13
Sep
St John Chrysostom, Bishop & Doctor – 13 Sep
John’s father died when he was young, and he was raised by a very pious mother. Well educated; studied rhetoric under Libanius, one of ...
Feasts & Saints
11
Sep
The Most Holy Name of Mary – 12 September
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The Feast of the Most Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary is an optional memorial celebrated in the liturgical calendar of the Catholi...
07
Sep
The Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary – 08 Sep
The birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary announced joy and the near approach of salvation to the lost world. Mary was brought forth in the ...
01
Sep
St Gregory the Great, Pope & Doctor – 03 September
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He was born in Rome and followed the career of public service that was usual for the son of an aristocratic family, finally becoming Pr...
28
Aug
The Martyrdom of St John the Baptist – 29 Aug
Cousin of Jesus Christ. Son of Zachary, a priest of the order of Abia whose job in the temple was to burn incense; and of Elizabeth, a ...
25
Aug
St Augustine, Bishop & Doctor – 28 Aug
Son of a pagan father who converted on his death bed, and of Saint Monica, a devout Christian. Raised a Christian, he lost his faith in...
25
Aug
St Monica – 27 Aug
She was born at Thagaste in Africa of a Christian family. She was married young, to Patricius, and among her children was Augustine. He...
22
Aug
St Rose of Lima – 23 Aug
Born to Spanish immigrants to the New World. A beautiful girl and devoted daughter, she was so devoted to her vow of chastity that she ...
22
Aug
St Bartholomew, Apostle – 24 Aug
One of the Twelves Apostles. Probably a close friend of Saint Philip; Bartholomew’s name is always mentioned in the Gospels in connecti...
21
Aug
The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary – 22 Aug
A Marian feast day decreed by Pope Pius XII in his encyclical Ad caeli reginamto recognize and celebrate the Blessed Virgin Mary as Que...