Saints of 29 March
The feast, the saints of the day, and the Roman Martyrology for 29 March.
Feasts in 2026
Sunday 29 March 2026.
- Ordinary Form: Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord. Solemnity, red. Also kept: Sts Jonah & Barachisius.
- 1962 calendar: Dominica in Palmis. First class, violet.
Feasts that depend on the date of Easter fall on a different day each year.
Saints of the day
- Sts Jonah & Barachisius. Persian martyrs.
Roman Martyrology
Ss. Jonas and Barachisius
In Persia, the holy martyrs Jonas and Barachisius, under Sapor, king of Persia. Jonas, being pressed in a vice till his bones were broken, was cut in twain; Barachisius was suffocated by burning pitch poured into his throat.
St Cyril of Heliopolis
At Heliopolis, near Mount Lebanon, under Julian the Apostate, St. Cyril, deacon and martyr, whose body was opened and his liver plucked out by the Gentiles, who devoured it like wild beasts.
Ss. Pastor, Victorinus
At Nicomedia, the martyrdom of the holy martyrs Pastor, Victorinus and their companions.
St Armogastes of Africa
In Africa, under the Arian king Genseric, during the persecution of the Vandals, the holy confessors Armogastes, count, Mascula, Archimimus, and Saturus, master of the king's household. Having endured many severe torments, as well as reproaches, for the confession of the truth, they reached the end of their glorious combats.
St Secundus of Asti
At Asti, St. Secundus, martyr.
St Eustasius of Luxeuil
In the monastery of Luxeuil, the decease of the abbot St. Eustasius, a disciple of St. Columbau, who had under his guidance nearly six hundred monks. Eminent in sanctity, he was also renowned for miracles.
From the 1916 English edition of the Roman Martyrology, which is in the public domain. Saints canonised since then are added with a short note.
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