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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 II] (Bavarian, husband of St. Kunegunda of Luxembourg, ruled Holy Roman Empire, died at age 52 in 1024 [canonized 1146])

Bl. Charles Emmanuel Cecil Rodriguez Santiago of Caguas [Carlos Manuel Cecilio] (Puerto Rican, layman, died at age 44 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 [beatified 1968, canonized 1989])
St. Dogfan (Welsh, martyred by pagans in 5th century)
Bl. Ferdinand Mary Baccilieri of Campodoso [Ferdinando Maria] (Italian, priest, Servite tertiary, founded Congregation of the Sisters Servants of Mary Galeazza, died at age 72 in 1893 [beatified 1999])
Bl. James of Voragine [Giacomo] (Italian, Dominican provincial, archbishop of Genoa, died at about age 68 in 1298 [beatified 1816])
St. Joel (Israelite, Old Testament prophet, c. 4th century B.C.)
Bl. Marian of Jesus Euse Hoyos of Yerumal [Mariano de Jesus] (Colombian, priest, died at age 80 in 1926 [beatified 2000, first blessed Colombian])
Bl. Mary Ann Biernacka of Lipsk [Marianna] [née Czokala] (Polish, laywoman, martyred by Nazis at Naumowicze [Poland] at about age 55 in 1943 [beatified 1999])
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 (Joan Henrietta Josephine of the Sacred Hearts)] (Chilean, Discalced Carmelite nun, died [typhus] at age 19 in 1920 [beatified 1987, canonized 1993])
Bl. Thomas Tunstal (English, priest, became Benedictine in prison, martyred [drawn, hanged, quartered] under James I in 1616 [beatified 1929])
St. Turiaf of Dol (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. Additional 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, 2004

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."

[I hope that many had a chance to see the 1989 Chilean mini-series (with English subtitles) on this wonderful young saint, shown on EWTN several years ago. St. Teresa of the Andes was marvelously played by an actress named Paulina Urrutia.]

-- ("jfgecik@hotmail.com), July 13, 2004.

KUNIGUND, KUNIGUNDE - old German name comprised of "kunni" and "gund". "Kunni"= "Geschlecht or "Sippe" (kin, clan, relatives, family). "Gund" is an old German word for "Kampf" which translates to contest, fight. The name Kunigunde was a holy name of the Middle Ages; the name's day is March 3. Other forms of the name are Gundel, Kuni, Kunza, Konne. In the Middle Ages there were beloved princesses with this name. The name was still used in the 19th century.

Enrique

-- Enrique Ortiz (eaortiz@yahoo.com), July 14, 2004.

[Note: I am copying the following several (indented) messages from the old, obsolete "saints" thread for this day of the year, so that the old thread can later be deleted. (All my best to "st. Enrique" Ortiz.) JFG]

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-speaking 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, remembering their Baptism day when they were really BORN.

Enrique

-- Enrique Ortiz -- July 14, 2002.

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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 -- July 14, 2002.

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Imagine it is your Saint's day, imagine it is 5 or 6 o'clock 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 -- July 14, 2002.

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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, the Church]
JFG

-- July 14, 2002.

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

Enrique

-- Enrique Ortiz -- July 15, 2002.

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PLEASE SUPPORT THE SAINTLY CAUSE OF FR. FLANAGAN OF BOYSTOWN AT http://www.elphindiocese.ie/02_flan.html

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.

-- J. F. Gecik ("jfgecik@hotmail.com), July 22, 2004.