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Ordinary Time: October 22nd
Tuesday of the Twenty-Ninth Week in Ordinary Time; Optional Memorial of St. John Paul II, Pope
Today is the Optional Memorial of St. John Paul II (1920-2005). Karol Jozef Wojtyla was born in 1920 in Wadowice, Poland. After his ordination to the priesthood and theological studies in Rome, he returned to his homeland and... More
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Ordinary Time: October 21st
Monday of the Twenty-Ninth Week in Ordinary Time
Today the Roman Martyrology commemorates: —St. Ursula, virgin and martyr and companions (d. 238). In medieval times her legend developed into many versions; but all that may be said with certainty of these martyrs... More
Ordinary Time: October 20th
Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
And James and John, the sons of Zeb'edee, came forward to him, and said to him, "Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you." And he said to them, "What do you want me to do for you?" And they said to him, "Grant us to... More
Sunday: a day of rest.
Ordinary Time: October 19th
Memorial of Sts. John de Brébeuf and Isaac Jogues, Priests, and Companions, Martyrs (USA)
Today the dioceses of the United States celebrate the Memorial of Sts. John de Brébeuf and Isaac Jogues (priests) and their companions. They were Jesuit missionaries who died as martyrs in North America where they preached the... More
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Ordinary Time: October 18th
Feast of St. Luke, Evangelist
Today is the Feast of St. Luke, the inspired author of the third Gospel and of the Acts of the Apostles, was a native of Antioch in Syria and a physician, and one of the early converts from paganism. He accompanied St. Paul on a... More
Ordinary Time: October 17th
Memorial of Saint Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop and Martyr
Today the Church celebrates the Memorial of St. Ignatius of Antioch (50-107), who was one of the great bishops of the early Church. He was the successor of St. Peter as Bishop of Antioch. He was condemned to death by wild beasts... More
Ordinary Time: October 16th
Wednesday 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
Ordinary Time: October 15th
Memorial of St. Teresa of Jesus, Virgin and Doctor of the Church
Today is 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, she said she... More
Ordinary Time: October 14th
Monday of the Twenty-Eighth Week in Ordinary Time; Optional Memorial of St. Callistus I, Pope and 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
Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
And Jesus looking upon him loved him, and said to him, "You lack one thing; go, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me." At that saying his countenance fell, and he went away... More
Sunday: a day of rest.
Ordinary Time: October 12th
Saturday of the Twenty-Seventh Week in Ordinary Time
Blessed Carlo Acutis (1991-2006), a Catholic Italian teenager who died in 2006, was beatified on October 10, 2021 in Assisi. Acutis, a gamer and computer programmer who loved soccer and the Eucharist, has been the subject of... More
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