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Tuesday of the Twenty-Second Week in Ordinary Time
God's great work is the creation and redemption of the world wrought through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The one essential work in which we are all callled to participate is God's transforming love. The Roman Martyrology commemorates St. Giles (died between 710 and 724)…
Ordinary Time: September 1st
Tuesday of the Twenty-Second Week in Ordinary Time
God's great work is the creation and redemption of the world wrought through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The one essential work in which we are all callled to participate is God's transforming love. The... More
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Ordinary Time: August 31st
Monday of the Twenty-Second Week in Ordinary Time
The Roman Martyrology commemorates Saints Joseph Arimathea and Nicodemus, who lived in first-century in Jerusalem at the time of Christ, and are mentioned in the Gospels. They received the dead body of Jesus deposited... More
Ordinary Time: August 30th
Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
From Sunday's Gospel: "Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. What profit would... More
Sunday: a day of rest.
Ordinary Time: August 29th
Memorial of the Passion of Saint John the Baptist
Today is the Memorial of the Passion of St. John the Baptist. The Church, having celebrated the earthly birthday of St. John the Baptist on June 24, today honors the anniversary of his martyrdom. Besides our Lord and our Lady,... More
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Ordinary Time: August 28th
Memorial of St. Augustine, Bishop and Doctor of the Church
Today the Church celebrates the Memorial of St. Augustine (354-430). Augustine was born at Tagaste, Africa, and died in Hippo. His father, Patricius, was a pagan; his mother, Monica, a devout Christian. He received a good... More
Ordinary Time: August 27th
Memorial of St. Monica
Today the Church celebrates the Memorial of St. Monica (333-387) was born in Tagaste, northern Africa and died in Ostia, near Rome. Monica was a Christian, but her husband Patricius was a pagan and a man of loose morals.... More
Ordinary Time: August 26th
Wednesday of the Twenty-First Week in Ordinary Time
Some areas celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Częstochowa. According to tradition, the icon of Jasna Góra was painted by Luke the Evangelist on a tabletop built by Jesus himself, and the icon was discovered by St. Helen, mother... More
Ordinary Time: August 25th
Tuesday of the Twenty-First Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. Louis of France; Opt Mem of St. Joseph Calasanz, Priest
Today the universal calendar has two Optional Memorials: —St. Louis IX (1215-1270), who became King of France at the age of twelve, had been religiously brought up by his mother, Blanche of Castile. Throughout his life, he... More
Ordinary Time: August 24th
Feast of St. Bartholomew, Apostle
Today is the Feast of St. Bartholomew (also known as Nathaniel), Apostle. St. Bartholomew was a doctor in Jewish law and a dear friend of St. Philip the Apostle. Because Bartholomew was a man "in whom there was no guile," his... More
Ordinary Time: August 23rd
Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time
From Sunday's Gospel: When Jesus went into the region of Caesarea Philippi he asked his disciples, "Who do people say that the Son of Man is?" They replied, "Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, still others Jeremiah or one... More
Sunday: a day of rest.
Ordinary Time: August 22nd
Memorial of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The Church celebrates the Memorial of the Queenship of Mary. The faithful, under the guidance of an unerring Catholic instinct, have ever recognized the queenly dignity of the Mother of "The King of kings and Lord of lords": the... More
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