6 October 2026
Saint Bruno, Saint Aemilius, Saint Faith and Blessed Maria Ana Mogas
Today, October 6th, we celebrate the feast day of Saint Bruno, priest; Saint Aemilius, martyr; Saint Faith, martyr; and Blessed Maria Ana Mogas, religious.
Saint Bruno, priest
Bruno was born in Cologne, Germany, around the year 1035. He was ordained a priest and became a professor of theology and chancellor of the Archdiocese of Reims. Desiring a more solitary life, he gathered with six companions and retreated to the mountains near Grenoble, to a place called Chartreuse. There they established a new form of religious life, characterized by solitude, silence, prayer, and work. Although Bruno did not initially intend to found a new order, that community gave birth to the Grande Chartreuse and the Carthusian Order. He died in Calabria in 1101 and was canonized in 1623.
The Carthusian monk is primarily a hermit, spending much of his time in the solitude of his cell, balanced with moments of community life, such as the celebration of the Eucharist. The Carthusian thus lives a hermitic way of life within a community, following a path of prayer and detachment. His goal is to seek, amid silence and solitude, a deep communion with God and with others.
Saint Aemilius, martyr
He died a martyr in Capua in the year 251, during the persecution of Christians. According to tradition, he was burned alive alongside Saint Castus for refusing to renounce his Christian faith.
Saint Faith, martyr
Faith is the name of a theological virtue and comes from the Latin fides. According to tradition, this young Christian woman was martyred in Agen, Aquitaine, at the turn of the 4th century, for her steadfastness and courage in the faith. Her renown spread widely during the Middle Ages, and devotion to her reached various parts of Europe and the New World.
Blessed Maria Ana Mogas, religious
Maria Ana Mogas was born in Corró d’Avall, in Vallès Oriental, in the year 1827. In 1850, she joined the Institute of Capuchin Tertiary Sisters of the Divine Shepherdess in Ripoll, becoming its first superior. In 1872, she left the congregation and, under the guidance of Blessed Josep Tous i Soler, founded a new congregation: the Franciscan Tertiary Sisters of the Mother of the Divine Shepherd, popularly known as the Divine Shepherdess Sisters. The institute expanded across various towns in Catalonia and to Madrid, where Maria Ana Mogas dedicated the final years of her life to its consolidation. Her work, inspired by Franciscan spirituality, focused especially on education and caring for those most in need. She died in 1886 and was beatified in 1996.
Saint Bruno, priest
Bruno was born in Cologne, Germany, around the year 1035. He was ordained a priest and became a professor of theology and chancellor of the Archdiocese of Reims. Desiring a more solitary life, he gathered with six companions and retreated to the mountains near Grenoble, to a place called Chartreuse. There they established a new form of religious life, characterized by solitude, silence, prayer, and work. Although Bruno did not initially intend to found a new order, that community gave birth to the Grande Chartreuse and the Carthusian Order. He died in Calabria in 1101 and was canonized in 1623.
The Carthusian monk is primarily a hermit, spending much of his time in the solitude of his cell, balanced with moments of community life, such as the celebration of the Eucharist. The Carthusian thus lives a hermitic way of life within a community, following a path of prayer and detachment. His goal is to seek, amid silence and solitude, a deep communion with God and with others.
Saint Aemilius, martyr
He died a martyr in Capua in the year 251, during the persecution of Christians. According to tradition, he was burned alive alongside Saint Castus for refusing to renounce his Christian faith.
Saint Faith, martyr
Faith is the name of a theological virtue and comes from the Latin fides. According to tradition, this young Christian woman was martyred in Agen, Aquitaine, at the turn of the 4th century, for her steadfastness and courage in the faith. Her renown spread widely during the Middle Ages, and devotion to her reached various parts of Europe and the New World.
Blessed Maria Ana Mogas, religious
Maria Ana Mogas was born in Corró d’Avall, in Vallès Oriental, in the year 1827. In 1850, she joined the Institute of Capuchin Tertiary Sisters of the Divine Shepherdess in Ripoll, becoming its first superior. In 1872, she left the congregation and, under the guidance of Blessed Josep Tous i Soler, founded a new congregation: the Franciscan Tertiary Sisters of the Mother of the Divine Shepherd, popularly known as the Divine Shepherdess Sisters. The institute expanded across various towns in Catalonia and to Madrid, where Maria Ana Mogas dedicated the final years of her life to its consolidation. Her work, inspired by Franciscan spirituality, focused especially on education and caring for those most in need. She died in 1886 and was beatified in 1996.
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Saint Bruno, priest
Bruno was born in Cologne, Germany, around the year 1035. He was ordained a priest and became a professor of theology and chancellor of the Archdiocese of Reims. Desiring a more solitary life, he gathered with six companions and retreated to the mountains near Grenoble, to a place called Chartreuse. There they established a new form of religious life, characterized by solitude, silence, prayer, and work. Although Bruno did not initially intend to found a new order, that community gave birth to the Grande Chartreuse and the Carthusian Order. He died in Calabria in 1101 and was canonized in 1623.
The Carthusian monk is primarily a hermit, spending much of his time in the solitude of his cell, balanced with moments of community life, such as the celebration of the Eucharist. The Carthusian thus lives a hermitic way of life within a community, following a path of prayer and detachment. His goal is to seek, amid silence and solitude, a deep communion with God and with others.
Saint Aemilius, martyr
He died a martyr in Capua in the year 251, during the persecution of Christians. According to tradition, he was burned alive alongside Saint Castus for refusing to renounce his Christian faith.
Saint Faith, martyr
Faith is the name of a theological virtue and comes from the Latin fides. According to tradition, this young Christian woman was martyred in Agen, Aquitaine, at the turn of the 4th century, for her steadfastness and courage in the faith. Her renown spread widely during the Middle Ages, and devotion to her reached various parts of Europe and the New World.
Blessed Maria Ana Mogas, religious
Maria Ana Mogas was born in Corró d’Avall, in Vallès Oriental, in the year 1827. In 1850, she joined the Institute of Capuchin Tertiary Sisters of the Divine Shepherdess in Ripoll, becoming its first superior. In 1872, she left the congregation and, under the guidance of Blessed Josep Tous i Soler, founded a new congregation: the Franciscan Tertiary Sisters of the Mother of the Divine Shepherd, popularly known as the Divine Shepherdess Sisters. The institute expanded across various towns in Catalonia and to Madrid, where Maria Ana Mogas dedicated the final years of her life to its consolidation. Her work, inspired by Franciscan spirituality, focused especially on education and caring for those most in need. She died in 1886 and was beatified in 1996.
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