Jmj

Today, September 9, we, members of the Catholic Church family, honor in a special way the following friends of God, saints whose souls are now in heaven:

St. Peter Claver (Spanish, Jesuit priest, missionary to African slaves in West Indies and South America, d. 1654)
St. Gaudridus (French, Benedictine abbot, d. 1139)
St. Gorgonius (Roman pagan in court of Diocletian, converted and hanged in 303)
St. Hyacinth (Italian, martyr)
St. Isaac the Great (Armenian, bishop, d. 440)
St. Joseph of Volokolamsk (Lithuanian, abbot, d. 1515)
Bl. Mary de la Cabeza (Spanish, wife of St. Isidore the Farmer, c. 1175)
St. Osmanna (French, noblewoman, c. 650)

If you have anything to share about these holy people, please reply now -- biographical episodes, prayers through their intercession, the fact that one is your patron saint -- whatever moves you. If you are interested in one of these saints and want to find out more about him, please ask. Information is sometimes available on the Internet.

All you holy men and women, saints of God, pray for us.
God bless you.
John

-- J. F. Gecik (jgecik@amdg.ihs), September 09, 2001

Answers

-- (_@_._), September 09, 2001.

[Here are some September 9 saints/blesseds to be added to those listed in the opening message:]

Sts. Alexander and Tiburtus (Italian, early martyrs)
St. Audomarus of Therouanne [also known as St. Omer] (French, Benedictine monk, bishop, miracle worker, c. 670)
St. Bettelin of Croyland (English, Benedictine hermit, 8th century)
St. Ciaran of Clonmacnoise (Irish, princess's tutor, hermit, abbot, miracle worker, c. 556)
Sts. Dorotheus, Peter, and Gorgonius (from Asia Minor [Turkish], imperial courtiers [eunuchs, bodyguards], grossly tortured and martyred [two hanged, one broiled] in 303)
Bl. Frederic Ozanam (French, doctor of laws, literature professor, founder of Society of St. Vincent de Paul, husband and father, died at age 40 in 1853 [beatified 1997])
Sts. Rufinus and Rufinian (biological brothers, early martyrs)
Bl. Serafina Sforza (Italian, abused and cast out by husband, Poor Clare abbess, d. 1478 [incorruptible])
St. Severian of Sebaste (Armenian, senator, martyred [torn by iron rakes] in 322)
St. Straton (early martyr by dismemberment)
St. Wilfrida of Wilton (English, repentant concubine of a king, abbess, c. 988)
St. Wulfhilda of Barking (English, Benedictine abbess, c. 1000)

[CORRECTIONS: The name "Gaudridus" in the original message should have been "Gaufridus." Joseph of Volokolamsk, mentioned in the original message was actually not a Catholic and has not been canonized by our Church.]

JFG

-- (jfgecik@hotmail.com), September 09, 2002.

Jmj

On September 9, we members of the Catholic Church family honor, in a special way, the following friends of God -- saints and blesseds whose souls are now in heaven:

St. Peter Claver of Verdu [Pedro] (Spanish, Jesuit priest, missionary to African slaves in West Indies and South America, d. 1654) [On U.S. “particular calendar”]

Sts. Alexander, Hyacinth, and Tiburtus (Italian, early martyrs)
St. Audomarus of Thérouanne [Omer] (French, Benedictine monk, bishop, miracle worker, c. 670)
St. Bettelin of Croyland (English, Benedictine hermit, 8th century)
St. Ciaran of Clonmacnoise (Irish, princess's tutor, hermit, abbot, miracle worker, c. 556)
Sts. Dorotheus, Peter, and Gorgonius, of Nicomedia (from Asia Minor [Turkish], imperial courtiers [eunuchs, bodyguards], grossly tortured and martyred [two hanged, one broiled] in 303)
Bl. Francis Garate of Azpeitia [Francisco] (Spanish, Jesuit brother, d. 1929 [beatified 1985])
Bl. Frederick Ozanam of Lyons [Frédèric] (French, doctor of laws, literature professor, founder of Society of St. Vincent de Paul, husband and father, died at age 40 in 1853 [beatified 1997])
Bl. George Douglas of Edinburgh (Scottish, priest, martyred [drawn, hanged, and quartered] under Elizabeth I in 1587 [beatified 1987])
St. Godfrey of Savigny [Gaudefroy] (French, Benedictine abbot, d. 1139)
St. Gorgonius of Rome (Italian, pagan in imperial court, convert, martyred by hanging in 303)
St. Isaac the Great of Ashtishat (Armenian, bishop, d. 440)
Bl. James Desiré Laval of Croth [Jacques-Desiré] (French, medical doctor, Spiritan missionary priest in Mauritius, d. 1864 [beatified 1979])
Bl. Maria Euthymia Uffing of Halverde [baptized Emma] (German, member of the Congregation of Sisters of Compassion, nursed prisoners and others during World War II, died at about age 41 in 1955 [beatified 2001])
Bl. Mary de la Cabeza of Torrejon [Maria] (Spanish, wife of St. Isidore the Farmer, c. 1175)
St. Osmanna of Brieuc (French, noblewoman, c. 650)
Bl. Peter Bonhomme of Gramat [Pierre] (French, parish priest, preacher of missions, founded Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Calvary, d. 1861 [beatified 2003])
Sts. Rufinus and Rufinian (biological brothers, early martyrs)
Bl. Serafina Sforza of Urbino (Italian, abused and cast out by husband, Poor Clare abbess, d. 1478 [incorruptible])
St. Severian of Sebaste (Armenian, senator, martyred [torn by iron rakes] in 322)
St. Straton (early martyr by dismemberment)
St. Wilfrida of Wilton (English, repentant concubine of a king, abbess, c. 988)
St. Wulfhilda of Barking (English, Benedictine abbess, c. 1000)

If you have anything to share about these holy people, please reply now -- biographical episodes, prayers through their intercession, the fact that one is your patron -- whatever moves you. If you are interested in one of these saints or blesseds and want to find out more about him/her, please ask. Information is sometimes available on the Internet.

All you holy men and women, saints of God, pray for us.
God bless you.
John

-- J. F. Gecik (jfgecik@hotmail.com), September 09, 2003.