Saint of the Day

October 19

Jean de Brébeuf, Isaac Jogues, and Companions

Feast Day: October 19

Patron of: Canada, missionaries, Catholic missions

Eight Jesuit martyrs who died evangelizing Native Americans in 17th-century North America.

Feast Day: October 19

Patron of: Poland, prisoners, victims of violence, journalists

Polish priest and martyr who died for his prophetic witness against communism.

Feast Day: October 19

Patron of: Contemplatives, heart disease, cardiac patients, Passionists

Mystic founder of the Passionists who dedicated his life to Christ's Passion.

Feast Day: October 19

Patron of: Extreme poverty, Brazil, mystics, contemplatives, night workers, stringent ascetics

Radical Franciscan mystic whose extreme austerity and spiritual discipline reformed religious life.