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St. Alban (June 22) — From Dom Guéranger’s Liturgical Year
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- Jun 22, 2026
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A meditation for the Feast of Saint Alban, Proto-Martyr of England, from Dom Guéranger’s “The Liturgical Year”, Volume III of the Time after Pentecost.Saint Alban was the first recorded Christian martyr of Britain and is believed to have suffered persecution during the Roman period, traditionally under the emperor Diocletian in the early fourth century. According to the account of Saint Bede the Venerable, Alban was a pagan living in the Roman town of Verulamium when he sheltered a Christian priest named Amphibalus, who was fleeing persecution. Inspired by the priest’s faith, Alban converted to Christianity and, when soldiers came searching for Amphibalus, Alban disguised the priest so he could escape. Alban was arrested in his place and, after refusing to renounce Christ, was condemned to death. Tradition holds that miracles occurred on the way to his execution, including the parting of a river and the springing up of a fountain, and that he was finally beheaded after bearing witness to the faith with courage. His martyrdom made him a symbol of the early Christian witness in Britain, and the great abbey of St Albans Cathedral was later built over the site associated with his burial.Dom Prosper Guéranger's The Liturgical Year, a monumental fifteen-volume work, offers a comprehensive exploration of the Catholic Church’s liturgical calendar, guiding readers through the spiritual and historical richness of the Church’s worship. Written in the 19th century, the series provides daily meditations, historical context, and liturgical texts for the Mass and Divine Office, covering the entire cycle of seasons—Advent, Christmas, Lent, Passiontide, Easter, and the Time after Pentecost—as well as feast days of saints. Guéranger’s work, rooted in a deep contemplative spirit, aims to…