Memorial of Saints Andrew Kim Taegon, Paul Chong Hasang, and companions–the Korean martyrs; 103 members of the Christian community in Korea were martyred in the 19th Century
Saint of the Day: St. Joseph of Cupertino, 1603-1663; fond of prayer, even as a child; joined the Conventual Franciscans, and studied for priesthood; gained much knowledge from prayer; his tendency to levitate during prayer became a cross for him, and he was transferred several times; reported to and investigated by the Inquisition, and was exonerated
Optional Memorial of St. Robert Bellarmine, 1542-1621; Italian Jesuit who eventually became a cardinal; defended Rome against anti-clericals, and against political tenets of James I of England; wrote against the prevailing heretics of is day; spiritual father of St. Aloysius Gonzaga, and helped St. Francis de Sales get formal approval of the Visitation order; opposed severe action in the case of Galileo
Memorial of Saints Cornelius and Cyprian; Cornelius, pope, and Cyprian, bishop of Carthage, dealt with the Novatian heresy in the Third Century, which held that apostates could not re-enter the Church, even after repenting; both were arrested in persecutions, and both were martyred
Memorial of St. John Chrysostom, 344-407; called “Chrysostom,” or “golden-mouthed,” because of eloquence; lived as an anchorite from 374 to 386; became bishop of Constantinople in 398, but had enemies in high places; he died while on his way to exile in Pythius
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