ST SEVERIANUS, MARTYR - 9 SEPTEMBER

 

ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN SEPTEMBER

Saints celebrated on the 9th of September

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SAINT SEVERIANUS, MARTYR 

According to the legend handed down to us, this Saint was martyred at Sebaste in Lesser Armenia. He was born from a noble family and served as a soldier at Sebaste under the Emperor Licinius. 

HE FREQUENTLY VISITED HIS IMPRISONED FELLOW BELIEVERS, COMFORTING THEM

He was a zealous Christian who was frequently visiting his imprisoned fellow believers, comforting and encouraging them to perseverance in the faith. 

The 40 martyrs who were subjected to the cruel freezing deaths at Sebaste were also diligently visited by our saint in the dungeon and strengthened in their faith. 

AT LAST HE WAS REPORTED

At last he was reported to the Dux Lysias as a Christian, an enemy of the gods and a seducer of the soldiers. 

When Saint Severianus heard that the captors were being sent after him, he turned himself in. 

The warrior of Christ happily endured all the torments that the angry man used against him. 

NOTHING COULD MAKE THE SAINT WAVER IN HIS CONFESSION OF THE TRUE FAITH

Since all attempts to make the saint waver in his confession of the true Faith were in vain, Lysias ordered him to be tied to a wall with a strong rope around his body, and heavy stones to be fastened to his feet, so that his body would be torn in two by their heavy weight.

According to another version, he was scourged to death with a heavy stone on his feet. 

THEY BURIED THE HOLY REMAINS

Pious men, to whom the saint had announced his death beforehand, and whom he had asked for the burial of his dead body, collected the holy remains on the following day and buried them. In Metaphrastes his story of suffering is described in detail. 

The Roman Martyrology also remembers him on the above day. Portraits show him hung up, his feet weighted with weights. 

(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 5, Augsburg, 1882 - 🎨 The Forty Martyrs of Sebaste whom Saint Severianus ministered to during their confinement in the dungeon)

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PRAYER:

Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Severianus may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.