#Saint Anthony Mary Claret

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SAINT OF THE DAY (October 24)

Anthony Mary Claret (CMF) was a Spanish Catholic prelate and missionary who served as Archbishop of Santiago de Cuba and was the confessor of Isabella II of Spain.

He founded the Congregation of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, commonly called the Claretians.

Anthony Claret was born in Spain on 23 December 1807.

Like his father, he was a weaver by trade. As a child, he enjoyed pilgrimages to the nearby Shrine of Our Lady of Fussimanya

In his spare time, he studied Latin. At the age of 22, he entered the seminary and was ordained in 1835.

He preached and worked in the missions for 10 years. In 1849, he founded the Claretians.

Shortly thereafter, he was named Archbishop of Santiago in Cuba. While he was archbishop, he successfully reformed the clergy and the laity.

He returned to Spain to be Queen Isabella II’s confessor, to oversee his congregation, and to publish a few books.

In 1868, due to the Spanish Revolution, both Archbishop Claret and the queen were exiled.

After Vatican I, the archbishop sought refuge at a Cistercian monastery in France, where he died on 24 October 1870.

Anthony was beatified by Pope Pius XI on 25 February 1934. He was canonized by Pope Pius XII on 7 May 1950.

He is the patron saint of weavers.

He is called the “Spiritual Father of Cuba” — a missionary, religious founder, social reformer, queen's chaplain, writer and publisher, archbishop, and refugee.

He was a Spaniard whose work took him to the Canary Islands, Cuba, Madrid, Paris, and to the First Vatican Council.

He also wrote 144 books. By his sermons and writings, he contributed greatly to bring about the revival of the Catalan language, although most of his works were published in Spanish, especially during his stay in Cuba and Madrid. 

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Happy Feast Day

Saint Anthony Mary Claret

1807-1870

Feast day: October 24 (New), October 23 (Trad)

Patronage: Claretians (Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary), Technical and Vocational Educators, Weavers, Textile Merchants, the Diocese of the Canary Islands

Saint Anthony Mary Claret was drawn to the religious life as a child and became a secular priest. He was a missionary, social reformer, Queen Isabella’s chaplain, a writer, and publisher, established schools and libraries and was a refugee. In 1850, he was appointed Archbishop of Cuba where he made many social reforms. Because of it, assassins tried to kill him 15 times. He established the Claretians to spread his dream of missionary and reform work. In 1869 The First Vatican Council meeting, where he forcefully defended papal infallibility. He died close to his birthplace in a Cistercian monastery.

Prints, plaques & holy cards available for purchase. (website)

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THE DESCRIPTION OF SAINT ANTHONY MARY CLARET Feast Day: October 24

"I will be kind to everybody, particularly to those whom I find troublesome."

The founder of the Congregation of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary, also known as the Claretians, was born Anthony Maria Claret i Clarà, in Sallent, Barcelona, Spain on December 23, 1807. He was the fifth of the eleventh children of Juan and Josefa Claret. His father was a woollen manufacturer. As a child he enjoyed pilgrimages to the nearby Shrine of Our Lady of Fussimanya.

He received an elementary education in his native village, and at the age of twelve became a weaver. At the age of 18, he went to Barcelona to specialize in his trade as a Jacquard loom programmer, and remained there until he was 20 years old. Meanwhile, he devoted his spare time to study and became proficient in Latin, French and engraving.

Frightened that his love of programming was causing him to become obsessed and burned out, and recognizing a call to religious life, he left Barcelona. He wished to become a Carthusian monk but finally entered the diocesan seminary at Vic in 1829, and was ordained on June 13, 1835, on the feast of St. Anthony of Padua. He received a benefice in his native parish, where he continued to study theology until 1839; but as missionary work strongly appealed to him, he proceeded to Rome. There he entered the Jesuit novitiate but had to leave due to ill health. He then returned to Spain and exercised his pastoral ministry in Viladrau and Girona, attracting notice through his efforts on behalf of the poor.

