Saint Maria Bertilla Boscardin - October 20 Also known as Ann Francis Boscardin Anna Francesca Boscardin Maria Bertilla Memorial 20 October Profile Born to a poorpeasant family headed by Angelo Boscardin who, by his own account, was a violently abusive drunk. Anna had little education, was simple and innocent, and was considered mentally slow; referred to as the goose (as in, “silly as a….”). Worked as a house servant in her youth. Joined the Sisters of Saint Dorothy, Daughters of the Sacred Heart at Vincenza, Italy in 1904, taking the name Bertilla. After working in the convent‘s kitchen and laundry, she trained as a nurse in 1907. Assigned to the hospital in Treviso, Italy, a facility managed by the Sisters of Saint Dorothy. Sister Maria worked in the children‘s ward, becoming a great favorite for her simple, gentle way with the young patients. She cared for woundedItaliansoldiers during World War I, and was noted by local authorities for staying with patients in …More
St. Maria Bertilla Boscardin, Daily Saint, October 20, Italian nun and nurse,Sisters of St Dorothy. OLV Catholic Saint of the Day, October 20 - St. Maria Bertilla Boscardin, Italian nurse and nun, devoted her life to sick children and victims of war.
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 12,35-38. Jesus said to his disciples: “Gird your loins and light your lamps and be like servants who await their master's return from a wedding, ready to open immediately when he comes and knocks. Blessed are those servants whom the master finds vigilant on his arrival. Amen, I say to you, he will gird himself, have them recline at table, and proceed to wait on them. And should he come in the second or third watch and find them prepared in this way, blessed are those servants." shareyourcatholicfaith
Aus dem Heiligen Evangelium nach Lukas - Lk 12,35-38. In jener Zeit sprach Jesus zu seinen Jüngern: Eure Hüften sollen gegürtet sein und eure Lampen brennen! Seid wie Menschen, die auf ihren Herrn warten, der von einer Hochzeit zurückkehrt, damit sie ihm sogleich öffnen, wenn er kommt und anklopft! Selig die Knechte, die der Herr wach findet, wenn er kommt! Amen, ich sage euch: Er wird sich gürten, sie am Tisch Platz nehmen lassen und sie der Reihe nach bedienen. Und kommt er erst in der zweiten oder dritten Nachtwache und findet sie wach – selig sind sie.
Does a Vatican Dicastery doubt that FSSPX Marriage faculties have been revoked? The Vatican’s Dicastery for Legislative Texts issued a clarification on August 7, concerning marriages within the Priestly Fraternity of St. Pius X (FSSPX), according to Guy Lapierre writing on RenaissanceCatholique.fr on October 15. Lapierre writes about a response from the Dicastery for Legislative Texts without naming the addressee or context. The texts states: “The Explanatory Note published on July 2, 2026, by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith states that marriages witnessed by sacred ministers of the Priestly Society of St. Pius X are invalid. However, it does not appear from the published text that such a declaration was approved by the Roman Pontiff with the intention of revoking or derogating from the provisions contained in the Letter of the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei of March 27, 2017.” The mentioned letter of 2017 refers to Franics’ permissions for marriages celebrated by FSSPX …More
All sacraments are valid with the FSSPX, without a doubt. Prevost and co. have absolutely nothing to say because Prevost was installed. And he has separated himself from the vine and from His Catholic traditional Church.
Leo XIV held a telephone conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky today, three days after speaking with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Pope Leo XIV reiterated his appeal for a humanitarian truce to allow food and medical supplies to reach civilians in the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky, in Ukraine's Kherson region. According to UN estimates, around 1,700 people, including 47 children, remain trapped in Oleshky. During his October 16 conversation with Putin, held from Rome's Gemelli Hospital while recovering from surgery, Leo XIV requested a humanitarian ceasefire. The Kremlin expressed willingness to cooperate with Vatican humanitarian efforts but made no ceasefire commitment. #newsJslefgfyqn
This young man’s name was Adham Ma’ruf. Two days ago he received a call from a bloodthirsty *** jevv in the jevvish army who threatened to have a drone kill him if he went up to the roof of his house, or else the genocidal jevvs would bomb his family and wipe them all out. Adham went up to the roof to save his family. And just as threatened, the bloodthirsty *** jevvs killed him with a drone. He was martyred. The genocide in Gaza continues. wc_israel
Father Ripperger is no longer allowed to appear in public. Denver Archbishop James Golka ordered celebrity priest Fr. Chad Ripperger, 61, to cease all public ministry for one year, until September 2027, reports LifeSiteNews.com. The command covers public appearances, online homilies, and writings. Talks already scheduled have been cancelled. Fr. Ripperger was ordained in 1997 for the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP). He left the FSSP in 2012, began working as an exorcist, and built a following - his own priestly community (the Doloran Fathers). The community was received into the Archdiocese of Denver under the conservative Archbishop Samuel Aquila. Leo XIV retired Monsignor Aquila in February and appointed Archbishop Golka as successor. Fr. Ripperger, small in statue, is a learned and serious priest. His strong focus on the demonic can become sensationalist and egocentric. He lends undue certainty to speculative claims. His recent media appearances have included conversations …More
Father Patricio Sánchez Molinari was killed by a falling crucifix during Mass in Ecuador
El sacerdote Patricio Alfredo Sánchez Molinari falleció la noche del sábado 17 de octubre de 2026, luego de que una pesada cruz de madera cayera sobre él mientras celebraba una misa en Guayaquil.
Leo XIV appoints blatant heretics to Vatican commission. Today, Pope Leo XIV appointed 24 new members to the International Theological Commission and renewed the mandates of six others, bringing its total membership to 30. The International Theological Commission was established in 1969 by Pope Paul VI to advise the Pope and the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith. Chilean Theologian praises Communion for practicing Homosexuals Among the newly appointed members is Claudia Leal Luna, a Chilean theologian and professor at the Pontifical John Paul II Theological Institute for Marriage and Family Sciences in Rome. She is known for questioning the Church's teaching on homosexuality. In March 2021, following a declaration by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith prohibiting blessings of same-sex unions, Leal Luna attacked the document in an interview with 'Radio Universidad de Chile'. Luna criticized the Vatican's distinction between blessing homosexual individuals and blessing …More
Isaiah 3:9 The shew of their countenance hath answered them: and they have proclaimed abroad their sin as Sodom, and they have not hid it: woe to their souls, for evils are rendered to them. ( Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition)
Gänswein avoids answering question about the traditional Latin Mass. During an October 17 interview on Twitch.tv, Archbishop Georg Gänswein was asked whether the more liberal German Church could learn from growing interest in Catholicism among young people in France and the US. The interviewer specifically mentioned the “Mass according to old rites” as a possible reason for success there. Gänswein did not directly address the old Mass. Instead, he said young people are “searching for answers” and finding “nourishment” in the Gospel and the Church’s message. He stressed that faith is not merely “something I have intellectually in my head.” What matters, he said, is a relationship with “the person who is essential to Christianity, namely Jesus Christ.”
Frage an Gänswein: Bewegt die jüngere Generation so etwas wie die Messe in alten Riten? Wäre das – nach dem Vorbild von Frankreich und den USA – ein Erfolgsmodell für Deutschland?
This young man’s name was Adham Ma’ruf. Two days ago he received a call from a bloodthirsty *** jevv in the jevvish army who threatened to have a drone kill him if he went up to the roof of his house, or else the genocidal jevvs would bomb his family and wipe them all out.