October 28 -- today's saints and blesseds

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On October 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. Simon the Zealot of Cana and St. Jude Thaddeus (Israelites, Apostles of the Lord, evangelizers in Africa and Asia, writer of biblical epistle [Jude], martyred in 1st century)

St. Abraham of Ephesus (Turkish, archbishop, 6th century)
Sts. Alberic, Anglinus, and Godwin, of Stavelot (Belgian, Benedictine abbots, 7th and 8th century)
St. Alfred the Great of Wantage (British, king of Wessex, died at about age 50 in 899)
St. Cyrilla of Rome (Italian, virgin, martyred c. 270)
St. Dorbhene of Iona (Irish, Benedictine abbot, d. 713)
St. Eadsin of Canterbury (British, bishop, d. 1050)
St. Faro of Meaux (French, nobleman, monk, bishop, c.675)
St. Ferrutius of Rome (Italian, soldier in Germany, early martyr)
St. Fidelis of Como (Italian, soldier, martyred c. 304)
St. Honoratus of Vercelli (Italian, disciple of St. Eusebius, bishop, anointed dying St. Ambrose, died at about age 85 in 415)
St. Joachim Royo Perez of Hinojosa [Joaquín] (Spanish, Dominican missionary priest in Philippines and China [36 years], tortured in prison and martyred by strangling in China at about age 57 in 1748 [beatified 1893, canonized 2000])
St. John Dat of West Tonkin (Vietnamese, priest, martyred by beheading at about age 34 in 1798 [beatified 1900, canonized 1988])
St. Remigius of Lyons (French, archbishop, d. 875)
St. Salvius of Normandy [Saire] (French, hermit, miracle worker, 6th century)

[Prayer for the intercession of Saint Jude:]
Most holy apostle, Saint Jude, faithful servant and friend of Jesus, the Church honors and invokes you universally as the patron of hopeless cases, of things almost despaired of.
Pray for me, for I am so helpless and alone. Make use, I implore you, of that particular privilege given to you, to bring visible and speedy help where help is almost despaired of.
Come to my assistance in this great need that I may receive the consolation and help of heaven in all my necessities, tribulations, and sufferings, particularly ________________ -- and that I may praise God with you and all the saints forever.
I promise, o blessed Saint Jude, to be mindful of this great favor, to always honor you as my special and powerful patron, and to gratefully encourage devotion to you. Amen.

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), October 25, 2004

Answers

Saint Simon was a Chananean, and was known among the apostles as "the Zealot". Before Christ called him to be an apostle, Simon belonged to the patriotic party known as Zealots, who, impatient of foreign rule, prepared for a war of independence. This circumstance was not forgotten, and even after he had become a disciple of the Lord, he was still known by the appellation of the Zealot. He suffered martyrdom in Persia according to tradition.
Saint Jude is the brother of James the Less, first bishop of Jerusalem, and therefore a cousin of Our Savior. The New Testament includes a short letter written by St. Jude, who is daily commemorated in the Roman Canon of the Mass under the name of Thaddeus. It is believed that the relics of these two apostles are in St. Peter's in Rome. Tradition says that he preached in Mesopotamia, where he died for the Faith. He is the patron of difficult cases.

Double of the Second Class Feast of Saint Simon and Saint Jude, Apostles
Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter calendar, http://www.fssp.com/main/publications.html
Red Vestments

COLLECT: Dominus vobiscum. R. Et cum spiritu tuo. Oremus. Deus, qui nos per beatos Apostolos tuos Simonem et Judam, ad agnitionem tui nominis venire tribuisti: da nobis eorum gloriam sempiternam et proficiendo celebrare, et celebrando proficere. Per Dominum nostrum Jesum Christum, Qui Tecum vivit et regnat in unitate Spiritus Sancti, Deus, Per omnia saecula saeculorum. R. Amen.
[The Lord be with you. R. And with thy spirit. Let us pray. God, Who hast granted us to come to the knowledge of Thy name through Thy blessed apostles Simon and Jude, grant us to celebrate their everlasting glory by advancing in knowledge and to improve by this celebration. Through Jesus Christ our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, one God Forever and ever. R.Amen.]

-- Nick (nixplace39@hotmail.com), October 27, 2004.

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