Month: October 2025

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Feasts of Our Lady and Memorials of the Saints – 12 October

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Nuestra Señora del Pilar / Our Lady of the Pillar (Imus, Philippines) (c 40) – 12 October:
Both of these Marian Feasts here:
https://anastpaul.com/2020/10/12/feast-of-our-lady-aparecida-our-lady-of-the-pillar-and-memorials-of-the-saints-12-october-2/

Virgen de Zapopan / Our Lady of Zapopan, Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico, (1541) – 18 January, 12 October:
HERE:
https://anastpaul.com/2021/10/12/feasts-of-our-lady-and-memorials-of-the-saints-12-october/

Nossa Senhora Aparecida / Our Lady Aparecida, Aparecida, Sao Paulo, Brazil (1717) – 12 October: Also known as – Our Lady Who Appeared:

St Amelius of Mortara
St Amicus of Mortara
St Cyprian
St Domnina of Anazarbus
St Edisto
St Edistius of Ravenna

St Edwin of Northumbria (586-616) King and Martyr.
About St Edwin:
https://anastpaul.com/2017/10/12/saint-of-the-day-12-october-st-edwin-of-northumbria-586-616/

St Eustachius The Syrian Priest and Confessor
St Evagrius the Martyr
St Felix
St Herlindis
St Juan Osiense
St Maximilian (Died c284) Bishop Martyr of Celeia, Slovenia
St Meinards

St Monas (Died c249) Bishop, the 15th Bishop of Milan, who occupied the Seat for 59 years.
The Roman Martyrology reads: “At Milan, St Monas, Bishop. He was chosen as head of that Church because a miraculous light from Heaven surrounded him whilst they were deliberating on the choice of a Bishop.”
A True Shepherd:
https://anastpaul.com/2023/10/12/saint-of-the-day-12-october-saint-monas-of-milan-died-c249-bishop-of-the-celestrial-election/

Saint Opilio (Died first half of the 5th Century) Deacon of Piacenza, Italy. Opilio was a great example ,especially for his piety, his spirit of austere penance and his lively charity towards his neighbour. Tradition has it that he shared with the poor the food his mother sent him through Sr Gelasius, his brother.
His Life of Service:
https://anastpaul.com/2022/10/12/saint-of-the-day-12-october-saint-opilio-of-piacenza-died-mid-5th-century-deacon/

St Pantalus of Basle
St Priscian the Martyr
St Relindis

St Rodobaldo II Cipolla (Died 1254) Bishop of Pavia. St Roboaldo II is remembered as a zealous shepherd and for his intense charitable activity.
The Devoted St Rodobaldo:
https://anastpaul.com/2020/10/12/saint-of-the-day-12-october-saint-rodobaldo-ii-cipolla-of-pavia-died-1254/

St Salvinus of Verona

St Serafino OFM Cap (1540-1604) Confessor, Franciscan Capuchin Lay Friar, gifted with the Charism of prophecy, Mystic, Apostle of the poor, Spiritual Advisor, devoted to the Blessed Sacrament, the Holy Rosary and to the Blessed Virgin Mary, Miracle-worker.
The Roman Martyrology states: “At Ascoli, St Seraphinus, Confessor, of the Order of Minorite Capuchins, distinguished by holiness of life and humility. He was enrolled among the Saints by the Sovereign Pontiff Clement XIII.”
Holy St Serafino:
https://anastpaul.com/2021/10/12/saint-of-the-day-12-october-st-serafino-of-montegranaro-ofm-cap-1540-1604/

St Wilfrid (c 633-709) Bishop of York in England, Abbot, Founder of Monasteries and Churches. Patronages – Diocese of Middlesbrough, Ripon “A quick walker, expert at all good works, with never a sour face” – such was the great St Wilfrid, whose glory it was to secure the happy links which bound England to Rome.”
His Zealous Life:
https://anastpaul.com/2018/10/12/saint-of-the-day-12-october-st-wilfrid-c-633-709/

Martyrs of Arian North Africa: Commemoration of the 4,996 Martyrs who died in the persecutions of the Vandals in Africa mandated by the Arian King Huneric. The persecuted Christians include Bishops, Priests, Deacons and thousands of the lay faithful. They died in 483 at various locations in North Africa. (Would we follow Christ and stand true to the Faith today?)

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Thought for the Day – 11 October – Mary, the Mother of God, on the Feast of the Maternity of Our Lady

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Thought for the Day – 11 October – Meditations with Antonio Cardinal Bacci (1881-1971)

Mary, the Mother of God

“Most Holy Mary, not only were you raised to the dignity of Mother of God but, you carried out His holy Will, heroically on all occasions.
Obtain for me, from your divine Son, Jesus, the grace to co-operate always and at all costs, with His designs for me, both in life and in death, amen.”

Antonio Cardinal Bacci

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Quote/s of the Day – 11 October – The Feast of the Divine Maternity

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Quote/s of the Day – 11 October – The Feast of the Divine Maternity

“Gracious Lady,
thou art a Mother and Virgin,
thou art the Mother
of the body and soul
of our Head and Redeemer,
thou art too, truly Mother
of all the members of Christ’s Mystical Body.
For through thy love,
thou hast co-operated
in the begetting of the faithful in the Church.
Unique among women,
thou art Mother and Virgin,
Mother of Christ and Virgin of Christ.
Thou art the beauty and charm of earth, O Virgin.
Thou art, forever, the image of the holy Church.
Through a woman came death,
through a woman came Life,
yes, through thee, O Mother of God.“

St Augustine (354-430)
Father and Doctor of Grace

“You have guarded the integrity
of the temple [of your body];
you have kept your tabernacle free from all sin,
so that the Father becomes your guest,
the Holy Ghost overshadows you
and the Only-begotten Son Incarnate
is born of you.”

St Hesychius of Jerusalem (Died c450)
Priest, Exegete, Father

“May the Blessed Virgin,
unique in her merits,
stand in the presence of her Creator
interceding always in our favour.
She will be radiant in the fullness of glory,
she who brought forth,
from her virginal womb,
the King of glory.”

St Amadeus of Lausanne (1108-1159) 

“The prayers of Mary,
have the force of command with Jesus Christ.
Hence, it is impossible for the Son
not to grant a grace
for which the Mother asks.”

St Antoninus (1389-1459)

O Mary, Mother of God
By St Ephrem (306-373)
Father and Doctor of the Church

O Virgin most pure, wholly unspotted,
O Mary, Mother of God,
Queen of the universe,
thou art above all the saints,
the hope of the elect
and the joy of all the blessed.
It is thou who hast reconciled us with God;
thou art the only refuge of sinners
and the safe harbour of those
who are shipwrecked;
thou art the consolation of the world,
the ransom of captives,
the health of the weak,
the joy of the afflicted
and the salvation of all.
We have recourse to thee
and we beseech thee
to have pity on us.
Amen.

