Abraham and Sarah
A patriarch originally from Ur, Abraham is called by God to leave his homeland to become the father of a multitude of nations. Accompanied b…
Saints Calendar
October 9th
12 saints celebrated
Saint Andronicus of Alexandria
A wealthy banker from Alexandria in the 4th century, Andronicus decided with his wife Athanasia to dedicate themselves to God after the deat…
Saint Dionysius the Areopagite (First Bishop of Paris)
A member of the Areopagus of Athens converted by Saint Paul, Dionysius became the first bishop of the city before being sent to evangelize t…
Saint Ghislain (Guillain)
Originally from Athens, Ghislain left his episcopal see following a vision to settle in Hainaut. There, he founded the monastery of La Celle…
Saint Goswin of Douai
Saint Goswin was an illustrious 12th-century abbot, celebrated for his learning and piety. After doctrinally triumphing over Abelard in Pari…
Jerzy Ciesielski
Jerzy Ciesielski (1929-1970) was a Polish civil engineer, university professor, and committed member of the Focolare Movement. A close frien…
John Henry Newman
English theologian converted to Catholicism, figure of the Oxford Movement, founder of the Birmingham Oratory and cardinal, canonized in 201…
John Leonardi
Italian priest born in Diecimo in 1541, John Leonardi founded the Clerics Regular of the Mother of God in Lucca in 1574 and worked for the C…
Venerable John Leonardi
A pharmacist by training in Lucca, John Leonardi became a priest in 1572 and founded the Congregation of the Clerics Regular of the Mother o…
Saint Louis Bertrand of Valencia
A 16th-century Spanish Dominican, Louis Bertrand was a tireless missionary in South America, notably in Peru and Colombia, where he baptized…
Martyrs of Turón (9)
Group of nine religious—eight Lasallian Brothers and one Passionist priest—martyred in Turón (Asturias) on October 9, 1934, canonized by Joh…
Pius XII
Pope from 1939 to 1958, the Venerable Pius XII guided the Church through the Second World War and the Cold War, leaving a major doctrinal an…