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St. Almedha (Welsh, princess, virgin,
martyred [beheaded by her father] in 6th Century) St. Arcadius of
Bourges
(French, bishop, d. 549) Blessed Martyrs of Belarus (Belarusan or Polish,
eleven virgins, religious sisters of the Congregation of the Holy Family of
Nazareth, martyred by Nazis in 1943 [beatified 2000]) St. Bernard Vo Van
Due (Vietnamese, retired priest, martyred by beheading at about age 83 in 1838
[beatified 1900, canonized 1988]) St. Dominic Nguyen Van
Hanh (Vietnamese, Dominican priest, martyred at about age 66 in
1838 [beatified 1900, canonized 1988]) St. Ethelwold of
Winchester
(British, courtier, Benedictine abbot, bishop, royal counselor, died
at about age 72 in 984) Sts. Friard and Secundel, of
Bresné
(French, hermits, 6th Century) [St. Friard died in 677 at about age 66.] Bl. Gerhard Hirschfelder of Glatz
(German, parish priest, denounced Nazi errors, martyred [starvation and
pneumonia] at Dachau at age 35 in 1942 [beatified 2010]) St. Justin of Louvre
(French, child, martyred in 290) St. Jonatus of Elnone
(French, Benedictine
abbot, c. 690) St. Kenneth of Gower
(Welsh, chieftain's son, hermit) Sts. Leontius, Alexander, Attius, and six
companions, of
Perga
(from Asia Minor [now called Turkey], martyred in 300) St. Leus of Viguenza
(Italian, priest, 4th Century) Holy Maccabees of Modein (Israelite, Old
Testament priest and his five sons [Mattathias, John Gaddi, Simon called Thassi,
Judas called the Hammer, Eleazar called Avaran, and Jonathan called Apphus],
heroes of independence from Greek oppression of Jews, 2nd Century B.C.) St. Peregrine of
Modena
(from British Isles, pilgrim to Holy Land, hermit in Italy, d. 643) St. Rioch (Irish, nephew of St. Patrick,
abbot, missionary bishop, d. 480) Bl. Rudolph [Rodolfo] (Italian, abbot, d.
1076 [beatified 1602]) Bl. Thomas Welbourn of Hutton
Bushel
[also spelled Welbourne]
(English, schoolteacher, martyred [drawn, hanged, quartered] under James I in
1605 [beatified 1929]) [from St. Alphonse de Liguori:] "We must show charity towards the
sick, who are in greater need of help. Let us take
them some small gift if they are poor, or, at least, let us go and wait on them
and comfort them." "If we should be saved and become
saints, we ought always to stand at the gates of the Divine mercy to beg and
pray for, as an alms, all that we need." "He who does not acquire the love of
God will scarcely persevere in the grace of God, for it is very difficult to
renounce sin merely through fear of chastisement." "When we hear people talk of riches,
honors and amusements of the world, let us remember that all things have an
end, and let us then say: 'My God, I wish for you alone and nothing
more.'" "He who receives Communion most
frequently will be freest from sin, and will make farthest progress in Divine
Love." ----------------------- On
August 2, we members of the Catholic Church family honor the Blessed Virgin
Mary under her title, Our Lady of the Angels. St. Peter Julian Eymard
of La Mure
[Pierre-Julien] (French, cutler, parish priest, provincial superior of Marists,
founder of Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament, mystical writer, died
at age 57 in 1868 [beatified 1925, canonized 1962]) St. Etheldritha of
Croyland
(British, princess, Benedictine hermitess for forty years, d. 834) Bl. Gundechar of
Eichstätt
(Bavarian, bishop, empress's chaplain, died at about age 54 in 1073) St. Justin Mary Russolillo
of Pianura
[Giustino Maria] (Italian, parish priest, founded Society of Divine Vocations [Vocationist Fathers and Vocationist
Sisters] and Apostles of Universal Sanctification, died at age 64 in 1955
[beatified 2011, canonized 2022]) St. Maximus of Padua
(Italian, bishop, c. 195) St. Peter Faber of Villaret [also
called Favre and le
Fevre]
[Pierre] (French, shepherd boy, priest, one of the original members of the Society
of Jesus [Jesuits], preached throughout Europe, died in Italy in
1546 [beatified 1872, canonized 2013]) St. Peter of Osma
[Pierre] (French, Benedictine monk, archdeacon in Spain, bishop, d.
1109) St. Plegmund of
Canterbury
(British, Benedictine
hermit, royal tutor, archbishop, d. 914) St. Rutilius (North African, martyred in
250) Pope St. Stephen I of Rome
(Italian, archdeacon, elected to papacy in 254, reigned
until death [possibly martyred] in 257) Sts. Theodota, Evodius, Hermogenes, and
Callista, of
Nicaea
(from Asia Minor [now called Turkey], mother and three children, martyred by
burning in 304) St. Thomas Hales of Dover (English,
Benedictine
monk, martyred in 1295) ---------------------- On
August 3, 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: Bl. Augustine Gazotic
of Trau
(Dalmatian [from part of what is now Croatia], Dominican friar, bishop of Zagreb in Croatia and
of Lucera in Italy, healer, died at about age 61 in 1323 [beatified 1700]) Bl. Benno of Schwabia
(German, nobleman, priest, hermit in Switzerland, Benedictine monk, bishop of Metz, d. 940) St. Euphronius of
Autun
(French, bishop, c. 476) Sts. Gamaliel and Abibas (Israelite ...
Talmudic scholar [teacher of St. Paul] and his son [Acts 5] ... converts to
Christianity, 1st Century) St. Gaudentia of Rome
(Italian, virgin, early martyr) St. Godfrey of Loudon (French,
bishop, d. 1255) Bl. Gregory of Nonantula
(Italian, Benedictine
abbot, d. 933) St. Lydia of Thyatira (from
Asia Minor [now called Turkey], seller of purple dye, disciple of St. Paul at
Philippi [Acts 16], 1st Century) St. Mancus of Cornwall
(British? bishop) Sts. Marana and Cyra (Syrian, hermitesses,
martyred in 5th Century) St. Nicodemus (Israelite, member of Jewish
Sanhedrin, disciple of Jesus whom he helped bury, martyred in 1st Century) St. Peter of Salerno
[Pietro] (Italian, Benedictine monk, bishop of Anagni, papal legate,
d. 1105) St. Senach of Clonard
(Irish? bishop, 6th Century) St. Trea of Ardtree (Irish,
disciple of St. Patrick, virgin, hermit, 5th Century) St. Waltheof of
Melrose
(Scottish, Augustinian prior in
England, Cistercian abbot, died
at about age 60 c. 1160) St. Aristarchus of
Thessalonica
(Greek, bishop, companion of St. Paul [Acts 20, Philemon], martyred [beheaded]
in 1st Century) St. Eleutherius of
Constantinople
(from Asia Minor [now called Turkey], martyred c. 300) St. Euphronius of Tours
(French, bishop, died at about age 43 in 573) Bl. Francis of Pesaro
[Francesco] (Italian, Franciscan tertiary, hermit, miracle worker, d.
1350) Bl. Henry Krzysztofik of Zachorzew
[Henryk] [baptized Józef (Joseph)] (Polish, Capuchin priest, martyred by Nazis at Dachau
[Germany] at age 34 in 1942 [beatified 1999]) St. Ia and
companions (Greek and Persian, slave and her converts, tortured and martyred by
beheading in 360) St. Isidore (French, early martyr) St.
Molua of
Limerick
(Irish, hermit, abbot, d. 622) St. Perpetua of Rome
(Italian, matron, c. 80) St. Protasius of
Cologne
(German?, early martyr) St. Raynerius of
Fontavellana
[Raniero] (Italian, Camaldolese monk, bishop of Cagli, archbishop of
Spalatro, martyred by stoning in 1180) St. Sithney (from British Isles, monk in
France, c. 529) St. Tertullinus (Roman, priest for two
days, martyred in 257) Bl. William Horne [or Horn] and
companions (English, Carthusian brothers, martyred [drawn, hanged, and
quartered] under Henry VIII in 1540 [beatified 1886]) [from St. John Vianney:] "All our religion is but a false
religion, and all our virtues are mere illusions and we ourselves are only
hypocrites in the sight of God, if we have not that universal charity for
everyone -- for the good, and for the bad, for the poor and for the rich, and
for all those who do us harm as much as those who do us good." "If people would do for God what they
do for the world, what a great number of Christians would go to Heaven!" "I tell you that you have less to
suffer in following the Cross than in serving the world and its
pleasures." "You cannot please both God and the
world at the same time. They are utterly opposed to each other in their
thoughts, their desires, and their actions." "We should consider those moments
spent before the Blessed Sacrament as the happiest of our lives." "My little children,
... If you pray and love, that is where a man's happiness lies." "My little children, your hearts, are
small, but prayer stretches them and makes them capable of loving God. Through
prayer we receive a foretaste of heaven and something of paradise comes down
upon us. Prayer never leaves us without sweetness. It is honey that flows into
the souls and makes all things sweet. When we pray properly, sorrows disappear like snow
before the sun." "Some men immerse themselves as
deeply in prayer as fish in water, because they give themselves totally to God.
O, how I love these noble souls! How unlike them we are! How often we come to
church with no idea of what to do or what to ask for. And yet, whenever we go
to any human being, we know well enough why we go. ... I often think that when
we come to adore the Lord, we would receive everything we ask for, if we would
ask with living faith and with a pure heart." "Prayer is the inner bath of love
into which the soul plunges itself." ------------------ On
August 5, we members of the Catholic Church family commemorate the dedication
of the Roman basilica of St. Mary Major (also called Our Lady of the
Snows) in 435 A.D.. We
also honor, in a special way, the following friends of God --
"saints" and "blesseds" whose souls are now in heaven: Sts. Addai of Palestine and
Mari of
Edessa
(Israelite and Syrian, evangelized Syria and Persia, 1st Century) St. Afra of Augsburg
(Bavarian, reformed prostitute, martyred by burning c. 304) Sts. Cantidius, Cantidian, and Sobel
(Egyptian, early martyrs) St. Cassian of Autun
(Egyptian, bishop in France for over 35 years, miracle-worker, c. 350) St. Emidius of Trier
(missionary bishop in pagan Germany, martyred by beheading c. 303) St. Eusignius of
Antioch
(soldier in Syria, martyred by beheading at age 110 in 362) Bl. Frederick Janssoone
of Ghyvelde
[Frederic] (French, Franciscan priest, died in Canada in 1916
[beatified 1988]) [On Canadian "particular calendar"] [Commemorated by some on August 4]
St. Gormgal of Ardoilen
(Irish, abbot, d. 1016) Bl. James Gerius of Florence
[Giacomo] (Italian, Camaldolese monk, died at age 33 in 1345) St. Memmius of Châlons-sur-Marne
(French, missionary, bishop, miracle worker, c. 300) St. Nonna of Nazianzus (from
Asia Minor [now called Turkey], wife of one saint, mother of three saints, d.
374) King St. Oswald of
Northumbria
(British, soldier, monarch, died at about age 37 in 642) St. Paris of Teano
(Greek, bishop in Italy, d. 346) St. Theodoric of
Cambrai
(French, bishop, d. 863) St.
Venantius of
Viviers
(French, bishop, d. 544) ------------------ On
August 6, we members of the Catholic Church family celebrate the Feast of
the Transfiguration of Our Lord. We
also honor, in a special way, the following friends of God -- "saints"
and "blesseds" whose souls are now in heaven: Blessed Martyrs of Burgos [also known as "Bl.