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One Minute Reflection – 11 October – The Feast of the Divine Maternity – ‘ … This most prudent woman … ‘ St Bede

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One Minute Reflection – 11 October – “The Month of The Most Holy Rosary and The Holy Angels” – The Feast of the Divine Maternity –Ecclesiasticus Sirach 24:23-31 – Luke 2:43-51 –

“He went down with them and came to Nazareth and was obedient to them and His mother kept all these things in her heart.” – Luke 2:51

REFLECTION – “Consider the most prudent woman Mary, Mother of true Wisdom, as the pupil of her Son. For she learned from Him, not as from a child or man but, as from God. Yes, she dwelt in meditation on His words and actions. Nothing of what was said or done by Him, fell idly on her mind. As before, when she conceived the Word itself, in her womb, so now, does she hold within her, His ways and words, cherishing them, as it were, in her heart. That which she now beholds in the present, she waits to have revealed with greater clarity, in the future. This practice she followed as a rule and law through all her life.” – St Bede the Venerable (673-735) Father and Doctor of the Church (Exposition of the Gospel of Luke).

PRAYER – O God, Who, by the message of an Angel, willed to take flesh in the womb of the Blessed Virgin Mary, grant that we, Thy suppliants, who believe her to be truly the Mother of God, maybe assisted by her intercession with Thee.Through the same Jesus Christ, Thy Son our Lord, Who lives and reigns with Thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen (Collect).

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Our Morning Offering – 11 October – The God Whom Earth and Sea and Sky

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Our Morning Offering – 11 October – “The Month of The Most Holy Rosary and The Holy Angels” – The Feast of the Divine Maternity

The God Whom Earth and Sea and Sky
(For Mary, The Mother of God
For the Annunciation, Advent and Christmas)
By St Venantius Fortunatus (c 530 – c 609)

The God whom earth and sea and sky
Adore and praise and magnify,
Whose might they claim, whose love they tell,
In Mary’s body comes to dwell.

O Mother blest! the chosen shrine
Wherein the Architect Divine,
Whose Hand contains the earth and sky,
Has come in human form to lie.

Blest in the message Gabriel brought,
Blest in the work the Spirit wrought,
Most blest, to bring to human birth
The long desired of all the earth.

O Lord, the Virgin-born, to You
Eternal praise and laud are due,
Whom with the Father we adore
And Spirit blest for evermore.

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Saint of the Day – 11 October – Saint Firminus (c480-568) Bishop and Confessor

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Saint of the Day – 11 October – Saint Firminus (c480-568) Bishop and Confessor of Uzes, Narbonne, France. Born in Narbonne, France and died
Also known as – Fermin.

The Roman Martyrology reads today: “At Uzes, Narbonne, France, St Firminus, Bishop and Confessor.”

Firminus was born to the Senator and aristocrat Tonance Ferréol II and his wife Industria.

Firminus was well-educated by his Uncle, Roricius (Ruricius or Rorice), who was a patrician. His Uncle served as the 3rd Bishop of Uzès from 533 to 538. Firminus thereafter succeeded his Uncle as the Bishop of Uzès.

Firminus signed the Decrees of the 4th and 5th Councils of Orléans in 541 and 549, respectively. In 551, he assisted at the 2nd Council of Paris.

At the time, the Bishop of Uzès fell under the authority of the Archdiocese of Arles, for our Saint a great blessing as he was a spiritual student of the learned and most veneragble Saint Cæsarius of Arles.

Firminus died 15 years after he becamethe Bbishop, in 553 thus taking us to 568 as the date of his death.

Saint Firminus is locally venerated as Saint Firmin and his Relics are located in the Uzès Cathedral.

St Firminus in Uzès Cathedral.
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The Feast of the Divine Maternity and Memorials of the Saints for 11 October

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The Feast of the Divine Maternity – Second Sunday in October or 11 October:
The object of this Feast is to commemorate the dignity of the Mary as Mother of God. Mary is truly the Mother of Christ, who in One Person unites the Human and Divine Nature. This title was solemnly ratified by the Council of Ephesus on 22 June 431. It was first granted to Portugal, Brazil and Algeria in 1751; it is now of almost universal observance. Under this title Poland celebrates the Feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Poland.
At present the Feast is not found in the Universal Calendar of the Church but nearly all Diocesan calendars have adopted it.
Patronage – Trinitarian.
HERE:
https://anastpaul.com/2022/10/11/feast-of-the-divine-maternity-and-memorials-of-the-saints-11-october/

St Agilbert of Paris

St Alexander Sauli CRSP (1534-1592) Bishop, Confessor, “The Apostle of Corsica,” Clerk Regular of the Congregation of Saint Paul (The Barnabites) – St Alexander is referred to as “The Second Founder,” Missionary, Writer, Teacher of philosophy and theology at the University of Pavia, Reformer, Evangeliser, Superior-General of the Barnabites in 1565. In addition, St Alexander Sauli was both friend, advisor and spiritual comfort to St Charles Borromeo, who held him in very high esteem.
His Amazing Saintly Life:
https://anastpaul.com/2020/10/11/saint-of-the-day-11-october-saint-alexander-sauli-crsp-1534-1592/

St Anastasius V
St Anastasius the Apocrisarius
St Andronicus of Ephesus
St Andronicus the Soldier
St Ansilio
St Canice
St Digna of Sicily
St Dionisio de Santarem
St Emilian of Rennes

St Ethelburga (Died c782) Virgin, the 1st Abbess of the of the double Monastery at Barking, in Essec England,
founded by her brother, Miracle-worker.
Her Venerable Life:
https://anastpaul.com/2023/10/11/saint-of-the-day-11-october-saint-ethelburga-of-barking-died-c782-virgin-abbess/

St Eufridus
St Firminus (c480-568) Bishop and Confessor of Uzes, Narbonne, France.
St Germanus of Besancon
St Gratus of Oloron
St Guiadenzio of Gniezno

St Gummarus (717-774) Confessor, Married Lay Hermit, Soldier, Courtier.
Holy St Gummerus:
https://anastpaul.com/2021/10/11/saint-of-the-day-11-october-saint-gummarus-717-774/

Blessed James Grissinger OP (c1407-1491) Lay brother of the Order of Preachers, Artist of Religious imagery.
His Blessed Life:
https://anastpaul.com/2022/10/11/saint-of-the-day-11-october-blessed-james-grissinger-op-c-1407-1491-the-innocent-lay-brother/

St Juliana of Pavilly
St Nectarius of Constantinople
St Philip the Deacon
St Philonilla
St Placidia
St Probus of Side
St Santino of Verdun
St Sarmata
St Taracus of Cladiopolis
St Zenaides

Martyrs of Vilcassin – 4 Saints: Four Christians who were Martyred together. We know little more than the names – Nicasius, Pienza, Quirinus and Scubicolus. Their martyrdom occurred in Vexin Lugdunense territory of Gaul (modern Vilcassin, France), date unknown.

Martyrs of Sicily: A group of eight Christians who were Martyred together. We know little more than the names – • Ampodus, • Anastasius, • Faustus, • Januarius, • Jovinian, • Marcellus, • Martialis and • Placidus. They died in Sicily, Italy,

Martyrs of Vilcassin: Four Christians who were Martyred together. We know little more than the names – Nicasius, Pienza, Quirinus and Scubicolus. They died in the Vexin Lugdunense territory of Gaul (modern Vilcassin, France).

