Obligatory and Optional Memorials of Saints for September 9
- Peter Claver
- Gorgonius;
- Isaac or Sahak I, bishop;
- Ciarsa or Kieran, abbot;
- Audomarus or Omer, bishop;
- Bettelin
Peter Claver: was a Jesuit missionary of the sixteenth century who ministered to African slaves as they arrived in the South American seaport of Cartagena. Enduring the derision of the slave traders, he fed the hungry, cared for the sick and dying, preached the Gospel and baptized converts for over forty years.
Bettelin (8th century A.D.) was a hermit and disciple of St. Guthlac in Croyland, England. Tradition tells that his father was a Stafford ruler and his mother, a princess. The couple was on their way from Ireland to England, when the princess suddenly was about to give birth to Bettelin. While his father went away to find a midwife, the princess gave birth to Bettelin. However, the mother of Bettelin was killed by ravenous wolves. Bettelin thus grew up in the forest as a hermit. He was said to leave his hermitage and perform a miracle in driving off invaders with the assistance of an angel.
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