Saints of 25 November
The feast, the saints of the day, and the Roman Martyrology for 25 November.
Feasts in 2026
Wednesday 25 November 2026.
- Ordinary Form: St Catherine of Alexandria. Optional memorial, red.
- 1962 calendar: St. Catharine of Alexandria, Virgin and Martyr. Third class, white.
Feasts that depend on the date of Easter fall on a different day each year.
Saints of the day
- St Catherine of Alexandria. Virgin and martyr.
Roman Martyrology
St Catharine, virgin and martyr
The birthday of St. Catharine, virgin and martyr, under the emperor Maximinus. For the confession of the Christian faith, she was cast into prison at Alexandria, and afterwards endured a long scourging with whips garnished with metal, and finally ended her martyrdom by decapitation. Her body was miraculously conveyed by angels to Mount Sinai, where pious veneration is paid to it by a great concourse of Christians.
St Moses of Rome
At Rome, St. Moses, priest and martyr, who, with others detained in prison, was often consoled by the letters of St. Cyprian. After he had withstood with unbending courage not only the Gentiles, but also the Novatian schismatics and heretics, he was finally, in the persecution of Decius, crowned with a martyrdom which fills the mind with admiration, according to the words of pope St. Cornelius.
St Erasmus of Antioch
At Antioch, St. Erasmus, martyr.
St Mercury of Caesarea
At Caesarea, in Cappadocia, St. Mercury, soldier, who vanquished the barbarians and triumphed over the cruelty of Decius through the protection of his guardian angel. Finally, having acquired great glory from his sufferings, he was crowned with martyrdom and went to reign forever in heaven.
St Jucunda of Emilia
In Emilia, a province of Italy, St. Jucunda, virgin.
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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