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Thought for the Day – 10 October – The Third Sorrowful Mystery – The Crowning with Thorns

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Thought for the Day – 10 October – Meditations with Antonio Cardinal Bacci (1881-1971)

“Month of the Holy Rosary”
The Third Sorrowful Mystery
The Crowning with Thorns

“This new torture was a diabolical invention decreed by no law or authority.
Purely for their own savage entertainment, the soldiers procured a bundle of thorned reeds, which they wound into the shape of a crown and pressed into Jesus’ head.

Mary knew what was going on.
She was there with the holy women when Pilate brought her bloodstained Son before the people and, their blasphemous yells pierced her tender heart.
Her mother’s heart felt the sharp thorns too but, she accepted this affliction with resignation, silently protesting against the insults of the crowd by acts of adoration and of love.
We should behave in this way also.
We should participate in the passion of Jesus, by offering our own sufferings and we should make acts of love and of self-surrender, in reparation for these acts of blasphemy!”

Antonio Cardinal Bacci

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Quote/s of the Day – 10 October – St Francis Borgia

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Quote/s of the Day – 10 October – St Francis Borgia SJ (1510-1572) Confessor

“We must make our way towards eternity,
never regarding what men think of us,
or of our actions,
studying only to please God.”

“I have great doubts about the salvation of those
who do not have special devotion to Mary.”

MORE:
https://anastpaul.com/2023/10/10/quote-s-of-the-day-10-october-st-francis-borgia-2/

St Francis Borgia (1510-1572

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One Minute Reflection – 10 October – ‘ … He weighs the heart and not the substance …’

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One Minute Reflection – 10 October – “The Month of The Most Holy Rosary and The Holy Angels” – St Francis Borgia SJ (1510-1572) Confessor, Priest of the Society of Jesus, – Ecclesiasticus 45:1-6 – Matthew 19:27-29 – Scripture search here: https://www.drbo.org/

“And everyone who has left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for My Name’s sake, shall receive a hundredfold and shall possess life everlasting.” – Matthew 19:29

REFLECTION – “No-one should say to himself, even when he regards others who have left a great deal behind: “I want to imitate those who despise this world but I have nothing to leave behind.” You leave a great deal behind, my friends, if you renounce your desires. Our external possessions, no matter how small, are enough for the Lord, He weighs the heart and not the substance and does not measure the amount we sacrifice for Him but the effort with which we bring it…. The Kingdom of God has no assessment value put on it but it is worth everything you have… To Peter and Andrew it was worth the nets and boat they gave up; to the widow it was worth two small coins (Lk 21:2); to another person it was worth a cup of cold water (Mt 10:42). The Kingdom of God, as I said, is worth everything you have. Think about it, my friends, what has less value when you purchase it, what is more precious when you possess it?

But perhaps a cup of cold water offered to someone who needs it, is not enough, even then the Word of God gives us assurance…: “Peace on earth to men of goodwill!” (Lk 2:4). In the sight of God, no hand is ever empty of a gift, if the deep places of the heart are filled with goodwill… Although I have no gifts to offer outwardly, yet I find within myself something to place on the Altar of Thou praise… Thou art better pleased with an offering of our heart! (cf. Ps 55:13).” – St Gregory the Great (540-604) Pope, Father and Doctor of the Church (Sermons on the Gospel no 5).

PRAYER – O Lord Jesus Christ, model of true humility and its reward, we beseech Thee, that as Thou made blessed Francis one of Thy glorious imitators, by his contempt for earthly honours, grant us to follow his example and to share in his glory.Through the same Jesus Christ, Thy Son our Lord, Who lives and reigns with Thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen (Collect).

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Our Morning Offering – 10 OctoberAct of Consecration and Reparationto the Sacred HeartBy Pope Leo XIII

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Our Morning Offering – 10 October – Friday Devotion: The Passion – This day should always be a day of repentance and a day in which we recall Christ’s complete self-sacrifice to save us from our sins.

Act of Consecration and Reparation
to the Sacred Heart
By Pope Leo XIII (1810-1903)

Most sweet Jesus,
Redeemer of the human race,
look down upon us
humbly prostrate before Thine Altar.
We are Thine and Thine we wish to be
but, to be more surely united with Thee,
behold each one of us,
freely consecrates himself today
to Thy Most Sacred Heart.
Many indeed have never known Thee,
many too, despising Thy precepts,
have rejected Thee.
Have mercy on them all, most merciful Jesus
and draw them to Thine Sacred Heart.
Be Thou King, O Lord,
not only of the faithful,
who have never forsaken Thee
but also of the prodigal children,
who have abandoned Thee,
grant that they, may quickly return
to Thy Father’s House
lest they die of wretchedness and hunger.
Be Thou King of those
who are deceived by erroneous opinions,
or whom discord keeps aloof
and call them back
to the harbour of truth
and unity of faith,
so that there may be
but one flock and one Shepherd.
Be Thou, King of all those.
who are still involved
in the darkness of idolatry or of Islamism
and refuse not, to draw them
into the Light and Kingdom of God.
Turn Thine Eyes of Mercy
towards the children of the race,
once Thy chosen people –
of old they called down upon themselves
the Blood of the Saviour;
may it now descend upon them,
a laver of redemption and of life.
Grant, O Lord, to Thy Church,
assurance of freedom
and immunity from harm;
give peace and order to all nations
and make the earth resound
from pole to pole, with one cry:
“Praise be to the Divine Heart
which wrought our salvation;
to It be glory and honour forever!”
Amen

The above prayer, composed by Pope Leo XIII was included in the 1899 Encyclical, Annum Sacrum, issued by Leo XIII as he Consecrated the entire world to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
The Consecration was influenced by two letters written to the Holy Father by Blessed Sister Mary of the Divine Heart, who stated that in visions of Jesus Christ, she had been told to request the Consecration.

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Saint of the Day – 10 October – St Cerbonius (c493-575) Bishop and Confessor

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Saint of the Day – 10 October – St Cerbonius (c493-575) Bishop and Confessor of Populonia, Miracle-worker. He was the Bishop during the Barbarian invasions. St Pope Gregory I the Great, praises him in Book XI of his Dialogues. Born in c493 in North Africa and died in 575 in Elba, Italy. Patronages – of Baratti, Piombino, Massa Marittima, the Diocese of Massa Marittima-Piombino, the Diocese of Piombino. Also known as – Cerbonius of Piombino, … of Populonia, Cerbonius of Massa Marittima, Cerbo…Cerbone…Cerbonio…

The Roman Martyrology reads today: “At Piombino in Tiscany, St Cerbonius, Bishop and Confessor, who, as St Gregory relates, was renowned for miracles, both during life and after death.”

Stained glass – Saint Cerbonius of Populonia

Cerboneius was born in North Africa to a Christian family. When he became a Priest, to escape the persecution of Christians by the Vandals, he fled to Italy. The ship landed on the Maremma coast, in Tuscany, in the Gulf of Baratti.

