ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN DECEMBER
Saints celebrated on the 3rd of December
SAINT CLAUDIUS AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS OF ROME
Today, we also commemorate Saint Claudius and Companions. The Roman Martyrology states:
"At Rome, the holy martyrs Claudius, tribune, and Hilaria, his wife, with Jason and Maurus, their sons, and seventy soldiers. By the command of the emperor Numerian, Claudius was fastened to a large stone and precipitated into the river; the soldiers and the sons of Claudius were condemned to capital punishment. But blessed Hilaria, after having buried the bodies of her sons, and whilst praying at their tomb, was arrested by the Pagans, and shortly after departed for heaven."
PRAYER:
Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saints Claudius, Hilaria, Jason and Maurus 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.
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