Stephen of Cardeña and companions"] (Spanish, Benedictine abbot and more than 200 monks,
martyred by Moslems in 872 [beatified 1603]) St. Gezelin of Sebusrode
(German, hermit) Pope St. Hormisdas of
Frosinone
(Italian, widower, father of Pope St. Silverius, deacon, elected to papacy in
514, reigned until death in 523) St. James of Amida
(Syrian, hermit, c. 501) Sts. Justus and Pastor of
Alcala
(Spanish, children [aged 13 and 9], scourged and martyred by beheading in 304) St. Mary Frances of Jesus Rubatto
of Carmagnola
[Maria Francesca di Gesu] [baptized Anna Maria] (Italian, Superior General of Capuchin sisters,
missionary to the Americas, died in Uruguay at age 60 in 1904 [beatified 1993, canonized 2022]) Bl. Octavian of
Quingey
(French, Benedictine
monk in Italy, bishop of Savona, died at about age 72 in 1132
[beatified 1793]) St. Schetzelon of
Grünewald
(hermit in Germany, d. 1141) ----------------- On
August 7, 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: Pope St. Sixtus II (Greek, philosopher, deacon in Rome, elected to papacy in 257 [named in Eucharistic Prayer I], reigned until martyred by beheading in 258 with seven companions [deacons: Felicissimus and Agapitus; subdeacons: Januarius, Magnus, Vincent, and Stephen; and layman: Quartus]) St. Albert of Trapani
(Sicilian, Carmelite
priest, died at about age 50 in 1306 [beatified 1454, canonized
1476]) Sts. Carpophorus, Exanthus, Cassius,
Severinus, Secundus, and Licinius (Italian, soldiers, martyred c. 295) St. Claudia (British, matron in Rome, 1st
Century) St. Dometius and two companions (Persian,
monk and disciples, martyred by stoning in 4th Century) St. Donatian of Châlons-sur-Marne (French, bishop, 4th
Century?) St. Donatus of Besançon (French,
Benedictine
monk, bishop, c. 650) St. Donatus of Nicomedia (from
Asia Minor [now called Turkey], bishop of Arezzo in Italy, 4th Century) Bl. Edward Bamber of Carlton
[alias Edward Helmes, alias Edward Reding]
(English, diocesan priest, martyred
[drawn, hanged, and quartered] at age 46 under Charles I in 1646 [beatified
1987]) Bl. Edmund Bojanowski of Grabonog
(Polish, layman, founded Congregation of the Handmaids of the Immaculate
Blessed Virgin Mary, died at age 56 in 1871 [beatified 1999]) St. Faustus of Milan
(Italian, soldier, martyred c. 190) St. Hilarinus of
Ostia
(Italian, monk, martyred in 4th Century) St. Hyperechios (Egyptian, early desert
hermit) Bl. John Woodcock of Leyland
[alias John Faringdon]
(English, Franciscan priest, martyred [drawn, hanged, and
quartered] at age 43 under Charles I in 1646 [beatified 1987]) Bl. Jordan Forzatei of Padua
[Giordano] (Italian, Benedictine abbot, died at about age 90 in 1248) Bl. Nicholas Postgate of Egton
(English, diocesan priest, martyred at about age 79 under Charles II in 1679
[beatified 1987]) Sts. Peter, Julian, and companions, of Rome
(Italian, at least 20 men and women, martyred c. 260) Bl. Thomas Whitaker of Burnley
[alias Thomas Starkie]
(English, diocesan priest, martyred at about age 35 under Charles I in 1646
[beatified 1987]) St. Victricius of
Rouen
(Roman? soldier, missionary in France, bishop, c. 409) Bl. Vincent of Aquila
[Vincenzo] (Italian, Franciscan brother, mystic, d. 1504 [beatified
1785]) ------------------ On
August 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. Bonifacia Rodríguez
Castro of Salamanca
(Spanish, cord-maker, founded Congregation of the Sisters Servants of Saint
Joseph, died at age 68 in 1905 [beatified 2003, canonized 2011]) Sts. Eleutherius and Leonides of
Constantinople
(from Asia Minor [now called Turkey], early martyrs by burning) St. Ellidius (Welsh, 7th Century) St. Emilian of Cyzicus
(bishop on Turkish island, exiled for opposing iconoclast heresy, d. 820) St. Famianus of
Cologne
(German, hermit in Spain for 25 years, Cistercian monk, died on pilgrimage in Italy at
about age 60 in 1150) Bl. Francis Ingleby of Ripley and
Bl. John Fingley
of Barmby-in-the-Marsh
[also known as Finglow]
(English, diocesan priests, martyred [drawn, hanged, and quartered] under
Elizabeth I in 1586 [beatified 1987]) St. Gedeon of Besançon
(French, bishop, c. 796) St. Hormisdas (Persian, nobleman, lost
rank due to his religion, camel driver, martyred in 420) Bl. Joan of Aza
[Juana] (Spanish, noblewoman, mother of St. Dominic and three other children,
c. 1190 [beatified 1828]) Bl. John Felton of Bermondsey
(English, layman, tortured and martyred [drawn, hanged, and quartered] under
Elizabeth I in 1570 [beatified 1886]) St. Leobald of Fleury
(French, abbot, d. 650) St. Marinus of Anzarba
(Cilician [from part of what is now Turkey], aged layman, martyred [exposed to wild beasts] c. 290) Bl. Mary Margaret Caiani
of Poggio
[Maria Margarita] [baptized Maria Ana Rosa (Mary Ann Rose)] (Italian, virgin,
founded Institute of the Third Order of Minims Franciscans of the Sacred
Heart, died at age 57 in 1921 [beatified 1989]) St. Mary of the Cross MacKillop
of Fitzroy
[baptized Maria Ellen] (Australian, teacher, co-founded Sisters of St.
Joseph of the Sacred Heart to educate the poor, died
at age 67 in 1909 [beatified 1995, canonized 2010]) [On "particular calendars" of Australia and New Zealand]
St.
Mummolus of
Fleury
(French, abbot, c. 678) St. Myron the Wonder Worker of
Raucia
(Cretan, farmer, bishop, died at about age 100 in 350) Bl. Robert Bickerdike of Low Hall
(English, layman, martyred [drawn, hanged, and quartered] under Elizabeth I in
1586 [beatified 1987]) St. Severus of Vienne
([Asian] Indian, priest, missionary to France, c. 455) St. Ternatius of
Besançon(French, bishop, d. 680) Bl. Vladimir Laskowski
of Rogozno
[Wlodzimierz] (Polish, diocesan priest, martyred by Nazis at Gusen [Poland] at
age 54 in 1940 [beatified 1999]) --------------------------- On
August 9, 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. Amor (French, early martyr) St. Autor of Metz
(French, bishop, 5th Century) St. Bandaridus of
Soissons
(French, bishop, d. 556) Blessed Martyrs of Chimbote (Polish [2]
and Italian [1], missionary priests in Peru, martyred [shot by "Shining
Path" Communist guerrillas] in 1991 [beatified 2015]) -----
Bl. Michael Tomaszek
of Łękawica
[Michał] (Conventual Franciscan priest, died at age 30) -----
Bl. Zbigniew Adam Strzałkowski
of Tarnów
["Little Doctor"] (Conventual Franciscan priest, died at age 33) -----
Bl. Alexander Dordi
of Gromo San Marino
[Alessandro] (Italian, diocesan priest, died at age 60) Holy Martyrs of Carthage
(North African, a Christian throng martyred by burning ... and St. Numidicus, who miraculously recovered and became a priest c. 255) St. Domitian of Châlons-sur-Marne
(French, bishop, 4th Century) St. Falco of Calabria
(Italian, hermit, d. 1440 [canonized 1893]) Sts. Firmus and Rusticus of
Bergamo
(Italian, laymen, martyred in 290) Bl. Florentino Asensio
Barroso of Villasexmir
(Spanish, bishop of Barbastro, martyred in Civil War at age 59 in 1936
[beatified 1997]) Bl. Francis Jägerstätter of St.
Radegund
[Franz] (Austrian, married layman, father of three, publicly opposed Hitler,
martyred [beheaded] by Nazis at age 36 in 1943 [beatified 2007]) Bl. John Bufalari of Rieti
[Giovanni] (Italian, Augustinian friar, porter, c. 1350 [beatified
1832]) Bl. John Norton of Yorkshire
(English, layman, martyred under Elizabeth I in 1600 [beatified 1987]) Bl. John of Salerno [Giovanni]
(Italian, disciple of St. Dominic, died at about age 82 in 1272 [beatified
1783]) Bl. John Talbot of
Thornton-le-Street
(English, layman, martyred under Elizabeth I in 1600 [beatified 1987]) Sts. Julian, Marcian, and eight companions, of
Constantinople
(from what is now Turkey, opposed iconoclast heresy, martyred in 730) St. Maurilius of
Reims
(French, Benedictine
monk in France and Italy, archbishop of Rouen, d. 1067) Sts. Nathy of Luighne
and Felim of Kilmore (Irish, priest and bishop, c. 6th Century [Nathy canonized in 1903]) [On Irish "particular calendar"]
St. Romanus Ostiarius of Rome
(Italian, soldier, martyred in 258) St. Rusticus (Pannonian [Hungarian],
martyred in 4th Century) St. Samuel of Edessa (from
Asia Minor [now called Turkey], ecclesiastical writer, opposed Nestorian and
other heresies, d. 496) Sts. Secundian, Marcellian, and Verian, of
Tuscany
(Italian, government official and students, martyred in 250) St. Serenus of Marseilles
(French, bishop, d. 606) Bl. Thomas Palaster of
Ellerton-upon-Swale
[surname also spelled Palasor,
Palaster, Pallicer]
(English, priest, martyred under Elizabeth I at about age 30 in 1600 [beatified
1987]) "Whatever did not fit in with my plan
did lie within the plan of God. I have an ever deeper and firmer belief that
nothing is merely an accident when seen in the light of God, that my whole life
down to the smallest details has been marked out for me in the plan of Divine
Providence and has a completely coherent meaning in God's all-seeing eyes. And
so I am beginning to rejoice in the light of glory wherein this meaning will be
unveiled to me." "Learn from Saint Thérèse [of
Lisieux] to depend on God alone and serve Him with a wholly pure and detached
heart. Then, like her, you will be able to say 'I do not regret that I have
given myself up to Love.'" "O my God, fill
my soul with holy joy, courage, and strength to serve You. Enkindle Your love in me and then walk with me along the next stretch
of road before me. I do not see very far ahead, but when I have arrived where
the horizon now closes down, a new prospect will open before me, and I shall
meet it with peace." [I
always feel sad when I see St. Teresa Stein
referred to as "Teresa Benedicta of the Cross," because that is a
mistranslation of her name. Edyta
(Edith) Stein had
the Polish religious name "Teresa Benedykta od Krzyza," which is
accurately rendered in Latin as "Teresa Benedicta a Cruce." The problem is that this name means,
"Teresa, blessed by the Cross" -- a signification that is totally lost
to people who see it mistranslated as "Teresa Benedicta of the
Cross." The mistranslation can also fool
a person into thinking that the saint was named after St. Benedict.] --------------------- On
August 10, 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: Holy Martyrs of Alexandria (Egyptian,
tortured and martyred between 260 and 267) St. Aredius of Lyons
(French, archbishop, d. 614) St. Asteria of Bergamo
(Italian, virgin, martyred c. 307) Sts. Bassa, Paula, and Agathonica, of
Carthage
(North African, virgins, early martyrs) St. Bettelin of Ilam (British, hermit?) St. Blane of Bute
(Scottish, monk in Ireland and Scotland, missionary bishop, c. 590) St. Deusdedit of Rome
(Italian, laborer, great benefactor of poor, 6th Century) Bl. Edward Grzymala of Kolodziaz and
Bl. Francis Drzewiecki
of Zduny
[Franciszek] (Polish, diocesan priest and priest of Congregation of the
Little Work of Divine Providence, martyred by Nazis at Dachau [Germany] at
ages 33/34 in 1942 [beatified 1999]) King St. Gerontius of
Devon
(British, monarch, c. 508) Bl. Hugh de Montaigu of Auxerre
[Hugues] (French, Benedictine monk, bishop for 40 years, d. 1136) St. Philomena (Italian, adolescent virgin,
early martyr) St. Thiento and six companions, of
Wessobrunn
(Bavarian, Benedictine
abbot and monks, martyred in 955) ------------------- On
August 11, 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: Sts. Chromatius and Tiburtius of Rome
(Italian, father and son, prefect and subdeacon, martyred in 3rd Century) St. Digna (Italian, hermitess, 4th
Century) Bl. Francis of St. Mary [Francisco de
Santa María] (Spanish, Franciscan missionary in Japan, martyred by
burning in Nagasaki in 1627 [beatified 1867]) St. Gaugericus of
Trier
(French, bishop of Cambrai-Arras, c. 625) Bl. John and Bl. Peter Becchetti
of Oxford
(English, brothers, relatives of St. Thomas a Becket [d.
1170], Augustinian
friars, professors, c. 1420 [beatified 1835]) Bl. John Sandys of Cheshire
(English, priest, martyred [drawn, hanged, and quartered] under Elizabeth I in
1586 [beatified 1987]) Bl. Lawrence Nerucci
[Lorenzo], Bl. Augustine Cennini
[Agostino], Bl. Bartholomew Donati [Bartolomeo], Bl. John
Baptist Petrucci
[Giovanni Battista], and sixty companions (Italians and Slavs, Servite missionaries in Bohemia and their disciples, martyred
[burned] by Hussite heretics in 1420 [beatified 1918]) [commemorated by some on August 31]
Bl. Louis Biraghi of Vignate
[Luigi] (Italian, parish priest, spiritual director, founded Sisters of St.
Marcellina, died at age 77 in 1879 [beatified 2006]) Bl. Maurice Tornay of La Rosière
(Swiss, priest, religious of the Canonical Order of the Regulars of St.
Augustine, martyred in Tibet at age 39 in 1949 [beatified 1993]) St. Rufinus of Marsi
(Italian, bishop, early martyr) St. Susanna of Rome
(Italian, noblewoman, niece of a pope, virgin, martyred by beheading in 295) St. Taurinus of
Evreux
(French, bishop, d. 412) St. Clare, chaste spouse of Christ, pray for us.
St. Clare, strong in faith, pray for us. St. Clare, unwavering in hope, pray for us.
St. Clare, resplendent in charity, pray for us. St. Clare, ardent lover of Jesus in
the most Blessed Sacrament, pray for us. St. Clare, fearless in difficulties, pray for us. St. Clare, patient and persevering in
trials, pray for us. St. Clare,
peaceful, kind, gentle, and strong, pray for us. St. Clare, worker of miracles, pray for us.
St. Clare, universal patroness of television, pray
for us. Let
us pray: St. Clare, obtain for us strong
and courageous hearts to do God's will always and everywhere. Amen.] -------------------- On
August 12, 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: Sts. Anthony Nguyên Dich of Chi
Long,
Michael Nguyên Huy
My of
Ke Vinh,
and James Dô Mai
Nam of
Dông Biên
(Vietnamese, two farmers and priest, martyred by beheading in 1838 [beatified
1900, canonized 1988]) St. Araght of Sligo [also
called Attracta] (Irish, noblewoman, disciple of St. Patrick, hermitess,
healer, 6th Century) [On Irish "particular calendar"] [Commemorated by some on August 11]
St. Cassian of Benevento
(Italian, bishop, d. 340) St. Euplius of Catania
(Sicilian, deacon, martyred by beheading c. 304) Sts. Felicissima and Gracilian (Italian,
Christian and pagan blind girl cured by him in prison, martyred c. 304) Bl. Florian Stepniak of Zdzary
[baptized Józef (Joseph)] (Polish, Capuchin priest, martyred by Nazis at Linz
[Austria] at age 30 in 1942 [beatified 1999]) St. Herculanus of
Brescia
(Italian, bishop, c. 550) Sts. Hilaria, Eunomia, Eutropia, and
Digna, of
Augsburg
(German, St. Afra's mother and her three maidservants, martyred by burning c.
