June 28 -- today's saints and blesseds

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Jmj

On June 28, 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. Irenaeus of Lyons (Smyrnaean [from what is now Turkey], bishop in France, opposed Gnostic and other heresies, died [probably martyred] at an advanced age in 202)

St. Almus of Balmerino (English, Cistercian abbot in Scotland, d. 1270)
St. Argymirus of Cabra (Spanish, monk, martyred by Moslems in 858)
St. Austell (Welsh, 6th century)
St. Benignus of Utrecht (Dutch? bishop, martyred in 6th century)
St. Crummine of Westmeath (Irish, disciple of St. Patrick, 5th century)
St. Egilo of Prum (German, abbot, d. 875)
St. Heimrad of Baden (German, priest, Benedictine hermit, d. 1019)
Sts. Heron, Plutarch, Serenus, Heraclides, Rhais, Potamioena, and Marcella, of Alexandria (Egyptian, tortured and martyred [at least one boiled in tar] in 202)
St. John Southworth of Samlesbury (English, priest, martyred [drawn, hanged, quartered] at about age 61 under Cromwell in 1654 [beatified 1929, canonized 1970])
Pope St. Paul I of Rome (Italian, orphan, deacon, brother of Pope Stephen II, diplomat, elected to papacy in 757, opposed iconoclast heresy, reigned until death in 767)
St. Theodichildis of Jouarre (French, Benedictine abbess, d. 660)

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. Additional 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 28, 2004

Answers

According to the early 20th-century "Catholic Encyclopedia":
St. "Irenaeus wrote in Greek many works which have secured for him an exceptional place in Christian literature, because in controverted religious questions of capital importance they exhibit the testimony of a contemporary of the heroic age of the Church, of one who had heard St. Polycarp, the disciple of St. John, and who, in a manner, belonged to the Apostolic Age."

-- ("jfgecik@hotmail.com), June 28, 2004.

Thanks>J. F. Gecik it's nice to be able to stop by and read these each day Interesting!!! Keep up the good work. Peace

-- Andrew m Tillcock (drewmeister7@earthlink.net), June 28, 2004.

May the peace of Christ be with you too, Andrew. Thanks! JFG

-- ("jfgecik@hotmail.com), June 28, 2004.

hi john, im glad to see you've taken this up again... its a great addition to the forum.

-- paul h (dontsendmemail@notanaddress.com), June 28, 2004.

John,

The Moderator has kept his word and stopped deleting posts unless its against the written rules posted in forum.

I think you would enjoy the forum if you stop by another thread or two. You don't have to worry about getting a post deleted for disagreeing with someone and 99.9% of people have been respectful of each other.

May the peace of Christ be with you. I love having the updated saint and blessed threads!

-- - (David@excite.com), June 28, 2004.



Thanks, paul h and David. JFG

-- ("jfgecik@hotmail.com), June 29, 2004.

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