In Populonia, Cerbonius was proclaimed as the Bishop. The locals were unhappy with him because he had the habit of saying Mass at dawn—too early for those who lived in the countryside far from Town. Their complaints reached the Pope.

Two Clerics were sent to Populonia to accompany the Bishop to the Pontiff. During the journey, Cerbonius performed miracles – the companions were thirsty and exhausted from the journey and Cerbonius approached two doe, who tamely let themselves be milked for good milk. When the bBshop then encountered a flock of geese, he invited them to follow him to Rome. And so it happened. The geese, docile and obedient, follow Cerbonius and only took flight when he arrives before the Pope.

Saint Cerbonius of Populonia – Raffaello Vanni

The Pope, for his part, wishes to personally attend Cerboniud’ famous Dawn Mass. The Pontiff thus realises that he was in the company of a Saint. Indeed, during the Mass, a sublime melody was heard emanating from a Choir of Angels. From that day on, Cerbonois was happily supported by the people in celebrating his Dawn Mass.

Upon their return to Maremma, the battle between the Goths and the Byzantines rages. Cerbonius was imprisoned by the cruel Gothic King, Totila, accused of having favoured the enemy. The punishment must demonstrate an example – to be torn to pieces by a ferocious bear but the beast, instead of attacking Cerboneius, crouches beside him like a lamb, licking his feet. The King was astonished and decides to release the prisoner.

Saint Cerbonius of Populonia – Raffaello Vanni

During the Lombard invasion, Cerbonius escapes to the Island of Elba, defended by the Byzantines. There the Bishop lived a Hermit’s life and, when in 575, he felt his death approaching, he asked to be buried on dry land.

Thanks to a miraculous storm which kept the Lombards at bay, the ship carried the Bishop’s body to the Town of Baratti (Piombino), where he was buried in a small Church. In this spot, the famous San Cerbonius Spring still flows today, giving rise to the saying: “He who does not drink at San Cerbonius is a thief or a scoundrel.” Today, San Cerbonius rests in the Cathedral of Massa Marittima (Grosseto).

Sarcofago San Cerbone Duomo di Massa
St Cerbonius Statue in the Cathedral in Massa Marittima
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La Naval de Manila / Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary , Philippines (1593), St Francis Borgia and the Saints for 10 October

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La Naval de Manila / Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary , Quezon City, Philippines (1593) – Second Sunday of October:
Also known as Nuestra Señora del Santísimo Rosario / The Grand Lady of the Philippines.
HERE:
https://anastpaul.com/2021/10/10/twentieth-sunday-after-pentecost-la-naval-de-manila-the-grand-lady-of-the-philippines-1593-and-memorials-of-the-saints-10-october/

St Francis Borgia SJ (1510-1572) Confessor, Priest of the Society of Jesus, Advisor, Missionary, Evangelist, Administrator par excelleance. Francisco de Borja y Aragon was the 4th Duke of Gandía, was a Grandee of Spain, a Spanish Jesuit and third Superior General of the Society of Jesus
Biography:
https://anastpaul.wordpress.com/2017/10/10/saint-of-the-day-10-october-st-francis-borgia-s-j-1510-1572/
AND The Childhood and Youth of St Francis Borgia SJ (1510-1572) Confessor and a note on Monthly Patrons:
https://anastpaul.com/2022/10/10/saint-of-the-day-10-october-the-childhood-and-youth-of-st-francis-borgia-sj-1510-1572-confessor-and-a-note-on-monthly-patrons/ patrons/
AND:
We continue – ST FRANCIS at COURT and his MARRIAGE until the DEATH of the EMPRESS – his “DAMASCUS MOMENT”:
https://anastpaul.com/2023/10/10/saint-of-the-day-10-october-st-francis-borgia-sj-1510-1572-confessor/

St Aldericus
St Cassius
St Cerbonius (c493-575) Bishop and Confessor of Populonia in Tuscany, Italy
St Cerbonius of Verona
St Clarus of Nantes
Bl Demestrius of Albania
Bl Edward Detkens
St Eulampia
St Eulampius
St Florentius the Martyr
St Fulk of Fontenelle
St Gereon
St Gundisalvus
Bl Hugh of Macon

St John of Bridlington OSA (1319-1379) Priest, Prior of the Monastery of the Canons Regular of St Augustine.
His Life and Legacy:
https://anastpaul.com/2021/10/10/saint-of-the-day-10-october-saint-john-of-bridlington-osa-1319-1379/

St Maharsapor the Persian
St Malo the Martyr
St Patrician
St Paulinus of Capua

St Paulinus of York (c584-644) First Bishop of York, Missionary – Paulinus was a member of the Gregorian mission sent in 601 by Pope Gregory I.
His Holy and Zealous Life:
https://anastpaul.com/2020/10/10/saint-of-the-day-10-october-st-paulinus-of-york-c-584-644/

Bl Pedro de Alcantara de Forton de Cascajares
St Pinytus of Crete
Bl Pontius de Barellis
St Tanca
St Teodechilde
St Victor of Xanten

Martyrs of Ceuta – 7 Beati: A group of seven Franciscan Friars Minor missionaries to Muslims in the Ceuta area of modern Morocco. Initially treated as madmen, within three weeks they were ordered to convert to Islam and when they would not they were first abused in the streets, then arrested, tortured and executed.
Angelo, Daniele di Calabria, Donnolo, Hugolinus, Leone, Nicola, Samuele.
They were beheaded in 1227 in Mauritania Tingitana (Ceuta, Morocco). Local Christians secreted the bodies away and gave them proper burial in Ceuta. They were Beatified in 1516 by Pope Leo X.

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Thought for the Day – 9 October – The Second Sorrowful Mystery, The Scourging

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Thought for the Day – 9 October – Meditations with Antonio Cardinal Bacci (1881-1971)

“Month of the Holy Rosary”
The Second Sorrowful Mystery
The Scourging

“Tradition holds that Mary followed Jesus through the various stages of His Passion.
It is impossible to believe that she would have abandoned Him in these tragic hours.
She must, at least, have known of the cruel flogging which He endured and, while His body was being torn by lashes, she was most probably not far away, participating, by her maternal sorrow, in her Son’s torment.
Here, then, was a double Martyrdom – the Martyrdom of Blood and the Martyrdom of tears.

Life demands the shedding of blood and the shedding of tears!
What are the motives which cause you sorrow in life?
Are yours the tears of unsated ambition, of frustrated caprice, or of discouragement in times of trouble?
Such tears are not worthy of a Christian.
His, should be tears of repentance for his sins and tears of love for Jesus and Mary.”

Antonio Cardinal Bacci

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Quote/s of the Day – 9 October – St John Leonardi (1541-1609) Confessor and St Louis Bertrand (1526-1581) Confessor

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Quote/s of the Day – 9 October – St John Leonardi (1541-1609) Confessor, Priest, Founder and St Louis Bertrand (1526-1581) Confessor, Missionary, “Apostle of South America”

“The medicine of God
is Jesus Christ,
Crucified and Risen.”

