Jmj

Today, February 9, 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. Alvarez of Cordova (Spanish, Dominican friar, c. 1430)
St. Alexander and 38 companions (Roman, early martyrs)
St. Alto of Altomünster (Irish, Benedictine hermit, abbot in Germany, c. 760)
Sts. Ammon, Emilian, Lassa, and 41 companions (African, early martyrs)
Sts. Ammonius and Alexander (Cypriot, early martyrs)
St. Ansbert of Fontenelle (French, king's chancellor, Benedictine abbot, bishop, d. 695)
Sts. Apollonia of Alexandria, Metras, Quinta, and Serapion (Egyptian, virgin and companions, martyred by burning in 249)
St. Brachio (Italian?, hunter, hermit, d. 576)
St. Cronan the Wise (Irish, bishop, 8th century)
St. Cuaran the Wise (Irish, bishop, c. 700)
St. Eingan of Llanengan (British, prince, hermit in Wales, c. 590)
Bl. Erizzo (Italian, Benedictine abbot, d. 1094)
Bl. Marianus Scotus [Muirdach MacRobartaigh] (Irish or Scottish, expert calligrapher Benedictine abbot in Germany, d. 1088)
St. Miguel Febres Cordero Munoz (Ecuadoran, Christian Brother, teacher, author, translator in Europe, died in Spain in 1910 [canonized 1984] [incorruptible])
St. Nebridius of Egara (Spanish, bishop, d. 527)
St. Nicephorus of Antioch (Syrian, martyred by the sword in 260)
Sts. Primus and Donatus (African, deacons, martyred by heretics in 362)
St. Raynald of Nocera (German born in Italy, nobleman, Benedictine monk, bishop, d. 1225)
St. Romanus the Wonder-worker (Syrian, hermit, 5th century)
St. Sabinus of Canosa (Italian, bishop, papal ambassador, d. 556)
St. Teilo of Llandaff (English, bishop in Wales, c. 580)

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), February 09, 2002

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[From St. Miguel of Ecuador:]

"The heart is rich when it is content, and it is always content when its desires are set upon God."

-- (_@_._), February 09, 2002.

Jmj

On February 9, 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:

Bl. Alvarez of Cordova (Spanish, Dominican friar, c. 1430)
St. Alexander and 38 companions, of Rome (Italian, early martyrs)
St. Alto of Altomünster (Irish, Benedictine hermit, abbot in Germany, c. 760)
Sts. Ammon, Emilian, Lassa, and 41 companions, of Membressa (North African, early martyrs)
Sts. Ammonius and Alexander (Cypriot, early martyrs)
St. Ansbert of Fontenelle (French, king's chancellor, Benedictine abbot, bishop, d. 695)
Sts. Apollonia, Metras, Quinta, and Serapion, of Alexandria (Egyptian, virgin and companions, martyred by burning in 249)
St. Brachio (Italian?, hunter, hermit, d. 576)
St. Cuaran the Wise of Iona (Irish, bishop, c. 700)
St. Eingan of Llanengan (British, prince, hermit in Wales, c. 590)
Bl. Erizzo of Florence (Italian, Benedictine abbot, d. 1094)
Bl. Marianus “Scotus” MacRobartaigh of Donegal [baptized Muirdach] (Irish, expert calligrapher, Benedictine abbot in Germany, d. 1088)
St. Michael Febres Cordero Munoz of Cuenca [Miguel] (Ecuadoran, Christian Brother, teacher, author, translator in Europe, died in Spain at age 55 [pneumonia] in 1910 [beatified 1977, canonized 1984] [incorruptible])
St. Nebridius of Egara (Spanish, bishop, d. 527)
St. Nicephorus of Antioch (Syrian, martyred by the sword in 260)
Sts. Primus and Donatus, of Lavallum (Northwest African, deacons, martyred by heretics in 362)
St. Raynald of Nocera (German born in Italy, nobleman, Benedictine monk, bishop, d. 1225)
St. Romanus the Wonder-worker (Syrian, hermit, 5th century)
St. Sabinus of Canosa (Italian, bishop, papal ambassador, d. 556)
St. Teilo of Llandaff (British, bishop in Wales, c. 580)

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), February 08, 2004.

Some non-Catholic congregations celebrate a feast of St. Cyril of Alexandria on this day. But Catholics, as noted here, remember St. Cyril on June 27.

-- J. F. Gecik (jfgecik@Hotmail.com), February 08, 2004.

"Some non-Catholic congregations celebrate a feast of St. Cyril of Alexandria on this day."

Are you saying that those who observe the old calendar and the traditional Latin Mass with the support of their bishop and the pope are non-Catholic? You owe them an apology for the name-calling.

-- Nick (nixplace39@hotmail.com), February 08, 2004.

It will be a frigid day in Hades before I apologize for respecting the Church's liturgical calendar, Nick. Read what my post actually says, not what you wish to "read into" it. If anyone owes an apology, it is you, Nick, for you have not ever contributed a single positive and helpful post to the forum. You have been nothing but a rabble-rouser thus far, and I recommend that the moderators delete all your messages. Stop damaging the saints-of-the-day threads, please.

-- (jfgecik@Hotmail.com), February 08, 2004.

Late in 2003 and early in 2004, Pope John Paul II beatified sixteen servants of God. The following one was assigned this calendar day for yearly commemoration.

Bl. Eusebia Palomino Yenes of Cantalpino (Spanish, religious sister of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, died at age 35 in 1935 [beatified 2004])

-- (jfgecik@spamfreeHotmail.com), May 07, 2004.