The Roman Martyrology April 16

The Roman Martyrology

April 16

At Corinth, the birthday of the holy martyrs Callistus and Charistius, with seven others, who were all cast into the sea.
At Saragossa, in Spain, the birthday of eighteen holy martyrs, Optatus, Lupercus, Successus, Martial, Urban, Julia, Quinctilian, Publius, Fronto, Felix, Cecilian, Eventius, Primitivus, Apodemius, and four others who are said to have been Saturninus.  They were all tortured and slain together under Dacian, governor of Spain.  The glory of their martyrdom has been celebrated in verse by Prudentius.
In the same city, the Saints Caius and Crementius, who twice confessed the faith of Christ, and persevering in it, drank of the chalice of martyrdom.

  In the same place, the martyr St. Lambert.

 Also at Saragossa, St. Encratis, virgin and martyr, whose body was lacerated, her breasts cut away, and her bowels torn out.  Still alive after these torments, she was confined in prison until her body, covered with wounds, began to decompose.

 At Palentia, St. Turibius, bishop of Astorga.  With the aid of Pope St. Leo, he drove out of Spain completely the Priscillian heresy.  He went to rest in the Lord with a great renown for miracles.

 At Braga in Portugal, the bishop St. Fructuosus.
 At Scicy, in the district of Coutances in France, the death of St. Paternus, bishop of Avranches and confessor.

 At Rome, the birthday of St. Benedict Joseph Labre, confessor, who was famed for his contempt of self and his great voluntary poverty.
 In Belgium, near Valenciennes, St. Drogo, confessor.

 In the city of Nevers in France, St. Mary Bernard Soubirous of the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity, also called the Christian Institute.  She was favoured with frequent apparitions and conversations at Lourdes with Mary Immaculate, the Mother of God.  In 1933 her name was added to the roll of holy virgins by Pope Pius XI.

 At Siena in Tuscany, blessed Joachim of the Order of Servites of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
 And elsewhere in divers places, many other holy martyrs, confessors, and holy virgins.
R.  Thanks be to God.

~TCK