September 21st

Saint Jonah

Saint · Common of Holy Men and Women

The commemoration of Saint Jonah, prophet, son of Amittai, by whose name a book of the Old Testament is called, and whose famous coming forth from the belly of the whale is related in the Gospel itself as a sign of the Lord’s Resurrection.

Latin Original

Commemorátio sancti Ionz, prophétz, fílii Amathi, cuius nómine liber Véteris Testaménti appellátus est et céleber éxitus e ceti ventre tamquam signum dominicz Resurrectiónis 1n ipso Evangélio enarrátur.