11:00 Adoration and Confessions
Saints Protus and Hyacinth were Christian martyrs during the persecution of Emperor Valerian. They were servants in the house of St. Philip and were arrested and executed for being Christians. The main source for details on their martyrdoms and acts is considered unreliable, but the relics of St. Hyacinth, known to be entirely authentic, were found in 1845 in the cemetery of St. Philip. Tradition holds that they were brothers and served as chamberlains to Saint Eugenia. They were baptized along with her by Helenus, Bishop of Heliopolis, and devoted themselves zealously to the study of sacred scripture. They lived with the hermits of Egypt and later accompanied Eugenia to Rome.
The Ostende Blog - Fr Christopher Young 