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On November 13, 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. Frances Xavier Cabrini of Sant'Angelo Lodigiano [Francesca Saverio] [baptized Maria Francesca (Mary Frances)] ["Mother Cabrini"] (Italian, foundress of Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, founded 67 schools, hospitals, orphanages in Europe and Americas, died at age 67 in 1917 [beatified 1938, first U.S. citizen canonized (1946)]) [On U.S. “particular calendar”] [commemorated elsewhere on December 22]

St. Abbo of Fleury (French, Benedictine abbot, teacher, writer (on astronomy, grammar, philosophy, mathematics, canon law, theology, biography, etc.), ambassador to Vatican, martyred by stabbing at about age 65 in 1004)
Sts. Antoninus, Zebinas, Germanus, and Ennatha (three men [beheaded] and a virgin [burned alive] martyred in 297)
Sts. Arcadius, Paschasius, Probus, Eutychian, and Paulillus (Spanish, martyred in Africa in 437)
St. Augustina Pietrantoni of Pozzaglia Sabina [Agostina] [baptized Livia] (Italian, nurse in Sisters of Charity, martyred in defense of chastity [stabbed by a patient] at age 30 in 1894 [beatified 1972, canonized 1999])
St. Brice of Tours (French, orphan, bishop, d. 444)
St. Caillin of Ferns (Irish, bishop, 7th century)
St. Columba of Cornwall (British, virgin, martyred)
St. Dalmatius of Rodez (French, bishop, d. 580)
St. Devinicus of Caithness (Scottish, bishop, 6th century)
St. James of Alcala [Diego] (Spanish, hermit, Franciscan brother, missionary, died at about age 63 in 1463 [canonized 1588])
St. Eugenius of Toledo (Spanish, bishop, d. 657)
St. Gredifael of Whitland (French or Welsh, abbot, 7th century)
St. Homobonus of Cremona [Omobono] (Italian, tailor, married layman, supporter of the poor, died at about age 47 in 1197 [canonized 1199])
St. Kilian of Aubigny (Irish, missionary in France, 7th century)
Sts. Louis Versiglia of Oliva Gessi [Luigi] and Callistus Caravario of Cuorgné Canavese [Callisto] (Italian, Salesian missionary bishop and priest in China, martyred by gunfire [at ages 57 and 27] in 1930 [beatified 1983, canonized 2000])
Bl. Mark of Scala [Marco] (Italian, Benedictine abbot, c. 1280)
St. Maxellendis of Caudry (French, virgin, martyred [stabbed] by her betrothed c. 670)
St. Mitrius of Aix (Greek, slave, martyred by beheading 314)
St. Narbonne (priest, martyr)
Pope St. Nicholas I of Rome ["Nicholas the Great"] (Italian, deacon, elected to papacy in 858, reigned until death at about age 42 in 867)
St. Quintain of Rodez (African, bishop in France, c. 527)
St. Stanislaus Kostka of Rostkovo [Stanislaw] (Polish, nobleman, Jesuit novice, died at age 17 in 1568 [beatified 1605, canonized 1726])

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), November 13, 2004

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-- (bump@bump.bump), November 13, 2004.

[Advice from Mother Cabrini:]
"We must pray without tiring, for the salvation of mankind does not depend on material success, nor on sciences that cloud the intellect. Neither does it depend on arms and human industries, but on Jesus alone."

[Information provided in 2001 by Enrique Ortiz:]
"The city of San Diego in California was named after San Diego de Alcalá, one of the Saints mentioned" above.

[Enrique, many are praying that San Diego de Alcala can intercede to undo a recent, horrible court decision that came down in favor of an atheist and his secularist supporters. A large cross, erected to honor veterans, has stood atop Mt. Soledad, overlooking San Diego, for over fifty years -- but must now come down, unless an appeal succeeds. The saint had better pray for all of the sick state of California, the "land of fruit and nuts," which just elected pro- aborts galore and approved the use of state tax money for embryonic stem cell research.]

-- ("jfgecik@hotmail.com), November 13, 2004.