1.
THE Circumcision of our Lord..................... 59
St. Fulgentius, Bishop and Confessor............. 63
St. Odilo, or Olon, Sixth Abbot of Cluni......... 69
St. Almachus, or Telemachus, Martyr.............. 71
St. Eugendus, Abbot.............................. 71
St. Fanchea, or Faine, Virgin, of Ireland........ 72
St. Mochua, or Moncain, alias Claunus, Abbot
in Ireland..................................... 72
St. Mochua, alias Cronan, of Bella, Abbot in
Ireland........................................ 72
2.
St. Macarius, of Alexandria, Anchoret............ 73
SS. Martyrs for the Holy Scriptures.............. 76
St. Concordius, Martyr........................... 77
St. Adalard, or Alard, Abbot and Confessor....... 77
3.
St. Peter Balsam, Martyr......................... 80
St. Anterus, Pope................................ 81
St. Gordius, Martyr.............................. 81
St. Genevieve, or Genovefa, Virgin, Patroness of
Paris.......................................... 82
4.
St. Titus, Disciple of St. Paul, Bishop.......... 86
St. Gregory, Bishop of Langres................... 88
St. Rigobert, or Robert, Bishop.................. 88
St. Rumon, Bishop in England..................... 88
5.
St. Simon Stylites, Confessor.................... 89
St. Telesphorus, Pope and Martyr ................ 93
St. Syncletica, Virgin .......................... 93
6.
The Epiphany of our Lord......................... 95
St. Melanius, Bishop and Confessor............... 100
St. Nilammon, Hermit............................. 100
St. Peter, Abbot in England...................... 100
7.
St. Lucian, Priest and Martyr.................... 101
St. Cedd, Bishop of London....................... 103
St. Kentigerna, Widow, of Ireland................ 105
St. Aldric, Bishop of Mans, Confessor............ 105
St. Thillo, Recluse.............................. 106
St. Canut........................................ 107
8.
St. Apollinaris, the Apologist, Bishop........... 108
St. Severinus, Abbot, and Apostle of Noricum,
or Austria .................................... 110
St. Lucian, Apostle of Beauvais, in France,
Martyr......................................... 112
St. Pega, Virgin, of England..................... 112
St. Vulsin, Bishop in England.................... 112
St. Gudula, Virgin, Patroness of Brussels........ 113
St. Nathalan, Bishop of Aberdeen, Confessor...... 113
9.
St. Peter of Sebaste, Bishop and Confessor....... 114
St. Julian and St. Basilissa, Martyrs............ 114
St. Marciana, Virgin and Martyr.................. 116
St. Brithwald, Archbishop of Canterbury.......... 117
St. Felan, or Foelan, Abbot in Ireland .......... 117
St. Adrian, Abbot at Canterbury.................. 118
St. Vaneng, Confessor............................ 118
St. William, Confessor, Archbishop of Bourges.... 120
St. Agatho, Pope................................. 122
St. Marcian, Priest.............................. 123
11.
St. Theodosius the Cenobiarch, Abbot............. 124
St. Hyginus, Pope and Martyr..................... 127
St. Egwin, Bishop in England, Confessor.......... 128
St. Salvius, or Sauve, Bishop of Amiens.......... 128
12.
St. Arcadius, Martyr............................. 129
St. Benedict Bishop, Abbot....................... 131
St. Tygrius and St. Eutropius, Martyrs........... 133
St. Aelred, Abbot in England..................... 133
13.
St. Veronica, Virgin, of Milan................... 135
St. Kentigern, Bishop of Glasco, Confessor....... 137
The Octave of the Epiphany....................... 139
14.
St. Hilary, Bishop............................... 140
St. Felix, Priest and Confessor.................. 147
St. Isaias, St. Sabbas, &c. Martyrs of Sinai..... 149
St. Barbasceminus, &c. Martyrs .................. 150
15.
St. Paul, the First Hermit....................... 151
St. Maurus, Abbot................................ 154
St. Main, Abbot, Native of England............... 155
St. John Calybite, Recluse....................... 155
St. Isidore of Alexandria, Priest and Hospitaller 156
St. Isidore of Scete, Priest and Hermit.......... 157
St. Bonitus, Bishop of Auvergne, Confessor....... 157
St. Ita, or Mida, Virgin of Ireland, Abbess...... 158
16.
St. Marcellus, Pope and Martyr................... 158
St. Macarius the Elder, of Egypt................. 159
St. Honoratus, Archbishop of Arles, Abbot........ 162
St. Fursey, Abbot In Ireland..................... 163
SS. Five Friars, Minors, Martyrs................. 164
St. Henry, Hermit................................ 164
17.
