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Health Care Holy Hours
Prayer for the Sick and Those who Care for Them
On Thursday, October 14, we will anticipate the feast of Saint Teresa of Avila (October 15). Often called Saint Teresa of Jesus, she was a Spanish mystic, Doctor of the Church, Carmelite nun, religious reformer, and theologian of contemplative life and mental prayer. She suffered frequently from migraines, and it is speculated that she may have had temporal lobe epilepsy. We will ask her help for those who suffer headaches, of whom she is the patroness, at this Holy Hour.
On Thursday, October 21, we will recognize Saint Luke (October 18) as a trained physician and the patron saint of physicians. At this Holy Hour, we will ask for his intercession on behalf of all doctors.
On Thursday, October 28, will will invoke Saint Jude, the Apostle of Hope, on his feast day. At the Church of Saint Catherine of Siena, the Dominican Shrine of Saint Jude supports the faithful who visit this oasis of hope. We will pray for the patrons of the Shrine of Saint Jude at this Holy Hour.
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