புனிதர்களை பெயர் வரிசையில் தேட

Translate

24 September 2023

இன்றைய புனிதர்கள் செப்டம்பர் 25

 St. Lupus of Lyons


Feastday: September 25

Death: 542


Archbishop of Lyons, France, who suffered considerably from the political upheavals in the region following the death of Sigismund, King of Burgundy.


The Archdiocese of Lyon (Latin: Archidiœcesis Lugdunensis; French: Archidiocèse de Lyon), formerly the Archdiocese of Lyon–Vienne–Embrun, is a Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church in France. The Archbishops of Lyon serve as successors to Saint Pothinus and Saint Irenaeus, the first and second bishops of Lyon, respectively,[2] and are also called Primate of the Gauls.[3] He is usually elevated to the rank of cardinal. Bishop Olivier de Germay was appointed Archbishop of Lyon on 22 October 2020.


St. Euphrosyne of Alexandria

 அலெக்ஸாந்திரியா நாட்டு புனிதர் யூப்ரோசைன் 

கன்னியர்:

பிறப்பு: ----

அலெக்ஸாண்ட்ரியா, எகிப்து

இறப்பு: கி.பி. 5ம் நூற்றாண்டு

ஏற்கும் சபை:

கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை

கிழக்கு மரபுவழி திருச்சபை

நினைவுத் திருநாள்: செப்டம்பர் 25

அலெக்ஸாந்திரியா நாட்டு புனிதர் யூப்ரோசைன், ஆண் உடையை அணிந்துகொண்டு உள்ளூர் துறவு மடத்தில் சந்நியாசியாக வாழ்ந்த ஒரு பெண் துறவி ஆவார். அவரது நினைவுத் திருநாள், கத்தோலிக்கம், மற்றும் கிழக்கு மரபுவழி திருச்சபைகளில் செப்டம்பர் மாதம், 25ம் நாளன்று, கொண்டாடப்படுகிறது.

யூப்ரோசைன், அலெக்ஸாந்திரியா நாட்டின் செல்வந்தர்களும் ஒருவரான "பாப்னூஷியஸ்" (Paphnutius) என்பவரது மகள் ஆவார். பெற்றோரின் முதுமை காலத்தில், துறவி ஒருவரது செபத்தின் மூலம் அற்புதமான முறையில் பிறந்தவர் ஆவார். இவரது அன்பான தந்தை  பாப்னூஷியஸ், இவரை ஒரு பணக்கார இளைஞனுடன் திருமணம் செய்துவைக்க விரும்பினார்.

ஆனால் ஏற்கனவே தனது வாழ்க்கையை கடவுளிடம் அர்ப்பணிப்பதாக சபதம் ஏற்றிருந்த இவர், தனது சபதத்தை மீறுவதற்கான அழுத்தத்திலும், அவள் ஒரு ஆணின் உடையணிந்து "ஸ்மராக்டஸ்" (Smaragdus) ("மரகதம்") ("Emerald") என்ற அடையாளத்தை ஏற்றுக்கொண்டார்.

பின்னர் அவர் அருகிலுள்ள ஆண்கள் மடாலயத்திற்கு தப்பிச் சென்றார். அங்கு அவர் ஒரு முழுமையான சந்நியாச வாழ்க்கையை நோக்கி வேகமாக முன்னேறினார். அவருடைய பிறப்புக்காக ஜெபித்த அதே துறவியே அங்கே மடாதிபதியாக இருந்தார். அந்த மடாதிபதியின் வழிகாட்டுதலின் கீழ் இருந்தார்.

சில வருடங்கள் கழித்து, பாப்னூஷியஸ் தனது மரணத்தில் ஆறுதலுக்காக மடாதிபதியிடம் முறையிட்டபோது, மடாதிபதி அவரை ஸ்மராக்டஸ் என்ற போர்வையில் யூப்ரோசைனின் பராமரிப்பில் அவரை ஈடுபடுத்தினார். பயனுள்ள ஆலோசனைகள் பலவற்றையும், ஆறுதலான அறிவுரைகளையும் தனது சொந்த மகளிடமிருந்தே பெற்ற அவர், தமது மகளை அடையாளம் காணத் தவறிவிட்டார். தாம் இறக்கும்வரை தாம்தான் அவரது காணாமல் போன அவரது சொந்த மக்கள் என்று, யூப்ரோசின் தன்னை அவருக்கு வெளிப்படுத்தவேயில்லை.


யூப்ரோசைனை அடக்கம் செய்தபின், பாப்னூஷியஸ் தனது உலகப் பொருட்கள் அனைத்தையும் விட்டுவிட்டு, அதே மடத்தில் ஒரு துறவியாக ஆனார். அங்கு, பத்து ஆண்டுகளுக்குப் பிறகு அவர் இறக்கும் வரை தனது மகள் தங்கியிருந்த அதே பழைய அறையை பயன்படுத்தினார்.


Feastday: September 25

Death: 5th Century


A Kemetian in the A 5th century Kemetian, I was the daughter of a wealthy man. On my wedding day, I left my parents' house in secrecy, cutting my hair short, dressed as a man. I went to a monastery, worshipping God in prayer and penance. 25 Sept.



Euphrosyne of Alexandria (Greek: Ἁγία Εὐφροσύνη tr. "good cheer", 410–470),[1][2] also called Euphrosynē,[3] was a saint who disguised herself as a male to enter a monastery and live, for 38 years, as an ascetic. Her feast day is celebrated on September 25 by the Greek Orthodox Church and Episcopal Church and January 16 by the Roman Catholic Church. Euphrosyne was born to a wealthy family in Alexandria; her father Paphnutius was a devout Christian and her mother died when Euphrosyne was twelve. When she was 18, her father wanted her to marry, so she escaped, disguised as a man, and entered the same monastery he often visited for spiritual counsel. She spent most of her years as a monk in seclusion because her beauty tempted the other monks. During the final year of her life, Euphrosyne became her father's spiritual director, comforting his grief over losing his only daughter. Eventually, she revealed her identity to him and they reconciled. After she died, he entered her monastery and became an ascetic himself, living in her cell until he died ten years later.



St. Cadoc


Feastday: September 25

Patron: of Glamorgan; Llancarfan; famine victims; deafness; glandular disorders

Birth: 497

Death: 580


A Welsh bishop and martyr, a companion of St. Gildas. Cadoc is also called Docus, Cathmael, and Cadvael. He founded Llancarfan Monastery near Cardiff, Wales, before becoming a missionary on the coast of Brittany, in France. Returning to Britain, Cadoc was involved in the Saxon occupation of the British lands. H e was martyred by the Saxons near Weedon, England.



Saint Cadoc or Cadog (Medieval Latin: Cadocus; also Modern Welsh: Cattwg; born c. 497[1] or before) was a 5th–6th-century Abbot of Llancarfan, near Cowbridge in Glamorgan, Wales, a monastery famous from the era of the British church as a centre of learning, where Illtud spent the first period of his religious life under Cadoc's tutelage. Cadoc is credited with the establishment of many churches in Cornwall, Brittany,[2] Dyfed and Scotland. He is known as Cattwg Ddoeth, "the Wise", and a large collection of his maxims and moral sayings were included in Volume III of the Myvyrian Archaiology. He is listed in the 2004 edition of the Roman Martyrology under 21 September. His Norman-era "Life" is a hagiography of importance to the case for the historicity of Arthur as one of seven saints' lives that mention Arthur independently of Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae.


St. Austindus


Feastday: September 25

Death: 1068


Archbishop and Benedictine. Austindus was a native of Bordeaux, France. lie entered the Benedictines at St. Oren's Abbey, in Auch. When elected abbot, he instituted the Cluniac reform in the abbey. Austindus became the archbishop of Auch, France, in 1041.


Bl. Mark Criado


Feastday: September 25

rn in Andujar, Spain, in 1522, and joined the Trinitarians in 1536 . Mark was martyred by the Moors in Almeria.


St. Macarius of Fayum



Saint Macarius of Fayum (300-390 AD) was an Egyptian Christian monk and abbot who is considered one of the Desert Fathers. He was born in the village of Nitria, near Alexandria, and was educated in the Greek and Coptic languages. At the age of 30, he left his family and possessions to become a monk. He lived for several years as a hermit in the Nitrian Desert, where he became known for his piety and wisdom.


In 360 AD, Macarius founded a monastery in the Scetic Desert, which became a center for monasticism in Egypt. He was a wise and compassionate spiritual leader, and his monastery attracted many followers. Macarius was also a prolific writer, and his works on monasticism and theology are still read and studied today.


Macarius is known for his emphasis on the importance of prayer, humility, and love. He also taught that the purpose of monasticism is to achieve union with God. Macarius was a demanding teacher, but he was also deeply compassionate and loving. He was known for his kindness to the poor and the sick.


