The Most Holy Name of Jesus, the only name to which every knee must bend in the heavens, on the earth, and under the earth, to the glory of God the Father.

At the Catacombs of San Callisto on the Appian Way, in Rome (Italy), the burial of Saint Antherus, pope, who, in a brief pontificate, succeeded the martyr Saint Pontian. († 236)

In Nicomedia (now İzmit, Türkiye), Saints Theopemptus and Theonas, who suffered martyrdom during the persecution of Diocletian. (†304)

In Caesarea in Cappadocia (now Kayseri, Türkiye), Saint Gordius, centurion and martyr. Saint Basil praised him as a true emulator of the centurion at the Cross because he professed his faith in Jesus, the Son of God during the persecution of the Emperor Diocletian. (†304)

In Padua (Italy), the commemoration of Saint Daniel, deacon and martyr. († c. 304)

In Parion (now Kemer, Türkiye), Saint Theogenes, martyr. As a soldier during the time of Emperor Licinius, he refused to perform military service because of his Christian faith. Consequently, he was jailed, tortured, and finally drowned at sea. († 320)

In Vienne (France), Saint Florentius, bishop, who took part in the Council celebrated at Valence. († after 377)

In Paris (France), the burial of Saint Genevieve, virgin. Born in Nanterre, she took the veil of consecrated virgins at the age of fifteen, following the advice of Saint Germanus, Bishop of Auxerre. She comforted the inhabitants of the city, terrified by the invasion of the Huns, and supported her fellow citizens in times of famine. († c. 500)

* In Lentini, Sicily (Italy), Saint Lucian, bishop. († 8th/9th cent.)

In Koonammavu (India), Saint Kuriakose Elias Chavara, professed priest and founder of the Congregation of the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate. (†1871)