Feast of San Liberato Martire

San Liberato, ora pro nobis

The second Sunday in May is the Feast of San Liberato, Doctor and Martyr. He is the patron Saint of Calvisi, a small village in Gioia Sannitica, a commune in the Province of Caserta. 

According to tradition, San Liberato was a fifth century doctor in Carthage. During the cruel reign of the tyrant Huneric, son of Genseric and King of the Arian Vandals, he was arrested with his wife and children, and martyred for their faith. San Liberato is also venerated on the second Sunday of October.

In celebration, the occasion I’m posting a prayer to San Liberato. The accompanying photo was taken at Saint Michael’s Church in New Haven, Connecticut. Evviva San Liberato!

Prayer to San Liberato

God our Father, enable us who honor the memory of San Liberato, holy martyr and protector of Calvisi, to share with him in the joy of eternal life, through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen