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Today, October 28, we members of the Catholic Church family honor, in a special way, the following friends of God -- saints whose souls are now in heaven:

Sts. Simon and Jude Thaddeus (Israelites, Apostles of the Lord, evangelizers in Africa and Asia, writer of biblical epistle [Jude], martyred in 1st century)
St. Alfred the Great (English, king of Wessex, d. 899)
St. Faro of Meaux (French, nobleman, monk, bishop, c.675)
St. Honoratus of Vercelli (Italian, disciple of St. Eusebius, bishop, anointed dying St. Ambrose, d. 415)
St. Joachim Royo (Spanish, Dominican missionary priest in Philippines and China [36 years], tortured in prison and martyred by strangling in China in 1748 [canonized 2000])
St. John Dat (Vietnamese, priest, martyred by beheading in 1798 [canonized 1988])
St. Abraham of Ephesus (Turkish, archbishop, 6th century)
Sts. Alberic, Alglinus, and Godwin of Stavelot (Belgian, Benedictine abbots, 7th and 8th century)
St. Cyrilla of Rome (Roman, virgin, martyred c. 270)
St. Demetrius of Rostov [Dmitri Tutalo] (Ukrainian, religious author, monk, bishop, d. 1709)
St. Dorbhene of Iona (Irish, Benedictine abbot, d. 713)
St. Eadsin of Canterbury (English, bishop, d. 1050)
St. Ferrutius of Mainz (Roman, soldier, early martyr)
St. Fidelis of Como (Italian, soldier, martyred c. 304)
St. Remigius of Lyons (French, archbishop, d. 875)
St. Salvius of Normandy [Saire] (French, hermit, miracle worker, 6th century)

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 (jfgecik@hotmail.com), October 28, 2001

Answers

[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 -- [here make your request] -- and that I may praise God with you and all the elect 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.

-- (_@_._), October 28, 2001.

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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)

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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, d. 899)
St. Cyrilla of Rome (Italian, virgin, martyred c. 270)
St. Demetrius Tutalo of Rostov [Dmitri] (Ukrainian, religious author, monk, bishop, d. 1709)
St. Dorbhene of Iona (Irish, Benedictine abbot, d. 713)
St. Eadsin of Canterbury (English, 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, d. 415)
St. Joachim Royo Perez of Teruel [Joaquin] (Spanish, Dominican missionary priest in Philippines and China [36 years], tortured in prison and martyred by strangling in China at age 57 in 1748 [canonized 2000])
St. John Dat of West Tonkin (Vietnamese, priest, martyred by beheading in 1798 [canonized 1988])
St. Remigius of Lyons (French, archbishop, d. 875)
St. Salvius of Normandy [Saire] (French, hermit, miracle worker, 6th century)

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), October 28, 2003.