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October 30 Celebration of Saints
October 30 Celebration of Saints Saint Alphonsus Rodriguez Jesuit lay brother Saint Alphonsus Rodríguez, S.J., was born on July 25, 1532 in Segovia, Spain. On January 31, 1571, at age 40, he was accepted as a lay brother in the Society of Jesus. Alphonsus...
October 29 Celebration of Saints
October 29 Celebration of Saints Saint Narcissus Narcissus of Jerusalem was a patriarch and the 30th Bishop of Jerusalem born in the year 99 AD. He was known for praying often and encouraging unity and peace among his flock. In 195 AD Nacissus presided over a...
October 28 Celebration of Saints
October 28 Celebration of Saints Saint Jude Thaddeus Saint Jude Thaddeus is well known for the many miracles he has granted for the faithful who pray to him for assistance. He is the patron saint of desperate cases and lost causes, so many times people pray to...
October 27 Celebration of Saints
October 27 Celebration of Saints Saint Frumentius Saint Frumentius, the Apostle of Ethiopia Saint Frumentius, also known as Abuna (Our Father) and Aba Salama, was born early in the fourth century in Tyre, Eastern Roman Empire (now Lebanon). He and his brother...
October 26 Celebration of Saints
October 26 Celebration of Saints Saint Alfred the Great Saint Alfred the Great was an English king who was born sometime between the years 847 and 849. Alfred was the youngest son of King Æthelwulf of Wessex, and he served as king of Wessex from 871 to 886. He...
October 25 Celebration of Saints
October 25 Celebration of Saints Saint Pope Boniface I Pope Boniface I was born in Rome, though his birthdate is not known. He was ordained by Pope Damasus I and rose through the ranks of the Church to become a bishop and a councilor of Pope Innocent. He lived...
October 24 Celebration of Saints
Saint Anthony Mary Claret, public domainOctober 24 Celebration of Saints Saint Anthony Mary Claret Saint Anthony Mary Claret was born on December 23, 1807 in Barcelona, Spain. In 1829, he entered the Diocesan seminary at Vic. He took his vows as a priest on...
October 23 Celebration of Saints
October 23 Celebration of Saints Saint John of Capistrano Franciscan friar and priest Saint John of Capistrano was born on June 24, 1386 in Capestrano, Italy. In 1614, at the age of 28, John was accepted by the Order of Friars Minor at Perugia, Italy. He...
October 22 Celebration of Saints
Pope John Paul II, photo credit: Rob Croes (ANEFO) Wikimedia CommonsOctober 22 Celebration of Saints Saint Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II was born Karol Józef Wojtyła in 1920 in Wadowice, Poland. As a young man he studied at the seminary in Kraków, Wojtyła...
October 21 Celebration of Saints
October 21 Celebration of Saints Saint Nicholas Barré Priest and Friar Saint Nicholas Barré, O.M. was born on October 21, 1621 in Amiens, Kingdom of France. Nicholas received his childhood education from the Jesuits and in 1640 joined the Minims Friars. The...