Tuesday, October 2, 2018

Seven to be canonized

On Sunday, October 14, 2018, the 28th Sunday of Ordinary Time, at 10:15am local time (4:15am EDT), the Holy Father, Pope Francis will preside over a Mass which will be celebrated in Saint Peter's Square.  During that Mass, the Pope will canonize seven (7) Blesseds:



  • His Holiness, Paul VI;
  • His Excellency, Oscar Arnulfo Romero Galdámez, former Archbishop of El Salvador;
  • Father Francesco Spinelli, an Italian priest who founded the Sisters Adorers of the Blessed Sacrament;
  • Father Vincenzo Romano, an Italian priest most well known for his care of orphans;
  • Sister Maria Caterina Kasper, a German nun who founded the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ;
  • Sister Nazaria Ígnazia of Saint Theresa of Jesus, a Spanish nun who founded the Missionaries of the Crusade; and
  • Nunzio Sulprizio, a young blacksmith who lived in Pescara (Italy)

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