Macarius died in 390 AD at the age of 90. He is considered one of the most important figures in the history of monasticism.


Bl. Mancius Shisisoiemon


Feastday: September 25


Martyr of Japan. He was an Augustinian tertiary, native born. Mancius was beheaded at Nagasaki, Japan. He was beatified in 1867.



St. Philotheus of Pemdje


St. Philotheus of Pemdje is a Coptic Orthodox saint who is commemorated on September 25. He was a priest who lived in the fourth century AD. He was martyred along with 3,685 other Christians during the persecution of Emperor Diocletian.


Philotheus was born in Pemdje, a village in Egypt. He was ordained a priest at a young age and served his community faithfully. When the persecution of Christians began under Diocletian, Philotheus was arrested and imprisoned. He was tortured and beaten, but he refused to renounce his faith.


Eventually, Philotheus was beheaded along with 3,685 other Christians. He is remembered as a martyr who died for his faith in Jesus Christ.


St. Philotheus is a popular saint in the Coptic Orthodox Church. He is often depicted in icons wearing a white robe and a red crown of martyrdom. He is also often depicted holding a palm branch, which is a symbol of victory in the Christian tradition.


Saint Cleopas


Also known as

Cleofa, Cleophas



Profile

One of the two disciples of the Way to Emmaus. Martyr.




Saint Sergius of Moscow

மாஸ்கோ  நகர தூய செர்ஜியுஸ் 

இன்று நாம் நினைவுகூரும் செர்ஜியுஸ், 1315 ஆம் ஆண்டு, ரஷ்யாவில் உள்ள ரோஸ்டவ்  என்ற இடத்தில் இருந்த ஒரு செல்வச் செழிப்பான குடும்பத்தில் பிறந்தார். நாட்டில் அவ்வப்போது ஏற்பட்ட உள்நாட்டுப் போர்களின் காரணமாக இவரது குடும்பம் அங்கு இங்கு என்று அலைகழிக்கப்பட்டது, அதனாலேயே குடும்பம் வறுமையில் வாடத் தொடங்கியது. கடைசியில் இவரது குடும்பம் ரெடோநெழ் என்ற இடத்தில் குடியேறி அங்கேயே வாழத் தொடங்கியது.

இப்படி செர்ஜியுசின் குடும்பம் அங்கு இங்கு என்று அலைகழிக்கப்பட்டதால், அவரால் சரியான கல்வியறிவு பெறமுடியவில்லை. இதற்கிடையில் செர்ஜியுசின் பெற்றோர் திடிரென இறந்துபோனார்கள். இதனால் அவரும் அவருடைய சகோதரரும் மாஸ்கோவிற்கு அருகில் இருந்த ஒரு காட்டிற்குச் சென்று, அங்கு துறவிகளைப் போன்று வாழத் தொடங்கினார்கள். சிறுதுகாலம் செர்ஜியசோடு இருந்த அவருடைய சகோதரர், அதன்பிறகு மாஸ்கோவில் இருந்த வேறொரு துறவுமடத்திற்குச் சென்று, அங்கு துறவியாக வாழத் தொடங்கினார்.

இந்நிலையில் செர்ஜியுஸ் காட்டில் தனியாக இருந்துகொண்டு, ஜெப தவ வாழ்க்கை வாழ்வதைக் கேள்விப்பட்ட பல இளைஞர்கள் அவரிடத்தில் வந்து, தங்களை அவருடைய சீடர்களாக ஏற்றுக்கொள்ளக் கேட்டார்கள். அவரும் அதற்கு முழு சம்மதம் தெரிவித்ததால், அவர்கள் அவரோடு இருந்துகொண்டு ஜெப தவ வாழ்க்கை வாழ்ந்துவந்தார்கள்.

காட்டில் ஜெர்சியுசும் அவரோடு சேர்ந்து பல இளைஞர்களும் ஜெப தவ வாழ்க்கை வாழ்கிறார்கள் என்பதைக் கேள்விப்பட்ட பொதுமக்கள், அப்படிப்பட்டவர்கள் வாழ்கின்ற புண்ணிய மண்ணில் நாமும் வாழ்ந்தால் நமக்கு நிறைய ஆசிர்வாதம் கிடைக்கும் என்று நம்பி, அவர்கள் துறவுமடம் இருந்த இடத்தில் வீடுகளைக் கட்டி அங்கு வாழத் தொடங்கினார்கள். அந்த இடத்திற்கு SERGIEV POSAD என்றும் பெயரிட்டு மகிழ்ந்தார்கள். 

இப்படியே நாட்கள் போய்க்கொண்டிருக்க செர்ஜியுசைப் பற்றிய செய்தி, மாஸ்கோவில் இருந்த மன்னருக்குத் தெரியவந்தது. அவர் செர்ஜியுசை வந்து சந்தித்து, தனக்குப் பின் தன்னுடைய பதவியை ஏற்குமாறு கேட்டுக்கொண்டார். ஆனால், செர்ஜியுசோ தனக்கு எந்தவொரு பதவியும் வேண்டாம் என்று மறுப்புத் தெரிவித்து விட்டார். அதேநேரத்தில் அவருக்கு அவ்வப்போது ஆலோசனைகள் சொல்லிவந்தார்.


ஒருசமயம் மாஸ்கோவின் மன்னர் டர்டர் என்பவரோடு போர்தொடுக்கச் சென்றபோது, செர்ஜியுஸ் அவரிடம், “மன்னா! நீ எதற்கும் அஞ்சாதே! ஆண்டவராகிய கடவுள் உன்னோடு இருக்கின்றார், அவர் உன்னை முன்னின்று ஆசிர்வதித்து வழிநடத்துகிறார்” என்று சொல்லி அனுப்பிவைத்தார். போரில் மாஸ்கோவின் மன்னருக்கே வெற்றி கிடைத்தது. இதனால் அவர் செர்ஜியுசை மிக உயர்வாக மதிக்கத் தொடங்கினார், அவருக்கு வேண்டியமட்டும் ஏதாவது செய்ய நினைத்தார். ஆனால் செர்ஜியுசோ தனக்கு எதுவும் வேண்டாம் என்று மிக எளிமையாக வாழ்ந்து வந்தார். செர்ஜியுஸ் தன்னுடைய வாழ்வின் பெரும்பகுதியை ஜெபத்திலேதான் செலவழித்தார். அவருடைய ஜெபத்திற்கு வல்லமை இருக்கின்றது என்ற நம்பி, நிறையப் பேர் அவருடைய ஜெப உதவியை நாடிவந்தர்கள். அவரும் அவர்களுக்காக ஜெபித்தார். இப்படி ஜெப மனிதராகவே வாழ்ந்துவந்த ஜெர்ஜியுஸ் 1392 ஆம் ஆண்டு இறையடி சேர்ந்தார். இவருக்கு 1452 ஆம் ஆண்டு புனிதர் பட்டம் கொடுக்கப்பட்டது.

Also known as

• Sergius of Radonezh

• Bartholomew of...



Profile

Born to the nobility, his family moved to Radonezh to escape attack against the city of Rostov, losing their fortune and becoming peasants in the process. Following the deaths of his parents, Sergius and his brother Stephen became hermits at Makovka in 1335, then each left separately to become a monk. As Sergius's reputation for holiness spread, he attracted so many students that he founded the Holy Trinity monastery for them; following his ordination at Pereyaslav Zalesky, he served as its first abbot. His brother joined the monastery, but when he opposed Sergius's strict rule, Sergius left the community to live again as a hermit. However, the monastery began to decline, causing the metropolitan of Moscow to order Sergius to return as abbot. Advisor to the Prince of Moscow, he encourged the campaign that ended with the Battle of Kulikovo in 1380 which ended the Mongol domination of Russia. In the Russia that followed he founded forty monasteries. Late in life he resigned his position and retired to live his last few months as a prayerful monk. He is venerated as the foremost saint of Russia.


Born

c.1314 near Rostov, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia as Bartholomew of Radonezh


Died

25 September 1392 at the Trinity Lavra of Saint Sergius of natural causes


Canonized

1449 by Pope Nicholas V




Blessed Herman the Cripple


Also known as

• Herman Contractus

• Herman of Reichenau

• Herman the Lame

• Ermanno...






Profile

Born with a cleft palate, cerebral palsy, and spina bifida to a farm family. His parents cared for him until the age of seven, but in 1020 they gave him over to the abbey of Reichenau Island in Lake Constance in southern Germany; he spent the rest of his life there. He became a Benedictine monk at age twenty. A genius, he studied and wrote on astronomy, theology, math, history, poetry, Arabic, Greek, and Latin. He built musical instruments, and astronomical equipment. In later life he became blind, and had to give up his academic writing. The most famous religious poet of his day, he is the author of Salve Regina and Alma Redemptoris Mater.


