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Saint of the Day (October 31) ✠ Saint Foillan ✠ (Seventh century) Born : 600 AD, Ireland Died : October 31, 655 AD, Sonian Forest, Belgium Venerated in : Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church Feast : 31 October (Diocese of Namur); 5 November (Dioceses of Mechelen and Tournai) Attributes : Represented with a crown at his feet to show that he despised the honours of the world Patronage : Fosses; truss-makers, dentists, surgeons, and children's nurses. Foillan was the brother of Saints Ultan and Fursey. He is described as the 'uterine brother' of Fursa, meaning that they had the same mother but not the same father. Certain Latin  Lives  of Foillan therefore incorporate the Fursa ancestry into Foillan's origins: his mother is stated to have been Gelges, the Christian daughter of 'Aed Finn' (possibly meaning Áed mac Echach), King of Connacht. Fursey's father is stated to be Fint...

Saint of the Day  (October 31)  ✠ St. Wolfgang of Regensburg ✠  The Almoner :  Born : 934 AD  Died : October 31, 994  Venerated in : Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church  Canonized : October 8, 1051 Pope Leo IX  Feast : October 31  Patronage : Apoplexy; Carpenters and Wood Carvers; Paralysis; Regensburg, Germany; Stomach Diseases; Strokes  Saint Wolfgang of Regensburg was bishop of Regensburg in Bavaria from Christmas 972 until his death. He is a saint of the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. He is regarded as one of the three great German saints of the 10th century, the other two being Saint Ulrich and Saint Conrad of Constance.  Early life : Wolfgang was descended from the family of the Swabian Counts of Pfullingen When seven years old, he had an ecclesiastic as tutor at home; later he attended the celebrated monastic school at Reichenau Abbey. Here he formed a strong friendship with Henry of Baben...

Saint of the Day  (October 31)  ✠ Blessed Thomas of Florence ✠  Religious :  Born : 1370 AD Florence, Republic of Florence  Died : October 31, 1447 (Aged 77) Rieti, Papal States  Venerated in : Roman Catholic Church  Beatified : 1771 AD Pope Clement XIV  Feast : October 31  Patronage : Butchers, Penitents, Missionaries  Blessed Thomas of Florence or “Tommaso Bellacci” was an Italian Roman Catholic professed member of the Third Order of Saint Francis. Bellacci was a butcher and became a religious after turning his life around from one of sin to one of penance and servitude to God. Bellacci travelled across the Middle East and the Italian peninsula to preach and administer to people despite not being an ordained priest.  The rite of beatification was celebrated in 1771.  Life : Thomas of Florence was born in Florence in 1370 as the son of a butcher. His parents came from Castello di Linari in Val d'Elsa. H...

Gospel of the day  👇 31/10/2022 தமிழ் 🇮🇳, English 🇳🇿,  français 🇫🇷 __________________________________________ 31 அக்டோபர் 2022, 🟩  பொதுக்காலம் 31ஆம் வாரம் - திங்கள் முதல் வாசகம் ஒரு மனத்தவராயிருந்து என் மகிழ்ச்சியை நிறைவாக்குங்கள். திருத்தூதர் பவுல் பிலிப்பியருக்கு எழுதிய திருமுகத்திலிருந்து வாசகம் 2: 1-4 சகோதரர் சகோதரிகளே, கிறிஸ்துவிடமிருந்து நீங்கள் ஊக்கம் பெற்றுள்ளீர்களா? அன்பினால் ஆறுதலும், தூய ஆவியினால் தோழமையும் பரிவுள்ளமும் இரக்கமும் கொண்டுள்ளீர்களா? அப்படியானால் நீங்கள் ஒரே எண்ணமும் ஒரே அன்பும் ஒரே உள்ளமும் கொண்டவராய்த் திகழ்ந்து, ஒரு மனத்தவராயிருந்து என் மகிழ்ச்சியை நிறைவாக்குங்கள். கட்சி மனப்பான்மைக்கும் வீண் பெருமைக்கும் இடம் தர வேண்டாம். மனத் தாழ்மையோடு மற்றவர்களை உங்களிலும் உயர்ந்தவராகக் கருதுங்கள். நீங்கள் யாவரும் உங்களைச் சார்ந்தவற்றில் அல்ல, பிறரைச் சார்ந்தவற்றிலேயே அக்கறை கொள்ள வேண்டும். ஆண்டவரின் அருள்வாக்கு. பதிலுரைப் பாடல் பல்லவி:  என் நெஞ்சம் அமைதிபெற உம் திருமுன் வைத்துக் காத்தருளும். திபா...

Saint of the Day (October 30) ✠ St. Angelo of Acri ✠ Apostle of South Italy: Born: October 19, 1669 Acri, Calabria, Southern Italy Died: October 30, 1739 Acri, Calabria, Southern Italy Venerated in: Roman Catholic Church Beatified: December 18, 1825 Pope Leo XII Canonized: October 15, 2017 Pope Francis Patronage: Acri, and Missionaries St. Angelo of Acri, known by all as the Apostle of Calabria for his tireless preaching during the thirty-eight years of his priestly life. In imitation of the Good Shepherd, he did not hesitate to go out in search of the sinner, the poor, and the least, holding back nothing of himself but rather returning to the Lord what he had received that the message of Life might be brought to all. Biographical selection: Angelo, who would be the great apostle of South Italy, was born in 1669 in Acri, Calabria. He was the son of a manual worker. He entered the Capuchins and was a missionary for 40 years until his death in 173...