Calendar of Saints - 11 January

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Oh, that we could take that simple view of things, as to feel that the one thing which lies before us is to please God! What gain is it to please the world, to please the great, nay, even to please those whom we love, compared with this? - Saint John Henry Newman

Saint Theodosius the Cenobiarch

Also known as

• Theodosius of Cappadocia
• Theodosius the Coenobriarch
• Theodosius the Great
• Theodosios, Theodossios

Profile

Born to a pious family, he began his studies at an early age, and became a lector while still a youth. The example of Abraham led him to leave home in order to properly follow God. He met Saint Simeon Stylites in Antioch; Simeon recognized him as a holy man and leader, and invited Theodosius onto his pillar for prayer, blessing, and advice. Travelled to Jerusalem where legend says worked with Saint Longinus the Centurian, who would have been nearly 500 years old at the time. Head of a church near Bethlehem.

Hermit in the desert of Judah, living in a cave. Word of his holiness began to attract disciples, and Theodosius built a monastery at Cathismus to house them. There were so many there had to be a section for Greeks, for Armenians, for Persions, etc., but they all happily worked and prayed together. Next to the monastery he built a hospital for the sick, a hospice for the aged, and a mental hospital. Friend of and co-worker with Saint Sabbas. Appointed visitor to all cenobitical communities of Palestine the patriarch of Jerusalem.

Opposed heresies, including Eutychianism and Monophysitism. Emperor Anastatius, a supporter of Eutychianism, sent Theodosius a large bribe, hoping to sway the influential monk to his thinking; Theodosius distributed the money to the poor, and continued to preach against heresy. Because of his orthodox views, Anastatius removed him from his position in 513, but he soon resumed his duties under emperor Justinian.

In poor health in his old age, he was stricken with a condition that made his skin dry as stone. He continued to work until his health gave out, and then he spent his time praying for his community. He died at age 105.

Born

423 at Garissus, Cappadocia (modern Turkey)

Died

• 529 at Cathismus of natural causes
• buried in the cave where he live as a hermit
• it became a noted site for pilgrimages and miracles

Name Meaning

Cenobriach = head of people living a life in common

Representation

abbot hermit with iron bands on his neck and arms, chains and a money bag near him

Patronage

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Saint Tommaso da Cori

Also known as

• Francesco Antonio Placidi
• Tommaso da Cori
• Thomas of Cori

Profile

Spent his youth as a shepherd. Studied philosophy and theology in Viterbo, Italy. Joined the Observant Franciscans in 1675. Parish priest, assigned to Civitella, Italy. Known for his simple life, his strict observance of the Franciscan way, and his gifts of healing. His preaching, confessions and spiritual retreats, incarnated the evangelical counsel of the total gift of self to God and his fellow men.

Born

4 June 1655 in Cori, Latina, Italy as Francesco Antonio Placidi

Died

11 January 1729 at Bellegra, Rome, Italy of natural causes

Canonized

21 November 1999 by Pope John Paul II

Reading

"I'll take care of myself and my flock I'll take care of." (Ezekiel 34:11) Tommaso da Cori, a priest of the Order of Friars Minor, was the living image of the Good Shepherd. As a guide full of love, he has led the brothers entrusted to his care to the pastures of faith, always animated by the Franciscan ideal. In his monastery, he revealed his spirit of charity, showing available to all requirements even the most humble. He lived in the kingdom of love and service, according to the logic of Christ, as sung today’s Liturgy, "sacrificed himself, immaculate victim of peace on the altar of the cross, completing the mystery of human redemption." (Preface of Christ the King) Authentic disciple in the Poverello of Assisi, Saint Thomas of Cori was obedient to Christ, King of the Universe. He meditated and embodied in his life requirement evangelical poverty and the gift of self to God and neighbor. All his life appears as a sign of the Gospel, a testament to the love of the heavenly Father revealed in Christ and acting in the Holy Spirit, for the salvation of man. – Pope John Paul II in the canonization homily of Saint Tommaso
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Saint Vitalis of Gaza

Profile

Monk and hermit in the Gaza region. At age 60 he felt driven to travel to Alexandria, Egypt and work to save the area prostitutes. He had a unique method - he worked as a day labourer; with each day's wages he would hire a prostitute for the evening; but instead of the usual services, he requested that she spend the night without sin. To those who would listen he would teach and pray, and from each he extracted a promise to not describe the evening. Not surprisingly, this frequently led to controversy, gossip and opposition, but every investigation cleared him of any charge of impropriety. Some writers claim that he met and prayed with every prostitute in the city, and many of them were led to abandon the life and overcome the things that had driven them to it.

