January 25 -- today's saints

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Jmj

Today, January 25, we members of the Catholic Church family celebrate the feast of the Conversion of St. Paul.
We also honor, in a special way, the following friends of God -- saints whose souls are now in heaven:

St. Ananias of Damascus (Syrian, healed blindness of Saul and baptized him [Acts 9:10-19], martyred in 1st century)
St. Apollo of Heliopolis (Egyptian, hermit, abbot, c. 395)
St. Artemas of Pozzuoli (Italian, early martyr)
St. Bretannion of Tomi (bishop in Eastern Europe, c. 380)
Sts. Donatus, Sabinus, and Agape (early martyrs)
St. Dwynwen (Welsh, princess, nun, c. 460)
St. Eochod (Irish, missionary in Britain, d. 597)
St. Joel of Pulsano (Italian, Benedictine abbot, d. 1185)
Sts. Juventinus and Maximinus (soldiers, martyred in Syria in 363)
St. Poppo of Stavelot (Belgian, soldier, Benedictine abbot in France, emperor's advisor, d. 1048)
Sts. Praejectus of Clermont and Amarinus (French ... bishop and Benedictine abbot ... martyred by stabbing in 676)
St. Publius of Zeugma (Roman?, hermit, abbot in Syria, c. 380)
St. Racho of Autun (French, bishop, c. 660)

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 25, 2002

Answers

St. Joel of Pulsano

St. Joel was a disciple of St. John of Malta.
He became a Benedictine monk and later the master-general of the congregation at Pulsano, Italy.
He died in 1185.

St. Joel, pray for us, especially for young men who bear your name.

-- (_@_._), January 25, 2002.


Jmj

On January 25, 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. Ananias of Damascus (Syrian, healed blindness of Saul and baptized him [Acts 9:10-19], martyred in 1st century)
St. Apollo of Heliopolis (Egyptian, hermit, abbot, c. 395)
St. Artemas of Pozzuoli (Italian, early martyr)
St. Bretannion of Tomi (bishop in Eastern Europe, c. 380)
Sts. Donatus, Sabinus, and Agape (early martyrs)
St. Dwynwen of Anglesey (Welsh, princess, nun, c. 460)
St. Eochod of Galloway (Irish, missionary in Britain, d. 597)
St. Joel of Pulsano [Gioele] (Italian, Benedictine abbot, d. 1185)
Sts. Juventinus and Maximinus of Antioch (soldiers, martyred in Syria in 363)
St. Poppo of Stavelot (Belgian, soldier, Benedictine abbot in France, emperor's advisor, d. 1048)
Sts. Praejectus of Clermont and Amarinus of Volvic (French ... bishop and Benedictine abbot ... martyred by stabbing in 676)
St. Publius of Zeugma (hermit, abbot in Syria, c. 380)
St. Racho of Autun (French, bishop, c. 660)
Bl. Teresa Michel of Spinetta Marengo [baptized Maria Antonia, nee Grillo Chavez] (Italian, widow, founded Daughters of Providence, d. 1944 [beatified 1998])

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 23, 2004.


PS: We also celebrate the feast of the Conversion of St. Paul.

-- (jfgecik@hotmail.com), January 23, 2004.

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