Wednesday, December 25, 2024

The Great Cloud of Witnesses

Sts. Nereus and Achilleus Read more

Sts. Nereus and Achilleus

There are different accounts of the lives of these two Saints.  One legend tells us that they were Roman soldiers who renounced their commission when they converted to the faith. They were arrested, beheaded, and their bodies were buried in the catacomb of Domitilla on the Via Ardeatina.  In following centuries, a Mass was celebrated on their graves on the 12th of May. Another...
Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M. 294
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