304) Bl. Pope Innocent XI Odescalchi
of Como
[Innocenzo] [baptized Benedetto (Benedict)] (Italian, elected to papacy in
1676, opposed ecclesiastical nepotism and several heresies, reigned until death
at age 78 in 1689 [beatified 1956]) St. Jambert of Canterbury
(British? abbot, archbishop, d. 792) Bl. John of the Sacred Heart Dehon
of La Capelle
[Jean-du-Sacré-Coeur] [baptized Léon-Gustave] (French, attorney, parish priest, stenographer at Vatican
I, spiritual director to religious sisters, founded Priests of the Sacred
Heart of Jesus [Dehonians], founded "Reign" magazine, died
at age 82 in Belgium in 1925 [beatified 2006]) Bl. Joseph Straszewski of Wloclawek
[Józef] (Polish, diocesan priest, martyred by Nazis at age 57 in 1942 [beatified
1999]) Sts. Julian and Macarius (Syrian,
missionary monks, early martyrs) Bl. Karl Leisner of Rees
(German, youth leader, imprisoned by Nazis in four camps, secretly ordained
priest at Dachau, died [tuberculosis] at age 30 in 1945 [beatified 1996]) St. Lelia of Munster
(Irish, abbess) [On Irish "particular calendar"] [Commemorated by some on August 11]
St. Merewenna (British) St. Murtagh of Killala [also
called Muredach or Meredith] (Irish, disciple of St. Patrick, bishop, hermit,
6th Century) [On Irish "particular calendar"] [Commemorated by some on August 13]
St. Porcarius and companions, of
Lerins
(French, abbot and about 500 monks, martyred by Moslems c. 732) Bl. Victoria Diez y
Bustos de Molina of Seville (Spanish, virgin ... member of Teresian
Institute ... martyred at age 33 in Civil War in 1936 [beatified 1993]) "Fidelity toward God consists in
being perfectly resigned to his holy will, in enduring everything that his
goodness allows in our lives, and in carrying out all our duties, especially
that of prayer, with love and for love. In prayer we must converse very
familiarly with our Lord, concerning our little needs, telling him what they
are, and remaining submissive to anything he may wish to do with us... "We should go to prayer with deep
humility and an awareness of our nothingness. We must invoke the help of the
Holy Spirit and that of our good angel, and then remain still in God's
presence, full of faith that he is more in us than we are in ourselves. "There is no danger if our prayer is
without words or reflection because the good success of prayer depends neither
on words nor on study. It depends upon the simple raising of our minds to God,
and the more simple and stripped of feeling it is, the surer it is. "We must never dwell on our sins
during prayer. Regarding our offenses, a simple humbling of our soul before
God, without a thought of this offense or that, is enough...such thoughts act
as distractions." ------------------------- On
August 13, we members of the Catholic Church family honor the Blessed Virgin
Mary under her title, "Refuge of Sinners." We
also honor, in a special way, the following friends of God --
"saints" and "blesseds" whose souls are now in heaven: St. Cassian of Imola
(Italian, teacher, martyred [hacked to death] in 250)
Blessed Claretian Martyrs of Barbastro (Spanish, 51 men [9 priests, 5 brothers, and 37 seminarians], members of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary [Claretians],
martyred [shot by Communist firing squads] in Civil War in August, 1936 [beatified 1992]) [Click
here to see the martyrs' names and other facts about them.] St. Concordia (early martyr) Bl. Gertrude of
Altenberg
(German, daughter of St. Elizabeth of Hungary, Norbertine abbess
for 50 years, died at about age 70 in 1297) Sts. Helen and Centolla of
Burgos
(Spanish, martyred c. 304) St. Herulph of Ellwangen
(German, nobleman, Benedictine abbot, bishop of Langres in France, d.
785) Bl.
Jakob Gapp
of Wattens
(Austrian, World War I soldier and prisoner-of-war, anti-Nazi and Marianist priest in Switzerland/Austria/France/Spain,
martyred [guillotined] in Berlin at age 46 by Nazis in 1943 [beatified 1996]) Bl. John of Alvernia [Giovanni]
(Italian, hermit, spiritual advisor, mystic, Franciscan for 50 years,
died at about age 63 in 1322 [beatified 1880]) St. Junian of Poitou
(abbot, hermit, d. 587) St. Ludoiph of Westphalia
(German, Benedictine
abbot, d. 983) Bl. Mariano Mullerat i Soldevila of
Santa Coloma de Queralt
(Spanish, husband, father, physician, mayor, journalist, martyred during civil
war at age 39 in 1936 [beatified 2019]) Bl. Mark Cristofori of Aviano
[Marco] [baptized Carlo Domenico (Charles Dominic)] (Italian, Capuchin priest,
died in Austria at age 67 in 1699 [beatified 2003]) St. Maximus the Confessor of
Constantinople
(Turkish, emperor's secretary, abbot in Egypt/Carthage/Rome, theologian,
tortured and martyred at about age 82 in 662) St. Nerses Glaietsi
(Armenian, poet, catholicos [bishop] to the Armenians, worked for Church unity,
died at about age 71 in 1173) St. Radegunde of
Erfurt
(German, queen, nun in France, d. 587) Blessed Martyrs of Salás de Pallars [also
known as "Bl. Joseph Tápies
y Sirvant
and companions"] (Spanish and French, seven parish priests, martyred by
shooting, out of hatred for the Catholic faith, in the Spanish Civil War in
1936 [beatified 2005]) -----
Bl. Francis Castells
Brenuy of La Pobla de Segur [Francisco] (Spanish, died at about age
70) -----
Bl. Joseph Boher
Foix of San Salvador de Toló [Jose] (Spanish, died at about age 49) -----
Bl. Joseph John Perot
Juanmartí of Boulogne
[Joseph-Jean] (French, died at about age 59) St. Wigbert of Fritzlar
(British, Benedictine
missionary and abbot in Germany, d. 738) Bl. William Freeman of Yorkshire
(English, priest, martyred [drawn, hanged, quartered] under Elizabeth I in 1595
[beatified 1929]) [from St. Maximus the Confessor:] "To harbor no envy, no anger, no
resentment against an offender is still not to have charity for him. It is
possible, without any charity, to avoid rendering evil for evil. But
spontaneously to render good for evil -- such belongs to a perfect spiritual
love." Blessed Claretian Martyrs of Barbastro -- CONTINUED The
names of the 51 (less than 1/5 of the 272 Claretians who died in the War)
now follow: [Priests:] -----
Bl. John Díaz Nosti
of La Quinta de los Catalanes
[Juan] (died at age 56) -----
Bl. Joseph Pavón Bueno
of Cartagena
[José] (died at age 27) -----
Bl. Leontius Pérez Ramos
of Muro de Aguas [Leoncio] (died at age 60) -----
Bl. Louis Masferrer Vila
of Torelló [Luis] (died at age 24) -----
Bl. Nicasius Sierra Ucar
of Cascante [Nicasio]
(died at age 45) -----
Bl. Peter Cunill Padrós of Vich
[Pedro] (died at age 33) -----
Bl. Philip of Jesus Munárriz Azcona of Allo
[Felipe de Jesús] (died at age 61) -----
Bl. Sebastian Calvo Martínez of Gumiel de Izan
[Sebastiano] -----
Bl. Secundus Mary Ortega García
of Santa Cruz de la Salceda
[Segundo] (died at age 24) [Brothers:] -----
Bl. Alphonse Miquel Garriaga of Prades de Molsosa [Alfonso] (died at age 22) -----
Bl. Emmanuel Buil Lalueza
of Abizanda [Manuel] (died at age 21) -----
Bl. Emmanuel Martínez Jarauta of Murchante
[Manuel] (died at age 23) -----
Bl. Francis Castán Messeguer of Fonz
[Francisco] (died at age 25) -----
Bl. Gregory Chirivás Lacambra of Sietamo
[Gregorio] (died at age 56) [Seminarians:] ----- Bl. Aloysius Escalé Binefa of Fondarella [Aloisio] (died at age 23) -----
Bl. Aloysius Lladó Teixidó
of Viladesens [Aloisio]
(died at age 24) -----
Bl. Alphonse Sorribes Teixidó of Rocafort de Nalech [Alfonso] (died at age 23) -----
Bl. Anthony Dalmau Rosich of Miralcamp
[Antonio María] -----
Bl. Anthony Mary Calvo Calvo of Gumiel del Mercado [Antonillo María] (died at age 23) -----
Bl. Athanasius Vidaurreta Labra of Adiós [Atanasio] (died at age 25) -----
Bl. Edward Ripoll
Diego of Jativa [Eduardo] -----
Bl. Emmanuel Torras Sais
of Martivell [Manuel] (died at age 21) -----
Bl. Eusebius Codina Millá of Albesa [Eusebio] (died at age 21) -----
Bl. Faustino Pérez García
of Baríndano (died at age 25) -----
Bl. Francis Mary Roura Farró of Sors
[Francisco María] (died at age 23) -----
Bl. Hilary Llorente Martín of Vadocondes [Hilario María] (died at about age
25) -----
Bl. James Falgarona Vilanova of Argelaguer
[Jaime] (died at age 24) -----
Bl. Jesus Augustine Viela Ezcurdia of Oteiza de la Solana [Jesús Agustín] (died at age 22) -----
Bl. John Baixeras Berenguer of Castelltersol
[Juan] (died at age 22) -----
Bl. John Codinachs Tuneu of Gene [Juan] (died at age 22) -----
Bl. John Echarri Vique of Olite
[Juan] (died at age 23) -----
Bl. John Sánchez Munárriz [Juan] -----
Bl. Joseph Figuero Beltrán of Gumiel del Mercado [José] (died on the day after his 25th
birthday) -----
Bl. Joseph John Francis Brengaret Pujol of San Jordi Desvalls [José Juan Francisco] (died at age 23) -----
Bl. Joseph Mary Amorós Hernández of Puebla Larga [José
María] (died at age 23) -----
Bl. Joseph Mary Badía Mateu of Puigpelat [José
Maria] (died at age 23) -----
Bl. Joseph Mary Blasco Juan
of Jativa [José María ] (died at age 24) -----
Bl. Joseph Mary Ormo Seró of Almatret [José
María] (died five days before his 25th birthday) -----
Bl. Joseph Mary Ros Florensa of Torms [José
María] (died at age 21) -----
Bl. Michael Masip González
of Llardecans [Miguel] (died at age 23) -----
Bl. Peter García Bernal
of Santa Cruz de Salceda
[Pedro] (died at age 25) -----
Bl. Raphael Briega
Morales of Zaragoza
[Rafael] (died at age 23) -----
Bl. Raymond Illa Salvía
of Bellvís [Ramón] -----
Bl. Raymond Novich Rabionet of Sellera del Ter
[Ramón] (died at age 23) -----
Bl. Salvatore Pigem Serra
of Viloví de Oñar
[Salvador] (died at age 23) -----
Bl. Sebastian Riera Coromina of Ribas de Freser [Sebastiano]
(died at age 22) -----
Bl. Stephen Casadevall Puig of Argelaguer
[Esteban] (died at age 23) -----
Bl. Theodore Ruiz
de Larrínaga García of Bargota [Teodoro] (died
at age 23) -----
Bl. Thomas Capdevila Miró of Malda [Tomás] (died at age 22) -----
Bl. Wenceslaus Mary Clarís Vilaregut of Olost de Liusanes [Venceslás María] (subdeacon, died at age
29) -----
Bl. Xavier Aloysius Bandrés Jiménez of Sanguesa
[Javier Aloisio] (died at age 23)
-------------------- On
August 14, 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. Athanasia of
Constantinople
(Greek, married woman living in what is now Turkey, d. 860) St. Demetrius (African, early martyr) Bl. Eberhard of
Einsiedeln
(German, Benedictine
hermit and abbot in Switzerland, d. 958) Bl. Elizabeth Renzi of
Saludecio
[Elisabetta] (Italian, virgin, founded Sisters of Our Lady of Sorrows,
died at age 72 in 1859 [beatified 1989]) St. Eusebius (Palestinian, priest,
martyred by beheading in 3rd Century) St. Eusebius of Rome
(Italian, priest, c. 357) St. Fachtna of Ross
[also called Fachanan] (Irish, bishop, 6th Century) [On Irish "particular calendar"]
Bl. Juliana Puricelli of
Busto-Arsizio
[Giuliana] (Italian, Augustinian
nun, died at about age 74 in 1501 [beatified 1769]) St. Marcellus of
Apamaea
(Cypriot, bishop in Syria, martyred [burned] in 389) Bl.
