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Ordinary Time: September 26th
Tuesday of the Twenty-Fifth Week in Ordinary Time; Optional Memorial of Sts. Cosmas and Damian, Martyrs
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 twin brothers and medical doctors,... More
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Ordinary Time: September 25th
Monday of the Twenty-Fifth Week in Ordinary Time
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 such numbers of disciples flocked,... More
Ordinary Time: September 24th
Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
"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 living in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me. And I do not know which I shall... More
Sunday: a day of rest.
Ordinary Time: September 23rd
Memorial of St. Pius of Pietrelcina, Priest; Ember Saturday
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 Capuchin Friars at the age of sixteen and was... More
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Ordinary Time: September 22nd
Friday of the Twenty-Fourth Week in Ordinary Time; Ember Friday
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 gods. They are... More
Ordinary Time: September 21st
Feast of St. Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist
Today is the Feast of St. Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist. At the time that Jesus summoned him to follow Him, Matthew was a publican, that is, a tax-collector for the Romans. His profession was hateful to the Jews because it... More
Ordinary Time: September 20th
Memorial of Sts. Andrew Kim Tae-gon, Priest, and Paul Chong Ha-sang, and Companions, Martyrs; Ember Wednesday
Today is the Memorial of Saints Andrew Kim Tae-gŏn, Priest, and Paul Chŏng Ha-sang, and Companions, Martyrs. During the 17th century the Christian faith was brought to Korea through the zeal of lay persons. From the very... More
Ordinary Time: September 19th
Tuesday of the Twenty-Fourth Week in Ordinary Time; Optional Memorial of St. Januarius, Bishop and Martyr
Today is the Optional Memorial of St. Januarius (d. 304). Very little is known about this martyr saint. He was Bishop of Benevento in Campania. He died near Naples, about the year 304, martyred under the persecution of Emperor... More
Ordinary Time: September 18th
Monday of the Twenty-Fourth Week in Ordinary Time
The Roman Martyrology commemorates St. Joseph of Cupertino (1603-1663), who was born at Cupertino, Italy, and died in Osimo. He was of lowly origin and had little formal education. In his youth he was employed as an... More
Ordinary Time: September 17th
Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
"His master summoned him and said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you your entire debt because you begged me to. Should you not have had pity on your fellow servant, as I had pity on you?’ Then in anger his master handed him... More
Sunday: a day of rest.
Ordinary Time: September 16th
Memorial of Sts. Cornelius, Pope, and Cyprian, Bishop, Martyrs
Today's Memorial of Saints Cornelius (d. 253) and Cyprian (190-258) commemorates two friends in the service of Christ and his Church. Cornelius, a Roman, was the twenty-first Pope during the reign of the Emperor Gallus and... More
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