Saints & Heroes
October 25: Being very popular in Brescia, Gaudentius went on pilgrimage to Jerusalem hoping to be forgotten. But upon returning, he was appointed Bishop.
October 26: Saint Cedd, Priest and eventually Bishop, was said to be a man unafraid to confront the powerful. He was said to be proficient in five languages.
October 27: Saint Frumentius, the first Bishop in Ethiopia, was consecrated by St. Athanasius himself. He began the gradual conversion of Ethiopia to Christianity.
October 28: Saint Simon, surnamed the Zealot, and Saint Jude Thaddeus, were two of the Twelve Apostles. After preaching in Egypt, both suffered martyrdom in Syria.
October 29: Saint Narcissus, Bishop of Jerusalem, suffered much from the slander of evil tongues, in spite of his virtues and the miracles attributed to him.
October 30: Saint Alphonsus developed a deep intimacy with God, though he had periods of painful aridity. Every minute that he was not working was dedicated to prayer.
October 31: Saint Wolfgang, although having been appointed a Bishop, continued the austerities of his monastic life.
Our Lord Jesus Christ, Saints & Heroes
October 16: Margaret Mary was born in the small Burgundian town of L’Hautecour in France, the fifth of seven children.
September 26: Saints Cosmas and Damian dedicated their lives to God and offered medical services for free – a charitable act that was often the cause of conversions to the Faith
Our Blessed Mother Mary, Educational, Our Catholic Faith
On September, 11, 1683, Turkish Muslims were at the brink of destroying the Church. The next day, September, 12 1963, the Church was saved under the banner of Mary Most Holy.
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