St. Bruno of Cologne (Germany) was born around the year 1035. Ordained a priest in Reims (France), he was a teacher of theology, but soon wished to withdraw from the world, and chose silence and solitude near Grenoble. He founded the Carthusian monasteries, which foresaw long moments of prayer, silence and loneliness. He started in Chartreaux in France. He died in Calabria, leaving a great mark.
The Blessed Martyrs of Kyoto (Japan) were immolated on October 6, 1619. They were Christians. Among them were a samurai with his pregnant wife and six children, townspeople, young mothers with their children. They were crucified and burned. See the martyrdom of TheclaThe martyrdom was contemplated by numerous Christians and thousands of pagans, according to the Franciscan website. The martyrdom was contemplated by numerous Christians and thousands of pagans, says the Franciscan website.
– Supernatural Blessed Mary Anne Mogas Fontcuberta is the foundress of the Franciscan Missionary Sisters of the Mother of the Divine Shepherd, known as the 'Divina Pastora'. She was born in 1827 in Corró de Vall (Granollers, Barcelona). Formed from a very young age in the life of piety and prayer and initiated in the parish apostolate, she soon renounced her wealthy social and economic position and dedicated herself to the education of children and the care of the most needy. St. John Paul II beatified her in 1996.
Saint of the ordinary
On October 6, 2002, St. John Paul II also canonized St. Josemaría Escrivá, founder of Opus Dei, whom he called "the saint of ordinary life. The ceremony took place in St. Peter's Square and was attended by more than 300,000 people.
St. Josemaría preached since October 2, 1928 that all - men and women, single and married, intellectuals and peasants - are called to holiness.
