Received an inquiry for Los Penitentes, which was a Catholic Society. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11635c.htm Los Hermanos Penitentes (The Penitent Brothers), a society of flagellants existing among the Spanish of New Mexico and Colorado. (1) Practices The Hermanos Penitentes are a society of individuals, who, to atone for their sins, practise penances which consist principally of flagellation, carrying heavy crosses, binding the body to a cross, and tying the limbs to hinder the circulation of the blood. These practices have prevailed in Colorado and New Mexico since the beginning of the nineteenth century............................................................ http://saints.catholic.org/index.shtml Go to the "This Month's Saints" page. Below the April calendar are links to calendars for each other month of the year. Pat, in Texas You have a good idea. It has been an old habit in Spain to give a child the name of the saint of the day. It is a good aproach to begin looking for such date on files. Here are good places: http://www.catolicos.com.mx/santos/santoral.htm http://www.aciprensa.com/nombres.htm http://teleline.terra.es/personal/angerod/opciones.htm I hope you find it usefull Ignacio Orduña xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz -- Grand parents Raising Grandchildren Support Group 1st Wednesday of month---7:00 P.M. Katheryn Heindreich Adult Center Governor's task force on Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Grands place/by state--resource center http://www.grandsplace.com Over 5 million Grands are raising Grands Being a Grand is more than cookies and milk