Born

18 February 1013 at Altshausen, Swabia (in modern Germany)


Died

21 September 1054 at Reichenau abbey, Germany of natural causes


Beatified

1863 by Pope Pius IX (cultus confirmed)




Saint Ceolfrid

 புனிதர் சியோல்ஃப்ரித் 

ஆங்கிலோ-சாக்சன் கிறிஸ்தவ மடாதிபதி:

பிறப்பு: கி.பி. 642

இறப்பு: கி.பி. 716

பர்கண்டி நகரிலுள்ள லாங்ரேஸ் மடாலயம்

ஏற்கும் சபை:

ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை

மரபுவழி திருச்சபை

நினைவுத் திருநாள்: செப்டம்பர் 25

புனிதர் சியோல்ஃப்ரித், ஒரு ஆங்கிலோ-சாக்சன் கிறிஸ்தவ மடாதிபதியும், துறவியும் ஆவார். ஏழு வயதிலிருந்து, கி.பி. 716ம் ஆண்டு, இறக்கும்வரை அவர், "வணக்கத்திற்குரிய புனிதர் பீட்" (Saint Bede the Venerable) அவர்களுடைய பாதுகாவலர் என்று நன்கு அறியப்பட்டவர். அவர் "மாங்க்வேர்மவுத்-ஜாரோ" (Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey) துறவு மடத்தின் மடாதிபதியாகவும், "கோடெக்ஸ் அமியாட்டினஸ்" (Codex Amiatinus Bible) விவிலியத்தை தயாரிக்கும் திட்டத்தில் முக்கிய பங்களிப்பாளராகவும் இருந்தார். கோடெக்ஸின் நகல் ஒன்றினை திருத்தந்தை இரண்டாம் கிரகோரி (Pope Gregory I) அவர்களிடம் வழங்குவதற்காக ரோம் (Rome) நகர் செல்லும் வழியில், அவர் பர்கண்டி (Burgundy) நகரில் இறந்தார்.

ஆரம்ப கால வாழ்க்கை:

சியோல்ஃப்ரித்தின் வாழ்க்கையின் முந்தைய காலத்தைப் பற்றி அதிகம் அறியப்படவில்லை. கிறிஸ்தவ துறவற மரபுகள் மீது அவரது சொந்த சகோதரர் சினெஃப்ரிட் (Cynefrid) கொண்டிருந்த பக்தியின் காரணமாக துறவற சமூகத்தில் சேர அவருக்கு விருப்பம் இருந்திருக்கலாம். கி.பி. சுமார் 660ம் ஆண்டு, சினெஃப்ரிட் இறந்த தேதியின் காலத்திலேயே சியோல்ஃப்ரித் துறவற மரபில் நுழைந்ததாக வரலாற்றாசிரியர்கள் குறிப்பிடுகின்றனர். சியோல்ஃப்ரித், துறவற மரபுடன் ஒரு வலுவான குடும்ப தொடர்பைக் கொண்டிருப்பதாக அறியப்படுகிறது. அவரது சகோதரர் மட்டுமல்லாது, கூடுதலாக, "டன்பர்ட்" (Tunbert) எனும் அவரது உறவினர் ஒருவர் "ஹெக்சாம் மடாலயத்தின்" (Monastery of Hexham) முதல் மடாதிபதி (Abbot) ஆவார்.

கன்னி மட பயிற்சிக்கான அவரது முதல் நான்கு ஆண்டுகள், "கில்லிங்" (Gilling Abbey) துறவுமடத்தில் நடந்தது. இது, இப்போது வடக்கு யார்க்ஷயர் (North Yorkshire) என அறியப்படுகிறது. அயர்லாந்திற்கு (Ireland) புறப்படுவதற்கு முன்னர், சினெஃப்ரிட் (Cynefrid) இதில் கலந்து கொண்டார். சியோல்ஃப்ரித், வாசிப்பு, உழைப்பு மற்றும் துறவற ஒழுக்கம் ஆகியவற்றிற்கு தொடர்ந்து தனது மனதைக் கொடுத்தபடியால், அதிக பக்தியுடன் நடந்து கொண்டார் என்று விவரிக்கப்படுகிறார். இந்த நான்கு ஆண்டுகளுக்குப் பிறகு, ஒரு கடுமையான ஒழுங்கு நடவடிக்கைகளை கொண்ட ஒரு மடத்தை நாடி, சியோல்பிரித் கில்லிங் (Gilling Abbey) துறவுமடத்தை விட்டு வெளியேறினார். பிற்காலத்தில் புனிதர் வில்ஃப்ரிட் (Saint Wilfrid) என்று நியமனம் செய்யப்பட்ட வில்ப்ரிட் தலைமையிலான ஒரு குழுவினருடன் அவர் விரைவில் இணைந்தார். இந்த துறவிகள் அதே பெயரில் ரிப்பன் நகர மடத்தின் (Ripon monastery) பெனடிக்டைன் துறவியர் (Benedictines) என்று போட்ஃப்ளவர் (Boutflower) அடையாளம் காண்கிறார். இந்த நேரத்தில், அவர் சரியான துறவறக் கொள்கைகளைப் பற்றிய தனது சொந்த புரிதலைச் செம்மைப்படுத்த வந்தார். தனது 27 வயதில், குருத்துவம் பெற்ற சியோல்ஃப்ரிட், மேலும் துறவற வாழ்க்கையின் நடைமுறைகளுடன் தன்னை நன்கு அறிமுகப்படுத்தத் தொடங்கினார்.

ரிப்பன் துறவு மடத்தில் (Ripon) அவரது நாட்கள் முடிவடைவதற்கும், பெனடிக்ட் பிஸ்காப்பின் (Benedict Biscop) கீழ் அவர் நியமிக்கப்பட்டதற்கும் இடையிலான காலம் பற்றி மிகக் குறைவாகவே வெளிப்படுத்தப்பட்டுள்ளது. தவிர அவர் போடோல்ப் மடாதிபதியின் (Abbot Botolph)  நிறுவனங்களில் சிறிது காலம் செலவிட்ட அவர் "பரிசுத்த ஆவியின் கிருபையால்" ("The Grace of Spirit") நிரப்பப்பட்டதாக விவரிக்கப்படுகிறார்.

இறுதி நாட்கள்:

சியோல்ஃப்ரித், தனது வாழ்க்கையின் இறுதிகாலம் சமீபிப்பதனை அறிந்திருந்தார். எனவே அவர் தனது பதவியை ராஜினாமா செய்தார். அவருக்குப் பின் ஹ்வெட்பெர்ட் (Hwaetberht) மடாதிபதியாக பொறுப்பேற்றார். பின்னர், கோடெக்ஸ் திருவிவிலிய (Codex Amiatinus Bible) நகலை திருத்தந்தை இரண்டாம் கிரிகோரிக்கு (Pope Gregory II) வழங்குவதற்கான நோக்கத்துடன் அவர் ரோம் நகர் பயணம் செய்தார். பர்கண்டி (Burgundy) பிராந்தியத்தில் உள்ள லாங்ரேஸ் (Langres) நகர் வரை பயணித்த இவர், அங்கு கி.பி. 716ம் ஆண்டு, செப்டம்பர் மாதம், 29ம் நாளன்று, மரித்தார். அவர், அங்கேயே அடக்கம் செய்யப்பட்டார்.


Also known as

Ceolfrith, Ceufrey, Gaufrid, Geoffrey, Geoffroy, Geofroi, Gioffredo, Godefrid, Godefridus, Godfrey, Goffredo, Goffrey, Gofrido, Gotfrid, Gottfried, Jeffrey


Profile

Saxon Northumbrian noble. Benedictine monk at Gilling, North Yorkshire, then at Ripon, England where he served as cook. Ordained at age 27 at Ripon. He was well-educated, but had trouble with practical matters of administration. Prior at Wearmouth, but was too strict, and was removed for the good of the house. Accompanied Saint Benedict Biscop to Rome, Italy in 678. Deputy abbot of Saint Paul's monastery, Wearmouth-Jarrow, England in 685. He and a single student were the only survivors in his house during a regional plague outbreak. Abbot in 690. Turned the monasteries into a cultural center. Ordered the production of the Codex Amatianus, the oldest known single-volume copy of the entire Vulgate Bible, and was taking it to Rome when he died. Trained the Venerable Bede.


Born

642 in Northumbria, England


Died

• 25 September 716 at Longres, Champagne, France of natural causes while en route to Rome, Italy

• relics later returned to Jarrow



Saint Finbar


Also known as

Bairre, Barr, Barrocus, Finbarr, Findbar, Finnbarr, Fionnbharr, Lochan, Finbarro



Profile

Son of an artisan named Amergin and a lady of the Irish royal court. Educated at Kilmacahil monastery, Kilkenny, Ireland. He had very light hair, which led to the nickname Fionnbharr, "white hair". Made multiple pilgrimages to Rome, Italy, visiting Saint David of Wales on one trip. Preached throughout southern Ireland, and possibly in Scotland. Hermit on a small island at Lough Eiroe and at Gougane Barra. Founded a school at Eirce, Ireland. Founded a monastery on the river Lee; it developed into the city of Cork, Ireland. First bishop of Cork. Extravagant miracles were attributed to him. Legend says that the sun did not set for two weeks after his death.


