Monday 5 February 2024 (other days)
Saint Agatha, Virgin, Martyr
on Monday of week 5 in Ordinary Time
on Monday of week 5 in Ordinary Time
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Year: B(II). Psalm week: 1. Liturgical Colour: Red.
St Agatha
She was martyred at Catania in Sicily, probably during the persecution of Decius (250-253). Devotion to her was widespread in the Church in the earliest times and she is mentioned in the Roman Canon of the Mass. See the articles in the Catholic Encyclopaedia and Wikipedia.
Liturgical colour: red
Red is the colour of fire and of blood. Liturgically, it is used to celebrate the fire of the Holy Spirit (for instance, at Pentecost) and the blood of the martyrs.
