Today, January 10, 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. Agatho (Sicilian, married man, monk, elected to papacy in 678, reigned until death in 681)
St. Benincasa of Cava (Italian, Benedictine abbot, d. 1194)
St. Dermot [also known as Diarmuid] (Irish, abbot, 6th century)
St. John Camillus the Good of Milan (Italian, bishop, c. 660)
St. Marcian (Constantinopolitan [Turkish], bishop, c. 480)
St. Nicanor (Israelite, one of seven original deacons [Acts 6:5], missionary, martyred on Cyprus c. 76)
St. Peter Orseolo (Italian, Venetian doge, Benedictine monk, hermit, d. 987)
St. Petronius of Avignon (French, monk, bishop, c. 463)
St. Thomian of Armagh (Irish, archbishop, c. 660)
St. William of Bourges [Guillaume de Donjeon] (French, Cistercian abbot, bishop, miracle-worker, d. 1209)

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 10, 2002

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[The following fact about Pope St. Agatho (from one Internet source) also tells us about the Eastern churches' recognition of papal supremacy:]

"The most important event of Agatho's pontificate was the Council of Constantinople (November 680 to September 681), to which Agatho sent legates with a letter that condemned the Monothelite heresy [claimed that Christ had only one will] and expounded traditional Catholic belief of two wills in Christ -- one divine, one human. Most bishops at the council, led by Patriarch George of Constantinople, accepted, saying, 'Peter has spoken by Agatho.' The Monothelite heresy was condemned ..."

-- (jfgecik@hotmail.com), January 10, 2002.

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On January 10, 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:

Pope St. Agatho of Palermo (Sicilian, married man, monk, elected to papacy in 678, reigned until death in 681)
Bl. Ann of the Angels Monteagudo of Arequipa [Ana de los Angeles] (Peruvian, Dominican prioress, d. 1686 [beatified 1985])
St. Benincasa of Cava (Italian, Benedictine abbot, d. 1194)
St. Dermot of Inchcleraun [also known as Diarmuid] (Irish, abbot, 6th century)
St. John Camillus the Good of Milan (Italian, bishop, c. 660)
St. Marcian of Constantinople (from Asia Minor [Turkish], bishop, c. 480)
Bl. Mary of Sorrows Rodriguez Sopena y Ortega of Velez Rubio [Maria Dolores] (Spanish, virgin, founded catechetical institute, d. 1918 [beatified 2003])
St. Nicanor of Jerusalem (Israelite, one of seven original deacons [Acts 6:5], missionary, martyred on Cyprus c. 76)
St. Peter Orseolo of Rivo Alto (Italian, Venetian doge, Benedictine monk, hermit, d. 987)
St. Petronius of Avignon (French, monk, bishop, c. 463)
St. Thomian of Armagh (Irish, archbishop, c. 660)
St. William de Donjeon of Bourges [Guillaume] (French, Cistercian abbot, bishop, miracle-worker, d. 1209)

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 12, 2004.