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Today, June 29, we members of the Catholic Church family honor, in a special way, the following friends of God -- saints whose souls are now in heaven:

Sts. Peter and Paul [originally named Simon and Saul] (Israelite and Cilican [Turkish] ... fisherman/denier and Pharisee/tent-maker/persecutor ... apostles of Jesus [to Jews and Gentiles] ... first pope [bishop of Rome] and missionary bishop ... martyred [inverted crucifixion, beheading] in Rome c. 64 and 65)
St. Cassius of Narni (Italian, bishop, d. 558)
St. Cocha (Irish, nurse, abbess, 6th century)
St. Gemma of Carinthia (Austrian?, widow, nun, d. 1045)
Sts. Judith and Salome of Niederaltaich (German, princesses, niece and her aunt, hermitesses, 9th century)
St. Mary of Jerusalem (Israelite, mother of St. Mark [Acts 12], 1st century)
St. Syrus of Genoa (Italian, parish priest, bishop, c. 380)

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 29, 2002

Answers

-- (_@_._), June 29, 2002.

Hi, JOHN.

I was looking but couldn't find one. Do you know if their is a St. Fred in the Catholic Church?

God Bless.

David

-- David (David@excite.com), June 30, 2002.

Come on, David-Excite! You know that the Church doesn't refer to saints by nicknames! After all, when was the last time you heard of "St. Dave"?

There are at least two St. Fredericks and at least four Blessed Frederic(k)s -- including Frederic Ozanam, the founder of the St. Vincent de Paul Society.

JFG

-- (jfgecik@hotmail.com), June 30, 2002.

Jmj

On June 29, 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:

Sts. Peter of Capernaum and Paul of Tarsus [originally named Simon and Saul] (Israelite and Cilician [Turkish] ... fisherman/denier and Pharisee/tent-maker/persecutor ... apostles of Jesus [to Jews and Gentiles] ... first pope [bishop of Rome] and missionary bishop ... martyred [inverted crucifixion, beheading] in Rome c. 64 and 65)

St. Cassius of Narni (Italian, bishop, d. 558)
St. Cocha of Saighir (Irish, nurse, abbess, 6th century)
St. Gemma of Carinthia (Austrian?, widow, nun, d. 1045)
Sts. Judith and Salome of Niederaltaich (German, princesses, niece and her aunt, hermitesses, 9th century)
St. Mary of Jerusalem (Israelite, mother of St. Mark [Acts 12], 1st century)
St. Syrus of Genoa (Italian, parish priest, bishop, c. 380)

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 29, 2003.