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Procession of the Cross
Procession of the Cross
August 1, 2020
Procession of the Venerable and Life-giving Cross. Commemoration of the SS. Seven Machabee Brothers, Martyrs, their names being Abim, Antonin, Gurius, Eliazar, Evseon, Alim, Marcell, and their Mother, Solomonia, and their Master, Eleazar, martyred 173 B.C. during the reign of Antiochus, son of Seleucius.
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9th Sunday After Pentecost
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Isaacius & Others
Isaacius & Others
August 3, 2020
Our venerable fathers, Isaacius, Dalmatius, and Faustus. Isaacius died A.D. 368 in the reign of Valens, Emperor. He had predicted the death of Valens, the Arian, going into battle. This prediction fulfilled, Dalmatius and Faustus died in the reign of Theodosius the Great, Emperor (379-395).
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Seven Youth of Ephesus
Seven Youth of Ephesus
August 4, 2020
SS. Seven Youth of Ephesus, Martyrs, their names being: Maximilian, Dionisius, Amblichus, Martin, Antonin, John, and Marcell. (Confer October 22.)
St. Eudokia, Venerable-Martyr.
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Eusignius
Eusignius
August 5, 2020
St. Eusignius, Martyr, an old soldier in the army of Constantine Chlorus, Emperor, who at the age of one hundred and ten years, refused to sacrifice to idols on command of Julian the Apostate, Emperor. He was scourged and beheaded as a Christian at Antioch in Syria A.D. 362.
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Transfiguration of Our Lord
Transfiguration of Our Lord
August 6, 2020
The Transfiguration of our Lord, God and Saviour, Jesus Christ. By this manifestation of His Divine Glory, Jesus Who has just foretold His Passion to the Apostles, strengthened their Faith and prepared them for His sufferings and death.
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Domitius Venerable Martyr
Domitius Venerable Martyr
August 7, 2020
2 Cor 1:12-20
Mt 22:23-33
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Emilian Bishop Confessor
Emilian Bishop Confessor
August 8, 2020
St. Emilian, Confessor, Bishop of Cyzicus, fearlessly denounced the Iconoclasts. He was brought before the Emperor Leo the Armenian, subjected to many indignities, and died in exile A.D. 820.
SS. Eleutherius and Leonidas, Martyrs.
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10th Sunday After Pentecost
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Lawrence Archdeacon Martyr
Lawrence Archdeacon Martyr
August 10, 2020
St. Lawrence, Archdeacon-Martyr, one of the most famous martyrs of Rome. He was a Deacon of the Pope St. Sixtus II. This holy deacon was tortured and in the end was roasted alive on a gridiron A.D. 258, under Emperor Valerian.
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Euplus Martyr
Euplus Martyr
August 11, 2020
St. Euplus, Archdeacon-Martyr, endured death A.D. 304 during the reign of the Emperor Diocletian. He was put on the rack and bidden to worship Apollo, Mars, and Aesculapius. He replied that he adored only the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
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Photius & Anicetus
Photius & Anicetus
August 12, 2020
SS. Photius and Anicetus, Martyrs, suffered death A.D. 288 during the reign of Diocletian, Emperor.
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Maximus the Confessor Venerable
Maximus the Confessor Venerable
August 13, 2020
Our Venerable father, Maximus, Confessor; died from totures A.D 662, in the reign of Constans II. His tongue torn out and right hand cut off, he died in prison.
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Translation of the Relics Theodosius of the Cave
Translation of the Relics Theodosius of the Cave
August 14, 2020
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Dormition of the Theotokos
Dormition of the Theotokos
August 15, 2020
Holy Day of Obligation
Phil 2:5-11
Lk 10:38-42 & 11:27-28
Dormition (Assumption) of the Theotokos. It is considered to be our Lady's greatest Feast. The Commemoration of her death and the Assumption of her body and soul into heaven was the occasion of special devotion in very early times. In Ephesus in was observed even in the first century. In A.D, 1950 Pope Pius XII define and promulgated the Assumption of the Theotokos to be a Dogma of the Church.
