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Ordinary Time: October 9th

Wednesday 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 one... More

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Ordinary Time: October 8th

Tuesday 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

Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

And Pharisees came up and in order to test him asked, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?" He answered them, "What did Moses command you?" They said, "Moses allowed a man to write a certificate of divorce, and to put her... More

Ordinary Time: October 5th

Saturday of the Twenty-Sixth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of Bl. Francis Xavier Seelos, Priest (USA); Optional Memorial of St. Faustina Kowalska, Virgin

The Proper Calendar for the United States celebrates the Optional Memorial of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos (1819-1867). He was born in Fussen, Germany, entered the diocesan seminary, and, coming to know the charism of the... More

Ordinary Time: October 4th

Memorial of St. Francis of Assisi, Religious

The Memorial of St. Francis of Assisi (1182-1226) is celebrated universally today. Francis Bernardone was born and died in Assisi. He was the son of a rich merchant, Pietro Bernardone, received a good education, and in the... More

Ordinary Time: October 3rd

Thursday of the Twenty-Sixth Week in Ordinary Time

Today the Roman Martyrology includes in commemorations: —St. Gerard of Brogne (895-959) who was born in the county of Namur. He trained for the army, as a page of the count of Namur he was sent on a special mission... More

Ordinary Time: October 2nd

Memorial of the Holy Guardian Angels

Today the Church celebrates the Memorial of the Holy Guardian Angels. Each person on earth has a guardian angel who watches over him and helps him to attain his salvation. It has been a common theological opinion that this... More

Ordinary Time: October 1st

Memorial of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Virgin and Doctor of the Church

Today is the Memorial of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face (1873-1897), more popularly known as "the Little Flower." Although just an obscure cloistered Carmelite nun, she has had universal appeal since her death... More

Ordinary Time: September 30th

Memorial of St. Jerome, Priest and Doctor of the Church

Today is the Memorial of St. Jerome (345-420). Jerome was born in Dalmatia of a Christian, was baptized in Rome, while taking his classical courses. He then studied under the best masters in foreign cities. But the Church had... More

Ordinary Time: September 29th

Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

"Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him if a great millstone were hung round his neck and he were thrown into the sea. And if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off; it is better for... More