St John Leonardi (1541-1609)

More and St Louis Bertrand:
https://anastpaul.com/2023/10/09/quote-s-of-the-day-9-october-st-louis-bertrand-and-st-john-leonardi/

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One Minute Reflection – 9 October – Into whatever house you enter, first say: Peace be to this house … Luke 10:5 (‘… This greeting of peace did not dry up; …’)

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One Minute Reflection – 9 October – “The Month of The Most Holy Rosary and The Holy Angels” – St John Leonardi (1541-1609) Confessor, Priest, Founder – 2 Corinthians 4:1-6; 4:15-18 –,Luke 10:1-9 – Scripture search here: https://www.drbo.org/

“Into whatever house you enter, first say: Peace be to this house.
And, if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon him but if not, it shall return to you.” – Luke 10:5-7

REFLECTION – “As you enter a house, first say, ‘Peace to this house,‘” (Lk 10:5) so that the Lord Himself might enter and remain there, as with Mary. … This greeting is the Mystery of Faith which shines forth in the world. Through it, enmity is stifled, war is ended and people acknowledge one another. The effect of that greeting was hidden by a veil in spite of the fact that it prefigures the Mystery of the Resurrection … when the light rises and dawn chases night away. From the moment Christ sent out His disciples, people began to give and receive this greeting, a source of healing and blessing. …

This greeting with its hidden power … is amply sufficient for us all. That is why Our Lord sent it out, together with His disciples, as forerunner, so that it might bring about peace and, carried by the voice of the Apostles whom He sent, prepare the way before them. It was sown in every dwelling … it entered into all who heard it, so as to separate and set apart, the children it recognised as its own. It remained in them but it denounced those who were alien to it, for they did not welcome it.

This greeting of peace did not dry up; it began in the Apostles and then sprang up in their brethren, revealing the Lord’s inexhaustible treasures. … Present in those who offered greetings in this way and in those who welcomed the greeting, this announcement of peace was neither diminished nor divided. It announced that the Father is near and is in everyone; it revealed that the Son’s mission is bound up with all, even if its object is to be with His Father. It will not cease to proclaim that images are now brought to completion and Truth will cast all shadows away at last.” – St Ephrem (306-373) Father and Doctor of the Church (Diatessaron 8: 3-4).

PRAYER – O God, Who in a wondrous way graciously urged blessed John, Thy Confessor, to propagate Thy faith among the pagans and through him brought together a new religious family in Thy Church for the education of the faithful, grant Thy servants, so to profit by his teaching that we may reach everlasting rewards.Through Jesus Christ, Thy Son our Lord, Who lives and reigns with Thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen (Collect).

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Our Morning Offering – 9 October – Through Thee, to Us, Our Saviour Came, Sweet Lady of the Rosary!

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Our Morning Offering – 9 October – “The Month of The Most Holy Rosary and The Holy Angels”

Through Thee, to Us, Our Saviour Came
Sweet Lady of the Rosary
By St Amadeus of Lausanne O.Cist (1108-1159)

Through thee, to us, our Saviour came,
Through thee, to Him, we fain would go.
Our lives are marred by wrong and shame,
Yet, confidence in thee we know.
The friendship thou dost give to all
Who love thy name, shall ever be
Assurance thou wilt hear our call,
Sweet Lady of the Rosary!

Thou art our Strength upon the way,
Our Morning Star, to cheer and guide;
Our Beacon Light to show the day,
And lead us to the Saviour’s Side;
A Comforter in ev’ry pain
We find, O Mother blest, in thee,
And seek we, never, thee in vain,
Fair Lady of the Rosary!

Thy praises, Mary, we would sing,
And all our faculties employ,
That unto thee our hearts might bring
A glory-crown of love and joy.
Bless thou each humble effort made
In thy regard and grant that we,
May by thy influence be swayed,
Our Lady of the Rosary!

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Saint of the Day – 9 October – Saint Publia (4th Century) Widow, Abbess

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Saint of the Day – 9 October – Saint Publia (4th Century) Widow, Abbess in Antioch.

The Roman Martyrology reads today: “At Antioch, St Publia, Abbess, who while Julian the Apostate was passing by, sang with her Religious, these words of David: “The idols of the Gentiles are silver and gold” and: “Let them who make them, become like unto them.” By the command of the Emperor, she was struck on the face and severely rebuked.”

Theodoret, (393-457) Bishop, Theologian, Historian, Schriptural Exegesist, in his Ecclesiastical History, reports an act of Christian resistance in Antioch, during the coercive measures exercised there by Julian the Apostate (361-363), who resided In Antioch from June 362 to March 363, to direct military operations against the Persians.

Publia was a pious woman of Antioch, widowed at an early age with only one son, named John, who became a Priest. Some have tried to identify him as John Chrysostom, for no apparent reason, especially since the text which speaks of him explicitly states that Publia’s son refused to be elevated to the Episcopate.

Publia had entered a Nunnery in the City, of which she became Abbess and Deaconess. As the Emperor passed by, she had her Nuns sing specially chosen Psalms condemning idolatry (Psalm 108) and shaming God’s enemies (Psalm 67). Julian could not silence the choir, for every time he intervened, Publia encouraged her Nuns to continue their singing. Once, Julian, more irritated than usual by the Nuns’ rebellious attitude, summoned Publia and had her severely slapped. This humiliating measure had no effect and everything continued as before.

Publia did not die a Martyr but ended her days in peace at an unspecified time.

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Our Lady of Good Help (1859) USA, St Denis, St Louis Bertrand OP, St John Leonardi and all the Saints for 9 October

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Our Lady of Good Help (1859) USA – 9 October :
https://anastpaul.com/2020/10/09/feast-of-our-lady-of-good-help-and-memorials-of-the-saints-9-october/
Sr Adele’s life and mission here:
http://catholicism.org/first-approved-marian-apparition-in-the-us-champion-wisconsin.html

St Denis (Died c 258) Bishop and Companions of Paris – the First Bishop of Paris, Martyr, Confessor, One of the 14 Holy Helpers. His companions were St Eleutherius. Deacon and St Rusticus, Priest.
https://anastpaul.com/2020/10/09/saint-of-the-day-9-october-saint-denis-of-paris-died-c-258-and-companions-martyrs/

St John Leonardi (1541-1609) Confessor, Priest, Founder of the Clerks Regular of the Mother of God of Lucca, wherein he assumed the name of “Giovanni of the Mother of God,” Reformer, Apostle of the Holy Eucharist and Eucharistic Adoration, Marian devotee.
Zealous Giovanni of the Mother of God:
https://anastpaul.com/2022/10/09/saint-of-the-day-9-october-st-john-leonardi-1541-1609-confesso/
AND:
https://anastpaul.wordpress.com/2017/10/09/saint-of-the-day-9-october-st-john-leonardi-1541-1609/

St Louis Bertrand OP (1526-1581) “Apostle of South America” – Priest of the Order of Preachers, , Missionary, Preacher, Confessor, Teacher, Spiritual Director, Miracle-Worker. He was Canonised on 12 April 1671 by Pope Clement X.
wonderful St Louis:
https://anastpaul.com/2018/10/09/saint-of-the-day-9-october-st-louis-bertrand-o-p-1526-1581-apostle-of-south-america/

