Friday, October 2 · Ordinary Time · The Holy Guardian Angels
Blessed Antoine Chevrier
Blessed Antoine Chevrier, also known as Father Antoine Chevrier, was born on Easter Sunday, 16 April 1825, in Lyon, Rhåne, France. He was the only child in a family of workers in the silk industry.
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Saint Saturius of Soria
He hailed from a wealthy noble family belonging to the Visigoth nobility.
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Saint Leodegarius of Autun
He was the son of nobles Bobilo and Saint Sigrada and had a brother named Gerinus.
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Blessed Andrea Ximenez
While specific details about his birth, death, and other aspects of his life may be unavailable, his…
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Blessed Jan Beyzym
He was the son of a Polish freedom fighter, reflecting his family's strong patriotic background.
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Blessed Alfonso del Rio
Born in an unidentified year, he dedicated his life to serving God through his religious vocation and his…
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Blessed Andreas Yakichi
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Blessed Mateu Garrolera Masferrer
He entered the Salesians of Don Bosco, a religious congregation founded by Saint John Bosco, and made his…
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Blessed Isidoro Bover Oliver
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Blessed Francisco Carceller Galindo
He is venerated as a blessed in the Catholic Church.
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Blessed Juan Carbonell Molla
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Francis of Assisi
From the ambitions of a merchant’s son to a brotherhood shaped by poverty, prayer, and the Gospel.
Clare of Assisi
A founder and writer who defended a community’s freedom to live the Gospel in poverty.
Teresa of Calcutta
A teacher who founded the Missionaries of Charity and brought the needs of abandoned people before the world.
Josephine Bakhita
A Sudanese survivor of slavery who chose religious life and became a witness to freedom, hope, and forgiveness.
Charbel Makhlouf
The Maronite monk of Annaya whose hidden life of prayer became the centre of a worldwide devotion.
Thérèse of Lisieux
A young Carmelite whose little way of trust and daily love grew from family loss, convent life, and a severe trial of faith.
Augustine of Hippo
A North African teacher, convert, and bishop whose searching account of the self became inseparable from the responsibilities and conflicts of his Church.
Thomas Aquinas
A Dominican friar whose teaching joined patient argument, biblical study, and prayer in a sustained search for truth.
Teresa of Ávila
A Carmelite writer and founder who made friendship with Christ the center of a demanding life of prayer, community, and reform.
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