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Today, July 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. Clelia Barbieri (Italian, founded Congregation of Minims of the Sorrowful Mother, died [tuberculosis] at age 23 in 1870 [canonized 1989])
St. Dogfan (Welsh, martyred by pagans in 5th century)
St. Francis Solano (Spanish, Franciscan priest, missionary to Latin America [especially Peru], had true gift of tongues, d. 1610)
St. Henry [Heinrich] (Bavarian, ruled Holy Roman Empire, d. 1024)
Bl. James of Voragine [Jacopo] (Italian, Dominican provincial, archbishop, d. 1298)
St. Joel (Israelite, Old Testament prophet, c. 4th century B.C.)
St. Mildred (English, princess, Benedictine abbess, c. 700)
St. Myrope (Greek, virgin, martyred [effects of torture] c. 251)
St. Serapion (Greek, martyred in 195)
St. Silas (Israelite, missionary with St. Paul, bishop, died in Greece in 1st century)
St. Teresa of the Andes [baptized Juanita Enriqueta Josefina de los Sagrados Corazones Fernandez Solar] [in religion, Sister Teresa de Jesus] (Chilean, Discalced Carmelite nun, died [typhus] at age 19 in 1920 [canonized 1993])
Bl. Thomas Tunstal (English, priest, became Benedictine in prison, martyred [drawn, hanged, quartered] by Elizabethans in 1616)
St. Turiaf (French, bishop, d. 750)

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), July 13, 2002

Answers

[From St. Teresa of the Andes:] "Love is the fusion of two souls in one in order to bring about mutual perfection."

"A Carmelite is a sister to priests. Both priest and sister offer a host [victim] of holocaust for the salvation of the world. A sister sanctifies herself, that by being more united to God, the blood of the Divine Prisoner which she receives in her soul might circulate through the other members of Christ's Body. In a word, a sister sanctifies herself to sanctify her brothers."

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

St. Henry, after whose name I'm called Enrique, was the first that proposed that the Creed be recited or chanted in the liturgy of the Mass. Before his time it was recited by cathecumens when they were to be baptized. He loved the "glamour" of the Catholic Liturgy and the study of Holy Scriptures.

BTW, in Spanish peaking countries in general we don't much celebrate birthdays, It is rather our Saints days when we congratulate each other. Birthdays, even the pagans and atheists have that, but Saints day only the baptized can "brag" about having it, by the way, remebering their Baptism day when they were really BORN.

Enrique

-- Enrique Ortiz (eaortiz@yahoo.com), July 14, 2002.

A proof of what I'm saying is in the singing of LAS MAÑANITAS, the congratulating song in Mexico: "Estas son las mañanitas, que cantaba el Rey David....El día en que tú naciste nacieron todas las flores Y en la pila del bautismo cantaron los ruiseñores..... Con cánticos y flores, Hoy te vengo a saludar, HOY POR SER DIA DE TU SANTO, te venimos a cantar."

Enrique

-- Enrique Ortiz (eaortiz@yahoo.com), July 14, 2002.

Imagine it is your Saint's day, imagine it is 5 or 6 'oclok in the morning, imagine there is a mariachi group at your door singing las Mañanitas, imagine you open your door, and there is a large group of your relatives ,friends and some neighbors with flower bouquets and gifts, imagine you invite them all into your home, and offer them a hot "cafecito" for the morning cold and perhaps a small glass of tequila or mezcal, imagine you offer them some "tamalitos" and atole champurrado and join in the general happiness...and you'll have some idea of what a Saint's day is....

Enrique

-- Enrique Ortiz (eaortiz@yahoo.com), July 14, 2002.

Happy (belated) Saint's Day, Enrique!
When I was a boy, we used to call the feast day of our patron saint our "Name Day."
In my opinion, two more days are more important important than our birthdays: (1) our day of conception [true beginning of life] and (2) our day of Baptism [birthday into our Lord's Body]
JFG

-- (jfgecik@hotmail.com), July 14, 2002.

Thank you very much, John. I really appreciate your congratulations.

Enrique

-- Enrique Ortiz (eaortiz@yahoo.com), July 15, 2002.

PLEASE SUPPORT THE SAINTLY CAUSE OF FR. FLANAGAN OF BOYSTOWN AT www.elphindiocese.ie

On July 13th every year mass is celebrated in rememberance of fr. flanagan who was born on july 13th 1886.

-- Rev. Spirtual Director (communicate@esatclear.ie), June 22, 2003.

Jmj

On July 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. Henry of Albach [Heinrich] (Bavarian, ruled Holy Roman Empire, d. 1024)

Bl. Charles Emmanuel Cecil Rodriguez Santiago of Caguas [Carlos Manuel Cecilio] (Puerto Rican, layman, died at age 45 in 1963 [beatified 2001, first Puerto Rican beatified])
St. Clelia Barbieri of Bundrie di San Giovanni (Italian, founded Congregation of Minims of the Sorrowful Mother, died [tuberculosis] at age 23 in 1870 [canonized 1989])
St. Dogfan (Welsh, martyred by pagans in 5th century)
St. Francis Solano of Montilla [Francisco] (Spanish, Franciscan priest, missionary to Latin America [especially Peru], had true gift of tongues, d. 1610)
Bl. James of Voragine [Giacomo] (Italian, Dominican provincial, archbishop, d. 1298)
St. Joel (Israelite, Old Testament prophet, c. 4th century B.C.)
St. Mildred of Minster (English, princess, Benedictine abbess, c. 700)
St. Myrope of Chios (Greek, virgin, martyred [effects of torture] c. 251)
St. Serapion of Macedonia (Greek, martyred in 195)
St. Silas (Israelite, missionary with St. Paul, bishop, died in Greece in 1st century)
St. Teresa of Jesus Fernandez Solar of Santiago [Teresa de Jesus] [“St. Teresa of the Andes”] [baptized Juanita Enriqueta Josefina de los Sagrados Corazones (Jane Henrietta Josephine of the Sacred Hearts)] (Chilean, Discalced Carmelite nun, died [typhus] at age 19 in 1920 [canonized 1993])
Bl. Thomas Tunstal (English, priest, became Benedictine in prison, martyred [drawn, hanged, quartered] under James I in 1616 [beatified 1929])
St. Turiaf (French, bishop, d. 750)

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), July 14, 2003.

Happy Name-Day (Dia del Santo), Enrique Ortiz! JFG

-- J. F. Gecik (jfgecik@hotmail.com), July 14, 2003.

Un millón de gracias, John, por tus felcitaciones. He andado muy ocupado en estos días. Ahora trabajo en el IFE (Instituto Federal Electoral) como Consejero. El 6 de julio hubo elecciones para Diputados Federales y no te imaginas el trabajo durísimo que eso significó: entre otras cosas 2 noches (el 6 y el 9 de este mes sin pegar el ojo en toda la noche). En fin todo sea por conseguir que al fin haya verdadera democracia en nuestro país.

Enrique

-- Enrique Ortiz (eaortiz@yahoo.com), July 16, 2003.

De nada, Enrique. Ahora has merecido un buen descanso.
JFG

-- J. F. Gecik (jfgecik@hotmail.com), July 16, 2003.