The Feast of St Peter Chrysologus, BCD, IIIrd Class

Today is the Feast of St Peter Chrysologus, with a Commemoration of St Barbara, VM.

The Collect from the Roman Breviary:

O God, who by divine foreshewing wast pleased to summon thy great teacher Peter Chrysologus to be a ruler and Doctor of thy Church : grant, we beseech thee ; that, as we have learned of him the doctrine of life on earth, so we may be found worthy to have him for our advocate in heaven. Through.

The Proper Lessons may be found here.

The article on him from the Catholic Encyclopædia.

From Catholic Forum.

From the New Catholic Dictionary.

From Doctors of the Catholic Church.

The Commemoration of St Barbara:

Ant: Come, thou bride of Christ, receive the crown which the Lord hath prepared for thee for ever.

V. In thy comeliness, yea in thy beauty.
R. Go forth, ride prosperously, and reign.

Let us pray.
O God, who among the manifold works of thine almighty power hast bestowed even upon the weakness of women strength to win the victory of martyrdom : grant, we beseech thee ; that we, who on this day recall the heavenly birth of blessed Barbara, thy Virgin and Martyr, may so follow in her footsteps, that we may likewise attain unto thee. Through

The aricle on her from the Catholic Encyclopædia.

From the Golden Legend.

From Catholic Forum.

From the New Catholic Dictionary.

From Medieval Saints at Yahoo!