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Today, March 14, we members of the Catholic Church family honor, in a special way, the following friends of God -- saints whose souls are now in heaven:

Bl. Ambrose Fernandez (Portuguese, Jesuit brother, martyred [prison conditions] in Japan in 1620)
Bl. Arnold of Padua (Italian, Benedictine abbot, martyred [prison conditions] in 1254)
St. Boniface Curitan of Ross (Roman, bishop in Scotland, c. 630)
St. Diaconus (Italian, deacon, martyred by heretics in 6th century)
Bl. Dominic Jorjes (Portuguese, soldier, martyred by burning in Japan in 1619)
St. Eutychius and companions (Mesopotamian [Iraqi], martyred by Muslims in 741)
Holy Roman Martyrs (forty-seven baptized by Pope St. Peter, martyred the same day c. 67)
Bl. James of Capocci of Viterbo ["Doctor Speculativus"] (Italian, Augustinian friar, teacher of theology, bishop, d. 1308)
St. Leo (bishop, early martyr)
St. Leobinus of Chartres (French, peasant field worker, monk, bishop, miracle-worker, d. 558)
Holy Martyrs of Valeria (Italian, two monks, martyred by hanging in 6th century)
St. Matilda of Saxony (German, queen, widow, foundress of abbeys, d. 968)
St. Paulina of Zell (German, widow, Benedictine nun, d. 1107)
Sts. Peter and Aphrodisius (North African, martyred by Arian heretics in 5th century)
St. Talmach (Irish, founder of monastery, 7th century)

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), March 14, 2002

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On March 14, 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:

Bl. Ambrose Fernandes of Sisto [Ambrosio] (Portuguese, Jesuit brother, martyred [prison conditions] in Japan in 1620)
Bl. Arnold of Padua [Arnaldo] (Italian, Benedictine abbot, martyred [prison conditions] in 1254)
St. Boniface Curitan of Ross (Roman, bishop in Scotland, c. 630)
St. Diaconus of Marsi (Italian, deacon, martyred by heretics in 6th century)
Bl. Dominic Jorjes of Aguilar de Sousa [Domingos] (Portuguese, soldier, martyred by burning in Japan in 1619)
St. Eutychius and companions of Carrhes (Mesopotamian [Iraqi], martyred by Muslims in 741)
Bl. James Cusmano of Palermo [Giacomo] (Italian, priest, founder of the Congregation of the Missionary Servants of the Poor, founder of Sister Servants of the Poor, d. 1888 [beatified 1983])
Bl. James Capocci of Viterbo [Giacomo] ["Doctor Speculativus"] (Italian, Augustinian friar, teacher of theology, bishop, d. 1308)
St. Leo (bishop, early martyr)
St. Leobinus of Chartres (French, peasant field worker, monk, bishop, miracle-worker, d. 558)
Holy Martyrs of Valeria (Italian, two monks, martyred by hanging in 6th century)
St. Matilda of Saxony [Mechtilde] (German, queen, widow, foundress of abbeys, d. 968)
St. Paulina of Zell (German, widow, Benedictine nun, d. 1107)
Sts. Peter and Aphrodisius (North African, martyred by Arian heretics in 5th century)
Holy Martyrs of Rome (forty-seven baptized by Pope St. Peter, martyred the same day c. 67)
St. Talmach of Lough Erc (Irish, founder of monastery, 7th century)

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), March 14, 2003.