Born

c.550 at Connaught, Ireland as Lochan


Died

• 25 September 623 at Cloyne, Ireland of natural causes

• interred in the cathedral at Cork, Ireland




Blessed Juan Elías Medina


Profile

Parish priest in Castro del Río, diocese of Córdoba, Spain, ordained on 1 July 1926, and serving in the Castro del Rio community. Imprisoned on 22 July 1936 by anti–Catholic forces in the Spanish Civil War, he spent his time supporting the spiritual lives of his fellow prisoners. After two months in prison, he was executed with a group of fellow Christians; he forgave his executioners just before his death. Martyr.



Born

16 November 1902 in Castro del Río, Córdoba, Spain


Died

morning of 25 September 1936 at the gates of the cemetery in Castro del Río, Córdoba, Spain


Beatified

• 16 October 2021 by Pope Francis

• beatification recognition celebrated at the Cathedral of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, Córdoba, Spain, presided by Cardinal Marcello Semeraro



Saint Firminus of Amiens

புனித ஃபெர்மினுஸ் (272-303)

செப்டம்பர் 25

இவர் ஸ்பெயின் நாட்டைச் சார்ந்தவர். இவரது தந்தை உரோமை அரசாங்கத்தில் ஓர் உயரதிகாரியாகப் பணிபுரிந்து வந்தவர். அவர் ஆயர் ஹானஸ்டஸ் என்பவரின் போதனையால் தொடப்பட்டு, கிறிஸ்துவை ஏற்றுக்கொண்டார். அதன் பிறகு அவர் தன் மகனாக ஃபெர்மினுஸையும் கிறிஸ்துவ நெறியின் படி வளர்த்து வந்தார்.

ஃபெர்மினுசுக்கு முப்பத்து ஒன்றாம் வயது நடக்கும்பொழுது, பிரான்ஸ் நாட்டிற்கு நற்செய்தி அறிவிக்கப் புறப்பட்டுச் சென்றார். அங்கு இவர் அமியன்ஸ் என்ற நகரின் ஆயராகத் திருநிலைப்படுத்தப்பட்டார்.

ஆயராகத் திருநிலைப்படுத்தப்பட்ட பின்பு இவர், கடவுளின் வார்த்தையை மிகத் துணிச்சலாக அறிவித்து வந்தார். இந்நிலையில்தான் உரோமை மன்னன் தியோகிளசியனின் ஆள்கள் இவரை கி.பி 303 ஆம் ஆண்டு தலைவெட்டிக் கொன்று போட்டார்கள்.

Also known as

Farmin, Firmin, Firmins, Firmino, Fermin



Profile

Son of a Roman senator. Converted to Christianity by Saint Saturninus. Ordained by Saint Honestus at Toulouse, France. Missionary to France. First bishop of Amiens at age 24. Martyred at age 31.


Born

c.272 at Pamplona, Spain


Died

• beheaded 25 September 303 in Amiens, France

• most relics still in Amiens, France

• some relics translated to Pamplona, Spain in 1196





Saint Anacharius of Auxerre

Also known as

Aunacharius, Aunachaire, Aunaire, Aunarius, Aunacary, Anacario


Profile

Born to the 6th-century nobility. Educated at the court of King Guntram of Burgundy. Spiritual student of Saint Syagrius of Autun. Bishop of Auxerre, France in 572. Attended the Council of Paris in 573 and the Council of Macon in 583. Supported the praying of the Breviary and the Litany of the Saints.


Born

573 near Orleans, France


Died

• 603 of natural causes

• buried at Auxerre, France

• relics enshrined in a gold chest

• most relics destroyed by Huguenots in 1567, but a small portion were saved, having been hidden in the hollow pillar of a crypt



Blessed Marco Criado


Profile

Known as a clever and intelligent youth. Joined the Trinitarians in 1536. Studied in Andujar, Spain. Priest. Preacher in the areas of Almeria and Granada, both to Christian and Muslims. Martyred by Moors.



Born

25 April 1522 in Andujar, Spain


Died

stoned to death on 25 September 1569 in near La Peza, Spain


Beatified

24 July 1899 by Pope Leo XIII (cultus confirmation)



Saint Neomisia of Mecerata


Profile

Pilgrim to Palestine and then to Rome, Italy. Abused for her faith by pagans in Capua, Italy, but managed to escape under cover of a thunderstorm.



Died

Macerata, Italy



Saint Aurelia of Macerata


Profile

Pilgrim to Palestine and then to Rome, Italy. Abused for her faith by pagans in Capua, Italy, but managed to escape under cover of a thunderstorm.



Died

Macerata, Italy



Saint Principius of Soissons

Profile

Born to the Gallo-Roman nobility, the son of Emilius, count of Laon, and of Saint Celina; elder brother of Saint Remigius of Rheims. Bishop of Soissons, France.


Died

c.505



Saint Solemnis of Chartres


Also known as

Soleine of Chartres


Profile

Brother of Saint Aventinus of Chartres. Bishop of Chartres, France from c.490.


Died

c.511 of natural causes



Saint Ermenfridus of Luxeuil


Also known as

Ermenfridus of Cusance


Profile

Monk of Luxeuil Abbey in France. Founded a monastery in Cusance, France.


Died

c.670



Saint Paphnutius of Alexandria


Profile

Father of Saint Euphrosyne of Alexandria. Later in life he became a monk and then abbot.


Died

480 of natural causes



Saint Caian of Tregaian


Also known as

Gaian, Cajan

Saint Caian of Tregaian (also spelled Caean) was a 5th or 6th century Christian saint from Wales. He is the patron saint of the village of Tregaian in Anglesey, where a church is dedicated to him.

There is little known about the life of Saint Caian. Some sources say that he was a son of Saint Caw, a king of Brycheiniog, and that he was related to other Welsh saints, such as Saint Cwyllog and Saint Cadfan. Others say that he was a son of Brychan himself.

Saint Caian is said to have been a missionary who preached the Gospel in Wales and other parts of Britain. He is also said to have founded the church in Tregaian.

Saint Caian is known for his humility and his love for the poor and the sick. He is also said to have been a gifted preacher and teacher.

Saint Caian's feast day is celebrated on September 25 in the Church in Wales and the Catholic Church.


Fifth-century son or grandson of King Brychan of Brecknock. A church at Tregaian, Wales is dedicated to him.



Saint Herculanus the Soldier


Profile

Second century imperial Roman soldier. Converted by Pope Saint Alexander I, and martyred soon after.



Saint Egelred of Crowland


Profile

Monk at Crowland Abbey in England. Martyred by pagan Danish invaders.


Died

c.869



Saint Fymbert


Profile

Seventh-century bishop in western Scotland, consecrated by Saint Gregory the Great. Noted for his care of the poor and oppressed in his flock.



Saint Mewrog



Saint Mewrog is a saint of Wales of whom no details are extant.

Saint Mewrog is commemorated on September 25 in the Catholic Church. However, there is very little information known about him. He is mentioned in a few medieval Welsh sources, but these sources provide no details about his life or death.

Some scholars have speculated that Saint Mewrog may have been a real person who lived during the early Middle Ages. However, others have suggested that he may be a legendary figure.

Regardless of whether Saint Mewrog was a real person or a legendary figure, he is still revered by many Christians in Wales. He is seen as a symbol of the early Christian faith in Wales, and his feast day is a time to celebrate the Christian heritage of the country.

There is no known image of Saint Mewrog. However, he is often depicted in Welsh Christian art as a bearded man wearing a monk's habit. He is sometimes also depicted with a staff or a book.


Martyrs of Damascus


Profile

A Christian family of six who were tortured to death in a persecution by Roman authorities. They were: Eugenia, Maximus, Paul, Rufus, Sabinian and Tatta.


