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Today, January 15, we members of the Catholic Church family honor, in a special way, the following friends of God -- saints whose souls are now in heaven:

Bl. Arnold Janssen (German, priest, teacher, convent chaplain, journal editor, founder of missionary Society of the Divine Word, founder of Holy Spirit Missionary Sisters, co-founder of contemplative Sister Servants of the Holy Spirit of Perpetual Adoration ["Pink Sisters"], d. 1909 [beatified 1975])
St. Bonet of Clermont (French, king's chancellor, bishop, Benedictine monk after retirement, c. 710)
Sts. Britta and Maura (martyred in 4th century)
St. Ceolwulf (Northumbrian [English], king, abdicated to become Benedictine monk, c. 764)
St.Emebert (Belgian, bishop, brother of two saints, c. 710)
St. Ephysius (Sardinian [Italian], martyred c. 303)
Bl. Francis Ferdinand de Capillas ["Proto-martyr of China"] (Spanish, Dominican missionary priest in Philippines, tortured and martyred by beheading in 1648)
St. Geoffrey of Peronne (French, Cistercian prior, d. 1147)
St. Habakkuk (Judean, prophet, author of Old Testament book, 6th century B.C.)
St. Isidore of Alexandria (Egyptian, priest, persecuted by Arians, d. 404)
St. Ita of Limerick [baptized Deirdre] (Irish, nun, c. 570)
St. John Calybites [Kalabytes means hut-dweller] (Constantinopolitan [Turkish], hermit, c. 450)
St. Lleudadd of Bardsey (Welsh, abbot, 6th century)
St. Macarius the Elder of Alexandria (Egyptian, cattle herder, hermit priest, d. 390)
St. Malard of Chartres (French, bishop, c. 650)
Sts. Maurus and Placidus [or Maur and Placid] (Roman, disciples of St. Benedict of Nursia, Benedictine abbot and monk, 6th century)
St. Maximus of Nola (Italian, bishop, c. 250)
St. Micah (Judean, prophet, author of Old Testament book, 8th century B.C.)
St. Paul of Thebes (Egyptian, desert hermit, d. 342 at age of 113)
Bl. Peter of Castelnau (French, Cistercian priest, papal legate, inquisitor of Albigensians, martyred by a heretic's lance in 1208)
St. Sawl (Welsh, chieftain, 6th century)
St. Secundina (Roman, virgin, martyred c. 250)
St. Tarsicia of Rodez (French, hermitess, c. 600)

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 15, 2002

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[From St. Macarius the Elder:]

"Receive from the hand of God poverty as cheerfully as riches, hunger and want as plenty, and you will conquer the devil and subdue all your passions."

-- (_@_._), January 15, 2002.

Jmj

On January 15, 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. Alexander of Gomon (abbot, c. 440)
St. Arnold Janssen of Goch (German, priest, teacher, convent chaplain, journal editor, founder of missionary Society of the Divine Word, founder of Holy Spirit Missionary Sisters, co-founder of contemplative Sister Servants of the Holy Spirit of Perpetual Adoration ["Pink Sisters"], d. 1909 [beatified 1975, canonized 2003])
St. Blaithmaic of Iona (Irish, abbot, missionary in Britain, martyred in 823)
St. Bonet of Clermont (French, king's chancellor, bishop, Benedictine monk after retirement, c. 710)
Sts. Britta and Maura (martyred in 4th century)
St. Ceolwulf of Lindisfarne (Northumbrian [British], king, abdicated to become Benedictine monk, c. 764)
St. Emebert of Cambrai (Belgian, bishop, brother of two saints, c. 710)
St. Ephysius of Sardinia (Italian, martyred c. 303)
Bl. Francis Fernández de Capillas of Valladolid [Francisco] ["Proto-martyr of China"] (Spanish, Dominican missionary priest in Philippines, tortured and martyred [beheaded] at age 41 in 1648 [beatified 1909, canonized 2000])
Sts Gwrnerth and Llewellyn (Welsh, monks, 6th century)
St. Habakkuk (Judean, prophet, author of Old Testament book, 6th century B.C.)
St. Isidore of Alexandria (Egyptian, priest, persecuted by Arians, d. 404)
St. Ita of Limerick [baptized Deirdre] (Irish, nun, c. 570)
St. Jeffrey of Peronne [Geoffroi] (French, Cistercian prior, d. 1147)
St. John Calybites of Constantinople [Kalabytes means hut-dweller] (from Asia Minor [Turkish], hermit, c. 450)
St. Lleudadd of Bardsey (Welsh, abbot, 6th century)
St. Macarius the Elder of Alexandria (Egyptian, cattle herder, hermit priest, d. 390)
St. Malard of Chartres (French, bishop, c. 650)
Sts. Maurus and Placidus of Rome [or Maur and Placid] (Italian, disciples of St. Benedict of Nursia, Benedictine abbot and monk, 6th century)
St. Maximus of Nola (Italian, bishop, c. 250)
St. Micah of Moresheth (Judean, prophet, author of Old Testament book, 8th century B.C.)
St. Paul of Thebes (Egyptian, desert hermit, d. 342 at age of 113)
Bl. Peter of Castelnau [Pierre] (French, Cistercian priest, papal legate, inquisitor of Albigensians, martyred by a heretic's lance in 1208)
St. Sawl (Welsh, chieftain, 6th century)
St. Secundina of Rome (Italian, virgin, martyred c. 250)
St. Tarsicia of Rodez (French, hermitess, c. 600)

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 15, 2004.