*Sts. Cornelius and Cyprian are the memorial today. They are third century martyrs, one a pope and one a bishop, who disagreed over treatment of apostates but agreed on protecting the faith.
*Tuesday is the optional memorial of St. Robert Bellarmine or St. Hildegard von Bingen. This year I'll talk about St. Hildegard, a 12th century nun gifted with visions that she interpreted into songs, poems, and other forms of art. She's considered unique for what we have from learned women at this time because so little was preserved that we have no real sense of what was made at the time.
*Thursday is the optional memorial of St. Januarius. He is a fourth century bishop-martyr during the persecutions of Diocletian. His blood liquifies on his feast day and on other day(s).
*Friday is the memorial of the martyrs of Korea. These are hundreds of martyrs who died during persecutions in 1839, 1846, and 1847. The list includes lay people, priests, and missionaries, both natives of Korea and those who came to bring the faith.
*We end the week with a feast day, St. Matthew the Apostle/Evangelist. His gospel was written for a Jewish audience, showing how the Messiah is the fulfillment of the Old Testament prophecies.
(Sts. C and C found on pinterest, no source given)
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