April 17
SAINT ANICETUS
Pope and Martyr
SIMPLE/RED
Anicetus, who was of Syrian ancestry, was pope from about the year 152 to the year 160. He took a firm stand against contemporary heresies. Although he did not actually shed his blood for the Faith, he merited the title of martyr through the sufferings he endured in the government of the persecuted Church.
Mass of a POPE
COLLECT
O Eternal Shepherd, who appointed blessed Anicetus shepherd of the whole Church, let the prayers of this martyr and supreme pontiff move you to look with favor upon Your flock and to keep it under Your continual protection. Through Our Lord . . .
Pope and Martyr
SIMPLE/RED
Anicetus, who was of Syrian ancestry, was pope from about the year 152 to the year 160. He took a firm stand against contemporary heresies. Although he did not actually shed his blood for the Faith, he merited the title of martyr through the sufferings he endured in the government of the persecuted Church.
Mass of a POPE
COLLECT
O Eternal Shepherd, who appointed blessed Anicetus shepherd of the whole Church, let the prayers of this martyr and supreme pontiff move you to look with favor upon Your flock and to keep it under Your continual protection. Through Our Lord . . .
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