Tuesday, October 6 · Ordinary Time
Blessed Adalbero of Lambach
The saints and blesseds of the Church, read one life at a time, with the sources in view.
The calendar
Celebrated today
Martyrs of Kyoto
The Martyrs of Kyoto, also known collectively as the "Fifty-two Japanese lay people," were a group of devout…
KyotoSaint
Saint Pardulf
In his youth, Pardulf felt a deep calling to dedicate his life to God and chose to embrace the monastic…
Sardent, FranceSaint
Saint Bruno
He received his education in Paris and later attended the seminary of Rheims, France.
Cologne, GermanyBlessed
Blessed Artaldo of Belley
In 1120, Artaldo joined the Carthusian Order at the Charterhouse of Portes in France.
Sothonod castle, Ain, FranceSaint
Saint Magnus of Orderzo
Born in Venice, Italy, Saint Magnus devoted his life to serving God and spreading the teachings of Jesus…
Venice, ItalySaint
Saint Renato of Sorrento
Renato is known primarily for his important role in the establishment and development of Christianity in the…
SorrentoBlessed
Blessed Isidore of Saint Joseph
He was the oldest of three children born into a deeply religious farming family.
Vrasene, Flanders, BelgiumBlessed
Blessed Juan de Prunera
He dedicated his life to the service of God and the liberation of Christians who were enslaved by Muslims…
Blessed
Blessed Marie Rose Durocher
She was the tenth of eleven children in her family.
Saint Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, CanadaSaint
Saint Francis Trung Von Tran
He was a devout Catholic convert, and in addition to his strong faith, he served as a layman and soldier in…
Phan-xa, VietnamOpen 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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