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11th Sunday After Pentecost
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Myron Martyr
Myron Martyr
August 17, 2020
St. Myron, Martyr, who was seized by the imperial officers of Decius, Emperor, tortured and executed for the Faith A.D. 250 in Cyzicus on the Sea of Marmora.
SS. Paul and Juliana, his sister, Martyrs in Palestine. Both patiently endured savage torture before being beheaded with other Martyrs under Julian the Apostate.
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Florus & Laurus
Florus & Laurus
August 18, 2020
SS. Florus and Laurus, Martyrs. They were twin brothers and stone-cutters by trade, who for the Faith were put to death by drowning in a well A.D. 320 under the power of Licinius.
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Andrew Apostle
Andrew Apostle
August 19, 2020
St. Andrew, the "First-called" Apostle, brother of St. Peter the Prince of the Apostles. He was a disciple of St. John the Baptist. Tradition has it that he was crucified on a cross shaped in the form of an X at Patras in Achiia (Greece) A.D. 60, under the reign of Nero, Emperor.
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Samuel & Stephen, King of Hungary
Samuel & Stephen, King of Hungary
August 20, 2020
St. Samuel, Prophet, in the 11th century B.C.
St. Stephen the First, Apostolic King of Hungary, died A.D. 1038. His Right Hand is miraculously kept intact.
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Thaddeus Apostle
Thaddeus Apostle
August 21, 2020
St. Thaddeus, Apostle, one of the 70 Apostles, descendant of a Jewish Family in the city of Edessa, and was a disciple of St. John the Baptist-Precursor. He died in peace at Beiruth, in Palestine.
SS. Bassa and her children, Theogonius, Agapius, and Pista (Fidelis), Martyrs, suffered death under one of Diocletian's colleagues about A.D. 304.
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Agathonicus & Others
Agathonicus & Others
August 22, 2020
St. Agathonicus and with him: Zoticus, Theoprepius (which means "Grace of God"). Acindynus and Severianus, Martyrs, suffered death A.D. 304 during the reign of the Emperor Maximian.
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12th Sunday After Pentecost
12th Sunday After Pentecost
August 23, 2020
1 Cor 15:1-11
Mt 19:16-26
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Eutyches Bishop Martyr
Eutyches Bishop Martyr
August 24, 2020
St. Eutyches, Bishop-Martyr, disciple of John the Theologian, Apostle and Evangelist.
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Return of the Relics of Bartholomew
Return of the Relics of Bartholomew
August 25, 2020
Return of the Relics of Bartholomew, Apostle. (Confer June 11.)
St. Titus, Apostle. Titus was the favoured disciple of St. Paul and was his successor as the first Bishop of the Island of Crete. He died full of merits about the close of the first century.
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Adrian & Natalie
Adrian & Natalie
August 26, 2020
SS. Adrian and Natalie, Martyrs, endured death A.D. 304 during the reign of Maximian, Emperor.
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Moses the Ethiopian
Moses the Ethiopian
August 28, 2020
Our venerable father, Moses, an African Negro of Abyssinia, styled the "Ethiopian Hermit."
Our holy father, Augustine, Confessor and Bishop of Hippo in Africa. He is one of the greatest doctors of the Western Rite Church. He died A.D. 430.
St. Anna, daughter of Phanuel. (See 3rd day of February.)
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Beheading of John the Baptist
Beheading of John the Baptist
August 29, 2020
Acts 13:25-33
Mk 6:14-29
The Beheading of St. John, Glorious Prophet, Precursor and Baptist. He was beheaded by Herod Antipas at the instigation of Herodias.
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13th Sunday After Pentecost
13th Sunday After Pentecost
August 30, 2020
1 Cor 16:13-24
Mt 21:33-42
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Deposition of the Cincture of the Theotokos
Deposition of the Cincture of the Theotokos
August 31, 2020
Deposition of the Venerable Cincture of the Theotokos, translated from the See of Zela to Constantinople, A.D. 908.
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