October 2011
Pope Benedict XVI's Intentions
General Intention: For the terminally ill, that in their sufferings they may be sustained by faith in God and by the love of others.
Missionary Intention: That the celebration of World Mission Sunday may increase in the People of God the passion for evangelization and the support of missionary activity through prayer and economic aid for the poorest Churches.
| Feast Day: | October 10 |
| Born: | October 28, 1510, Valencia, Spain |
| Died: | September 30, 1572, Rome, Italy |
| Canonized: | 1671 by Clement X |
| Major Shrine: | relics translated to the Jesuit church in Madrid, Spain in 1901 |
| Patron of: | against earthquakes; Portugal; Rota, Marianas |