் மெல்லோஸ்”, குற்ற நடவடிக்கையில் ஜான் ஃபெல்டனுக்கும் சம்பந்தம் உள்ளதாக கூறினார்.

தமது இராஜதுரோக செய்கையை உடனடியாக ஒப்புக்கொண்ட ஜான் ஃபெல்டன், தமது செய்கையை மகிமைப்படுத்தினார். மற்றும், எலிசபெத், இங்கிலாந்தின் அரசியாக இருக்க தகுதியற்றவர் என்று பிரகடனம் செய்தார்.

ஆகஸ்ட் மாதம், 4ம் நாளன்றும், தண்டனை அறிவிக்கப்பட்ட ஜான் ஃபெல்டன்,  லண்டனில் (London) உள்ள “செயின்ட் பவுல்” (St. Paul's Churchyard) ஆலய வளாகத்தில், நான்கு நாட்கள் கழித்து தூக்கிலிடப்பட்டார். அவர் தூக்கிலிடப்படுவதற்கு முன்னர், ஒருமுறை அல்லது இரண்டு முறை இயேசுவின் புனிதப் பெயரைச் சொன்னதாக அவருடைய மகள் கூறினார்.

திருத்தந்தை பதின்மூன்றாம் லியோ (Pope Leo XIII), கி.பி. 1886ம் ஆண்டு, இவருக்கு முக்திபேறு பட்டமளித்தார்.


Profile

Wealthy layman in Southwark, England. Father of Blessed Thomas Felton. His wife had been a playmate and maid of honour to Queen Elizabeth, and was the widow of an auditor of the former Queen. John was referred to as "a man of little statue and complexion black".


When Pope Saint Pius V's Bull that excommunicated Queen Elizabeth reached London on 24 May 1570, he nailed a copy onto the door of the bishop of London, England in the middle of the night, challenging the bishop to declare his allegiance - the Queen or the Pope. Arrested on 26 May 1570, imprisoned and tortured in the Tower of London for a couple of months, and condemned to death on 4 August 1570. Martyr.


Born

at Bermondsey, Southwark, England


Died

hanged, drawn, and quartered on 8 August 1570 at Saint Paul's churchyard, London, England


Beatified

29 December 1886 by Pope Leo XIII (cultus confirmation)



Blessed Antonio Silvestre Moya


Profile

Son of a policeman. Studied at the seminary of Valencia, Spain. Priest in the Archdiocese of Valencia, ordained in 1915. Parish priest in the Spanish cities of Calp, Quatretonda, Otos, La Font de la Figuera and Xátiva. When the persecutions of Spanish Civil War began in 1936, Father Antonio's church was burned down in August, and he went into hiding, ministering to covert Catholics, celebrating Mass in homes. He was found by the anti-Catholic militiamen, dragged away from the laymen who tried to protect him, and drove him away for execution. Martyr.


Born

26 October 1892 in L'Ollería, Valencia, Spain


Died

shot on 8 August 1936 in El Saler, Valencia, Spain


Beatified

11 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II



Saint Myron the Wonder Worker


Also known as

Myron of Crete


Profile

Layman farmer and family man as a young adult, and known for his charity. Once a band of thieves broken in on him when he was threshing grain. Myron decided that if they were so hard up for food that they had to resort to robbery, they were poor indeed; he gave them all he could, and helped them load it up. They were so shamed and impressed by his charity that soon they had all converted. Chosen presbyter of Raucia, Crete. Known for his charity and as a miracle worker. Once when the River Triton was at flood stage, Myron caused it to become solid. He walked across it in order to finish his business with his parishioners. As an afterthought he sent a man back to the river to touch it with his staff so it would flow again.


Born

250 at Raucia, Crete


Died

350 of natural causes



Saint Famianus of Compostela


Also known as

Famian, Famiano, Quardus


Profile

Born to a wealthy family, he received minor orders at age 18, and planned for the priesthood. He began to despair of the worldliness of everyone around him, so he gave away his property to the poor and became a pilgrim to Rome, the Holy Lands, and Compostela, Spain where he arrived in 1115. Stayed at Compostela as a hermit for 25 years at San Placido on the River Minho. When the Cistercian abbey of Osera was built nearby, he joined the Order. He later made a second pilgrimage to the Holy Land, dying on the road as he returned.


Born

1090 at Cologne, Germany


Died

1150 at Gallese, Umbria, Italy of natural causes



Saint Paulus Ge Tingzhu


Also known as

• Baolu

• Paul Ke Tingzhu


Additional Memorial

28 September as one of the Martyrs of China


Profile

Lifelong lay man in the apostolic vicariate of Southeastern Zhili, China. Farmer. Leader of the local Christians in his village. Tortured and murdered in the persecutions of the Boxer Rebellion for refusing to renounce his faith. Martyr.


Born

c.1839 in Xiaotun, Shenzhou, Hebei, China


Died

tied to a tree and chunks of his body cut off till he died of blood loss and shock on 8 August 1900 in Xiaotun, Shenzhou, Hebei, China


Canonized

1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II



Blessed Wlodzimierz Laskowski


Also known as

Vladimir


Additional Memorial

12 June as one of the 108 Martyrs of World War II


Profile

Parish priest in Lwówek, archdiocese of Poznan, Poland. Financial director of the Poznan seminary. Imprisoned, tortured and executed in the Nazis persecutions during the occupation of Poland in World War II. Martyrs.


Born

30 January 1886 in Rogozno, Wielkopolskie, Poland


Died

beaten and kicked to death by a guard on 7 August 1940 in the concentration camp in Gusen, Langenstein, Austria


Beatified

13 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II in Warsaw, Poland



Blessed Antero Mateo García


Profile

Layman in the archdiocese of Barcelona, Spain. Married to Trabadelo Malagon in 1902; they eventually had eight children, two of whom entered religious orders. Antero began working for Northern Railways in Barcelona in 1916. He and his wife joined the Lay Dominicans, and worked with the poor and sick in Barcelona. Pilgrim to Lourdes, France. Martyred in the Spanish Civil War.


Born

4 March 1875 in Valdevimbre, León, Spain


Died

8 August 1936 under the Dragón bridge in Sant Andreu de Palomar, Barcelona, Spain


Beatified

28 October 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI



Saint Marinus of Anzarba


Profile

Converted to Christianity in his old age, he brought many others to the faith. Arrested, tortured and executed in the persecutions of Diocletian and governor Lysias. Martyr.


Born

Cilicia, Asia Minor (modern Çukurova region of Turkey)


Died

• beheaded in 290 in Anzarba, Cilicia, Asia Minor (modern Çukurova region of Turkey)

• body left to feed wild animals as an example to others




Saint Smaragdus


Also known as

Smaragdo, Smaragdos, Smaracdus, Emerald


Profile

Ministered to the Christian slaves who worked to build and staff the baths of Diocletian. Tortured and martyred with a group of 19 other Christians in the persecutions of Diocletian and Maximian Herculeus.


Died

• excoriated and beheaded in 303 on the Salarian Way, Rome, Italy

• buried near the Salarian Way

• relics translated to Santa Maria in Via Lata, Rome, and at Neuhausen



Saint Hormisdas of Persia


Profile

Born to the Persian noblity. He converted to Christianity in his youth. He later refused to apostacize, was stripped of his rank and title by King Varannes, and busted to army camel-driver. When he continued to cling to his faith, he was executed. Martyr.


Born

Persia


Died

420



Blessed William of Castellammare di Stabia


Profile

Franciscan friar. Missionary to Palestine. Imprisoned and murdered by Muslims for this work. Martyr.


Born

Castellammare di Stabia, Naples (in modern Italy)


Died

• cut in two with a saw in 1364 in Gaza, Palestine

• body and all his property, including his breviary, burned




Saint Largus


Also known as

Largo


Profile

Ministered to the Christian slaves who worked to build and staff the baths of Diocletian. Tortured and martyred with a group of 19 other Christians in the persecutions of Diocletian and Maximian Herculeus.


Died

• excoriated and beheaded in 303 on the Salarian Way, Rome, Italy

• buried near the Salarian Way

• relics translated to Santa Maria in Via Lata, Rome, and at Neuhausen



Blessed John Fingley


Additional Memorial

22 November as one of the Martyrs of England, Scotland, and Wales


Profile

Priest in the apostolic vicariate of England. Martyred in the persecutions of Queen Elizabeth I.


Born

c.1553 in Barnley, Yorkshire, England


Died

8 August 1586 in York, North Yorkshire, England


Beatified

22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II



Saint Bonifacia Rodriguez Castro


Profile

Foundress of the Congregation of the Sisters Servants of Saint Joseph.


