Entries for October 2024

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All Saints’ Day is a Holy Day of Obligation celebrated by the liturgical Church on November 1. We turn to the saints, those known and unknown by the Church, as guides and models of holiness on this day. All Saints’ Day FAQ What is All Saints’ Day? All Saints’ ...

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The Church is composed of the faithful living upon the earth and those who have gone before us. The latter includes the Saints in Heaven and the faithful Souls being purified in Purgatory. Just as on November 1st we honor those who are with God, on November 2nd Catholics celebrate a Commemoration of...

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Source The commemoration of all the faithful departed is celebrated by the Church on November 2, or, if this falls on a Sunday or a solemnity, the feast is celebrated on November 3. The Office of the Dead must be recited by the clergy on this day, and all the Masses are to be of Requiem except on...

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Source Feastday: November 3 Patron: of Mixed Race, Barbers, Public Health Workers, Innkeepers Death: 1639 Beatified: in 1837 by Pope Gregory XVI Canonized: in 1962 by Pope John XXIII Author and Publisher - Catholic Online St. Martin de Porres was born in Lima, Peru on December 9, 1579. Ma...

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