On July 16, 1849, the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, he founded the Congregation of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary, whose main apostolate was local and foreign missions, and founded the great religious library at Barcelona which was called 'Librería Religiosa' (now 'Librería Claret'). Pope Pius IX gave approval to the congregation on December 22, 1865.

The following year, he was appointed archbishop of Santiago de Cuba at the request of the Spanish crown via Pope Pius IX. He was consecrated at Vic in October 1850. Before he embarked, he made three separate pilgrimages: to Our Lady of the Pillar, patroness of Spain; to the Virgin of Montserrat, patroness of Catalonia; and to Our Lady of Fussimanya, near his home village. Finding the diocese in a miserable condition, he quickly initiated a spiritual reform. To continue his apostolate on a wider scale, he established on the island the Teaching Sisters of Mary Immaculate.

He was recalled to Spain in 1857, and made the chaplain of Queen Isabella II, who also made him her confessor. He also began the printing apostolate for the diffusion of the Good News. The Liberia Religiosa de Barcelona became a center of renewal and evangelization for the whole country.

In his final years, he went to Rome to prepare for the First Vatican Council. Owing to failing health he withdrew to Prada de Conflent in the French Pyrenees, where he was still harassed by his Spanish enemies; shortly afterwards he retired to the Cistercian abbey at Fontfroide, Narbonne, southern France, where he died on October 24, 1870 at the age of 62. In the course of his life, he is said to have preached 10,000 sermons and to have published 200 religious books.

Beatified on February 25, 1934 by Pope Pius XI and canonized a saint by Pope Pius XII on May 7, 1950, his major shrine can be found in Vic in Barcelona.

Anthony Mary Claret is the patron of textile merchants, weavers, the Claretians, and savings, in which he taught the poor the importance of savings.

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October novenas

For whoever this could interest, here’s a list of this month’s novena’s and the reasons to pray them for yourself and for others.

St. John Paul II: For healing, for courage, for the youth. Starts October 13th

All Saints Day: For intercession of all saints. Starts on October 23

Our lady of Aparecida: from October 3rd to October 10. Patron Saint of Brazil, very used to ask for help in moments of affliction

Blessed Carlos Acutis: For a greater love of the Eucharist, for the youth, for computer programmers. Starts October 3rd

St. Jude: Lost causes. Starts on October 19

Holy souls in purgatory: souls in purgatory

St. Therese of Avila: For those who suffer from headaches. Starts October 6th

St. Luke: for those preparing for surgery or recovering from surgery Starts October 9th

St. Hedwig: for the relief from debt and for help with financial difficulties Starts October 7th

All Souls’ Day: the faithful departed/ souls in purgatory. Starts on October 24

St. Anthony Mary Claret: physical healing, spiritual healing. Starts October 15

St. Gerard Majela : for a healthy pregnancy and for childbirth/ delivery Starts October 7

St. Charles Borromeo: for bishops, seminarians and catechists. Starts on October 26

St. Margarida Maria Alacoque: October 7th

Saint Ignacio of Antioquia: For conversion and for those being persecuted for their faith.

Saint Peter of Alcantara: starts on October 10th To strengthen our faith

Saint Antonio Galvão: for engineers, architects and construction workers. Starts From October 16th.

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Holidays 10.24

Holidays

American Bar Association Giving Day

Azad Kashmir Day (Pakistan)

Black Thursday Commemoration Day

Brain Cancer Awareness Day (Canada)

Child Care Worker & Early Childhood Educator Appreciation Day (Canada)

Day of Special Forces of the Armed Forces (Russia)

Diplomatic Workers’ Day (Kyrgyzstan)

40-Hour Work Week Day

Gormanudr (Old Icelandic)

House of Elrond Day (Lord of the Rings)

International Day of Climate Action

International Day of Libraries

International Diplomats Day

International Gibbon Day

Java Sparrow Day (Japan)

