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Wednesday of the Third Week of Advent Saint of the Day: St. Rufus; Rufus and Zosimus were natives of either Antioch or Philippi; they were brought to Rome with Ignatius of Antioch during the reign of Emperor Trajan, and were condemned to death for their Christianity; they were thrown to wild beasts in the arena two days before the martyrdom of Ignatius Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/18/24 Gospel: Matthew 1:18-25