October is the Month of the Holy Rosary.
Below is a list of some important dates I thought might be helpful to remember and meditate on.
Oct 1 First Saturday of the Month
Oct 2 Guardian Angel Day
Oct 4 Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi
Oct 7 Our Lady of the Rosary(Victory)
Oct 11 The Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary/Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God
October 13 Anniversary of the Miracle of the Sun
Oct 16 Feast Day of the Purity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Oct 16 Feast Day of Saint Gerard Majella
Oct 16 Feast Day of Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque
Oct 16 Birthday of Saint Maria Teresa Goretti
Oct 16 Saint Maximilian Kolbe formed the Militia of the Immaculata
I am sure I am missing many but these are the ones that I tend to focus on.
Today is the First Saturday of the Month and get this, the First Friday this month is on the Feast Day of Our Lady of the Rosary.
First Friday and Saturday Devotion Explanation
Padre Pio had an image of Our Lady of Purity in his cell, and it has been documented that:
…his own mother gave him this picture. He said that, “The Blessed Mother is the Mother of all mothers,” and he referred to her affectionately as “my dear little Mother.” In one of his letters he wrote, “Poor dear mother, how she loves me! What great care she took to accompany me to the altar this morning. It seemed to me that she had nothing else to think about except myself, as she filled my whole heart with sentiments of holy love. I wish I had a voice strong enough to invite the sinners of the world to love Our Lady. But since this is not within my power, I have prayed and will pray to my dear Angel to perform this task for me.” (From The Housetops, p. 14)
“I wish I had a voice strong enough to invite the sinners of the world to love Our Lady.”~Padre Pio
"Charity is the measure by which the Lord will judge us all."~Padre Pio