Jmj

Today, September 1, the Catholic Church honors, in a special way, the following friends of God, saints whose souls are now in heaven:

St. Beatrice da Silva (Portuguese, nun, foundress of Congregation of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, d. 1490 [canonized 1976])
St. Joshua and St. Gideon (Israelites, Old Testament patriarch and judge, 12th and 11th century B.C.)
St. Giles of Athens (Greek, hermit, abbot in France, c. 724)
St. Giles of Castaneda (Spanish, Benedictine abbot, c, 1203)
Bl. Jane Soderini (Italian, Servite tertiary, d. 1367)
Bl. Juliana of Collalto (Italian, Benedictine abbess, d. 1262)
Bl. Michael Ghebre (Ethiopian, Vincentian priest, martyred by abuse in prison in 1855)

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, 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), September 01, 2001

Answers

-- (_@_._), September 01, 2001.

[Here are some September 1 saints/blesseds to be added to those listed in the opening message:]

St. Abigail (Israelite, wife of King St. David, c. 950 B.C.)
St. Agia (French, widow, 6th century)
St. Ammon and forty companions (Greek, deacon and disciples, martyred [burned with a poker] in 332)
St. Anna (Israelite, widow, prophetess at the "presentation" of Jesus [Luke 2:36], 1st century)
St. Constantius (Italian, bishop, d. 520)
St. Giles of Borgo San Sepolcro (Spanish, founder of Benedictine abbey, c. 1050)
St. Lupus of Sens (French, bishop, d. 623)
St. Lythan (Welsh)
St. Nivard (French, archbishop)
St. Regulus (North African, martyred by Ostrogoth Arian heretics in 545)
St. Terentian (Italian, bishop, tortured and martyred by beheading in 118)
St. Verena (Egyptian, hermitess in Switzerland, 3rd century)
St. Victorious (French, bishop, d. 490)
Sts. Vincent and Laetus (Spanish, early martyrs)

JFG

-- (jfgecik@hotmail.com), September 05, 2002.

Jmj

On September 1, 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. Abigail of Maon (Israelite, wife of King St. David, c. 950 B.C.)
St. Agia (French, widow, mother of St. Lupus of Sens, 6th century)
St. Ammon and forty companions, of Thrace (Greek, deacon and disciples [young women], martyred [burned with a poker] in 332)
St. Anna bat Phanuel (Israelite, widow, prophetess at the "presentation" of Jesus [Luke 2:36], 1st century)
Bl. Beatrice of Silva Meneses of Cueta [Beatriz, also known as Brites] (Portuguese, courtier, Cistercian abbess, foundress of Benedictine Congregation of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary [Conceptionists], d. 1490 [canonized 1976)
St. Constantius of Aquino (Italian, bishop, d. 520)
St. Giles of Athens (Greek, hermit, abbot in France, c. 724)
St. Giles of Borgo San Sepolcro [Gil] (Spanish, founder of Benedictine abbey, c. 1050)
St. Giles of Castaneda [Gil] (Spanish, Benedictine abbot, c, 1203)
Bl. Jane Soderini of Florence [Giovanna] (Italian, Servite tertiary, d. 1367)
Sts. Joshua ben Nun and Gideon ben Joash of Ophrah (Israelites [the first, born in Egypt], Old Testament patriarch and judge, 12th and 11th century B.C.)
Bl. Juliana of Collalto [Giuliana] (Italian, Benedictine abbess, d. 1262)
St. Lupus of Sens (French, bishop, d. 623)
St. Lythan (Welsh)
Bl. Michael Ghebre of Mertule Mariam (Ethiopian, Vincentian priest, martyred by abuse in prison in 1855) St. Nivard of Reims (French, archbishop)
St. Regulus of Tuscany (North African, refugee in Italy, martyred by Ostrogoth Arian heretics in 545)
St. Terentian of Todi (Italian, bishop, tortured [racked, tongue cut out] and martyred by beheading in 118)
St. Teresa Margaret of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Redi of Arezzo [Teresa Margherita del Sacro Cuore di Gesł] [baptized Anna Maria] (Italian, noblewoman, Discalced Carmelite nun, died at age 22 in 1770 [canonized 1934])
St. Verena (Egyptian, hermitess in Switzerland, 3rd century)
St. Victorius of Le Mans (French, bishop, d. 490)
Sts. Vincent and Laetus (Spanish, early martyrs)

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), September 01, 2003.

St. Giles the Abbot, patron saint of the disabled, pray for us.

I invite you all to invoke the powerful intercession of this great saint to aid yourselves or anyone you may know who has a physical disability.

-- jake (jake1REMOVE@pngusa.net), September 02, 2003.