Saint of the Day – 7 March – Saint Gaudiosus (Died c445) Bishop and Confessor of Brescia. He was the 12th Bishop of Brescia and lived in the 4th and 5th Centuries. A devout apostle of the needy and sick,
The Roman Martyrology reads today: “At Brescia, St Gladiosus, Bishop and Confessor.”
Little is known about his life but this slight le information allows us to sketch a profile of a holy and devout man. He was born in Brescia into a Christian family. From a young age, he distinguished himself for his piety and charity towards the needy.
He became a Priest and, after the death of Bishop Sisinnius, was elected his successor. Gaudiosus governed the See of Brescia for 13 years, during a period of great difficulty for the Church. The Western Roman Empire was in decline and barbarian invasions threatened Christianity. Gaudiosus, however, was a courageous and enlightened shepherd who protected and led his people with firmness and compassion.
The holy Bishop devoted himself to caring for the poor and the sick and zealously worked to preach the Gospel of Christ. He was also a great builder, constructing numerous Churches and charitable institutions.
Gaudiosus died in Brescia on 7 March, around 450/455. His body was buried in the Church of Sant’Alessandro, which he himself had built. His Liturgical Feast is celebrated today.
PRAYER O Saint Gaudiosus, Bishop of Brescia, who led your people with firmness and compassion, intercede for us with the Lord. Help us to be strong in faith, open in charity towards the needy and to do all for the glory of God. Obtain for us, through the intercession of the Virgin Mary, the grace we humbly seek of you… (Name the grace you wish to obtain) Amen.
St Ardo of Aniane Bl Daniel of Wichterich St Deifer of Bodfari St Drausinus of Soissons Bishop St Enodoch St Esterwine of Wearmouth Abbot St Eubulus of Caesarea St Gaudiosus (Died c445) Bishop and Confessor of Brescia
Bl German Gardiner Bl Henry of Austria Bl Jermyn Gardiner
Bl Volker of Segeberg OSA (Died c1135) Priest Martyr Bl William of Assisi
Martyrs of Carthage – 4 Saints: A catechist and three students Martyred together for teaching and learning the faith. We know little more than their names – Revocatus, Saturninus, Saturus and Secundulus. Mauled by wild beasts and beheaded 7 March 203 at Carthage, North Africa
Saint of the Day – 26 October – Saint Gaudiosus (7th Century) Bishop of Salerno, Campania, Italy. Known as a worthy and zealous Bishop and a courageous defender of his flock from the Lombards and the Barbarians. Also known as – Gaudioso, Gaudino.
The Roman Martyrology reads today: “At Salermo, St Gaudiosus, Bishop.”
Gaudiosus was the son or grandson of Theophylact, the Duke of Naples (666-670). He was enrolled in the Clergy of the Neapolitan Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore (after Bishop St Pomponius).
Tradition presents him, thereafter, as a diligent Bishop of the City of Salerno in Campania. This City he defended from barbarian invasions, especially during the war of the Lombards of Benevento.
Having died at the age of fifty, before 649, a few years later, a Master of the Soldiers of Naples, his blood relative, received his body from a certain Grimoald, Duke of Benevento and Lord of Salerno (I or II of that name), who placed it in a Church in Naples, dedicated to him.
A 17th Century Neapolitan historian reports that in 1606, Cardinal Archbishop Ottavio Acquaviva opened the Tomb beneath the High Altar of the Church of St Gaudiosus to extract a Relic to enclose in the silver bust. . In honor of the saint and in memory of the Relics, Hymns were composed for the Proper Office of our Saint for his Feast Day on 26 October.
CHRIST the KING “Therefore, by our Apostolic authority, we appoint the Feast of Our Lord Jesus Christ the King, annually, on the last Lord’s day in the Month of October that is to say, on the Sunday which immediately precedes the Feast of All Saints, to be observed everywhere in the world. Likewise we enjoin, that the dedication of the human race to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, be annually renewed upon that selfsame day.” From the Encyclical Letter of Pope Pius XI Quas Primas; 11 December 1925 https://anastpaul.com/2018/11/25/25-november-the-solemnity-of-our-lord-jesus-christ-king-of-the-universe/ AND: https://anastpaul.com/2022/10/30/30-october-christ-the-king/
St Adalgott of Einsiedeln St Alanus of Quimper St Albinus of Buraburg
St Alfred the Great (849-899) King of Wessex, Confessor, Scholar, Writer and Translator, negotiator. He administered justice with insight and fairness, protected the poor, and encouraged art and the crafts. He tried in all that he did, to rule as a model Christian King. For all this, he alone among the rulers of England is called “the Great.” This Great Saint’s Life: https://anastpaul.com/2021/10/26/saint-of-the-day-26-october-saint-alfred-the-great-849-899/
St Alorus of Quimper St Amandus of Strasburg St Amandus of Worms St Aneurin St Aptonius of Angouleme St Arnold of Queralt St Bean of Mortlach St Bernard de Figuerols
St Gaudiosus (7th Century) Bishop of Salerno St Gibitrudis St Gwinoc St Humbert St Lucian Martyr of Nicomedia and Companions St Marcian St Quadragesimus of Policastro St Quodvultdeus St Rogatian of Carthage
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