Double Feast of Saint Thomas of Villanova, Bishop and Confessor Commemoration of Saint Maurice and Companion Martyrs
White Vestments
Missa "Statuit ei Dominus"
Saint Thomas of Villanova, Archbishop of Valencia, Spain, was a Religious of the Order of St. Augustine, He was distinguished by his perfect humility and his charity to the poor, to whom he gave all he possessed. When he died the
very bed on which he lay no longer belonged to him. He had given it away a few days before to a poor man, who in his turn allowed him to keep it for the short time that it would still be of use to him. He died September 8, 1555.
Saint Maurice was an officer of the Theban legion, a body of about 6000 men. These soldiers were Christians and loyal to their emperor and to God. They refused to sacrifice to the heathen gods and were put to the sword, in 286,
by Maximian, the colleague of Diocletian, unresistingly giving their lives for the Faith.
Resources: We are grateful to Friends of Our Lady of Fatima for providing the Propers for the faithful. Sources: Saint Andrew Daily Missal and the Marian Missal , 1945
Missa "Statuit ei Dominus"
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INTROIT: Ecclesiasticus 45: 30
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