FEAST DAYS FOR OCTOBER

Oct. 1st........First Staurday - St Remigius
Oct. 2...........The Holy Guardian Angels
Oct. 3...........St. Therese of the Child Jesus
Oct. 4...........St. Francis of Assisi
Oct. 5...........St. Placid & Companans
Oct. 6...........St. Bruno
Oct. 7............Feast of the Most Holy Rosary...St.Mark I
Oct. 8............St. Bridget of Sweden & Sts Sergius, Bacchus, Marcellus & Apuleius
Oct. 9............St. John Leonard
Oct. 10..........St. Francis Borgia
Oct. 11......... … [Altro]

St. Bridget (Oct 8 FEAST) St Bridget and our Mother Mary...St. Bridget belonged to the royal family of Sweden. She had eight children, among whom was St. Catherine of Sweden. Her husband, with her full consent, became a monk and made a holy death in the Cistercian habit. Bridget followed his example and founded the famous monastery of Vadstena which for centuries was to become for Sweden a centre of religious life and civilization. After a journey to the Holy Land she returned to die in Rome on … [Altro]