Born

6 June 1837 in Salamanca, Spain


Died

9 August 1905 in Zamora, Spain


Canonized

23 October 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI



Saint Mummolus of Fleury


Also known as

Mummolo, Mommolus, Mommolenus, Munmolo


Profile

Benedictine monk. Abbot at Fleury Abbey. Brought relics of Saint Benedict and Saint Scholastica to Fleury; the abbey was eventually known as Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire because of the relics.


Died

c.678 in Abbey of Sante Croix de Bordeaux, Aquitaine (in modern France) of natural causes



Saint Eusebius of Milan


Also known as

Eusebio


Profile

Bishop of Milan, Italy for 16 years. Fought the heresy of Eutychianism. Rebuilt the cathedral after its destruction by invading Huns.


Born

Greece


Died

c.465 in Milan, Italy of natural causes



Saint Aemilian of Cyzicus


Also known as

Emilian, Emiliano


Profile

Ninth century bishop of Cyzicus, Greece. Fought Iconoclasm for which he was exiled in 820 by Emperor Leo the Armenian.



Saint Leobald of Fleury


Also known as

Leodebod


Profile

Benedictine monk. Founded Fleury Abbey (modern Fleury-Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire) near Orleans, France, c.640, and served as its first abbot.


Saint Leobald of Fleury's feast day is August 8. He was a 7th-century Frankish monk and abbot of the Abbey of Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire. He is known for his piety and his learning.


Leobald was born in the late 6th or early 7th century in the region of Neustria, France. He was educated at the Abbey of Saint-Denis, where he became a monk. In 650, he was appointed abbot of the Abbey of Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire.


Leobald was a wise and compassionate leader. He is credited with restoring the abbey to its former glory. He was also a prolific writer, and his works include a commentary on the Psalms and a treatise on the monastic life.


Died

650 of natural causes



Saint Ultan of Crayke


Profile

Priest at the monastery of Saint Peter in Crayke, Yorkshire, England. Known as a master of book illumination.

Saint Ultan of Crayke's feast day is August 8. He was an 8th-century Irish monk who founded a monastery at Crayke, North Yorkshire, England. He is known for his piety and his healing miracles.


Ultan was born in Ireland in the early 8th century. He was educated at the monastery of Clonmacnoise, and he was ordained a priest. He later founded a monastery at Crayke, which became a center of learning and piety.


Ultan was known for his piety and his healing miracles. He was said to have the gift of prophecy, and he was often consulted by people seeking advice or help. He died in Crayke in the early 9th century.



Saint Ellidius


Also known as

Illod, Illog


Profile

Saint Ellidius's feast day is August 8. He was a 7th-century Welsh saint who was abbot of the monastery of Llanelwy (now St Asaph). He is also known as Illog.


Ellidius was born in Powys, Wales. He was a monk and abbot who was known for his piety and his miracles. He was also a patron saint of Himant, Powys, Wales, and of a church in the Scilly Isles of England.


Ellidius's feast day is a day to celebrate his life and witness. It is also a day to remember the importance of living a life of faith and compassion.


Born

Welsh


Died

7th century


Patronage

Hirnant, Powys, Wales



Saint Sigrada


Profile

Married. Mother of Saint Leodegarius and Saint Warinus. Widow. Nun at the convent in Soissons, France. Lived to see the martyrdom of her sons.

Saint Sigrada's feast day is celebrated on August 8th. She was a 7th-century Franco-Burgundian countess and mother of Saints Warin and Leodegar. She was born in the kingdom of Burgundy, and she was married to Count Warin of Alsace.


Sigrada was a devout Christian, and she was known for her charity and her support of the church. She founded a monastery in Soissons, France, and she was buried there after her death.


Sigrada was canonized by the Catholic Church in the 12th century. Her feast day is celebrated on August 8th, and she is often invoked as a patron saint of widows and mothers.

Died

c.678



Saint Eleutherius of Constantinople


Profile

Martyr.


Died

burned to death in Constantinople, date unknown



Saint Ternatius of Besançon


Also known as

Terniscus


Profile

Bishop of Besançon, France. Saint Ternatius of Besançon's feast day is August 8.

He was a bishop of Besançon, France, who lived in the 7th century. He was known for his holiness and his support of the monastic movement. He was also a patron of the poor and sick.

Saint Ternatius died in 680. His feast day is celebrated on August 8, the day after his death.


Died

c.680



Saint Leonidas of Constantinople


Profile

Martyr.


Died

The feast day of Saint Leonidas of Constantinople is August 8. He is commemorated along with Saint Eleutherius and many infants who were martyred during a persecution against Christians.


Leonidas was a priest in Constantinople during the reign of Emperor Diocletian. He was arrested and tortured for refusing to renounce his faith. He was eventually beheaded, along with Eleutherius and the infants.


Saint Rathard of Diessen


Profile

Born to the nobility. Priest. Built a church and monastery in Diessen, Germany.


Died

815



Saint Gedeon of Besancon


Profile

Bishop of Besancon, France from 790 to 796.


Died

c.796 of natural causes



Saint Severus of Vienne


Profile

Priest. Missionary to the area of Vienne, France.


Died

c.455



Martyrs of Albano


Profile

Four Christians who were martyred together, and about we today know little more than their names - Carpóforo, Secondo, Severiano and Vittorino.


Died

• Albano, Italy

• interred in the San Senator cemetery, on the Appian Way, 15 miles from Rome, Italy



Martyrs of El Saler


Profile

Five nuns, all members of the Sisters of the Pious Schools, all teachers, and all martyred together in the Spanish Civil War.


• Antonia Riba Mestres

• Maria Baldillou Bullit

• María Luisa Girón Romera

• Nazaria Gómez Lezaun

• Pascuala Gallén Martí


Died

8 August 1936 in El Saler, Valencia, Spain


Beatified

11 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II



Martyrs of Rome


Profile

Five Christians martyred together; we know nothing else about them but the names - Ciriaco, Crescenziano, Giuliana, Largo, Memmia and Smaragdus.


Died

at the 7 mile marker, on the Via Ostia, Rome, Italy



Martyred in the Spanish Civil War


Thousands of people were murdered in the anti-Catholic persecutions of the Spanish Civil War from 1934 to 1939.

• Blessed Cruz Laplana Laguna

• Blessed Fernando Español Berdie

• Blessed Leoncio López Ramos

• Blessed Manuel Aranda Espejo

• Blessed Mariano Pina Turón

• Pedro Álvarez Pérez



 Creswell of Città di Castello


San Creswell (Creswell of Città di Castello) was a Roman soldier who was martyred during the persecution of Christians by Emperor Diocletian in 303 AD. He was born in the city of Città di Castello in Umbria, Italy. He was a devout Christian and served in the Roman army. When the persecution began, he refused to renounce his faith and was arrested and tortured. He was eventually beheaded, along with several other Christians.

San Creswell is a patron saint of the city of Città di Castello. His feast day is celebrated on August 8.


06 August 2023

இன்றைய புனிதர்கள் ஆகஸ்ட் 07

 Saint Cajetan

புனித கயட்டான் 

சபை நிறுவுனர்

பிறப்பு 

1480

ட்டியன்ன(Tiene), வீசென்சா(Vicenza), இத்தாலி

இறப்பு 

7 ஆகஸ்டு 1547

நேயாபல், இத்தாலி

புனிதர்பட்டம்: 1671, திருத்தந்தை பத்தாம் கிளமெண்ட்

பாதுகாவல்: பவேரியா (Bayern)

இவர் சிறுவயதிலிருந்தே குருவாக வேண்டுமென்று ஆசைகொண்டார். இத்தாலி நாட்டிலுள்ள பதுவை நகரில் திருச்சபை சட்டம் பயின்றார். பின்னர் குருத்துவ பயிற்சி பெற்று குருவானார். இவர் இஞ்ஞாசியாருடன் இணைந்து, திருச்சபையில் நடந்த கொடுமைகளை எதிர்த்து, திருச்சபையை நல்வழியில் நடத்தி செல்ல பெரும்பாடுபட்டார். தன் வாழ்நாள் முழுவதும் பிறரை எல்லாச் சூழலிலும் அன்பு செய்து வாழ்ந்தார். கடுமையான ஒறுத்தல் வாழ்வை வாழ்ந்து பல மாற்றங்களை மக்களிடையே கொண்டுவந்தார். ஏழைகளின் மேல் அதிக அன்பும் அக்கறையும் கொண்டுவாழ்ந்தார். 

