Tuesday, October 5
Tuesday, October 5
A Ferial weekday in Ordinary Time. No feast or memorial is kept today — only the steady rhythm of the week, and the Mass given for the weekday.
The feast of the day
No feast is kept today
An ordinary day in Ordinary Time
Most days of the year keep no feast or memorial — and that is not a gap. The Church simply prays the Mass of the weekday and keeps walking through the season. A good day to carry one quiet intention, and to let prayer be unhurried.
The saint of the day
Meet St. Faustina Kowalska
Saint of the day · Feast Oct 5
St. Faustina Kowalska
Apostle of Divine Mercy · Mystic
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St. Faustina Kowalska was a Polish nun and mystic, known as the Apostle of Divine Mercy for her visions of Jesus and the establishment of the Divine Mercy devotion.
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- Flora of BeaulieuNun · Devoted to Service
- FroilanBishop of León · Patron of the Poor
- Galla of RomeRoman Widow · Devoted Life
- HippolytusTheologian · Early Christian Leader
- Luis IbarakiMartyr · Brave Witness
- Maurice of CarnoetCistercian Abbot · Spiritual Leader
- PlacidusChristian Monk · Martyr
- Raymond of CapuaDominican Friar · Preacher
- Saint PlacidusBenedictine Monk · Devoted Life
- Trankwilin Ubiarco RoblesFaithful Martyr · Brave Heart
- Varghese Payyappilly PalakkappillyIndian Priest · Faithful Servant
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