19 September 2007

St. Januarius, Bishop, Martyr, and His Companions, Martyrs

St. Januarius, Bishop of Beneventum, was beheaded with his companions Acutius, Eutychius, Desiderius, Festus, Proclus, and Socius at Puteoli in the persecution of Diocletian in 305. St. Januarius is the patron of Naples, where year by year the liquefaction of his blood, preserved in a phial, takes place.

After a long day of taking Maria here and there to be cared for by friends while I attended classes, we just got back from a visit to the hospital. Lisa is doing well although she is getting rather tired of laying in bed all day. The new estimate for her return home is Sunday or Monday, but she is trying to convince them to let her go at least by Saturday. Thank you all for your prayers. We all appreciate them.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Ah! They learned you have American health insurance! Maybe if you pay in cigarettes they'll let her out early!

Unknown said...

I wouldn't be surprised at all. I don't know how many cigarettes she had to give up, but the doctor today agreed to let her out on Saturday.