Feasts, Obligatory and Optional Memorials of Saints
- St. Simon, apostle
- St. Jude, apostle
- Anastasia and Cyril, martyrs;
- Fidelis of Como, martyr;
- Salvius or Saire;
- Faro, bishop
Simon (died 1st c. A.D.): called the "Canaanite" and also "the Zealot," an anti-Roman party; possibly preached in Egypt and Persia; mentioned in the Roman canon.
Jude, or Thaddeus ("Courageous") (died 1st c. A.D.): may have preached in Palestine and Persia; mentioned in the Roman Canon; patron of those in despair, or in hopeless situations (perhaps because of the similarity of his name with that of Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus and despaired.)
St. Faro (d. ca. 672 A.D.) was the brother of St. Chainoaldus and St. Burgundofara. He married. When he was thirty-five, he and his wife, by agreement, separated, and in time he became a monk at Meaux. He was ordained and about ca. 628 A.D., he was named bishop of Meaux. He was noted for his aid to the needy and for the many conversions he accomplished.
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