In Alexandria (Egypt), the commemoration of Saint Serapion, martyr, who, was subjected to such cruel tortures during the reign of Emperor Decius that all the joints of his limbs were torn apart. Afterwards, he was thrown from the upper stories of his home. († c. 248)

The commemoration of five Holy martyrs, who were killed in Tyre in Phoenicia (Lebanon) during the reign Emperor Diocletian. First their entire bodies were torn by scourges. Then, stripped of their clothing and placed in the arena, they were thrown to various kinds of wild beasts. They showed a firm and unshakeable constancy in their youthful bodies. One of these in particular, a young man not yet twenty years old, who was not restrained by any chains, poured out prayers to God with his arms extended in the manner of a cross. All of them, standing unharmed before the goaded beasts, were at last killed by the sword. († 303)

In Syrian Antioch (now Antakya, Türkiye), the commemoration of Saint Tyrannio, Bishop of Tyre and martyr. Educated in the Christian faith from an early age, he was torn apart with iron hooks and obtained the crown of victory together with the priest Zenobius. († 311)

In Tournai (Belgium), Saint Eleutherius, bishop. († c. 530)

In Sint-Truiden (Belgium), the passing of Saint Eucherius, Bishop of Orleans. Forced into exile by King Charles Martel on account of the slander directed at him by envious individuals, he founda kindly refuge among the monks. († c. 738)

In Catania (Italy), Saint Leo, bishop, who took care of the poor with particular commitment. († c. 787)

In Aljustrel (Portugal), Saint Jacinta Marto, who, although a young girl, patiently endured the agony of the illness from which she was suffering and fervently gave witness to her devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. († 1920)

* At the Stutthof concentration camp, in Sztutowo (Poland), Blessed Julia (Stanisława) Rodzińska, professed religious of the Congregation of the Sisters of Saint Dominic and martyr. With her native land laid waste by war, she was thrown into a prison camp where, seriously ill, she achieved the glory of heaven. († 1945)