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Today, April 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. Aedesius of Alexandria (Egyptian, philosopher, tortured and martyred by drowning c. 306)
St. Amantius of Como (Italian, bishop, d. 440)
Bl. Clement of Saint Elpidio (Italian, Augustinian father general, d. 1291)
St. Concessa (Carthaginian [Tunisian], early martyr)
St. Dionysius of Corinth (Greek, bishop, writer of epistles, c. 180)
Sts. Herodion, Asyncritus, and Phlegon (Greek, bishops mentioned by St. Paul [Romans 16], martyred in 1st century)
Sts. Januarius, Maxima, and Macaria (African, early martyrs)
Bl. Julian of Saint Augustine (Spanish, tailor, hermit, Franciscan brother, d. 1606)
St. Julia Billiart [baptized Marie Rose Julie] (French, peasant, co-foundress of Congregation of the Sisters of Notre Dame, died in Belgium in 1816 [canonized 1969])
Bl. Mary Assunta Liberta [baptized Assunta Maria Pallotta] (Italian, member of Franciscan Missionaries of Mary, cook in house of sisters working with lepers in China, died of typhus at age 27 in 1905 [beatified 1954] [incorruptible])
St. Perpetuus of Tours (French, bishop, c. 491)
St. Redemptus of Ferentino (Italian, bishop, d. 586)
St. Walter Gautier of Pontnoise (French, professor, Benedictine abbot, died on Good Friday 1099)

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), April 08, 2002

Answers

-- (_@_._), April 08, 2002.

Hi, John.

Is April 8, the feastday of the Annunciation of our Lord? I read on March 25, that you used the word " usually " as the day. I just saw on a calander that April 8 is the date. Does the different dates of Easter Sunday change the celebration date of the Annunciation?

Thanks, David S

-- David S (asdzxc8176@aol.com), April 09, 2002.

To take some pressure from John: David, The Feast of the Annunciation of the Lord in part of the Christmas 'circle' of dates. It is transferred, however, when March 25 falls into the Holy Week; AFAIK it is then celebrated on the first Monday after the Easter Octave. (And over here, we did celebrate the Annunciation of the Lord yesterday.)

Pax et bonum,

-- Oliver Schrinner (piraya@hispavista.com), April 09, 2002.

Thanks, Oliver. You are right.

David S, here is what I wrote on the "March 25 -- today's saints" thread:
"Today, March 25, we members of the Catholic Church family usually celebrate the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord by the angel Gabriel. (When the date falls within Holy Week, as in 2002, or during the Octave of Easter, it is transferred to Monday of the second week of Easter.)"

I could not mention it here on the page for April 8, because it will probably be many years before the feast accidentally falls on April 8 again. Though I can mention the Annunciation under its usual date (03/25), the Solemnities of the Resurrection, Ascension, and Pentecost are impossible for me to mention, because they can fall on several different dates!

God bless you.
John

-- (jfgecik@hotmail.com), April 12, 2002.

Thanks, Oliver. I did not see your post to me, until tonight. Thanks, John, I appreciate the explanation. David S

-- David (asdzxc8176@aol.com), April 12, 2002.

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. Aedesius of Alexandria (Egyptian, philosopher, tortured and martyred by drowning c. 306)
St. Amantius of Como (Italian, bishop, d. 440)
Bl. Clement of St. Elpidio of Osimo [Clemente di San Elpidio] (Italian, Augustinian father general, d. 1291)
St. Concessa of Carthage (North African [Tunisian], early martyr)
St. Dionysius of Corinth (Greek, bishop, writer of epistles, c. 180)
Bl. Dominic of the Blessed Sacrament Iturrate Zubero of Baskerland [Domenico del Santisimo Sacramento] (Spanish, Trinitarian priest, died at age 26 in 1927 [beatified 1983])
Sts. Herodion of Patras, Asyncritus of Marathon, and Phlegon of Hyrcania (Greek, bishops mentioned by St. Paul [Romans 16], martyred in 1st century)
Sts. Januarius, Maxima, and Macaria (African, early martyrs)
Bl. Julian of St. Augustine of Medinaceli [Julian de San Agustin] (Spanish, tailor, hermit, Franciscan brother, d. 1606)
St. Julie Billiart of Cuvilly [baptized Marie Rose Julie] (French, peasant, co-foundress of Congregation of the Sisters of Notre Dame, died in Belgium in 1816 [canonized 1969])
Bl. Mary of the Assumption Pallotta of Castello di Croce [Maria Assunta] [baptized Assunta Maria Liberta] (Italian, member of Franciscan Missionaries of Mary, cook in house of sisters working with lepers in China, died of typhus at age 27 in 1905 [beatified 1954] [incorruptible])
St. Perpetuus of Tours (French, bishop, c. 491)
St. Redemptus of Ferentino (Italian, bishop, d. 586)
St. Walter of Pontoise [Gautier] (French, professor, Benedictine abbot, died on Good Friday 1099)

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), April 08, 2003.

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. August Czartoryski of Paris [Augusto] (Polish/Spanish exile born in France, son of a prince, disciple of St. John Bosco, Salesian priest in Italy, died at age 35 in 1893 [beatified 2004])

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