Died

tortured to death in Damascus, Syria, date unknown



Holy Bishops of Milan


About

Commemorates all the holy men who have served as this bishop the ancient diocese, and sometimes city-state, of Milan, Italy. They include



• Blessed Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster

• Blessed Andrea Carlo Ferrari

• Pope Pius XI

• Saint Ambrose of Milan

• Saint Ampelius of Milan

• Saint Anathalon of Milan

• Saint Antoninus of Milan

• Saint Auxanus of Milan

• Saint Benedict Crispus of Milan

• Saint Benignus of Milan

• Saint Calimerius of Milan

• Saint Castritian of Milan

• Saint Charles Borromeo

• Saint Datius of Milan

• Saint Dionysius of Milan

• Saint Eugene of Milan

• Saint Eusebius of Milan

• Saint Eustorgius II of Milan

• Saint Eustorgius of Milan

• Saint Gaius of Milan

• Saint Galdinus of Milan

• Saint Geruntius of Milan

• Saint Glycerius of Milan

• Saint Honoratus of Milan

• Saint John Camillus the Good

• Saint Lazarus of Milan

• Saint Magnus of Milan

• Saint Mansuetus of Milan

• Saint Marolus of Milan

• Saint Martinian of Milan

• Saint Mirocles of Milan

• Saint Mona of Milan

• Saint Natalis of Milan

• Saint Protasius of Milan

• Saint Senator of Milan

• Saint Simplician of Milan

• Saint Venerius of Milan



Martyred in the Spanish Civil War


• Blessed Jose María Bengoa Aranguren

• Blessed Josep Maria Vidal Segú

• Blessed Juan Agustín Codera Marqués

• Blessed Juan Elías Medina

• Blessed Julio Esteve Flors

• Blessed Pedro Leoz Portillo

• Blessed Rafael Pardo Molina

• Blessed Tomás Gil de La Cal



 Our Lady of San Nicolás


Our Lady of San Nicolás is a title of the Blessed Virgin Mary venerated by the Catholic Church in Argentina. The title is associated with a series of reported apparitions to Gladys Quiroga de Motta, a housewife, beginning in 1983 in the city of San Nicolás de los Arroyos.



The apparitions are said to have begun on October 13, 1983, when Quiroga was praying the rosary in her home. She said that she saw a bright light and then the figure of a woman dressed in white. The woman identified herself as "Mary, Mother of the Most Holy Rosary."

Quiroga said that the Blessed Virgin appeared to her on numerous occasions over the next few years. In the course of the apparitions, Mary said to Quiroga:

The apparitions of Our Lady of San Nicolás were investigated by the Catholic Church for many years. In 2016, the Bishop of San Nicolás, Monsignor Héctor Cardelli, declared the apparitions to be authentic and worthy of belief.

A statue of Our Lady of San Nicolás was erected in the city of San Nicolás de los Arroyos in 2003. The statue is a popular pilgrimage site for Catholics from all over Argentina and the world.

The feast day of Our Lady of San Nicolás is celebrated on September 25.



 Beatrice of Castille


Beatrice of Castille (1242–1303) was the illegitimate daughter of Alfonso X of Castile and his mistress Mayor Guillén de Guzmán. She was the second Queen consort of Afonso III of Portugal. She had six children, including King Denis I of Portugal. 

Beatrice was born in Zaragoza, Spain, in 1242. She was raised in the court of her father, Alfonso X of Castile. Alfonso was a powerful and wealthy king, and Beatrice received a good education. She was also exposed to the culture and arts of the court.


In 1253, Beatrice married Afonso III of Portugal. The marriage was arranged by Alfonso X to strengthen ties between Castile and Portugal. Beatrice was a popular queen in Portugal, and she was known for her piety and compassion. She was also a strong supporter of the arts and sciences.

Beatrice died in 1303 at the age of 60. She was buried in the Cathedral of Coimbra, Portugal.


Ermengarda


Ermengarda (778-818) was a Frankish woman, daughter of Ingram, Count of Hesbaye and Hedwig of Bavaria. She was Queen consort of the Franks and Empress consort of the Holy Roman Empire as the wife of Louis the Pious, son of Charlemagne.

Ermengarda was born around 778. Her father, Ingram, was a high-ranking Frankish count, and her mother, Hedwig, was a Bavarian princess. Ermengarda received an excellent education, both in the liberal arts and in the domestic arts.


Ermengarda was married to Louis the Pious in 794. The marriage was arranged by Charlemagne to strengthen the alliance between the Franks and the Bavarians. Ermengarda and Louis the Pious had three children: Lothair, Pepin and Adelaide.

Ermengarda was a popular and respected queen. She was known for her piety, her generosity and her commitment to her family. In 813, Louis the Pious was crowned Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. Ermengarda was crowned Empress consort.

Ermengarda died in 818 at the age of 39. She was buried in the church of Saint-Denis in Paris.

The figure of Ermengarda has been revisited significantly over the centuries. In Alessandro Manzoni's tragedy "Adelchi" (1822), Ermengarda is depicted as an innocent and tragic woman who was sacrificed to her father's politics. In a more recent reading, Ermengarda is seen as a strong and independent woman who challenged the conventions of her time.


 Ketevan of Georgia


Ketevan the Martyr (c. 1560 – September 13, 1624) was a queen consort of Kakheti, a kingdom in eastern Georgia. She was regent of Kakheti during the minority of her son Teimuraz I of Kakheti from 1605 to 1614. She was killed at Shiraz, Iran, after prolonged tortures by the Safavid suzerains of Kakheti for refusing to give up the Christian faith and convert to Islam. She has been canonized as a saint by the Georgian Orthodox Church. 

Ketevan was born into the Bagratid dynasty, the royal house of Georgia. She was the daughter of Prince Alexander of Mukhrani and Princess Tinatin of Kakheti. Ketevan was married to David I of Kakheti in 1582. They had two children, Teimuraz and Marta.


In 1605, David I died and Ketevan became regent for her young son. She ruled wisely and justly for nine years. However, in 1614, the Safavid shah Abbas I invaded Kakheti. Ketevan was captured and taken to Iran.

Shah Abbas I tried to force Ketevan to convert to Islam, but she refused. She was tortured for many years, but she remained steadfast in her faith. On September 13, 1624, Ketevan was executed. She was strangled to death and her body was thrown into a well.

Ketevan's body was later recovered and taken to Georgia. She was buried in the Alaverdi Cathedral in Kakheti. Ketevan was canonized as a saint by the Georgian Orthodox Church in 1625.

Ketevan is a national heroine of Georgia. She is revered for her courage, her faith, and her sacrifice. She is also considered a symbol of Georgian resistance to foreign domination.

23 September 2023

இன்றைய புனிதர்கள் செப்டம்பர் 24

St. Chuniald & Gislar


Feastday: September 24

Death: 7th century


Irish or Scottish missionaries to southern Germany and Austria. They labored as disciples of St. Rupert of Salzburg

He was one of those eminent Scottish or Irish missionaries who left their native country to carry the faith of Christ into Germany. He was for many years the constant companion of St. Rupert[a], bishop of Saltzburg, in all his apostolical functions. He is mentioned in some Martyrologies on the 27th of February, but his feast is kept on the 24th of September, the day of the translation of his relics. See Colgan, Act. SS. p. 769



St. Rupert of Salzberg


Feastday: September 24 ,March 27



Possibly descended from the Merovingians and claimed by the Irish as one of their own, St. Rupert of Salzburg was bishop of Worms when Childeric III asked that he evangelize Bavaria. Rupert travelled from Ratisbon to the Danube, where he converted Duke Theodo II. The duke gave him land at Iuvavum, on which Rupert established the abbey of St. Peter and the Nonnberg convent. Its abbess was his niece, Erendruda. Rupert also converted pagan temples into Christian churches and established the salt-mining industry from which the city takes its present name, Salzburg. When Rupert died c. 710/717, he was buried in St. Peter's abbey. Vergil of Salzberg later translated his relics to the cathedral in Salzberg.


Rupert of Salzburg (German: Ruprecht,[a] Latin: Robertus, Rupertus; c. 660[b] – 710 AD) was Bishop of Worms as well as the first Bishop of Salzburg and abbot of St. Peter's in Salzburg. He was a contemporary of the Frankish king Childebert III.[2] Rupert is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches.[3] Rupert is also patron saint of the Austrian state of Salzburg.


Blessed Anton Martin Slomsek


Also known as

Anton Martin Slomshek



Profile

Born to a peasant family in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Seminarian at Klagenfurt, Austria. Ordained on 8 September 1824. Parish priest for five years. Spiritual director of the Klagenfurt seminary. Taught the Slovene language to seminarians; because the rulers of the empire spoke German, Slovenian was in danger of disappearing. Prince-bishop of Lavant, Austria (modern Maribor, Slovenia) on 30 May 1846, a diocese with a Slovene majority.


Bishop Slomsek began a campaign of patriotic education. He built new schools, encouraged Slovenian language and culture, wrote textbooks, and edited others. He founded a weekly newspaper, and published his sermons and episcopal statements. Founded the Saint Hermagoras Society publishing house to publish popular works in Slovenian. Today the region is nearly 100% literate, much of it due to Bishop Anton's good work.


