Today we rejoice along with the Holy Church in the Commemoration of St. Sabina, in addition to the Martyrdom of John the Baptist.
Saint Sabina was a martyr from Rome who lived in the 1st century AD until 126 AD. She was the widow of Senator Valentinus and daughter of Herod Metallarius.
St. Sabina was converted to the Faith by her servant, St. Serapia. Upon St. Serapia's denouncement as a Christian and subsequent martyrdom by decapitation, St. Sabina rescued her remains and had them moved to the family mausoleum. Like St. Serapia, St. Sabina too was denounced and accused of being a Christian. And after she consented to being one, she was martyred under Elpidio the Prefect in the city of Vindena in the state of Umbria, Italy.
In 430 AD, her relics were brought to a special basilica in her honor in Rome which was built on the spot of a former temple to Juno. Indeed, the Christian has conquered the Roman pagans. This church is now the world headquarters of the Dominican Order.
May we pray for the fortitude and patience of the martyrs like St. Sabina.
Collect:
O God, one of the marvelous examples of Your power was granting the victory of martyrdom even to delicate womanhood. May the example of the blessed martyr Sabina, whose birthday we celebrate today, draw us closer to You. Through our Lord . . .
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