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The Miracle of Ocotlán, Notre-Dame de Bonne Nouvelle / Our Lady of Good News France) 1720, St Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face and all the Saints for 3 October

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The Miracle of Ocotlán – 3 October
Our Lord of Mercy
“The Prodigy of Ocotlán ”
This is a major miracle that you’ve probably never heard of, the appearance of Christ in the clouds, in Ocotlan, Mexico, in 1847.
https://anastpaul.com/2020/10/03/feast-of-the-miracle-of-ocotlan-our-lord-of-mercy-3-october/
HERE:
https://anastpaul.com/2021/10/03/the-nineteenth-sunday-after-pentecost-the-miracle-of-ocotlan-notre-dame-de-bonne-nouvelle-our-lady-of-good-news-rennes-ille-et-vilaine-brittany-france-1720-and-memorials-of-the-saints-3-oct/

Notre-Dame de Bonne Nouvelle / Our Lady of Good News (Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France) 1720 – First Sunday of October, 23 December:
HERE:
https://anastpaul.com/2021/10/03/the-nineteenth-sunday-after-pentecost-the-miracle-of-ocotlan-notre-dame-de-bonne-nouvelle-our-lady-of-good-news-rennes-ille-et-vilaine-brittany-france-1720-and-memorials-of-the-saints-3-oct/

St Thérèse of Lisieux/St Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face/The Little Flower OCD (1873 – 1897) Virgin, Carmelite Nun. She was Canonised by Pope Pius XI on 17 May 1925. The same Pope proclaimed her Universal Patron of the Missions, alongside Saint Francis Xavier, on 14 December 1927.
Her Memorial was changed after Vatican II from today to 1 October.
Biography:
https://anastpaul.com/2018/10/01/saint-of-the-day-st-therese-of-lisieux-o-c-d-1873-1897-doctor-of-the-church/
AND:
https://anastpaul.com/2022/10/03/saint-of-the-day-3-october-sant-therese-of-the-child-jesus-and-the-holy-face-or-the-little-flower-1873-1897-virgin/

St Adalgott of Chur O.Cist. (Died 1160) Bishop
Bl Agostina of the Assumption
St Candidus the Martyr
St Cyprian of Toulon
Bl Damian de Portu
St Dionysius the Aeropagite
Bl Dominic Spadafora
Bl Edmund of Scotland
St Ewald the Black
St Ewald the Fair
St Froilan

St Gerard of Brogne (c895 – 959) Priest, Abbot of Brogne, Reformer.
St Gerard’s Life:
https://anastpaul.com/2018/10/03/saint-of-the-day-3-october-st-gerard-of-brogne-c-895-959/

St Hesychius (Died c381) Hermit
Bl Juan Tapia
Bl Maddalena the Greater
St Maximian of Bagaia
St Menna

Bl Utto of Metten

St Virila OSB (Died c 950) Benedictine Monk and Abbot.
His Life and the Famous Miracle:
https://anastpaul.com/2021/10/03/saint-of-the-day-3-october-st-virila-osb-c-870-c-950/

St Widradus

Martyrs of Alexandria – 9 Saints: A number of Christian Martyrs remembered together. We know the names Caius, Cheremone, Dionysius, Eusebio, Fausto, Lucio, Maximus, Paul, Peter and that there were at least two more whose names have not come down to us, and that’s about all we know.

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The Miracle of Ocotlán, Notre-Dame de Bonne Nouvelle / Our Lady of Good News (Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France) 1720 and Memorials of the Saints – 3 October

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St Thérèse of Lisieux/St Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face/The Little Flower OCD (1873 – 1897) Virgin, Carmelite Nun. She was Canonised by Pope Pius XI on 17 May 1925. The same Pope proclaimed her Universal Patron of the Missions, alongside Saint Francis Xavier, on 14 December 1927.
Up until 1969 her Memorial was celebrated on 3 October.
Biography:
https://anastpaul.com/2018/10/01/saint-of-the-day-st-therese-of-lisieux-o-c-d-1873-1897-doctor-of-the-church/