Born

26 November 1800 in Ponikva pri Zalcu, Savinjska, Slovenia


Died

24 September 1862 in Maribor, Podravska, Slovenia of natural causes


Beatified

• 19 September 1999 by Pope John Paul II at Maribor, Slovenia

• the first beatified Slovene



Our Lady of Walsingham


Also known as

Virgin by the Sea



Profile

In 1061 Lady Richeldis de Faverches, lady of the manor near the village of Walsingham, Norfolk, England, was taken in spirit to Nazareth. There Our Lady asked her to build a replica, in Norfolk, of the Holy House where she had been born, grew up, and received the Annunciation of Christ's impending birth. She immediately did, constructing a house 23'6" by 12'10" according to the plan given her. Its fame slowly spread, and in 1150 a group of Augustinian Canons built a priory beside it. Its fame continued to grow, and for centuries it was a point of pilgrimage for all classes, the recipient of many expensive gifts.


In 1534 Walsingham became one of the first houses to sign the Oath of Supremacy, recognizing Henry VIII as head of the Church in England. Dissenters were executed, and in 1538 the House was stripped of its valuables, its statue of the Virgin taken to London, England to be burned, its buildings used as farm sheds for the next three centuries.


In 1896 Charlotte Boyd purchased the old Slipper Chapel and donated it to Downside Abbey. In 1897 Pope Leo XIII re-founded the ancient shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham, and pilgrimages were permitted to resume. The statue of Our Lady was re-enshrined in 1922, beginning an era of cooperation at the shrine between Catholics and Anglicans. In 1981 construction began on the Chapel of Reconciliation, a cooperative effort between the two confessions, and located near the shrine. The feast of Our Lady of Walsingham was reinstated in 2000. In 2012 the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter for Anglicans joining the Church was given its patron as the Blessed Virgin Mary under the title Our Lady of Walsingham.



Feast of Our Lady of Mercy

இரக்கத்தின்_அன்னை 

பதின்மூன்றாம் நூற்றாண்டில் ஸ்பெயின் நாட்டில் பிறந்தவர் புனித பீட்டர் நோலாஸ்கா. 

மிகப்பெரிய செல்வந்தரான இவர், மூர் இனத்தவரால் ஆப்பிரிக்கச் சிறைகளில் அடைத்து வைக்கப்பட்டு, கடுமையாகச் சித்திரவதை செய்யப்பட்ட கிறிஸ்தவர்களை எப்படியாவது மீட்கவேண்டும் என்று முடிவுசெய்தார். அதற்காகத் தன் சொத்துக்களையெல்லாம் விற்றார்.

இவருடைய இந்த முயற்சிக்கு ஸ்பெயின் நாட்டில் உள்ள அரகோனை ஆண்டுவந்த முதலாம் ஜேம்ஸ் என்ற மன்னரும், பெனபோர்ட் நகர்ப் புனித ரெய்மெண்டும் பெரிதும் உதவினர்.

இவர்களுடைய உதவியினால் புனித பீட்டர் நோலாஸ்கா, மூர் இனத்தவரிடம் அடிமைகளாக இருந்த கிறிஸ்தவர்களை மீட்க முயற்சி செய்துகொண்டிருக்கும்போதுதான், அன்னை மரியா இவருக்கு இரண்டு பைகள் நிறைய தங்கக் காசுகளோடு தோன்றினார். 

தங்கக் காசுகள் இருந்த அந்த இரண்டு பைகளையும் புனித பீட்டர் நோலாஸ்காவிடம் கொடுத்த அன்னை மரியா, இவற்றைக் கொண்டு மூர் இனத்தவரிடம் அடிமைகளாக  இருக்கும் கிறிஸ்தவர்களை மீட்டு வா என்றார். கூடவே அவரோடு சேர்ந்து பணிபுரியக்கூடியவர்கள் அணியவேண்டிய வெந்நிற ஆடையையும் கொடுத்துவிட்டு அங்கிருந்து மறைந்தார்.


இவ்வாறு அன்னை மரியா, புனித பீட்டர் நோலாஸ்காவிற்குத் தோன்றிய நாள் 1281 ஆம் ஆண்டு, ஆகஸ்ட் திங்கள் 1.

Also known as

• Nuestra Señora de la Merced

• Our Lady of Ransom



Article

Commemorates the foundation of the Mercedarian Order and the apparition of Our Lady of Ransom. In this appearance she carried two bags of coins for use in ransoming Christians imprisoned by Moors. On 10 August 1218, the Mercedarian Order was legally constituted at Barcelona, Spain by King James of Aragon, and was approved by Pope Gregory IX on 17 January 1235. The Mercedarians celebrated their institution on the Sunday nearest to 1 August because it was on 1 August 1218 that the Blessed Virgin showed Saint Peter Nolasco the white habit of the Order. This custom was approved by the Congregation of Rites on 4 April 1615. On 22 February 1696 it was extended to the entire Latin Church, and the date changed to 24 September.



Blessed José Ramón Ferragud Girbes


Profile

Baptized at the age of two days at his parish church of Saint James the Apostle. Lifelong layman in the archdiocese of Valencia, Spain. Married on 21 January 1914 to Josefa Borras Borras. Father of eight children. Attended daily Mass, and was active in the lay apostolates in his parish including the Union of Catholic Workers, serving as a catechist, writing about the conditions of Christians in Spain, and standing guard to protect churches. Arrested several times by anti–Catholic miitia men, and eventually martyred in the Spanish Civil War. He died shouting “Viva Christo Rey!” (Long live Christ the King!)



Born

10 October 1887 in Algemesí, Valencia, Spain


Died

shot on 24 September 1936 in Alzira, Valencia, Spain


Beatified

11 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II



Blessed William Spenser


Additional Memorial

• 29 October as one of the Martyrs of Douai

• 22 November as one of the Martyrs of England, Scotland, and Wales


Profile

Raised in an Anglican family. Studied at Trinity College, Oxford, England but left in 1580 and joined the Catholic Church in 1582. Studied at the seminary in Reims, France. Ordained as a priest in the apostolic vicariate of England on 24 September 1583. Father William returned to England to ministery to covert Catholics on 29 August 1584 where he brought his family to the Church. For a while Blessed Robert Hardesty hid and supported him. William turned himself in to authorities in York for the crime of being a priest in England so he could minister to other prisoners. Martyr.


Born

c.1555 in Gisburn, Lancashire, England


Died

hanged on 24 September 1589 in York, North Yorkshire, England


Beatified

22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II



Saint Gerard Sagredo

புனித ஜெரார்ட் சார்கிரேடோ 

நினைவுத் திருநாள்: செப்டம்பர் 24

பிறப்பு : 980

இறப்பு : 24 செப்டம்பர் 1046

புனிதர்பட்டம் : 1083, திருத்தந்தை 7 ஆம் கிரகோரி

பாதுகாவல் : ஹங்கேரி, புடாபெஸ்ட் நாடு

இவர் கசானாட் (Csanad) என்ற மறைமாவட்டத்தில் ஆயராக இருந்தார். வெனிஸ் நகர் ஆயர் ஹங்கேரி நாட்டு அரசருக்கு பலவிதங்களில் உதவினார். அதனால் புனித ஜெரார்ட் வெனிஸ் நகர ஆயருக்கு மறைமாவட்டத்திற்கு தேவையான உதவிகளை செய்து கொடுத்தார். பின்னர் ஹங்கேரி நாட்டு அரசர் புனித ஸ்டீபனின் மகன் வெனிஸ் நகர் பல்கலைக்கழகத்தில் படிக்கும்போது, அவருக்கும், படிப்பிற்கு தேவையான உதவிகளை செய்து கொடுத்தார். ஹங்கேரி நாட்டில் கிறிஸ்தவம் வளர்வதற்கு அந்நாட்டு அரசர் புனித ஸ்டீபனிற்கும் பெரும் உதவியாளராக இருந்தார்.

இவர் ஹங்கேரியில் மலைப்பகுதியில் செல்லும்போது, அவர் சென்ற இரு சக்கர வண்டி கீழே சரிந்ததில், மலை உச்சியிலிருந்து விழுந்துள்ளார். அவர் கீழே பாதாளத்தில் விழுந்ததும் இறந்துவிட்டார் போல காணப்பட்டார். ஆனால் அவரின் உடலில் சிறிதும் அடிபடாமல் தன் கைகளை கூப்பி, தான் இறப்பதற்காக செபித்துள்ளார் என்று கூறப்படுகின்றது. இவர் இறந்தப்பிறகு அம்மலையானது கில்லர்ட் ஹில் (Gillert Hill) என்று பெயரிட்டு அழைக்கப்படுகின்றது. இவர் இறக்கும் வரை வெனிஸ் மற்றும் ஹங்கேரி நாட்டு மக்களுக்காக பெரிதும் உழைத்து மறைப்பணியை ஆற்றியுள்ளார்.

