Saint of the Day: St. Aldericus; Ninth Century archbishop and scholar, born in France; he became a Benedictine monk, and then a priest in Sens; he served as chancellor of the diocese, succeeding the archbishop in 828; he died in 841; Aldericus was a known ecclesiastical scholar and a promoter of such studies.
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/10/26
Optional Memorial of St. Denis and Companions; Denis was the first bishop of Paris, in about 275 A.D.; St. Gregory of Tours reports that Pope Fabian sent St. Denis and his companions, the priest Rusticus and the deacon Eleutherius, to present day Paris to re-establish the Church of Gaul; they men built a church on an island in the Seine and converted many pagans; their success incited the governor Sisinnius, who had the men captured and killed; a shrine and later, a great basilica were built over their graves
Saint of the Day: St. Keyne; daughter of King Brychan of Brecknock, Wales; she refused several suitors' offers of marriage and became a hermitess on the banks of the Severn River in Somersetshire, England; after living there for several years, during which she traveled widely, she was persuaded by her nephew to return to Wales, though exactly where she spent her last days is not known; during her travels, she founded numerous churches in South Wales, Cornwall, and perhaps Somerset
Optional Memorial of Blessed Marie Rose Durocher, 1811-1849; born in Quebec; as a housekeeper at a local rectory, she saw the need for greater instruction of the youth, especially young girls; she and her companions formed the Sisters of the Most Holy Names of Jesus and Mary; they provided Catholic education in Canada and on the west coast of the United States
Optional Memorial of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, 1819-1867; born in Germany, but decided to go to North America; in 1847, he arrived in the United States, entered the Redemptorist novitiate, and completed his studies, being ordained in 1844; he began his pastoral ministry in Pittsburgh, working closely with St. John Neumann; he became a full-time itinerant missionary preacher; he preached in English and German in the states of Connecticut, Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin; he was named pastor of the Church of St. Mary of the Assumption in New Orleans, Louisiana, where he died of the yellow fever, caring for the sick and the poor of New Orleans at the age of 48
Saint of the Day: St. Gerard of Brogne, 895-959; born in Belgium and trained at the French court, Gerard joined the Benedictines at Saint-Denis, France; ordained, Gerard founded a monastery on his own estate in Brogne, Belgium; he reformed monasteries in Lorraine and Champagne, France, and Flanders, Belgium, and died in Brogne
Memorial of the Holy Guardian Angels; The Catechism of the Catholic Church says, “Beside each believer stands an angel as protector and shepherd leading him to life”
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/2/26
Gospel: Matthew 18:1-5, 10
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