EWTN - Today we honor 2 saints: Pope Sixtus II, martyred alongside 7 deacons in Rome during Valerian's persecution of the Church in the 3rd century; and St. Cajetan, a priest and
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August 7: Sts. SIXTUS II, POPE AND COMPANION MARTYRS. Short bio, Divine Office 2nd reading, and prayer. – Catholics Striving for Holiness (OLD)
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ORTHODOX CHRISTIANITY THEN AND NOW: Synaxarion of the Holy Martyrs Lawrence, Pope Sixtus II and Hippolytus
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FrKevinEstabrook: Homily: August 7 - Pope Saint Sixtus II, martyr - "Courageous in Confessing the Faith"
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