January 3 -- today's saints

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Jmj

Today, January 3, we members of the Catholic Church family honor, in a special way, the following friends of God -- saints whose souls are now in heaven:

Pope St. Antherus (Greek, elected to papacy in 235, reigned just 43 days until martyrdom on January 3, 236)
St. Bertilia of Maroeuil (French, noblewoman, patron of poor and sick, widow, c. 705)
St. Blitmund of Bobbio (Italian, abbot in France, d. 660)
Sts. Cyrinus, Primus, and Theogenes (soldiers, martyred in Asia Minor [Turkey] in 320)
St. Daniel of Padua (Italian, convert from Judaism, deacon, martyred in 168)
Sts. Finlugh of Derry and Fintan of Doon (Irish, brothers, abbots, 6th century)
Sts. Florentius of Vienne I and II (French, bishops, one martyred c. 275, the other died c. 374)
St. Geneviève of Paris (French, shepherdess, virgin, visionary, saved Paris from barbarians, c. 500)
St. Gordius (Cappadocian [Turkish], centurion, martyred by beheading in 304)
Sts. Narses and Joseph (Persian, bishop and disciple, martyred)
St. Peter Balsam (Palestinian, martyred by crucifixion in c. 291)
St. Peter Absalon (Palestinian, martyred [buried alive] c. 311)
Sts. Theopemptus and Theonas (from Asia Minor [Turkish], bishop and layman, martyred in 284)
St. Wenog (Welsh)
Sts. Zosimus and Athanasius (Cilician [Turkish], tortured but survived, hermits, c. 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 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), January 03, 2002

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Jmj

On January 3, we members of the Catholic Church family pay special honor to the Holy Name of Jesus.
We also honor the following friends of God -- saints whose souls are now in heaven:

Bl. Alan de Solminihac of Saint-Aquilin [Alain] (French, Augustinian superior, bishop for 23 years, visited all 800 parishes at least nine times, d. 1659 [beatified 1981])
Pope St. Antherus (Greek, elected to papacy in 235, reigned just 43 days until martyrdom on January 3, 236)
Sts. Athanasius and Zosimus of Cilicia (from Asia Minor [Turkish], tortured but survived, hermits, c. 303)
St. Bertilia of Maroeuil (French, noblewoman, patron of poor and sick, widow, c. 705)
St. Blitmund of Bobbio (Italian, abbot in France, d. 660)
Sts. Cyrinus, Primus, and Theogenes, of Cyzicus (soldiers, martyred in Asia Minor [Turkey] in 320)
St. Daniel of Padua (Italian, convert from Judaism, deacon, martyred in 168)
Sts. Finlugh of Derry and Fintan of Doon (Irish, brothers, abbots, 6th century)
Sts. Florentius of Vienne I and II (French, bishops, one martyred c. 275, the other died c. 374)
St. Geneviève of Paris (French, shepherdess, virgin, visionary, saved Paris from barbarians, c. 500)
St. Gordius of Caesarea (Cappadocian [Turkish], centurion, martyred by beheading in 304)
Bl. Kuriakose Elias Chavara of Kainakary (Indian, priest and vicar general of Syro-Malabar church, co-founder and first prior-general of the Congregation of the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate, d. 1871 [beatified 1986])
Sts. Narses and Joseph of Subagord (Persian, bishop and disciple, martyred)
St. Peter Balsam of Aulana (Palestinian, martyred by crucifixion in c. 291)
St. Peter Absalon of Caesarea (Palestinian, martyred [buried alive] c. 311)
Sts. Theopemptus and Theonas of Nicomedia (from Asia Minor [Turkish], bishop and layman, martyred in 284)
St. Wenog (Welsh)

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), January 03, 2004.


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