Also known as

• Apostle of Hungary

• Gerard of Hungary

• Collert, Gerardo, Gellért



Profile

Benedictine monk. Abbot at San Giorgio Maggiore abbey, Venice, Italy. He passed through Hungary while on a pilgrimage to Palestine. There he met with King Saint Stephen who persuaded him to stay and minister to the Magyars. Tutor of Prince Saint Emeric. First bishop of Csanad, Hungary in 1035. Martyred during the pagan backlash that followed the death of Saint Stephen.


Born

23 April 980 in Venice, Italy


Died

• stabbed to death with a lance on 24 September 1046 at Buda, Hungary

• body thrown into the Danube River

• surviving relics enshrined in the Basilica of San Donato in Murano, Venice, Italy


Canonized

1083 by Pope Saint Gregory VII




Blessed Encarnación Gil Valls


Profile

Lay woman in the archdiocese of Valencia, Spain. Baptized on the day of her birth, she was confirmed at age 5 and made her first Communion at 11, all in her parish church of Santa Maria. She considered religious life, but realized a vocation of helping her brother who as a parish priest. Taught elementary school. Member of Catholic Action the Daughters of Mary, a catechist, she was devoted to Eucharistic adoration. Martyred in the Spanish Civil War.



Born

27 January 1888 in Ontinyent, Valencia, Spain


Died

shot on the night of 24 September 1936 at the port of L'Ollería, Valencia, Spain


Beatified

11 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II



Saint Pacificus of San Severino

 சான் செவரினோ நகர் புனிதர் பஸிஃபிகஸ் 

குரு:

பிறப்பு: மார்ச் 1, 1653

சான் செவரினோ, மேக்கராடா, திருத்தந்தையர் மாநிலங்கள்

இறப்பு: செப்டம்பர் 24, 1721 (வயது 68)

சான் செவரினோ, மேக்கராடா, திருத்தந்தையர் மாநிலங்கள்

ஏற்கும் சமயம்:

ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை

முக்திபேறு பட்டம்: ஆகஸ்ட் 4, 1786

திருத்தந்தை ஆறாம் பயஸ்

புனிதர் பட்டம்: மே 26, 1839

திருத்தந்தை பதினாறாம் கிரகோரி

நினைவுத் திருநாள்: செப்டம்பர் 24

புனிதர் பஸிஃபிகஸ், ஒரு இத்தாலி நாட்டைச் சேர்ந்த ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபையின் குரு ஆவார். இவர், தாம் நிகழ்த்திய அற்புதங்களின்பேரில் பிரபலமானவர்.

“கார்லோ அன்டோனியோ டிவைனி” (Carlo Antonio Divini) எனும் இயற்பெயர் கொண்ட இவர், கி.பி. 1653ம் ஆண்டு, மார்ச் மாதம், முதலாம் தேதியன்று, “சான் செவரினோ” (San Severino) எனுமிடத்தில் பிறந்தார். “அன்டோனியோ மரியா டிவைனி” (Antonio Maria Divini) இவரது தந்தை ஆவார். இவரது தாயாரின் பெயர், “மரியேஞ்சலா புரூனி” (Mariangela Bruni) ஆகும். மூன்று வயதான இவர் உறுதிப்பூசுதல் அருட்சாதனம் பெற்றதும், இவருடைய பெற்றோர் மரித்துப் போயினர். கி.பி. 1670ம் ஆண்டும், டிசம்பர் மாதம் வரை, இவர் மிகுந்த கஷ்டங்கள் அனுபவித்தார். பின்னர், “மார்ச் அன்கோனா” (March of Ancona) நகரிலுள்ள சீர்திருத்தப்பட்ட ஃபிரான்சிஸ்கன் சபையில் இணைந்து அதன் சீருடைகளைப் பெற்றார்.

மிகுந்த கஷ்டங்களினூடே படித்த இவர், கி.பி. 1678ம் ஆண்டு, ஜூன் மாதம், 4ம் தேதியன்று, குருத்துவ அருட்பொழிவு பெற்றார். 1680ம் ஆண்டு முதல், 1683ம் ஆண்டு வரையான காலத்தில், தமது சபையின் புதிய உறுப்பினர்களுக்கு தத்துவ பாடம் கற்பிக்கும் பேராசிரியர் பணியாற்றினார். இதைத் தொடர்ந்து நான்கு அல்லது ஐந்து ஆண்டுகளுக்கு ஒரு மிஷனரியாக சுற்றியிருந்த பகுதிகளில் மறைபணிபுரிந்தார். ஆனால், அதனைத் தொடர்ந்து ஏற்பட்ட நடை தடுமாற்றம் (Lameness), செவிட்டுத் தன்மை (Deafness) மற்றும் கண்பார்வைக் குறைபாடு (Blindness) போன்றவற்றினால் அவரால் தொடர்ந்து மறைப் பணியாற்ற இயலாமல் போனது. பின்னர் அவர், அவர் தியான வாழ்க்கையை தொடங்கினார். அவரது வாழ்நாள் முழுவதும் ஆழ்ந்த உடல் வேதனைகள் தொடர்ந்தாலும், அவர் கடவுளிடம் மட்டுமே ஆறுதலையும் நிவாரணத்தையும் தேடிக்கொண்டிருந்தார். அதிசயமான இயற்கை சக்திகள் மற்றும் உழைக்கும் அற்புதங்களின் பரிசுகள் அவருக்கு கடவுளால் வழங்கப்பட்டிருந்தன. அவர், ஒரு தேவதூதனின் பொறுமையுடன் நோய்களின் வேதனைகளைத் தாங்கிக் கொண்டு, பல அற்புதங்களைச் செய்தார். மென்மேலும் கடவுளால் ஆசீர்வதிக்கப்பட்டார்.

இவர் ஒரு நிலையான நோயாளியாக இருந்தபோதிலும், கி.பி. 1692ம் ஆண்டு முதல் 1693ம் ஆண்டுவரை, "சான் சவரினோ" (San Severino) நகரிலுள்ள "சான்ட மரியா டெல் கிரேஸி" கான்வென்ட்டில் (Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie) பாதுகாவலர் பதவியை வகித்தார். பின்னர், அங்கேயே கி.பி. 1721ம் ஆண்டு, செப்டம்பர் மாதம், 24ம் நாளன்று, மரித்தார்

Profile

Son of Antonio M Divini and Mariangela Bruni, both of whom died when Pacificus was about 3 years old, leaving him to be raised by an uncle. Joined the Franciscans in December 1670. Ordained in 1678. Professor of philosophy, teaching novices. Parish mission preacher. His health failed and he spent his final 29 years lame, deaf and blind, leading a contemplative life. Received visions and ecstasies. Miracle worker.



Born

1 March 1653 at San Severino, Italy


Died

24 September 1721 at San Severino, Italy


Beatified

4 August 1786 by Pope Pius VI


Canonized

26 May 1839 by Pope Gregory IX



Saint Terence of Pesaro


Also known as

Terenzio



Profile

Fled to across the Adriatic Sea Italy to escape persecutions in Pannonia (modern Hungary in the early 3rd century. Bishop of Pesaro, Italy. Martyr.


Born

c.210 in Pannonia (modern Hungary)


Died

• 24 September 247 at Pesaro, Italy

• relics enshrined in the cathedral of Pesaro



Saint Isarnus of Toulouse


Also known as

• Isarnus of Marseille

• Isarno of...

• Ysarn of...


Profile

Educated at Saint Victor's, Marseilles, France. Benedictine monk at Saint Victor's. As abbot at Saint Victor's he revitalized spiritual life and devotion to the Rule; his house became the center of a great Benedictine revival in the region. Famous for his charity and his prison ministry. Secured the release of the monks of the Lérins Abbey when it was captured by Saracens.


Born

at Marseilles, Provence (in modern France)


Died

1048 at Marseilles, Provence (in modern France)



Blessed Colomba Matylda Gabriel


Also known as

Janina Matylda Gabriel



Profile

Founder of the Benedettine di Caritá (Benedictine Sisters of Charity).


Born

3 May 1858 at Ivano-Frankivsk, Poland (now in Ukraine) as Janina Matylda Gabriel


Died

24 September 1926 at Rome, Italy of natural causes


Beatified

16 May 1993 by Pope John Paul II



Saint Anathalon of Milan


Also known as

Anatalone, Anatelon, Anatalo, Anatolo, Anatolio, Anatalofle, Anatelofl, Anatolofle



Profile

Spiritual student of Saint Barnabas the Apostle. First-century bishop of Milan, Italy, assigned by Saint Barnabas. Evangelized the entire region.


Died

Brescia, Italy



Blessed Robert Hardesty


Additional Memorial

22 November as one of the Martyrs of England, Scotland, and Wales


Profile

Layman, martyred for the crime of hiding and supporting the work of Blessed William Spenser.