Michael Joseph McGivney
of Waterbury
(American [Connecticuter], diocesan priest, founded Knights of Columbus, died [pneumonia] at age 38 in 1890 [beatified
2020]) Bl. Sanctes Brancasino of Monte
Fabri
(Italian, Franciscan
brother, d. 1490 [beatified 1770]) St. Ursicius of
Nicomedia
(from Asia Minor [now called Turkey], army officer, martyred by beheading in
304) St. Werenfrid of
Arnheim
(British, Benedictine
monk, missionary in Holland, c. 780) ---------------------- On
August 15, we members of the Catholic Church family celebrate the Solemnity
of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, body and soul, into heaven --
a holy day of obligation in the U.S. and many other nations. We
also honor, in a special way, the following friends of God --
"saints" and "blesseds" whose souls are now in heaven: St. Altfrid of Hildesheim
(German, Benedictine
monk, bishop, d. 874) St. Arduino of Rimini
(Italian, priest, d. 1009) St. Arnulf of Flanders
(Belgian, nobleman, Benedictine abbot, bishop of Soissons in France,
died in Belgium at about age 47 in 1087) Bl. Chester Jozwiak of Lazyn
[Czeslaw], Bl. Edward Kazmierski
of Poznan,
Bl. Edward Klinik
of Bochum,
Bl. Francis Kesy
of Berlin
[Franciszek], and Bl. Jarogniew Wojciechowski of Poznan
(Polish, Salesian seminarians, martyred by Nazis [guillotined] at
Dresden [Germany] at ages 22/22/23/21/19 in 1942 [beatified 1999]) Bl. Claude Granzotto of Santa Lucia di Piave
[Claudio] [baptized Riccardo (Richard)] (Italian, peasant, honored sculptor, Franciscan friar,
died [brain tumor] eight days before his 47th birthday in 1947 [beatified
1994]) [commemorated by some on September 2] Sts. Eutychian, Philip, and Straton, of Nicomedia
(Bithynian [from part of what is now Turkey], early martyrs [burned]) Bl. Isidore Bakanja of Boanji
(Congolese, mason, servant, tortured and martyred at about age 22 in 1909
[beatified 1994]) St. Limbania of
Genoa
(Cypriot, Benedictine
nun in Italy, d. 1294) St. MacCartin of
Clogher
(Irish, nobleman, disciple of St. Patrick, bishop, d. 506) St. Napoleon of
Alexandria
(Egyptian, tortured and martyred c. 300) Bl. Pius Albert del
Corona of Livorno
[Pio Alberto] (Italian, Dominican priest, archbishop of San Miniato, died at age
75 in 1912 [beatified 2015]) St. Rupert of Ottobeuren
(German, Benedictine
abbot for 43 years, d. 1145) St. Tarcisius of Rome
(Italian, acolyte or deacon, martyred [stoned and clubbed] protecting the
Blessed Sacrament c. 255) -------------------- On
August 16, 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: Bl. Angel Augustine Mazzinghi
of Florence
[Angelo Agostini] (Italian, Carmelite priest and provincial, teacher, died
at about age 61 in 1438 [beatified 1761]) St. Armagillus of
Brittany
(Welsh, abbot in France, c. 570) St. Arsacius of
Nicomedia
(Persian, soldier, hermit in Asia Minor [now called Turkey], d. 358) St. Diomedes of
Tarsus
(Cilician [from part of what is now Turkey], physician, martyred c. 311) St. Eleutherius of
Auxerre
(French, bishop, d. 561) Bl. John of St. Martha of
Prados
[Juan de Santa Marta] (Spanish, Franciscan missionary priest, beheaded in Japan
at about age 40 in 1618 [beatified 1867]) Bl. Laurence Loricatus of
Apulia
[Lorenzo] (Italian, soldier, Benedictine monk, hermit, died at about age 53 in
1423 [beatified 1778]) Bl. Mary Magdalen Kiota
(Japanese, noblewoman, Dominican tertiary, martyred by burning in 1620
[beatified 1867]) Bl. Mary Tabernacle of St. Aloysius
Gonzaga Moragas
Cantarero of Lillo
[María Sagrario de San Aloisio Gonzaga] [baptized Elvira] (Spanish, pharmacist,
Carmelite
prioress, martyred [shot] during Spain's Civil War at age 55 in
1936 [beatified 1997]) Bl. Ralph de la Futaye of
Saint-Sulpice
[Raoul] (French, Benedictine abbot, d. 1129) St. Rocco of Montpellier
[Roch] (French, nobleman, cared for victims of the plague, died at about age 32
in 1327) [commemorated by some on August 17] St. Serena of Rome
(Italian, c. 290) St. Simplician of
Milan
(Italian, bishop, d. 400) St. Titus of Rome
(Italian, deacon, martyred by a pagan Goth in 5th Century) St. Uguzo of Carvagna
(Italian, shepherd, early martyr) ------------------- On
August 17, the Catholic Church honors, in a special way, the following friends
of God, "saints" and "blesseds" whose souls are now in
heaven: St. Anastasius of Ter
(Syrian, hermit, bishop in Italy, d. 553) Bl. Bartholomew Laurel
[Bartolome] (Mexican, Franciscan brother, missionary in Philippines and
Japan, martyred by burning at Nagasaki in 1627 [beatified 1867]) Bl. Caspar Vaz and
Bl. Mary Vaz
(Japanese, husband and wife, Franciscan tertiaries, martyred [one burned, one
beheaded] at Nagasaki in 1627 [beatified 1867]) St. Clare of Montefalco
[Chiara] (Italian, Augustinian nun, died at about age 40 in 1308
[beatified 1737, canonized 1881]) St. Donato of Ripacandida
(Italian, Benedictine
monk, d. 1198) St. Drithelm of
Northumbria(British, hermit, c. 700) Pope St. Eusebius (Roman?, elected to papacy in 310, reigned for just a few months, died in exile in Sicily) Bl. Frances Bizzocca
(Japanese, wife of Italian, Dominican tertiary in Japan, martyred by burning
at Nagasaki in 1627 [beatified 1867]) Bl. Francis Kuloi, Bl.
Louis Someyon, Bl.
Luke Kiemon, and
Bl. Michael Kiraiemon
(Japanese, Franciscan
tertiaries, martyred by beheading at Nagasaki in 1627 [beatified
1867]) Bl. Francis Kurobioye
(Japanese, Dominican
tertiary, martyred by burning at Nagasaki in 1627 [beatified
1867]) St. Hiero (Irish, missionary to Holland,
martyred 885) St. Hyacinth Odrowaz
of Krakow
[Jacenty] (Silesian, Dominican missionary to Poland and other
nations, died at about age 72 in 1257 [canonized 1594]) St. James of Northumbria
(Italian, Benedictine
monk, deacon, 7th Century) St. Joan of the Cross Delanoue
of Samur
[Jeanne-de-la-Croix] (French, founded Sisters of Saint Anne of Providence of
Samur, died at age 70 in 1736 [beatified 1947, canonized 1982]) St. John of Monte Marano
[Giovanni] (Italian, Benedictine monk, bishop, d. 1094 [canonized
1906]) Bl. Leopoldina Naudet
of Florence
(Italian, religious of the Congregation
of Dilette [Beloved] of Jesus, founded Sisters
of the Holy Family of Verona, died at age 61 in 1834 [beatified 2017]) Sts. Liberatus, Boniface, Maximus,
Rogatus, Rusticus, Septimus, and Servus (North African, abbot and others,
martyred by Arian Vandals in 483) St. Mamas of Cappadocia (from
Asia Minor [now called Turkey], shepherd, martyred c. 275) Bl. Martin Gomez
(Japanese of Portuguese descent, Franciscan tertiary, martyred by beheading at
Nagasaki in 1627 [beatified 1867]) Bl. Mary Elizabeth Turgeon
of Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont [Marie-Élisabeth] (Canadian [Québécoise],
virgin, founded Sisters of Our Lady of
the Rosary, died at age 41 in 1881 [beatified 2015]) St. Myron of Cyzicus
(martyred c. 250) Sts. Paul and Juliana of
Ptolemais
(Palestinian, brother and sister, martyred [beheaded] c. 270) St. Theodulus of
Valais
(French, bishop, 4th Century) Bl. Thomas Vinyemon
(Japanese, layman, martyred by beheading at Nagasaki in 1627 [beatified 1867]) ----------------------- On
August 18, the Catholic Church honors, in a special way, the following friends
of God, "saints" and "blesseds" whose souls are now in
heaven: Bl. Aimo Taparelli of Savigliano
(Italian, Dominican
friar, inquisitor, died at about age 100 in 1495 [beatified
1856]) St. Albert Hurtado Cruchaga of Viña
del Mar
[Alberto] (Chilean, Jesuit priest, died at age 51 in 1952
[beatified 1994, canonized 2005]) Sts. Crispus and John of Rome
(Italian, priests, martyred c. 303) St. Daig Maccairill of Iniskin
(Irish, bishop, c. 560) Blessed Diocesan Worker Martyrs of Spain
(Spanish, nine priests of the Diocesan Worker Priests of the Sacred Heart of
Jesus, martyred during civil war in 1936 [beatified 1995]) St. Evan of Ayrshire (Scottish, hermit, 9th
Century) St. Firminus of Metz
(Greek or Italian, bishop in France, d. 496) Sts. Florus and Laurus (Illyrian [from
Balkan area], twin brothers, stone-masons, martyred by drowning in 2nd Century) St. Helena of Drepanum
(Bithynian [from part of what is now Turkey], found the cross of Jesus in
Jerusalem, mother of emperor Constantine, died at
about age 80 in 330) Sts. Hermas, Serapion, and Polyaenus, of Rome
(early martyrs) St. Juliana of Strobylum
(early martyr of Asia Minor [now called Turkey]) Bl. Mary, Bl. Thomas, and Bl. James Guengoro
(Japanese ... husband, wife, and 2-year-old son ... martyred by crucifixion in
1620 [beatified 1867]) St. Leo of Myra
(early martyr) Bl. Leonard of Cava
[Leonardo] (Italian, Benedictine abbot, d. 1255 [beatified 1928]) Bl. Milo of Fontenelle
(French, nobleman, Benedictine monk, hermit, c. 730) Bl. Rinaldo of Milan
(Italian, archbishop of Ravenna, d. 1321 [beatified 1852]) --------------------- On
August 19, the Catholic Church honors, in a special way, the following friends
of God, "saints" and "blesseds" whose souls are now in
heaven: St. Badulfus of
Ainay (French,
Benedictine
abbot, d. 850) St. Bertulf of Bobbio (French,
abbot in Italy, d. 640) Sts. Calminius of
Villars
and Namadia of
Marsat
(French ... hermit / founder of monasteries and his widow / nun, died c. 690 and 700) Bl. Christopher Robinson
of Woodside
(English, priest, martyred under Elizabeth I at about age 33 in 1598 [beatified
1987]) St. Credan of Evesham
(British, Benedictine
abbot, d. 780) St. Donatus of Provence
(French, hermit, d. 535) St. Elaphius of
Châlons-sur-Marne
(French, bishop, d. 580) Bl. Emily Bicchieri of Vercelli
[Emilia] (Italian, Dominican
tertiary abbess from age 20 to 76, d. 1314) St. Ezekiel Moreno y Diaz of Alfaro
Tarazona
[Ezequiel] (Spanish, missionary, bishop of Pinara and Pasto in Colombia, died
at age 58 in 1906 [beatified 1975, canonized 1992]) St. Guenninus of
Vannes
(French, bishop, 7th Century) Bl. Guerricus of
Tournai
(French, Cistercian
abbot, died at about age 75 c. 1155 [beatified 1889]) Bl. Hugh Green of London
(English, priest, martyred by hanging under Charles I in 1642 [beatified 1929]) St. Julius of Rome
(Italian, senator, martyred in 190) St. Louis of Nocera
(French, prince of Naples, Franciscan friar, very young bishop of Toulouse,
died at about age 23 in 1297 [canonized 1317]) St. Magnus of Avignon
(French, governor, widower, monk, and bishop, d. 660) St. Marianus of
Entraigues
(French, hermit) St. Marinus of Catalonia
(Spanish, Benedictine
abbot, bishop) St. Mochta of Louth
(Irish, bishop) Blessed Martyrs of Nagasaki of 1622
(Japanese and European, sailors and others, martyred [some burned, some
beheaded] in Japan in 1622 [beatified 1867]) St. Rufinus of Mantua
(Italian, priest, early martyr) St. Sarah of Ur
[originally Sarai] (Chaldean [from what is now Iraq], wife of Old Testament
patriarch Abram [Abraham], nomad who settled in Canaan, mother of Isaac at age 90, c. 2100
B.C.) St. Sebaldus of the
Reichswald
(Benedictine
hermit, later missionary to Germany, c. 770) Sts. Timothy, Thecla, and Agapius, of Gaza
(Palestinian ... bishop and others ... tortured and martyred [one burned, one
thrown to animals, one drowned] between 304 and 306) [St.
John Eudes is
known for his great devotion to, and writings about the hearts of Jesus and
Mary. Here are two brief excerpts from his works:] "The Christian life is a continuation
and completion of the life of Christ in us. We should be so many Christs here
on earth, continuing His life and His works, laboring and suffering in a holy
and divine manner in the spirit of Jesus." "The air that we breathe, the bread
that we eat, the heart which throbs in our bosoms, are
not more necessary for man that he may live as a human being, than is prayer
for the Christian that he may live as a Christian." ----------------------------- On
August 20, the Catholic Church honors, in a special way, the following friends
of God, "saints" and "blesseds" whose souls are now in
heaven: St. Bernard Tolomei of Siena
[Bernardo] [baptized Giovanni] (Italian, government official, theologian,
founded and led Congregation of the
Blessed Virgin of Monte Oliveto [Olivetan Benedictines], died at about age
76 in 1348 [beatified 1634, canonized 2009]) [commemorated by some on August
19] Sts. Christopher and Leogivild of
Cordova (Spanish,
monk and priest, martyred by Moslems in 852) St. Edbert of Northumbria
(British, king, Benedictine monk, d. 960) Bl. George Häfner of Wurzburg
[Georg] [surname sometimes spelled Haefner]
(Bavarian [German], parish priest, arrested for his pastoral zeal, martyred
[starved] at Dachau by Nazis at age 41 in 1942 [beatified 2011]) St. Gobert of Apremont
(Belgian, count, crusader, and monk, d. 1263) St. Haduin of Le Mans
(French, bishop, c. 662) St. Heliodorus (Persian [Iranian], martyr,
d. 362) St. Herbert Hoscam of Conze
(English, archbishop in Italy, d. 1180) Bl. James Bell of
Warrington
(English, priest, martyred by hanging under Elizabeth I in 1584 [beatified
1929]) Bl. Ladislaus Maczkowski
of Ociaz
[Wladyslaw] (Polish, diocesan priest, martyred by Nazis at Dachau [Germany] at
age 31 in 1942 [beatified 1999]) St. Lucius of Cyrene
(North African, early martyr) St. Mary de Mattias of
Vallecorsa
[Maria] (Italian, virgin, foundress of Congregation of the Adoring Sisters
of the Blood of Christ, died at age 61 in 1866 [beatified 1950, canonized
2003]) St. Maximus of Tours
(French, disciple of St. Martin, abbot, d. 470) Sts. Memnon and Severus (centurion and companion, early martyrs) St. Oswin of Deira
(British, king, martyred 651) St. Philibert of Noirmoutiers
(French, abbot) St. Porphyry (early catechist, teacher of the martyred St. Agapitus) St. Ronald of Kirkwall
(Scottish, warrior chieftain, erected cathedral, martyred in 1158) St. Samuel of Ramathaim-zophim (Israelite, Old Testament
prophet, anointed kings Saul and David, c. 1000 B.C.) Bl. Theophilus Matulionis
of Alantos
[Teofilius] (Lithuanian, Archbishop of Kaisiadorys, martyred [poisoned] by Soviet
Communists at age 89 in 1962 [beatified 2017]) Holy Martyrs of Thrace (Greek, 37 early
martyrs [feet and hands cut off, burned to death]) "In dangers, in doubts, in
difficulties, think of Mary, call upon Mary. Let not her name depart from your lips, never suffer it to leave your heart. And that you may
obtain the assistance of her prayer, neglect not to
walk in her footsteps. With her for guide, you shall never go astray. While
invoking her, you shall never lose heart. So long as she is in your mind, you
are safe from deception. While she holds your hand, you cannot fall. Under her
protection you have nothing to fear. If she walks before you, you shall not
grow weary. If she shows you favor, you shall reach the goal." [The
prayer called the "Memorare" ("Remember") is sometimes
attributed to St. Bernard of Clairvaux,
though it may have been written by one of his disciples instead:] "Remember, O most gracious Virgin
Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored
thy help, or sought thy intercession, was left unaided. Inspired by this confidence,
I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins, my mother. To thee I come, before thee I
stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise
not my petitions, but in thy mercy hear and answer me. Amen." [One
of my favorite non-scriptural religious passages of all time is the following
meditation on the Annunciation by St. Bernard. The Church offers it in the
Office of Readings in the Liturgy of the Hours:] "You have heard it said, O Virgin, that you will conceive and bear a son. You have
heard that it will not be by man but by the Holy Spirit. The angel awaits an answer. It is time for
him to return to God who sent him. We too are waiting, O Lady, for your word of
compassion. The sentence of condemnation weighs heavily upon us. The
price of salvation is offered to you. We shall be set free at once if you
consent. In the eternal Word of God we all came to be, and behold, we die. In
your brief response we are to be remade in order to be recalled to life ... Answer quickly, O Virgin. Reply in haste
to the angel, or rather through the angel to the Lord. Answer with a word, receive the Word of
God. Speak your own word, conceive the
divine Word. Breathe a passing word,
embrace the eternal Word. Why do you delay, why are you afraid?
