<p>Scholastica was the twin sister of Saint Benedict, the founder of Western monasticism, and she is the patroness of Benedictine nuns. What little is known about her life is found in Saint Gregory the Great's book, the second <em>Dialogue</em>, which is an account of her brother's miracles.

<p><strong>(All Souls' Day)</strong></p>

<p>In the devotion to the Sacred Heart, the heart of Jesus is adored as a symbol of his threefold love: human love, spiritual love, and divine love. In the Old Testament, this love is described as a father's love for his children or a husband's for his wife. In the New Testament, the promise of living water, the Holy Spirit, is fulfilled in the pierced heart of the Messiah. By the Middle Ages, the Heart of Jesus was the object of a more personal devotion and in the late 17th century, the devotion became a liturgical cult.

<p>This feast honours all the saints of the Church, known and unknown. The occasion provides us with an opportunity to reflect on the nature of sainthood and to celebrate the exemplary faithfulness of holy men and women of every place and time, whose lives and deeds continue to inspire us.</p>

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<p><strong>Saint David</strong></p>

<p>The names of Simon and Jude appear in New Testament lists of the apostles but little else is known about either one. Since there are two apostles named Simon and two named Judas (Luke 6.14-16 and Acts 1.13), these are distinguished as Simon the Zealot and Judas the son (or the brother) of James, the others being Simon Peter and Judas Iscariot.</p>

<p>Born in Spain in 1807, Anthony Claret, a weaver like his father, studied Latin and printing in his spare time. He entered the seminary at 22 and was ordained in 1835.</p>

<p>John was born at Capistrano in the Kingdom of Naples in 1386, the son of a German knight living in Italy. Trained as a lawyer at the University of Perugia, John became governor of that city in 1412.</p>

<p>Paul of the Cross was the founder of the Passionists. He was a 'walking saint': when he walked in public, crowds pressed in on him, hoping to get a piece of his habit as a relic, or to ask for a cure or a favour.</p>

<p>Brothers Constantine (he later adopted the name Cyril) and Methodius were born in Thessalonika, Greece, in the 9th century. They could speak the Slavic language and were thus recommended as missionaries first to what is now Ukraine, and then to Moravia, situated between Byzantium and the Germanic peoples. They worked to make the liturgy and Scriptures available in the vernacular, and Cyril devised an alphabet which some feel is the precursor to the Cyrillic alphabet. While they encountered political opposition, they did enjoy the support of Pope Adrian II.