தான் ஓர் அரச குடும்பத்தில் பிறந்ததால், தன் பெற்றோரின் சொத்திலிருந்து பெற்ற பணத்தைக்கொண்டு, தான் பிறந்த ஊரான விச்சென்சாவில் ஒரு மருத்துவமனையை கட்டினார். தான் வாழ்வு முழுவதையுமே நோயாளிகளுக்காக அர்ப்பணித்தார். தன் பிள்ளைகளாலும், உறவினர்களாலும், கைவிடப்பட்ட நோயாளிகளை, இறுதிமூச்சுவரை பராமரிக்க ஓர் துறவற சபையை தொடங்கினார். இவரால் தொடங்கப்பட்ட இச்சபையினர் "தியேற்றைன்ஸ்" (Thietrains) என்றழைக்கப்பட்டார்கள். வெனிஸ் நகரிலும், நேப்பிள்ஸ் நகரிலும் இச்சபையை பரவ செய்தார். இத்துறவற சபையினர் பிறருக்கு பணிசெய்வதின் வழியாக, இயேசுவை மக்களுக்கு அறிவித்து, அவரின் சாட்சிகளாயினர். 

புனித கயத்தான் இறைவேண்டலிலும் பிறருக்கு அன்புப்பணி ஆற்றுவதிலும் சிறந்தவராய் இருந்தார். இறக்கும்வரை இயேசுவுக்காகவே தன் வாழ்வை அர்ப்பணித்து இறந்தார். 

செபம்:

அன்பு தெய்வமே எம் இறைவா! திருச்சபைக்காகவும், ஏழை மக்களுக்காகவும் உழைத்து உயிர் துறந்த புனித கயத்தானைப் போல, எங்கள் வாழ்வில் நாங்களும் உம்மை பற்றிக்கொண்டு, உமது விண்ணரசுக்கு சொந்தமான ஏழை மக்களின் மேல் அன்பு கொண்டு வாழ, நீர் உமது அருள்வரங்களை பொழிந்து வழிநடத்திட வேண்டுமென்று இறைவா உம்மை மன்றாடுகின்றோம்.




Also known as

• Cajetan the Theatine

• Cajetan of Thiene

• Gaetano dei Conti di Tiene

• Gaetano da Thiene

• Cayetano, Gaetano, Gaetanus, Kajetana


Profile

Cajetan was born the second son of pious and noble parents, Caspar de Thienna and Maria Porta, who dedicated him as an infant to the Blessed Virgin Mary. From childhood he was known as "the Saint", and in later years as "the hunter of souls." A distinguished student, he studied law in Padua, Italy, and was offered positions in the government, but he turned them down and left his native town to seek a religious vocation and obscurity in Rome. Found out, he was forced at age 28 to accept a position at the court of Pope Julius II. He was ordained a priest at age 36.


On the death of Pope Julius, Cajetan returned to Vicenza and disgusted his relatives by joining the Confraternity of Saint Jerome, whose members normally were drawn from the lowest and poorest classes. Cajetan spent his fortune in building hospitals, and devoted himself to nursing the plague-stricken. He founded a bank to help the poor and offer an alternative to loan sharks; it later became the Bank of Naples. He was known for a gentle game he played with parishioners where he would bet prayers, rosaries or devotional candles on whether he would perform some service for them; he always did, and they always had to "pay" by saying the prayers.


To renew the lives of the clergy, on 3 May 1524 in Rome, with the help of three others, including the future Pope Paul IV, he formed the Congregation of Clerks Regular, known as the Theatines. They devoted themselves to preaching, the administration of the Sacraments, and the careful performance of the Church's rites and ceremonies. Saint Cajetan was the first to introduce the Forty Hours' Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament as an antidote to the heresy of Calvinism. When the Germans, under the Constable Bourbon, sacked Rome, Saint Cajetan was scourged to extort money from him; what his attackers did not understand was that he had long before spent his worldly wealth on good works.


Cajetan had a great devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. His piety was rewarded one Christmas eve when she appeared to him and placed the Infant Jesus in his arms. When Saint Cajetan was on his death-bed, resigned to the will of God, she appeared to him again, this time surrounded by ministering angels. He said, "Lady, bless me!" Mary replied, "Cajetan, receive the blessing of my Son, and know that I am here as a reward for the sincerity of your love, and to lead you to Paradise." She then told him to have patience with the illness that had attacked him, and gave orders to the choirs of angels to escort his soul to heaven. "Cajetan," she said, "my Son calls you. Let us go in peace." And so, he did.


Born

October 1480 at Vicenza, Italy as Gaetano dei Conti di Tiene


Died

1547 at Naples, Italy of natural causes


Canonized

12 April 1671 by Pope Clement X




Blessed Vincent de L'Aquila


Profile

May have trained as a shoemaker in his youth. Joined the Friars Minor at age 14 at the convent of San Giuliano outside L'Aquila, Italy, and spent his teen-aged novitiate in a hut in the forest near the convent, leaving it only when for services, Mass, or when called upon by his superiors. Reported to levitate, and appeared to be unconscious when in prayer. Assigned for several years at a time to convents in Penne and Sulmona before finally returning to San Giuliano; at each one his exemplary example led others to a deeper life in the faith and a more intense call to their vocation. Known for his humility and gift of prophecy, he was sought out for his advice by princes and queens. Hobbled by gout and the hardships of his life, Vincent was eventually confined to his hut where he spent his final days in prayer and giving spiritual advice to visitors.


Born

c.1435



Died

• evening of 7 August 1504 in his hut in the forest outside the convent of San Giualiano near L'Aquila, Italy of natural causes

• Blessed Christina Ciccarelli saw his soul taken to heaven by angels

• at his death, the entire forest around his hut was lit by a great light; this led to a custom of lighting the convent and the part of the nearby forest every year over night on 6 August, the eve of his death and commoration

• interred in the church of the San Giuliano convent


Beatified

19 September 1787 by Pope Pius VI (cultus confirmation)




Saint Albert of Sicily


Also known as

• Albert of Trapani

• Albert degli Abbati


Profile

Albert's parents promised that if they were blessed with a son, he would be dedicated to Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Educated in a Carmelite monastery, and joined the Order at age 18. Priest. Teacher in the monastery. Mendicant preacher to the Sicilians, making many conversions; especially devoted to, and successful with, Sicilian Jews. Miracle worker. Sicilian Carmelite provincial in 1257, and worked both as preacher and administrator.


In 1301, the city of Messina, Italy was under siege and blockade by Duke Robert of Calabria, Italy. Disease ridden and facing imminent starvation, the Messina city fathers asked Albert and the monastery for intervention. Albert celebrated Mass, offering it as a plea for God's deliverance. As he finished, three ships loaded with grain ran the blockade. The city was saved from starvation, and Robert lifted the seige. Albert was so well remembered for this intervention that a city gate was dedicated in his honor over 300 years later.



In his later years, Albert retired to a small monastery near Messina, and spent his time in prayer, meditation, and communion.


Born

1250 to 1257 (sources vary) at Trapani, Sicily, Italy


Died

7 August 1306 at Messina, Italy of natural causes


Canonized

31 May 1476 by Pope Sixtus IV





Saint Miguel de la Mora


Also known as

Michele de la Mora


Profile

Ordained in 1906. Chaplain of the Cabildo of the Cathedral of Colima, Mexico in 1912. When the government's persecution of the Church began, Father Miguel was arrested, but quickly released on bail with a warning to stop his ministry. When the churches were closed and public worship outlawed in 1926, friends tried to get him to flee the area; unwilling to leave Colima without a priest, he refused.


Father Miguel was constantly harassed by General Flores who wanted the padre to join the planned government-supported church that would be free of Vatican loyalties. To escape this bullying, de la Mora finally retreated to his brother's ranch at El Rincón del Tigre. While en route, Miguel was asked to perform a marriage; some unfriendly locals overhead the request, told the authorities, and Miguel and his companions were arrested. Flores, furious that del Mora was escaping, had the priest taken to a stable, stood among piles of manure, and executed in front of his brother Regino; Miguel died praying the rosary for them all. Martyr.


