Interim Saints - June 13th
FELICULA, virgin martyr (A.D. 81)
Saint Felicula was the foster-sister of S. Petronilla (May 31st) . . .
Then Flaccus said to Felicula, "Choose one of two things, be my wife or
sacrifice to the gods." Felicula answered, "I will not be thy wife,
for I have dedicated myself to god; and I will not sacrifice to idols,
for I am a Christian." . . . Then she was removed and thrown into one
of the sewers of Rome, where she was suffocated.
AQUILINA, virgin martyr (A.D. 293)
S. Aquilina was a girl of twelve at Biblis in Palestine, and was a
Christian. In the persecution of Diocletian she was brought before the
judge Volusian, who ordered bodkins to be heated red-hot and thrust
into her ears. The agony was so intense that she fainted, and was cast
out of the court as dead, but as she was found to be still moving on
the following morning, Volusian bade the executioner strike off her
head.
RAGNBERT, martyr (A.D. 675)
Ebroin, mayor of the palace under King thieri, out of jealousy of his
rank, power, and influence, determined to free himself of Ragnbert, as
he had freed himself from other great nobles whom he dreaded. He hired
a couple of assassins to murder him.
Blessed GERARD, monk (A.D. 1138)
The blessed Gerard, cellarer of Clairvaux, was the second brother of S.
Bernard.
ANTONY OF PADUA (A.D. 1231)
Although this saint is called S. Antony of Padua, he was a native of
Portugal . . . S. Antony is invoked for the recovery of things that
have been lost, and by travellers. He is patron of Flemish men, and of
the city of Padua.
Oriens.
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