St Aron of Kracow
St Abraham the Patriarch
St Alfanus of Salerno
St Andronicus of Antioch
St Athanasia of Antioch
Bl Bernard of Rodez
St Demetrius of Alexandria
St Deusdedit of Montecassino
St Domninus
St Dorotheus of Alexandria

St Donnino (Died 610) Lay Hermit of Città di Castello. (Patronages – of Città di Castello together with Saint Flordio and Saint Amanzio, against arthritis, epilepsy, against rabid dog attacks.
The Roman Martyrology states: “In Città di Castello in Umbria, St. Donnino, a hermit.”
His Saintly Life:
https://anastpaul.com/2021/10/09/saint-of-the-day-9-october-saint-donnino-of-citta-di-castello-died-610/
St Geminus

St Gislenus (Died c680) Abbot, Priest, Basilian Monk, of the Monastery of Hainault, which he founded, Hermit, Missionary and friend of bears!
A Life of Fervour:
https://anastpaul.com/2023/10/09/saint-of-the-day-9-october-saint-gislenus-died-c680-priest-abbot-and-a-friend-of-bears/

St Goswin
Bl Gunther
St Lambert
St Publia (4th Century) Widow, Abbess
St Sabinus of the Lavedan
St Valerius

Martyrs of Laodicea – Three Christians Martyred together in Laodicea but no other information about them has survived but their names – Didymus, Diodorus and Diomedes. They Died in Laodicea, Syria.

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Thought for the Day – 8 October – The Agony of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane

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Thought for the Day – 8 October – Meditations with Antonio Cardinal Bacci (1881-1971)

“Month of the Holy Rosary”
The First Sorrowful Mystery
The Agony of Jesus
in the Garden of Gethsemane

“Let us pay particular attention to the scene in Gethsemane.
Jesus is lying prostrate on the ground.
He has given everything for sinful humanity.
He has given His heavenly teaching, His miracles and His mercy.
Even more, He has given Himself in the Blessed Eucharist which He has instituted in the form of food and drink, to sustain men on their earthly journey.

Now, He lies prostrate in prayer.
Near Him, are His Apostles who, already forgetful of the immense favours which they have received, are asleep!

Not far away, there is another Apostle, Judas, who has sold his Master for thirty pieces of silver, as a slave would be sold and is about to deliver Him to His executioners.
But Jesus can see across the centuries – many other Judases, so many traitors, who will be indifferent and sleep, never thinking of Him and neglecting to make any return for His Infinite Love.
His Passion is beginning now, here in Gethsemane and will be protracted throughout the centuries.
Before His Crucifixion, He drinks the bitter chalice of human ingratitude and, in His tremendous Agony, He perspires drops of Blood!”

Antonio Cardinal Bacci

PART ONE HERE:
https://anastpaul.com/2020/10/08/thought-for-the-day-8-october-the-first-sorrowful-mystery-the-agony-of-jesus-in-the-garden-of-gethsemane/

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Quote/s of the Day – 8 October – St Bridget of Sweden

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Quote/s of the Day – 8 October – St Bridget of Sweden (c1303-1373) Widow

“My Lord Jesus Christ,
Thy Blessed, Royal and magnificent Heart
could never, by torments
or terrors or persuasions,
be swayed from the defence
of Thy Kingdom of Truth and Justice.”

Supplication to St Bridget
For Those Separated from the True Church
(Can be used as a Novena)

With trusting hearts we turn to thee, blessed Bridget,
in these hostile and unbelieving days,
to implore thine intercession on behalf of those
who are separated from the True Church of Jesus Christ.
By that clear knowledge thou didst have
of the bitter sufferings of our Crucified Redeemer,
the price of our salvation, we offer thee
our supplications to obtain the grace
of faith for those who are outside
the One True fold, so that the sheep
who are scattered, may return to the One Trrue Shepherd,
our Lord Jesus Christ.
Amen

Saint Bridget, fearless in thy service of God, pray for us.
Saint Bridget, patient in the midst of suffering and humiliation, pray for us.
Saint Bridget, wonderful in thy love for Jesus and Mary, pray for us.

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be.

(An Indulgence of 300 days once a day, 1905)

MORE:
https://anastpaul.com/2023/10/08/quote-s-of-the-day-8-october-st-bridget-of-sweden/

St Bridget of Sweden (c1303-1373)

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One Minute Reflection – 8 October – ‘ … Let us aim to make Jesus Christ reign in us! …’ for He is the Kingdom …

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One Minute Reflection – 8 October – “The Month of The Most Holy Rosary and The Holy Angels” – St Bridget of Sweden (c 1303-1373) Widow – 1 Timothy 5:3-10 – Matthew 13:44-52 – Scripture search here: https://www.drbo.org/

“The Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field;
he who finds it, hides it and in his joy, goes and sells all he has and buys that field.” – Matthew 13:44

REFLECTION – “Never be obsessed about appearing to be superior or in control. I do npt share the opinion of someone who said to me a few days ago that, to keep a firm hold on one’s authority, one should let one’s superiority be seen. My God! Our Lord Jesus Christ, never spoke like that! In both Word and Example, He taught us quite the contrary, telling us that He hHmself, had come, not to be served but to serve and, whoever wishes to be first among you, must become the slave of all (Mk 10:44-45)…

For this reason, give yourself to God, so that you can speak in the lowly spirit of Jesus Christ, confessing that your teaching, is not your own, nor does it come from you but is the Gospel’s. Above all, imitate the simple Words and comparisons made by Our Lord in Holy Scripture when speaking to the people. Alas! What wonderful things might He not have taught the people! What secrets might He not have disclosed about the Divinity and Its marvellous perfections, He Who was His Father’s Eternal Wisdom! But yet, you see how He speaks intelligibly and makes use of familiar comparisons of labourer, vinedresser, field, vine, mustard seed. This is how you ought to speak, if you would make yourself understood by the people to whom you are proclaiming the Word of God.

Something else, to which you ought to give special attention, is to rely heavily on the Son of God’s method of acting. In other words, when you have to do something, you should ask yourself: “Does this conform to the Sayings of the Son of God?” If you find that it does so, then say: “Let us do it when the opportunity arises” but, if not, say: “I’ll have nothing to do with it.” In addition, when there is some question of carrying out a good work, say to the Son of God: “Lord, if Thou were in my place, what would Thou have done in this instance? How would Thou have taught this people? How would Thou have consoled this sick person in body or soul?”… Let us aim to make Jesus Christ reign in us!” – St Vincent de Paul (1581-1660) Priest, Confessor, Founder of religious communities (Conversations; Counsels to Antoine Durand 1656)

PRAYER – O Lord, our God, Who through Thy Only-begotten Son revealed secrets to blessed Bridget, grant that through her kind intercession, we, Thy servants, may rejoice and be glad in the revelation of Thy eternal glory. Through Jesus Christ, Thy Son our Lord, Who lives and reigns with Thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen (Collect).

