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Today, September 19, 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. Januarius (Italian, bishop, martyred by beheading, c. 304)
St. Arnulph (French, Benedictine, bishop, d. 1070)
St. Emilie de Rodat (French, foundress of Religious Congregation of the Holy Family of Villefranche, d. 1852 [canonized 1950])
St. Goeric (French, bishop, d. 647)
Bl. Hugh of Sassoferrato (Italian, Benedictine monk, c. 1290)
Bl. Maria de Cerevellon (Spanish, foundress of Mercedarian sisters, d. 1290)
St. Susanna of Eleutheropolis (from town now in Israel, martyred in 362)

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), September 19, 2001

Answers

Did San Gennaro's blood liquefy this year?

-- (_@_._), September 19, 2001.

[Here are some September 19 saints/blessed to be added to those listed in the opening message:]

St. Acutius of Pozzuoli (Italian, martyred c. 304)
Bl. Alphonsus de Orozco (Spanish, Augustinian pror, court chaplain, visionary, d. 1591)
Sts. Constantia and Felix of Nocera (Italian, martyred by Nero c. 65)
Sts. Desiderius and Festus of Pozzuoli (Italian, lector and deacon, martyred c. 304)
St. Dorymedon (senator, tortured and martyred by beheading in Syria c. 277)
St. Elias (Egyptian, bishop, martyred by burning in Palestine)
St. Eutychius of Pozzuoli (Italian, martyred c. 304)
St. Pomposa of Cordoba (Spanish, nun, martyred [beheaded] by Moslems in 835)
Sts. Proculus and Sosius of Pozzuoli (Italian, deacons, martyred c. 304)
St. Sabbatius of Antioch (Syrian, tortured and martyred by scourging c. 277)
St. Sequanus of Mesmont (French, hermit, abbot, d. 580)
St. Theodore of Tarsus (Greek born in Turkey, archbishop in England, d. 690)
Bl. Thomas Akafuji (Japanese, nobleman, catechist, martyred by burning in 1622)
St. Trophimus of Antioch (Syrian, tortured and martyred by beheading c. 277)

JFG

-- (jfgecik@hotmail.com), September 19, 2002.

Jmj

On September 19, 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. Januarius of Benevento (Italian, bishop, martyred by beheading, c. 304)

St. Acutius of Pozzuoli (Italian, martyred c. 304)
St. Alphonse de Orozco of Oropesa [Alonso] (Spanish, Augustinian prior, "royal preacher" of emperor, devoted life to poor, wrote ascetical and mystical words, died at age 91 in 1591 [canonized 2002])
St. Arnulph of Vendome (French, Benedictine, bishop, d. 1070)
Sts. Constantia and Felix of Nocera (Italian, martyred by Nero c. 65)
Sts. Desiderius and Festus of Pozzuoli (Italian, lector and deacon, martyred c. 304)
St. Dorymedon of Antioch (senator, tortured and martyred by beheading in Syria c. 277)
St. Elias of Phunon (Egyptian, bishop, martyred by burning in Palestine)
St. Emily de Rodat of Rodez [baptized Marie Guillemette (Mary Wilhelmina), but known by confirmation name: Emilie] (French, foundress of Religious Congregation of the Holy Family of Villefranche, d. 1852 [canonized 1950])
St. Eutychius of Pozzuoli (Italian, martyred c. 304)
St. Goeric of Metz (French, bishop, d. 647)
Bl. Hugh of Sassoferrato [Ugo] (Italian, Benedictine monk, c. 1290)
Bl. Maria de Cerevellon of Barcelona (Spanish, foundress of Mercedarian sisters, d. 1290)
St. Pomposa of Cordoba (Spanish, nun, martyred [beheaded] by Moslems in 835)
Sts. Proculus and Sosius of Pozzuoli (Italian, deacons, martyred c. 304)
St. Sabbatius of Antioch (Syrian, tortured and martyred by scourging c. 277)
St. Sequanus of Mesmont (French, hermit, abbot, d. 580)
St. Susanna of Eleutheropolis (from town now in Israel, martyred in 362)
St. Theodore of Tarsus [also known as Theodore of Canterbury] (Greek born in Turkey, archbishop in England, d. 690)
Bl. Thomas Akafuji of Higo (Japanese, nobleman, catechist, martyred by burning in 1622 [beatified 1867])
St. Trophimus of Antioch (Syrian, tortured and martyred by beheading c. 277)

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 20, 2003.