Dear All,
Yesterday, I listed the feasts of May 3 under the title May 4, sorry for
the confusion.
Carolyn
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> Today, 3 May, is the feast of ...
>
> * Alexander, Eventius and Theodolus, martyrs (c. 113)
>
> * Timothy and Maura, martyrs (c. 286) - One of the more gruesome stories
> in the Roman Martyrology. Timothy and Maura were newlyweds who suffered
> persecution under Diocletian. As a result of Timothy's refusal to give the
> authorities his Bible he and his wife were nailed to a wall and died after
> lingering for nine days.
>
> * the finding of the Holy Cross (c. 326) - According to Ambrose and John
> Chrysostom, St Helen insisted on excavations which reavealed three
> crosses. The one in the middle had the 'title' still attached and that is
> how Christ's cross was identified.
>
> * Juvenal, bishop of Narni (c. 376) - One day, as he was passing a brazen
> bull in front of a temple dedicated to Bacchus, a pagan priest struck
> Juvenal in the mouth with the hilt of his sword because the saint refused
> to sacrifice to the gods. The bishop held the weapon with his teeth, and
> the pagan priest, in a violent effort to withdraw his blade, cut his own
> throat. This incident led to the immediate conversion of the pagan
> bystanders.
>
> * Philip of Zell, hermit (eighth century) - Amongst those who sought out
> this hermit was Pepin, Charlemagne's father, who often visited Philip and
> conversed with him about holy things.
>
> Carolyn Muessig
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