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Our Morning Offering – 8 October – Prayer for the Intercession of St Joseph in All Our Needs By St Francis de Sales

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Our Morning Offering – 8 October – “The Month of The Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary” and today St Joseph’s Wednesday

Glorious St Joseph!
Prayer for the Intercession
of St Joseph in All Our Needs
By St Francis de Sales (1567-1622)
Doctor Caritatis

Glorious St Joseph, Spouse of Mary,
grant us thy paternal protection,
we beseech thee, by the Heart of Jesus Christ.
O thou, whose power extends
to all our necessities
and can render possible for us,
the most impossible things.
Open thy fatherly eyes
to the needs of thy children.
In the trouble and distress
which afflicts us,
we confidently have recourse to thee.
Deign to take under thy charitable charge
this important and difficult matter,
cause of our worries.
Make its happy outcome
be for God’s glory
and for the good of His devoted servants.
Amen

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Saint of the Day – 8 October – Saint Evodius (5th Century) the 9th Bishop and Confessor of Rouen

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Saint of the Day – 8 October – Saint Evodius (5th Century) the 9th Bishop and Confessor of Rouen in France. Also known as – Yves, Lisoie, Yvoire, or Evodius.

The Roman Martyrology reads today: “At Rouen, St Evodius, Bishop and Confessor.”

Stained glass depiction of Saint Evodius in the Chapel of the Virgin, of the Rouen Cathedral

The good-quality Episcopal list of Rouen places him 9th in line. His Episcopate can be dated around 420-430. His Vita, written very late, places him at the time of King Clotaire I, who reigned from 511 to 561, so these dates are in contention with other sources.

Evodius is said to have died in Andelys and been buried in Rouen. At the time of the Norman invasions (9th Century), his Relics were translated to Braine in the Diocese of Soissons. In 1130, they passed to the Premonstratensians, who founded an Abbey in Braine which lasted until the Revolution of 1789. In 1874, Braine returned a fragment of Evodius’ Relics to Rouen Cathedral.

There is a legend which relates a fire which would cease burning when “wet with tears [of his] prayers.”

His Feast was initially celebrated in Rouen on 8 October which date is considered the day of his death. : then the occurrence of other Feasts caused it to be moved to other days of the same month (10, 12, 21).

The Abbey Church of St Yves, below, in Braine is dedicated to him and the Choir School of the Rouen Cathedral is known today as St.Evodius Choir School.

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Notre-Dame du Bon Remède / Our Lady of Good Remedy (1197), St Bridget and all the Saints for 8 October

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Notre-Dame du Bon Remède / Our Lady of Good Remedy, France (1197) – 8 October:
HERE:
https://anastpaul.com/2021/10/08/notre-dame-du-bon-remede-our-lady-of-good-remedy-france-1197-and-memorials-of-the-saints-8-october/

St Bridget of Sweden (c1303-1373) Widow, Religious, Mystic, Confessor, Founder of the Bridgettines Nuns and Monks, author of “The Pieta” book of devotions. Patronages – Europe, Sweden, widows.
Feast day pre-1969 is today is today 8 October
Wonderful St Bridget:
https://anastpaul.com/2022/10/08/saint-of-the-day-8-october-st-bridget-of-sweden-c-1303-1373-widow/
AND:
https://anastpaul.com/2017/07/23/saint-of-the-day-23-july-st-bridget-of-sweden/

St Evodius (5th Century) Bishop and Confessor of Rouen

St Felix (Died 390) the first Bishop of Como. Felix was a friend of Saint Ambrose, who praised him for his missionary activity and Ordained him a Priest in 379 and Consecrated him as Bishop in 386. St Ambrose sent him to evangelise the City of Como, as a testimony to the great missionary drive of the Church of Milan. St Felix is honoured as a zealous shepherd of souls.
Blessed St Felix:
https://anastpaul.com/2021/10/08/saint-of-the-day-8-october-saint-felix-of-como-died-390/

St Gratus of Chalons

St Hugh Canefro (1148-1233) Religious of the Order of Malta, Apostle of Charity, Miracle-Worker.
St Hugh’s Life:
https://anastpaul.com/2018/10/08/saint-of-the-day-st-hugh-canefro-1148-1233-religious-of-the-order-of-malta/

St Keyna
St Laurentia
St Nestor of Thessalonica
St Palatias

St Pelagia the Penitent (4th or 5th Century) Recluse. Like St Mary Magdalen and St Mary of Egypt, St Pelagia inspired Christians of the Middle Ages as an enchanting icon of repentance.
His life of Penance:
https://anastpaul.com/2020/10/08/saint-of-the-day-8-october-st-pelagia-the-penitent-fourth-or-fifth-century/

Pelagia among her courtesans, as Saint Nonnus prays for her

St Peter of Seville

St Ragenfrida (Died 9th Century) Virgin, Abbess. Daughter of Adalbert, Count of Ostrevant and Regina, who is also remembered as a Saint. Patronage – of Denain, Northern France, where her Monastery was.
Her Blessed Life:
The Roman Martyrology: “In Denain in Hainault, in today’s France, Saint Ragenfrida, Abbess, who built a Monastery in this place with her assets, of which she was a worthy guide.”
Her Blessed Life:
https://anastpaul.com/2023/10/08/saint-of-the-day-8-october-saint-ragenfrida-virgin-abbess-died-9th-century/

St Reparata (3rd Century) Virgin Martyr in Caesarea, Palestine.
His Life & Death:
https://anastpaul.wordpress.com/2017/10/08/saint-of-the-day-8-october-st-reparata/

St Simeon – The Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to St Luke
Holy Simeon:
https://anastpaul.com/2019/10/08/saint-of-the-day-8-october-st-simeon/
https://youtu.be/ggXMSpAWWo8

St Thaïs the Penitent
St Triduna

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Thought for the Day – 7 October – “Month of the Holy Rosary” The Fifth Joyful Mystery The Finding of Jesus in the Temple

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Thought for the Day – 7 October – Meditations with Antonio Cardinal Bacci (1881-1971)

“Month of the Holy Rosary”
The Fifth Joyful Mystery
The Finding of Jesus in the Temple

“Mary and Joseph came, according to custom, to celebrate the feast of the Pasch in Jerusalem.
They took with them, Jesus, Who was now twelve years of age.
When the feast was over, the pilgrims came together to return to Nazareth.
As usual, they gathered in the temple to say a final prayer and then divided into two companies, one consisting of men, the other of women.
The children were assigned to either caravan.

At any rate, when the two groups came together for the night after a day’s journey, Mary and Joseph looked in vain for Jesus.
He could not be found in either caravan!
We can imagine how they suffered.
However, they returned without delay to Jerusalem to look for their Child.
They searched for three days.
At last, when they went into the Temple to pour out their troubles to God, they found Jesus, sitting among the doctors, who were amazed at the wisdom of His answers and of His questions.
There was joy and sorrow in Mary’s countenance as she regarded Him.
“Son,” she said gently. “why hast thou done so to us? Behold, in sorrow, thy father and I have been seeking thee.”
Jesus’ reply was also mild and at the same time, mysterious.
“How is it that you sought me? Did you not know that I must be about my Father’s business?”

