A timely question, as pets and animals are blessed on Oct. 4, the feast of St. Francis of Assisi. The answer is: We really don't know.
Saint Mother Theodore Guerin (feast day: Oct. 3) was an immigrant to the United States who founded schools, orphanages, and a convent in Indiana. But this great and pious nun also suffered betrayals, misunderstandings, and great hardships — even imprisonment and excommunication for a time!
The more we invite our Guardian Angels (feast day: Oct. 2) to act in our lives, the more freedom they have to maneuver.
One of the most highly recognizable saints of the modern age, St. Thérèse of Lisieux (feast day: Oct. 1), died at 24 yet is a Doctor of the Church, sharing the designation with only four other women in Church history: Sts. Hildegard of Bingen, Catherine of Siena, and Teresa of Avila.
"While the dancing of the sun in the sky over Fatima on Oct. 13, 1917, is certainly a great miracle," says Br. Alexander Pumphrey, MIC, "I think God performed an even greater miracle that day: namely, that so many people had come to Fatima to see Our Lady."
The Rosary is more than a collection of Our Fathers, Hail Marys, and Glory Bes. It is an appeal to God through the arms of Mary. It is as if the Blessed Mother is holding our hands, fingering the beads along with us. We ask her to pray for us, knowing that we can be confident of her intercession for us all.
By Maria V. Gallagher
The Rosary is more than a collection of Our Fathers, Hail Marys, and Glory Bes. It is an appeal to God through the arms of Mary. It is as if the Blessed Mother is holding our hands, fingering the beads along with us. We ask her to pray for us, knowing that we can be confident of her intercession for us all.
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By Maria V. Gallagher
On his feast day (Sept. 30), may we remember the instruction of St. Jerome, Doctor of the Church, to “Read the divine Scriptures constantly; never let the sacred volume fall from your hand.”
We celebrate the Archangels on Sept. 29. Call on St. Michael for protection, St. Raphael for healing, and St. Gabriel for help spreading the Good News of Jesus Christ, the Divine Mercy, to every heart.
May we follow the example of St. Vincent de Paul (feast day: Sept. 27) in turning our eyes back to the Divine Mercy of Jesus, trusting that He will pave our way to sanctity and triumph.
The Canadian Martyrs, also known as the North American Martyrs (feast day Sept. 26), are a group of 17th century Jesuit priests and volunteer missionaries martyred for proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ in modern-day New York State and Canada.
After the heartbreaking losses of her husband and children, Blessed Émilie Tavernier Gamelin (feast day: Sept. 24), remained faithful to Christ and went on to become the foundress of the Sisters of Providence, dedicated to serving the poor in Quebec, Canada.