Born

Yorkshire, England


Died

hanged on 24 September 1589 in York, North Yorkshire, England


Beatified

22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II



Saint Antonio González


Profile

Dominican priest. Missionary to Japan. Martyr.



Born

1593 in León, Spain

 

Died

24 September 1637 at Nagasaki, Japan

He was born in Valladolid, Spain, in 1588. He joined the Dominican Order at the age of 15 and was ordained a priest in 1612. In 1618, he volunteered to be a missionary to Japan. He arrived in Manila in 1619 and studied Japanese for two years. In 1621, he traveled to Japan and began his missionary work.


Saint Antonio González worked tirelessly to evangelize the Japanese people. He traveled throughout the country, preaching the Gospel and converting many people to Christianity. He also established schools and orphanages.


In 1633, Saint Antonio González was arrested by the Japanese authorities. He was imprisoned and tortured for two years. On September 24, 1637, he was beheaded at Nishizaka Hill in Nagasaki, along with several other missionaries and Japanese Christians.

Canonized

18 October 1987 by Pope John Paul II



Saint Coprio


Profile

Abandoned as an infant on a dungheap (Greek: koprìa) by his parents, the boy was found and rescued by monks of the nearby monastery of Saint Theodosius in Bethleham. The monks named him Coprio, and raised him as their own. He grew become a model of holiness, living his 90 years in the monastery. Monk.



Saint Paphnutius of Egypt


Profile

Hermit. During the persecutions of Diocletian, Paphnutius came out of the wilderness to stand with his fellow Christians. Martyr.


Died

tortured on a rack then hanged from a palm tree in 303 in Egypt



Saint Ysarn of Saint Victor


Profile

Benedictine monk and then abbot of Saint Victor Abbey in Marseilles, France, which flourished under him.


Born

Toulouse, France


Died

1048



Saint Andochius of Autun


Profile

Second-century priest in Smyrna. Missionary in the area of Autun in Gaul (modern France), assigned by Saint Polycarp. Martyr.


Died

179



Saint Thyrsus of Autun


Profile

Second-century deacon in Smryna. Missionary in the area of Autun in Gaul (modern France), assigned by Saint Polycarp. Martyr.


Died

179



Saint Lupus of Lyons


Profile

Monk near Lyons, France. Archbishop of Lyons. Suffered in the turmoil which followed the death of Saint Sigismund of Burgundy.


Died

542




Saint Felix of Autun


Profile

Rich, second-century merchant in Autun, France. Convert. Assisted and supported missionaries in his region. Martyr.


Died

179



Saint Rusticus of Clermont


Also known as

Rotiri


Profile

Bishop of Clermont, France from 426 to 446.

Saint Rusticus of Clermont was a bishop of Clermont in Auvergne, France. He lived from the late 4th century to the mid-5th century. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church.


His feast day is September 24.


According to tradition, Rusticus was a priest in Clermont when the former bishop, Venerandus, died. An assembly of citizens was gathered to discuss candidates to succeed Venerandus when a veiled nun told them to let the Lord make the choice and the chosen would appear. At that moment, Rusticus arrived, and the woman cried out that he was the one appointed by the Lord.


Rusticus served as bishop of Clermont from 424 to 446. He is known for his holiness of life and his dedication to his flock. He was also a strong defender of the Catholic faith.


Rusticus died in 446. He was buried in the cathedral of Clermont.

Died

446



Saint Erinhard


Saint Erinhard was a monk and prior who was born in Normandy, France, in the 9th century. He was educated at the Benedictine Abbey of Fulda, where he became a monk. In 851, he was appointed bishop of Würzburg.


As bishop, Erinhard was a strong advocate for reform. He worked to improve the education of the clergy and to promote the religious life of the people of his diocese. He also founded several schools and monasteries.


Erinhard was also a loyal supporter of King Louis the German. He accompanied Louis on several military campaigns and helped to settle disputes between the king and his vassals.


Erinhard died in 884 and was buried in the cathedral of Würzburg. He was canonized by Pope John X in 923.


Saint Erinhard is a patron saint of Würzburg and of the diocese of Würzburg. He is also invoked against headaches and eye problems.


Died

739 in the diocese of Fontenelle, France



Martyrs of Chalcedon


Profile

Forty-nine Christian choir singers of the church in Chalcedon in Asia Minor who were martyred together in their persecutions of Diocletian.


Died

304



Martyred in the Spanish Civil War


• Blessed Antonio Pancorbo López

• Blessed Esteban García y García

• Blessed José María Ferrándiz Hernández

• Blessed Juan Francisco Joya Corralero

• Blessed Luis de Erdoiza Zamalloa

• Blessed Manuel Gómez Contioso

• Blessed Melchor Rodríguez Villastrigo

• Blessed Pascual Ferrer Botella

• Blessed Rafael Rodríguez Mesa

• Blessed Santiago Arriaga Arrien


Our Lady of Val Camonica


Our Lady of Val Camonica is a title given to the Virgin Mary in the Val Camonica valley in Lombardy, Italy. The title is associated with a number of different images of Mary in the valley, including a fresco in the Church of San Bartolomeo in Galleno and a statue in the Church of Santa Maria in Sonico.


The veneration of Our Lady of Val Camonica dates back to the Middle Ages. According to tradition, a group of shepherds were tending their flocks in the valley when they saw a vision of Mary. Mary told the shepherds to build a church in her honor, and they did so. The church became a popular pilgrimage site, and many people came to pray to Our Lady of Val Camonica for intercession.


Over the centuries, Our Lady of Val Camonica has been credited with many miracles. People have come to her for help with a variety of problems, including illness, infertility, and financial difficulties. She is also known as a protector of children and travelers.


Today, Our Lady of Val Camonica is still venerated by people in the Val Camonica valley and beyond. She is a reminder of God's love and mercy, and she is a source of hope and comfort for many people


Dalmazio Moner


Dalmazio Moner (1291-1341) was a Dominican friar and priest from Spain. He is known for his humble life, his dedication to prayer, and his many miracles.

Moner was born into a wealthy family in Santa Coloma de Farners, Catalonia. He was educated at the monastery of Sant Pere Cercada, where he developed a love for the Dominican Order. In 1306, at the age of 15, he entered the Dominican convent in Girona.

Moner was a model Dominican friar. He was humble, obedient, and prayerful. He was also a gifted preacher and confessor. He was known for his compassion for the poor and the sick.

Moner lived a very simple life. He slept on a hard bed and wore only the simplest clothes. He ate very little and fasted often. He also spent many hours in prayer, often in the solitude of his cell.

Moner was known for his many miracles. He healed the sick, raised the dead, and even controlled the weather. He was also known for his ability to read hearts and minds.

Moner died in Girona on September 24, 1341. He was beatified by Pope Innocent XIII in 1721.


Robert of Knaresborough


Robert of Knaresborough (c. 1160 – 24 September 1218) was a British hermit who lived in a cave by the River Nidd, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church. His feast day is on September 24.

Robert was born into a wealthy family in Knaresborough. He was educated at the local Benedictine abbey, but he felt drawn to a more solitary life. In his early twenties, he left the abbey and began to live as a hermit in a cave by the river.

Robert lived a very simple life. He ate very little and slept on a hard bed. He spent most of his time in prayer and meditation. He also became known for his healing powers. People from all over the country came to see him for help, and he healed many of them.

Robert was also known for his outspokenness. He was not afraid to speak out against injustice, even if it meant getting into trouble. He was once arrested for criticizing the local sheriff.

Robert died in 1218. He was buried in his cave, which became a popular pilgrimage site. In 1252, Pope Innocent IV granted Robert's followers permission to build a chapel over his grave. The chapel still stands today, and it is known as St Robert's Chapel.


Wolfgang of Steinkirchen


Wolfgang of Steinkirchen (c. 934 – 31 October 994) was the bishop of Regensburg from 972 to 994. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church. His feast day is on October 31.


Wolfgang was born into a wealthy family in Swabia, Germany. He was educated at the monastery of Reichenau, where he became a monk. In 972, he was appointed bishop of Regensburg.


As bishop, Wolfgang was a reformer. He worked to improve the education of the clergy and to promote the religious life of the people of his diocese. He also founded several schools and monasteries.


Wolfgang was also a loyal supporter of the Holy Roman Emperor Otto II. He accompanied Otto on several military campaigns and helped to settle disputes between the emperor and his vassals.


Wolfgang died in 994. He was buried in the cathedral of Regensburg. He was canonized by Pope John XV in 995.


Wolfgang of Steinkirchen is a model of Christian leadership and reform. He is also a reminder of the importance of working for peace and justice. He is intercessor for many people, and he is especially invoked for the protection of children and travelers.


In addition to his work as bishop, Wolfgang was also a poet and composer. He wrote a number of hymns and liturgical works, including the famous hymn "Christus Vincit, Christus Regnat, Christus Imperat."