Lego Day

Libraries Day (Spain)

My Best Winter Skin Day

National Crazy Day

National Doctors Day (Indonesia)

National Elizabeth Day

National Forensic Accounting Day

National Kangaroo Awareness Day

National One United Race Day

National Restaurant Workers Day

National Senior UTI Awareness Day

National Temperature Day

Pear Day (French Republic)

PitDark Pitch Day

Programmer’s Day (China)

Read for the Record Day

Recycle Your Mercury Thermostat Day

Rocket Engineer Remembrance Day (Baikonur, Kazakhstan)

A Room of Her Own Day

Standardization and Metrology Employees Day (Kyrgyzstan)

Suez Day (Egypt)

Take Back Your Time Day

Telegram Day

Tony Bennett Day (NYC)

Trade Unions Day (Tajikistan)

United Nations Day

Vote Early Day

World Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine (AOM) Day

World Development Information Day (UN)

World Kangaroo Day

World Origami Days begin (until 11.11)

World Polio Day

World River Dolphin Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

Feast of Good and Plenty (a.k.a. Good and Plenty Day)

Food Day [ website ]

Hershey’s Chocolate Day

Margarine Day (Japan)

National Bologna Day

National Jamaican Jerk Day

Share a Pop-Tart with Someone You Love Day

World Tripe Day

Independence & Related Days

United Nations (Founded; 1945)

Zambia (from UK, 1964)

4th Thursday in October

Black Thursday [Thursday of Last Full Week]

Plastics Thursday (Canada) [4th Thursday]

Thinking Thursday [4th Thursday of Each Month]

Thirsty Thursday [Every Thursday]

Three for Thursday [Every Thursday]

Thrift Store Thursday [Every Thursday]

Throwback Thursday [Every Thursday]

Thuringer Thursday [4th Thursday of Each Month]

Weekly Holidays beginning October 24 (3rd Full Week of October)

Disarmament Week (thru 10.30)

International Dyslexia Association Reading Week (thru 10.26)

International Tree Climbing Week (thru 10.27)

Prescription Errors Education & Awareness Week (thru 10.31)

World Origami Days (thru 11.11)

Festivals Beginning October 24, 2024

Austin Film Festival (Austin, Texas) [thru 10.31]

Barbados Food & Rum Festival (Warrens, Barbados) [thru 10.27]

Cambridge Film Festival (Cambridge, United Kingdom) [thru 10.31]

Cork Jazz Festival (Cork, Ireland) [thru 10.28]

Food Industry Truck Driving Championship (Orlando, Florida) [thru 10.26]

Harvest on the Harbor (Portland, Maine) [thru 10.26]

Helsinki Book Fair (Helsinki, Finland) [thru 10.27]

Imagine Film Festival (Amsterdam, Netherlands) [thru 11.3]

Pumpkinpalooza (Starkville, Mississippi)

Tacoma Holiday Food & Gift Festival (Tacoma, Washington) [thru 10.27]

Top Taco (Matairie, Louisiana)

Feast Days

Al Feldstein (Artology)

Ann Cleeves (Writerism)

Anthony Mary Claret (Christian; Saint)

Betty Lou (Muppetism)

Bijaya Dashami [10th Day of Dashain]

Bob Kane (Artology)

Cider Appreciation Day (Pastafarian)

Eberigisil (Evergitus; Christian; Saint)

Eugène Fromentin (Artology)

Feast of the Spirits of the Air (Pagan)

Five Martyrs of Carthage (Felix and Companions; Christian; Saint)

Janis Joplin Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Jüri Arrak (Artology)

Konstantin Yuon (Artology)

Lilith’s Day (Ancient Mesopotamian)

Luigi Guanella (Christian; Saint)

Magloire of Dol (Christian; Saint)

Maladay (Discordian)

Marianne North (Artology)

Martin of Vertou (Christian; Saint)

Massimo d'Azeglio (Artology)

New Year’s Day (Jainism)

Proclus of Constantinople (Christian; Saint)

Raphael the Archangel (Catholic Church 1921-1969, local calendars) [Travelers]

Rafael Guízar y Valencia (Christian; Saint)

Senoch (Christian; Saint)

Vico (Positivist; Saint)

Hebrew Calendar Holidays

Shemini Atzeret [22 Tishrei]

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Lucky Day (Philippines) [57 of 71]

Shakku (赤口 Japan) [Bad luck all day, except at noon.]

