Jmj

Today, August 11, the Catholic Church honors, in a special way, the following friends of God, saints whose souls are now in heaven:

St. Clare of Assisi
St. Alexander the Charcoal Burner
St. Gaugericus
St. John Becchetti
St. Lelia
St. Susanna

A group of great contemplative nuns -- Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration (in Washington, D.C.) -- sent me the following short litany in honor of their "mother:"
St. Clare, chaste spouse of Christ, pray for us.
St. Clare, strong in faith, pray for us.
St. Clare, unwavering in hope, pray for us.
St. Clare, resplendent in charity, pray for us.
St. Clare, ardent lover of Jesus in the most Blessed Sacrament, pray for us.
St. Clare, fearless in difficulties, pray for us.
St. Clare, patient and persevering in trials, pray for us.
St. Clare, peaceful, kind, gentle, and strong, pray for us.
St. Clare, worker of miracles, pray for us.
St. Clare, universal patroness of television, pray for us.
Let us pray: St. Clare, obtain for us strong and courageous hearts to do God's will always and everywhere. 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 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 (jgecik@amdg.ihs), August 11, 2001

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-- (_@_._), August 11, 2001.

[An expanded and improved 2002 version of the opening (2001) post follows:]

Jmj

Today, August 11, 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. Clare of Assisi (Italian, noblewoman, first female disciple of St. Francis, co-founder of Order of Poor Ladies [Poor Clares], abbess for 40 years, d. 1253)
St. Alexander of Comana (Greek, maker of charcoal, bishop, martyred by burning c. 275)
St. Araght (Irish, noblewoman, disciple of St. Patrick, hermitess, healer, 6th century)
Sts. Chromatius and Tiburtius (Roman, father and son, prefect and subdeacon, martyred in 3rd century)
St. Digna (Italian, hermitess, 4th century)
Bl. Francis of Saint Mary (Spanish, Franciscan missionary in Japan, martyred by burning in Nagasaki in 1627)
St. Gaugericus (French, bishop, c. 625)
Bl. John Becchetti (English, Augustinian friar, Oxford professor)
Bl. Lawrence Nerucci, Bl. Augustine Cennini, Bl. Bartholomew Donati, Bl. John Baptist Petrucci, and sixty companions (Italian, Servite missionaries in Bohemia, martyred [burned] by Hussite heretics in 1420 [beatified 1918])
St. Lelia (Irish, abbess)
St. Rufinus (Italian, bishop, early martyr)
St. Susanna (Roman, noblewoman, niece of a pope, virgin, martyred by beheading in 295)
St. Taurinus (French, bishop, d. 412)

A group of great contemplative nuns -- Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration (in Washington, D.C.) -- sent me the following short litany in honor of their "mother:"
St. Clare, chaste spouse of Christ, pray for us.
St. Clare, strong in faith, pray for us.
St. Clare, unwavering in hope, pray for us.
St. Clare, resplendent in charity, pray for us.
St. Clare, ardent lover of Jesus in the most Blessed Sacrament, pray for us.
St. Clare, fearless in difficulties, pray for us.
St. Clare, patient and persevering in trials, pray for us.
St. Clare, peaceful, kind, gentle, and strong, pray for us.
St. Clare, worker of miracles, pray for us.
St. Clare, universal patroness of television, pray for us.
Let us pray: St. Clare, obtain for us strong and courageous hearts to do God's will always and everywhere. 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 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


-- (jfgecik@hotmail.com), August 11, 2002.

Jmj

On August 11, 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. Clare Scifi of Assisi [Chiara] (Italian, noblewoman, first female disciple of St. Francis, co-founder of Order of Poor Ladies [Poor Clares], abbess for 40 years, d. 1253)

St. Alexander of Comana (Greek, maker of charcoal, bishop, martyred by burning c. 275)
St. Araght of Sligo [also called Attracta] (Irish, noblewoman, disciple of St. Patrick, hermitess, healer, 6th century)
Sts. Chromatius and Tiburtius of Rome (Italian, father and son, prefect and subdeacon, martyred in 3rd century)
St. Digna (Italian, hermitess, 4th century)
Bl. Francis of St. Mary [Francisco de Santa Maria] (Spanish, Franciscan missionary in Japan, martyred by burning in Nagasaki in 1627)
St. Gaugericus of Trier (French, bishop, c. 625)
Bl. John Becchetti of Oxford (English, relative of St. Thomas Beckett, Augustinian friar, professor)
Bl. John Sandys of Cheshire (English, priest, martyred [drawn, hanged, and quartered] under Elizabeth I in 1586 [beatified 1987])
Bl. Lawrence Nerucci [Lorenzo], Bl. Augustine Cennini [Agostino], Bl. Bartholomew Donati [Bartolomeo], Bl. John Baptist Petrucci [Giovanni Battista], and sixty companions (Italian, Servite missionaries in Bohemia, martyred [burned] by Hussite heretics in 1420 [beatified 1918])
St. Lelia of Munster (Irish, abbess)
Bl. Maurice Tornay of La Rosière (Swiss, priest, religious of the Canonical Order of the Regulars of St. Augustine, martyred in Tibet at age 39 in 1949 [beatified 1993])
Bl. Peter Faber of Villaret [also called Favre and le Fevre] [Pierre] (French, shepherd boy, priest, one of the original Jesuits [with Loyola, Xavier], preached throughout Europe, died in Italy in 1546 [beatified 1872])
St. Rufinus of Marsi (Italian, bishop, early martyr)
St. Susanna of Rome (Italian, noblewoman, niece of a pope, virgin, martyred by beheading in 295)
St. Taurinus of Evreux (French, bishop, d. 412)

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), August 11, 2003.

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