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Stained glass window of Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque
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Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque

Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque, like Pope Francis, spent her life reminding people of God’s Mercy. She will forever be associated with devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the symbol of Christ’s love. Many people follow her in prayer to the Sacred Heart on the first Friday of every month.

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October 16
Sculpture of Saint Teresa of Avila

Saint Teresa of Avila

October 15
Saint Teresa of Avila lived before and during the Council of Trent. Having experienced the Reformation, she felt a need for reform, but took things in a different direction than the Protestants. Teresa set an example for present day reformers.
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Photo of Blessed Carlo Acutis

Saint Carlo Acutis

October 14
Carlo Acutis was a self-taught computer whiz, defender of bullied students, soccer enthusiast, and deeply devoted to the Eucharist—all this in a life cut short by leukemia at the age of 15.
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Statue of Blessed Marie-Rose Durocher

Blessed Marie-Rose Durocher

October 13
When Marie-Rose Durocher was 29, Bishop Ignace Bourget became bishop of Montreal. He faced a shortage of priests and sisters and a rural population that had been largely deprived of education.
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Photo of the shrine of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos

Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos

October 12
Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos was born in Bavaria. He studied in Munich before coming to the United States to serve the German-speaking immigrants.
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Photo of Pope John XXIII

Saint John XXIII

October 11
A shy, retiring man, Cardinal Angelo Roncalli became our beloved Pope Saint John XXIII. Perhaps the greatest irony was that his fellow Cardinals elected him as a stop-gap pope to give them time to get the politics ironed out for ...
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Painting of Saint Francis Borgia

Saint Francis Borgia

October 10
Saint Francis Borgia had it made according to every social standard. He had name, position, power, etc. But after a series of events, including the death of his wife, he joined the Jesuits, where he used his professional talents and ...
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Saint Denis and Companions

Saint Denis and Companions

October 9
This martyr and patron of France is regarded as the first bishop of Paris. His popularity is due to a series of legends, especially those connecting him with the great abbey church of Saint Denis in Paris.
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