Unlucky Day (Grafton’s Manual of 1565) [49 of 60]

Premieres

The Alamo (Film; 1960)

American Pie, by Don McLean (Album; 1971)

Battle of Britain (Film; 1969)

Donald’s Camera (Disney Cartoon; 1941)

Episode 120 or 123 (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S3, Ep. 120; 1961)

Equus, by Peter Shaffer (Play; 1974)

Fer-de-Lance, by Rex Stout (Novel; 1934) [Nero Wolfe #1]

Gattaca (Film; 1997)

Go Snow, Parts 3 & 4 (Underdog Cartoon, S1, Eps. 7 & 8; 1964)

Hot and Cold Penguin (Chilly Willy Cartoon; 1955)

John Wick (Film; 2014)

The Last Hurrah (Film; 1958)

Live at the Apollo, recorded by James Brown (Album; 1962)

The Manchurian Candidate (Film; 1962)

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, by Smashing Pumpkins (Album; 1995)

Mellow Yellow, by Donovan (Song; 1966)

Miss Fritter’s Racing School (Pixar Cartoon; 2017)

Moose Gets the Juice or Mourning Becomes Electra-Cuted (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S3, Ep. 119; 1961)

Our Man in Havana, by Graham Greene (Novel; 1958)

Pancho’s Hideaway (WB LT Cartoon; 1964)

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme, by Simon & Garfunkel (Album; 1966)

Shaved Fish, by John Lennon (Album; 1975)

The Silver Spoon, by Clelia D'Onofrio (Cookbook; 1950)

Smooth Criminal, by Michael Jackson (Song; 1988)

Springtime (Ub Iwerks Silly Symphony Disney Cartoon; 1929)

St. Vincent (Film; 2014)

The Super Salesman (Heckle & Jeckle Cartoon; 1947)

Taylor Swift, by Taylor Swift (Album; 2006)

The Wiz (Film; 1978)

Wotta Knight (Fleischer/Famous Popeye Cartoon; 1947)

Today’s Name Days

Alois, Aloisia, Anton, Armella (Austria)

Antun, Proklo (Croatia)

Nina (Czech Republic)

Proclus (Denmark)

Asmo, Asmus, Ermo, Rasmus (Estonia)

Asmo, Rasmus (Finland)

Florentin (France)

Alois, Aloisia, Anton, Armella, Victoria (Germany)

Sevastiani (Greece)

Salamon (Hungary)

Ponzia (Italy)

Ara, Modrite, Mudrīte, Renāte (Latvia)

Daugailas, Gilbertas, Rapolas, Švitrigailė (Lithuania)

Eilif, Eivor (Norway)

Antoni, Boleczest, Filip, Hortensja, Marcin, Rafaela, Rafał, Salomon (Poland)

Areta (Romania)

Kvetoslava (Slovakia)

Antonio (Spain)

Eilert, Evert (Sweden)

Valentine (Ukraine)

Denver, Rafael, Rafaela, Raphael, Raphaela (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 298 of 2024; 68 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 4 of Week 43 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Gort (Ivy) [Day 26 of 28]

Chinese: Month 9 (Jia-Xu), Day 22 (Xin-You)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]

Hebrew: 22 Tishri 5785

Islamic: 20 Rabi II 1446

J Cal: 28 Orange; Seventhday [28 of 30]

Julian: 11 October 2024

Moon: 50%: 3rd Quarter

Positivist: 18 Descartes (11th Month) [Wincklemann / Fréret]

