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