Born

19 June 1874 at Tecalitlán, Jalisco, Mexico


Died

• shot by firing squad around noon on 7 August 1927 at Cardonna, Colima, Mexico

• relics in the cathedral of Colima


Canonized

21 May 2000 by Pope John Paul II during the Jubilee of Mexico



Blessed Edmund Bojanowski


Also known as

• Edmund Bojanowski Adalbert Stanislas

• Edmund Wojciech Stanislaw



Profile

A member of a wealthy, landed, Polish noble family. He studied literature at universities in Breslau (modern Wroclaw, Poland) and Berlin, Germany. Translated works from Serbia to Polish, wrote his own poetry, and a history of Serbia. Contracted tuberculosis in his 20s. He dedicated his life to the service of abandoned children, the sick, and poor, teaching and spending his fortune in the service of the needy. He founded reading rooms and libraries to provide books and education to the poor, and started the first day-care centers in the country. He funded assistance for the sick, supported orphanages, and worked in both himself. Founded the Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate, the Sisters Handmaids of the Holy and Immaculate Virgin Mary, the Little Servant Sisters of the Immaculate Conception, and the Sisters Handmaids of the Mother of God, Virgin Immaculate Conception; together their 3,300 sisters continue the work around the world. Two years before his death Edmund entered the seminary, but did not survive long enough to graduate or be ordained.


Born

14 November 1814 in Grabonog, Poland


Died

7 August 1871 in Gorka Duchowna, Poland of natural causes


Beatified

13 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II at Warsaw, Poland



Pope Saint Sixtus II

புனிதர் இரண்டாம் சிக்ஸ்டஸ் 

24ம் திருத்தந்தை/ மறைசாட்சி:

பிறப்பு: தெரியவில்லை

கிரேக்க நாடு

இறப்பு: ஆகஸ்ட் 6, 258

ரோம்; ரோமப் பேரரசு

ஏற்கும் சமயம்:

ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை

நினைவுத் திருவிழா: ஆகஸ்ட் 6/7

பாதுகாவல்: நம்பிக்கையுள்ள பெண்களுக்கு, திராட்சை மற்றும் பீன்ஸ் விளைச்சலுக்கு

திருத்தந்தை இரண்டாம் சிக்ஸ்டஸ் (Pope Sixtus II) ரோம் ஆயராகவும், 24ம் திருத்தந்தையாகவும், கி.பி. 257ம் ஆண்டு, ஆகஸ்ட் மாதம் 31ம் நாளிலிருந்து, கி.பி. 258ம் ஆண்டு, ஆகஸ்ட் மாதம் 6ம் நாள் வரை ஆட்சி செய்தார். ரோமப் பேரரசன் “வலேரியனின்” (Emperor Valerian) ஆட்சி காலத்தில், கி.பி. 258ம் ஆண்டு நடந்த கிறிஸ்தவ துன்புருத்தல்களின்போது “புனிதர் லாரன்ஸ்” (Lawrence of Rome) உள்ளிட்ட ஏழு திருத்தொண்டர்களுடன் மறைசாட்சியாக கொல்லப்பட்டார்.

இவருக்கு முன் பதவியிலிருந்தவர் திருத்தந்தை “முதலாம் ஸ்தேவான்” (Pope Stephen I) ஆவார். திருத்தந்தை “டையோனிசியஸ்” (Pope Dionysius) இவருக்குப் பிறகு பதவி வகித்தவர் ஆவார். திருத்தந்தை இரண்டாம் சிக்ஸ்டஸ் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபையின் 24ம் திருத்தந்தை ஆவார்.

பணிகள்:

திருத்தந்தை இரண்டாம் சிக்ஸ்டஸ் கிரேக்க நாட்டவர் என்று "திருத்தந்தையர் நூல்" (Liber Pontificalis) என்னும் பண்டைய ஏடு கூறுகிறது.

இரண்டாம் சிக்ஸ்டஸ் தமக்குமுன் பதவியிலிருந்த திருத்தந்தை “முதலாம் ஸ்தேவானின்” (Pope Stephen I) அணுகு முறையிலிருந்து வேறுபட்ட விதத்தில் செயல்பட்டு, திருச்சபைக்கு உள்ளே நிலவிய பூசல்களுக்குத் தீர்வுகள் கண்டார். குறிப்பாக, ரோம மன்னர்கள் கிறிஸ்தவ மறையைத் துன்புறுத்தியபோது தம் உயிரைக் காத்துக் கொள்வதற்காக சில கிறிஸ்தவர்கள் தம் மத நம்பிக்கையைக் கைவிட்டு, ரோம தெய்வங்களுக்குப் பலி செலுத்தியதால் அவர்களை மீண்டும் திருச்சபையில் ஏற்றுக்கொள்வது பற்றி கருத்து வேறுபாடு நிலவியது. அத்தகைய கிறிஸ்தவர்களுக்கு மீண்டும் ஒருமுறை திருமுழுக்கு கொடுக்க வேண்டியதில்லை என்று ரோமத் திருச்சபை கருதியது. ஆனால், வட ஆப்பிரிக்கா, சிறு ஆசியா ஆகிய பகுதிகளின் ஆயர்கள், குறிப்பாக கார்த்தேஜ் நகர் ஆயர் சிப்பிரியான், அக்கருத்தோடு உடன்படவில்லை. இதனால் திருச்சபைக்குள் குழப்பம் நிலவியது.

திருத்தந்தை இரண்டாம் சிக்ஸ்டஸ், புனித சிப்பிரியானோடும் பிற ஆயர்களோடும் தொடர்பு கொண்டு நல்லுறவு ஏற்படுத்தினார். இத்தகைய நல்லுறவு ஏற்படுவதற்கு அலெக்சாந்திரிய நகர் ஆயர் தியோனீசிஸ் (இறப்பு: 264/5) என்பவரும் பெரிதும் துணைநின்றார்.

மறைச்சாட்சியாக உயிர்துறத்தல்:

ரோம மன்னன் வலேரியன் முதலில் கிறிஸ்தவ சமயத்தின்பேரில் சகிப்புத்தன்மை காட்டினார். அதன் பின் அதனை மிகவும் கடுமையாகத் துன்புறுத்தலானார். பல ஆயர்களும் குருக்களும் கொல்லப்பட்டனர். கிறிஸ்தவர்கள் வெளிப்படையாகக் கல்லறைத் தோட்டங்களில் வழிபாடு நிகழ்த்துவது தடைசெய்யப்பட்டது. அரசு ஏற்பாடு செய்த வழிபாடுகளில் பங்கேற்று, ரோம தெய்வங்களுக்குப் பலிசெலுத்த கிறிஸ்தவர்கள் வற்புறுத்தப்பட்டார்கள். வலேரியனின் துன்புறுத்தல்களினால் எண்ணற்ற குருக்களும் ஆயர்களும் திருத்தொண்டர்களும் மறைசாட்சியாக கொல்லப்பட்டனர்.

கி.பி. 258ம் ஆண்டு, ஆகஸ்ட் மாதம், 6ம் நாள், கிறிஸ்தவர்கள் வழிபாடு நடத்தியபோது சிக்ஸ்டஸ் ஓர் இருக்கையில் அமர்ந்து மக்களுக்குப் போதித்துக் கொண்டிருந்தார். அப்போது அரச இராணுவத்தினர் திடீரென அங்கு நுழைந்து, திருத்தந்தை சிக்ஸ்டசையும் அவரோடு நான்கு திருத்தொண்டர்களையும் கழுத்தை வெட்டிக் கொன்றார்கள். ஒருசில நாட்களுக்குப் பின், மற்றும் மூன்று திருத்தொண்டர்கள் கிறிஸ்தவ நம்பிக்கைக்காகக் கொல்லப்பட்டார்கள். “ஜானுவரியஸ்” (Januarius), “வின்சென்ஷியஸ்” (Vincentius), “மேக்னஸ்” (Magnus), “ஸ்டீஃபன்” (Stephanus), “ஃபெலிசிஸ்ஸிமஸ்” (Felicissimus) “அகபிடஸ்” (Agapitus) மற்றும் “லாரன்ஸ்” (Lawrence of Rome) ஆகியோர் மறைசாட்சியாக கொல்லப்பட்ட ஏழு திருத்தொண்டர்கள் ஆவர்.

அடக்கம்:

மறைச்சாட்சியாக உயிர்துறந்த இரண்டாம் சிக்ஸ்டசின் உடல் ரோம் கலிஸ்டஸ் (Catacomb of Callixtus) கல்லறைத் தோட்டத்தில் அடக்கம் செய்யப்பட்டது. அவர் கொல்லப்பட்டபோது அமர்ந்திருந்த, இரத்தம் தோய்ந்த இருக்கை அவருடைய கல்லறையின் பின்புறம் அமைக்கப்பட்ட சிறுகோவிலில் வைக்கப்பட்டது.

