St. Albert was born into a noble family in Swabia, Germany in 1206. At the age of 17 he entered the Dominican Order and received his doctorate from the University of Paris in 1245. St. Albert was one of the great teachers of his time and was named regent of the studia generalia at cologne in 1248. St. Thomas Aquinas was a pupil of his. Known as athe “Universal Doctor” some of his great writings are Summa Theologiae and Summa de Creaturis. He was appointed provincial of the Dominicans in Germany and later Bishop of Regensburg in Germany. He assisted at the Council of Lyons in 1274 and defended the teachings of St. Thomas Aquinas at the University of Paris against those who accused the great theologian of heresy. He is the patron of those who study the natural sciences.
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St. Albert the Great
All Saints Days
All Saints Day is a solemnity celebrated on 1 November by parts of Western Christianity, and on the first Sunday after Pentecost in Eastern Christianity, in honor of all the saints, known and unknown.
In Western Christian theology, the day commemorates all those who have attained the beatific vision in Heaven. In the Roman Catholic Church, the next day, All Souls’ Day, specifically commemorates the departed faithful who have not yet been purified and reached heaven. Catholics celebrate All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day in the fundamental belief that there is a prayerful spiritual communion between those in the state of grace who have died and are either being purified in purgatory or are in heaven (the ‘church penitent’ and the ‘church triumphant’, respectively), and the ‘church militant’ who are the living.
St. Evaristus
St. Evaristus was the fourth successor of St. Peter. He succeeded St. Clement in the See of Rome in the reign of Trajan and governed the Church around eight years. The “Liber Pontificalis” says that he was the son of a Hellenic Jew of Bethlehem. He is usually given the title of martyr, but his martyrdom is not historically proven. It is most likely that St. Evaristus was buried near St. Peter’s tomb in the Vatican. His feast day is October 26th.
Sts. Crispin and Crispinian
Saints Crispin and Crispinian, said to be brothers, were martyrs of the Early Church who were beheaded during the reign of Diocletion. They were executed on 25 October, 285 or 286. They lived their lives as missionaries in Gaul. Like St. Paul, Crispin and Crispinian worked with their hands, making shoes to earn enough by their trade to support themselves and also the poor.
St Ignatius of Antioch
Fathers of the Church
St Ignatius was a successor of St Peter as bishop of Antioch. Condemned to death by being thrown to wild animal, he was brought to Rome for execution and was martyred there under the Emperor Trajan in 107. On the journey to Rome he wrote seven letter to different churches. In these he discussed Christ, the structure of the Church, and the Christian life in a manner at one wise and learned. At Antioch, this day was observed in his memory as early as the fourth century.
As he travels to Rome to meet his fate as food for the wild animals he writes this letter to the Romans. (an excerpt follows) “All the pleasures of the world, and all the kingdoms of this earth, shall profit me nothing. It is better for me to die on behalf of Jesus Christ, than to reign over all the ends of the earth. ‘For what shall a man be profited, if he gain the whole world, but lose his own soul;
Him I seek, who died for us: Him I desire, who rose again for our sake. This is the gain which is laid up for me.”
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St Faustina
Diary of St Faustina
St. Maria Faustina Kowalska is known as the Apostle of the Divine Mercy. She was born to a poor family in Glogowiec, Poland. She had no formal education but a deep love of Jesus Christ. After joining the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy she had profound and intimate experiences of the Mercy of Jesus Christ. These experiences were recorded in her Diary; Divine Mercy in My Soul.
On Good Friday 1937, Christ appeared to Saint Faustina and dictated to her the a novena of prayers to be said from Good Friday through the Octave of Easter, now known as Divine Mercy Sunday.
She died in 1938 and was canonized in 2000. Feast Day: Oct 5th
St Francis of Asissi
St Francis Biography
Did you know that Saint Francis was once a knight in shining armor in his youth? Born in Assisi in 1182, he renounced his wealth after a carefree childhood and committed his life to God. He led a life of evangelical poverty while preaching the love of God to all. Establishing a way of living which a number of his companions followed, his order gained the approval of the Holy See. He founded an order of nuns and a society of laypersons who practice penance while living in the world. He died in 1226. Feastday: Oct. 4th
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St Therese of Lisieux
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St Therese of Lisieux is one of the most well known and loved saints of the Catholic Church. She is known for her “liitle way” or as Mother Teresa of Calcultta says; “We need not do great things, only small things with great love.” She was a simple, humble soul who was deeply in love with her Savior, Jesus Christ. St Therese lived in France in the late 1800’s. She died at the age of twenty four but in those short years she attained a level of sanctity and intimate union with Jesus that is extremely rare. Her autobiography; “The Story of a Soul” is a classic. St Therese of Lisieux pray for us!
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