The Miracle of Ocotlán – 3 October
Our Lord of Mercy
“The Prodigy of Ocotlán ”
This is a major miracle that you’ve probably never heard of, the appearance of Christ in the clouds, in Ocotlan, Mexico, in 1847.
https://anastpaul.com/2020/10/03/feast-of-the-miracle-of-ocotlan-our-lord-of-mercy-3-october/
HERE:
https://anastpaul.com/2021/10/03/the-nineteenth-sunday-after-pentecost-the-miracle-of-ocotlan-notre-dame-de-bonne-nouvelle-our-lady-of-good-news-rennes-ille-et-vilaine-brittany-france-1720-and-memorials-of-the-saints-3-oct/

Notre-Dame de Bonne Nouvelle / Our Lady of Good News (Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France) 1720 – First Sunday of October, 23 December:
HERE:
https://anastpaul.com/2021/10/03/the-nineteenth-sunday-after-pentecost-the-miracle-of-ocotlan-notre-dame-de-bonne-nouvelle-our-lady-of-good-news-rennes-ille-et-vilaine-brittany-france-1720-and-memorials-of-the-saints-3-oct/

St Adalgott of Chur
Bl Agostina of the Assumption
St Candidus the Martyr
St Cyprian of Toulon
Bl Damian de Portu
St Dionysius the Aeropagite
Bl Dominic Spadafora
Bl Edmund of Scotland
St Ewald the Black
St Ewald the Fair
St Froilan

St Gerard of Brogne (c 895 – 959) Priest, Abbot of Brogne, Reformer.
St Gerard’s Story:
https://anastpaul.com/2018/10/03/saint-of-the-day-3-october-st-gerard-of-brogne-c-895-959/

St Hesychius
Bl Juan Tapia
Bl Maddalena the Greater
St Maximian of Bagaia
St Menna

Bl Utto of Metten

St Virila OSB (Died c 950) Benedictine Monk and Abbot.
His Life and the Famous Miracle:
https://anastpaul.com/2021/10/03/saint-of-the-day-3-october-st-virila-osb-c-870-c-950/

St Widradus

Martyrs of Alexandria – 9 Saints: A number of Christian Martyrs remembered together. We know the names Caius, Cheremone, Dionysius, Eusebio, Fausto, Lucio, Maximus, Paul, Peter and that there were at least two more whose names have not come down to us, and that’s about all we know.

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Saint of the Day – 3 October – St Virila OSB (c 870- c 950)

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Saint of the Day – 3 October – St Virila OSB (c 870- c 950) Benedictine Monk, Abbot. Born in a small village near Tiermas, Spain and died in c 950 in Leyre, Navarre, Spain of natural causes. Also known as – St Virila of Navarre, Virila of Leyre.

Virila was the Abbot of the Monastery of Saint Saviour of Leyre, Yesa of Navarre, Spain. He also restored the Monastery of St Julian de Samos and helped spread Benedictine monasticiasm in Galicia. He made a pilgrimage to Rome and then visited all the Monasteries in the Pyrenees mountains.

The Navarre Monastery

There is a famous miracle regarding Virila, relating to his desire to understand the Mystery of eternity. A legend tells of one day while meditating in the nearby woods, Vitila fell asleep. When the Abbot awoke he discovered that 300 years had passed.

Tradition has it, that Saint Virila himself told the tale:
“… At that time the dilemma of eternity tormented me and doubts assailed me incessantly. I prayed to God, our Lord, to enlighten me on this Mystery and turn on the light in my heart. One spring evening, as I used to do, I went out for a walk among the leafy trees of the Sierra de Leyre.
Fatigued, I sat down to rest next to a fountain and stood there absorbed and hypnotised, listening to the beautiful song of a nightingale.
After a few hours, in my opinion, I returned to the Monastery. As I passed the main entrance, no Monk brothers were familiar to me. I walked around the various buildings, surprising myself with every detail and gradually realising that something strange had happened.
Understanding that no-one recognised me, I went to the Prior who, astonished, listened to my story carefully. We went to the library to try to decipher this enigma and by consulting ancient documents, we discovered that “three hundred years ago, a holy monk, called Saint Virila, had ruled the Monastery and had been devoured by beasts during one of his spring walks” …
With the tears in my eyes, I realised that I was that Monk and that God had finally answered my prayers.
If the song of a single bird can entertain a man for three centuries, what cannot the divine light of the Saviour do?“

Then a nightingale entered the Abbey with a ring in its beak. The nightingale placed the ring on Saint Virila’s finger and he became Abbot again.

St Virila statue in Navarre Monastery