Feasts, Obligatory and Optional Memorials of Saints
- Andrew Dung-lac, priest
- Chrysogonus
- Colman of Cloyne, bishop
- Flora and Mary, virgins and martyrs
St. Andrew Dung-lac (+1839 A.D.) was one of 117 people who were martyred in Vietnam between 1820-1862 A.D. St. Andrew was a diocesan priest. He and his companions were canonized by St. John Paul II in 1988 A.D. They gave their lives for Christ, remaining firm in their faith. In this group of martyrs eight were bishops, 49 were priests, and one was a seminarian. There were 59 lay people in the group. 96 of the 117 martyrs were Vietnamese.
In the Byzantine calendar: November 24
- St. Catharine, Great Virgin-Martyr
- St. Mercurius, Great Martyr
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