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Dom Guéranger's Liturgical Year: October 10 - St. Francis Borgia
St. Francis Borgia (1510–1572) was a Spanish nobleman who, after a brilliant career at the court of Emperor Charles V, underwent a profound conversio…
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Dom Guéranger's Liturgical Year: October 9 - St. Dionysius the Areopagite, and companions
Saint Dionysius the Areopagite was a first-century Athenian judge of the Areopagus who, according to the Acts of the Apostles (17:34), was converted …
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Dom Guéranger's Liturgical Year: October 8 - St. Bridget of Sweden
Saint Bridget of Sweden (c. 1303–1373), also known as Birgitta Birgersdotter, and the 'Princess of Nericia', was a noblewoman, mystic, and founder of…
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Dom Guéranger's Liturgical Year: October 7 - Our Lady of the Rosary
The Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, celebrated on October 7, commemorates the Blessed Virgin Mary’s intercession through the praying of the Rosary, …
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Dom Guéranger's Liturgical Year: October 6 - St. Bruno, founder of the Carthusian Order
Saint Bruno of Cologne (c. 1030–1101) was a German priest, scholar, and founder of the Carthusian Order, celebrated for his devotion to silence, soli…
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Dom Guéranger's Liturgical Year: the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost
Dom Prosper Guéranger's The Liturgical Year, a monumental fifteen-volume work, offers a comprehensive exploration of the Catholic Church’s liturgical…
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Dom Guéranger's Liturgical Year: October 4 - St. Francis of Assisi
Saint Francis of Assisi (1181/82–1226) was the son of a wealthy merchant in Umbria, Italy, who renounced his riches after a profound conversion and c…
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The Century of Columbus by James Joseph Walsh Audiobook: Bk 1 Ch 6: Sculpture in Italy
In Chapter 6 of Book I of the Century of Columbus, James J. Walsh describes the remarkable rise of Italian sculpture in the 15th century, rivaling an…
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Dom Guéranger's Liturgical Year: October 3 - St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus
Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus, also known as St. Thérèse of Lisieux or the “Little Flower,” was a French Carmelite nun (1873–1897) whose short but…
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Dom Guéranger's Liturgical Year: October 2 - Holy Guardian Angels
The Feast of the Holy Guardian Angels, observed on October 2, celebrates the Church’s teaching that every person is entrusted by God to the care of a…
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