Understanding the Day
Season
Time After Pentecost
Week
Week 10 of Time After Pentecost
Rank
Simple feast
S. Pantaleon Martyr is observed in the Time after Pentecost, the long season in the Church year when we reflect on the life of the Church and the work of the Holy Spirit among believers. This season follows Pentecost and continues through Ordinary Time, focusing on Christian witness, discipleship, and the growth of the Church in daily life. The celebration’s rank is Simple. No octave or special vigil is indicated, so the observance is made on the given day itself.
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Saint & Feast
Principal celebration
Pantaleon
S. Pantaleon Martyr
saint
- Born
- 0275-01-01 · Nicomedia
- Died
- 0305-07-27 · Nicomedia
Saint Pantaleon, counted in Western Christianity as among the Fourteen Holy Helpers of the Late Middle Ages, and in Eastern Christianity as one of the Holy Unmercenary Healers, was a martyr of Nicomedia in Bithynia during the Diocletianic Persecution of 305 AD.
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Catechism
Catechism of the Catholic Church
Sacramentals are sacred signs instituted by the Church that prepare us to receive the fruit of the sacraments and sanctify different circumstances of life. They include blessings of persons, meals, objects, and places, through which the Church praises God and prays for his gifts, usually invoking the name of Jesus with the sign of the cross. Sacramentals do not confer grace as the sacraments do, but the Church’s prayer disposes us to receive grace and cooperate with it. Alongside the liturgy, Christians are also nourished by popular devotions, which can enrich Christian life when they harmonize with the liturgy and lead us toward it. In daily prayer, may we welcome these sacred signs as helps that direct ordinary moments toward the praise of God and the sanctification of life.
The Catechism teaches that the sacraments, particularly those of Christian initiation, lead us toward the ultimate fulfillment of life in God's Kingdom, where we anticipate the resurrection and eternal life. In the light of Christ’s Paschal mystery, death for a Christian is transformed into a passage to be "at home with the Lord," marking the completion of the new life begun at Baptism. The Church, as a nurturing mother, accompanies the deceased through the funeral rites, which express hope in eternal life and the community's bond with the departed. Families are encouraged to participate in these rites, reflecting on their loved one's journey and the promise of resurrection, thus fostering a deeper understanding of faith and communion in the Body of Christ during times of loss.
¶ 1673
When the Church asks publicly and authoritatively in the name of Jesus Christ that a person or object be protected against the power of the Evil One and withdrawn from his dominion, it is called exorcism. Jesus performed exorcisms and from him the Church has received the power and office of exorcizing. In a simple form, exorcism is performed at the celebration of Baptism. the solemn exorcism, called "a major exorcism," can be performed only by a priest and with the permission of the bishop. the priest must proceed with prudence, strictly observing the rules established by the Church. Exorcism is directed at the expulsion of demons or to the liberation from demonic possession through the spiritual authority which Jesus entrusted to his Church. Illness, especially psychological illness, is a very different matter; treating this is the concern of medical science. Therefore, before an exorcism is performed, it is important to ascertain that one is dealing with the presence of the Evil One, and not an illness.