Obligatory and Optional Memorials of Saints
- Cosmas and Damian
- Colman of Lann Elo, abbot;
- John of Meda;
- Nilus of Rossano, abbot;
- Therese Coudere (Marie Victoire Couderc), virgin
Sts. Cosmas and Damian (died c. 300 A.D.): at Cyrrhus in Syria; brother physicians known as ("moneyless ones") for their gratuitous care of the sick; mentioned in the Roman Canon; patrons of physicians, surgeons, druggists, barbers and the blind.
St. John of Meda (d. ca. 1159) was a secular priest who joined the Humiliati, a penitential order of laymen, who on the advice of St. Bernard, withdrew from the world and established their first monastery at Milan. John of Meda adopted the Rule of St. Benedict to their needs. He was canonized by Pope Alexander III.
St. Benedict of Nursia did not only give the Church a Rule that influenced many religious. He also influenced many people in all walks of life with a spirituality that promotes holiness, wholeness and healing. Anselm Grun, OSB, a Benedictine, uses depth psychology to analyze the life and work of St. Benedict in the way of integration. Learn more.
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