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Saint of the Day (June 02) ✠   Saints Marcellinus and Peter   ✠ These two saints were greatly honored and prayed to by the early Christians. The feast of these two martyrs was included in the Roman calendar of saints by Pope Vigilius in 555. Marcellinus was a priest and Peter assisted Marcellinus in his ministry. Both very bravely practiced their Christian faith. They served the Christian community fearlessly and with great self-sacrifice even though they knew that their lives were in danger. When Emperor Diocletian began punishing Christians for their faith, many Christians were killed. St. Marcellinus and Peter were also killed along with many others. They were beheaded. But before they died, they were forced to dig their own graves. They were taken to a hidden spot, deep in the Silva Nigra forest, to do this difficult job. Years later, their graves were discovered in that remote spot. Their executioner, the man who cut off their heads, as...

Saint of the Day (June 02) ✠ St. Erasmus of Formia ✠ Martyr, Bishop of Formiae: Born: The 3rd Century Died: 303 AD Illyricum (modern-day Croatia) Venerated in: Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Feast: June 2 Patronage: Against appendicitis, Against birth pains, Against abdominal or stomach pains and diseases, Against colic, Against danger at sea, Against seasickness, Against storms, Ammunition, Explosives, and Ordnance workers, Boatmen, Mariners, Sailors, Watermen, Childbirth and Women in labour, Navigators, Gaeta, Italy, Formia, Cattle pest, Fort St. Elmo, Malta. St. Erasmus of Formia Martyr – also known as Saint Elmo, Bishop of Formiae, Campagna, Italy. St Erasmus or Elmo is also one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, saintly figures of Christian tradition who were venerated especially as intercessors. As with many martyrs of the early Church, we have known little about their lives and upbringings but much about their pious and courageous deaths, acco...