ஒரு நூற்றாண்டுக்குப் பின், திருத்தந்தை “முதலாம் டாமசஸ்” (Pope Damasus I) என்பவர் (ஆட்சி: 366-384) இரண்டாம் சிக்ஸ்டசின் கல்லறைமீது ஒரு கல்வெட்டு பதித்தார்.


திருவிழா:

புனிதர் இரண்டாம் சிக்ஸ்டசின் நினைவுத் திருவிழா, ஆகஸ்ட் மாதம், 6ம் நாள் கொண்டாடப்படுகிறது. அவருடைய பெயர் ரோம திருப்பலியின் நற்கருணை மன்றாட்டில் சேர்க்கப்பட்டது.

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Philosopher and adult convert to Christianity. Deacon in Rome, Italy. Pope for less than a year.


He dealt with the controversy concerning baptism by heretics. He believed that anyone who was baptised with a desire to be a Christian, even if the baptism was performed by a heretic, was truly baptised into the faith, and that the validity of his faith was based on his own desire and actions, not the errors of the person who performed the sacrament.


While celebrating Mass at the tomb of Saint Callistus, he was arrested as part of the persecutions of Valerian. He was beheaded with six deacons and sub-deacons, and was buried in the same catacomb where he had been celebrating Mass when he was arrested; his name occurs in the prayer Communicantes in the Canon of the Mass. Martyr.


Born

Greek


Papal Ascension

30 August 257


Died

beheaded on 6 August 258 in a cemetery on the Appian Way, Rome, Italy


Patronage

Bellegra, Italy




Saint Donatus of Arezzo


Also known as

Donato


Profile

Educated in Rome, Italy. During the persecutions of Diocletian, he fled from Rome to Arezzo, Italy. There his obvious sanctity and education led to his election as the second bishop of Arezzo in 346. Due to the number of saints named Donatus, there is some confusion about his death; he may have been martyred in Rome, but he may have died of natural causes in Arezzo.



Born

Nicomedia (part of modern Turkey)


Died

• 362

• interred in the cathedral of Arezzo, Italy

• some relics at Ostia, Italy

• some relics at the basilica of San Donato in Murano, Venice, Italy


Patronage

• Arezzo, Italy

• Arezzo, Italy, diocese of

• Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro, Italy, diocese of

• Cavriglia, Italy



Blessed Edward Bamber


Also known as

• Edward Helmes

• Edward Reding

• Edward Richardson

• Edward Wallis

• Edward Walsh



Additional Memorials

• 22 November as one of the Martyrs of England, Scotland, and Wales

• 29 October as one of the Martyrs of Douai


Profile

Studied at the seminary of Saint Omer, and at the English College of Saint Gregory in Seville, Spain. Ordained in Seville in 1626. He returned to England to minister to covert Catholics, mainly in Lancashire. He was immediately arrested upon landing, but released. Arrested in 1643, he was condemned for the crime of priesthood. One of the Martyrs of England, Scotland, and Wales.


Born

c.1600 in Carleton, Lancashire, England


Died

hanged, drawn, and quartered on 7 August 1646 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England


Beatified

22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II



Saint Afra of Augsburg


Profile

Prostitute. During the Diocletian persecutions, she and her mother Hilaria hid their bishop. He converted them, and Afra devoted herself to working with the poor. Eventually she was ordered to sacrifice to pagan gods; she refused. Martyr.



When her mother, Saint Hilaria of Augsburg, and the servants Digna, Eunomia and Eprepria went to inter her burned remains in a sepulchre, they were caught by the authorities. The four of them were ordered to make the same sacrifice that Afra had refused. They refused, and were burned to death in Afra's sepulchre.


Born

at Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany


Died

suffocated from smoke inhalation while being burned alive c.304 at Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany


Patronage

• Augsburg, Germany

• converts

• martyrs

• penitent women



Blessed Dalmacio Bellota Pérez


Also known as

Carlos Jorge


Profile

Began the Lasallian novitiate in Bujedo, Spain on 2 February 1925, taking the name Carlos Jorge. Taught at Nuestra Señora de las Maravillas College in Madrid, Spain until anti–Christian forces destroyed it by a fire in 1931. Taught at the Cuevas Community in Almeria, Spain. Taught at the Chamberi School in Madrid, Spain in 1932. Taught in Consuegra, Toledo, Spain. Arrested by anti–Christian militants on 21 July 1936 with the other Lasallian Brothers in his community during 9 o’clock Mass. Martyred in the Spanish Civil War.


Born

22 November 1908 in Capillas, Palencia, Spain


Died

over the night of 6 to 7 August 1936 in “Boca del Congosto”, Los Yébenes, Toledo, Spain


Beatified

28 October 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI



Blessed Agathangelus Nourry


Also known as

• Agathangelo Noury

• Agathangelus of Vendome

• Agathangelus Noury

• Agathange Noury of Vendôme



Additional Memorial

11 August (Franciscan calendar)


Profile

Joined the Capuchins at Le Mans, France in 1619. Taught theology at Rennes, France. Missionary to the Copts in Egypt in 1633 with Blessed Cassianus. They met with little success, and moved on to Abyssinia. Martyr.


Born

31 July 1598 near Vendome, France


Died

stoned to death or hanged with the cords of his own robes (records vary) on 7 August 1638 at Dibauria, Abyssinia


Beatified

• 23 October 1904 by Pope Pius X

• formal recognition on 1 January 1905



Saint Victricius of Rouen


Profile

Officer in the army of emperor Julian the Apostate in the mid-4th century who retired when he decided that military service was incompatible with Christianity. For this action he was tortured and sentenced to death, but no one acted on the execution order. Friend of Saint Martin of Tours. Missionary to non-Christian tribes in northern France. Bishop of Rouen in 380. Zealous pastor and evangelist to his flock. Brought the relics of several saints to parishes in his diocese including those of Gervase, Protase, Agrícola, and Proculus of Bologna. Wrote the treatise De laude sanctorum (Praise of the Saints).



Died

407 in Rouen, France



Blessed Thomas Whitaker


Also known as

Thomas Starkie


Additional Memorial

22 November as one of the Martyrs of England, Scotland, and Wales


Profile

Son of Thomas, a schoolmaster, and Helen. Studied at Saint Omer and in Valladolid, Spain. Ordained at Valladolid in 1638. He returned to England where he spent five years ministering to covert Catholics in Lancashire. Arrested, imprisoned from 7 August 1643 to 1646, and condemned to death for the crime of being a priest. One of the Martyrs of England, Scotland, and Wales.


Born

c.1612 in Burnley, Lancashire, England


Died

hanged, drawn, and quartered on 7 August 1646 in Lancaster, England


Beatified

22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II



Saint Claudia of Rome

புனிதர் கிளாடியா 

பிறப்பு: தெரியவில்லை

இறப்பு: தெரியவில்லை

ஏற்கும் சமயம்:

ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை

நினைவுத் திருநாள்: ஆகஸ்ட் 7

புனிதர் கிளாடியா, ரோமில் (Rome) வாழ்ந்த பிரிட்டிஷ் வம்சாவளியைச் (British Descent) சேர்ந்த ஒரு பெண் ஆவார். கவிஞர் “மார்ஷல்” (Martial) என்பவருக்கு அறிமுகமான இவர், கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபையின் இரண்டாம் திருத்தந்தையான, “திருத்தந்தை லைனஸ்” (Pope Linus) என்பவரின் தாயார் ஆவார்.

இவரது தந்தையான பிரிட்டிஷ் அரசன் “காரகடஸ்” (British King Caratacus), பிரிட்டிஷ் எதிர்ப்பை வழிநடத்தியவராவார். ரோம அரசியல்வாதியும், பிராந்தியத்தின் முதல் ஆளுநருமான “ஔலஸ் பிலௌஷியஸ்” (Aulus Plautius) என்பவனால் தோற்கடிக்கப்பட்டு, சங்கிலிகளால் பிணைக்கப்பட்டு கொண்டுவரப்பட்டார்.


ரோம பேரரசின் பேரரசரான (Emperor of the Roman Empire) “கிளாடியஸ்” (Claudius) கிளாடியாவின் தந்தையான “காரகடசை” விடுவித்தார். இந்த காரணத்தால் “கிளாடியா” என்ற பெயரை தமது பெயராக ஏற்றுக்கொண்டார் என்பர். பின்னர், கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபையில் திருமுழுக்குப் பெற்ற இவர், ரோமிலேயே வாழத் தொடங்கினார்.


