January 31 -- today's saints

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Jmj

Today, January 31, 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. John Bosco [Don Giovanni Melchiore Bosco] (Italian, priest, teacher of boys, founder of Society of Salesians, founder of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, d. 1888)
St. Adamnan of Coldingham (Irish, Benedictine monk, c. 680)
St. Aidan of Ferns (Irish, bishop, miracle worker, d. 632)
St. Athanasius of Modon (Sicilian, Basilian monk in Greece, bishop, c. 885)
St. Bobinus of Troyes (French, Benedictine monk, bishop, c. 766)
Sts. Cyrus and John (Egyptian, physicians, tortured and martyred by beheading c. 303)
St. Eusebius of Saint Gall (Irish, Benedictine monk in Switzerland, hermit, martyred by a farmer's scythe in 884)
St. Francis Xavier Bianchi (Italian, Barnabite priest, college president, miracle worker, d. 1815 [canonized 1951])
St. Geminian of Modena (Italian, bishop, d. 348)
Bl. John of Angelus [Giovanni] (Venetian, Benedictine monk, c. 1050)
St. Julius of Novara (Italian, priest, c. 390)
Bl. Louise degli Albertoni (Roman, mother of three, widow, Franciscan tertiary, d. 1533)
St. Madoes
St. Marcella (Roman, noblewoman, widow, disciple of St. Jerome, d. 410)
St. Martin Manuel (Portuguese, priest, martyred by Muslims in Spain in 1156)
Bl. Mary Christine [Maria Cristina] (Sardinian, queen of the Two Sicilies, died at age 23 in 1836)
St. Metranus of Alexandria (Egyptian, martyred c. 250)
St. Nicetas of Novgorod (Ukrainian, monk, bishop, d. 1107)
Bl. Paula Gambara-Costa (Italian, married woman, Franciscan tertiary, d. 1515)
Sts. Saturninus, Thyrsus, and Victor (Egyptian, martyred c. 250)
Sts. Tarcisius, Zoticus, Cyriacus, and companions (Egyptian, early martyrs)
St. Tryphaena of Cyzicus (from Asia Minor [Turkish], married woman, tortured and martyred [gored by savage bull])
St. Ulphia of Amiens (French, hermitess, nun, d. 995?)

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 31, 2002

Answers

[From St. John Bosco to his youthful companions:]

"Fly from bad companions as from the bite of a poisonous snake. If you keep good companions, I can assure you that you will one day rejoice with the blessed in Heaven; whereas if you keep with those who are bad, you will become bad yourself, and you will be in danger of losing your soul."

"Enjoy yourself as much as you like -- if only you keep from sin."

"Do you want our Lord to give you many graces? Visit him often. Do you want him to give you few graces? Visit him seldom. Visits to the Blessed Sacrament are powerful and indispensable means of overcoming the attacks of the devil. Make frequent visits to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament and the devil will be powerless against you."

[From St. John Bosco to his fellow Salesians:]

"See that no one finds you motivated by impetuosity or willfulness. It is difficult to keep calm when administering punishment, but this must be done if we are to keep ourselves from showing off our authority or spilling out our anger. Let us regard those boys over whom we have some authority as our own sons. Let us place ourselves in their service. Let us be ashamed to assume an attitude of superiority. Let us not rule over them except for the purpose of serving them better. This was the method that Jesus used with the apostles. He put up with their ignorance and roughness and even their infidelity. He treated sinners with a kindness and affection that caused some to be shocked, others to be scandalized and still others to hope for God's mercy. And so he bade us to be gentle and humble of heart."

-- (_@_._), January 31, 2002.


Jmj

On January 31, 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. John Bosco of Becchi [Giovanni Melchiore (John Melchior)] [often called "Don Bosco"] (Italian, priest, teacher of boys, founder of Society of Salesians, founder of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, d. 1888 [canonized 1934])

St. Adamnan of Coldingham (Irish, Benedictine monk, c. 680)
St. Aidan of Ferns (Irish, bishop, miracle worker, d. 632)
St. Athanasius of Modon (Sicilian, Basilian monk in Greece, bishop, c. 885)
St. Bobinus of Troyes (French, Benedictine monk, bishop, c. 766)
Sts. Cyrus and John of Alexandria (Egyptian, physicians, tortured and martyred by beheading c. 303)
St. Eusebius of Saint Gall (Irish, Benedictine monk in Switzerland, hermit, martyred by a farmer's scythe in 884)
St. Francis Xavier Bianchi of Arpino [Francesco Saverio] (Italian, Barnabite priest, college president, miracle worker, d. 1815 [canonized 1951])
St. Geminian of Modena (Italian, bishop, d. 348)
Bl. John Angelus of Venice [Giovanni] (Italian, Benedictine monk, c. 1050)
St. Julius of Novara (Italian, priest, c. 390)
Bl. Louise Albertoni of Rome [Luisa] (Italian, mother of three, widow, Franciscan tertiary, d. 1533)
St. Madoes (Scottish?)
St. Marcella of Rome (Italian, noblewoman, widow, disciple of St. Jerome, d. 410)
St. Martin Manuel of Auranca (Portuguese, priest, martyred by Muslims in Spain in 1156)
Bl. Mary Christine of Cagliari [Maria Cristina] (Sardinian, queen of the Two Sicilies, died at age 23 in 1836)
St. Metranus of Alexandria (Egyptian, martyred c. 250)
St. Nicetas of Novgorod (Ukrainian, monk, bishop, d. 1107)
Bl. Paula Gambara-Costa of Brescia [Paola] (Italian, married woman, Franciscan tertiary, d. 1515 [beatified 1845])
Sts. Saturninus, Thyrsus, and Victor, of Alexandria (Egyptian, martyred c. 250)
Sts. Tarcisius, Zoticus, Cyriacus, and companions, of Alexandria (Egyptian, early martyrs)
St. Tryphaena of Cyzicus (from Asia Minor [Turkish], married woman, tortured and martyred [gored by savage bull])
St. Ulphia of Amiens (French, hermitess, nun, d. 995?)

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 30, 2004.


Visits to the Blessed Sacrament are powerful and indispensable means of overcoming the attacks of the devil. Make frequent visits to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament and the devil will be powerless against you.

I find this to be true.

-- Mark (mighty_kl@excite.com), January 30, 2004.


Late in 2003 and early in 2004, Pope John Paul II beatified sixteen servants of God. The following one was assigned this calendar day for yearly commemoration.

Bl. Louis Talamoni of Monza [Luigi] (Italian, diocesan priest, founded Congregation of the Merciful Sisters of St. Gerard [Misericordines], died at age 77 in 1926 [beatified 2004])

-- (jfgecik@spamfreeHotmail.com), May 07, 2004.


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