June 3 -- today's saints

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Jmj

Today, June 3, 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. Charles Lwanga and 21 companions ["Protomartyrs of Black Africa"] (Ugandan ... laymen and boys from various walks of life [seventeen between ages 13 and 30], resisted king's homosexual demands, martyred between 1885 and 1887 [canonized 1964])
----- St. Charles Lwanga (servant, doused with fuel and set afire at age 21 in 1886)
----- St. Achilles Kiwanuka (clerk, set afire in 1886)
----- St. Adolph Mukasa Ludigo (herdsman, set afire in 1886)
----- St. Ambrose Kibuuka (page, set afire in 1886)
----- St. Anatole Kiriggwajjo (page, set afire in 1886)
----- St. Andreas Kaggwa (beheaded in 1886)
----- St. Athanasius Bazzekuketta (hacked to pieces in 1886)
----- St. Bruno Sserunkuuma (set afire in 1886)
----- St. Denis Ssebuggwawo (beheaded in 1886)
----- St. Gonzaga Gonza (beheaded in 1886)
----- St. Gyavire (set afire in 1886)
----- St. James Buzabaliao (soldier, set afire in 1886)
----- St. John Maria Muzeyi (courtier, beheaded in 1887)
----- St. Joseph Mukasa Balikuddembe (chief steward, rebuked king for sodomy and murder of Anglican clergyman, beheaded in 1885)
----- St. Kizito (boy aged 13, set afire in 1886)
----- St. Luke Baanabakintu (set afire in 1886)
----- St. Matthias Kalemba Mulumba (hacked to pieces in 1886)
----- St. Mbaga Tuzinde (set afire in 1886)
----- St. Mugagga (set afire in 1886)
----- St. Mukasa Kiriwawanvu (table servant, set afire in 1886)
----- St. Noah Mawaggali (stabbed and torn apart by wild dogs in 1886)
----- St. Pontian Ngondwe (soldier, beheaded in 1886)

St. Albert of Como (Italian, hermit, Benedictine abbot, bishop, c. 1092)
Bl. Andrew Caccioli (Italian, priest, one of original 72 followers of St. Francis of Assisi, c. 1254)
St. Cecilius of Carthage (North African, priest, 3rd century)
Queen St. Clotilda (French, wife of Clovis, mother of three, widow [cared for poor and sick for over 30 years], d. 545)
St. Conus of Lucania (Italian, Benedictine monk, c. 1200)
St. Cronan (Irish, tanner, disciple of St. Kevin, d. 617)
St. Davinus of Lucca (Armenian, pilgrim, died in Italy in 1051)
Bl. Gausmarus of Savigny (French, Benedictine abbot, d. 984)
St. Genesius of Clermont (French, bishop, d. 662)
St. Glunshallaich (Irish, disciple of St. Kevin, 7th century)
St. Hilary of Carcassone (French, bishop, 4th century)
St. Isaac of Cordova (Spanish, official employed by Moslems, monk, denounced Mohammed in a debate, tortured and martyred in 852)
St. John Grande [called himself Juan Grande Pecador (John, the great sinner)] (Spanish, hermit, member of Hospitaller Brothers of St. John of God, mystic, contracted plague from those he nursed, d. 1600 [canonized 1996])
St. Kevin of Glendalough (Irish, nobleman, priest, hermit, abbot, died at age 120 c. 618)
St. Liphardus of Orleans (French, lawyer, hermit, priest, abbot, c. 550)
Sts. Lucillian, Paula, Claudius, Hypatius, Paul, and Dionysius (from Asia Minor [Turkish], parents and four sons?, martyred [father crucified, others beheaded] in 273)
St. Morandus of Cluny (German, priest, Benedictine monk, c. 1115)
St. Oliva of Anagni (Italian, nun)
Sts. Peregrinus and Peregrinus (Italian, Camaldolese abbot and monk, c. 1291)
Sts. Pergentinus and Laurentinus (Italian, biological brothers, martyred by the sword in 251)
St. Urbicius (French, abbot, 6th 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), June 03, 2002

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Jmj

On July 3, 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:

