Pray the Rosary

The month of October is dedicated to the Holy Rosary. The Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary is celebrated on October 7.

The rosary is an invitation to experience the grace of Mary’s spiritual motherhood as she leads us to her Son, Jesus. For this reason, it has been an invaluable source of countless spiritual graces for the saints. Remember, every time you pray the rosary you are given the privilege and honor of pronouncing the holy name of Jesus more than 50 times.

The wealth of spiritual graces offered through the rosary comes not from the multiplication of prayers (see Matthew 6:7) but from the imitation of Christ through obedience to the Father’s will, according to the example of the Blessed Mother.

The Holy Father's Intentions for the Month of October 2026

Mental Health Ministry: That the mental health ministry be established throughout the Church, helping to overcome the stigma and discrimination of persons with mental illnesses.

Feasts for October

October 1 - Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Memorial
October 2 - Guardian Angels, Memorial
October 4 - Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
October 5 - Bl. Francis Xavier Seelos; Faustina Kowalska, virgin, Optional Memorial
October 6 - St. Bruno, Blessed Marie Rose Durocher
October 7 - Our Lady of the Rosary, Memorial
October 9 - St. Denis, Bishop, and Companions, St. John Leonardi
October 11 - Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
October 14 - Callistus I, Optional Memorial
October 15 - Teresa of Jesus, Memorial
October 16 - Hedwig; Margaret Mary Alacoque, Optional Memorial
October 17 - Ignatius of Antioch, Memorial
October 18 - Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
October 19 - Isaac Jogues, John de Brébeuf and companions, Memorial
October 20 - St. Paul of the Cross
October 22 - John Paul II, Optional Memorial
October 23 - John of Capistrano, Optional Memorial
October 24 - Anthony Claret, Optional Memorial
October 25 - Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
October 28 - Simon and Jude, Feast