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St. Januarius (September 19) — From Dom Guéranger’s Liturgical Year
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- Sep 18, 2026
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Summary
A meditation for the Feast of St. Januarius, from Dom Guéranger’s “The Liturgical Year”, Volume V of the Time after Pentecost.Saint Januarius, or San Gennaro, was Bishop of Benevento and a zealous pastor who suffered martyrdom during the persecution of the Emperor Diocletian in the early fourth century. According to ancient tradition, he was arrested together with several companions and condemned to death after refusing to renounce Christ. After surviving an attempt to throw him to wild beasts, he and his companions were taken to the Solfatara near Pozzuoli, where they were beheaded. His relics were eventually translated to Naples, where he has long been honored as the city's principal patron. A small quantity of his blood, preserved in a vial, is traditionally said to liquefy several times each year, most notably on his feast day, September 19, a phenomenon that has been venerated by the faithful for centuries. St. Januarius is remembered especially for his courageous confession of the Faith and his willingness to give his life rather than deny Christ.Please note that Servant of God Dom Prosper Guéranger went to his eternal reward in 1875; at this point, Volumes I-IX (Advent to Pentecost Saturday) had been completed, but Volumes X-XV (Trinity Sunday to Advent) had not yet been completed. Thus, the remaining readings of the Liturgical Year, from Trinity Sunday until Advent, were not directly authored by Dom Prosper, but were the work of his disciple Dom Lucien Fromage. 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 med…