Saint of the Day
October 5
Anna Schäffer
Feast Day: October 5
Patron of: The sick, those suffering from illness, patience in suffering, domestic workers
German servant who transformed fourteen years of severe illness into joyful spiritual witness and suffering.
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Faustina Kowalska
Feast Day: October 5
Patron of: Divine mercy, the suffering, nurses, missionary work
Polish nun whose Divine Mercy message transformed Catholic spirituality.
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