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SAINTS NOVEMBER 01 "There is only one tragedy in this life, not to have been a saint."- Leon Bloy St Mary the Slave, Roman Catholic Martyr and slave of a Roman patrician named Tertullus. Delivered to the local prefect on charges of being a Christian, despite Tertullus' effort to save her, Mary suffered unspeakable tortures. Spectators demanded her release, and the prefect turned her over to the custody of a soldier. He aided her escape. She died a natural death but is venerated as a martyr because of the intensity of her sufferings. Feastday Nov 1 Bl. Teodor Romza, Roman Catholic priest and bishop, he was tireless in his defence of the rights of the Catholic Church there. On 27 October 1947, the Soviets attempted to kill Bishop Romzha. Heavily wounded, he was taken to the hospital in Mukachiv, where he was subsequently poisoned and died on 1 November 1947. Feastday: November 1 St. Valentine Berrio-Ochoa, Bishop and martyr of Vietnam. He was martyred by beheading with St. ...

  Gospel in Art: A call to action - Make your voice heard against Assisted Suicide https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/50984

SAINTS OCTOBER 31 "There is only one tragedy in this life, not to have been a saint."- Leon Bloy St. Quentin, Roman Catholic Missionary and Martyr. He went to Gaul as a missionary with St. Lucian of Beauvais, and settled at Amiens in Picardy. He was so successful in preaching that he was imprisoned by prefect Rictiovarus, tortured, and then brought to Augusta Veromanduorum, where he was again tortured and then was beheaded. Feastday Oct 31 St. Arnulf, Roman Catholic Benedictine martyred by the Saracens.Arnulf was a monk at Novalese, in Piedmont, Italy. When the area was overrun by the Saracens, he was put to death. Feastday: October 31 Saint Wolfgang of Regensburg (c. 934 – October 31, 994) was bishop of Regensburg in Bavaria from Christmas 972 until his death. He is regarded as one of the three great German saints of the 10th century, the other two being Saint Ulrich and Saint Conrad of Constance. ST. ALPHONSE RODRIGUEZ, JESUIT https://www.jesuit.org.sg/oct-alphonsus-rodrig...

  Accompanying those who answer God's call can be both a gift and a test https://www.globalsistersreport.org/node/285506

Lebanon: nuns who took in Muslims and Christians fleeing bombings - ZENIT - English : In northern Beqaa, the convent of the Sisters of Our Lady of Good Help has been transformed into a refuge for more than 800 people fleeing the bombing. The fifteen sisters from the Melkite Greek Catholic Church are welcoming hundreds of internally displaced people there, mostly Muslims, offering them not just shelter but also comfort and support.

  Gospel in Art: Try your best to enter by the narrow door https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/50976

SAINTS OCTOBER 30 "There is only one tragedy in this life, not to have been a saint."- Leon Bloy Bl. John Slade, 1583 A.D. Martyr of England. He was a native of Manston, Dorchestershire, and was educated at Oxford. John denied King Henry Viii’s supremacy in religious matters and was arrested and tried with Blessed John Bodey. They were hanged, drawn, and quartered at Winchester. He was beatified in 1929. St. Arilda. Virgin, martyr of Gloucestershire, England. She was slain while defending her chastity. St. Arilda is honored by a church on Oldbury on the Hill.   St.  Ethelnoth. Archbishop of Canterbury, England called “the Good,” also called Aethelnoth. He was a monk at Glastonbury until 1020, when he was consecrated archbishop. Ethelnoth won the loyalty of King Canute II, who aided his work. A gifted scholar, he persuaded Canute to assist in the restoration of Chartres Cathedral in France.  St. Talacrian, 6th century. Bishop of Scotland, also cal led Tarkin. He was p...

SAINTS OCTOBER 29 "There is only one tragedy in this life, not to have been a saint."- Leon Bloy Bl. Maria Restituta, Roman Catholic Nun and Martyr. Sr. Mary Restituta was arrested by the Gestapo and accused not only of hanging the crosses but also of having written a poem mocking Hitler.On 29 October 1942 she was sentenced to death by the guillotine.The Nazis offered her freedom if she would abandon the Franciscan sisters, but she refused. When a request for clemency reached the desk of Martin Bormann, a high ranking Nazi official, he replied that her execution would provide “effective intimidation” for others who might want to resist the Nazis. She spent the rest of her days in prison caring for other prisoners. She was beheaded on 30 March 1943. She was 48 years old. Feastday: October 29 ST. FELICIAN, MARTYR OF CARTHAGE St. Cuthbert Mayne, Roman Catholic Priest and English Martyr. Before being brought to the place of execution, Mayne was offered his life in return for a re...

  Gospel in Art: Feast of Saints Simon and Jude, Apostles https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/50959

  Sts. Simon and Jude (Taddeo), Apostles - Information on the Saint of the Day - Vatican News https://www.vaticannews.va/en/saints/10/28/sts--simon-and-jude--taddeo---apostles.html

 SAINTS OCTOBER 28 "There is only one tragedy in this life, not to have been a saint."- Leon Bloy St. John Dat, Roman Catholic Priest and Martyr of Vietnam. He was a native of that land, ordained in 1798, and arrested in that same year and imprisoned for three months before being beheaded. St. Joachim Royo, Roman Catholic Priest and Dominican martyr in China. A Spaniard, Joachim was sent to China with Blessed Peter Sanz and was ordained there. He was strangled to death in a prison after horrible atrocities. STS. SIMON AND JUDE (TADDEO), APOSTLES, Two Saints and two Apostles of Christ, according to tradition both martyrs of the Gospel in Mesopotamia. The Church remembers Saint Simon, known as the “Zealot” and Saint Jude Thaddeus, on the 28th of October.   https://www.vaticannews.va/en/saints/10/28/sts--simon-and-jude--taddeo---apostles.html St. Eadsin, 1050 A.D. Archbishop of Canterbury, England, who crowned King St. Edward the Confessor.

  Prayer for Pope Francis https://www.usccb.org/prayers/prayer-pope-francis O God, shepherd and ruler of all the faithful, look favorably on your servant Francis, whom you have set at the head of your Church as her shepherd; Grant, we pray, that by word and example he may be of service to those over whom he presides so that, together with the flock entrusted to his care, he may come to everlasting life. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

  Pope: May we be a Church on the move, sharing the joy of the Gospel - Vatican News https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2024-10/pope-may-we-be-church-on-the-move-sharing-joy-of-the-gospel.html

  Gospel in Art: Christ healing the blind beggar Bartimaeus https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/50951

SAINTS OCTOBER 27 "There is only one tragedy in this life, not to have been a saint."- Leon Blo Sts. Vincent, Sabina, & Christeta, Roman Catholic martyrs who were executed at Avila, Spain, during the persecutions of Emperor Diocletian (r. 284-305). Feastday Oct 27 St. Abban of Murnevin, fifth century. Abbot and missionary, called Ewin, Evin, Neville, or Nevin. He is listed as a nephew of St. Kevin and is confused with St. Abban of Magh­Armuidhe. Abban is best known for his association with the monastery of Rosmic­Treoin of New Ross.   St. Odhran, 563 A.D. Also Otteran and Oran, an Irish abbot. After serving as abbot of Meath, he journeyed to Scotland with St. Columba to promote the faith and died at Lona. Odhran was the first Irish monk to die at Lona. He may have founded Latteragh Abbey in Tipperary He is considered the principal patron saint of Waterford, Ireland. ST. EVARISTUS, POPE ST. FRUMENTIUS, BISHOP, APOSTLE OF ETHIOPIA  

  Gospel in Art: Looking for fruit on the fig tree https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/50946

 SAINTS OCTOBER 26 "There is only one tragedy in this life, not to have been a saint."- Leon Bloy ST. DEMETRIUS, MARTYR St. Alfred the Great, 899 A.D. King of Wessex, scholar, and renowned Christian monarch. Alfred was born in 849, the fifth son of the Wessex king. During a journey to Rome in 853, he was accepted as a godson by Pope Leo IV. He was a great scholar, translating classics for his people, and early on seemed destined for a career in the Church. Instead, he became king and was forced to spend most of his reign in conflict with the Danes who were then threatening England. His work as a patron of the arts, literature, and especially the Church made him a beloved figure in England.   St. Cuthbert, 758 A.D. Benedictine archbishop of Canterbury. He was a monk at Lyminge, in Kent, England, until about 736, when he was appointed the bishop of Hereford. About 740, he became the archbishop of Canterbury. He is remembered as one of St. Boniface’s correspondents in Engla...

  Hear how Nora Jensen, who grew up in a Wiccan family, found a home in the Catholic Church on the latest Signposts: https://chnetwork.org/signposts/from-wicca-to-christ-nora-jensen

  Marriage explained with the Holy Spirit by Pope Francis - ZENIT - English https://zenit.org/2024/10/23/marriage-explained-with-the-holy-spirit-by-pope-francis/?eti=18410

  The Welsh Martyrs, St Antonio de Sant'Anna Galvao https://www.indcatholicnews.com/saint/308

  Gospel in Art: How is it you do not know how to interpret these times? https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/50939

SAINTS OCTOBER 25 "There is only one tragedy in this life, not to have been a saint."- Leon Bloy STS. CRISPIN AND CRISPINIAN,MARTYRS STS. CHRYSANTHUS AND DARIA, MARTYRS ON THE VIA SALARIA NUOVA St. John Houghton, Roman Catholic Carthusian Monk and Protomartyr of the English Reformation. He refused to swear to the Oath of Supremacy, the first man to make this refusal. Dragged through the streets, he was executed at Tyburn with four companions by being hanged, drawn, and quartered. Parts of his remains were put on display in assorted spots throughout London. St. John Roberts, Roman Catholic Benedictine Priest and English Martyr. With Blessed Thomas Somers, he was hanged, drawn, and quartered at Tyburn. St. Ambrose Edward Barlow, Roman Catholic Benedictine Priest and English Martyr. he was taken from Lancaster Castle, drawn on a hurdle to the place of execution, hanged, dismembered, quartered, and boiled in oil. His head was afterwards exposed on a pike. St. Daria, Roman Catholi...

  Gospel in Art: I have come to bring fire to the earth https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/50931

 SAINTS OCTOBER 24 "There is only one tragedy in this life, not to have been a saint."- Leon Bloy Martyrs of Nagran, a large group of Christian martyrs, possibly as many as 340, who suffered at Nagran, in southwestern Arabia. Abdullah ibn Kaab, also called Aretas, was the leader of the martyrs and the chief of the Beni Harith. He and his companions were slain by Dhu Nowas, or Dunaan, a Jew who commanded heathen Jews and Arabs. A woman and her small children were among the victims. The martyrdom is recorded in the Koran. Feastday October 24 St. Anthony Mary Claret, Roman Catholic Priest. Archbishop and missionary, and was confessor of Isabella II of Spain. He founded the congregation of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, commonly called the Claretians. Feastday October 24

  How to Pray Newly-Canonized Saint Elena Guerra's Chaplet of the Holy Spirit https://www.churchpop.com/how-to-pray-newly-canonized-saint-elena-guerras-chaplet-of-the-holy-spirit/

  Pope at General Audience: Invite Holy Spirit to protect your marriage and children - Vatican News https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2024-10/pope-at-general-audience-23-october-2024.html

SAINTS OCTOBER 23 "There is only one tragedy in this life, not to have been a saint."- Leon Bloy St. John of Capistrano, Roman Catholic Priest and Martyr. In 1456 at age 70 he led a crusade against the invading Ottoman Empire at the siege of Belgrade with the Hungarian military commander John Hunyadi. St. John, at the age of seventy, was commissioned by Pope Callistus III to preach and lead a crusade against the invading Turks. Marching at the head of seventy thousand Christians, he gained victory in the great battle of Belgrade against the Turks in 1456. Three months later he died at Illok, Hungary. His feast day is October 23. He is the patron of jurists. St. Paul Tong Buong, Roman Catholic Vietnamese martyr. A native of Vietnam, he served in the bodyguard of the king. A convert, he was Arrested by Vietnamese authorities for being a Christian, he was tortured, humiliated, and beheaded. ST. SEVERIN BOETHIUS, ROMAN PHILOSOPHER AND MARTYR Bl. Thomas Thwing, 1680 A.D. English ...

  American Elegy https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/american-elegy?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=novashare via @CrisisMag

  Mexico: Jesuits condemn murder of Indigenous priest https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/50907

  Gospel in Art: Be dressed for action and have your lamps lit https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/50914

  St. John Paul II, Pope - Information on the Saint of the Day - Vatican News https://www.vaticannews.va/en/saints/10/22/st--john-paul--ii--pope.html

  SAINTS OCTOBER 22 "There is only one tragedy in this life, not to have been a saint."- Leon Bloy St. Alodia, Roman Catholic Martyr and Confessor. Martyr and confessor, the daughter of a Muslim father and a Christian mother in Huesca, Spain. Alodia and her sister, Nunilo, were caught up in the persecutions conducted by Abdal-Rabman II, the ruler of Cordoba. Alodia and Nunilo dedicated themselves to Christ, despite their father's disapproval, and were arrested. When they refused to deny Christ, they were placed in a brothel and later beheaded.Oct 22 St. Bertharius, Roman Catholic Monk and Martyr. In 883, the monastery was again attacked by Muslims, and Bertharius was killed along with some other monks at the altar of St. Martin on October 22 of that year in the church of Saint Salvator at the foot of the hill. Feastday Oct 22 St. Mary Salome. One of the “Three Marys” who served Christ. She was the mother of St. James the Great and St. John, and was the wife of Zebedee. Ma...

  "Our Lady Will Save the World": The Remarkable History of the Miraculous Power of the Rosary https://www.churchpop.com/our-lady-will-save-the-world-the-remarkable-history-of-the-miraculous-power-of-the-rosary/

  Pope at Canonization Mass: 'Service is the Christian way of life' - Vatican News https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2024-10/pope-canonization-mass-martyrs-damascus-homily-service.html

  'Dilexit nos': Pope to publish encyclical on Sacred Heart of Jesus - Vatican News https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2024-10/dilexit-nos-pope-francis-fourth-encyclical-world-lost-its-heart.html

  Gospel in Art: Tell my brother to give me a share of our inheritance https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/50906

 SAINTS OCTOBER 21 "There is only one tragedy in this life, not to have been a saint."- Leon Bloy Bl. Giuseppe "Pino" Puglis, Roman Catholic Priest. September 15, 1993) was a Roman Catholic priest in the rough Palermo neighbourhood of Brancaccio. He openly challenged the Mafia who controlled the neighbourhood, and was killed by them on his 56th birthday. His life story has been retold in a book, Pino Puglisi, il prete che fece tremare la mafia con un sorriso (2013), and portrayed in a film, In the Sunlight (2005). St. Tuda, 664 A.D. Irish monk and bishop. He succeeded St. Colman as bishop of Lindisfarne, and he was a supporter of the Roman Rite versus the Celtic Church in England. He died after only one year in his see from an outbreak of plague. No other facts are available about him, owing to the destruction of so many records in the sacking of Lindisfarne by the Danes in the ninth century. St. Laura of Saint Catherine of Siena, Roman Catholic Colombian nun. In 1...

  Gospel in Art: I did not come to be served but to serve https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/50898

The Reformation is over : The question is, do the remaining differences make enough of a difference that Evangelicals should continue to separate themselves from full communion with the Catholic Church?

 SAINTS OCTOBER 20 "There is only one tragedy in this life, not to have been a saint."- Leon Bloy St. Caprasius of Agen, Roman Catholic Priest and Martyr. The death of St. Faith prompted Caprasius to declare openly his Christianity. He was joined by his mother, Alberta, his brothers Primus and Felician, and by companions. They were put to death when they refused to deny the faith.Oct 20 Bl. Oleksa Zaryckyj, Roman Catholic Priest and Martyr. Shortly after he was re-interned in concentration camp Dolinka near Karaganda, where he died a martyr of the faith. St. Acca, 742 A.D.  Bishop and scholar, a companion of early English saints and missionaries. Acca was born in Northumbria, England, and was educated in the company of St. Bosa, a Benedictine apostle of great courage. He also met St. Wilfrid, who appointed him the abbot of St. Andrew's Monastery in Hexham, England. Acca joined St. Wilfrid as early as 678 and accompanied him to Rome in 692. When Wilfred died in 709, Acca ...

  Gospel in Art: The Son of Man will declare himself in the presence of the angels https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/50895

  Sts. John de Brébeuf and Isaac Jogues, priests and Companions, Jesuits, Canadian Martyrs - Information on the Saint of the Day - Vatican News https://www.vaticannews.va/en/saints/10/19/sts--john-de-brebeuf-and-isaac-jogues--priests-and-companions--j.html

  A new economy for people and the planet https://www.ncronline.org/node/284726

  SAINTS OCTOBER 19 "There is only one tragedy in this life, not to have been a saint."- Leon Bloy St. Laura, Roman Catholic and Martyr. She was martyred by Muslims who took her captive and scalded her to death by placing her in a vat of boiling lead. She is one of the Martyrs of Córdoba. Feast Day Oct. 19. St. Theofrid, Roman Catholic Priest and Martyr. He was killed by Muslim raiders who had crossed into southern France. Feastday October 19 St. Philip Howard, 1595 A.D. One of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales. Philip was the earl of Arundel and Surrey and, although a Catholic, led a religiously apathetic life until his personal conversion, after which he was a zealous Catholic in the midst of Elizabethan England. Arrested by authorities, he was placed in the Tower of London in 1585 and condemned to death in 1589. The sentence was never carried out, and Philip languished in the Tower until his death at the age of thirty eight. Beatified in 1929, he was included among t...

How many Catholics, priests and seminarians are there in the world? The Catholic Church in its most recent statistics - ZENIT - English : Fides News Agency offers some statistics chosen to give a panorama of the Church in the world.

  St Luke https://www.indcatholicnews.com/saint/301

  Burkina Faso: More than 150 killed in latest wave of terror https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/50878

  Gospel in Art: Feast of Saint Luke, Evangelist https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/50885

  St. Luke, Evangelist, Physician, Patron of Artists - Information on the Saint of the Day - Vatican News https://www.vaticannews.va/en/saints/10/18/st--luke--evangelist--physician---patron-of--artists.html

SAINTS OCTOBER 18  "There is only one tragedy in this life, not to have been a saint."- Leon Bloy ST. LUKE, EVANGELIST, PHYSICIAN, PATRON OF ARTISTS Of the four Evangelists, St Luke is the best at drawing descriptions of individual personalities. He probably owes his reputation as an artist to this characteristic. St. Luke, the writer of the Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles, has been identified with St. Paul's "Luke, the beloved physician.  https://www.vaticannews.va/en/saints/10/18/st--luke--evangelist--physician---patron-of--artists.html St. Justus of Beauvais, Roman Catholic Martyr. Justus was reported to the authorities to be a Christian magician, and soldiers were sent to arrest him. When confronted at Beauvais, Justus, who was nine years old, confessed that he was a Christian, and he was immediately beheaded Feast day is October 18th. St. Gwen, 5th century. Widowed martyr sometimes called Blanche, Wenn, or Candida. She was the daughter of a Chieftain, Brycha...

  Visions of the Sacred Heart of Jesus: 4 Mystical Messages to Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque https://www.churchpop.com/visions-of-the-sacred-heart-of-jesus-4-mystical-messages-to-saint-margaret-mary-alacoque/

  Gospel in Art: Saint Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop & Martyr https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/50876

  St. Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop, Martyr in Rome - Information on the Saint of the Day - Vatican News https://www.vaticannews.va/en/saints/10/17/st--ignatius-of-antioch--bishop--martyr-in-rome.html

SAINTS OCTOBER 17 "There is only one tragedy in this life, not to have been a saint."- Leon Bloy St. Ignatius of Antioch, Roman Catholic Priest and Martyr. He was among the Apostolic Fathers, was the third Bishop of Antioch, and was a student of John the Apostle. En route to Rome, where according to Christian tradition he met his martyrdom by being fed to wild beasts. Feast day is October 17th. https://www.vaticannews.va/en/saints/10/17/st--ignatius-of-antioch--bishop--martyr-in-rome.htm Bls. Marie Magdalen Desjardin and Marie Louise Vanot, Roman Catholic Nuns and Martyrs. Ursuline martyrs of the French Revolution. She was guillotined in Valenciennes with Marie Louise Vanot. In religion, Marie Magdalen was called Marie-Augustine. Marie Louise was called Natalie. Feast day is October 17th. Bl. Jane Louise Barre and Jane Reine Prin, Roman Catholic Nuns. Ursuline martyrs. Known in the religious life as Sisters Cordula and Laurentina respectively, the 3 were guillotined by offici...

  Cardinal Nichols mobilizes Catholics against bill on assisted suicide - Vatican News https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2024-10/cardinal-nichols-mobilizes-catholics-against-assisted-suicide.html

  Pope at Audience: Faith frees us from thinking everything ends here - Vatican News https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2024-10/pope-at-audience-16-october-2024.html

  Gospel in Art: Alas for you Pharisees who like taking the seats of honour https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/50868

 SAINTS OCTOBER 16 "There is only one tragedy in this life, not to have been a saint."- Leon Bloy St. Eliphius, 362 A.D. Irish or Scottish martyr, also called Eloff. He was martyred in Toul, France. His relics were enshrined in Cologne, Germany, in the tenth century.  St. Kiara, 680 A.D. Irish virgin, a disciple of St. Fintan Munnu Kiara, who is also listed as Chier, lived near Nenagh, in Tipperary, Ireland. St. Gerard Majella, Roman Catholic lay brother of the Congregation of the Redeemer. This great saint is invoked as a patron of expectant mothers as a result of a miracle effected through his prayers for a woman in labor. Feast day is October 16th. ST. MARGARET MARY ALACOQUE, APOSTLE OF THE SACRED HEART,  Saint Angela of Foligno Therefore if you want to begin and to receive this divine light, pray. If you have begun to make progress, pray. And if you have reached the summit of perfection, and want to be super-illumined so as to remain in that state, pray. If you want f...

 SAINTS OCTOBER 15 "There is only one tragedy in this life, not to have been a saint."- Leon Bloy St. Callistus, Roman Catholic Layman and Spanish Martyr. Callistus went to France with St. Mercurialis to fight against the Saracens (Muslim Invaders), dying in battle. Feastday Oct 15 St. Teresa of Ávila, also called Saint Teresa of Jesus, Doctor of The Church, Roman Catholic Carmelite nun, writer of the Counter Reformation, and theologian of contemplative life through mental prayer. She was a reformer of the Carmelite Order and is considered to be a founder of the Discalced Carmelites along with John of the Cross. https://www.vaticannews.va/en/saints/10/15/st--theresa-of-jesus--virgin--doctor-of-the-church--discalced-ca.html 

  Last Stage of The Synod on Synodality https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/50854

  Gospel in Art: Feast of Saint Teresa of Avila https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/50860

  St. Theresa of Jesus, Virgin, Doctor of the Church, discalced Carmelite - Information on the Saint of the Day - Vatican News https://www.vaticannews.va/en/saints/10/15/st--theresa-of-jesus--virgin--doctor-of-the-church--discalced-ca.html

  Gospel in Art: Memorial of Saint Callistus https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/50852

  Gospel in Art: It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle... https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/50844

  Gospel in Art: Happy the womb that bore you and the breasts you sucked https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/50838

Saint of the day October 03 "There is only one tragedy in this life, not to have been a saint."- Leon Bloy Sts. Ewald and Ewald, 695 A.D. Martyred Northumbrian brothers, one called “the Fair” and one called “the Dark,” companions of St. Willibrord. From Northumbria, they were educated in Ireland. These priests of the Benedictine Order went with Willibrord to Frisia, Netherlands. They were martyred together at Aplerbeke, near Dortmund, Germany, by local pagans. ST CANDIDA, MARTYR ON THE VIA PORTUENSE Saint Mother Théodore Guérin (1798–1856), designated by the Vatican as Saint Theodora, is the foundress of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, a congregation of Catholic nuns.  

  Pope opens Synod General Assembly with Mass in St Peter’s Square - Vatican News https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2024-10/pope-opens-synod-general-assembly-with-mass-in-st-peter-s-square.html

  Living for Heaven or the World? 6 Powerful P’s To Consider in Your Examination of Conscience https://www.churchpop.com/living-for-heaven-or-the-world-6-powerful-ps-to-consider-in-your-examination-of-conscience/

  Guardian Angels https://www.indcatholicnews.com/saint/385

  Gospel in Art: Memorial of the Holy Guardian Angels https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/50765

 Saint of the day October 02 "There is only one tragedy in this life, not to have been a saint."- Leon Bloy Bl. Louis Shakichi, Roman Catholic Martyr of Japan layman who released Blessed Louis Flores from prison. Louis was burned alive in Nagasaki, and his wife and children were beheaded. Feastday Oct 2 Bl. Francis Chakichi-Four-year-old Roman Catholic Martyr of Japan. He was beheaded in Nagasaki, Japan, with his mother, Blessed Lucy, and his brother Blessed Andrew. His father, Blessed Louis, was burned at the stake. Feastday Oct 2 Bl. Lucy Chakichi Roman Catholic Martyr of Japan, the wife of Blessed Louis Chakichi. She was beheaded with her sons, Andrew and Francis, at Nagasaki, Japan. Feastday Oct 2 St. Leger, was a martyred Burgundian Bishop of Autun, France. St. Thomas of Hereford, 1282 A.D. Bishop of Hereford, also called Thomas Cantilupe. Born at Buckinghamshire, England, circa 1218, he studied at Oxford, Paris, and Orleans. Returning to England, he became chancellor o...

This is the prayer intention that Pope Francis commends to all Catholics - ZENIT - English : In his prayer intention for the month of October, Pope Francis invites us to pray for a “a synodal lifestyle as a sign of co-responsibility" Pope Francis reaffirms that “priests are not the bosses of the laity, but their pastors” and that “Jesus called us, one and others – not one above others, or one on one side and others on another side, but complementing each other.” This is the prayer intention that Pope Francis commends to all Catholics | ZENIT - English

St. Therese of the Child Jesus, Carmelite, Virgin Doctor of the Church, Patron of the Missions - Information on the Saint of the Day - Vatican News https://www.vaticannews.va/en/saints/10/01/st--therese-of-the-child-jesus--carmelite---virgin-doctor-of-the.html St Therese of Lisieux https://www.indcatholicnews.com/saint/285