Today · Wednesday 16 September 2026
A pope and a bishop who never met, joined in one feast because they stood together on the same question: whether Christians who had lapsed under persecution could be received back. Both said yes, against the rigorists. Both died for the faith within five years of each other.
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Collect · 16 September
O God, who gave Saints Cornelius and Cyprian to your people as diligent shepherds and valiant martyrs, grant that through their intercession we may be strengthened in faith and constancy and spend ourselves without reserve for the unity of the Church. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son.
Cornelius and Cyprian · in Cyprian, *On the Unity of the Church*
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