Saints & Heroes

October 26: Saint Cedd, Priest and eventually Bishop, was said to be a man unafraid to confront the powerful. He was said to be proficient in five languages.

October 27: Saint Frumentius, the first Bishop in Ethiopia, was consecrated by St. Athanasius himself. He began the gradual conversion of Ethiopia to Christianity.

October 28: Saint Simon, surnamed the Zealot, and Saint Jude Thaddeus, were two of the Twelve Apostles. After preaching in Egypt, both suffered martyrdom in Syria.

October 29: Saint Narcissus, Bishop of Jerusalem, suffered much from the slander of evil tongues, in spite of his virtues and the miracles attributed to him.

October 30: Saint Alphonsus developed a deep intimacy with God, though he had periods of painful aridity. Every minute that he was not working was dedicated to prayer.

October 31: Saint Wolfgang, although having been appointed a Bishop, continued the austerities of his monastic life.

October 16: Margaret Mary was born in the small Burgundian town of L’Hautecour in France, the fifth of seven children.

September 26: Saints Cosmas and Damian dedicated their lives to God and offered medical services for free – a charitable act that was often the cause of conversions to the Faith

September 30: Saint Jerome is a Father and Doctor of the Church who is best known for his compiling of the Vulgate version of the Catholic Bible, now the standard edition in use.