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Today, December 23, 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. Besa (Egyptian, abbot, 5th century)
King St. Dagobert II (Austrasian [French/German], son of a saint, father of two saints, martyred in 679)
St. Frithbert of Hexham (English, Benedictine monk, bishop for 34 years, d. 766)
Bl. Hartmann of Brixen (Austrian, bishop, d. 1164)
Bl. Helen Guerra (Italian, foundress of Handmaids of the Holy Spirit [missionary sisters], d. 1914 [beatified 1959])
Bl. Hermann of Scheda (German, convert from Judaism, Norbertine abbot, c. 1200)
Bl. John Cirita [Juan] (Spanish, Benedictine monk in Portugal, c. 1164)
St. John of Kanty [Jan] (Polish, parish priest, university professor of Scripture, miracle worker, d. 1473)
St. Mazota of Abernethy (Irish, abbess in Scotland, 8th century)
Sts. Migdonius and Mardonius (Roman, imperial officials, martyred [one burnt, one drowned] in 303)
St. Nicholas Factor (Spanish, Franciscan friar, itinerant preacher, d. 1582)
St. Servulus the Paralyzed (Roman, beggar, c. 590)
Sts. Theodulus, Saturninus, Euporus, Gelasius, Eunician, Zeticus, Cleomenes, Agathopus, Basilides, and Evaristus (Cretan, martyred in 250)
St. Vintila of Orense (Spanish, Benedictine hermit, d. 890)

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 23, 2001

Answers

"Fight all error, but do it with good humor, patience, kindness, and love. Harshness will damage your own soul and spoil the best cause."
[So wrote St. John of Kanty]

-- (_@_._), December 23, 2001.

Jmj

On December 23, 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. John of Kanty [Jan] [also called “John Cantius”] (Polish, parish priest, university professor of Scripture, miracle worker, d. 1473)

Bl. Anthony of St. Anne Galvão de Franca of Guaratingueta [Antonio] (Brazilian, Franciscan priest, d. 1812 [beatified 1998])
St. Besa (Egyptian, abbot, 5th century)
King St. Dagobert II of Austrasia (German, son of a saint, father of two saints, martyred in 679)
St. Frithbert of Hexham (English, Benedictine monk, bishop for 34 years, d. 766)
Bl. Hartmann of Brixen (Austrian, bishop, d. 1164)
Bl. Helen Guerra of Lucca [Elena] (Italian, foundress of Handmaids of the Holy Spirit [missionary sisters], d. 1914 [beatified 1959])
Bl. Hermann of Scheda (German, convert from Judaism, Norbertine abbot, c. 1200)
Bl. John Cirita of Tononca [Juan] (Spanish, Benedictine monk in Portugal, c. 1164)
St. Mazota of Abernethy (Irish, abbess in Scotland, 8th century)
Sts. Migdonius and Mardonius of Rome (Italian, imperial officials, martyred [one burnt, one drowned] in 303)
St. Nicholas Factor of Valencia [Nicolás] (Spanish, Franciscan friar, itinerant preacher, d. 1582)
St. Servulus the Paralyzed of Rome (Italian, beggar, c. 590)
Sts. Theodulus, Saturninus, Euporus, Gelasius, Eunician, Zeticus, Cleomenes, Agathopus, Basilides, and Evaristus (Cretan, martyred in 250)
St. Vintila of Orense (Spanish, Benedictine hermit, d. 890)

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 23, 2003.

"Fight all error, but do it with good humor, patience, kindness, and love. Harshness will damage your own soul and spoil the best cause." [So wrote St. John of Kanty]

-- @ (_@_._), December 23, 2003.