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“To be a saint really meant to respond to God’s call each and every day.”
The Solemnity of All Saints falls toward the end of the liturgical year, when the Church fixes its gaze on the last things and on those who have already crossed the gates of Heaven. Most Rev. Earl K. Fernandes, Bishop of @cbuscatholic shares how the saints grew in holiness one day at a time through prayer and the Eucharist and how the universal call to holiness extends to every person who is baptized.
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Solemnity of All Saints, who are with Christ in glory: in a single joyful celebration, Holy Church, while yet a pilgrim on earth, venerates the memory of those in whose company heaven exults, that she may be stirred by their example, rejoice in their intercession and triumph, and be crowned in the sight of the Divine Majesty for ages unending.
All you holy men and women, pray for us!
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As Catholics and Americans, we are blessed to be able to participate in our nation’s political and public life. With the midterm elections approaching in the United States, the Conference has been encouraging Catholics to exercise their right to vote and to do so in a way that places our faith before our politics. In voting, our Holy Father sets the example that encourages each citizen to exercise their civic responsibility. The U.S. bishops have emphasized that is not “who” one is voting for, but rather on encouraging Catholics to inform their conscience as they prepare to vote and to uphold human dignity and the common good in doing so.
Pope Leo XIV has voted in the midterm elections of the United States, expressing his “belief in the right and the duty of citizens to participate in democratic processes.”
The Holy See Press Office announced on Friday that Pope Leo XIV, an American citizen, "has exercised his right to vote as a United States citizen, whenever he was eligible to do so."
The Press Office confirmed that, “in keeping with this long-standing practice of civic participation, he has submitted his mail-in ballot in Chicago.”
“The Holy Father has also confirmed that, during his years of residence in Peru he exercised his right to vote whenever he was eligible to do so,” noted the statement.
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Feast of Saints Simon and Jude, Apostles: Simon was known as the Canaanite or the Zealot; Jude was also called Thaddeus, the son of James, and inquired of the Lord at the Last Supper about his manifestation. The Lord answered him, “If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.”
Saints Simon and Jude, Apostles, pray for us!
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Saint Anthony Mary Claret, bishop: ordained a priest, he spent many years traveling through the region of Catalonia preaching to the people. He established the Society of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary and, having become Bishop of Santiago in Cuba, he worked with great merit for the salvation of souls. On his return to Spain, he still endured many hardships for the sake of the Church, and died an exile among the Cistercian monks in Fontfroide Abbey near Narbonne in southern France.
Saint Anthony Mary Claret, pray for us!
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Saint John of Capestrano, priest, of the Order of Friars Minor: he championed discipline of the Rule, and ministered throughout the greater part of Europe in order to strengthen faith and Catholic morals. He sustained the faithful people by the fervor of his preaching and prayers, and dedicated himself to defending the liberty of Christians. At length, he died at Újlak on the banks of the Danube in Hungary.
Saint John of Capestrano, pray for us!
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Join thousands of Catholics praying the #RespectLifeMonth novena Thursday, October 22-Friday, October 30! Get the daily prayers sent to you by email or text message. Sign up at respectlife.org/respect-life…!
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