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Why is October 11 the feast day of St. John XXIII?
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St. John XXIII
Pope John XXIII said the goal of his papacy was to âbring the church up to dateâ and regenerate Catholic faith.
October 11 is the feast day of St. John XXIII because it marks the anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council, which he convoked in 1962.12
By choosing this date, the church honors his pivotal role in inaugurating a new era of renewal and modernizationâknown as aggiornamentoâwithin the Roman Catholic Church.12