OCTOBER 2019
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1 | Feast of St. Thérèse of Lisieux |
 | International Day of Older Persons |
 | Respect Life Month begins |
2 | Feast of the Guardian Angels |
 | Birthday of Mahatma Gandhi (1869) |
 | International day of Non-Violence |
4 | Feast of St. Francis of Assisi |
5 | Word Teachers' Day |
6 | Feast of Blessed Marie Rose Durocher: She advocated for the education of girls during a time when education was unavailable to most poor girl children. |
7 | Birthday of Archbishop Desmond Tutu (1931) |
8 | Yom Kippur |
10 | Birthday of Ken Saro-Wiwa (1941): a Nigerian writer, environmental activist and martyr. |
 | World Mental Health day |
11 | Birthday of Eleanor Roosevelt (1884) |
12 | Anniversary of the Death of Matthew Shepard (1976-1998) |
13 | Founding of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus by Cornelia Connelly, 1846 |
14 | International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction |
15 | Feast of St. Teresa Of Avila |
 | First Mass celebrated in a Holy Child Convent, Derby, England, 1846 |
 | International Day of Rural Women |
16 | World Food Day |
17 | International Day for the Eradication of Poverty |
19 | Anniversary of the Assassination of Digna Ochoa (1964-2001): He was a Mexican-human rights lawyer known for her work in defending the poor and those working to protect the environment. |
20 | Feast of St. Maria Bertilla Boscardin: She was so devoted to her hospital patients that she remained with them through bombings and air raids during World War I. |
24 | Feast of St. Anthony Claret: He challenged the unjust structures of slavery and the cash-crop system as bishop of Santiago. |
 | United Nations Day |
28 | Feast of Sts. Simon and Jude |
31 | All Hallows Eve — Halloween |
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