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AND TODAY WE CELEBRATE… Feast Day: Our Lady of Sorrows (TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15)

“You yourself a sword shall pierce”   The meaning of the celebration   + On September 15, the day after the Feast of...

AND TODAY WE CELEBRATE… Saint of the Day: The Great Genna Martyrdom (THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10)

Martyrs of Japan, Priests, Religious and Laity (d. September 10, 1622) Their story   + Christianity arrived in Japan with Saint Francis...

AND TODAY WE CELEBRATE… Saint of the Day: St. Peter Claver (WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9)

“Slave of the Blacks Forever”, Jesuit Missionary (1580-1654) His life   + Peter was born in Verdu, Spain, and entered the Society...

AND TODAY WE CELEBRATE… Saint of the Day: St. Gregory the Great (THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3)

Patron Saint of Church Musicians. Pope, Monk, and Doctor of the Church (ca. 540-604) His life   Gregory was the prefect of...

AND TODAY WE CELEBRATE… Saint of the Day: The Martyrs of September (WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2)

Victims of the French Revolution, Bishops, Priests, and Religious (d. 1792) Their story   + Following the promulgation of the Civil Constitution of...

AND TODAY WE CELEBRATE… Saint of the Day: St. Giles (TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1)

Patron of Those with Physical Disabilities, Abbot (d. ca. 710)   His life   + Giles was born in Greece but spent most...

AND TODAY WE CELEBRATE… Saint of the Day: St. Raymond Nonnatus (MONDAY, AUGUST 31)

Protector of Babies and Expectant Mothers, Mercedarian Priest (1204-1240) His life   + Raymond was born to a noble family in Portella,...

AND TODAY WE CELEBRATE… The Passion of Saint John the Baptist (SATURDAY, AUGUST 29)

The Story of the Martyrdom of John the Baptist   The drunken oath of a king with a shallow sense of...

AND TODAY WE CELEBRATE… Saint of the Day: St. Monica (THURSDAY, AUGUST 27)

Patron Saint of Mothers, Widow (331-387)   Saint Monica’s Story   The circumstances of Saint Monica’s life could have made her a nagging...

AND TODAY WE CELEBRATE… Saint of the Day: St. Tarcisius (WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26)

Patron Saint of Altar Servers, Martyr (Third Century) His life   + Long-honored as the patron of altar servers and the Confraternity...

AND TODAY WE CELEBRATE… Saint of the Day: St. Joseph Calasanz (TUESDAY, AUGUST 25)

Patron Saint of Christian Schools, Founder of the Piarist Fathers and Brothers (1557-1648)   Saint Joseph Calasanz’ Story   From Aragon, where he...

AND TODAY WE CELEBRATE… Saint of the Day: St. Bartholomew the Apostle (MONDAY, AUGUST 24)

Patron Saint of Those with Neurological Disorders (First Century)   In the New Testament, Bartholomew is mentioned only in the lists...