St. Antony, Abbot, Patriarch of Monks............ 165
SS. Speusippus, Eleusippus, and Meleusippus,
Martyrs........................................ 172
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St. Sulpicius the Pious, Archbishop of Bourges... 173
St. Sulpicius de Debonnaire, Archbishop
of Bourges..................................... 173
St. Milgithe, Virgin, of England................. 174
St. Nennius, or Nennidhius, Abbot In Ireland..... 174
18.
St. Peter's Chair at Rome........................ 175
St. Paul and Thirty-six Companions in Egypt,
Martyrs........................................ 176
St. Prisca, Virgin and Martyr.................... 176
St. Deicolus, Abbot, Native of Ireland .......... 177
St. Ulfrid, or Wolfred, Bishop and Martyr........ 177
19.
St. Maris, St. Martha, St. Audifax, and St
Abachum, Martyrs............................... 178
St. Canutus, King of Denmark, Martyr............. 179
St. Henry, Archbishop of Upsal, Martyr........... 180
St. Wulstan, Bishop of Worcester, Confessor...... 181
St. Blaithmaic, Native of Ireland, Abbot of Hij in
Scotland....................................... 182
St. Lomer, or Laudomarus, Abbot.................. 182
20.
St. Fabian, Pope and Martyr...................... 183
St. Sebastian, Martyr............................ 183
St. Euthymius, Abbot............................. 185
St. Fechin, Abbot in Ireland..................... 187
21.
St. Agnes, Virgin and Martyr..................... 188
St. Fructuosus, Bishop of Tarragon, and his
Companions, Martyrs............................ 190
St. Vimin, or Vivian, Bishop and Confessor, in
Scotland....................................... 192
St. Publius, Bishop and Martyr................... 192
St. Epiphanius, Bishop of Pavia.................. 192
22.
St. Vincent, Martyr.............................. 193
St. Anastasius, Martyr........................... 196
23.
St. Raymund of Pennafort, Confessor.............. 200
St. John the Almoner, Confessor, Patriarch of
Alexandria..................................... 203
St. Emerentia, Virgin and Martyr................. 206
St. Clement of Ancyra, Bishop and Martyr......... 207
St. Agathangelus, Martyr......................... 207
St. Ildelfonsus, Archbishop...................... 207
St. Eusebius, Abbot.............................. 208
24.
St. Timothy, Bishop and Martyr................... 208
St. Babylas, Bishop of Antioch, Martyr .......... 211
St. Suranus, Abbot in Umbria..................... 213
St. Macedonius, Anchoret In Syria................ 213
On the life and Writings of Theodoret, Bishop of
Cyrus.......................................... 213
25.
The Conversion of St. Paul....................... 216
St. Juventius and St. Maximinus, Martyrs......... 219
On the Life and Writings of Julian the Apostate.. 219
St. Projectus, Bishop of Clermont, Martyr........ 220
St. Poppo, Abbot of Stavello..................... 221
St. Apollo, Abbot in Thebais..................... 222
St. Publius, Abbot near Zeugma, upon the
Euphrates...................................... 222
26.
St. Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna, Martyr........... 223
St. Paula, Widow................................. 229
St. Conon, Bishop of the Isle of Man............. 232
27.
St. John Chrysostom, Archbishop of
Constantinople.................................. 233
On the Writings of that Father................... 252
St. Julian, First Bishop of Mans, Confessor...... 275
St. Marius, Abbot................................ 275
28.
Commemoration of St. Agnes....................... 276
St. Cyril, Patriarch of Alexandria............... 276
On the Writings of that Father................... 279
St. Thyrsus, St. Leucius, and St. Callinicus,
Martyrs........................................ 283
St. John of Reomay, Abbot........................ 283
B. Margaret, Princess of Hungary, Virgin......... 284
St. Paulinus, Patriarch of Aquileia, Confessor... 284
B. Charlemagne, Emperor.......................... 287
St. Glastian, Bishop and Confessor in Scotland... 289
29.
St. Francis of Sales, Bishop and Confessor....... 289
St. Sulpicius Severus............................ 303
On the Writings of that Saint.................... 305
St. Gildas the Wise, or Badonicus, Abbot,
Native of England ............................ 306
St. Gildas the Albanian, or the Scot, Confessor.. 310
30.
St. Bathildes, Queen of France................... 310
St. Martina, Virgin and Martyr................... 312
St. Aldegondes, Virgin and Abbess................ 313
St. Barsimaeus, Bishop and Martyr................. 313
31.
St. Peter Nolasco, Confessor..................... 314
St. Serapion, Martyr in England.................. 317
St. Cyrus and St. John, Martyrs.................. 317
St. Marcella, Widow.............................. 318
St. Maidoc, or Maodhog, Bishop of Ferns in
Ireland........................................ 318
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