Jmj

Today, March 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. Basil the Younger (from Asia Minor?, hermit, d. 952)
Bl. Bertillo of Dijon (French, Benedictine abbot, martyred in the sanctuary c. 888)
St. Braulio of Zaragoza (Spanish, monk, archbishop, hagiographer, converter of Arian Visigoths, c. 650)
St. Castulus (Roman, military officer, tortured and martyred [buried alive] c. 287)
St. Eutychius of Alexandria and companions (Egyptian, subdeacon and others who opposed Arianism, d. 356)
St. Felicitas of Padua (Italian, nun, 9th century)
St. Felix of Trier (German, bishop, c. 400)
St. Garbhan (Irish, abbot, 7th century)
St. Ludger of Utrecht ["Apostle of Saxony"] (Dutch, nobleman, missionary, bishop in Germany, d. 809)
St. Macartin of Clogher (Irish, disciple of St. Patrick, missionary, bishop, c. 505)
Bl. Maddalena Caterina Morano (Italian, teacher, catechist, provincial superior of Daughters of Mary Help of Christians in Sicily, d. 1908 [beatified 1994])
Bl. Melior (Italian, Vallumbrosan monk, hermit, d. 1198)
St. Mochelloc of Kilmallock (Irish, c. 639)
Sts. Montanus and Maxima (Central European, priest and wife, martyred by drowning in 304)
Bl. Peter Marginet (Spanish, Cistercian monk, apostate, leader of bandits, penitent, d. 1435)
Sts. Peter, Marcian, Jovinus, Thecla, Cassian, and companions (Roman, early martyrs)
Sts. Quadratus, Theodosius, Emmanuel, and forty companions (Anatolian [Turkish], bishop and flock, c. 304)
St. Sincheall of Killeigh (Roman, convert of St. Patrick, abbot, 5th century)
Sts. Theodore, Irenaeus, Serapion, and Armonius (Libyan ... bishop, deacon, and lectors ... tortured [tongues cut out], d. 310)

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 26, 2002

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Jmj

On March 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. Basil the Younger (from Asia Minor?, hermit, d. 952)
Bl. Bertillo of Dijon (French, Benedictine abbot, martyred in the sanctuary c. 888)
St. Braulio of Zaragoza (Spanish, monk, archbishop, hagiographer, converter of Arian Visigoths, c. 650)
St. Castulus or Rome (Italian, military officer, tortured and martyred [buried alive] c. 287)
St. Eutychius and companions of Alexandria (Egyptian, subdeacon and others who opposed Arianism, d. 356)
St. Felicitas of Padua (Italian, nun, 9th century)
St. Felix of Trier (German, bishop, c. 400)
St. Garbhan (Irish, abbot, 7th century)
St. Ludger of Utrecht ["Apostle of Saxony"] (Dutch, nobleman, missionary, bishop in Germany, d. 809)
St. Macartin of Clogher (Irish, disciple of St. Patrick, missionary, bishop, c. 505)
Bl. Magdalen Catherine Morano of Turin [Maddalena Caterina] (Italian, teacher, catechist, provincial superior of Daughters of Mary Help of Christians in Sicily, d. 1908 [beatified 1994])
Bl. Melior of Vallumbrosa (Italian, Vallumbrosan monk, hermit, d. 1198)
St. Mochelloc of Kilmallock (Irish, c. 639)
Sts. Montanus and Maxima (Central European, priest and wife, martyred by drowning in 304)
Bl. Peter Marginet of Poblet [Pedro] (Spanish, Cistercian monk, apostate, leader of bandits, penitent, d. 1435)
Sts. Peter, Marcian, Jovinus, Thecla, Cassian, and companions of Rome (Italian, early martyrs)
Sts. Quadratus, Theodosius, Emmanuel, and forty companions of Anatolia (from Asia Minor [Turkish], bishop and flock, c. 304)
St. Sincheall of Killeigh (Roman, convert of St. Patrick, abbot, 5th century)
Sts. Theodore, Irenaeus, Serapion, and Armonius of Pentapolis (Libyan ... bishop, deacon, and lectors ... tortured [tongues cut out], d. 310)

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 26, 2003.