Solemnities, Feasts, Obligatory and Optional Memorials, and Traditional Dates of Commemoration
- Castulus, martyr
- Felix of Trier, bishop
- Macartan, bishop
- Braulio, bishop
- Ludger, bishop
- Basil the Younger, hermit [1]
The Catholic Church commemorates 1 martyr, 4 bishops and 1 hermit on March 26. This list is not exhaustive because there are new beati and canonized persons not yet in this list, as in the other previous lists of this Blog.
Featured today is St. Castulus as he is the only martyr in the list. The intercession of martyrs are commonly known as effective and strong. This may be due to the fact that the manner of their death is most configured to the death of our Lord Jesus Christ - a martyrdom for the cause of building the Church.
St. Castulus of Rome (d. ca. 286 A.D.) was the Emperor's chamberlain who sheltered Christians in his home. Before 286 A.D., the edict of Milan was not yet decreed, and so Christians were terribly tortured and sentenced to death. Since St. Castulus worked for the Christian faith by arranging Christian services in the palace and in so doing produced many converts, he was called to answer for this evangelical work for God. A Christian apostate, named Torquatus, denounced Castulus to Fabian, the prefect of the city. St. Castulus was therefore tortured and sentenced to death by being smothered in a pit - dying to receive the eternal crown of life for his martyrdom.
Saints in the Byzantine Calendar [March 26]
- Synaxis of the Archangel Gabriel [2]
References: Books, Websites & AI Search Results
- [1] Pocket Catholic Dictionary, John A. Hardon
- [2] Dictionary of Saints, John J. Delaney
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