இன்றைய புனிதர்கள் செப்டம்பர் 26

 Bl. Giovanni Mazzucconi

Feastday: September 26

Birth: 1826

Death: 1855

Beatified: 19 February 1984 by Pope John Paul II

Giovanni Mazzucconi was a parish priest and a Member of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions.

St. Neol

புனித நோயல் (1613-1649)

செப்டம்பர் 26

இவர் பிரான்ஸ் நாட்டைச் சார்ந்தவர். இவர் தனது பொற்றோருக்கு நான்காவது குழந்தை.

சிறுவயதிலேயே இறைவன்மீது மிகுந்த பற்றுக்கொண்டு வாழ்ந்து வந்த இவர், தனது பதினேழாவது வயதில் இயேசு சபையில் சேர்ந்து, துறவியானார்.

மறைப்பரப்பு நாடுகளுக்குச் சென்று நற்செய்தி அறிவிக்க வேண்டும் என்பதில் மிகுந்த ஆர்வம் கொண்டிருந்த இவர், 1641 ஆம் ஆண்டு கனடாவிற்குச் சென்று, அங்கு நற்செய்தி அறிவிக்கத் தொடங்கினார்.

பின்னர் குயூபக் என்ற இடத்தில் இரண்டு ஆண்டுகளும், ஓன்டரியோ என்ற இடத்தில் ஐந்து ஆண்டுகளும் நற்செய்திப் பணியாற்றிய இவர், 1649 ஆம் ஆண்டு அங்கிருந்த மக்களால் கொல்லப்பட்டு ஆற்றில் வீசப்பட்டார்.

Feastday: September 26

Noel was born on February 2 near Mende, France. He joined the Jesuits in 1630 and in 1643 was sent as a missionary to the Huron Indians in France. He became assistant to Father Charles Garnier at the Indian village of Etarita in 1649 and was murdered on December 8 by an apostate Indian while returning from a visit to neighboring Ste. Marie. He was canonized in 1930 by Pope Pius XI as one of the martyrs of North America. His feast day is September 26th.

Blessed Louis Tezza

Also known as

• Aloysius Tezza

• Luigi Tezza

• Apostle of Lima

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The only son of Augustine Tezza, a physician, and Catherine Nedwiedt. His father died when Louis was nine, and his mother moved to Padova, Italy. Entered the Ministers of the Sick of Saint Camillus de Lellis (Camillians) on 8 December 1858 at age 17 at Verona, Italy; his mother then became a nun. Ordained on 21 May 1864.

Worked four years in the formation of new religious. Had a chance to become a missionary to Africa, but his superiors were against it, and transferred him to Rome, Italy as novice master. Transferred to France as novice master there in 1871. Provincial of the Order in France where he established facilities to support the spiritual and health needs of the sick. Expelled from France in 1880 during the suppression of religious institutions. Returned covertly, and united the scattered religious around the country. Procurator and Vicar General of the Camillians in 1891.

During a retreat in Rome in 1891, Louis met Blessed Josephine Vannini. They had each been drawn to forming a women's congregation in the spirit of Saint Camillus de Lellis. They prayed over the matter, and on 2 February 1892 they founded the Congregation of the Daughters of Saint Camillus. The Congregation received papal approval in 1931, and continues to grow.

Sent to Peru as Official Visitor in 1900 with the mission of reforming the Camillian community. The members there had been separated from the Order hierarchy for a century, and risked suppression. The job was intended to be a short one, but when it came time for Father Luigi to leave, the archbishop and nuncio asked him to stay; he remained in Lima his remaining twenty-three years. Reformed and re-established the Camillians, worked with the sick poor in hospitals, homes and prisons. Confessor and spiritual director to the archdiocesan seminary and several Congregations; counsellor to the nuncio and archbishop. Helped Teresa Candamo found a new Institute.

Born

1 November 1841 at Conegliano, Italy

Died

• 23 September 1923 at Lima, Peru

• interred at the Generalate of the Daughters of Saint Camillus, Via Anagnina, Grottaferrata, Rome, Italy

Beatified

4 November 2001 by Pope John Paul II

Saint Cosmas and Saint Damian

புனித கோஸ்மாஸ், புனித தமியான் 

(மறைசாட்சியர் & மருத்துவர்கள்)

St. Cosmas and St. Damian

நினைவுத் திருநாள் : செப்டம்பர் 26

பிறப்பு : 3 ஆம் நூற்றாண்டு, சிரியா

இறப்பு : 287, அகேயா, சிரியாவின் ரோமானிய மாநிலம்

பாதுகாவல் : அறுவை சிகிச்சை, மருத்துவர்கள், முடி திருத்துவோர், கால்நடை மருத்துவர்கள்

