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October 16 · Optional · White

St Margaret Mary Alacoque

(1647–1690) Visitation nun of Paray-le-Monial to whom Christ revealed his Sacred Heart — 'Behold this Heart which has so loved men' — asking for the First Fridays and the feast the Church now keeps. Doubted for years, she was vindicated by St Claude de la Colombière.

When is the feast of St Margaret Mary Alacoque?

The feast is celebrated on October 16 each year, kept as a optional in the General Roman Calendar, with white vestments.

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When is the feast of St Margaret Mary Alacoque?

The feast of St Margaret Mary Alacoque is celebrated on October 16 each year, kept as a optional in the General Roman Calendar.

Who was St Margaret Mary Alacoque?

(1647–1690) Visitation nun of Paray-le-Monial to whom Christ revealed his Sacred Heart — 'Behold this Heart which has so loved men' — asking for the First Fridays and the feast the Church now keeps. Doubted for years, she was vindicated by St Claude de la…

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