Then He returned with them to Nazareth, where He remained “subject to them.”
But His mother, we are told, “kept all these things carefully in her heart” (Cf Lk 2:41-51).

This Mystery of the Rosary is, at the same time, joyful and sorrowful.
We can learn a good deal by meditating on it.
We can admire the divine wisdom of Jesus, Who, even from childhood, desired to reveal a little of the truth and also His obedience to Mary and Joseph, until He reached thirty years of age.
We can admire, too, His hidden life in the workshop in Nazareth, interrupted only by this brief demonstration of His divinity and the anxiety of Mary and Joseph to find Jesus when they had lost Him, as well as their delight when He was restored to them.

If we should ever have the great misfortune of losing Jesus, let us have recourse at once, to Mary and Joseph, who lost Him without any fault on their part, searched anxiously for Him and did not rest, until they had found Him. Amen”

Antonio Cardinal Bacci

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Quote/s of the Day – 7 October – The Feast of the Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary

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Quote/s of the Day – 7 October – “The Month of The Most Holy Rosary and The Holy Angels” – The Feast of the Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary/Our Lady of Victory of Lepanto

“The Rosary is the most divine of devotions.”

St Charles Borromeo (1538-1584)

“… [I] resolved to recite a Rosary
for anyone who caused me trouble.
Then I heard the Voice
from the Tabernacle say,
‘Your prayers for those
who mortify you,
are very pleasing to Me.
In exchange, I am ready
to grant you many graces.‘”

St Serafino of Montegranaro (1540-1604)

“The greatest method of praying
is to pray the Rosary.”

St Francis de Sales (1567-1622)

“Never will anyone
who says his Rosary everyday,
be led astray.
This is a statement
that I would gladly sign
with my blood.”

St Louis Marie Grignion de Montfort (1673-1716)

“The Rosary is a powerful weapon
to put the demons to flight
and to keep oneself from sin…
If you desire peace in your hearts,
in your homes
and in your country,
assemble each evening to recite the Rosary.
Let not even one day pass without saying it,
no matter how burdened you may be
with many cares and labours.”

Pope Pius XI (1857-1939)

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One Minute Reflection – 7 October – “Hail, full of grace!” – Luke 1:28

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One Minute Reflection – 7 October – “The Month of The Most Holy Rosary and The Holy Angels” – The Feast of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary – Proverbs 8:22-24, 32-35 – Luke 1:26-38 – Scripture search here: https://www.drbo.org/

“Hail, full of grace!” – Luke 1:28

REFLECTION – “Let us honour the Queen of Heaven, Mother of Life, source of mercy, overflowing delights, leaning on her Beloved. Let us praise her, knowing full well that our praise will be insufficient.

Risen above the tallest trees of Paradise and exalted above the highest peaks of mountains, she will penetrate Heaven with incredible majesty accompanied by the singing of the Choirs of Celestial Angels and surrounded by the dancing of Angels. Happy are those who dwell in Thine House, O Lord, they will praise Thee without end! In Thee we praise, not Eve, who introduced the poison but Mary, who gave Life, who is the mother and nursemaid of all, the life of all the living. In thee we praise even our own mothers.

May all hear and rejoice, the humble virgin rises, crowned, to the throne of glory, may the humble rejoice. May those who exalt themselves in their presumption fall. Mary who gives herself as a holocaust to the fullness of grace. May the Blessed Virgin, unique in her merits, stand in the presence of her Creator, interceding always in our favour. She will be radiant in the fullness of glory, she who brought forth, from her virginal womb, the King of Glory.” – St Amadeus of Lausanne O.Cist. (1108-1159) Cistercian Bishop (Marian Sermon VII)

PRAYER – O God, Whose Only-begotten Son, by His life, death and resurrection, has merited for us the grace of eternal salvation, grant, we beseech Thee, that, meditating on these Mysteries in the Most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may both imitate what they contain and obtain what they promise. Through the same Jesus Christ, Thy Son our Lord, Who lives and reigns with Thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen (Collect).

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Our Morning Offering – 7 October – The Holy Rosary by Pope Leo XIII

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Our Morning Offering – 7 October – “The Month of The Most Holy Rosary and The Holy Angels” – Our Lady of the Holy Rosary/Our Lady of Victory – Commemorating the Victory of Lepanto – 1571

The Holy Rosary
By Pope Leo XIII (1810-1903)

Accept, mighty Maid, we beseech thee,
This prayer with its fragrance of flowers;
With one soul we seek thus to reach thee
And hail thee, God’s Mother and ours.

Thy heart is made glad by our praying;
Thy bounty is generous and wise;
Thy hands are enriched for conveying
What God’s tender Mercy supplies.

We kneel at thy Shrines in the Churches;
Oh, gently look down from above,
And welcome the heart that then searches
For worthy expressions of love.

Let others present precious caskets
Of gems, or heap Altars with gold;
Slight prayer-beads shall serve us for baskets
To bring thee the garland they hold.

With violets lowly we fashion
This wreath and with these combined
Red roses–our faith in the Passion
With Chastity’s lilies entwined.

Our minds, as the Mysteries vary,
Are active, our hands play their part
And always thy name, Holy Mary!
Oft-uttered, rejoices the heart.

Be with us, we trust thee to guide us
Through life and when labouring breath
At the last, seeks thine aid, be beside us
To help at the hour of our death.
Anen

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Saint of the Day – 7 October – Saint Mark (Died 336) The 34th Pope and Confessor

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Saint of the Day – 7 October – Saint Mark (Died 336) The 34th Pope and Confessor. Born in Rome on an unknown date and died there in 336. He was Pope for less than a year having ascended the Throne on 18 January 336.
Patronage – of Abbadia San Salvatore, Italy. Also known as – Marcus.

The Roman Martyrology reads today: “At Rome, on the Ardeatine way, the demise of St Mark, Pope and Confessor.”

Little is known of Mark’s early life. According to the Liber Pontificalis, he was a Roman and his father’s name was Priscus. Mark succeeded Sylvester I as Pope on 18 January 336.

Some evidence suggests that the early lists of Bishops and Martyrs known as the Depositio Episcoporum and Depositio Martyrum, were begun during his Pontificate.

According to the Liber Pontificalis, Pope Mark issued a Decree, investing the Bishop of Ostia with a Pallium and confirmed his appointment to Consecrate newly elected Popes.

Statue of Pope Saint Mark in the Church of Saint-Marc-à-Loubaud, France.

Also from the same source, Pope Mark is credited with the foundation of the Basilica of San Marco, a Basilica in Rome, and a cemetery Church over the Catacomb of St Balbina, just outside the City on lands obtained as a donation from Emperor Constantine.

Mark died on 7 October and was buried in the Catacomb of St Balbina. In 1048 his remains were removed to the Town of Velletri and from 1145 were translated to the Basilica of San Marco in Rome, where they are kept in an urn under the Altar. He is particularly venerated at the the Town of which he is the Patron, Abbadia San Salvatore at Monte Amiata.

Reliquary of Pope Mark in the Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence.