feasts
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Feast of Saint Callistus I, Pope and Martyr
Date: October, 14 Saint Callistus (also spelled Callixtus) is known to us primarily through his detractors, both of whom are… Read More
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Feast of Saint Edward the Confessor
Date: October, 13 Edward the Confessor, (1003 – 1066) the son of King Ethelred III and his Norman wife, Emma,… Read More
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Feast of Saint Carlo Acutis
Date: October, 12 Quote:~All people are born as originals, but many die as photocopies. ~If we stand before the sun,… Read More
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Feast of Saint John XXIII, Pope
Date: October, 11 Quote:Since the Lord chose me, unworthy as I am, for this great service, I feel I have… Read More
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Feast of Saint Francis Borgia
Date: October, 10 St. Francis Borgia, a bright example of virtue, both for ecclesiastics and laymen, was born in 1510,… Read More
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Feast of Saint John Leonardi
Date: October, 9 The early sixteenth century saw the beginning of the Protestant Reformation, which resulted in religious and political… Read More
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Feast of Saints Pelagia: Pelagia the Virgin Martyr of Antioch and Pelagia the Penitent
Date: October, 8 Today, October 8, the Church marks the feast day of two Saint Pelagias: Pelagia the Virgin Martyr… Read More
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Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary
Date: October, 7 In the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, the Albigensian heresy was flourishing in southern France. The Albigensians were… Read More
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Feast of Saint Bruno
Date: October, 6 Saint Bruno is believed to have been born into the wealthy and influential Hardebüst family in the… Read More
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Feast of Saint Faustina Kowalska
Date: October, 5 Helen Kowalska was born the third of ten children in the village of Glogowiec, Poland, which was… Read More