Ordinary Time: August 30th
Monday of the Twenty-Second Week in Ordinary Time; St. Jeanne Jugan, Religious
Other Commemorations: Saints Felix and Adauctus, martyrs (RM); St. Fiacre (RM)
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Today is the feast of St. Jeanne Jugan, her religious name St. Mary of the Cross (1792-1879), foundress of the Little Sisters of the Poor.
According to the previous calendar (1962), today is the feast of St. Rose of Lima. Her feast is currently celebrated on August 23.Sts. Felix and Adauctus were two Roman martyrs under the Diocletian persecution. They are buried in the cemetery of Commodilla at the gates of Rome on the Ostian Way. St. Fiacre is from the diocese of Meaux and is the patron saint of gardeners. Both saints are mentioned in the Roman Martyrology.Sts. Felix and AdauctusIn the year 304 Felix was living piously and happily, doing the work of a Christian priest in Rome, when he was captured, along with many other Christians at the start of the persecutions under the Emperor Diocletian. First he was savagely tortured. Then he was sentenced to be beheaded, for no torture sufficed to make him give up his Christian beliefs.

- This is an ancient devotion to these early Roman martyrs. There is an amazing exhibit in Krakow of the Lost Wawel from the 10th-11th century rotunda church dedicated to St. Felix and Adauctus.
- And how about a little bit of science from this archeology exhibit?
- See the painting The Glorification of Saints Felix and Adauctus (1759–61) by Carlo Innocenzo Carlone (1686–1775).
- It's not the Rosetta Stone, but in the tomb of Saints Felix and Adauctus in the catacombs of Commodilla in Rome there is a cornice of a fresco that the Christian inscription/graffiti has an important place in the history of the Italian language.
St. FiacreSt. Fiacre (also known as Fiachra; Fiachrach; Fiacrius; Fiaker and Fevre) was a hermit at Kilfiachra, Ireland. He left to go to France, and then lived as a solitary at Breuil, Brie, on land given him by St. Faro, bishop of Meaux. Fiacre built a hospice for travelers, attracted many disciples, was known for his charity and aid to the poor, and was consulted by many for his spiritual wisdom. His miracles of healing became legendary. He is the patron saint of gardeners and the cabdrivers of Paris, whose vehicles are called fiacres, since the first coach for hire in Paris was located near the Hotel Saint-Fiacre. He is mentioned in Roman Martyrology for this day.
Often Portrayed as: man carrying a spade and a basket of vegetables beside him surrounded by pilgrims and blessing the sick.Things to Do:
- Visit CatholicIreland.net and learn more about St. Fiacre.
- Read St. Fiacre, Patron Saint of Gardeners and St. Fiacre, the Gentle Gardener.
- See the 15th century French chapel, La Chapelle Saint Fiacre
- Pray the Prayer for the Feast of St. Fiacre.
- Read the Golden Legend on St. Fiacre.
- Despite the many images of St. Fiacre that depict him wearing Franciscan robes, Fiacre was not a Franciscan. He was a hermit, and not attached to a particular religious order.