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Today, May 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. Philip Neri [Filippo Romolo Neri] (Italian, priest, co-founder of Confraternity of the Most Holy Trinity, founder of Congregation of the Oratory, d. 1595)
St. Alphaeus (Israelite, father of St. James the Less, may be same person as "Clopas/Cleophas," 1st century)
St. Becan of Cork (Irish, hermit, 6th century)
St. Berencardus of Saint Papoul (French, Benedictine monk, d. 1293)
Pope St. Eleutherius (Greek, deacon in Rome, elected to papacy in 174, reigned until martyrdom in 189)
Bl. Eva of Liége (Belgian, virgin, hermitess, c. 1266)
Sts. Felicissimus, Heraclius, and Paulinus (Italian, martyred in 303)
Sts. Fugatius and Damian (Roman?, missionaries to Britain, 2nd century)
St. Guinizo of Monte Cassino (Spanish, Benedictine monk in Italy, hermit, c. 1050)
St. John Hoan Trinh Doan (Vietnamese, priest, martyred by beheading in 1861 [canonized 1988])
St. Lambert Péloguin of Vence (French, Benedictine monk, bishop for forty years, d. 1154)
St. Mariana de Jesus de Paredes y Flores ["Lily of Quito"] (Ecuadoran, Franciscan tertiary, teacher of Indian children, d. 1645 [canonized 1950])
Bl. Matthew Dac Phuong Nguyen (Vietnamese, catechist, martyred by beheading in 1861 [canonized 1988])
St. Odulvald of Melrose (Scottish, provincial governor, abbot, d. 698)
Bl. Peter Sanz (Spanish, Dominican friar, missionary to Philippines and China for over 30 years, bishop, tortured and martyred by beheading in 1747)
St. Priscus and companions (Roman ... military officer, soldiers, and civilians ... martyred in France c. 272)
St. Quadratus the Apologist (Greek, bishop, c. 130)
St. Quadratus of Africa (early martyr)
Bl. Regintrudis of Nonnberg (Austrian, Benedictine abbess, c. 750)
St. Simitrius and 22 companions (Roman, martyred by beheading c. 159)
St. Urszula Ledóchowska [baptized Julia] (Polish [born in Austria], noblewoman, founder of Ursuline Sisters of the Agonizing Heart of Jesus [Gray Ursulines], missionary to Russia and Scandinavia, died in Rome in 1939 [beatified 1983] [incorruptible])
St. Zachary of Vienne (French, bishop, martyred c. 160)

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), May 26, 2002

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Jmj

On May 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. Philip Neri of Florence [Filippo Romolo (Philip Romulus)] (Italian, priest, co-founder of Confraternity of the Most Holy Trinity, founder of Congregation of the Oratory, d. 1595)

St. Alphaeus (Israelite, father of St. James the Less, may be same person as "Clopas/Cleophas," 1st century)
St. Becan of Cork (Irish, hermit, 6th century)
St. Berencardus of Saint Papoul (French, Benedictine monk, d. 1293)
Pope St. Eleutherius of Nicopolis (Greek, deacon in Rome, elected to papacy in 174, reigned until martyrdom in 189)
Bl. Eva of Liége (Belgian, virgin, hermitess, c. 1266)
Sts. Felicissimus, Heraclius, and Paulinus, of Todi (Italian, martyred in 303)
Sts. Fugatius and Damian (Roman?, missionaries to Britain, 2nd century)
St. Guinizo of Monte Cassino (Spanish, Benedictine monk in Italy, hermit, c. 1050)
St. John Doan Trinh Hoan of Kim-Long (Vietnamese, priest, martyred by beheading in 1861 [canonized 1988])
St. Lambert Péloguin of Vence (French, Benedictine monk, bishop for forty years, d. 1154)
St. Mary Ann of Jesus de Paredes y Flores of Quito [Mariana de Jesus] ["Lily of Quito"] (Ecuadoran, Franciscan tertiary, teacher of Indian children, d. 1645 [canonized 1950])
Bl. Matthew Nguyên Van Phuong of Ke-Lay (Vietnamese, catechist, martyred by beheading in 1861 [canonized 1988])
St. Odulvald of Melrose (Scottish, provincial governor, abbot, d. 698)
St. Peter Sanz y Jorda of Asco [Pedro] (Spanish, Dominican friar, missionary to Philippines and China for over 30 years, bishop, tortured and martyred by beheading at age 67 in 1747 [canonized 2000])
St. Priscus and companions, of Rome (Italian ... military officer, soldiers, and civilians ... martyred in France c. 272)
St. Quadratus the Apologist of Athens(Greek, bishop, c. 130)
St. Quadratus of Africa (early martyr)
Bl. Regintrudis of Nonnberg (Austrian, Benedictine abbess, c. 750)
St. Simitrius and 22 companions, of Rome (Italian, martyred by beheading c. 159)
St. Ursula Ledóchowska of Loosdoor [Urszula] [baptized Julia] (Polish [born in Austria], noblewoman, founder of Ursuline Sisters of the Agonizing Heart of Jesus [Gray Ursulines], missionary to Russia and Scandinavia, died in Rome in 1939 [canonized 2003] [incorruptible])
St. Zachary of Vienne (French, bishop, martyred c. 160)

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), May 20, 2003.