March 2 -- today's saints and blesseds

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Jmj

On March 2, 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. Angela of the Cross Guerrero y Gonzalez of Seville [Angela de la Cruz] (Spanish, poor factory worker, foundress of Congregation of the Cross, died at age 86 in 1932 [beatified 1982, canonized 2003])
Sts. Basileus and Jovinus (Roman, martyred c. 258)
St. Chad of Lichfield (British, missionary monk in Ireland, abbot, bishop of York, died at about age 51 in 672)
St. Charles the Good of Flanders [Karl] (Danish, prince, count, crusader, reformer of laws, patron of the poor, walked barefoot to Mass daily, martyred by beheading in church at about age 43 in 1127 [beatified 1883])
St. Cynibild of Northumbria (British, brother of St. Chad, missionary, 7th century)
St. Gistilian of Menevia (Welsh, monk, c. 6th century)
Bl. Henry Suso of Uberlingen [Heinrich Seuse, nee von Berg] (German, nobleman, Dominican prior, mystic, spiritual writer, died at age 70 in 1366 [beatified 1831])
St. Heraclius of Porto Romano (Italian, martyred c. 305)
St. Joavan of Landevenec (British, monk in France, c. 570)
St. Luke Casali of Argira (Sicilian, abbot, c. 800)
St. Nicholas Owen of Oxford (English, Jesuit brother, carpenter [constructed hiding places for "illegal" priests], tortured and martyred [abuse in Tower of London] under James I in 1606 [beatified 1929, canonized 1970])

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), March 02, 2005


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