Saints celebrated on the 23th of June
Saint Felix was a priest and martyr at Sutrium (now Sutri), who encouraged the Christian prisoners to steadfastness during the Valerian persecution (around the year 257). To silence him, the governor Turcius had the saint's mouth crushed with heavy stones until he gave up the ghost. The Roman Martyrology* mentions Saint Felix on June 23.
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 183)
*A hagiography source used by the authors
Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations
PRAYER:
Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Felix 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.
SAINT FELIX' ENTRY IN THE ROMAN MARTYROLOGY:
"At Sutri, in Tuscany, St. Felix, priest. By the command of the prefect Turcius, he was struck on the mouth with a stone until he breathed his last."
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