On November 5, many Franciscan communities of men and women have a special day of remembrance of their deceased members: "All Souls of the Seraphic Order."
On November 4, the Church celebrates the memory of St. Charles Borromeo, a great pastoral theologian and one of the outstanding figures of the Catholic Reformation. He was a Secular Franciscan.
On October 23, the Church remembers Saint John of Capestrano [John Capistran] (1386-1456), a Franciscan friar who had a prominent and multifaceted ministry as a preacher and reformer in 15th-century Europe.
On October 20, Franciscans celebrate the memory of Blessed Contardo Ferrini (1859-1902), a brilliant Italian legal scholar and professor and fervent Secular Franciscan.
On October 19, Franciscans in most of the world celebrate the memorial of Saint Peter of Alcántara, a zealous reformer (in the United States his memory is kept on October 22).
On October 11, the Catholic Church celebrates the memory of Pope St. John XXIII (1881-1963), a Secular Franciscan affectionately known as the "Good Pope."
The Franciscan Friars of the Province of Our Lady of Guadalupe will be celebrating a Month's Mind Mass in loving memory of Fr. Dominic Monti, OFM, Franciscan friar, priest, ecumenical scholar, interim president of St. Bonaventure University, professor, and brother to all.
