Memorial of Saints (October 24)

St. Anthony Mary Claret entered the Jesuit novitiate in Rome, but ill health caused him to leave. He preached missions for some years until together with Bishop Codina, he founded the Claretians - a congregation dedicated to the missions. Active in the politics of his time, a demand for his arrest led him to retire to a Cistercian monastery until his death (died ca. 1870 A.D.).

Blessed Aloysius Guanella worked as a parish priest for some years. In 1875 A.D., he assisted St. John Bosco in missionary work. Then, he returned to his diocese to work with the poor. As he opened refuges and schools for the poor, he eventually founded the Servants of Charity and the Daughters of St. Mary of Providence (died October 24, 1915 A.D.).

St. Felix of Thibiuca was a bishop of Africa. He had in his custody some sacred books of the Church which the secular authorities in his area wanted him to surrender. As St. Felix persisted in his refusal to surrender the sacred books, he was arrested, sent to Rome in chains, and then was beheaded (died ca. 303 A.D.).

St. Proclus was a disciple of St. John Chrysostom. He became active in the politics of the Church of his time - incurring rejection from the people of Cyzicus, and opposing Nestorius' teachings. He was then named Patriarch of Constantinople and ministered well to the people of the city. He also wrote several treatises, letters, and sermons (died ca. 446 A.D.).

St. Aretas was chief of the Beno Health community in southwestern Arabia. He and 340 of his townspeople were massacred due to the political conflicts of their time. The massacre horrified the world at the time that Mohammed even denounced it in the Koran (died ca. 523 A.D.).

St. Senoch was a convert to the Christian faith, and then became a hermit. Known for his holiness, he attracted disciples and was praised highly by St. Gregory of Tours. St. Senoch was reported to have performed numerous miracles as abbot of his community of monks (died ca. 576 A.D.).

St. Martin of Vertou was ordained deacon by St. Felix. After preaching unsuccessfully at Poitou, he lived as a hermit in the Dunan forest in Britanny. He eventually attracted numerous disciples whom he organized into the Vertou Abbey, and became its abbot (died ca. 601 A.D.).

St. Maglorious became a monk and a disciple of St. Samson. The two became missionaries to Britanny. St. Maglorious became abbot of a monastery and then succeeded St. Samson as bishop of Dol. In his old age, St. Maglorious lived as a hermit and founded a monastery at Sark (died ca. 586 A.D.).

St. Ebregislus is reported in the Roman Martyrology as an archdeacon who succeeded St. Severinus as bishop of Cologne. He was then beaten to death in a church at Tongres (died ca. 5th century).