Believe, give praise and receive. Let humility be bold, let modesty be
confident. This is no time for virginal simplicity to forget prudence. In this
matter alone, O prudent Virgin, do not fear to be presumptuous. Though modest silence is pleasing, dutiful
speech is now more necessary. Open your heart to faith, O blessed Virgin, your
lips to praise, your womb to the Creator. See, the desired of all nations is at
your door, knocking to enter. If he should pass by because of your delay, in sorrow
you would begin to seek him afresh, the One whom your soul loves. Arise, hasten, open.
Arise in faith, hasten in devotion, open in praise and
thanksgiving. 'Behold the handmaid of the Lord,' she
says. 'Be it done to me according to your word.'" ----------------------- On
August 21, the Catholic Church recalls the 1879 apparition of Our Lady of
Knock in Ireland. She
also honors, in a special way, the following friends of God, "saints"
and "blesseds" whose souls are now in heaven: Pope St. Pius X Sarto
of Riese
[Pio] [baptized Giuseppe (Joseph)] ["Pope of the Blessed Sacrament"]
(Italian, bishop of Mantua, cardinal "patriarch" [archbishop] of
Venice, reigned from 1903 until death at age 79 in 1914 [beatified 1951,
canonized 1954]) St. Apollinaris Sidonius of
Lyons
[full Latin name: Caius Sollius Apollinaris Sidonius Lugdunensis] (French,
nobleman, imperial official, orator, poet, bishop of Avernum, introduced
"rogation days," d. 480) St. Aria of Rome
(Italian, early martyr) St. Avitus of Clermont
(French, bishop, d. 600) Sts. Bassa, Theogonius, Agapius, and
Fidelis, of
Edessa
(Greek ... wife of pagan priest and her three sons ... martyred in 304) St. Bernard Tolomeo of Siena
[Bernardo] [baptized Giovanni (John)] (Italian, monk, founder of Congregation
of the Blessed Virgin of Mount Olivet, died at about age 76 in 1348
[beatified 1644]) Sts. Bonosus and Maximian (early martyrs) St. Cyriaca of Rome
(Italian, widow, martyred by scourging in 249) St. Euprepius of Verona
(Italian, bishop) St. Gilbert of Valenciennes
(French, Benedictine
monk, d. 1185) St. Hardulph of
Leicester
(British) St. Joseph Dang Dinh
Vien of
Tien Chu
(Vietnamese, Dominican
tertiary, catechist, martyred by beheading at about age 52 in
1838 [beatified 1900, canonized 1988]) Bl. Ladislaus Findysz
of Kroscienko Nizne
[Wladyslaw] (Polish, parish priest, persecuted and imprisoned by Communists, died [cancer,
but recognized by the Church as a martyr] at age 56 in 1964 [beatified 2005]) St. Leontius the Elder of
Bordeaux
(French, bishop, d. 541) Sts. Luxorius, Camerinus, and Cisellus, of
Sardinia
(Italian ... soldier and youths ... martyred by beheading in 303) St. Paternus of
Alexandria
(Egyptian, martyred [neglect in prison] in 255) St. Privatus of Gevaudan
(French, bishop, martyred c. 255) St. Quadratus of
Utica
(French, bishop, martyred in 3rd Century) St. Sidonius of Clermont
(French, early bishop) Bl. Victoria Rasoamanarivo
of Antananarivo
(Madagascaran, widow, died at age 46 in 1894 [beatified 1989]) [St.
Pius X wrote:] "My hope is in Christ, who strengthens
the weakest by His divine help. I can do all in Him who strengthens me. His
Power is infinite, and if I lean on him, it will be mine. His Wisdom is
infinite, and if I look to Him for counsel, I shall not be deceived. His
Goodness is infinite, and if my trust is stayed in Him, I shall not be
abandoned." [Prayer
for the intercession of St. Pius X:] "Glorious Pope of the Eucharist,
Saint Pius X, you sought 'to restore all things in Christ.' Obtain for me a true love of Jesus so
that I may live only for Him. Help me to acquire a lively fervor and a sincere
will to strive for sanctity of life, and that I may avail myself of the riches
of the Holy Eucharist in sacrifice and sacrament. By your love for Mary, mother
and queen of all, inflame my heart with tender devotion to her. Blessed model
of the priesthood, obtain for us holy, dedicated priests, and increase
vocations to the religious life. Dispel confusion and hatred and anxiety, and
incline our hearts to peace and concord, so that all
nations will place themselves under the sweet reign of Christ. Amen. Saint Pius
X, pray for me." ---------------------- On
August 22, the Catholic Church commemorates the "Queenship of the Blessed
Virgin Mary." She
also honors, in a special way, the following friends of God, "saints"
and "blesseds" whose souls are now in heaven: Sts. Agathonicus, Zoticus of
Bithynia,
and companions (from Asia Minor [now called Turkey] ... patrician, philosopher,
and disciples ... martyred in 3rd Century) St. Andrew of Fiesole
(Irish or Scottish, Benedictine abbot in Italy, c. 880) St. Antoninus of Rome
(Italian, executioner, convert from paganism, martyred in 186) St. Arnulf of Eynesbury
(British, hermit, 9th Century) Sts. Athanasius of
Tarsus,
Anthusa of
Seleucia,
Charisius of
Nicaea,
and Neophytus of
Nicaea
(from Asia Minor ... bishop, noblewoman, and her slaves ... martyred c. 257) Bl. Bernard Perani of Appignano
[Bernardo] [baptized Domenico (Dominic)] (Italian, peasant, Capuchin brother, miracle worker, died at age
89 in 1694 [beatified 1795]) St. Ethelgitha of
Northumbria
(British, Benedictine
abbess, c. 720) Sts. Fabrician and Philibert (Spanish,
early martyrs) St. Gunifort of
Pavia
(British or Irish, early martyr in Italy) St. John Kemble of Saint
Weonard's
(English, priest, martyred by hanging under Charles II at about age 80 in 1679
[beatified 1929, canonized 1970]) St. Joachim of St. Anne Wall of
Lancashire
[aliases: John Marsh,
Francis Dormore,
Francis Webb,
Francis Johnson]
[baptized John] (English, Franciscan priest, martyred [drawn, hanged, and
quartered] under Charles II at about age 59 in 1679 [beatified 1929, canonized
1970]) [commemorated by some on July 12] Bl. Lambert of Chézery
(French, Cistercian
abbot, d. 1151) Sts. Martial, Saturninus, Epictetus,
Maprilis, Felix, and companions (martyred c. 300) St. Maurus and fifty companions, of
Rheims
(French, priest and others, martyred c. 260-300) St. Sigfrid of Wearmouth
(British, Benedictine
abbot, d. 688) St. Symphorian of
Autun
(French, nobleman, martyred by beheading c. 180) St. Timothy of Antioch (Syrian,
priest in Rome, martyred by beheading in 311) Bl. William Lacey of Horton and
Bl. Richard Kirkman
of Addingham
(English ... widower/priest and priest/tutor, martyred under Elizabeth I in
1582 [beatified 1886]) ----------------------------- On
August 23, the Catholic Church honors, in a special way, the following friends
of God, "saints" and "blesseds" whose souls are now in
heaven: St. Ascelina of
Boulancourt
(French, Cistercian
nun, mystic, d. 1195) Sts. Astericus, Claudius, Neon, Domnina, and
Theonilla, of
Cilicia (from
Asia Minor [now called Turkey] ... three biological brothers and two women ...
martyred [four scourged to death, one burned to death with live coals] in 303) St. Ebbe the Younger and companions, of
Coldingham
(Scottish, abbess and her nuns, martyred [burned in convent] by Norse pirates
in 870) St. Flavian of Autun
(French, bishop, 7th Century) Bl. Francis Dachtera of Salno
[Franciszek] (Polish, diocesan priest, martyred by Nazis at Dachau [Germany] at
age 33 in 1944 [beatified 1999]) St. Hilarinus of
Saint-Seine
(French, Benedictine
monk, martyred in 731) Bl. James Bianconi of Mevania
[Giacomo] (Italian, Dominican friar, died at about age 81 in 1301
[beatified 1672]) St. Lupicinus of Verona
(Italian, bishop, 5th Century) St. Lupus (slave, early martyr) Sts. Minervius, Eleazar, and eight
children, of
Lyons
(French, family, martyred in 3rd Century) St. Philip Benizi of Florence
[Filippo] (Italian, nobleman, doctor of medicine and philosophy, Servite priest
and superior, healer, died at age 52 in 1285 [beatified 1645, canonized 1671]) Sts. Quiriacus, Maximus, Archelaus, and
companions, of
Ostia
(Italian ... bishop, priest, deacon, and flock ... martyred in 235) Sts. Restitutus and fifteen companions, of
Antioch
(Syrian [and North African?], martyred in 305) St. Theonas of Alexandria
(Egyptian, bishop, d. 300) St. Tydfil (Welsh, daughter of a prince,
martyred in 480) St. Victor of Vita
(Tunisian, bishop of Carthage or Utica, d. 535) St. Zacchaeus of
Jerusalem
(Palestinian, patriarch [bishop], d. 116) [St.
Rose of
Lima
said, "Apart from the cross, there is no other ladder by which we may get
to heaven."] ----------------------- On
August 24, the Catholic Church honors, in a special way, the following friends
of God, "saints" and "blesseds" whose souls are now in
heaven: St. Aurea of Ostia
(Italian, virgin, martyred by drowning c. 260) St. Eutychius of
Phrygia
(from Asia Minor [now called Turkey], raised from the dead by St. Paul [Acts 20], companion of St.
John, 1st Century) St. George Limniotes (hermit in Asia
Minor, martyred at about age 95 c. 730) St. Irchard of Kincardinshire
(Scottish, missionary bishop to the Picts, 7th Century) Bl. Luke Mellini
[Luca] (Italian, Celestine father general, c. 1460) Bl. Mary Incarnation of the Sacred Heart Rosal
Vasquez of Quetzaltenango
[María Encarnacion del Sagrado Corazon] [baptized
María Vicenta] (Guatemalan, reformer of the Sisters of Bethlehem, died
at age 65 in 1886 [beatified 1997] [incorruptible]) St. Mary Michael of the Blessed Sacrament
Desmaisières y
Lopez de Dicastillo of Madrid [María Micaela del Santísimo Sacramento] [baptized María de la Soledad]
["Madre Sacramento"] (Spanish, founded Institute of the Handmaids of the Blessed Sacrament, died at age 59
in 1865 [beatified 1925, canonized 1934]) [commemorated by some on August 25] Bl. Miroslav Bulesic of Cabrunici
(Croatian, diocesan priest, martyred [stabbed in neck] by communists at age 27 in 1947 [beatified 2013]) St. Ouen of Sancy
(French, king's chancellor, bishop of Rouen, died at least age 73 in 684) St. Patrick the Elder of
Nevers
(Irish or French, abbot, c. 450) St. Ptolemy of Nepi
(Italian, disciple of St. Peter, bishop, martyred in 1st Century) St. Romanus of Nepi
(Italian, bishop, successor of St. Ptolemy, martyred in 1st Century) Bl. Sandratus of
Gladbach
(German, Benedictine
abbot, d. 986) St. Tation of Claudiopolis
(Bithynian [from part of what is now Turkey], martyred c. 304) Holy Martyrs of Utica (North African,
between 150 and 300 Christian prisoners, martyred ["burned" in huge
lime pit] c. 260-285) ---------------------- On
August 25, the Catholic Church honors, in a special way, the following friends
of God, "saints" and "blesseds" whose souls are now in
heaven: King St. Louis IX of
Poissy
(French, Franciscan
tertiary, died in Algeria while heading toward a Crusade at age 56 in 1270
[beatified 1297]) St. Joseph Calasanz of Peralta
[José] (Spanish, priest, founder of Piarists [also called Scalopians],
died at age 91 in 1648 [beatified 1748, canonized 1767]) St. Ebbe the Elder of
Northumbria (British,
princess, Benedictine
abbess in Scotland died at about age 68 in 683) Sts. Eusebius, Pontian, Vincent, and
Peregrinus (tortured [racked, clubbed, burned] and martyred [beaten] at Rome in
192) St. Genesius of
Arles
(French, martyr c. 305) St. Gelasius of Rome
(Italian, actor, beheaded c. 303) St. Geruntius of
Italica
(bishop of Talco in Spain, martyred c. 100) St. Gregory of Trier
(German, Benedictine
monk, abbot, bishop of Utrecht, died at about age 73 in 776) St. Gurloes of Brittany
(French, Benedictine
monk, abbot, d. 1057) St. Hunegund of
Homblieres
(French, Benedictine
nun, c. 690) St. Julian (Syrian, priest) Bl. Louis Baba
(Japanese, Franciscan
friar, catechist, martyred [burned] in 1624 [beatified 1867]) Bl. Louis Bordino of Castellinaldo
[Luigi] (Italian, priest, religious of the Congregation
of the Brothers of St. Joseph Benedict Cottolengo, died at age 55 in 1977
[beatified 2015]) Bl. Louis Sasanda
[Luis] (Spanish, Franciscan friar in Mexico, priest in
Philippines, missionary in Japan, martyred [burned] in 1624 [beatified 1867]) Bl. Louis Sotelo of Seville
[Luis] (Spanish, nobleman, Franciscan missionary priest in Philippines and
Japan, martyred [burned] in 1624 [beatified 1867]) St. Lucilla (Italian, daughter of St.
