March 8 -- today's saints

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Jmj

Today, March 8, 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. John of God [Juan "de Dios" Ciudad] (Portuguese, shepherd, mercenary soldier, suffered mental illness, founded Order of Charity and the Order of Hospitallers to care for the sick/poor/homeless, died in Spain in 1550)
Sts. Arianus, Theoticus, and three companions (Egyptian ... governor and others ... martyred by drowning c. 311)
St. Beoadh (Irish, bishop, c. 525)
Sts. Cyril, Rogatus, Felix, Herenia, Felicitas, Urbanus, Sylvanus, and Mamilius (African ... bishop and disciples ... early martyrs)
St. Duthac of Ross (Irish, bishop in Scotland, d. 1065)
Bl. Faustino Miguez (Spanish, Piarist priest, teacher, medical researcher, founded a religious institute for women, d. 1926 [beatified 1998])
St. Felix of Dunwich ["Apostle to the East Angles"] (French, missionary in England, bishop, d. 646)
St. Humphrey of Pruem (French, Benedictine monk, bishop, d. 871)
St. John Helgi Ogmundarson ["Apostle to Iceland"] (Icelandic, bishop, d. 1121)
St. Julian of Toledo (Spanish, abbot, archbishop, d. 690)
Bl. Luigi Orione (Italian, priest, founder of Hermits and Ladies of Divine Providence, founder of Little Missionaries of Charity, d. 1940 [beatified 1980])
St. Ogmund of Holar (Icelandic, bishop, d. 1121)
Sts. Philemon and Apollonius (Egyptian ... entertainer and deacon ... martyred by drowning c. 305)
St. Pontius of Carthage (Carthaginian [Tunisian], deacon, c. 262)
St. Provinus of Como (French, bishop in Italy, c. 420)
St. Quintilis of Nicomedia (from Asia Minor [Turkish], bishop, early martyr)
St. Rhian (Welsh?, abbot)
St. Senan of Scattery (Irish, bishop, c. 560)
St. Stephen of Obazine (French, Cistercian priest, abbot, d. 1154)
St. Veremund of Hirache (Spanish, Benedictine abbot, d. 1092)
Bl. Vincent Kadlubek [Wincenty] (Polish, bishop, Cistercian monk, d. 1223)

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), March 09, 2002

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

May St. John of God pray for us all, and especially the sick indivual who is posting gross pornograhic links under my name. St. John of God is one of the patron saints for sick people. Today his feastday is elebrated in the holy Church.

God bless

-- David (David@excite.com), March 08, 2003.


Thanks for that much-needed prayer, David S.
I apologize for forgetting to post my amended version of the March 8 saints. I will get that (and the list for March 9) posted very soon.
JFG

-- J. F. Gecik (jfgecik@hotmail.com), March 09, 2003.

Jmj

On March 8, 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 God Ciudad of Montemoro Novo [(Portuguese:) Joćo de Deus (surname: Cidade) ... (Spanish:) Juan de Dios] (Portuguese, shepherd, mercenary soldier, suffered mental illness, founded Order of Charity and the Order of Hospitallers in Spain to care for the sick/poor/homeless, d. 1550)

Sts. Arianus of Thebes, Theoticus, and three companions (Egyptian ... governor and others ... martyred by drowning c. 311)
St. Beoadh of Ardcarne (Irish, bishop, c. 525)
Sts. Cyril, Rogatus, Felix, Herenia, Felicitas, Urbanus, Sylvanus, and Mamilius (African ... bishop and disciples ... early martyrs)
St. Duthac of Ross (Irish, bishop in Scotland, d. 1065)
Bl. Faustino Miguez of Xamiro (Spanish, Piarist priest, teacher, medical researcher, founded a religious institute for women,d. 1926 [beatified 1998])
St. Felix of Dunwich ["Apostle to the East Angles"] (French, missionary in England, bishop, d. 646)
St. Humphrey of Pruem (French, Benedictine monk, bishop, d. 871)
St. John Helgi Ogmundarson of Holar [Jon] ["Apostle to Iceland"] (Icelandic, bishop, d. 1121)
St. Julian of Toledo (Spanish, abbot, archbishop, d. 690)
Bl. Louis Orione of Pontecurone [Luigi] (Italian, priest, founder of Hermits and Ladies of Divine Providence, founder of Little Missionaries of Charity, d. 1940 [beatified 1980])
Sts. Philemon and Apollonius of Antinoe (Egyptian ... entertainer and deacon ... martyred by drowning c. 305)
St. Pontius of Carthage (Carthaginian [Tunisian], deacon, c. 262)
St. Provinus of Como (French, bishop in Italy, c. 420)
St. Quintilis of Nicomedia (from Asia Minor [Turkish], bishop, early martyr)
St. Rhian (Welsh?, abbot)
St. Senan of Scattery (Irish, bishop, c. 560)
St. Stephen of Obazine [Etienne] (French, Cistercian priest, abbot, d. 1154)
St. Veremund of Hirache (Spanish, Benedictine abbot, d. 1092)
Bl. Vincent Kadlubek of Karnow [Wincenty] (Polish, bishop, Cistercian monk, d. 1223)

If you have anything to share about these 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/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), March 09, 2003.


Friends,
Named above is "Blessed" Louis (Luigi) Orione. This citizen of heaven will be canonized by Pope John Paul II on May 16, 2004.

St. Louis Orione of Pontecurone [Luigi] (Italian, priest, founder of Hermits and Ladies of Divine Providence, founder of Little Missionaries of Charity, died at about age 68 in 1940 [beatified 1980, canonized 2004])

Blessed be God in His angels and in His saints!

-- (jfgecik@spamfreehotmail.com), May 04, 2004.



Thanks John!

I appreciate your updates and kindness.

-- - (David@excite.com), May 04, 2004.


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