October 5

Commemoration of Saint Placidus and Saint Maurus, Martyrs


        Saint Placidus, together with Saint Maurus were committed to the care of St. Benedict, when both were very young. Their parents were friendly to the holy patriarch, who like them belonged to the nobility. St. Benedict had great love for these two early companions. On one occasion while drawing water from the lake of Subiaco, as St. Gregory relates, Placidus fell in and the waves carried him far from the shore. At the command of Benedict, Maurus hastened to the rescue and only after he had safely brought the young Placidus to the shore did he note that he had walked upon the waters. Little Is known of the life of St. Placidus. [He was sent later to Sicily. He was murdered with his monks, out of hatred for the Faith, by heathen pirates A.D. 541.] Since the Tenth Century he has been venerated as a saint in the Benedictine order.

      We want to thank the Friends of Our Lady of Fatima for expediting these resources of the Propers. Sources: Saint Andrew Daily Missal and the Marian Missal , 1945

COLLECT
Commemoration of Sts. Placidus and Maurus
Deus, qui nos concédis sanctórum Mártyrum tuórum, Placidus et Maurus et Sociórum natalítia cólere: da nobis in ætérna beatitúdine de eórum societáte gaudére. Per Dominum nostrum Jesum Christum Filium tuum, qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate Spiritus Sancti, Deus,
Per omnia saecula saeculorum.
R. Amen.
Commemoration of Sts. Placidus and Maurus
O God, Who dost permit us to celebrate the birthday of Thy holy martyrs, Placidus and Maurus and Companions, grant us to enjoy their companionship in everlasting beatitude. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God,
Forever and ever.
R.Amen.
SECRET
Commemoration of Sts. Placidus and Maurus
Múnera tibi, Dómine, nostræ devotiónis offérimus: quæ et pro tuórum tibi grata sint honóre justórum, et nobis salutária, te miseránte reddántur. Per Dóminum nostrum Jesum Christum Fílium tuum, Qui Tecum vivit et regnat in unitáte Spíritus Sancti, Deus,
Per omnia saecula saeculorum.
R. Amen.
Commemoration of Sts. Placidus and Maurus
We offer Thee, O Lord, the gifts of our devotion; may they be rendered both pleasing unto Thee, for the honor of Thy just ones, and to us, through Thy mercy, helpful to salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God,
Forever and ever.
R.Amen.
POSTCOMMUNION
Commemoration of Sts. Placidus and Maurus
Præsta nobis, quæsumus, Dómine, intercedéntibus sanctis Mártyribus tuis Placidus et Maurus et Sociórum: ut, quod ore contíngimus, pura mente capiámus. Per Dóminum nostrum Jesum Christum Fílium tuum, qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitáte Spíritus Sancti, Deus,
Per omnia saecula saeculorum.
R. Amen.
Commemoration of Sts. Placidus and Maurus
Grant us, we beseech Thee; O Lord, by the intercession of Thy holy martyrs, Placidus and Maurus and Companions, that what we touch with our lips we may receive with a pure heart. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God,
For ever and ever.
R. Amen.
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Commemoration of the holy martyrs Sts. Placidus and Maurus