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Today, December 16, 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. Adelaide of Burgundy (French, princess, wife of a king and an emperor, d. 999)
St. Ado of Vienne (French, Benedictine, archbishop, d. 875)
St. Albina of Caesarea (Palestinian, virgin, martyred c. 250)
St. Bean (Scottish, bishop, d. 1012)
St. Eusebius of Vercelli (Sardinian [Italian], bishop, fought Arianism, d. 371)
St. Irenion of Gaza (Palestinian, bishop, d. 389)
St. Judicael (French, Breton king, abdicated to become a monk, d. 658)
Bl. Mary of the Angels Fontanella (Italian, Carmelite prioress, visionary, d. 1717)
Bl. Sebastian Maggi (Italian, Dominican superior, d. 1496 [incorruptible])
Sts. Valentine, Concordius, Navalis, and Agricola (Italian, martyr c. 305)

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), December 17, 2001

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Jmj

On December 16, 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. Adelaide of Burgundy (French, princess, wife of a king and an emperor, d. 999)
St. Ado of Vienne (French, Benedictine, archbishop, d. 875)
St. Albina of Caesarea (Palestinian, virgin, martyred c. 250)
St. Bean of Aberdeen (Scottish, bishop, d. 1012)
St. Eusebius of Vercelli (Sardinian [Italian], bishop, fought Arianism, d. 371)
Bl. Honorat Kozminski of Biala Podlaska [baptized Waclaw (Wenceslaus)] (Polish, Capuchin friar, founded several religious congregations, d. 1916 [beatified 1988])
St. Irenion of Gaza (Palestinian, bishop, d. 389)
St. Judicael of Domnonia (French, Breton king, abdicated to become a monk, d. 658)
Bl. Mary of the Angels Fontanella of Baldinero [Maria degli Angeli] (Italian, Carmelite prioress, visionary, d. 1717 [beatified 1865])
St. Raynald de Bar of Citeaux (French, Cistercian abbot, d. 1151)
Bl. Sebastian Maggi of Brescia (Italian, Dominican superior, d. 1496 [incorruptible])
Blessed Martyrs of Thailand (Thai, seven people [two women religious, four laywomen, one layman], martyred [shot] in 1940 [beatified 1989])
----- Bl. Philip Sipong Onphitak of Nongsėng (catechist, died at age 33)
----- Bl. Agnes Phila of Ban Nahi (religious of Congregation of the Lovers of the Cross, died at age 31)
----- Bl. Lucia Khambang of Viengkhuk (religious of Congregation of the Lovers of the Cross, died at age 23)
----- Bl. Agatha Phutta of Kengpho (died at about age 59)
----- Bl. Cecilia Butsi of Songkhon (died at age 16)
----- Bl. Bibiana Khampai of Songkhon (died at age 15)
----- Bl. Maria Phon of Songkhon (died at age 14)
Sts. Valentine, Concordius, Navalis, and Agricola (Italian, martyred c. 305)

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), December 16, 2003.