10 Aug 2022 – St Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr

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10 Aug 2022 – St Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr

Readings:

2 Cor 9:6-10; Ps 111:1-2, 5-9, R/ v5. John 12: 24-26

St Lawrence, Deacon, Martyr

He died at Rome on this day in 258, four days after Saint Sixtus II, with whom he was closely associated. Honoured for his almsgiving. Became, after the apostles, the most celebrated martyr of the Church of Rome. His cult spread throughout the Church from the fourth century. Named in Eucharistic Prayer I (The Roman Canon), and in five ancient Roman churches dedicated to him.

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