Saint Jerome Emiliani, Priest
Optional Memorial · White · 8 February
In February
About this day
Jerome Emiliani, a Venetian soldier who turned to God while a prisoner of war, became a priest and gave himself and his property to orphans, the sick and the poor. He founded the Somascan congregation to care for orphans and died in 1537 of plague caught while serving the sick.
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Next: Mon 8 Feb 2027 — Year B · I
- Mon 8 Feb 2027 (optional)
Music
From the Common of Holy Men and Women: For Educators
- Saints of Thanksgiving Day to Dec 14 – St John of the Cross – Propers (English & Latin) [Propers. III. SANC full. 06.04.20] Details
- Organ Propers, Book 20: Common of Commons to Psalms and Tones (Organ) [20. Offertory. 1936-2164. 01.08.20] Details
- Common of Commons to Votive Mass – Holy Angels – Propers (English & Latin) [Gradual Saints. Outside PT. 2016] Details
From the Missal
The Missal takes this day’s antiphons from the Common of Holy Men and Women: For Educators.