Jmj

Today, November 4, 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. Charles Borromeo [Carlo] (Italian, nobleman, nephew of a pope, civil and canon lawyer, archbishop of Milan at age 24, champion of the poor and plague victims, apologist against deformers, d. 1584 at age 46)
St. Birstan (English, Benedictine monk, bishop, d. 934)
Sts. Castorus, Claudius, Nicostratus, and Simpronian ["Four Crowned Martyrs"] (from what is now Yugoslavia, stone carvers, martyred in 3rd century)
St. Clether (Welsh, hermit, 6th century)
St. Gerard de Bazonches (French, Benedictine priest, d. 1123)
St. Gregory of Burtscheid (Italian, Basilian abbot in Germany, d. 999)
Bl. Helen Enselmini (Italian, received veil from St. Francis to become Poor Clare nun at age 12, d. 1242)
St. Henry of Zweifalten (German, Benedictine prior, c. 1250)
St. Hermas (from Asia Minor [Turkey], priest, martyr)
St. Joannicus of Olympus (Bithynia [Turkish], soldier, hermit, opponent of iconoclasts, d. 846)
St. John Zedazneli, Abibos Nekreseli, Anton Martmkofeli, David Garejeli, Zenon Ikaltoeli, Tadeoz of Stephantsminda, Ise of Tsilkani, Ioseb of Alaverdi, Isidore of Samtavno, Miqael of Ulompo, Piros of Breta, Stephane of Khirsa, and Shio of Mgvime (Syrian, abbot and monks, evangelizers of Georgia, martyred in 6th century)
St. Modesta (German, Benedictine abbess, c. 680)
St. Clarus of Rouen (English, Benedictine priest, hermit in France, martyred in 9th century)
St. Emeric of Hungary [Imre] (Hungarian, prince [son of St. Stephen], d. 1031 accidentally at age 24)
Bl. Frances d'Amboise (French, widow, Carmelite nun, d. 1485)
Sts. Nicander and Hermas (from Asia Minor [Turkish], bishop and priest, martyred)
Sts. Philologus and Patrobus (Romans, mentioned by St. Paul [Romans 16], 1st century)
St. Pierius of Alexandria (Egyptian, priest, theologian, c. 310)
St. Porphyrius of Ephesus (Ephesian, martyred in 171)
St. Proculus of Autun (French, bishop, martyred c. 717)
Bl. Theodore Guénot (French, missionary priest, martyred in Vietnam in 1861)
Sts. Vitalis and Agricola (Italian, slave and master, martyred [possibly crucified] c. 304)

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), November 04, 2001

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Jmj

On November 4, 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. Charles Borromeo of Arona [Carlo] (Italian, nobleman, nephew of a pope, civil and canon lawyer, archbishop of Milan at age 24, champion of the poor and plague victims, apologist against deformers, d. 1584 at age 46)

St. Birnstan of Winchester (English, Benedictine monk, bishop, d. 934)
Sts. Castorus, Claudius, Nicostratus, and Simpronian ["Four Crowned Martyrs"] (from what is now Yugoslavia, stone carvers, martyred in 3rd century)
St. Clarus of Rouen (English, Benedictine priest, hermit in France, martyred in 9th century)
St. Clether of Cornwall (Welsh, hermit, 6th century)
Bl. Emeric of Székesfehérvár [Imre] (Hungarian, prince [son of St. Stephen], died at age 24 [accident] in 1031)
Bl. Frances d'Amboise of Nantes [Françoise] (French, widow, Carmelite nun, d. 1485)
St. Gerard de Bazonches of Angers (French, Benedictine priest, d. 1123)
St. Gregory of Burtscheid [Gregorio] (Italian, Basilian abbot in Germany, d. 999)
Bl. Helen Enselmini of Padua (Italian, received veil from St. Francis to become Poor Clare nun at age 12, d. 1242)
St. Henry of Zweifalten (German, Benedictine prior, c. 1250)
St. Joannicus of Mt. Olympus (Bithynia [Turkish], soldier, hermit, opponent of iconoclasts, d. 846)
St. John Zedazneli, Abibos Nekreseli, Anthony Martmkofeli, David Garejeli, Zenon Ikaltoeli, Thaddeus of Stephantsminda, Ise of Tsilkani, Joseph of Alaverdi, Isidore of Samtavno, Michael of Ulompo, Piros of Breta, Steven of Khirsa, and Shio of Mgvime (Syrian, abbot and monks, evangelizers of Georgia, martyred in 6th century)
St. Modesta of Oehren (German, Benedictine abbess, c. 680)
Sts. Nicander and Hermas of Myra (from Asia Minor [Turkish], bishop and priest, martyred)
Sts. Philologus and Patrobus of Rome (Italians, mentioned by St. Paul [Romans 16], 1st century)
St. Pierius of Alexandria (Egyptian, priest, theologian, c. 310)
St. Porphyrius of Ephesus (Ephesian, martyred in 171)
St. Proculus of Autun (French, bishop, martyred c. 717)
Bl. Theodore Guénot of Bessieux (French, missionary priest, martyred in Vietnam in 1861)
Sts. Vitalis and Agricola of Bologna (Italian, slave and master, martyred [possibly crucified] c. 304)

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), November 04, 2003.

Prayer of St. Charles Borromeo

Almighty God, Thou hast generously made known to human beings the mysteries of Thy life through Jesus Christ Thy Son in the Holy Ghost. Enlighten my mind to know these mysteries which Thy Church treasures and teaches.

Move my heart to love them and my will to live in accord with them. Give me the ability to teach this Faith to others without pride, without ostentation, and without personal gain. Let me realize that I am simply Thy instrument for bringing others to the knowledge of the wonderful things Thou hast done for all Thy creatures.Help me to be faithful to this task Thou hast entrusted to me.

Amen.

-- jake (j@k.e), November 04, 2003.

Thanks, Jake. That's a beautiful prayer. JFG

-- (jfgecik@hotmail.com), November 04, 2003.

I'm happy to have stumbled across it, and happier still that you liked it, John. For some reason, it made me think of you, which is why I posted it in your thread.

-- jake (j@k.e), November 04, 2003.