NOVEMBER 16 -- today's saints

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Jmj

Today, November 16, 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. Gertrude the Great (German, Benedictine nun, visionary, mystic, d. 1302)
St. Margaret of Scotland [also known as St. Margaret of Hungary] (English [born in Hungary], wife of Scottish king, mother of eight, d. 1093)
St. Agnes of Assisi [Agnes Scifi] (Italian, younger sister of St. Clare, second Poor Clare nun [at age 15], abbess, d. 1253 [three months after Clare])
St. Gobrian (French, bishop, hermit, d. 725)
Bl. Gratia of Cattaro (Italian, fisherman, Augustinian brother, d. 1509)
St. Joseph Moscati [Giuseppe] (Italian, medical doctor to soldiers and poor, university professor, researcher, d. 1927 at age 46 [canonized 1987])
St. Othmar of Saint-Gall (Swiss, Benedictine abbot, d. 759)
St. Afan (Welsh, bishop, 6th century)
St. Africus of Comminges (French, 7th century)
St. Alfrick of Canterbury (English, Benedictine abbot, archbishop, d. 1006)
St. Balsamie (French, nurse, 5th century)
St. Edmund Rich of Canterbury (English, theologian, teacher at Oxford, archbishop, adviser to king, c. 1242)
St. Elpidius, Marcellus, Eustochius, and companions (Italian, dragged by horses and martyred by burning in 362)
St. Eucherius of Lyons (French, monk, hermit, bishop, c. 450)
St. Fidentius of Padua (Italian, 2nd century)
St. Joseph Mkasa Balikuddembe (Uganda, prefect of royal pages, companion of St. Charles Lwanga, martyred by beheading in 1885)
Bl. Louis Morbioli (Italian, Carmelite tertiary, d. 1495)
St. Mechtilde (German, Cistercian nun, mystic, spiritual guide of St. Gertrude, d. 1298)
St. Rufinus, Marcus, Valerius, and companions (African, early martyrs)
Bl. Simeon of Cava (Italian, Benedictine abbot, d. 1141)

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/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), November 16, 2001

Answers

[Prayer by St. Gertrude:]

O Sacred Heart of Jesus, fountain of eternal life, Your Heart is a glowing furnace of Love. You are my refuge and my sanctuary.
O my adorable and loving Savior, consume my heart with the burning fire with which Yours is aflamed. Pour down on my soul those graces which flow from Your love. Let my heart be united with Yours. Let my will be conformed to Yours in all things. May Your Will be the rule of all my desires and actions. Amen.

-- (_@_._), November 16, 2001.


John, St. Gertrude the great, is the only female Saint with the title " the great " in The Catholic Church.

David S

-- David S (asdzxc8176@aol.com), November 16, 2001.


That's "great," David. {_8^D)
Thanks.

-- (jfgecik@hotmail.com), November 16, 2001.

Jmj

On November 16, 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. Gertrude the Great of Eisleben (German, Benedictine nun, visionary, mystic, d. 1302)
St. Margaret of Scotland [also known as St. Margaret of Hungary] (British [born in Hungary], wife of Scottish king, mother of eight, d. 1093)

St. Afan (Welsh, bishop, 6th century)
St. Africus of Comminges (French, 7th century)
St. Agnes Scifi of Assisi [Agnese] (Italian, younger sister of St. Clare, second Poor Clare nun [at age 15], abbess, d. 1253 [three months after Clare])
St. Alfrick of Canterbury (English, Benedictine abbot, archbishop, d. 1006)
Blessed Martyrs of Almeria (Spanish, 9 men [2 bishops, 7 religious of the Institute of Christian Schools], martyred in Civil War in 1936 [beatified 1993])
----- Bl. James Ventaja Milán of Ohanes [Diego] (bishop, died at age 56)
----- Bl. Emmanuel Medina Olmos of Lanteira [Manuel] (bishop, died at age 67)
----- Bl. Edimigio Primo Rodríguez of Adalia [baptized Isidro (Isidore)]
----- Bl. Amalio Zariquiegui Mendoza of Salinas de Oro [baptized Justo (Justus)]
----- Bl. Walter Bernard Herrero Martínez of Santa María de Porquera de los Infantes [Valerio Bernardo] [baptized Marciano (Marcian)]
----- Bl. Theodomir Joachim Sáinz Sáinz of Puéntedey [Teodomiro Joaquin] [baptized Adriano (Adrian)]
----- Bl. Evencio Ricardo Alonso Uyarra of Viloria de Rioja [baptized Eusebio (Eusebius)]
----- Bl. Aurelius Mary Villalón Acebrón of Zafra de Zancara [Aurelio María] [baptized Benvenuto]
----- Bl. Joseph Cecil Rodríguez González of Molina de Ubierna [José Cecilio] [baptized Bonifacio (Boniface)]
St. Balsamie (French, nurse, 5th century)
St. Edmund Rich of Canterbury [also known as Edmund of Abingdon] (English, theologian, teacher at Oxford, archbishop, adviser to king, c. 1242)
Bl. Edward Osbaldeston of Lancaster (English, priest, martyred under Elizabeth I in 1594 [beatified 1987])
St. Elpidius, Marcellus, Eustochius, and companions (dragged by horses and martyred by burning in 362)
St. Eucherius of Lyons (French, monk, hermit, bishop, c. 450)
St. Fidentius of Padua (Italian, 2nd century)
St. Gobrian of Vannes (French, bishop, hermit, d. 725)
Bl. Grace of Cattaro [Grazia] (Italian, fisherman, Augustinian brother, d. 1509)
St. Joseph Mkasa Balikuddembe of Buganda (Uganda, prefect of royal pages, companion of St. Charles Lwanga, martyred by beheading in 1885)
St. Joseph Moscati of Benevento [Giuseppe] (Italian, medical doctor to soldiers and poor, university professor, researcher, d. 1927 at age 46 [canonized 1987])
Bl. Louis Morbioli of Bologna [Luigi] (Italian, Carmelite tertiary, d. 1495)
St. Mechtilde of Saxony (German, Cistercian nun, mystic, spiritual guide of St. Gertrude, d. 1298)
St. Othmar of Saint-Gall (Swiss, Benedictine abbot, d. 759)
St. Rufinus, Marcus, Valerius, and companions (African, early martyrs)
Bl. Simeon of La Cava (Italian, Benedictine abbot, d. 1141)

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), November 15, 2003.


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