Saint of the Day – 4 August – Saint Perpetua (Died c80) Matron of Rome, disciple of St Peter, Apostle by whom she was converted and Baptised.
The Roman Martyrology reads today: “At Rome, St Perpetua, who was Baptised by the blessed Apostle Peter. She, converted her son Nazarius and her husband, Africanus, to the Faith. She buried the remains of many holy Martyrs and finally went to our Lord, endowed with an abundance of merits.”
Statue of St Peter
As a young married woman and mother, St Perpetua, after her conversion by St Peter, Apostle, succeeded in converted her pagan husban named Africanus and her son, Nazarius, bringing them both to St Peter for Baptism.
Thereafter, in her courageous zeal for Christ and His Church, she proceeded by her corporal works of mercy, to collect and bury the bodies of those holy Martyrs of Christ who had been brutally murdered.
We have received no further information but do have the knowledge of her own Relics being solemnly enshrined partially in Milan and others, in Cremora, Italy.
St Dominic de Guzman OP (1170-1221) Confessor, Founder of the Dominicans – The Order of Preachers – Priest, Founder, Teacher, Preacher, Mystic, Miracle-Worker, Apostle of the Holy Rosary. At Dominic’s Baptism, Blessed Joan, his Mother, saw a star shining from his chest, which became another of his symbols in art and led to his patronage of astronomy. https://anastpaul.wordpress.com/2017/08/08/saint-of-the-day-8-august-st-dominic-de-guzman-founder-of-the-dominican-order-of-preachers/ A lovely personal description of St Dominic here: https://anastpaul.com/2022/08/04/saint-of-the-day-4-august-st-dominic-confessor/ The Roman Martyrology states today: “At Bologna, St Dominic, Confessor, Founder of the Order of Friars Preachers, most renowned for sanctity and learning. He preserved his chastity unsullied to the end of his life and by his great merits, raised three persons from the dead. After having repressed heresies by his preaching and instructed many in the religious and Godly life, he rested in peace on the 6th of this month. His Feast, however, is celebrated on this day by decree of Pope Paul IV.”
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