Nemesius, martyred by beheading in Rome c. 260) St. Maginus of Tarragona
(Spanish, missionary, early martyr by beheading) St. Marcian of Apt
(French, abbot) St. Mary of Jesus Crucified Baouardy
of Abellin
[baptized Mariam] ["Al Qiddisa" (the Holy One), "The Little
Arab"] (Galilean, Melkite Catholic, orphaned at age 2, servant in Egypt, Carmelite nun in France/India/Palestine, mystic,
stigmatist, died in Bethlehem at age 32 [gangrene] in 1878 [beatified 1983, canonized 2015]) Bl. Mary of the Assumption and of Jesus in
the Blessed Sacrament Cabanillas
Luján of Cordoba
[María del Tránsito de Jesús Sacramentado] [baptized
Eugenia de los Dolores] (Argentinian, foundress of Congregation of Tertiary
Franciscan Missionary Sisters of Argentina, died at age 64 in 1885
[beatified 2002]) Bl. Mary Troncatti of Corteno
Golgi
[Maria] (Italian, virgin, World War I nurse, medical missionary sister of Daughters of Mary, Help of Christians
[Salesian Sisters of St. John Bosco]
in Ecuador, died [air crash] at age 86 in 1969 [beatified 2012]) St. Menas of Alexandria
(Egyptian, patriarch of Constantinople, d. 552) St. Nemesius (Italian, father of St.
Lucilla, military tribune, deacon, martyred by beheading in Rome c. 260) St. Patricia of
Naples
(Turkish nun in Italy, c. 665) Bl. Peter Vasquez of Berin
[Pedro] (Spanish, Dominican missionary priest in Japan, martyred
[burned] in 1624 [beatified 1867]) Bl. Petra of St. Joseph Pérez
Florido of Valle de Abdalajís
[Petra de San José] [Ana Josefa (Ann Josepha)] (Spanish, virgin, founded Institute of the
Mothers of the Helpless and of St. Joseph of the Mountain, d. 1906
[beatified 1994]) [St. Louis is famous for many things, not
the least of which is a letter to his son, the future king of France. Here is
part of the letter:] My dearest son, my first instruction is
that you should love the Lord your God with all your heart and all your
strength. Without this there is no salvation. Keep yourself, my son, from
everything that you know displeases God, that is to say, from every mortal sin.
You should permit yourself to be tormented by every kind of martyrdom before
you would allow yourself to commit a mortal sin. If the Lord has permitted you to have some
trial, bear it willingly and with gratitude, considering that it has happened
for your good and that perhaps you well deserved it. If the Lord bestows upon
you any kind of prosperity, thank him humbly and see that you become no worse
for it, either though vain pride or anything else, because you ought not to
oppose God or offend him in the matter of his gifts. Be kindhearted to the poor, the
unfortunate and the afflicted. Give them as much help and consolation oas you can. Thank God for all the benefits he has bestowed
upon you, that you may be worthy to receive greater. Always side with the poor rather than with
the rich, until you are certain of the truth. Be devout and obedient to our
mother the Church of Rome and the Supreme Pontiff as your spiritual father. In conclusion, dearest son, I give you
every blessing that a loving father can give a son.
May the three Persons of the Holy Trinity and all the saints protect you from
every evil. And may the Lord give you the grace to do
his will so that he may be served and honored through you, that in the next
life we may together come to see him, love him and praise him unceasingly.
Amen. [From
Bl. Mary of Jesus Crucified:] "Everything passes here on earth. What
are we? Nothing but dust, nothingness, and God is so great, so beautiful, so
lovable, but He is not loved. "Holy Spirit, inspire me. Love of
God, consume me. Along the true road,
lead me. Mary, my good mother, look down upon me. With Jesus, bless me. From
all evil, all illusion, all danger, preserve me. "Always remember to love your
neighbor; always prefer the one who tries your patience, who tests your virtue,
because with her you can always merit: suffering is Love; the Law is Love. "I desire to suffer always and not to
die. I should add: This is not my will;
it is my inclination. It is sweet to think of Jesus, but it is sweeter to do
His will. "The proud person is like a grain of
wheat thrown into water: it swells, it gets big. Expose that grain to the fire:
It dries up; it burns. The humble soul is like a grain of wheat thrown into the
earth: It descends, it hides itself, it disappears, it
dies, but to revive in heaven. "Observance of the [Carmelite] rule is of more value than
all extraordinary states, more than the stigmata and the gift of
miracles." --------------------------- On
August 26, the Catholic Church honors, in a special way, the following friends
of God, "saints" and "blesseds" whose souls are now in heaven: St. Abundius of Rome
(Italian, martyred by drowning c. 258) St. Adrian of Nicomedia (from
Asia Minor [now called Turkey], imperial courtier, early martyr) St. Alexander of
Bergamo
(Italian, centurion, martyr) St. Bregwin of Canterbury
(German, Benedictine
monk in England, archbishop, d. 765) St. David Lewis of Abergavenny
(Welsh, Jesuit
priest, martyred [drawn, hanged, quartered] at about age 63 under
Charles II in 1679 [beatified 1929, canonized 1970]) [On Welsh "particular calendar"] [Commemorated by some on August 27]
Bl. Dominic Barberi of Palanzano
[Domenico] (Italian, shepherd, orphan at age 8, Passionist priest in Belgium and England, received Bl.
John Henry Newman into
the Church, died at age 57 in 1849 [beatified 1963]) [On English "particular calendar"] [Commemorated by some on August 27] St. Elias of Siracusa
(Sicilian, Benedictine
monk, bishop, d. 660) St. Felix of Pistoia
(Italian, hermit, 9th Century) St. Gelasinus of
Heliopolis
(Phoenician [from what is now Lebanon], actor, martyred by stoning in 297) Bl. Herluin of Bec
(French, Benedictine
monk, abbot, d. 1078) St. Irenaeus of Rome
(martyred by drowning c. 258) St. Joan Elizabeth Bichier
des Âges of Le Blanc
[Jeanne-Elisabeth] (French, foundress of Daughters of the Cross of Saint
Andrew, died at age 65 in 1838 [beatified 1934, canonized 1947]) St. John Bassano of Besançon
[Jean] (French, priest, died at about age 85 in 1445) St. John of Caramola (French,
Benedictine
hermit, Cistercian
monk in Italy, d. 1339) Bl. Pope John Paul I Luciani of Forno di Canale
[Giovanni Paolo] [baptized Albino (Albin)] (Italian, parish priest, seminary professor,
bishop of Vittorio Veneto, cardinal archbishop of Venice, reigned as pope for one month,
died at age 65 in 1978 [beatified 2022]) St. Margaret of
Faenza
[Margherita] (Italian, Benedictine nun and abbess, d. 1330) St. Melchizedek of
Salem
(priest, king, honored by patriarch Abraham) St. Pandwina of
Ettisley
(Scottish or Irish, princess, Benedictine nun in England, c. 904) St. Pelagia (widow, d. 584) St. Rufinus of Capua
(Italian, bishop, 5th Century) St. Secundus of
Ventimiglia
(Italian? soldier, martyred in 3rd Century) Sts. Simplicius, Constantius, and
Victorian (father and sons, martyred c. 161) St. Teresa of Jesus Jornet
e Ibars of Aytona
[Teresa de Jesús] (Spanish, teacher, died at age 54 in 1897 [beatified 1958,
canonized 1974]) Bl. Thomas Percy of Northumberland
(English, father of four, courtier, martyred [beheaded] at about age 44 under
Elizabeth I in 1572 [beatified 1895]) Bl. Timothy of Montecchio
[Timoteo] (Italian, Franciscan friar, died at about age 90 in 1504
[beatified 1870]) Bl. Veronica Antal
of Nisiporeşti
["the Maria Goretti of Romania"] (Romanian, virgin, Secular Franciscan,
martyred in defending her chastity [stabbed 42 times] on her Confirmation day
at age 22 in 1958 [beatified 2018]) St. Victor of Cerezo
(Spanish, missionary priest in North Africa, martyred [crucified] by Moslems in
Algeria c. 950) Bl. Vyevain of York
(English, bishop, d. 1285) ------------------------ On
August 27, the Catholic Church honors, in a special way, the following friends
of God, "saints" and "blesseds" whose souls are now in
heaven: Bl. Angel of Foligno [Angelo]
(Italian, Augustinian
friar, died at about age 86 in 1312 [beatified 1891]) St. Anthusa the Younger (Persian, virgin,
martyred by drowning) St. Caesarius of
Châlons
(French, bishop of Arles, died at about age 73 c. 542) St. Decuman of Rhoscrowther
(Welsh, monk, hermit, martyred by beheading in 716) St. Ebbo of Tonnerre
(French, Benedictine
monk, bishop of Sens, d. 740) Bl. Ebbo of Hamburg (German,
Benedictine
abbot, d. 1162) St. Etherius of
Lyons
(French, bishop, d. 602) St. Euthalia of
Lentini
(Sicilian, virgin, early martyr) Bl. Gabriel Mary of
Clermont
[Gabriel-Marie] [baptized Gilbert-Nicholas] (French, Franciscan priest, died at about age 69 in 1532
[beatified 1647]) St. Gebhard of Constance
(German, bishop, died at about age 46 in 995) Sts. Honoratus, Fortunatus, Arontius, and
Sabinian, of
Potenza
(Italian, martyred by beheading c. 303) St. John of Pavia
(Italian, bishop, d. 813) St. Licerius of
Counserans
(Spanish, bishop in France for 44 years, c. 548) St. Malrubius of
Merns
(Scottish, hermit, martyred by Norse invaders c. 1040) Sts. Marcellinus, Mannea, John, Serapion,
Peter, and 13 companions, of
Oxyrinchus
(Egyptian ... tribune and wife, three sons, bishop, three clergymen, nine other
laypersons ... martyred by beheading c. 303) St. Margaret the Barefooted of San
Severino
[Margherita] (Italian, widow, died at about age 70 in 1395) Bl. Maria Pilar Izquierdo
Albero of Zaragoza
(Spanish, foundress of the Missionary Work of Jesus and Mary, died at
age 39 in 1945 [beatified 2001]) St. Narnus of Bergamo
(Italian, bishop, c. 75) St. Phanurius (Cretan, soldier, early
martyr) St. Poemen of Skete (Egyptian,
desert hermit, abbot, c. 450) Bl. Roger Cadwallador of Stretton
Sugwas
[alias Rogers]
(English, priest, martyred [drawn, hanged, and quartered] at about age 42 under
James I in 1610 [beatified 1987]) Sts. Rufus and Carpophorus of
Capua
(Italian, early martyrs) St. Syagrius of
Autun
(French, bishop, d. 600) [August
27 is also the date of commemoration, by Discalced
Carmelites, of the "Transverberation (piercing) of the heart of St. Teresa
of Avila." In 1559, at the age of 44, the saint experienced one of the
most sublime of her many mystical ecstasies. In a vision, she saw an angel, and
in his hand he held a golden spear tipped with fire. He penetrated her heart
and caused a very sharp pain that was at the same time exquisitely beautiful,
"leaving me," she said, "all on fire with a wondrous love for
God." Signs that the piercing was real are visible in her heart, which is
still preserved in an incorrupt state.] [Prayer
for the intercession of Saint Monica:] "Exemplary Mother of the great
Augustine, you perseveringly pursued your wayward son not with wild threats but
with prayerful cries to heaven. Intercede for all mothers in our day so that
they may learn to draw their children to God. Teach them how to remain close to
their children, even the prodigal sons and daughters who have sadly gone
astray. We pray through Christ our Lord. Amen." [St.
