Jmj

Today, January 13, 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. Hilary of Poitiers ["Doctor of the Divinity of Christ"] (French, converted pagan married man and father, bishop, theologian, opponent of Arianism, Doctor of the Church, d. 368)
St. Agrecius of Trier (French, bishop, c. 333)
St. Andrew of Trèves (French, bishop, d. 235)
St. Berno of Cluny (French, Benedictine abbot, d. 927)
St. Elian (Cornish or Breton, hermit, 5th century)
St. Elian ap Erbin (Welsh, 5th century)
St. Enogatus of Aleth (French, bishop, d. 631)
St. Erbin (Cornish?, 5th century)
Forty Soldiers Martyred at Rome (d. 262)
St. Glaphyra (slave of emperor's wife, virgin, c. 324)
Bl. Godfrey of Cappenberg [Gottfried von Cappenberg] (German, count, Norbertine priest, d. 1127)
St. Gumersindus and Servusdei (Spanish, parish priest and monk, martyred by Muslims in 850)
Sts. Hermylus and Stratonicus (Serbian, deacon and servant, martyred by drowning in 315)
Bl. Hildemar of Arrouaise (German, court chaplain to William the Conqueror, Augustinian hermit in France, martyred c. 1097)
Bl. Ida of Argensolles (French, Cistercian abbess, d. 1226)
Bl. Ivetta of Huy [Jutta] (Dutch, mother of three, widow at age 18, mystic, nurse of lepers, d. 1228)
St. Kentigern of Glasgow ["Mungo"] (Scottish, bishop, c. 603)
St. Leontius of Caesarea (Cappadocian [Turkish], bishop, d. 337)
St. Potitus (Italian, boy, martyr)
Bl. Stephen of Liège (French, Benedictine abbot, d. 1061)
Bl. Veronica of Binasco (Italian, peasant farmer, mystic, Augustinian nun, visionary, beggar of alms, d. 1497)
St. Viventius (Samaritan, priest, hermit, c. 400)

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), January 13, 2002

Answers

-- (_@_._), January 13, 2002.

John, Is today a feastday for the Baptism of Our Lord ?

Thanks, David S

-- David S (asdzxc8176@aol.com), January 13, 2002.

It is this year, David S, but I didn't mention it under "January 13" because its date changes from year to year, and it is even omitted under certain circumstances.
JFG

-- (jfgecik@hotmail.com), January 13, 2002.

Jmj

On January 13, 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. Hilary of Poitiers ["Doctor of the Divinity of Christ"] (French, converted pagan married man and father, bishop, theologian, opponent of Arianism, Doctor of the Church, d. 368)

St. Agrecius of Trier (French, bishop, c. 333)
St. Andrew of Trier (French, bishop, d. 235)
St. Berno of Cluny (French, Benedictine abbot, d. 927)
St. Elian (Cornish or Breton, hermit, 5th century)
St. Elian ap Erbin (Welsh, 5th century)
St. Enogatus of Aleth (French, bishop, d. 631)
St. Glaphyra (slave of emperor's wife, virgin, c. 324)
Bl. Godfrey of Cappenberg [Gottfried von Cappenberg] (German, count, Norbertine priest, d. 1127)
St. Gumersindus and Servusdei of Cordova (Spanish, parish priest and monk, martyred by Muslims in 850)
Sts. Hermylus and Stratonicus of Singidunum (Serbian, deacon and servant, martyred by drowning in 315)
Bl. Hildemar of Arrouaise (German, court chaplain to William the Conqueror, Augustinian hermit in France, martyred c. 1097)
Bl. Ida of Argensolles (French, Cistercian abbess, d. 1226)
Bl. Ivetta of Huy [Jutta] (Dutch, mother of three, widow at age 18, mystic, nurse of lepers, d. 1228)
St. Kentigern of Glasgow ["Mungo"] (Scottish, bishop, c. 603)
St. Leontius of Caesarea (Cappadocian [Turkish], bishop, d. 337)
Bl. Maria Marcelina Darowska of Szulaki [nee Kotowicz] (Ukrainian, mother of two, widow, co-founded Congregation of the Sisters of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, superior for fifty years, d. 1911 [beatified 1996])
St. Potitus of Naples (Italian, boy, martyr)
Holy Soldiers Martyred at Rome (forty men, d. 262)
Bl. Stephen of Liège [Etienne](French, Benedictine abbot, d. 1061)
Bl. Veronica of Binasco (Italian, peasant farmer, mystic, Augustinian nun, visionary, beggar of alms, d. 1497)
St. Viventius of Samaria (Palestinian, priest, hermit, c. 400)

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), January 12, 2004.