புனிதர் பவுல் (Saint Paul), புதிய ஏற்பாட்டில் (New Testament), கிரேக்க நகரான “எபேசசின்” (Ephesus) முதலாம் நூற்றாண்டின் ஆயரான (First-Century Christian Bishop) “திமொத்திக்கு” (Timothy) எழுதிய “இரண்டாம் திருமுகத்தில்” (Second Epistle to Timothy), அவர் கிளாடியாவைப் பற்றி எழுதியிருக்கிறார். புனிதர் பவுல் (Saint Paul) “திமொத்திக்கு” (Timothy) எழுதிய “இரண்டாம் திருமுகம்,” பொதுவாக, பவுலின் கடைசி கடிதம் எனப்படுகின்றது. திமோத்திக்கு எழுதிய இரண்டாம் திருமுகத்தின், நான்காம் அதிகாரத்தில், 21ம் வசனத்தில் (2 திமோத்தி 4:21) கிளாடியா குறிப்பிடப்பட்டுள்ளார்.


கிளாடியா, உண்மையில் “கிளாடியஸ் காகிடூப்னஸ்” (Claudius Cogidubnus) என்பவரின் மகள் என்றும் நம்பப்படுகிறது. இவரே கிளாடியஸின் கூட்டாளியாக இருந்து, பின்னர் ஒரு பேரரசராக ஆனார் என்பர். கிளாடியாவின் உண்மையான பெயர் “கிளாடியா ரூஃபினா” (Claudia Rufina) என்றும், கவிஞர் “மார்ஷலுடைய” (Martial) நண்பரான “ஔலஸ் புடேன்ஸ்” (Aulus Pudens) என்பவரை திருமணம் செய்துகொண்டார் என்றும் கூறுகிறார்.


புனிதர் கிளாடியாவின் நினைவுத் திருநாள் ஆகஸ்ட் மாதம் ஏழாம் நாளாகும்.

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A princess, the daughter of British King Caractacus. Imprisoned with her father and taken with him to Rome, Italy in retaliation for his resistance to the Empire during the reign of Claudius. There she learned of and converted to Christianity, taking the name Claudia. Married Senator Pudens. Mother of Saint Praxedes and Saint Pudentiana. Mentioned by Saint Paul the Apostle in 2nd Timothy 4:21 ("Eubulus, Pudens, Linus, Claudia, and all the brothers send greetings"). Widow.



Blessed Jordan Forzatei


Also known as

Jordan of Padua


Profile

Benedictine monk at Padua. Abbot at Saint Justina's abbey at Padua. Involved in local politics, he helped ally several Lombard cities. Entrusted with the city government by the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II. This led to his being imprisoned three years by Count Ezzelino.


Born

1158 at Padua, Italy


Died

1248 at Venice of natural causes



Blessed Nicholas Postgate


Additional Memorials

• 29 October as one of the Martyrs of Douai

• 22 November as one of the Martyrs of England, Scotland, and Wales


Profile

Priest for 50 years, serving covert Catholics in the apostolic vicariate of England. Martyr.


Born

1597 in Egton Bridge, North Yorkshire, England


Died

7 August 1679 in York, North Yorkshire, England


Beatified

22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II



Blessed John Woodcock


Also known as

• John Farington

• John Thompson

• Martin of Saint Felix


Additional Memorial

22 November as one of the Martyrs of England, Scotland, and Wales


Profile

Franciscan Friar Minor (Recollects) priest. Martyr.


Born

1603 in Clayton-le-Woods, Lancashire, England


Died

7 August 1646 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England


Beatified

22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II



Saint Donatus of Besançon


Profile

Benedictine monk at Luxeuil, France. Bishop of Besançon, France in 624. Noted monastic reformer. Founded Saint Paul abbey at Besançon. Wrote a Rule for Virgins that combines elements of the Benedictine and Columban Rules.


Died

c.660 of natural causes


Patronage

Cercepiccola, Italy



Blessed Cassian Vaz Lopez-Neto


Profile

Capuchin monk at Angers, France. Missionary with Blessed Agathangelus to the Egyptian Copts. Martyr.


Born

1607 at Nantes, France


Died

stoned to death in 1638 in Abyssinia (modern Ethiopia)


Beatified

1 January 1904 by Pope Saint Pius X



Saint Faustus of Milan


Profile

Born to the wealthy nobility, the son of Philip. Soldier. Martyred in the persecutions of Commodus.



Born

2nd century Milan, Italy


Died

c.190 in Milan, Italy



Saint Donatian of Châlons-sur-Marne


Profile

Fourth-century bishop of Châlons-sur-Marne, France. One of the signatories of the documents of the Council of Sardica in 343.


Died

4th century



Saint Julian of Rome


Also known as

Juliana


Profile

One of a group of over 20 martyrs who died together in the persecutions of Valerian and Gallienus.


Died

martyred c.260 in Rome, Italy



Saint Hilarinus of Ostia


Also known

Hilary


Profile

Fourth century monk. Martyred in the persecutions of Julian the Apostate.


Died

scourged to death in 361 at Ostia, Italy




Saint Hyperechios


Profile

Desert hermit. A collection of 160 sayings attributed to him were published by Rosweyde's Vitae Patrum.

Hyperechios was born in Egypt, and he was orphaned at a young age. He was raised by a group of monks, and he eventually became a hermit himself. He lived in a cave in the desert, and he spent his days praying and meditating.


Hyperechios was known for his wisdom and his spiritual guidance. He was often consulted by people who were seeking spiritual advice. He is also said to have performed miracles, such as healing the sick and raising the dead.


Hyperechios died in Egypt in the 4th century AD. He is buried in the Monastery of Saint Macarius the Great in Scetes, Egypt.

Born

Egyptian



Saint Donat


Also known as

Danat, Dunwyd


Profile

Saint Donat was a bishop of Arezzo in Italy during the 4th century. He is best known for his miracles, including his ability to stop a hailstorm and to restore a dead child to life. He is also said to have been able to heal the sick and to cast out demons.


Donat's feast day is celebrated on August 7. He is the patron saint of Arezzo, as well as of bakers, vintners, and people who are falsely accused. 

Patronage

Llandunwyd, Glamorgan, Wales



Martyred Deacons of Rome


Profile

A group of deacons who were martyred with Pope Saint Sixtus II. We know nothing about them but their names and their deaths - Agapitus, Felicissimus, Januarius, Magnus, Stephen and Vincent.



Died

beheaded on 6 August 258 in a cemetery on the Appian Way, Rome, Italy



Martyrs of Como


Profile

A group of Christian soldiers in the imperial Roman army. Martyred in the persecutions of Maximian. We know little else but the names - Carpophorus, Cassius, Exanthus, Licinius, Secundus and Severinus.


Died

• c.295 on the north side of Lake Como, near Samolaco, Italy

• relics in the church of San Carpoforo, Como, Italy



Martyred in the Spanish Civil War


Thousands of people were murdered in the anti-Catholic persecutions of the Spanish Civil War from 1934 to 1939. 

• Blessed Dalmacio Bellota Pérez

• Blessed Diodorus Hernando Lopez

• Blessed Francisco Gargallo Gascón

• Blessed Luis Villanueva Montoya

• Blessed María del Carmen Zaragoza y Zaragoza

• Blessed María Rosa Adrover Martí

• Blessed Rafaél Severiano Rodríguez Navarro

• Blessed Tomás Carbonell Miquel


 Albert of Sassoferrato


Saint Albert of Sassoferrato is a 13th-century Dominican friar who was noted for his learning and his preaching. His feast day is celebrated on August 7.


Albert was born in Sassoferrato, Italy, in 1230. He joined the Dominican Order in 1250 and studied at the University of Bologna, where he earned a doctorate in theology. He was appointed provincial of the Dominican Order in Italy in 1265 and served in that position until 1274.


Albert was a prolific writer and produced over 100 works on a variety of subjects, including theology, philosophy, and canon law. He was also a gifted preacher and traveled throughout Italy, preaching to both the clergy and the laity.


Albert died in 1307 and was canonized by Pope Clement VI in 1347. His feast day is celebrated on August 7.


 Conrad Nantwein


Conrad Nantwein is celebrated on August 7th. He was a pious Christian pilgrim who died as a martyr. He is venerated as a saint and his feast day is 7 August.


Conrad Nantwein was born in the 13th century in the Tyrol region of Austria. He was a devout Christian and he often made pilgrimages to holy sites in Europe. In 1286, he was on a pilgrimage to Rome when he was captured by Saracens. He was tortured and killed for refusing to renounce his Christian faith.


Conrad Nantwein's feast day is celebrated on August 7th. He is venerated as a saint and his relics are kept in the church of San Michele in Silandro in the South Tyrol region of Italy.