Runic Half Month: Wyn (Joy) [Day 3 of 15]

Season: Autumn or Fall (Day 33 of 90)

Week: 3rd Full Week of October

Zodiac: Scorpio (Day 2 of 30)

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Holidays 10.24

Holidays

American Bar Association Giving Day

Azad Kashmir Day (Pakistan)

Black Thursday Commemoration Day

Brain Cancer Awareness Day (Canada)

Child Care Worker & Early Childhood Educator Appreciation Day (Canada)

Day of Special Forces of the Armed Forces (Russia)

Diplomatic Workers’ Day (Kyrgyzstan)

40-Hour Work Week Day

Gormanudr (Old Icelandic)

House of Elrond Day (Lord of the Rings)

International Day of Climate Action

International Day of Libraries

International Diplomats Day

International Gibbon Day

Java Sparrow Day (Japan)

Lego Day

Libraries Day (Spain)

My Best Winter Skin Day

National Crazy Day

National Doctors Day (Indonesia)

National Elizabeth Day

National Forensic Accounting Day

National Kangaroo Awareness Day

National One United Race Day

National Restaurant Workers Day

National Senior UTI Awareness Day

National Temperature Day

Pear Day (French Republic)

PitDark Pitch Day

Programmer’s Day (China)

Read for the Record Day

Recycle Your Mercury Thermostat Day

Rocket Engineer Remembrance Day (Baikonur, Kazakhstan)

A Room of Her Own Day

Standardization and Metrology Employees Day (Kyrgyzstan)

Suez Day (Egypt)

Take Back Your Time Day

Telegram Day

Tony Bennett Day (NYC)

Trade Unions Day (Tajikistan)

United Nations Day

Vote Early Day

World Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine (AOM) Day

World Development Information Day (UN)

World Kangaroo Day

World Origami Days begin (until 11.11)

World Polio Day

World River Dolphin Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

Feast of Good and Plenty (a.k.a. Good and Plenty Day)

Food Day [ website ]

Hershey’s Chocolate Day

Margarine Day (Japan)

National Bologna Day

National Jamaican Jerk Day

Share a Pop-Tart with Someone You Love Day

World Tripe Day

Independence & Related Days

United Nations (Founded; 1945)

Zambia (from UK, 1964)

4th Thursday in October

Black Thursday [Thursday of Last Full Week]

Plastics Thursday (Canada) [4th Thursday]

Thinking Thursday [4th Thursday of Each Month]

Thirsty Thursday [Every Thursday]

Three for Thursday [Every Thursday]

Thrift Store Thursday [Every Thursday]

Throwback Thursday [Every Thursday]

Thuringer Thursday [4th Thursday of Each Month]

Weekly Holidays beginning October 24 (3rd Full Week of October)

Disarmament Week (thru 10.30)

International Dyslexia Association Reading Week (thru 10.26)

International Tree Climbing Week (thru 10.27)

Prescription Errors Education & Awareness Week (thru 10.31)

World Origami Days (thru 11.11)

Festivals Beginning October 24, 2024

Austin Film Festival (Austin, Texas) [thru 10.31]

Barbados Food & Rum Festival (Warrens, Barbados) [thru 10.27]

Cambridge Film Festival (Cambridge, United Kingdom) [thru 10.31]

Cork Jazz Festival (Cork, Ireland) [thru 10.28]

Food Industry Truck Driving Championship (Orlando, Florida) [thru 10.26]

Harvest on the Harbor (Portland, Maine) [thru 10.26]

Helsinki Book Fair (Helsinki, Finland) [thru 10.27]

Imagine Film Festival (Amsterdam, Netherlands) [thru 11.3]

Pumpkinpalooza (Starkville, Mississippi)

Tacoma Holiday Food & Gift Festival (Tacoma, Washington) [thru 10.27]

Top Taco (Matairie, Louisiana)

