December 30 -- today's saints

greenspun.com : LUSENET : Catholic : One Thread

Jmj

Today, December 30, we members of the Catholic Church family celebrate the feast of the Holy Family.
We also honor, in a special way, the following friends of God -- saints whose souls are now in heaven:

St. Anysia of Salonika (Greek, virgin, martyred by the sword in 304)
St. Anysius of Salonika (Greek, bishop, c. 410)
Sts. Appian, Donatus, Honorius, Mansuetus, Severus, and four companions (Egyptian, martyred at Alexandria by heretics c. 483)
St. Egwin of Worcester (English, nobleman, Benedictine monk, bishop, d. 717)
St. Eugene of Milan (Italian, bishop)
Sts. Sabinus, Exuperantius, Marcellus, and Venustian of Spoleto (Italian ... bishop, two deacons, layman ... martyred in 303)
St. John Alcober Figuero (Spanish, Dominican missionary priest, martyred by strangling in China in 1748 [canonized 2000])
St. Liberius of Ravenna (Italian, bishop, c. 200)
Bl. Margaret Colonna [Margherita] (Roman, noblewoman, abbess, d. 1284)
Bl. Matthia dei Nazzarei (Italian, Benedictine [later Poor Clare] abbess for 40 years, d. 1213)
St. Ralph of Vaucelles (English, Cistercian abbot in France, d. 1152)
St. Raynerius of Aquila (Italian, bishop, d. 1077)

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), December 30, 2001

Answers

Oops! I shouldn't have said that today, 12/30, we celebrate the feast of the Holy Family.
This beautiful feast moves from one date to another, from year to year. Usually it is celebrated on the Sunday between Christmas and New Year's Day (i.e., 12/26, 27, 28, 29, 30, or 31).
When Christmas and New Year's Day fall on Sundays, the feast of the Holy Family is celebrated on Friday, December 30.

-- (jfgecik@hotmail.com), December 30, 2001.

Jmj

On December 30, 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. Anysia of Salonika (Greek, virgin, martyred by the sword in 304)
St. Anysius of Salonika (Greek, bishop, c. 410)
Sts. Appian, Donatus, Honorius, Mansuetus, Severus, and four companions, of Alexandria (Egyptian, martyred at Alexandria by heretics c. 483)
St. Egwin of Worcester (English, nobleman, Benedictine monk, bishop, d. 717)
St. Eugene of Milan (Italian, bishop)
Bl. Eugenia Ravasco of Milan (Italian, virgin, founded Congregation of the Daughters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, d. 1900 [beatified 2003])
St. John Alcober Figuero of Gerona [Juan] (Spanish, Dominican missionary priest, martyred by strangling in China in 1748 [beatified 1893, canonized 2000])
Bl. John Mary Boccardo of Testona de Moncalieri [Giovanni Maria] (Italian, diocesan priest, founded Congregation of the Poor Daughters of St. Cajetan, d. 1913 [beatified 1998])
St. Liberius of Ravenna (Italian, bishop, c. 200)
Bl. Margaret Colonna of Palestrina [Margherita] (Italian, noblewoman, abbess, d. 1284)
Bl. Matthia dei Nazzarei of Metalica (Italian, Benedictine [later Poor Clare] abbess for 40 years, d. 1213)
St. Ralph of Vaucelles (English, Cistercian abbot in France, d. 1152)
St. Raniero of Aquila (Italian, bishop, d. 1077)
Sts. Sabinus, Exuperantius, Marcellus, and Venustian of Spoleto (Italian ... bishop, two deacons, layman ... martyred in 303)

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), December 30, 2003.


Moderation questions? read the FAQ