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Today, June 9, 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. Ephrem of Edessa ["Harp of the Holy Spirit"] (West Mesopotamian [Syrian], deacon, hermit, theologian, composer of hymns, Doctor of the Church, died [in modern Iraq] in 373)
Bl. Anna Maria Taigi [baptized Anna Maria Geualda Antonia (nee Gianetti)](Italian, married for 48 years to a butler, mother of seven, repentant adulteress, Trinitarian tertiary, mystic, counseled cardinals and popes, d. 1837 [incorruptible] [beatified 1920])
St. Baithin of Iona (Irish, abbot in Scotland, c. 598)
St. Columba [also called Columkille] (Irish, nobleman, bard, itinerant preacher, miracle worker, founder of monasteries, exiled to Scottish island, d. 597)
St. Cumian of Bobbio (Irish, bishop, Benedictine monk in Italy, 8th century)
Bl. Diana d'Andalo, Bl. Caecilia Caesarini, and Bl. Amata (Italian, disciples of St. Dominic, Dominican nuns in Bologna convent, 13th century)
Bl. Henry Michael Buche (Luxembourger, shoemaker, died in France in 1666)
St. Julian (slave in Syrian Mesopotamia, monk, disciple of St. Ephrem, c. 370)
St. Maximian of Siracusa (Sicilian, Benedictine monk, bishop, d. 594)
St. Pelagia of Antioch (from Asia Minor [Turkish], virgin, martyred at age 15 c. 311)
Sts. Primus and Felician (Roman, noblemen, biological brothers, tortured [force-fed molten lead] and martyred by beheading c. 297)
St. Richard of Andria (English, bishop in Italy, miracle worker, c. 1197)
Bl. Silvester Ventura (Italian, wool carder and bleacher, Camaldolese brother at age 40, cook, visionary, d. 1348)
St. Vincent of Agen (French, deacon, martyred [beheaded] by Druid pagans c. 292)

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 09, 2002

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On June 9, 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. Ephrem of Edessa ["Harp of the Holy Spirit"] (West Mesopotamian [Syrian], deacon, hermit, theologian, composer of hymns, Doctor of the Church, died [in modern Iraq] in 373)

Bl. Ann Mary Taigi of Siena [Anna Maria Geralda Antonia, nee: Gianetti] (Italian, married for 48 years to a butler, mother of seven, repentant adulteress, Trinitarian tertiary, mystic, counseled cardinals and popes, d. 1837 [incorruptible] [beatified 1920])
St. Baithin of Iona (Irish, abbot in Scotland, c. 598)
St. Columba of Garton [also called Columkille] (Irish, nobleman, bard, itinerant preacher, miracle worker, founder of monasteries, exiled to Scottish island, d. 597)
St. Cumian of Bobbio (Irish, bishop, Benedictine monk in Italy, 8th century)
Bl. Diana d'Andalo and Bl. Cecilia Caesarini of Bologna (Italian, disciples of St. Dominic, Dominican nuns, 13th century)
Bl. Henry Michael Buche [Henri-Michel] (Luxembourger, shoemaker, died in France in 1666)
Bl. Joseph Anchieta of San Cristobal de la Laguna [Jose] ["Apostle of Brazil"] (Spanish [Canary Islander], Jesuit in Portugal, missionary to Brazil from age 19, d. 1597 [beatified 1980])
St. Julian (slave in Syrian Mesopotamia, monk, disciple of St. Ephrem, c. 370)
Bl. Mariam Thresia Chiramel Mankidiyan of Trichur ([Asian] Indian, virgin, founded Congregation of the Holy Family, d. 1926 [beatified 2000])
St. Maximian of Siracusa (Sicilian, Benedictine monk, bishop, d. 594)
St. Pelagia of Antioch (from Asia Minor [Turkish], virgin, martyred at age 15 c. 311)
Sts. Primus and Felician of Rome (Italian, noblemen, biological brothers, tortured [force-fed molten lead] and martyred by beheading c. 297)
St. Richard of Andria (English, bishop in Italy, miracle worker, c. 1197)
Bl. Silvester Ventura of Florence [Silvestro] (Italian, wool carder and bleacher, Camaldolese brother at age 40, cook, visionary, d. 1348)
St. Vincent of Agen (French, deacon, martyred [beheaded] by Druid pagans c. 292)

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 10, 2003.