Feast Days

Al Feldstein (Artology)

Ann Cleeves (Writerism)

Anthony Mary Claret (Christian; Saint)

Betty Lou (Muppetism)

Bijaya Dashami [10th Day of Dashain]

Bob Kane (Artology)

Cider Appreciation Day (Pastafarian)

Eberigisil (Evergitus; Christian; Saint)

Eugène Fromentin (Artology)

Feast of the Spirits of the Air (Pagan)

Five Martyrs of Carthage (Felix and Companions; Christian; Saint)

Janis Joplin Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Jüri Arrak (Artology)

Konstantin Yuon (Artology)

Lilith’s Day (Ancient Mesopotamian)

Luigi Guanella (Christian; Saint)

Magloire of Dol (Christian; Saint)

Maladay (Discordian)

Marianne North (Artology)

Martin of Vertou (Christian; Saint)

Massimo d'Azeglio (Artology)

New Year’s Day (Jainism)

Proclus of Constantinople (Christian; Saint)

Raphael the Archangel (Catholic Church 1921-1969, local calendars) [Travelers]

Rafael Guízar y Valencia (Christian; Saint)

Senoch (Christian; Saint)

Vico (Positivist; Saint)

Hebrew Calendar Holidays

Shemini Atzeret [22 Tishrei]

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Lucky Day (Philippines) [57 of 71]

Shakku (赤口 Japan) [Bad luck all day, except at noon.]

Unlucky Day (Grafton’s Manual of 1565) [49 of 60]

Premieres

The Alamo (Film; 1960)

American Pie, by Don McLean (Album; 1971)

Battle of Britain (Film; 1969)

Donald’s Camera (Disney Cartoon; 1941)

Episode 120 or 123 (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S3, Ep. 120; 1961)

Equus, by Peter Shaffer (Play; 1974)

Fer-de-Lance, by Rex Stout (Novel; 1934) [Nero Wolfe #1]

Gattaca (Film; 1997)

Go Snow, Parts 3 & 4 (Underdog Cartoon, S1, Eps. 7 & 8; 1964)

Hot and Cold Penguin (Chilly Willy Cartoon; 1955)

John Wick (Film; 2014)

The Last Hurrah (Film; 1958)

Live at the Apollo, recorded by James Brown (Album; 1962)

The Manchurian Candidate (Film; 1962)

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, by Smashing Pumpkins (Album; 1995)

Mellow Yellow, by Donovan (Song; 1966)

Miss Fritter’s Racing School (Pixar Cartoon; 2017)

Moose Gets the Juice or Mourning Becomes Electra-Cuted (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S3, Ep. 119; 1961)

Our Man in Havana, by Graham Greene (Novel; 1958)

Pancho’s Hideaway (WB LT Cartoon; 1964)

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme, by Simon & Garfunkel (Album; 1966)

Shaved Fish, by John Lennon (Album; 1975)

The Silver Spoon, by Clelia D'Onofrio (Cookbook; 1950)

Smooth Criminal, by Michael Jackson (Song; 1988)

Springtime (Ub Iwerks Silly Symphony Disney Cartoon; 1929)

St. Vincent (Film; 2014)

The Super Salesman (Heckle & Jeckle Cartoon; 1947)

Taylor Swift, by Taylor Swift (Album; 2006)

The Wiz (Film; 1978)

Wotta Knight (Fleischer/Famous Popeye Cartoon; 1947)

Today’s Name Days

Alois, Aloisia, Anton, Armella (Austria)

Antun, Proklo (Croatia)

Nina (Czech Republic)

Proclus (Denmark)

Asmo, Asmus, Ermo, Rasmus (Estonia)

Asmo, Rasmus (Finland)

Florentin (France)

Alois, Aloisia, Anton, Armella, Victoria (Germany)

Sevastiani (Greece)

Salamon (Hungary)

Ponzia (Italy)

Ara, Modrite, Mudrīte, Renāte (Latvia)