கோஸ்மாஸ், தமியான் இவர்கள் இருவரும் இரட்டைச் சகோதரர்கள். இருவரும் அறிவியலும், மருத்துவமும் பயின்றவர்கள். இவர்கள் பணி செய்தபோதும், மக்களை குணப்படுத்தியபோதும், சிறிதளவு பணம் கூட பெறாமல் பணியாற்றினர். சிலிசியாவிலுள்ள(Cilicia) எகாயா(Egaea) என்ற ஊரில் தொண்டாற்றும்போது, மக்களிடையே சிறப்பான பணியாற்றினர். அம்மக்களிடையே வாழ்வதில் இவர்கள் பெரும்மகிழ்ச்சியடைந்தனர். இவர்கள் இருவரும் ஆற்றிய சேவையினால் மக்களின் மனதில் நீங்கா இடம்பிடித்தனர். இதனால் பொறாமைக்கொண்ட தியோக்ளேசியன்(Diocletian) என்பவன் இருவரையும் பிடித்துச் சென்று துன்புறுத்தினான். பின்னர் சிலிசியா நாட்டு ஆளுநர் லிசியஸ்(Lysias) என்பவனிடம் இருவரையும் ஒப்படைத்தான். அங்கு அவன் இருவரையும் சிறையிலடைத்து, துன்புறுத்தி, இறுதியில் இருவரின் தலையையும் வெட்டி கொன்றான்.

இவர்களின் பெயரால் உரோமையில் பல ஆலயங்கள் உள்ளது. திருச்சபையில் இவர்களின் பெயரால் பல மருத்துவமனைகளும் கட்டப்பட்டுள்ளது மிகத் தொன்மை வாய்ந்த நினைவுக்குறிப்புகளில், இவர்களின் கல்லறை சிரியாவில் சைர் என்னுமிடத்தில் இருந்ததாக கூறப்படுகின்றது. அங்கு இவர்களின் பெயரால் பேராலயமும் கட்டப்பட்டுள்ளது. இப்புனிதர்களின் பக்தி அங்கிருந்து உரோம் வந்தடைந்தது. பின்னர் தான் திருச்சபை முழுவதும் பரவியது என்றும் கூறப்படுகின்றது.

Also known as

• Cosma

• Damiano

• the Moneyless

• the Silverless

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Twin brothers. Physicians, trained in Syria; the brothers accepted no payment for their services, and their charity brought many to Christ. Reported to have miraculously replaced the ulcered leg of a man named Justinian with one from a recently deceased man. Arrested during the persecutions of Diocletian, they were tortured, but suffered no injury. Martyrs. Many fables grew up about the brothers, connected in part with the ability of their relics to heal.

Born

3rd century, of Arabic descent

Died

tortured and beheaded c.303 in Aegea, Cilicia (modern Ayas, Turkey)

Patronage

• blind people; against blindness

• against or relief from pestilence

• apothecaries, druggists, pharmacists

• barbers, hairdressers

• doctors, physicians, surgeons

• chemical industry; chemical manufacturers

• against hernias

• midwives

• Alberobello, Italy

• Ossimo, Italy

Saint Marie Victoire Therese Couderc

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Nun in the Sisters of Saint Regis. Novice mistress and house superior in La Louvesc, France. Superior general of her order. With Father Stephen Terme, she founded the Congregation of Our Lady of the Retreat in the Cenacle, in La Louvesc in 1826; it began in a mountain hostel for women pilgrims, and its ministry spread to the conducting of spiritual retreats. Sister Marie resigned as superior in 1838, and lived her remaining years as a humble sister.

Born

1 February 1805 at Mas de Sablières, Ardèche, France as Marie Victoire Couderc

Died

26 September 1885 at Lyon, Rhône, France of natural causes

Canonized

10 May 1970 by Pope Paul VI

Saint Nilus the Younger

Also known as

• Nilus of Calabria

• Nilus of Rossano

• Nilo....

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Son of Greek immigrants to Italy. He led a wild and mis-spent youth, eventually finding work as a treasury official. Believed to have been married, and certainly the father of one daughter. In quick succession, his wife died, his daughter died, and Nilus suffered a life-threatening illness; all this at the age of 30 led to a conversion, and his life's work proved it was a true conversion. Basilian monk at the abbey of Saint Adrian in Calabria, Italy. Fluent in Greek and Latin. Hymnographer. Lived sometimes as a hermit, and sometimes he travelled from one monastery to another. Supported Pope Gregory V when he was driven out of Rome, then opposed him when Gregory and Emperor Otto III when they used excessive force against the forces of the anti-pope. Abbot of Saint Adrian. In 981 the invading Saracens drove the monks into exile at Vellelucio. On his deathbed, Nilus proclaimed Vellelucio to be the new home city for the abbey, and the house of Grottaferrata has been there since. Spiritual director of Saint Bartholomew of Rossano.

