Vatican City, Nov 2, 2003 / 22:00 pm
On Sunday, November 9, Feast of the Dedication of the Patriarchal Basilica of St. John Lateran, Pope John Paul II will preside at a Eucharistic celebration in the Basilica of St. Peter’s, during which he will proclaim as blessed five Servants of God.
The future blessed are: Juan Nepomuceno Zegri y Moreno (1831-1905), priest and founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy; Valentín Paquay (1828-1905), priest of the Order of the Friars Minor; Luigi Maria Monti (1825-1900), religious and founder of the Sons of the Immaculate Conception; Bonifacia Rodriguez Castro (1837-1905), virgin and foundress of the Congregation of the Sisters, Servants of St. Joseph; and Rosalie Rendu (1786-1856), virgin of the Society of the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul.