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Saints

Today, October 21, We Celebrate St. Ursula and the Virgins of Cologne

Oct 21, 2023

In the fourth century the pagan Saxons began to invade England, intent on destroying the Catholic Faith and violating the purity of all young English virgins. 

Today, October 20, We Celebrate St. Irene

Oct 20, 2023

St. Irene was a Portuguese nun who was martyred in defense of her chastity in the year 653. Saint Irene’s body was miraculously recovered after being thrown into the river.

Today, October 19, We Celebrate The North American Martyrs

Oct 19, 2023

The eight North American martyrs, also known as the Candian Martyrs, the Jesuit Martyrs of North America or the Martyrs of France, included six priests and two lay brothers. They were heroic members of the Society of Jesus who were martyred in North America in order to bring the Faith that is necessary for salvation to the Huron, the Iroquois and the Mohawk Indians. 

Today, October 18, We Celebrate St. Luke the Evangelist

Oct 18, 2023

On October 18, Catholics and other Christians around the world will celebrate the feast of St. Luke, the physician and companion of St. Paul whose gospel preserved the most extensive biography of Jesus Christ.

Today, October 17, We Celebrate St. Ignatius of Antioch

Oct 17, 2023

On Oct. 17, the Roman Catholic Church remembers the early Church Father, bishop, and martyr Saint Ignatius of Antioch, whose writings attest to the sacramental and hierarchical nature of the Church from its earliest days. Eastern Catholics and Eastern Orthodox Christians celebrate his memory on Dec. 20.

Today, October 16, We Celebrate St. Margaret Mary Alacoque

Oct 16, 2023

On Oct. 16, Roman Catholics celebrate the life of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, the French nun whose visions of Christ helped to spread devotion to the Sacred Heart throughout the Western Church.

Today, October 15, We CelebrateSt. Teresa of Avila

Oct 15, 2023

On Oct. 15, Roman Catholics celebrate the Spanish Carmelite reformer and mystic St. Teresa of Avila, whose life of prayer enriched the Church during the 16th century counter-reformation.

Today, October 14, We Celebrate St. Callistus I

Oct 14, 2023

Pope Callistus I is celebrated in churches throughout the world as a saint and martyr on October 14. The saint caused a major controversy, including a schism that lasted almost two decades, by choosing to emphasize God's mercy in his ministry.

Today, October 13, We Celebrate St. Edward the Confessor

Oct 13, 2023

St. Edward was born in 1003 as the son of the Duke of Normandy and nephew of King Edmund Ironside of England.

Today, October 12, We Celebrate Our Lady of the Pillar

Oct 12, 2023

The first Marian apparition in history appeared to Saint James the Apostle, the brother of Saint John the Evangelist, on the bank of the river Ebro in Saragossa, Spain. Unlike every other recorded apparition, this one took place during the earthly life of the Mother of God. 

Today, October 11, We Celebrate Pope Saint John XXIII

Oct 11, 2023

Born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli at Sotto il Monte, Italy on 25 November 1881, Pope John XXIII was elected Pope on October 28, 1958. He died June 3, 1963 in Rome and was beatified by Pope John Paul II on September 3, 2000.

Today, October 10, We Celebrate St. Francis Borgia

Oct 10, 2023

Francis Borgia was born October 28, 1510 in Gandia, Valencia, Spain as the son of the Duke of Gandia, the great grandson, from his father’s side, of Pope Alexander VI, the notorious Borgia pope, and from his mother’s side, the great grandson of King Ferdinand of Aragon.

Today, October 9, We Celebrate St. Denis

Oct 9, 2023

Saint Denis was a missionary and the first bishop of Paris. He was killed for his Christian faith by pagans on what is known as the “Montmartre” – the mount of martyrs - in 258, along with Eleutherius and Rusticus, a priest and a deacon. 

Today, October 8, We Celebrate St.Thais

Oct 8, 2023

Saint Thais was a penitent woman of Egypt in the fourth century. While little is known of her life, she was a sinful woman converted by a monk, perhaps Paphnutius of Thebes, who then lived three years in a narrow cell in most profound penitence.

Today, October 7, We Celebrate Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary

Oct 7, 2023

On October 7, the Roman Catholic Church celebrates the yearly feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. Known for several centuries by the alternate title of “Our Lady of Victory,” the feast day takes place in honor of a 16th century naval victory which secured Europe against Turkish invasion. 

Today, October 6, We Celebrate St. Bruno, founder

Oct 6, 2023

On Oct. 6, the Catholic Church commemorates Saint Bruno of Cologne, founder of the Carthusian order of monks who remain notable for their strictly traditional and austere rule of contemplative life.

Today, October 4, We Celebrate St. Francis of Assisi

Oct 4, 2023

On Oct. 4, Roman Catholics celebrate the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the Italian deacon who brought renewal to the Church through his decision to follow Jesus' words as literally as possible.

Today, October 3, We Celebrate St. Mother Théodore Guérin

Oct 3, 2023

St. Théodore Guérin, SP, was born Anne-Therese Guerin at Etables, Brittany in France on October 2, 1798.

Today, October 2, We Celebrate The Guardian Angels

Oct 2, 2023

The truth that each and every human soul has a Guardian Angel who protects us from both spiritual and physical evil has been shown throughout the Old Testament, and is made very clear in the New.

Today, October 1, We Celebrate St. Therese of the Child Jesus

Oct 1, 2023

On October 1, Catholics around the world honor the life of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus, or St. Thérèse of Lisieux on her feast day.  St. Thérèse was born January 2, 1873 in Alençon, France to pious parents, both of whom are scheduled to be canonized in October 2016.