Born

910 at Rossano, Calabria, Italy

Died

27 December 1005 at Grottaferrata, Frascati, Italy of natural causes

Patronage

• Grottaferrata, Italy

• Rossano, Italy

Saints Cyprian and Julian of Antioch

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Cyprian was a pagan magician, Justina a beautiful young maiden who had consecrated her virginity to God; she became the target of obsession by Cyrpian who tried to use his dark arts to seduce her. Instead, she converted him to Christianity; Cyprian went on to become a priest, and then bishop of Antioch, Pisidia. They were both eventually martyred in the persecutions of Diocletian.

Died

• beheaded in Nicomedia in 304

• relics in Vatican Basilica and Saint John Lateran, Rome, Italy

Gideon the Judge

Also known as

Gedeon, Jerobaal, Jerubebbeth, Jerub-Baal

Additional Memorials

• 30 July (Armenian Apostolic Church)

• 16 December (Coptic Church)

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Eleventh century BC Judge of Isreal. See the separate reading for the Old Testament account of his life.

Name Meaning

destroyer; mighty warrior; feller of trees

Patronage

Saint-Gédéon-de-Beauce, Canada

Saint John of Meda

Also known as

• John Oldrati

• John Oldradi

• John of Como

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Priest in Milan and Como, Italy. Following a vision of the Virgin Mary, he joined the Humiliati in 1134, and worked for their adoption of the Benedictine Rule. Founded other monasteries in the areas of Milan and Lombardy. Served as abbot, and introduced the Little Office of Our Lady.

Born

at Meda, province of Milan, Italy

Died

26 September 1159 at Brera, Italy of natural causes

Canonized

by Pope Alexander III

Blessed Stephen of Rossano Calabro

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Raised in a peasant family, Stephen early felt a desire for religious life, and became a monk. Spiritual student, friend and travelling companion of Saint Nilus the Younger, he was noted for his zeal for the monastic life and desire to spread the faith.

Born

c.925 in Rossano Calabro, Italy

Died

1001 in Gaeta, Lazio, Italy of natural causes

Saint Amantius of Tiphernum

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Priest. Friend of Pope Saint Gregory the Great who compared Amantius to the Apostles for his miracle working.

Died

c.600 at Tiphernum (modern Citta di Castello, Italy)

Patronage

Citta di Castello, Italy

Saint Callistratus of Constantinople

Profile

One of a group of 50 African soldiers martyred in the persecutions of Diocletian.

Died

sewn into sacks and thrown into the sea to drown at Constantinople c.300

Saint Meugant

Also known as

Maughan, Mawghan, Morgan

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Sixth-century spiritual student of Saint Illtyd. Hermit. Several churches in Wales and Cornwall are dedicated to him.

Died

Isle of Bardsey, Wales

Saint Colman of Elo

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Nephew of Saint Columba of Iona. Founded monasteries in Lynally (Land-Elo, Lin-Alli) and in Muckamore in Ireland. Wrote the Alphabet of Devotion.

Died

c.610

Saint Eusebius of Bologna

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Bishop of Bologna, Italy c.370. Friend of Saint Ambrose of Milan. Fought against Arianism.

Died

c.400

Saint Vigilius of Brescia

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Bishop of Brescia, Italy.

Died

c.506

Saint Senator of Albano

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Martyr.

Patronage

Albano, Italy, diocese of

Martyrs of Korea, 26 September

Additional Memorial

20 September as one of the Martyrs of Korea

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Twelve lay people in the apostolic vicariate of Korea who were imprisoned, tortured and martyred together in the persecutions in Korea.

• Saint Agatha Chon Kyong-Hyob

• Saint Carolus Cho Shin-Ch'ol

• Saint Catharina Yi

• Saint Columba Kim Hyo-Im

• Saint Ignatius Kim Che-Jun

• Saint Iulitta Kim

• Saint Lucia Kim

• Saint Magdalena Cho

• Saint Magdalena Ho Kye-Im

• Saint Magdalena Pak Pong-Son

• Saint Perpetua Hong Kum-Ju

• Saint Sebastianus Nam I-Gwan

Died

beheaded September 1839 in Seoul Prison, South Korea

Canonized

6 May 1984 by Pope John Paul II

Martyred in the Spanish Civil War

Thousands of people were murdered in the anti-Catholic persecutions of the Spanish Civil War from 1934 to 1939. I have pages on each of them, but in most cases I have only found very minimal information. They are available on the CatholicSaints.Info site through these links:

• Blessed Andreu Felíu Bartomeu

• Blessed Antonio Cid Rodríguez

• Blessed Josefa Romero Clariana

• Blessed Manuel Legua Martí

• Blessed María Jord´ Botella

• Blessed Pau Castell´ Barber´

• Blessed Teresa Rosat Balasch