Innumerable Martyrs of Saragossa

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Today among other memorial is of the Innumerable Martyrs of Saragossa...

"A large group of Christians martyred in Zaragoza, Spain by Dacian during the persecutions of Diocletian. Dacian ordered all Christians of the city into exile under pain of death; when they were assembled to leave, Dacian ordered imperial soldiers to massacre the lot of them."

All ye martyrs, pray for us. All ye saints, pray for us.

May your memories be renewed upon the earth. Amen. Amen.

It is also St. Martin de Porres, and St. Malachy O'More's day. Along with..

    * Acepsimas
    * Acheric of Vosges
    * Alphais of Cudot
    * Amicus of Monte Cassino
    * Berthold of Engelberg
    * Caesareus
    * Clydog
    * Cristiolus
    * Domnus of Vienne
    * Elerius
    * Englatius
    * Florus of Lodeve
    * Gaudiosus of Tarazona
    * Germanus
    * Guenhael
    * Hermengaudius of Urgell
    * Hilary of Viterbo
    * Hubert of Liege
    * Ida of Toggenburg
    * Oda
    * Papulus
    * Peter Francis Neron
    * Pirmin
    * Quartus
    * Raynerius of Arezzo
    * Rumwold of Buckingham
    * Simon Ballachi
    * Sylvia of Rome
    * Theophilus
    * Valentine of Viterbo
    * Valentinian
    * Vitalis
    * William of Vosges
    * Winifred of Wales
    * Wulganus

... It is said that on a saints' memorial it is especially good to pray for that saint's intercession. And here we have so many! At times however, I have found myself doing what little I can to find out about each of them, or simply pray each individually by name to pray for us.

And I have found this helpful.

I often think the saints we know least about can help us especially, and be dear friends we will recognize in Heaven.