Today is the memorial of Saint Cleopas† (1st century), one of the two who met the risen Christ on the road to Emmaus: Saint-link, Wikipedia-link, & Emmaus-link.
Commentary: The Emmaus narrative is a key component of the Christ Renews His Parish retreat group with which I have been involved for the last year & a half.
Today is also the memorial of Saint Sergius of Radonezh† (1314-1392): Saint-link & Wikipedia-link.
Commentary: I'm groping in the dark here, depending on interweb sources &, in the case of error, the Lord's forgiveness & understanding that I mean no harm & am trying to do right. The monk Sergius is apparently a great saint of the post-Great Schism Orthodox churches, but also Byzantine (or Eastern) Catholic Churches, those particular Churches apart from the Latin Church but still in full communion with the Vatican & constituent parts of the one, holy, catholic, & apostolic Catholic Church. So, even if not a saint of the whole Catholic Church, Sergius is venerated as a saint in a great many Catholic autonomous particular Churches.
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