 Donatus of Muenstereifel


Saint Donatus of Muenstereifel is celebrated on August 7. He is a 4th-century martyr who is the patron saint of lightning and storms. 


Donatus was a Roman soldier who was martyred during the Diocletian persecution. He is said to have been struck by lightning while praying in the catacombs of Rome. His relics were later transferred to Muenstereifel, Germany, where he is now venerated as a saint.


Donatus is often depicted in art wearing Roman armor, and armed with a thunderbolt. He is often shown holding a martyr's palm or a grapevine.


His feast day is celebrated in Hungary, where he has a widespread cult in the Balaton wine region, and his protection for the vintage is asked on 7 August. He is also commonly venerated on 30 June, the anniversary of his miracle in Euskirchen. There is an annual fair in his honor in Euskirchen on the 2nd Sunday of May. The Archdiocese of Cologne sponsors an annual pilgrimage to Bad Muenstereifel on the 2nd Sunday of July.



 Thomas Hunt


  • He was born in Burnley, Lancashire, England, in 1611.
  • He studied at the English College in Valladolid, Spain, and was ordained a priest in 1638.
  • He returned to England and ministered to Catholics in Lancashire for five years.
  • He was arrested in 1643 and imprisoned in Lancaster Castle.
  • He was tried for treason and sentenced to death.
  • He was hanged, drawn, and quartered on August 7, 1646.
  • He was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1987.
  • His feast day is August 7.

05 August 2023

இன்றைய புனிதர்கள் ஆகஸ்ட் 06

 Saint Agapitus 


 Saint Agapitus was a Roman deacon and martyr who was killed in the persecution of Christians by the Roman emperor Valerian. He was a companion of Pope Sixtus II, and he was martyred with him on August 6, 258. 


Agapitus was born in Rome, and he was ordained a deacon. He was a close friend of Pope Sixtus II, and he served as his secretary. When Sixtus was arrested and sentenced to death, Agapitus was also arrested. He was tortured and then beheaded. He was with the pope when seized during the persecutions of Emperor Valerian. Agapitus and five other deacons-Felicissimus, Januarius, Magnus, Stephen, and Vincent- were martyred.

Agapitus is a martyr saint, and his feast day is celebrated on August 6. He is a patron saint of scribes and secretaries.


Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord

இயேசுவின் உருமாற்றம் 


1456 ஆம் ஆண்டு கிறிஸ்தவர்களுக்கும் துருக்கியர்களுக்கும் இடையே பெல்கிரேட் என்னும் இடத்தில் கடுமையான போர் மூண்டது. இந்தப் போரில் ஹுன்யாடி ஜோன்ஸ்  என்பவர் கிறிஸ்தவர்களின் சார்பாக நின்று போர்தொடுத்தார். போரின் முடிவில் கிறிஸ்தவர்கள் துருக்கியர்களை வெற்றிகொண்டார்கள். அவர்கள் இத்தகையதொரு வெற்றியை இறைவனின் துணையால்தான் பெற்றார்கள் என்பதை நன்கு உணர்ந்தார். இதை அறிந்த அப்போதைய திருத்தந்தை மூன்றாம் கலிஸ்துஸ் என்பவர் ஆண்டவரின் உருமாற்றப் பெருவிழாவை கிறிஸ்தவர்கள் துருக்கியர்களை வெற்றிகொண்ட அந்த ஆகஸ்ட் 6 ஆம் நாளில் கொண்டாடப் பணித்தார். அன்றிலிருந்து இன்றுவரை ஆண்டவரின் உருமாற்றப் பெருவிழா ஆகஸ்ட் 06 ஆம் தேதி கொண்டாடப்பட்டு வருகின்றது.


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Commemorates the revelation by Jesus of His divinity to Saint Peter the Apostle, Saint James the Great and Saint John the Apostle on Mount Tabor outside Jerusalem. The Old Testament patriarchs Moses and Elijah also appeared as a brilliant white light radiated from Christ.




Patronage

pork butchers



Saint Maria Francesca Rubatto


Also known as

• Anna Maria Rubatto

• Madre Rubatto

• Maria Francesca di Gesù

• Maria Francesca of Jesus



Profile

Anna Maria lost her father at age four. In her teens she received a marriage offer from a local notary, but turned it down and made a vow of virginity. Her mother died when Maria as 19, and the girl moved to Turin, Italy where he became the friend of Marianna Scoffone, an Italian noblewoman who supported her as she visited parishes in the city, taught catechism to children, visited the sick in hospital, helped the poor and neglected. Marianna Scoffone died in 1882.


One morning after Mass at the Capuchin church in Loano, Italy, a stone fell from a nearby convent under construction, striking a young worker on the head. Anna Maria cleaned the wound and gave the man some money to live on while he recovered. The building was to house a community of women religious, and the sisters were looking for a spiritual guide. When they had heard of the incident in the church, they took it as a sign that Anna Maria was the person they were looking for. A Capuchin priest, Father Angelico Martini convinced her to enter the community, and after a year she joined them in the house. She took the name Sister Maria Francesca of Jesus, and on orders of Bishop Filippo Allegro, she became the superior and formation director of the group. Thus began the Institute of the Capuchin Sisters of Mother Rubatto.


In 1892 Sister Maria and some sisters went as missionaries to Montevideo, Uruguay and then spread their apostolate further into Uruguay and then Argentina. Mother Maria crossed to the Americas seven times, and was asked to begin a mission in the rain forest with Capuchin friars from Milan, Italy; she and six sisters stayed at the mission for three months. Eighteen months later, on 13 March 1901 the sisters, the Capuchin missionaries, and many of the faithful were martyred there.


Born

14 February 1844 at Carmagnola, Turin, Italy as Anna Maria Rubatto


Died

• 6 August 1904 of natural causes in Uruguay

• buried at Montevideo, Uruguay


Beatified

• 10 October 1993 by Pope John Paul II

• the beatification miracle involved the 8 April 1939 healing of a boy suffering from septic shock resulting from a tonsillectomy


Canonized

• 15 May 2022 by Pope Francis

• the canonization miracle involved the healing of a young man from Montevideo, Uruguay who was in a coma following a severe head injury in April 2000



Blessed Tadeusz Dulny


Also known as

• Tadeo, Taddeo, Thaddeus

• prisoner 22662



Additional Memorial

12 June as one of the 108 Martyrs of World War II


Profile

One of eight children born to Jan and Antonina Dulny, and raised in a very pious family. Seminarian in the diocese of Wloclawek, Poland where he was known for being devout, studious (though not a great student), and showing a true vocation to the priesthood. Arrested on 7 October 1939 with other seminarians and their teachers as part of the Nazi invasion of Poland that triggered World War II in Europe. They were all imprisoned in the Salesian College of Lad, which the Nazis had turned into a temporary detention center, and the teachers resumed covert instruction of the seminarians. Tadeusz was transferred to the Sachhausen concentration camp near Berlin, Germany on 26 August 1940, and then to the Dachau camp in Germany on 15 December 1940. There he was beaten, tortured, starved, over worked and basically abused to death over a period of 20 months; he was known to give his food rations to other prisoners whom he thought were in worse shape than he was. Martyr.


Born

8 August 1914 in Kszczonowice, Swietokrzyskie, Poland


Died

• 7 August 1942 in Dachau, Oberbayern, Germany of starvation

• body burned in the camp crematorium and ashes dumped with those of other prisoners


Beatified

13 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II



Blessed Josep Domènech Bonet


Also known as

• Benet of Santa Coloma de Gramenet

• Benedict of Santa Coloma de Gramenet

• Giuseppe Doménech Bonet


Profile

Josep joined the Capuchin Franciscan Friars Minor in 1909, making his solemn profession on 23 February 1913. Ordained a priest on 29 May 1915. He served at the Capuchin house in Manresa, Spain as novice master and porter. Father Josep was forced to abandon the convent and going into hiding on 22 July 1936 when Communist militia overran the place during the Spanish Civil War, but the Marxists soon located him, seized him, tortured him, ordered him to blaspheme, and when he refused, murdered him. Martyr.


Born

6 September 1892 in Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Barcelona, Spain


Died

6 August 1936 in Pont de Vilamura, Manresa, Barcelona, Spain


Beatified

• 6 November 2021 by Pope Francis

• the beatification recognition was celebrated at the Basilica of Santa Maria in Manresa, Spain



Blessed Carlos López Vidal


Profile

Lifelong layman in the archdiocese of Valencia, Spain. Sacristan of the collegiate church of Gandia, Spain. Married to Rosa Tarazona Ribanocha in October 1923. Member of several lay apostolate groups, including Catholic Action, and known as a man of faith and prayer with a devotion to the Sacred Heart. He gave shelter monks and nuns who were forced to go into hiding during the persecutions of the Spanish Civil War. The anti–Catholic militants eventually found him, as well. Martyr.


