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Saint Boniface, Bishop and Martyr

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First Reading — 2 Timothy 3:10-17

But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, patience, Persecutions, afflictions: such as came upon me at Antioch, at Iconium and at Lystra: what persecutions I endured, and out of them all the Lord delivered me. And all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. But evil men and seducers shall grow worse and worse: erring, and driving into error, But continue thou in those things which thou hast learned and which have been committed to thee. Knowing of whom thou hast learned them: And because from thy infancy thou hast known the holy scriptures which can instruct thee to salvation by the faith which is in Christ Jesus. All scripture, inspired of God, is profitable to teach, to reprove, to correct, to instruct in justice: That the man of God may be perfect, furnished to every good work.

Saints Memorialized Today

Saint Boniface
Saint Boniface Bishop, Missionary, Priest, Papal legate, Monk 675–754

Saint Boniface was born around 675 in Anglo-Saxon England, traditionally linked with Crediton in Devon, and was given the name Wynfreth (or Winfrid). Drawn to God from an early age, he became a Benedictine monk, a learned teacher, and a priest, but he refused the comfort of advancement at home in order to carry the Gospel abroad. In 716 he set out as a missionary to Frisia, and after early setbacks he went to Rome, where Pope Gregory II renamed him Boniface and sent him as missionary bishop to the peoples of Germania. With courage and pastoral wisdom, Boniface preached Christ, founded monasteries and churches, and helped organize enduring dioceses across the German lands. He worked closely with the popes and the Frankish rulers, and was later made Archbishop of Mainz, strengthening the unity and reform of the Church in Europe. In 754, while evangelizing in Frisia, Boniface was martyred with 52 companions. His relics rest at Fulda, a lasting place of pilgrimage. He is honored as the “Apostle to the Germans” and is patron of Ibagué and places bearing his name. His feast day is June 5.

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Franco da Assergi Monk, Hermit 1154–1300

Saint Franco da Assergi (1154–1300) was an Italian monk whose long life was marked by quiet fidelity to God. Born in Roio Piano, he embraced the monastic vocation and spent his years in prayer, discipline, and humble service, offering a steady witness to the Gospel through the hidden holiness of everyday devotion. Remembered with special love in the places that cherish his memory, he is honored as patron of Assergi and Forca di Valle, where the faithful continue to look to his example of steadfast faith. Saint Franco’s feast is celebrated on June 5, inviting us to seek sanctity not through acclaim, but through persevering love of God and a life shaped by contemplation.