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Advent: December 5th
Thursday of the First Week of Advent
Today the Roman Martyrology commemorates St. Sabbas (439-532), an anchorite who dedicated his life to prayer and manual labor. He is pictured as an abbot with an apple, as he was once tempted to eat an apple outside of... More
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Advent: December 4th
Wednesday of the First Week of Advent; Opt. Mem. of St. John Damascene, Priest and Doctor
The Church celebrates the Optional Memorial of St. John Damascene (676-749), who was a learned theologian who carefully gathered together and transmitted to us the teaching of the Greek Fathers, and is thus one of the most... More
Advent: December 3rd
Memorial of St. Francis Xavier, Priest
The Church celebrates the Memorial of St. Francis Xavier (1506-1552), who was born in the castle of Xavier in Navarre, Spain. In 1525 he went to Paris where he met St. Ignatius Loyola and with whom he received Holy Orders in... More
Advent: December 2nd
Monday of the First Week of Advent
Today the Roman Martyrology commemorates St. Bibiana (died c. 361) who was martyred at Rome under Julian the Apostate around the year 361. The Church also commemorates St. Silverius (480-537), who was... More
Advent: December 1st
First Sunday of Advent
For Catholics, the new Liturgical Year commences with the first Sunday of Advent. In this new Liturgical Year, the Church not only wishes to indicate the beginning of a period, but the beginning of a renewed commitment to the faith by... More
Ordinary Time: November 30th
Feast of St. Andrew, Apostle
Today is the last day of the current Liturgical Year, and the last day of Ordinary Time until after the Christmas season. Today the Church celebrates the Feast of St. Andrew the Apostle, a native of Bethsaida in Galilee, a... More
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Ordinary Time: November 29th
Friday of the Thirty-Fourth Week in Ordinary Time
The Roman Martyrology commemorates St. Saturinius (d. 304), a Roman priest and martyr. With his deacon Saint Sisinius, he was sentenced to hard labor, exiled, tortured and beheaded for his faith in the persecutions of... More
Ordinary Time: November 28th
Thursday of the Thirty-Fourth Week of Ordinary Time; Opt. Mem. of Thanksgiving Day (USA);
Today in the United States is the Optional Memorial of Thanksgiving Day in the dioceses of the United States. In 1621 colonists in New England gave communal thanks and praise to God for his abundant mercies and blessings. This... More
Ordinary Time: November 27th
Wednesday of the Thirty-Fourth Week in Ordinary Time
Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal is commemorated in some regions, recalling when Our Lady appeared to St. Catherine Labouré in 1830 and revealed her the images of the medal she wished to have struck.... More
Ordinary Time: November 26th
Tuesday of the Thirty-Fourth Week in Ordinary Time
The Roman Martyrology includes in commemoration: —St. Sylvester, Abbot (1177-1267). He was the son of a lawyer and had also studied law before becoming a canon in his native town of Osimo. He was a zealous and... More
Ordinary Time: November 25th
Monday of the Thirty-Fourth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. Catherine of Alexandria, Virgin & Martyr
Today Church celebrates the Optional Memorial of St. Catherine of Alexandria (d. 305). From time immemorial St. Catherine had been venerated at the monastery on Mount Sinai when, in the fifteenth century, the monks discovered... More
