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Today, October 29, 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. Abraham of Rostov [Averkii] (Russian, preacher, abbot, 10th century)
Sts. Hyacinth, Quintus, Felician, and Lucius (Italian, early martyrs)
St. John of Autun (French, bishop)
St. Kennera (Scottish, nun, 5th century)
St. Narcissus of Jerusalem (Greek, 30th bishop of Jerusalem, miracle worker, c. 215 [died at age 116])
Bl. Thomas Bellacci (Italian, Franciscan brother, mystic, d. 1447)
St. Anne of Mt. Olympus (Turkish, widow, hermit, d. 820)
Bl. Berengarius of Formbach (German, Benedictine abbot, d. 1108)
St. Bond of Sens [Baud] (French, hermit, 7th century)
St. Colman of Kilmacduagh (Irish, abbot, bishop, d. 632)
St. Elfleda of Ramsey (English, noblewoman, Benedictine abbess, c. 1000)
St. Ermelinda of Meldaert (Belgian, princess, virgin, c. 595)
St. Eusebia of Bergamo (Italian, virgin, martyred in 3rd century)
St. Maximilian of Lorch (Austrian, bishop, martyred in 284)
Bl. Paula of Montaldo (Italian, widow, Poor Clare abbess, mystic, d. 1514)
St. Sigolinus of Stavelot [Sighelm] (Belgian, Benedictine abbot, d. 670)
St. Stephen of Cajazzo (Italian, Benedictine abbot, bishop, d. 1023)
St. Terence of Metz (French, bishop, d. 520)
St. Theuderius of Vienne [Theodore] (French, hermit, abbot, c. 575)
Bl. Wirnto of Göttweig (Austrian, Benedictine abbot, d. 1127)
St. Zenobius of Antioch (Lebanese, priest, physician, martyred by being torn with iron hooks in 310)

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 29, 2001

Answers

-- (_@_._), October 29, 2001.

John, I have come to the conclusion that you need a day off from these saints! You stated above that you believe today to be the 29th of August! Maybe we should give you a rest! (lololol). How about that trusty young assistant of yours - David? I wonder if he feels up to it? Maybe he could post the Saints for November? (hehehe).

Peace!

Ed

-- Ed Lauzon (grader@accglobal.net), October 29, 2001.

Thanks, Ed, for the correction. I'm not weary -- just too old to manage multiple facts simultaneously.

I would appreciate it if the Moderator could change "August" to "October" in the original post.

JFG

-- (jfgecik@hotmail.com), October 29, 2001.

Ed,

Thanks, But I am about 9-10 months away fron being able to do Saints of the Day. When John has a full year posted then I will be able to do it right! About 2 times a month I see a Saint missing for the day, but if I tried to post Saint of day by myself, I would miss about 6-8 Saints a day. It seems like the list is getting longer and longer at the end of month.

David S

-- David S (asdzxc8176@aol.com), October 29, 2001.

Jmj

On October 29, 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. Abraham of Rostov [Averkii] (Russian, preacher, abbot, 10th century)
St. Anne of Mt. Olympus (Turkish, widow, hermit, d. 820)
Bl. Berengarius of Formbach (German, Benedictine abbot, d. 1108)
St. Bond of Sens [Baud] (French, hermit, 7th century)
Bl. Cajetan Errico of Secondigliano [Gaetano] (Italian, founder of Missionaries of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, d. 1860 [beatified 2002])
St. Colman of Kilmacduagh (Irish, abbot, bishop, d. 632)
St. Elfleda of Ramsey (English, noblewoman, Benedictine abbess, c. 1000)
St. Ermelinda of Meldaert (Belgian, princess, virgin, c. 595)
St. Eusebia of Bergamo (Italian, virgin, martyred in 3rd century)
Sts. Hyacinth, Quintus, Felician, and Lucius, of Lucania (Italian, early martyrs)
St. John of Autun (French, bishop)
St. Kennera of Galloway (Scottish, nun, 5th century)
St. Maximilian of Lorch (Austrian, bishop, martyred in 284)
Bl. Michael Rua of Turin (Italian, Salesian priest [successor of Don Bosco], d. 1910 [beatified 1972])
St. Narcissus of Jerusalem (Greek, 30th bishop of Jerusalem, miracle worker, c. 215 [died at age 116])
Bl. Paula of Montaldo [Paola] (Italian, widow, Poor Clare abbess, mystic, d. 1514)
St. Sighelm of Stavelot (Belgian, Benedictine abbot, d. 670)
St. Stephen of Cajazzo [Stefano] (Italian, Benedictine abbot, bishop, d. 1023)
St. Terence of Metz (French, bishop, d. 520)
St. Theuderius of Vienne [Theodore] (French, hermit, abbot, c. 575)
Bl. Thomas Bellacci of Florence [Tommaso] (Italian, Franciscan brother, mystic, d. 1447)
Bl. Wirnto of Göttweig (Austrian, Benedictine abbot, d. 1127)
St. Zenobius of Antioch (Lebanese, priest, physician, martyred by being torn with iron hooks in 310)

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 29, 2003.

Hey. I was confirmed with the name Narcissus about 10 years ago or so... Maybe about 8. Anywho... Although I dont believe in God or the Devil, I still try to live life like a good "Catholic". While not a practitioner, I do pray occasionally and have a rabid lust for religious history, mainly Semetic religions. We had to do this essay about our saint and since there wasnt more than a few paragraphs about Narcissus of Jerusalem, they let me slide as long as I knew who he was. My priest asked me "Eric, who was St. Narcissus?" and my reply was simply "Bishop Narcissus of Jerusalem". He knew I knew who he was. He knows I'm very intelligent but like to lead people into believing I'm a dullard so he let me slide with that cause there was gonna be a whole lot of "You asked who he was, I told you. I did the adult thing in the eyes of the church so now the church should view me as such". I think I said it anyway just to be a smart***. Anyway, sorry for giving you so much of a backstory. I jsut figured you'd want to know the nature of me before tackling my question...

Saints (for the most part) seem to have a thing associated with them. I would think it unfit and outright demeaning if we simply called him "The Saint of Invertebrates and Petroleum Distillates". Theres gotta be something he's the saint of... Maybe Longjevity? He DID live till 116 I believe. Is he the saint of anything or is he just St. Narcissus of Jerusalem?

Thanks for your help and if you need anything clarified, just email me -- xcheckzx@optonline.net

Be Good and Stay Safe

Checkz AKA Narcissus of New Jerusalem

(I live in Trenton, NJ. We referr to New Jersey sometimes as New Jerusalem heh. It's fitting for the name ;) )

-- Checkz (xcheckzx@optonline.net), January 26, 2005.

Although I dont believe in God or the Devil...I do pray occasionally

Why? To What or Whom?

-- Brian Crane (brian.crane@cranemills.com), January 26, 2005.