Sunday, October 11 · Ordinary Time · 28th Sunday of Ordinary Time
Pope Saint John XXIII
The saints and blesseds of the Church, read one life at a time, with the sources in view.
The calendar
Celebrated today
Saint Alexander Sauli
He was a man dedicated to his faith from an early age and would go on to make a significant impact on the…
Milan, ItalySaint
Saint Ethelburgh of Barking
She came from a noble background and was related to the East Anglian royal family.
Stallington, East Anglia (in modern England)Saint
Saint Gummarus
He was the son of the Lord of Emblem, a court official.
Brabant, BelgiumSaint
Saint Bruno the Great
He was the youngest son of Emperor Henry I and Saint Matilda of Saxony.
Saint
Saint Philip the Deacon
Born in Caesarea, Palestine, he is believed to have been an Hellenized Jew.
Caesarea, PalestineSaint
Saint Gaudentius of Gniezno
He was the younger brother of Saint Adalbert of Prague, a renowned missionary and martyr.
Castle Libice near Pardubice, Bohemia (in modern Czech RepublicSaint
Saint Meinards
He was born around 1130 in Segeberg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Segeberg, Schleswig-Holstein, GermanyBlessed
Blessed Dionisio de Santarem
Born in an undisclosed year, Dionisio lived a remarkable life dedicated to piety, humility, and love for God…
Saint
Saint Probus of Side
During this turbulent period of Roman history, Christians were subjected to severe persecution for refusing to…
Side, PamphyliaSaint
Saint Canice
His father was a distinguished royal bard, and his mother's name was Maul.
Glengiven, County Derry, northern IrelandOpen the library
Lives, freshly researched.
Francis of Assisi
From the ambitions of a merchant’s son to a brotherhood shaped by poverty, prayer, and the Gospel.
Clare of Assisi
A founder and writer who defended a community’s freedom to live the Gospel in poverty.
Teresa of Calcutta
A teacher who founded the Missionaries of Charity and brought the needs of abandoned people before the world.
Josephine Bakhita
A Sudanese survivor of slavery who chose religious life and became a witness to freedom, hope, and forgiveness.
Charbel Makhlouf
The Maronite monk of Annaya whose hidden life of prayer became the centre of a worldwide devotion.
Thérèse of Lisieux
A young Carmelite whose little way of trust and daily love grew from family loss, convent life, and a severe trial of faith.
Augustine of Hippo
A North African teacher, convert, and bishop whose searching account of the self became inseparable from the responsibilities and conflicts of his Church.
Thomas Aquinas
A Dominican friar whose teaching joined patient argument, biblical study, and prayer in a sustained search for truth.
Teresa of Ávila
A Carmelite writer and founder who made friendship with Christ the center of a demanding life of prayer, community, and reform.
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The saints and blesseds of this day.
Feast daysThe Roman Calendar, month by month.
Patron saintsBy cause, occupation, place, and need.
By countryThe lands the saints came from.
By religious orderFounders and members of the orders.
By nameA saint who shares your name.
The globeWhere the saints were born, lived, and died.
Saints of AmericaThe saints and blesseds of the United States.
Which saint are you?Seven questions toward a patron.
MiraclesThe works attributed to the saints, and what the Church has said of them.
SymbolsThe iconography and attributes of the saints.
The liturgical yearSeasons, colors, and the shape of the year.
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