Oct. 1 Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Sunday
“Amen, I say to you, tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you. When John came to you in the way of righteousness, you did not…
Sep. 30 Memorial of St. Jerome, Priest and Doctor of the Church, Memorial
Today is the Memorial of St. Jerome (345-420). Jerome was born in Dalmatia of a Christian, was baptized in Rome, while taking his classical courses. He then studied under the…
Sep. 29 Feast of Sts. Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, Archangels, Feast
The liturgy celebrates the Feast of Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, archangels who are venerated in the tradition of the Church. Michael (Who is like God?) was the archangel who…
Sep. 28 Thursday of the Twenty-Fifth Week in Ordinary Time; Optional Memorial of St. Wenceslaus, Martyr; St. Lawrence Ruiz and Companions, Martyrs, Opt. Mem.
Today the Church celebrates two optional memorials of martyrs:
Sep. 27 Memorial of St. Vincent de Paul, Priest, Memorial
The Church celebrates the Memorial of St. Vincent de Paul (1581-1660), who was born in Gascony, France, and died in Paris. He studied theology at Toulouse and was ordained a…
Sep. 26 Tuesday of the Twenty-Fifth Week in Ordinary Time; Optional Memorial of Sts. Cosmas and Damian, Martyrs, Opt. Mem.
According to tradition, Saints Cosmas and Damian (d. 303) suffered martyrdom in Syria during the Roman persecution of Diocletian. Not much is known about them, but tradition holds they were…
Sep. 25 Monday of the Twenty-Fifth Week in Ordinary Time, Weekday
The Roman Martyrology commemorates St. Finbarr (550-623), bishop (and patron) of Cork, Ireland. He was a native of Connaught, and instituted a monastery or school at Lough Eirc, to which…
Sep. 24 Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Sunday
“Brothers and sisters: Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death. For to me life is Christ, and death is gain. If I go on…
Sep. 23 Memorial of St. Pius of Pietrelcina, Priest; Ember Saturday, Memorial
Today is the Memorial of St. Pius of Pietrelcina (1887-1968), more popularly known as Padre Pio was born in 1887 in the small Italian village of Pietrelcina. He joined the…
Sep. 22 Friday of the Twenty-Fourth Week in Ordinary Time; Ember Friday, Weekday
The Roman Martyrology commemorates Sts. Maurice and Companions (d. 287), Christian soldiers who were massacred in Switzerland around the year 287 A.D. because they refused to offer sacrifices to pagan…
Oct. 26 Wednesday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time, Weekday
Gospel Verse, Cf. 2 Thes 2:14: God has called us through the Gospel to possess the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. The Roman Martyrology commemorates today St. Fulk of…
Oct. 25 Tuesday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time, Weekday
Gospel Verse, Cf. Mt 11:25: Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth; you have revealed to little ones the mysteries of the Kingdom.Today in Wales is the feast…