Holy Martyrs of Uganda [also known as “St. Charles Lwanga and companions”] ["Protomartyrs of Black Africa"] (Ugandan ... 22 laymen and boys from various walks of life [seventeen between ages 13 and 30], resisted king's homosexual demands, martyred between 1885 and 1887 [canonized 1964])
----- St. Charles Lwanga (servant, doused with fuel and set afire at age 21 in 1886)
----- St. Achilles Kiwanuka (clerk, set afire in 1886)
----- St. Adolph Mukasa Ludigo (herdsman, set afire in 1886)
----- St. Ambrose Kibuuka (page, set afire in 1886)
----- St. Anatole Kiriggwajjo (page, set afire in 1886)
----- St. Andrew Kaggwa (beheaded in 1886)
----- St. Athanasius Bazzekuketta (hacked to pieces in 1886)
----- St. Bruno Sserunkuuma (set afire in 1886)
----- St. Denis Ssebuggwawo (beheaded in 1886)
----- St. Gonzaga Gonza (beheaded in 1886)
----- St. Gyavire (set afire in 1886)
----- St. James Buzabaliao (soldier, set afire in 1886)
----- St. John Maria Muzeyi (courtier, beheaded in 1887)
----- St. Joseph Mukasa Balikuddembe (chief steward, rebuked king for sodomy and murder of Anglican clergyman, beheaded in 1885)
----- St. Kizito (boy aged 13, set afire in 1886)
----- St. Luke Baanabakintu (set afire in 1886)
----- St. Matthias Kalemba Mulumba (hacked to pieces in 1886)
----- St. Mbaga Tuzinde (set afire in 1886)
----- St. Mugagga (set afire in 1886)
----- St. Mukasa Kiriwawanvu (table servant, set afire in 1886)
----- St. Noah Mawaggali (stabbed and torn apart by wild dogs in 1886)
----- St. Pontian Ngondwe (soldier, beheaded in 1886)

St. Albert of Como [Alberto] (Italian, hermit, Benedictine abbot, bishop, c. 1092)
Bl. Andrew Caccioli of Spello [Andrea] (Italian, priest, one of original 72 followers of St. Francis of Assisi, c. 1254)
St. Cecilius of Carthage (North African, priest, 3rd century)
Queen St. Clotilda of Lyons (French, wife of Clovis, mother of three, widow [cared for poor and sick for over 30 years], d. 545)
St. Cono of Lucania (Italian, Benedictine monk, c. 1200)
St. Cronan (Irish, tanner, disciple of St. Kevin, d. 617)
St. Davinus of Lucca (Armenian, pilgrim, died in Italy in 1051)
Bl. Diego Oddi of Vallinfreda [baptized Guiseppe (Joseph)] (Italian, Franciscan friar, d. 1919 [beatified 1999])
Bl. Gausmarus of Savigny (French, Benedictine abbot, d. 984)
St. Genesius of Clermont (French, bishop, d. 662)
St. Glunshallaich (Irish, disciple of St. Kevin, 7th century)
St. Hilary of Carcassone (French, bishop, 4th century)
St. Isaac of Cordova (Spanish, official employed by Moslems, monk, denounced Mohammed in a debate, tortured and martyred in 852)
St. John Grande of Carmona [called himself Juan Grande Pecador (John, great sinner)] (Spanish, hermit, member of Hospitaller Brothers of St. John of God, mystic, contracted plague from those he nursed, d. 1600 [canonized 1996])
St. Kevin of Glendalough (Irish, nobleman, priest, hermit, abbot, died at age 120 c. 618)
St. Liphardus of Orleans (French, lawyer, hermit, priest, abbot, c. 550)
Sts. Lucillian, Paula, Claudius, Hypatius, Paul, and Dionysius (from Asia Minor [Turkish], parents and four sons?, martyred [father crucified, others beheaded] in 273)
St. Morandus of Cluny (German, priest, Benedictine monk, c. 1115)
St. Olive of Anagni [Oliva] (Italian, nun)
Sts. Peregrine and Peregrine of Santa Maria dell'Isola [Pellegrino] (Italian, Camaldolese abbot and monk, c. 1291)
Sts. Pergentinus and Laurentinus of Arezzo (Italian, biological brothers, martyred by the sword in 251)
St. Urbicius of Meung (French, abbot, 6th 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), June 03, 2003.


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