Born

1 November 1894 in Gandía, Valencia, Spain


Died

• shot on 6 August 1936 in La Pedrera de Gandia, Valencia, Spain

• body doused with gasoline, but his killers could not get it to burn

• buried in the Martyrs Cemetery in Gandia


Beatified

11 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II



Saint Justus and Pastor of Alcala


Profile

Teenage brothers who made a public proclamation of their Christianity, and were promptly arrested on the orders of Dacian, governor of Spain. Scourged to make the boys retract their confession; they refused. Martyrs.



Born

c.291-295 in Spain


Died

• scourged and beheaded in 304 at Alcala, Spain at ages 13 and 9

Patronage

• Alcalá de Henares, Spain, diocese of

• Alcalá, Spain

• Madrid, Spain




Blessed Gezelin of Schlebusch


Also known as

• Gezelin of Altenberg

• Gezelinus, Gezzelin, Gezzelino, Ghislain, Gisle, Gozelin, Jocelin, Schezelinus



Profile

12th-century hermit and Cistercian lay brother at Altenberg Abbey where he worked as a shepherd. Miracle worker, including ending a drought by stabbing his shepherd's crook into the ground which caused a spring of water to erupt; the spring continues to flow today, and the water is known for healing powers.


Died

29 July 1149 in Gut Alkenrath, Schlebusch, Germany


Beatified

by the bishop of Cologne, Germany (confirmation of popular cultus)


Patronage

• children

• against epilepsy in children

• against eye disorders

• against headaches



Saint Gislain of Luxemburg


Also known as

• Gislain of Schetzelborg

• Gislain of Slebusrode

• Gislain of Schelebusschrath

• Escelino, Gezzelino, Gitzelon, Schetzelón


Profile

Twelfth century forest hermit in Luxemburg who trusted so strongly to provide that he didn’t even bother with shelter. Legend says that Gislain’s reputation for holiness was that Saint Bernard sent Saint Acardo to visit the hermit and ask for his prayers for their new monastery in Hemmerode; Acardo, and a group of angels, later attended the death of Gislain.


Died

1138 of natural causes



Saint Glisente of Brescia


Profile

Soldier in the army of Blessed Charlemagne. Following the battle of Mortirolo, Glisente retired from military life to live as a hermit on Mount Berzo near Brescia, Italy, and evangelize the valley region around it. Known for his zeal for the faith and his love of animals.



Died

• 796 on Mount Berzo, Brescia, Italy

• a parish church is built on his tomb on the side of the mountain



Blessed Guillermo Sanz


Profile

Commander of the Mercedarians in Valencia, Spain. Imprisoned by invading Muslim Moors, then sent to live as a slave in Granada, Spain; slavery was the regular lot of captured Christians. When Guillermo continued to preach about Jesus, he was beaten; when that didn’t stop him, he was murdered. Martyr.



Died

• beheaded in 1409 in Granada, Spain

• body cut to pieces and thrown to the dogs



Pope Saint Hormisdas


திருத்தந்தை ஹோர்மிஸ்தாஸ் (Pope Hormisdas)

பிறப்பு 

5 ஆம் நூற்றாண்டு, 

ஃப்ரோஸினான்(Frosinone), இத்தாலி

இறப்பு 

6 ஆகஸ்டு 523, 

உரோம், இத்தாலி

திருத்தந்தையாக: 514-523

இவர் 514 ஆம் ஆண்டிலிருந்து 523 ஆம் ஆண்டு வரை திருத்தந்தையாக இருந்தார். திருச்சபையில் எண்ணிலடங்கா ஆலயங்களைக் கட்டினார். இவரது ஆட்சிக்காலத்தில், கான்ஸ்டான்ண்டினோபிளிலிருந்து 250 க்கும் மேற்பட்ட ஆயர்கள், உரோமுடன் இணைந்தார்கள். மற்றும் பல கீழை நாட்டு ஆயர்களையும் உரோம் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபையோடு இணைத்தார். 


திருமணமாகி மனைவியை இழந்த இவருக்கு சில்வேரியுஸ் Silverius என்ற பெயர் கொண்ட மகன் ஒருவர் இருந்தார். திருத்தந்தை ஹோர்மிஸ்தாஸிற்கு பிறகு, சில்வேரியுஸ் திருத்தந்தையாக தேர்ந்தெடுக்கப்பட்டார். திருத்தந்தை ஹோர்மிஸ்தாஸ் தனது பதவி காலத்தில் பல நற்செயல்களை புரிந்தார். இறை இயேசு காட்டிய நற்செய்தி பாதையில் தனது வாழ்வை வாழ்ந்தார். இவர் தன் வாழ்வின் இடரான சூழலிலும் கூட மிக மகிழ்ச்சியான வாழ்வை வாழ்ந்தார். அக்காசியன் Acacian என்ற தப்பறைக் கொள்கைக்கு எதிராக போராடினார். 

Profile

 

Married, and father of the future Pope Saint Silverius. Widower. Pope. Best known for the written work Formula of Hormisdas, a succinct confession of the faith, acceptance of which ended the Monophysite schism of Acacius in the Eastern church.


Born

at Frosinone, Latium (southern Italy)


Papal Ascension

514


Died

523 at Rome, Italy



Blessed William of Altavilla


Profile

Born to the 13th century nobility, he gave up the worldly life to become a Mercedarian knight, and to devote himself and his worldly goods to the ransom of Christians enslaved by Muslims; in 1263 alone he rescued 208 of them. Spiritual student of Blessed William de Bas.


Born

France



Blessed Octavian of Savona


Profile

Brother of Pope Saint Callistus II. Educated by Benedictines. Benedictine monk at Saint Peter's abbey at Pavia, Italy. Bishop of Savona, Italy in 1129.


Born

c.1060 at Quingey, diocese of Besancon, France


Died

1132 of natural causes


Beatified

1793 by Pope Pius VI (cultus confirmed)



Martyrs of Cardeña


Profile

Two hundred Benedictine monks at the Saint Peter of Cardegna monastery, Burgos, Spain who were martyred in the 8th century by invading Saracens.


Died

buried by local Christians in a nearby churchyard in Burgos, Spain


Beatified

1603 by Pope Clement VIII (cultus confirmed)



Blessed Goderanno


Profile

Benedictine monk at the Abbey of Cluny. Abbot of Maillezais Abbey. Bishop of Saintes, France.


Died

6 August 1074 of natural causes



Saint Stephen of Cardeña


Profile

Monk. Abbot of the Castilian monastery of Cardeña in the archdiocese of Burgos, Spain where he led over 200 brother monks. Martyred by Saracens.


Died

872



Saint James the Syrian


Profile

Monk at Amida (Diarbekir), Mesopotamia. Known as a miracle worker, and for his great austerities.


Born

Syrian


Died

c.500 of natural causes



Saint Hardulf of Breedon


Profile

Hermit in Breedon, Leicestershire, England.


Died

7th century



Martyred in the Spanish Civil War


Thousands of people were murdered in th

e anti-Catholic persecutions of the Spanish Civil War from 1934 to 1939.

• Blessed Alejandro Casare Menéndez

• Blessed Andrés Soto Carrera

• Blessed José González Ramos Campos

• Blessed José María Recalde Magúregui

• Blessed Juan Silverio Pérez Ruano

• Blessed Saturnino Ortega Montealegre



 Glisente of Valcamonica

Glisente of Valcamonica's feast day is August 6. He was a soldier in the army of Charlemagne who retired from military life to live as a hermit on Mount Berzo near Brescia, Italy, and evangelize the valley region around it.

He died in Brescia in 796 AD. His relics are said to be located in the church of San Glisente in Berzo Inferiore, Italy.


Matthew Bascio


The feast day of Blessed Matthew Bascio is August 6. He was an Italian priest and one of the founders of the Servite Order.

Matthew Bascio was born in 1418 in Montefalcone Appennino, Italy. He entered the priesthood and worked as a curate in several parishes in the region of the Marche.

In 1431, Matthew Bascio and two other priests, James of Massa and Stephen of Fermo, founded the Servite Order. The order was dedicated to the worship of the Virgin Mary and to the service of the poor.

Matthew Bascio served as the first general of the Servite Order. He died in 1473. He was beatified by Pope Pius IX in 1856.