Wednesday, Oct. 6, 27th Week in Ordinary Time
ST. BRUNO OF COLOGNE (1030?-1101), Founder of the Carthusian order
This saint has the honor of having founded a religious order which, as the saying goes, has never had to be reformed because it was never deformed. He was born in Cologne,
Germany, became a famous teacher at Rheims and was appointed chancellor of the archdiocese at age 45. He supported Pope Gregory VII (May 25) in his fight against the
decadence of the clergy and took part in the removal of his own scandalous archbishop. As he had always dreamed of living in solitude and prayer, he persuaded a few friends
to join him in a hermitage and they eventually settled in Chartreuse near Grenoble under the protection of the Bishop of Grenoble, the future St. Hugh of Chateauneuf.
They lived a monastic life, and their chief work was copying manuscripts. Meanwhile, one of Bruno's former pupils had become Urban II in 1080, and he asked Bruno to come
to Rome as an adviser, a job he performed very discreetly. In 1091, with the Pope's blessings, Bruno and some friends retreated to a hermitage in Calabria, southern
Italy, where he eventually died in the first year of the 12th century. His friend Urban II preceded him by a few months. He He was never formally canonized, because the
Carthusians were averse to all occasions of publicity. Pope Clement extended his feast to the whole Church in 1674.
Readings for today's Mass:
www.usccb.org/nab/readings/100610.shtml
No papal stories in today's OR, and no real news on Page 1 either.
THE POPE'S DAY
General Audience - In his catechesis today, the Holy Father spoke of St. Gertrude the Great, a contemporary
of the 12th-century Mathilde of Hackeborn who was the subject of last week's catechesis. He reminded the faithful
that tomorrow is the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary and that October is the month of the Rosary.
Reminder of the next papal liturgy:
October 10, XXVIII Sunday in Ordinary Time
CAPPELLA PAPALE
MASS TO OPEN THE SPECIAL ASSEMBLY FOR THE MIDDLE EAST
OF THE SYNOD OF BISHOPS
9:30 St. Peter's Basilica
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