Feasts, Obligatory and Optional Memorials of Saints
- Saturninus, martyr
- Saturninus or Sernin, bishop
- Radbod, bishop
St. Saturninus (d. ca. 309 A.D.) was known to be a priest who went to Rome from Carthage. He was arrested with Sisinius, a deacon, during the persecution of Christians by Emperor Maximian. He and Sisinius were tortured, burned, and then beheaded.
St. Saturninus of Toulouse (3rd century A.D.) a.k.a. Sernin, was the first bishop of Toulouse. He was sent as a missionary from Rome to the area of the Pyrenees Mountains, which encompasses northern Spain and southern France. St. Saturninus opposed the worship of idols by the people, incurring the anger of the pagan temple priests who dragged him into the temple and ordered him to sacrifice to their gods. When Saturninus refused, the pagan priests tied his feet to a bull which then dragged him to death. His relics were enshrined in what is now the basilica of Saint-Sernin.
St. Radbod (ca. 918 A.D.) was the grandson of the last pagan king of Friesland. He was educated by his uncle Gunther, bishop of Cologne and then became a Benedictine monk. In 900 A.D. he was named bishop of Utrecht and was known for his aid to the poor and as a poet. He died at Deventer, Flanders, where he had moved his see because of a Danish invasion.
November 29 also marks the day of Dorothy Day's (1897-1980 A.D.) death. Her cause for canonization was formally introduced early in 2000 A.D. upon the request of Cardinal John J. O'Connor (d. 2000 A.D.), archbishop of New York. Cardinal O'Connor considered Dorothy Day as a model for women who have had or are considering an abortion. Dorothy Day was cofoundress of the Catholic Worker movement. Her whole life was dedicated to the service of the poor, the hungry, the homeless, and the cause of peace.
As of November 2023, Dorothy Day's cause for canonization is in the Roman phase, having concluded the diocesan phase in December 2021. The Vatican's Dicastery for the Causes of Saints has appointed a relator for her cause, and the next step is the submission and approval of the positio, which could lead to her declaration as "Venerable."
November 29 Saints in the Byzantine Calendar
- Sts. Paramon and Philemonus, Martyrs
- Bessarion
- Venerable Acacius
Bessarion (4th century A.D.) was a native of Egypt and became a hermit under the guidance of St. Anthony of the Desert and St. Macarius. Bessarion subjected himself to great mortifications and had many miracles attributed to him. In the Byzantine calendar, his feast is November 29. In the Catholic Church, his feast is on June 17.
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