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1. christopher

   2 months ago

   St. John Theristus please pray for me and my family i ask you tell say happy birthday two seanann god bless us all
   Amen

2. Joseph Mathew

   2 months ago

   St. John Theristus, please continue to remember me in your prayers..

3. mona

   2 months ago

   Please pray for Jacob that he finds peace and the right path, for his mother that the doctors can slow the progression of dementia, and for all cancer patients that we deal with our disease with grace and dignity. Thank you.

4. Vitso Shaiza Iremonger

   2 months ago

   Thank you for this on-line service! The information about feast days was very enlightening for a non Roman Catholic Christian like myself.
   
   Vitsomeno Iremonger

5. Joseph Mathew

   1 year ago

   Dear St. Theristus, please pray for me.

6. Nita2095

   1 year ago

   Was glad to learn about this saint.

7. christie

   1 year ago

   Thank you Richard Lewis for giving us information on why St. John Theristus is called the Harvester. St. John Theristus pray for us on your feast day. Give us the grace to focus on Jesus our Saviour this Lenten season. Protect us from all distraction, save us from sinful, obsessive and imaginative ideas that cause hurt to the soul. Keep us in the light of God's holy presence. May the soul of my mother rest in peace, Amen.

8. richard lewis

   2 years ago

   here is the more complete wikipedia version:
   
   Saint John Theristus
   Born 1049
   Sicily, Italy
   Died 1129
   Calabria, Italy
   Venerated in Roman Catholic Church
   
   Eastern Orthodox Church
   Feast 23 February, Eastern Orthodox
   
   24 February, Roman Catholic
   
   
   History of San Giovanni Therestis (John Theristus) in ItalianJohn Theristus (1049–1129) was an Italian Benedictine monk, called Theristus or “Harvester”[1].
   
   He was of Calabrian lineage, born in Sicily. John's Calabrian mother had been captured by the Saracens and brought to Sicily. He contrived to escape to Calabria while still a child, and there he became a Benedictine[2]. He helped to miraculously harvest a large crop ahead of destructive weather, saving the locals from starvation, and gaining the title attributed to him[3]. There he remained until his death of natural causes, in 1129.
   
   The monastery of San Giovanni Theristis is entitled to him.
   
   

9. Martin

   2 years ago

   O Lord, Give me the strength to escape my sinful slavery. Amen. God bless you all.

10. jesus

    2 years ago

    thats my birthday

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