Daugailas, Gilbertas, Rapolas, Švitrigailė (Lithuania)

Eilif, Eivor (Norway)

Antoni, Boleczest, Filip, Hortensja, Marcin, Rafaela, Rafał, Salomon (Poland)

Areta (Romania)

Kvetoslava (Slovakia)

Antonio (Spain)

Eilert, Evert (Sweden)

Valentine (Ukraine)

Denver, Rafael, Rafaela, Raphael, Raphaela (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 298 of 2024; 68 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 4 of Week 43 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Gort (Ivy) [Day 26 of 28]

Chinese: Month 9 (Jia-Xu), Day 22 (Xin-You)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]

Hebrew: 22 Tishri 5785

Islamic: 20 Rabi II 1446

J Cal: 28 Orange; Seventhday [28 of 30]

Julian: 11 October 2024

Moon: 50%: 3rd Quarter

Positivist: 18 Descartes (11th Month) [Wincklemann / Fréret]

Runic Half Month: Wyn (Joy) [Day 3 of 15]

Season: Autumn or Fall (Day 33 of 90)

Week: 3rd Full Week of October

Zodiac: Scorpio (Day 2 of 30)

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SAINTS OCTOBER 24 "There is only one tragedy in this life, not to have been a saint."- Leon Bloy

Martyrs of Nagran, a large group of Christian martyrs, possibly as many as 340, who suffered at Nagran, in southwestern Arabia. Abdullah ibn Kaab, also called Aretas, was the leader of the martyrs and the chief of the Beni Harith. He and his companions were slain by Dhu Nowas, or Dunaan, a Jew who commanded heathen Jews and Arabs. A woman and her small children were among the victims. The martyrdom is recorded in the Koran. Feastday October 24

St. Anthony Mary Claret, Roman Catholic Priest. Archbishop and missionary, and was confessor of Isabella II of Spain. He founded the congregation of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, commonly called the Claretians. Feastday October 24

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Being Vigilant Throughout Life

October 24, 2023 - Tuesday of the Twenty-Ninth Week in Ordinary Time - Saint Anthony Mary Claret, Bishop—Optional Memorial - Catholic Daily Reflections from My Catholic Life! Read the full article

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There are many Marys

Here is but a handful:

Mary, Mother of God (and all her titles)

Mary Magdalene

Mary, mother of James

Mary Salome

Mary Clopas

Mary of Egypt

Mary MacKillop

(Venerable) Mary of Agreda

Maria Goretti

Mary Magdalene de Pazzi

And many many more. Additionally, especially in France and Poland many male saints have Mary as one of their names (see: Jean-Marie Vianney, Anthony Mary Claret, etc), so this isn't even counting the guys

New rule for Catholics:

I’m sick of all your stuff being named after the same 12 saints when you’ve got a million of them. From now on only one place gets to have a saint, only one place gets to be a St. Peter’s church, only one gets to be Thomas Aquinas, everyone has to find their own saint and grab them before somebody else and yes you will have to fight anyone who wants the same saint as you

The Vatican can decide all tie breakers and bribery is encouraged

Either throw down with every other private girl’s school to be the one St. Mary’s or suck it up and be St. Dymphna’s

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SAINT OF THE DAY (October 24)

Anthony Mary Claret was born in Spain on 23 December 1807, the fifth of the eleven children of Juan and Josefa Claret.

Like his father, he was a weaver by trade. In his spare time, he studied Latin. At the age of 22, he entered the seminary and was ordained in 1835.

He preached and worked in the missions for 10 years.

On 16 July 1849, the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, he established the Congregation of the Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (The Claretians).

Pope Pius IX gave approval to the congregation on 22 December 1865.

He also founded the great religious library at Barcelona, which was called "Librería Religiosa" (now "Librería Claret").

Shortly thereafter, he was named Archbishop of Santiago, Cuba. While he was archbishop, he successfully reformed the clergy and the laity.