Margaret the Barefooted, though born into a poor family in San Severino, Italy,
in 1325, was married to a "gentleman" -- a strange term to use to refer to the man who long abused
her for her attachment to the Catholic Church and her service to the poor. She gave up her shoes and dressed as a
beggar to better associate herself with the less fortunate. St. Margaret is one of the patron saints of
brides, people in difficult marriages, victims of abuse, and widows.] --------------------------- On
August 28, the Catholic Church honors, in a special way, the following friends
of God, "saints" and "blesseds" whose souls are now in
heaven: Bl. Alphonse Mary of the Holy Spirit Mazurek
of Baranowka
[Alfons Maria] [baptized Jozef (Joseph)] (Polish, Discalced Carmelite priest,
martyred by Nazis [shot] at Nawojowa Gora [Poland] at age 53 in 1944 [beatified
1999]) St. Brian Edmund Arrowsmith
of Haydock
[preferred his Confirmation name, Edmund] (English, Jesuit
priest, martyred [drawn, hanged, and quartered] at about age 44
under Charles I in 1628 [beatified 1929, canonized 1970]) Sts. Fortunatus, Caius, and Anthes (Italian, martyred in 303) St. Gorman of Reichenau (Benedictine monk, bishop of Schleswig in Denmark,
d. 965) Bl. Henry Webley of Gloucester
(English, layman, martyred at about age 30 [drawn, hanged, and quartered] under
Elizabeth I in 1588 [beatified 1987]) St. Hermes of Rome
(Italian, martyred c. 120) Bl. Hugh More of Grantham
(English, layman, martyred by hanging under Elizabeth I in 1588 [beatified
1929]) Bl. James Claxton of York
(English, priest, martyred [drawn, hanged, and quartered] under Elizabeth I in
1588 [beatified 1929]) St. Julian of Auvergne (from
Gaul [France], army officer, early martyr [beheaded]) St. Moses the Black (Ethiopian, slave in
Egypt, priest, murdered at about age 75 in 405) St. Pelagius (Pannonian [Hungarian], young
child, martyred in 283) Bl. Robert Morton of Yorkshire
(English, priest, martyred by hanging under Elizabeth I in 1588 [beatified
1929]) St. Rumwald of Northumbria
(British, prince, d. 650) Bl. Teresa Bracco of Santa Giulia
(Italian, farmer's daughter, martyred at age 20
[choked, shot, and stomped to death] in a reprisal against partisans by a
German soldier in 1944 [beatified 1998]) Bl. Thomas Felton of Bermondsey
(English, seminarian with Minim Friars, martyred at age 20 by hanging
under Elizabeth I in 1588 [beatified 1929]) Bl. Thomas Holford of Aston [also
called Thomas Acton]
(English, schoolteacher, priest, martyred by hanging under Elizabeth I in 1588 [beatified 1929]) St. Vivian of Saintes
(French, bishop, d. 460) Bl. William Dean of Linton (English,
converted minister, priest, martyred by hanging under Elizabeth I in 1588
[beatified 1929]) Bl. William Guntei of Raglan
(Welsh, priest, martyred by hanging under Elizabeth I in 1588 [beatified 1929])
[I
believe that Fr. Benedict Groeschel, an
expert on St. Augustine, mentioned that the saint had written five million
words that have survived to our time. Here are a few of them, which show
several things, including part of the Church's ancient teaching on the
Communion of Saints -- our prayers for the poor souls in Purgatory and
intercessory prayer by the martyrs in heaven for us.] "There is an ecclesiastical
discipline, as the faithful know, when the names of the martyrs are read aloud
in that place at the altar of God, where prayer is not offered for them.
Prayer, however, is offered for the dead who are remembered. For it is wrong to
pray for a martyr, to whose prayers we ought ourselves
be commended." ----------------------- On
August 29, the Catholic Church honors, in a special way, the following friends
of God, "saints" and "blesseds" whose souls are now in
heaven: St. John the Baptist of
Judah
(Israelite, kinsman and "forerunner" of Our Lord, martyred c. 30)
[His beheading, by Herod Antipas for Herodias and her daughter, is commemorated
today.] Bl. Alberigo of Ocri
(Italian, Camaldolese
hermit, c. 1050) St. Basilla of Smyrna (from
Asia Minor [now called Turkey], virgin) St. Candida of Rome
(Italian, virgin, early martyr) Bl. Dominic Jedrzejewski of Kowal
[Dominik] (Polish, diocesan priest, martyred by Nazis at Dachau [Germany] at
age 56 in 1942 [beatified 1999]) St. Edwold (British, prince, hermit, 9th
Century) St. Euphrasia of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Eluvathingal
of Edathuruthy
[baptized Rosa] ["Tabernacle in Motion"] (Indian, Syro-Malabarese
Catholic, religious of Congregation of the Mother of Carmel, nursed
cholera victims, mystic, died at age 74 in 1952 [beatified 2006, canonized 2014]) St. Euthymius of
Perugia
(Italian, layman, 4th Century) Bl. Flavian Michael Melki
of Kalat'ul Mara
[Flavyanus Mikhayil (surname also spelled Malke)]
[baptized Ya'Qūb (Jacob)] (Turkish, convert from Eastern Orthodoxy, Syriac
Catholic bishop of Gazireh, martyred [beheaded] by Moslems at about age 57 in
1915 [beatified 2015]) Sts. Hypatius and Andrew of
Lydia
(Turkish, deacon and priest, martyred by iconoclast heretics in 735) St. Medericus of
Autun
(French, Benedictine
abbot, hermit, c. 700) Sts. Nicaeas and Paul of
Antioch
(Syrian, early martyrs) Bl.
Peter Asúa
Mendía of Balmaseda
[Pedro] (Spanish, architect, priest, martyred one day before his 46th birthday
in 1936 [beatified 2014]) Bl. Philippa Guidoni of
Arezzo
(Italian, Benedictine
abbess, d. 1335) Bl. Richard Herst of
Lancashire
[surname also spelled Hurst, Hayhurst]
(English, farmer, martyred under Charles I in 1628 [beatified 1929]) St. Sabina of Rome
(Italian, early martyr) St. Sabina of Troyes
(French, virgin, c. 275) Bl. Sancja Szymkowiak of Mozdzanów
[baptized Janina (Jane)] (Polish, member of Congregation of the Daughters of
Our Lady of Sorrows [Seraphic Sisters], nursed prisoners in WWII,
died at age 32 [tuberculosis] in 1942 [beatified 2002]) King St. Sebbe of
Essex
(British, monarch for 30 years, hermit, c. 694) St. Velleicus of
Kaiserswerth
(British, Benedictine
monk in Germany, abbot, 8th Century) Sts. Vitalis, Sator, and Repositus, of
Velleianum
(Italian, early martyrs) --------------------------- On
August 30, the Catholic Church honors, in a special way, the following friends
of God, "saints" and "blesseds" whose souls are now in
heaven: St. Agilus of Rebais
(French, missionary in Bavaria, abbot in France, died at about age 70 in 650) Blessed Martyrs of Almeria (Spanish, 9 men
[2 bishops, 7 Brothers of the Christian Schools], martyred [shot] by
Civil War revolutionaries in 1936 [beatified 1993]) St. Anne Line of Dunmow [nee Higham]
(English, convert from Calvinism, married woman [widow?], harbored
"illegal" priests, martyred [hanged] at about age 36 under Elizabeth
I in 1601 [beatified 1929, canonized 1970]) [On English "particular calendar"] [commemorated by some on Feb. 27] Sts. Boniface, Thecla, and twelve
companions, of
Hadrumetum
(North African, married couple and their children, martyred c. 250) St. Bononius of
Locedio
(Italian, missionary in Syria and Egypt, Camaldolese abbot in Italy, d. 1026) Bl. Bronislawa Odrowaz
of Kamien
(Polish, cousin of St. Hyacinth, Norbertine nun, hermit, died at about age 60 in
1259 [beatified 1839]) Bl. Edward Shelley of Warminghurst
(English, layman, martyred [hanged] under Elizabeth I at about age 58 in 1588
[beatified 1929]) Bl. Eustace Van Lieshout of
Aarle-Rixtel
[Eustachius] [baptized Huub (Humbert)] (Dutch, member
of Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, missionary
priest in Brazil, healer, died at age 52 in 1943 [beatified 2006]) St. Fantinus of
Calabria
(Italian, Basilian
abbot, c. 981) Sts. Felix and Adauctus of Rome
(Italian, priest and companion, tortured and martyred by beheading c. 304) St. Fiacre (Irish, healer and hermit in
France, d. 670) [On Irish "particular calendar"] St. Gaudentia and three companions, of Rome
(Italian, virgins, early martyrs) Sts. Hemiterius and Celedonius (Roman?, soldiers in Spain, tortured and martyred [beheaded] c. 300) Bl. Ildephonse Schuster
of Rome
[Ildefonso] [baptized Alfredo Ludovico Luigi (Alfred Luke Louis)] [(Italian, Benedictine monk,
cardinal archbishop of Milan, died at age 74 in 1954 [beatified 1996]) St. Loarn of Downpatrick
(Irish, disciple of St. Patrick, bishop, 5th Century) St. Margaret Clitherow
of York
["The Pearl of York"] (English, mother of two priests and a nun,
martyred [suffocated under pressure of great weight] under Elizabeth I at about
age 29 on Good Friday in 1586 [beatified 1929, canonized 1970]) [On English "particular calendar"] [commemorated by some on March 25] St. Margaret Ward of
Congleton
and Bl. John Roche
[alias Neale/Neele]
(English and Irish, laywoman and her servant, aided "illegal"
priests, tortured and martyred [hanged] under Elizabeth I in 1588 [beatified
(both) 1929, canonized (she) 1970]) [On English "particular calendar"] Bl. Maria Rafols of Vilafranca del Penedes (Spanish, virgin, founded Sisters of
Charity of St. Anne, died at age 71 in 1853 [beatified 1994]) Bl. Mary of the Angels Ginard
Martí of Lluchmayor
[María de los Ángeles] [baptized Ángela Benita Sebastiana Margarita] (Spanish
[from Balearic Islands], member of Zealous Sisters of Eucharistic Devotion,
superior of convent, martyred [shot] in Civil War at age 42 in 1936 [beatified
2005]) St. Mary of the Cross Jugan of Cancale [Marie-de-la-Croix] [baptized Jeanne
(Joan)] (French, maid, nurse, spinner, foundress and
superior of Little Sisters of the Poor, died at age 86 in 1879
[beatified 1982, canonized 2009]) St. Narcissa of Jesus Martillo
Moran of Nobol
[Narcisa de Jesús] (Ecuadoran, orphaned daughter of farmers, laywoman, helper
of Dominican
nuns in Peru, died at about age 36 in 1869 [beatified 1992, canonized 2008]) St. Pammachius of Rome
(Italian, senator, friend of St. Jerome, died at about age 70 in 410) Sts. Pelagius, Arsenius, and Silvanus
(Spanish, hermits, martyred by Moslems c. 950) St. Peter of Carsoli
[Pietro] (Italian, parish priest, c. 1060 [canonized 1215]) Bl. Richard Leigh of London
[alias Garth] and
Bl. Richard Martin
of Shropshire
(English, priest and layman who sheltered "illegal" priests, martyred
under Elizabeth I in 1588 [beatified 1929]) [Bl. Leigh was
about age 27.] Bl. Richard Lloyd of Anglesey
[aliases: Flower/Fudd/Graye]
(Welsh, layman, sheltered "illegal" priest, martyred at about age 27
under Elizabeth I in 1588 [beatified 1929]) St. Rumon (British, 6th Century) Blessed Martyred Sisters of St. Joseph of
Spain (Spanish, three virgins, Sisters of
St. Joseph, martyred during Civil War in 1936 [beatified 2015]) -----
Bl. Facunda Margenat Roura of Girona [baptized Caterina (Catherine)] (died at age 59) -----
Bl. Fidela Oller Angelats of Banyoles [baptized Dolores] (died at age 66) -----
Bl. Josefa Montaner of Gandía [baptized Monrabal] (died at age 35) Bl. Stephen Nehme of Lehfed
[Estephan] [baptized Joseph] (Lebanese, religious brother of Order of Maronites, carpenter, gardener,
died at age 49 in 1938 [beatified 2010]) [St.
