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Image: Saint Francis of Assisi in Ecstasy | Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio | photo by carulmare | flickr Saint Francis of Assisi Saint of the Day for October 4 (September 26, 1182 – […]

Image: Saint Faustyna and Jesus, I Trust in You sculpture | Piotrków Trybunalski Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska Saint of the Day for October 5 (August 25, 1905 – October 5, 1938) Click to […]

Image: Saint Bruno | Girolamo Marchesi Saint Bruno Saint of the Day for October 6 (c. 1030 – October 6, 1101) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Bruno’s Story This saint has […]

Image: Our Lady of the Rosary | St. Nicholas Church, Osgood, Ohio Our Lady of the Rosary Saint of the Day for October 7 Click to hear audio clip ► The […]

Image: Body of Saint John Leonardi | Santa Maria in Portico in Campitelli, Rome Saint John Leonardi Saint of the Day for October 8 (1541 – October 9,1609) Click to hear audio […]

Image: Detail | Louis XII of France Kneeling in Prayer | Jean Bourdichon Saint Denis and Companions Saint of the Day for October 9 (d. 258?) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint […]

Image: Carlos V receives a visit from Saint Francis Borgia in Yuste | Joaquín María Herrer y Rodríguez Saint Francis Borgia Saint of the Day for October 10 (October 28, 1510 – September 30, 1572) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Francis Borgia’s Story Today’s saint grew up in an important family in 16th-century Spain, serving […]

Image: Pope John XXIII begins the Mass | Saint Peter’s Basilica, October 11, 1959 | photo by Medici con l’Africa Cuamm Saint John XXIII Saint of the Day for October 11 (November 25, 1881 – June 3, 1963) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint John XXIII’s Story Although few people had as great an impact on […]

Image: Shrine of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, St Magn Basilica, Füssen, Germany | photo by Myke Rosenthal Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos Saint of the Day for October 12 (January 11, 1819 – October 4, 1867) Click to hear audio clip ►   Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos’ Story Zeal as a preacher and a confessor led Father […]

Image: Blessed Marie Rose Durocher | Achona, The Online Newspaper of Academy of the Holy Names, Tampa | photo by Keri Kelly/Achona Online Blessed Marie-Rose Durocher Saint of the Day for October 13 (October 6, 1811 –  October 6, 1849) Click to hear audio clip ► Blessed Marie-Rose Durocher’s Story Canada was one diocese from coast to […]