Stoned to death in the cemetery

One of the saints of today is St Emerentiana, who died around AD304.  ‘According to the legend of St. Agnes, Emerentiana was her foster-sister. Some days after the burial of St. Agnes Emerentiana, who was still a catechumen, went to the grave to pray, and while praying she was suddenly attacked by the pagans and killed with stones.’ [Catholic Encyclopedia] St Agnes is of course much better known.  In French the name of this little-known martyr is Sainte Emerentienne, and Blessed Marie-Eugene of the Child Jesus OCD (1894-1967) had a particular devotion to her, apparently because he received a special grace one year on her feast day.  He was a great apostle of St Therese and the founder of the Notre-Dame de Vie Institute based in Venasque in France, where a chapel is dedicated to her. 

Intercessions:

Cancer: Brian Davis, Bernard (and wife Angela caring for him), Jacqui, Theresa K, Fr Jon Bielowski (Plymouth Diocese), Catherine, Alex (43 with five children)

Illness:  Katy Keeling

Siena, Elara – sick children

David OCDS – housebound

Sophia – blind infant

Grace – troubling ailments, job difficulties, family (deceased mother and health of father)

Lucia – Overwhelmed by weariness

Mark – brain infection

Michael – youngster with occult influences

Defence of the unborn and the elderly

RIP Roy Seymour, Richard Parker, Sue Burton, Joy Smith OCDS, Dr Alan Rodgers