Friday – 9th Week in Ordinary Time – A – Memorial of Saint Boniface, Bishop and Martyr
Today we celebrate the Memorial of Saint Boniface, who was born in 675 and died a martyr in 754. He is often called the Apostle of Germany, and yet he was an English Benedictine monk who left his homeland to evangelize the Germanic peoples. He was sent by the Pope. He preached tirelessly, founded monasteries and dioceses, reformed the Church, and brought many pagans to Christianity.