Margaret Clitherow, when
asked to confess her “crimes” before execution, said:] "I die for the love of my Lord
Jesu." -------------------------- On
August 31, the Catholic Church honors, in a special way, the following friends
of God, "saints" and "blesseds" whose souls are now in heaven: St. Albertino of
Fonteavellana
(Italian, Benedictine
prior general, d. 1294) St. Amatus of Nusco
(Italian, Benedictine
monk, bishop, reputed to have died at age 90 in 11th or 12th
Century) St. Aristides of
Athens
(Greek, philosopher, c. 133) St. Babolenus of
Bobbio
(Italian, Benedictine
abbot, c. 640) St. Caesidius and companions (Italian,
priest and disciples, martyred in 3rd Century) St. Cyriaca of Rome
(Italian, widow, martyred by scourging in 249) St. Dominic del Val of Zaragoza
["Dominguito" (little Dominic)] (Spanish, altar boy, kidnapped and
martyred [nailed to wall] at age 7 in 1250) St. Optatus of Auxerre
(French, bishop, c. 530) St. Paulinus of
Gascony
(French, bishop of Trier, strong opponent of Arian heresy, d. 358) Bl. Peter Tarrés y Claret of
Manresa
[Pedro] (Spanish, physician, parish priest, deeply involved in "Catholic
Action," died at age 45 [lymphatic cancer] in 1950 [beatified 2004]) St. Raymond Nonnatus of
Portella
[Ramon] (Spanish, Mercedarian priest, cardinal bishop of Barcelona,
died at about age 36 in 1240 [beatified 1625, canonized 1657]) Bl. Richard Bere of Glastonbury
(English, Carthusian
monk, martyred [starved in prison] under Henry VIII in 1537 [beatified 1886]) Sts. Robustian and Mark (Italian, early
martyrs) Sts. Theodotus, Rufina, and Ammia, of
Cappadocia
(from Asia Minor [now called Turkey], martyred c. 270) St. Waldef of Northampton (English, count,
d. 1076) ["Nonnatus"
was not St. Raymond's surname. It was a
Latin nickname -- non natus -- meaning "not born" (i.e., not
delivered naturally). Because he was born by Caesarian section -- which I
imagine was rare in those days of little surgery and no injected anaesthetic --
he is a patron saint of expectant mothers, newborn infants, midwives, and
obstetricians.] -----------------------
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On August 1, 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. Alphonsus Mary de
Liguori of Marianelli
[Alfonso Maria] (Italian, nobleman, missionary, theologian, spiritual author,
founded Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer [Redemptorists], bishop
of Sant' Agata dei Gotti, Doctor of the Church, died at about age 91 in 1787
[beatified 1816, canonized 1839])
Bl. Alexis Sobaszek
of Przygodzice Wielkie
[Aleksy] (Polish, diocesan priest, martyred by Nazis at Dachau [Germany] at age
47 in 1942 [beatified 1999])
--- Mother Superior:
----- Bl. Mary Estelle Mardosewicz
of Ciasnówka
[Maria Stella] [baptized Adela] (died at age 55)
--- Sisters:
----- Bl. Borromea Narmuntowicz
of Wiercieliszki
[Boromea] [baptized Veronika] (died at age 27)
----- Bl. Canisia Mackiewicz
of Suwalki
[Kanizja] [baptized Eugenia] (died at age 39)
----- Bl. Felicity Borowik
of Rudno
[Felicyta] [baptized Paulina] (died at age 38)
----- Bl. Heliodora Matuszewska
of Stara Huta
[Heliodora] [baptized Leokadia] (died at age 37)
----- Bl. Mary Daniel of Jesus and Mary Immaculate Juzwik
of Poizdów
[Maria Daniela] [baptized Eleanor] (died at age 48)
----- Bl. Mary Guy of Divine Mercy Cierpka of Granowiec
[Maria Gwidona] [baptized Helena] (died at age 43)
----- Bl. Mary Imelda of Jesus Zak of Oswiecim
[Maria Imelda] [baptized Jadwiga (Hedwig)] (died at age 51)
----- Bl. Mary Knute of Jesus on the Mount of Olives Chrobot
of Raczyn
[Maria Kanuta] [baptized Jozefa] (died at age 47)
----- Bl. Mary Raymond of Jesus Kukulowicz of Barwaniszki
[Maria Rajmunda] [baptized Anna] (died at age 51)
----- Bl. Mary Sergia of the Dolorous Virgin Rapieg of Rogozyn
[Maria Sergia] [baptized Julia] (died at age 43)
We also honor, in a special way,
the following friends of God -- "saints" and "blesseds"
whose souls are now in heaven:
St. Eusebius of
Vercelli
(Sardinian [Italian], bishop, opposed Arian heretics, abused and exiled, died
at about age 88 in 371)
St. Boetharius of
Chartres
(French, bishop, 7th Century)
St. Aspren of Naples (Italian, bishop, 3rd Century?)
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On August 4, 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 Baptist Mary Vianney
of Dardilly
[Jean-Baptiste-Marie] ["Curé d'Ars" (Parish Priest of Ars)] (French,
farm hand, parish priest for 40 years, heard confessions all day, died at age
73 in 1869 [beatified 1905, canonized 1925])
St. Agabius of
Verona
(Italian, bishop, c. 250)
St. Abel of
Rheims
(British or Irish, Benedictine monk, missionary in Europe, archbishop
in France, abbot, c. 751)
Bl. Bronislaus Kostowski
of Slupsk
[Bronislaw] (Polish, diocesan seminarian, martyred by Nazis at Dachau [Germany]
at age 27 in 1942 [beatified 1999])
St. Cajetan dei
Conti di Tiene of Vicenza
[Gaetano] (Italian, nobleman, lawyer, priest at age 36, co-founder of Congregation
of Clerks Regular [Theatines], died at age 66 in 1547 [beatified
1629, canonized 1671])
Bl. Agathangelus Noury
of Vendôme
and Bl. Cassian Vaz
Lopez-Neto of Nantes
(French, Capuchin
friars, missionaries in Egypt and Ethiopia, martyred at about
ages 40 and 31 in 1638 [beatified 1905]) [commemorated by some on the 11th]
St. Dominic de
Guzman of Calaruega
[Domingo] (Spanish, nobleman, Augustinian priest, founder of Order of Friars
Preachers [Dominicans], visionary, opposed Albigensian heresy, died
in Italy at about age 51 in 1221 [canonized 1234]) [Commemorated in Australia and New Zealand on August 5]
St. Altman of
Paderborn
(German, emperor's chaplain, bishop of Passau, died in Austria at about age 71
in 1091)
St. Teresa Blessed by the Cross Stein
of Breslau
[Teresa Benedykta od Krzyza (Latin: Teresa Benedicta a Cruce)] [baptized Edyta
(Edith)] (Polish, professor, convert from atheism and Judaism, philosopher, Carmelite nun in Germany and Holland, spiritual writer,
imprisoned at Auschwitz [Oswiecim] in Poland, martyred by gassing at age 50 in
1942 [beatified 1987, canonized 1998])
St. Amadeus of Assisi
(Portuguese, nobleman, hermit, Franciscan brother, priest, d. 1482)
[from St. Teresa Stein:]
St. Lawrence of
Huesca
(Spanish, deacon in Rome, martyred [grilled over a fire] in 258)
St. Agilberta of Jouarre
(French, abbess, d. 680)
St. Clare Offreduccio
di Favarone of Assisi
[Chiara] [also spelled Claire] (Italian, noblewoman, first female disciple of St. Francis, co-founder
of Order of Poor Ladies [Poor Clares], abbess for forty years, died
at age 59 in 1253 [canonized 1255])
St. Alexander of
Comana
(Greek, maker of charcoal, bishop, martyred by burning c. 275)
[A group of Poor Clares of Perpetual
Adoration -- contemplative nuns -- sent me the following short litany in
honor of their "mother:"
St. Jane Frances de
Chantal of Dijon
[Jeanne-Françoise] [nee Fremiot]
(French, baroness, mother of four, widow at age 28, founded Order of the
Visitation of Our Lady, died at age 59 in 1641 [beatified 1751, canonized
1767])
[In the Americas, this memorial is transferred from December 12, when the Feast
of Our Lady of Guadalupe is observed.]
Sts. Anicetus, Photinus, and
companions, of
Nicomedia
(from Asia Minor [now called Turkey], family members, martyred in 305)
[Here are some excerpts from a work by St. Jane Frances called "Wings to
the Lord:"]
Pope St. Pontian and St. Hippolytus,
of
Rome
(Italian, pontiff [elected in 230, abdicated in 235] and priest [theologian and
repentant antipope], exiled to Sardinian salt mines, martyred [abusive
treatment] in 235)
St. Benilde Romançon
of Thuret
[baptized Pierre] (French, member of Christian (de La Salle) Brothers,
teacher for over 40 years, died at age 57 in 1862 [beatified 1948, canonized
1967])
----- Bl. Joseph Tápies
y Sirvant of Ponts
[Jose] (Spanish, organist, died at age 67)
----- Bl. Paschal Araguás
Guárdia of Pont de Claverol [Pascual] (Spanish, died at about age 37)
----- Bl. Peter Martret
Moles of Seu de Urgell
[Pedro] (Spanish, died at about age 35)
----- Bl. Silvester Arnau
Pasqüet of Gósol
[Silvestre] (Spanish, died at about age 25)
Blessed Claretian
Martyrs of Barbastro (Spanish, 51 men [9 priests, 5
brothers, and 37 seminarians], members of Missionary
Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary [Claretians],
martyred [shot by Communist firing squads] in Civil War in August, 1936
[beatified 1992])
St. Maximilian Mary Kolbe
of Zdunska Wola
[Maksymilian Maria] [baptized Rajmund (Raymond)] (Polish, son of poor weavers, Franciscan priest and superior, religious journalist,
martyred [starved and poisoned] at age 47 by Nazis at Auschwitz death camp in
1941 [beatified 1971, canonized 1982])
St. Anthony Primaldo
of Otranto
[Antonio] and about 800 companions (Italian, artisan and other citizens of Otranto,
rejected forced conversion to Islam, martyred [hacked to pieces] by Moslem
invaders in 1480 [beatified 1771, canonized 2013])
St. Alipius of
Tagaste
(North African, lifelong colleague of St. Augustine, converted Manichaean,
bishop, c. 430 [beatified 1584]) [commemorated by some on the 18th]
King St. Stephen I of
Esztergom
[Istvan] [name before baptism: Vajk] (Hungarian, Magyar monarch, father of St. Emeric, died at about age 69 in 1038 [canonized 1083])
St. Ambrose of
Ferentino
[Ambrogio] (Italian, centurion, martyred c. 303)
St. Amor of
Amorbach
(missionary in Germany, Benedictine
abbot in France, 8th Century)
St. Agapitus of
Palestrina
(Italian, boy aged 15, martyred c. 274)
----- Bl. Anthony Perulles
Estívil of Cornudella
[Antonio]
----- Bl. Isidore Bover
Oliver of Vinaroz
[Isidro]
----- Bl. Joseph Mary Peris
Polo of Cinctorres
[José Maria]
----- Bl. Joseph Sala
Picó of Pons
[José]
----- Bl. Martín Martínez
Pascual of Valdealgorfa
----- Bl. Paschal Carda
Saporta of Villareal
[Pascual]
----- Bl. Peter Ruiz
de los Paños y Angel of Mora [Pedro] (died at age 55)
----- Bl. Recaredo Centelles
Abad of La Vall d’Uixó
----- Bl. William Plaza
Hernández of Yuncos
[Guillermo]
St. John Eudes
of Ri
[Jean] (French, priest, founded Congregation of Jesus and Mary [Eudists]
and Sisters of Our Lady of Charity, died at age 78 in 1680 [beatified
1909, canonized 1925])
St. Andrew the Tribune of Rome
(Italian, army officer, converted in Persia, martyred in Cilicia [part of what
is now Turkey] in 300)
----- Bl. Anthony, Bl. Bartholomew Monfiore, Bl.
Paul Sanchiki, Bl.
Thomas Koyanangi, Bl.
Lawrence Rokuyemon, Bl.
Leo Suchiemon
(Japanese ... sailors, passenger, merchant, pilot [on ship transporting
European Catholics to Japan] ... beheaded)
----- Bl. James Denxi, Bl.
Joachim Firayama-Diz, Bl.
John Foyamon, Bl.
John Nangata, Bl.
John Yano, and
companions (Japanese, sailors and others, beheaded)
----- Bl. Louis Flores
(Belgian, became Dominican priest
in Mexico, missionary to Philippines, burned)
----- Bl. Michael Diaz
[Miguel] (Spanish, maritime merchant, burned)
----- Bl. Peter Zuniga [Pedro]
(Spanish, Augustinian priest,
missionary to Philippines and Japan, burned)
St. Bernard de Fontaine of
Clairvaux
(French, brother of Bl. Gerard of Clairvaux and Bl. Humbeline of Jully, Cistercian monk, Doctor of the Church, died at about age 63 in 1153 [canonized 1170])
St. Bernard of
Valdeiglesias
[Bernardo] (Spanish, Cistercian
monk, d. 1155)
[St. Bernard of
Clairvaux
is closely associated with deep Marian devotion. Here is an excerpt from his
writings:]
St. Anastasius Cornicularius of Rome
(Italian, military officer, martyred in 274)
St. Elizabeth Rose Flores
de Oliva of Lima [known
as Rose of
Lima]
[Isabel Rosa] (Peruvian, virgin, Dominican tertiary, died at about age 31 in 1617
[beatified 1668, canonized 1671])
St. Apollinaris of
Reims
(French, executioner, converted from paganism, martyred by beheading in 290)
St. Bartholomew of Cana [also
called Nathaniel] (Israelite, apostle, missionary, believed to have been
martyred by flaying in Armenia, 1st Century)
Bl. Alice Rich of
Abingdon
(English, Benedictine prioress,
c. 1270)
St. Aredius of
Limoges
(French, abbot, d. 591)
St. Monica of
Tagaste
(Numidian [from what is now Algeria], widow, mother of St. Augustine of Hippo,
died at about age 65 in 387)
Bl. Agilo of
Sithiu
(French, Benedictine abbot, d.
957)
St. Augustine of
Tagaste
[originally Aurelius Augustinus] (Numidian [from what is now Algeria], convert
at 30, monk, bishop of Hippo, Doctor of the Church, author of many
philosophical and theological books/treatises/sermons, died at age 75 in 430)
St. Alexander of
Constantinople
(from Asia Minor [now called Turkey], bishop, opposed Arian heresy, d. 340)
St. Adelphus of Metz
(French, bishop, 5th Century)
-- Bishops:
----- Bl. Emmanuel Medina
Olmos of Lanteira
[Manuel] (bishop of Guadix, died at age 67)
----- Bl. James Ventaja
Milán of Ohanes
[Diego] (bishop of Almeria, died at age 56)
-- Christian Brothers:
----- Bl. Amalio Zariquiegui
Mendoza of Salinas de Oro
[baptized Justo] (died at age 50)
----- Bl. Aurelius Mary Villalón
Acebrón of Zafra de Zancara [Aurelio María] [baptized Benvenuto]
(died at age 46)
----- Bl. Edimigio Primo
Rodríguez of Adalia
[baptized Isidro (Isidore)] (died at age 55)
----- Bl. Evencio Ricardo Alonso
Uyarra of Viloria de Rioja [baptized Eusebio (Eusebius)] (died at
age 29)
----- Bl. Joseph Cecil Rodríguez
González of Molina de Ubierna [José Cecilio] [baptized Bonifacio
(Boniface)] (died at age 51)
----- Bl. Theodomir Joachim Sáinz Sáinz of Puéntedey [Teodomiro
Joaquín] [baptized Adriano (Adrian)] (died on his 29th birthday)
----- Bl. Walter Bernard Herrero
Martínez of Santa María de Porquera de los Infantes
[Valerio Bernardo] [baptized Marciano] (died at age 27)
St. Aidan of
Lindisfarne
(Irish, monk, bishop in England, d. 651) [On English and Irish "particular calendars"]
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