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Rosalia was born in Palermo, Sicily, in the early twelfth century. Her father was a nobleman who traced his ancestry back to the Holy Roman Emperor Bl. Charlemagne. As Rosalia grew into a beautiful young woman, her hand in marriage was eagerly sought. Rosalia, however, wished only to consecrate her virginity to God, and at a young age she forever left behind the comforts of her aristocratic life. She first entered a Basilian monastery, but her love of solitude eventually led her to a cave on Mount Pellegrino, some miles outside Palermo. In this cave Rosalia dedicated herself so perfectly to prayer and mortification that she was called to her heavenly Spouse at the age of only thirty. Her body remained buried under stone and crystal until the year of Our Lord 1624. Palermo was afflicted with a terrible plague, and it was revealed to one of the faithful that St. Rosalia would intercede for the city if her relics were translated from the cave. When the relics were carried in procession around the city, the plague lifted, and from then on Rosalia has been honored as patroness of Palermo, as well as against plagues and disease. She is celebrated in Sicily with an additional feast in honor of her relics on July 15th.
ON Mount Nebo, in the land of Moab, the holy lawgiver and prophet Moses.
At Ancyra, in Galatia, the birthday [into heaven] of three saintly boys, Rufinus, Silvanus, and Vitalicus, martyrs.
At Chalons, in France, St. Marcellus, martyr, under the emperor Antoninus. Being invited to a profane banquet by the governor Priscus, and abhorring the meats that were served, he reproved with great freedom all persons present for worshipping the idols. For this, by an unheard-of kind of cruelty, the same governor had him burned alive up to the waist. After persevering for three days in praising God, he yielded up his undefiled soul.
The same day, the holy martyrs Magnus, Castus, and Maximus.
At Treves, St. Marcellus, bishop and martyr.
The same day, the Saints Thameles, previously a pagan priest, and his companions, martyrs under the emperor Adrian.
Also, the holy martyrs Theodore, Oceanus, Ammian, and Julian, who had their feet cut off, and consummated their martyrdom by being thrown into the fire, in the time of the emperor Maximian.
At Rimini, St. Marinus, deacon.
At Palermo, the birthday [into heaven] of St. Rosalia, virgin, a native of that city, issued from the royal blood of Charlemagne. For the love of Christ, she forsook the princely court of her father, and led a heavenly life alone in mountains and caverns.
At Naples, in Campania, the birthday [into heaven] of St. Candida, who was the first to meet St. Peter when he came to that city, and being baptized by him, afterwards ended her holy life in peace.
In the same place, St. Candida, the younger, renowned for miracles.
At Viterbo, blessed Rose, virgin.
℣. And elsewhere many other holy martyrs, confessors, and holy virgins.
℟. Thanks be to God.