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Thursday of the Twenty-Eighth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. Hedwig, Religious; St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, Virgin
The Church offers the choice of Optional Memorials today: —St. Hedwig (1174-1243): Hedwig was the aunt of St. Elizabeth of Hungary, was married at an early age to Henry, Duke of Silesia. After their six children had been born, they both strove to advance in sanctity and to enrich Silesia and Poland…
Ordinary Time: October 16th
Thursday of the Twenty-Eighth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. Hedwig, Religious; St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, Virgin
The Church offers the choice of Optional Memorials today: —St. Hedwig (1174-1243): Hedwig was the aunt of St. Elizabeth of Hungary, was married at an early age to Henry, Duke of Silesia. After their six children had been... More
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Ordinary Time: October 15th
Memorial of St. Teresa of Jesus, Virgin and Doctor of the Church
The Church celebrates the Memorial of St. Teresa of Jesus (1515-1582). Teresa was born in Avila and died in Alba, Spain. When only a child of seven, she ran away from home in the hope of being martyred by the Moors; in this way,... More
Ordinary Time: October 14th
Tuesday of the Twenty-Eighth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. Callistus I, Pope & Martyr
Today is the Optional Memorial of St. Callistus, Pope and Martyr. Callistus was a Christian slave of Rome, and later was ordained deacon by Pope St. Zephyrinus, whom he succeeded as pope in the year 217. As deacon he was... More
Ordinary Time: October 13th
Monday of the Twenty-Eighth Week in Ordinary Time
On this day in Fatima in 1917, the marvelous Miracle of the Sun took place in the sky before 70,000 witnesses. The... More
Ordinary Time: October 12th
Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Gospel Excerpt, Lk 17:11-19: On the way to Jerusalem Jesus was passing along between Samaria and Galilee. And as He entered a village, He was met by ten lepers, who stood at a distance and lifted up their voices and said,... More
Sunday: a day of rest.
Ordinary Time: October 11th
Saturday of the Twenty-Seventh Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. John XXIII, Pope
Today is the Optional Memorial of St. John XXIII (1881-1963), pope from 1958-1963, best known for convening the Second Vatican Council. He was beatified by Pope St. John Paul II on September 3, 2000. His feast is assigned to the... More
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Ordinary Time: October 10th
Friday of the Twenty-Seventh Week in Ordinary Time
The Roman Martyrology (2004) commemorates St. Daniel Comboni (1831-1881), a missionary in Central Africa who combined the ideal with the practical, drawing inspiration from the love of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. His... More
Ordinary Time: October 9th
Thursday of the Twenty-Seventh Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem St. Denis, Bishop, & Companions; Opt Mem St. John Leonardi, Priest; (England Wales - Feast St. John Henry Newman)
Today the Church offers two Optional Memorials: —St. Denis, a third-century apostle of Gaul, became first bishop of Paris. He suffered martyrdom there, together with his priest Rusticus and his deacon Eleutherius. He is... More
Ordinary Time: October 8th
Wednesday of the Twenty-Seventh Week in Ordinary Time
The commemorations in today's Roman Martyrology include: —St. Pelagia, distinguished as Pelagia of Antioch, Pelagia the Penitent, and Pelagia the Harlot, was a Christian saint and hermit in the 4th or 5th century.... More
Ordinary Time: October 7th
Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary
The Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary was instituted to honor Mary for the Christian victory over the Turks at Lepanto on October 7, 1571. Pope St. Pius V and all Christians had prayed the Rosary for victory. The Rosary, or the... More
Ordinary Time: October 6th
Monday of the Twenty-Seventh Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. Bruno, Priest; Opt Mem of Bl. Marie Rose Durocher, Virgin (USA)
Today the Universal Church celebrates the Optional Memorial of St. Bruno (1030-1101), who was born in Cologne, Germany. He became a priest and achieved fame as a professor of theology at Rheims. He decided to leave the world and... More
