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Ordinary Time: October 11th
Friday of the Twenty-Seventh Week in Ordinary Time; Optional Memorial of St. John XXIII, Pope
Today is the Optional Memorial of St. John XXIII (1881-1963), pope from 1958-1963, best known for convening the Second Vatican Council. He was beatified by Pope St. John Paul II on September 3, 2000. His feast is assigned to the... More
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Ordinary Time: October 10th
Thursday of the Twenty-Seventh Week in Ordinary Time
The Roman Martyrology (2004) commemorates St. Daniel Comboni (1831-1881), a missionary in Central Africa who combined the ideal with the practical, drawing inspiration from the love of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. His... More
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
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
Sunday: a day of rest.
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
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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
