Jmj

Today, January 26, 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. Timothy (Lycaonian [Turkish], assistant and spiritual "son" of St. Paul, bishop of Ephesus, martyred by stoning in 97)
St. Titus (Cretan, disciple and secretary of St. Paul, bishop, c. 96)
St. Alberic of Cīteaux [Aubrey] (French, hermit, Benedictine prior, co-founder and first abbot of Cistercian order, d. 1108)
St. Alphonsus of Astorga (Spanish, bishop, Benedictine monk, 9th century)
St. Ansurius of Orense (Spanish, bishop, Benedictine monk, d. 925)
St. Athanasius of Sorrento (Italian, bishop)
St. Conan of Iona (Scottish or Irish, bishop, died on Isle of Man c. 648)
St. Eystein Erlandsson (Norwegian, king's chaplain, archbishop, d. 1188)
St. Margaret of Hungary (Hungarian, princess, in Dominican convent from age 3, nun, mystic, miracle worker, died at age 28 in 1270 [canonized 1943])
St. Paula (Roman, noblewoman, mother of five (two saints), widow, disciple of St. Jerome, died in Bethlehem in 404)
St. Theofrid of Corbie (French, Benedictine abbot, bishop, c. 690)
Sts. Theogenes and 36 companions (African, bishop and flock, martyred in 258)
St. Tortgith of Barking (English, Benedictine nun, visionary, c. 700)

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 26, 2002

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St. Titus is invoked as the patron saint of those opposed by free-thinkers.

-- (_@_._), January 26, 2002.

Jmj

On January 26, 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. Timothy of Ephesus (Lycaonian [Turkish], assistant and spiritual "son" of St. Paul, bishop, martyred by stoning in 97)
St. Titus of Goryna (Cretan, disciple and secretary of St. Paul, bishop, c. 96)

St. Alberic of Cīteaux [Aubrey] (French, hermit, Benedictine prior, co-founder and first abbot of Cistercian order, d. 1108)
St. Alphonsus of Astorga (Spanish, bishop, Benedictine monk, 9th century)
St. Ansurius of Orense (Spanish, bishop, Benedictine monk, d. 925)
St. Athanasius of Sorrento (Italian, bishop)
St. Augustine Erlandsson of Nidaros [Eystein] (Norwegian, king's chaplain, archbishop, d. 1188)
Bl. Boleslawa Maria Lament of Lowicz (Polish, virgin, religious, founded Congregation of the Missionary Sisters of the Holy Family, d. 1946 [beatified 1991])
St. Conan of Iona (Scottish or Irish, bishop, died on Isle of Man c. 648)
St. Margaret of Budapest [Margit] (Hungarian, princess, in Dominican convent from age 3, nun, mystic, miracle worker, died at age 27 in 1270 [beatified 1789, canonized 1943])
Bl. Michael Kozal of Ligota [Michal] (Polish, auxiliary bishop, arrested by Nazis, martyred [ill treatment] at Dachau camp in Germany at age 49 in 1943 [beatified 1987])
St. Paula of Rome (Italian, noblewoman, mother of five [two saints], widow, disciple of St. Jerome, died in Bethlehem in 404)
St. Theofrid of Corbie (French, Benedictine abbot, bishop, c. 690)
Sts. Theogenes and 36 companions, of Hippona (African, bishop and flock, martyred in 258)
St. Tortgith of Barking (English, Benedictine nun, visionary, c. 700)

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 26, 2004.

St. Polycarp, Bishop & Martyr, Ora Pro Nobis.

-- jake (j@k.e), January 26, 2004.