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"Outside, the synagogue burns. That is also a house of God."
--Blessed Bernard Lichtenberg, preaching in St. Hedwig Cathedral in Berlin in November 1938 after the Kristallnacht pogroms against Jews in Germany
SOD: Bl. Bernard Lichtenberg (1875-1943)--German priest; WWI chaplain; served in the Berlin Cathedral; vocal opponent of the Nazis; prayed outside concentration camps, publicly for the Jews; arrested in 1941 and again in 1943; died enroute to Dachau; martyr; beatified in 1996.
"Outside, the synagogue burns. That is also a house of God."
--Blessed Bernard Lichtenberg, preaching in St. Hedwig Cathedral in Berlin in November 1938 after the Kristallnacht pogroms against Jews in Germany
SOD: Bl. Bernard Lichtenberg (1875-1943)--German priest; WWI chaplain; served in the Berlin Cathedral; vocal opponent of the Nazis; prayed outside concentration camps, publicly for the Jews; arrested in 1941 and again in 1943; died enroute to Dachau; martyr; beatified in 1996.
"If a tiny spark of God’s love already burns within you, do not expose it to the wind, for it may get blown out… Stay quiet with God. ... Do not give yourself to others so completely that you have nothing left for yourself."
--St. Charles Borromeo, today's saint
SOD: St. Charles Borromeo (1538-84)--Italian; nephew of Pope Pius IV; helped him conclude the Council of Trent; leading Catholic Reformation leader; archbishop of Milan in 1564; founded seminaries; promoted catechesis of children; cared for the sick and poor;
"If a tiny spark of God’s love already burns within you, do not expose it to the wind, for it may get blown out… Stay quiet with God. ... Do not give yourself to others so completely that you have nothing left for yourself."
--St. Charles Borromeo, today's saint
SOD: St. Charles Borromeo (1538-84)--Italian; nephew of Pope Pius IV; helped him conclude the Council of Trent; leading Catholic Reformation leader; archbishop of Milan in 1564; founded seminaries; promoted catechesis of children; cared for the sick and poor;
SOD: St. Martin de Porres (1579-1639)--Peruvian; bi-racial; grew up in poverty; servant to Dominican friars in Lima at 15; professed vows at 24; noted for deep prayer, devotion to the Eucharist; showed great love in caring for the sick and poor across Lima; canonized in 1962;
SOD: St. Martin de Porres (1579-1639)--Peruvian; bi-racial; grew up in poverty; servant to Dominican friars in Lima at 15; professed vows at 24; noted for deep prayer, devotion to the Eucharist; showed great love in caring for the sick and poor across Lima; canonized in 1962;
SOD: All Souls Day--Following on All Saints Day yesterday, the Church today invites the faithful to pray for the souls in Purgatory awaiting their final purification. The feast emerged in the 10th century at the Abbey of Cluny in France. faith.nd.edu/saint/all-souls…
"Don't cry for me. I am going to Jesus. At my funeral I don't want people to cry, but rather to sing with all their voices."
--Blessed Chiara Badano, a faith-filled Italian teen and member of @Focolare_org whose feast is today and who died of cancer on Oct. 7, 1990 at 18
SOD: Bl. Chiara Badano (1971-90)--Italian; involved at 9 with Catholic lay movement Focolare; enjoyed sports, hiking, dancing; deeply devoted to Christ; diagnosed with bone cancer at 16; showed great faith and hope in her dying at 18; beatified in 2010; faith.nd.edu/saint/blessed-c…
"Don't cry for me. I am going to Jesus. At my funeral I don't want people to cry, but rather to sing with all their voices."
--Blessed Chiara Badano, a faith-filled Italian teen and member of @Focolare_org whose feast is today and who died of cancer on Oct. 7, 1990 at 18
SOD: Bl. Chiara Badano (1971-90)--Italian; involved at 9 with Catholic lay movement Focolare; enjoyed sports, hiking, dancing; deeply devoted to Christ; diagnosed with bone cancer at 16; showed great faith and hope in her dying at 18; beatified in 2010; faith.nd.edu/saint/blessed-c…
Please keep in prayer @CardinalJWTobin, archbishop of Newark, NJ, and former shepherd of @archindy.
@NwkArchdiocese announced today that a kidney mass found in him will be removed surgically tomorrow and that his doctors are hopeful for his prognosis. rcan.org/cardinal-tobin-heal…
Please keep in prayer @CardinalJWTobin, archbishop of Newark, NJ, and former shepherd of @archindy.
@NwkArchdiocese announced today that a kidney mass found in him will be removed surgically tomorrow and that his doctors are hopeful for his prognosis. rcan.org/cardinal-tobin-heal…
This happened just two days after the cathedral, which is now adjacent to the St. Louis Arch, was dedicated to. @archindy
#OTD Servant of God Simon Brute was consecrated Bishop of Vincennes in the cathedral at St. Louis by Bishop Benedict Joseph Flaget of Bardstown, assisted by Bishop Joseph Rosati of St. Louis and Bishop John Baptist Purcell of Cincinnati.
indianacatholic.mwweb.org/ic…
SOD: Bl. Charles of Austria (1887-1922)--Austrian; of the Habsburg royal family; husband, father of 8; man of deep faith; devoted to the Eucharist; became Austro-Hungarian emperor in 1916; promoted peace during WWI; died in exile on a Portuguese island; vatican.va/news_services/lit…
SOD: Bl. Charles of Austria (1887-1922)--Austrian; of the Habsburg royal family; husband, father of 8; man of deep faith; devoted to the Eucharist; became Austro-Hungarian emperor in 1916; promoted peace during WWI; died in exile on a Portuguese island; vatican.va/news_services/lit…