He returned to Spain to be Queen Isabella II’s confessor, to oversee his congregation, and to publish a few books.

In 1868, due to the Spanish Revolution, both Archbishop Claret and the queen were exiled.

After Vatican I, the archbishop sought refuge at a Cistercian monastery in France where he died on 24 October 1870.

He was beatified by Pope Pius XI on 24 February 1934. He was canonized 16 years later by Pope Pius XII on 7 May 1950.

His zealous life and the wonders he wrought, both before and after his death, testified to his sanctity.

Claret is the patron saint of weavers.

The “spiritual father of Cuba” was a missionary, religious founder, social reformer, queen's chaplain, writer, publisher, archbishop, and refugee.

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Saint Anthony Mary Claret 1807-1870 Feast day: October 24 (New), October 23 (Trad) Patronage: Claretians (Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary), Technical and Vocational Educators, Weavers, Textile Merchants, the Diocese of the Canary Islands

Saint Anthony Mary Claret was drawn to the religious life as a child and became a secular priest. He was a missionary, social reformer, Queen Isabella’s chaplain, a writer, and publisher, established schools and libraries and was a refugee. In 1850, he was appointed Archbishop of Cuba where he made many social reforms. Because of it, assassins tried to kill him 15 times. He established the Claretians to spread his dream of missionary and reform work. In 1869 The First Vatican Council meeting, where he forcefully defended papal infallibility. He died close to his birthplace in a Cistercian monastery

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THE DESCRIPTION OF OUR LADY OF MONTSERRAT (aka La Moreneta) Feast Day: April 27

The Catholic Church will observe the feast day of Our Lady of Montserrat, the popular Black Madonna of Spain.

Widely venerated in Catalonia, Spain, where devotion to the La Moreneta (Black Madonna) originated, as well as in Puerto Rico and Ecuador, Our Lady of Montserrat is well known for her miraculous intercessory powers.

Hundreds of pilgrims and devotees visit her major shrine at the foot of Montecristi Hill in Ecuador every year.

In Catalonia, Spain, where Our Lady has been widely venerated since the 12th century, the Shrine of Our Lady of Montserrat is a popular pilgrimage site. She is the Patron Saint of Catalonia, an honor she shares with Saint George.

In the country, the Our Lady of Montserrat Church in San Beda College, Manila was built in honor of the patroness of the Benedictine monks of Manila. Devotion to her is also widespread in Jaro, Iloilo City where a parish church has been erected in her honor.

According to tradition, the image of the Black Madonna with the Child Jesus was carved by St. Luke the Evangelist around 50 A.D. and was brought to Spain. An 18th century polychrome statue of the same image that was gifted by former president João Goulart of Brazil on the Papal election of Pope Paul VI in 1963, is also displayed in Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome, Italy. Previously stored in the Vatican Museums, the image has been on display for Papal masses since the Pontificate of Pope Benedict XVI.

On September 11, 1881, the image was canonically crowned in accordance with Canon Law and was proclaimed as the patroness of Catalonia by Pope Leo XIII. Many pilgrims paid homage to her including Saints Vincent Ferrer, Ignatius of Loyola, Aloysius Gonzaga, Peter Claver, and Anthony Mary Claret.

The Abbey of Our Lady of Montserrat in Barcelona is the founding monastery of the Benedictines in the Philippines. The first Benedictine monks arrived in the country in 1895.

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Thank God for this Thursday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary Time!

Gospel LK 12:49-53

Jesus said to his disciples: “I have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were already blazing! There is a baptism with which I must be baptized, and how great is my anguish until it is accomplished! Do you think that I have come to establish peace on the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division. From now on a household of five will be divided, three against two and two against three; a father will be divided against his son and a son against his father, a mother against her daughter and a daughter against her mother, a mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.” For the readings of the Optional Memorial of Saint Anthony Mary Claret, please go here.

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Saint Anthony Mary Claret with the Madonna and Child