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September 30, 2004
Feast Days for the Month of October
The month of October contains the feast days of some of the Catholic Church's most beloved saints as well several unique feast days. Below I've list some of the more popular feast days:
October 1 - St. Therese of Lisieux - Carmelite nun, and the "doctor" of the "Little Way" of love, the patron of missionaries, aviators, Russia, Australia, AIDS sufferers, and numerous dioceses.
October 2 - The Guardian Angels
October 4 - St. Francis of Assisi - founder of the Franciscan Order, the patron of animals, merchants, ecology, and numerous dioceses.
October 6 - St. Bruno - the founder of the Carthusian Order, patron of possessed people and Ruthenia.
October 7 - Our Lady of the Rosary
October 15 - St. Teresa of Avila - she was responsible for the reform of the Carmelite Order, she is a Doctor of the Church, patron of Spain, sufferers of headaches, those in religious orders, those who have lost parents.
October 16 - St. Margaret Mary Alacoque - received the revelation of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, patron of victims of polio, devotees of the Sacred Heart
October 18 - St. Luke - one of the four Evangelists, patron of artists, bachelors, bookbinders, brewers, butchers, doctors, glass makers, glassworkers, gold workers, goldsmiths, lacemakers, lace workers, notaries, painters, physicians, sculptors, stained glass workers, and surgeons
October 19 - St. John de Brebeuf, St. Isaac Jogues, and companions - first American marytrs and the patrons of the Americas and Canada.
October 20 - St. Paul of the Cross - founder of the Passionists
October 28 - St. Simon and St. Jude - Apostles, St. Jude is the patron of desperate situations, forgotten causes, hospital workers, hospitals, impossible causes, lost causes, diocese of Saint Petersburg, Florida and St. Simon is the patron of curriers, sawmen, sawyers, tanners
In October the Church also celebrates the Solemn Beginning of Pope John Paul II's pontificate (Oct. 21, 1978). We should all remember to pray for our Holy Father, especially this month.
October 2 is World Rosary Day and October 17 is World Mission Day
 St. Francis of Assisi Statue - 10" |
 St. Therese Statue - 10" |
 Lessons From The Lives Of The Saints |
Posted by HolyFamily at September 30, 2004 12:36 PM
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