Saints of 8 May
The feast, the saints of the day, and the Roman Martyrology for 8 May.
Feasts in 2026
Friday 8 May 2026.
- Ordinary Form: Bl. Catherine of St Augustine. Optional memorial, white.
- 1962 calendar: Friday of the Fourth Week after Easter. Fourth class, white.
Feasts that depend on the date of Easter fall on a different day each year.
Saints of the day
- Bl. Catherine of St Augustine. Pioneer nurse of New France.
Roman Martyrology
St Michael
AN Mount Gargano, the apparition of the Archangel St. Michael.
St Victor of Milan
At Milan, the birthday of the holy martyr Victor, a Moor. He became a Christian in his youth, and served as soldier in the imperial army. When Maximian wished to force him to offer sacrifice to idols, he persevered with the greatest fortitude in the confession of the Lord. Being first beaten with rods, but without experiencing any pain, through the protection of God, and then having melted lead poured over him, which did him no injury whatever, he at length terminated the career of his glorious martyrdom by being beheaded.
St Acathius of Constantinople
At Constantinople, in the persecution of Diocletian and Maximian, St. Acathius, a centurion, 'who, being denounced as a Christian by the tribune Firmus, and cruelly tortured at Perinthus by the judge Bibian, was finally condemned to death at Byzantium by the proconsul Flaccinus. His body was afterwards miraculously brought to the shore of Syllacium, where it is preserved with due honor.
St Denis of Vienne
At Vienne, St. Denis, bishop and confessor.
St Helladius of Auxerre
At Auxerre, St. Helladius, bishop.
St Peter, bishop
In the diocese of Besancon, St. Peter, bishop.
St Wiro of Ireland
In Ireland, St. Wiro, bishop.
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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