The Daily Pilgrimage

Today in the Roman year

Pentecost teaches that the Holy Ghost does not create private religious enthusiasm detached from doctrine, worship, and authority. He gathers, sends, teaches, and strengthens the visible Church. The remnant must therefore seek fire without disorder and zeal without novelty.

Perform one hidden act of charity without seeking notice or return.

Roman Martyrology

July 27

At Nicomedia, the martyrdom of St. Pantaleon, a physician. For the faith of Christ he was apprehended by the emperor Maximian, subjected to the torture and burned with torches, during which torments he was comforted by an apparition of our Lord. He ended his martyrdom by a stroke of the sword. — In the same city, St. Hermolaus, priest, by whose instructions blessed Pantaleon was converted to the faith. Also, the Saints Hermippus and Hermocrates, brothers. After many sufferings borne for the confession of Christ, they were condemned to capital punishment by the same Maximian. — At Nola, the holy martyrs Felix, Julia and Jucunda. — At Biseglia, in Apulia, the holy martyrs Maurus, bishop, Pantaleemon, and Sergius, who suffered under Trajan. — In the country of the Homerites (Arabia), the commemoration of the holy martyrs, who were delivered to the flames for faith of Christ, under the tyrant Dunaan. — At Cordova, in Spain, during the persecution of the Arabs, the holy martyrs George, deacon, Felix, Aurelius, Natalia, and Liliosa. — At Ephesus, the birthday of the seven holy sleepers, Maximian, Malchus, Martinian, Denis, John, Serapion, and Constantine. — At Auxerre, the demise of blessed JEtherius, bishop and confessor. — At Constantinople, blessed Anthusa, a virgin. Under Constantine Copronymus, after being scourged and banished, she rested in the Lord.

From Matins

The physician healed by martyrdom.

Matins - One Nocturn - St. Pantaleon, Martyr

Roman Breviary, Proper lesson for St. Pantaleon

“He bore all the bitterness of his torments with a quiet and brave heart.”

• The Breviary remembers St. Pantaleon as a noble physician of Nicomedia, taught the faith of Jesus Christ by the priest Hermolaus and brought through baptism into confession.
• He persuaded his father Eustorgius to become Christian and preached the Faith of Christ at Nicomedia, exhorting others to embrace His doctrine.
• Under Diocletian he endured the rack and red-hot metal before receiving the sword and the crown of martyrdom.

Let skill serve confession. St. Pantaleon teaches that healing bodies is safest when the soul is healed by faith, courage, and readiness to suffer for Christ.

Truth of the Faith

Obedience Serves Truth

Catholic obedience is a virtue ordered to God and His truth. It is not servility before contradiction or unlawful command.

Prayer

O Lord, make my charity patient without weakness, firm without harshness, and always ordered toward the salvation of souls.