Died

• he was struck in the head in 625 with a knife by a pimp who saw him leaving a brothel and wanted Vitalis to quit interfering with business in Alexandria, Egypt
• Vitalis managed to return to his hut and died alone soon after, apparently in prayer

Readings

Judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the heart. - Saint Vitalis

https://catholicsaints.info/saint-vitalis-of-gaza/

Blessed Franciszek Rogaczewski

Also known as

• Francesco Rogaczewski
• Francis Rogaczewski
• Frans Rogaczewski

Additional Memorial

12 June as one of the 108 Martyrs of World War II

Profile

Ordained in Gdansk, Poland in 1918. Pastor of Christ the King parish in Gdansk where be became a sought after confessor. Arrested on 1 September 1939 by Nazi invaders for the crime being a priest. Imprisoned and tortured for months before finally being executed. Martyr.

Born

23 December 1892 in Lipinkach, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland

Died

shot on 11 January 1940 near Gdansk, Poland

Beatified

13 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II

Readings

You know, I feel that I am going to die; tell my beloved believers in the church of Christ the King that I will gladly lay down my life for Christ and my homeland. – Blessed Franciszek from prison

https://catholicsaints.info/blessed-franciszek-rogaczewski/

Blessed William Carter

Additional Memorial

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

Profile

Married layman. Apprentice to several Catholic printers. Imprisoned and tortured for 18 months for "printing lewd (i.e., Catholic) pamphlets," possessing books upholding Catholicism, hiding vestments and other equipment in his home. His wife died while he was in jail. Eventually charged with printing and publishing the Treatise of Schisme, which allegedly incited violence by Catholics and which was said to have been written by a traitor and addressed to traitors; the jury debated 15 minutes before returning a guilty verdict. Martyr.

Born

c.1549 at London, England

Died

hanged, drawn, and quartered on 11 January 1584 at Tyburn, London, England

Beatified

22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II

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Blessed Anna Maria Janer Anglarill

Profile

Studied at the Real Colegio de Educandras. Worked as a nurse in the Castelltort Hospital. Director the House of Charity and cared for orphans, young people and the elderly. Teacher. Established a hospital for the poor. Founded the Institute of Sisters of the Holy Family of Urgell on 29 June 1859. Today the Institute works in Spain, Andorra, Italy, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru and Equatorial Guinea; the Sisters work in schools, hospitals and nursing homes, missions, parishes and other apostolates.

Born

18 December 1800 in Cervera, Lleida, Spain

Died

11 January 1885 in Talarn, Lleida, Spain

Beatified

8 October 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI

https://catholicsaints.info/blessed-anna-maria-janer-anglarill/

Saint Michael of Klopsk

Also known as

• Michael of Clopas
• Michel de Klops
• Michael van Klopsk
• Michael of Klops
• Mikhail of Klopsk

Profile

He was a monk who suddenly showed up at the Klopsk Abbey near Novgorod, Russia and who would no speak to anyone or answer any questions. The abbot gave him a cell and Michael sometimes slept there, sometimes in the fields, some times just stayed in church reading his Bible by candle light and praying all night. He was eventually found out as a member of the royal family, a cousin of Prince Constantin Dimietrievitch of Moscow, who had given up the worldly life to become a "fool for Christ".

Died

• 11 January 1453 of natural causes
• relics hidden in the Klopsk Abbey

Canonized

1547 (feast established)

https://catholicsaints.info/saint-michael-of-klopsk/

Pope Saint Hyginus

Also known as

Saint Peter Balsam

Also known as

Saint Leucius of Brindisi

Also known as

Saint Honorata of Pavia

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Sister of Saint Epiphanius of Pavia and Saint Liberata of Pavia. Nun at Pavia, Lombardy, Italy. Captured by King Odoacer of the Germanic Heruli, she was eventually ransomed back by Saint Epiphanius, and returned to Pavia.