March 18 -- today's saints

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Jmj

Today, March 18, 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. Cyril of Jerusalem (Palestinian, bishop, Father of the Church, Doctor of the Church, d. 386)
Bl. Fra Angelico [baptized Guido di Pietro] (Italian, Dominican friar, religious artist, d. 1455)
St. Alexander of Jerusalem (Egyptian?, bishop, martyred [maltreatment in prison] in 251)
St. Anselm of Lucca (Italian, Benedictine monk, bishop, d. 1086)
St. Edward the Martyr (English, king at age 13, martyred by stabbing near age 16 in 978)
St. Frigidian of Lucca (Irish, prince, bishop in Italy, d. 588)
St. Narcissus (Spanish, bishop, martyred c. 307)
St. Salvador of Horta (Spanish, shepherd, shoemaker, Franciscan brother, cook, beggar, miracle-worker, healer [of as many as 2,000 in a single day], died near age 47 on Italian Sardinia in 1567 [canonized 1938])

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 18, 2002

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-- (_@_._), March 18, 2002.

[From St. Cyril of Jerusalem, writing about the Mass and saints' intercession before the year 390:]

"Then during the Eucharistic prayer we make mention also of those who have already fallen asleep: first, the patriarchs, prophets, apostles, and martyrs, that through their prayers and supplications God would receive our petition."


-- (_@_._), March 18, 2002.


Jmj

On March 18, 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. Cyril of Jerusalem (Palestinian, bishop, Father of the Church, Doctor of the Church, d. 386)

St. Alexander of Jerusalem (Egyptian?, bishop, martyred [maltreatment in prison] in 251)
Bl. (Fra) Angelico of Mugello [baptized Guido di Pietro] (Italian, Dominican friar, religious artist, d. 1455 [beatified 1982])
St. Anselm of Lucca [Anselmo] (Italian, Benedictine monk, bishop, d. 1086)
St. Edward the Martyr (English, king at age 13, martyred by stabbing near age 16 in 978)
St. Frigidian of Lucca (Irish, prince, bishop in Italy, d. 588)
Bl. John Thules of Whalley [also known as Thulis and Thouless] (English, priest, martyred [drawn, hanged, and quartered] under James I at about age 48 in 1616 [beatified 1987])
Bl. Martha LeBouteiller [baptized Aimee Adele (Amy Adele)] (French, virgin, member of Sisters of the Institute of Christian Teachers of Mercy, d. 1883 [beatified 1990])
St. Narcissus of Gerona (Spanish, bishop, martyred c. 307)
Bl. Roger Wrenno of Chorley [also known as Roger Warren] (English, layman, martyred [hanged] under James I at about age 40 in 1616 [beatified 1987])
St. Salvador of Horta (Spanish, shepherd, shoemaker, Franciscan brother, cook, beggar, miracle-worker, healer [of as many as 2,000 in a single day], died near age 47 on Italian Sardinia in 1567 [canonized 1938])

[From St. Cyril of Jerusalem, writing about the Mass and saints' intercession (before the year 390):]
"Then during the Eucharistic prayer we make mention also of those who have already fallen asleep: first, the patriarchs, prophets, apostles, and martyrs, that through their prayers and supplications God would receive our petition."

If you have anything to share about these 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/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 18, 2003.


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