1. In Alexandria (Egypt), the commemoration of the Holy presbyters, deacons, and many others, who, during the reign of Emperor Gallienus, when a most deadly outbreak of plague was raging, willingly faced death while ministering to those affected by the epidemic. The piety of the faithful is wont to venerate them as martyrs. († 262)

2. On the Jura Mountains (France), the burial of Saint Romanus, abbot, who, following the example of monks of old, first led an eremitical life in this wilderness and afterwards became the father of many monks. († 463)

3. In Beroea (now Aleppo, Syria), the commemoration of Saints Marana and Cyra, virgins, who lived in a narrow and closed place with no roof, without even a modest cloak, observing silence and accepting their needed food through a small window. († s. V)

   During leap years, the following elogiums are omitted:

4. In Rome (Italy), on Via Tiburtina, the burial of Saint Hilarius, pope, who wrote letters on the Catholic faith, by which he confirmed the Councils of Nicaea, Ephesus and Chalcedon, extolling the primacy of the Roman See.  († 468)

5. In Worcester (England), Saint Oswald, bishop. Initially a canon and then a monk, he later governed the see of Worcester and then that of York. He introduced the Rule of Saint Benedict into many monasteries, and was an affable, generous, joyful teacher with great wisdom. († 992)

6. * In L’Aquila (Italy), Blessed Antonia of Florence, widow, founder and first abbess of the Monastery of Corpus Christi under the first Rule of Saint Clare. († 1472)

7. * At Mount Unzen, near Shimabara (Japan), Blessed Paul Uchibori Sakuemon, who after witnessing the martyrdom of his three sons seven days earlier, was scalded to death in the mountain’s sulfuric waters along with fifteen companions,^[1] offering their lives in testimony of Christ and of the Holy Roman Church. († 1627)

8. In Xilin, in the province of Guangxi (China), Saint Auguste Chapdelaine, priest of the Paris Foreign Missions Society and martyr. Arrested by soldiers with many newly baptized Christians for being the first to sow the faith in this region, he was caned with three hundred strokes, locked in a narrow cage, and finally beheaded.  († 1856)

   During leap years, the following elogiums are proclaimed:

9. * In Paris (France), Blessed Daniel Brottier, professed priest of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, who dedicated himself to creating a foundation for orphans. († 1936)

10. * At the concentration camp of Auschwitz, in Oświęcim (Poland), Blessed Tymoteusz (Stanisław Antoni) Trojanowski, professed priest of the Order of Friars Minor Conventual and martyr. During the military occupation of his homeland by a regime hostile to human dignity and religion, he was spent by the tortures he suffered for confessing his Christian faith, leading to the consummation of his martyrdom. († 1942)

11. * In Milan (Italy), Blessed Carlo Gnocchi, diocesan priest and military chaplain, who, in order to help children orphaned or maimed by war, established a foundation to bring redemption to their innocent pain. († 1956)

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[1] Their names are: (1) Caspar Kizaemon; (2) Mary Mine; (3) Caspar Nagai Sōhan; (4) Louis Shinzaburō; (5) Dionysius Saekieki Zenka and (6) Louis Saeki Kizo, his son; (7) Damian Ichiyata; (8) Leo Nakajima Sōkan and (9) Paul Nakajima, his son; (10) John Kisaki Kyūhachi; (11) John Heisaku; (12) Thomas Uzumi Shingoro; (13) Alexius Sugi Shōhachi; (14) Thomas Kondō Hyōemon; and (15) John Araki Kanshichi.