Monthly
Chapel Bulletin
October 2025
Dedicated to the Holy Rosary
The Rosary is more than a devotion to Our Lady. The beads and chain of the rosary itself are often a reflection of our character and our hope. Catholics are buried with rosaries, wound carefully about folded hands. There is no greater symbol than this of the primacy the Rosary has in Catholic devotion. As Catholics, we know – we do not merely believe, we know, that the Rosary is the most powerful recitation we can make when we desire a miracle or some other grace from God. By reflecting on our Blessed Mother’s experiences and the life of Jesus, we become more like the woman who bore all things for the sake of obedience to God’s will. The Mother of God knew the loss of her only Child at the hands of unjust executioners. She witnessed the sick and the dying, and she asked Jesus to perform miracles, which He obliged His mother. We know that Mary retains this respect, so by asking for her intercession with Jesus, we too can change in accord with God’s will. Sister Lucia of Fatima told us “There is no problem, I tell you, no matter how difficult it is, that we cannot solve by the prayer of the Holy Rosary. With the Holy Rosary, we will save ourselves. We will sanctify ourselves. We will console Our Lord and obtain the salvation of many souls.” Let us know and believe this is true. What harm has the Rosary ever done? None at all. Yet how many graces have we witnessed as a result of its recitation? Can we complete the list? This simple fact alone is proof of the truth and power of the most Holy Rosary. Let’s pray together, remembering the promises of Our Lady to those who faithfully recite her devotion. Get your Rosary now, it’s time to rededicate ourselves to Our Lady!
Events this Month:
- Oct. 7 – The Holy Rosary
- Oct. 11 – IHM Fall Bazaar
- Oct. 26 – Christ the King
- Oct. 31 – All Hallow’ Eve
Looking ahead:
- Nov. 1 – All Saints’ Day
- Nov. 2 – All Souls’ Day
- Nov. 27 – Thanksgiving Day
- Nov. 29 – Christmas Fair
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1ST – Saint Remigius was Bishop of Rheims and Apostle of the Franks. He baptized Clovis I, King of the Franks which led to the conversion of the entire Frankish people.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2ND – Holy Guardian Angels are given to us at birth and stay with us all through life, comfort us in Purgatory, and escort us to Heaven.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3RD – Saint Thérèse of Lisieux became a great saint by doing little things perfectly. Follow her Little Way! First Friday. Feastday of Sister Marie-Therese, MICM.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4TH – Saint Francis of Assisi lived such a humble, cheerfully sacrificial life, that he is called the saint who lived the most like Christ Himself. First Saturday.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5TH – 17TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. Saint Faustina Kowalska had many visions of Our Lord Who taught her the way of Divine Mercy. The Divine Mercy Chaplet is a powerful prayer that is easy to pray often. Make an effort to pray the Chaplet at least once today. Feastday of Sister Maria Faustina, MICM.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 6TH – Saint Bruno once said these words worth remembering: “While the world changes, the Cross stands firm.”
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7TH – Our Lady of the Rosary. When in grave danger, or in need of assistance in an emergency, the word that we cry out is “Help!”…and we continue to repeat it until someone comes to our aid. The repetition of the Hail Mary in the Rosary is our cry to Heaven in daily trials or for a special need!
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11TH – Divine Maternity of Our Lady. Join us for the IHM Fall Yard Sale and Bazaar fundraiser today from 9a.m. to 4 p.m.! Bring your family and friends and enjoy the day!
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12TH – 18TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. Our Lady of the Pillar. This feast commemorates the apparition of the Mother of God during her own lifetime to Saint James, the great Apostle of Spain, in the year 36, in the town of Zaragoza in Spain.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 13TH – Saint Edward, King. On this day the Miracle of the Sun took place during the last apparition at Fatima in 1917. Columbus Day observed. No School.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15TH – Saint Teresa of Avila was the first woman to bear the title “Doctor of the Church.” She wanted never to die, but to live on and suffer real pain of every kind to prove her love for Christ. Don’t express even one complaint today. Feastday of Sister Miriam Teresa, MICM.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16TH – Saint Gerard Majella is invoked as a patron of expectant mothers as a result of a miracle effected through his prayers for a new mother. Feastday of Brother Gerard, MICM.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17TH – Saint Margaret Mary received a series of revelations from Our Lord regarding devotion to His Sacred Heart.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18TH – Saint Luke, the “Beloved Physician,” was an evangelist, poet, and artist. He chronicled the first Christmas, searching out and preserving a story “too humble for prouder historians to touch.”
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19TH – 19TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. Saint Peter of Alcantara.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 20TH – Saint John Cantius was a serious, humble man, generous to a fault with the poor. He went on pilgrimage to Jerusalem, hoping to be martyred by Turks. He made four pilgrimages to Rome, carrying his luggage on his back. When warned to look after his health, he pointed out that the early desert fathers lived long lives in conditions that had nothing to recommend them but the presence of God.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21ST – Saint Ursula and her Companions. Saint Ursula traveled Europe in the company of 11,000 fellow maidens. Together they were tortured to death rather than renounce their Faith.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22ND – Saint Mary Salome was a devoted follower of Jesus Christ, a witness to His Crucifixion, and one of the women who went to His tomb on Easter morning. She was the wife of Zebedee and the mother of the Apostles James the Greater and John. She is known as one of the “Three Marys.”
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23RD – Saint Anthony Mary Claret was a priest and missioner in his own country of Spain and in the Canary Islands. He formed a group of priests into an Order known as the Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary — also known as the Claretians.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24TH – Saint Raphael the Archangel is the patron of the blind, of happy meetings, of nurses, physicians, and travelers.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25TH – Saints Chrysanthus and Daria. Chrysanthus, a Christian, married Daria, converted her, and convinced her to live in chastity. He was later denounced as a Christian by Claudius, the tribune. His attitude under torture so impressed Claudius that his family and seventy of his soldiers became Christians. The Emperor had them all slain. Daria was sent to a brothel, where she was defended by a lion. She was stoned and finally buried alive.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26TH – 20TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. CHRIST THE KING. Pope Pius XI instituted The Feast of Christ the King in 1925. Pope Pius connected the denial of Christ as King to the rise of secularism. Just as the Feast of Corpus Christi was instituted when devotion to the Eucharist was at a low point, the Feast of Christ the King was instituted during a time when respect for Christ and the Church was waning, when the feast was most needed.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28TH – Saints Simon and Jude were the Apostles who brought the Gospel to Persia where they were both martyred together.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31ST – Saint Wolfgang. ALL HALLOWS’ EVE. The world has corrupted this beautiful feast into a celebration of darkness and evil. Be sure to celebrate the Saints! Celebrate as a Catholic family should!
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST – ALL SAINTS’ DAY. Holy Day of Obligation. Masses at 7:00 a.m., 8:30 a.m. (Sung Mass) & 7:30 p.m. First Saturday.
FALL LECTURE SERIES
A lecture series: “Partisans of Error,” will be held on Thursdays at 8 pm, beginning October 9 and running through November 13.
Six talks will trace the rise of the heretical Modernist movement responsible for revolutionary changes in the Catholic Church. Reviews the lives and teachings of the pioneers of Modernism and the sources of their ideas. Most importantly, we will study the vigilant popes who confronted these errors with the traditional teachings of the Church.
Held in MacIsaac Hall (High School), Thursday evenings at 8 pm, after the Miraculous Medal Novena in the chapel (7:30 pm).
