Today, October 7, is the memorial of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary. October 7, 1571 was a Sunday when the Christian fleets under John of Austria reached a major naval victory over the Turks in the Straits of Lepanto. Thousands of Christians were freed. The Turkish fleet was destroyed, and they suffered their first …
Today, October 6, is the memorial of Saint Bruno. Founder of the Order of Carthusians (O.Cart.). In 1030, Bruno was born to a principal family in Cologne. He studied in Paris and Rheims, France. He was ordained in 1055 and taught theology. In fact, one of his students became Blessed Pope Urban II. He was …
Today, October 5, is the memorial of Saint Faustina Kowalska. The Apostle of Divine Mercy. Faustina was the third of 10 siblings and managed to attend only three years of schooling. When she was a teenager, she became a housemaid. Initially rejected by religious congregations, she eventually joined the Congregation of the Sisters of Our …
Today, October 4, is the memorial of Saint Francis of Assisi. Francis was the son of a rich cloth merchant, enjoyed a good education, and worked in his father’s business. The downside was, he had a rather wayward youth. He engaged in street fighting and even became a soldier. When he became a prisoner of …
Jesús Emilio was born in Santo Domingo, Colombia, in 1916. His parents were craftsman Alberto and Cecilia Monsalve. He entered seminary at the age of 13 and was ordained a priest in 1940. He joined the Xaverian Missionaries. While pursuing his Ph.D. in Bogotá, he served as a chaplain in a women’s prison, a spiritual …
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Today, October 1, is the feast of Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus and of the Holy Face. Carmelite nun and Doctor of the Church. Patron saint of missionaries. Thérèse was the daughter of St. Louis Martin and St. Marie-Azelie Guérin Martin. She had four sisters, all of whom became nuns. Marie-Azelie died of breast …