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September 15 Our Lady of  Sorrows

For a while there were two feasts in honor of the Sorrowful Mother: one going back to the 15th century, the other to the 17th century. For a while both were celebrated by the universal Church: one on the Friday before Palm Sunday, the other in September. The principal biblical references to Mary’s so

September 15 Our Lady of Sorrows”At the cross her station keeping,Stood the mournful mother weeping,Close to Jesus to the last. Through her heart, his sorrow sharing,All his bitter anguish bearing,Now at length the sword has Bassed.” (Stabat Mater)

Lunch Time Prayer:  CHAPLET OF THE SEVEN SORROWS OF MARY

September 13 St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) Bishops “should set forth the ways by which are to be solved very grave questions concerning the ownership, increase and just distribution of material goods, peace and war, and brotherly relations among all people” (Vatican II, Decree on the Pastoral Office

September 12 Most Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Saturday, September 12, 2015 Most Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary Mary always points us to God, reminding us of God’s infinite goodness. She helps us to open our hearts to God’s ways, wherever those may lead us. Honored under the title “Queen of Peace,” Mary encourages us to cooperate with Jesu

DC Union Station Shooting: ‘Not Terrorist Related’

Prayer to St Michael The Archangel and Litany of the most Precious Blood

Dear Lord, as we remember the evils of September 11th, let us turn our hearts and minds towards the good found only in You; Be close to those who mourn: the parents who lost children, the children who never knew a parent, and all who lost a loved one; Embrace this grieving nation, and let time never

Obama wants US to prepare for 10,000 Syrian refugees next year:

September 10 St. Thomas of Villanova  (1488-1555) Thomas of Villanova was already called in his lifetime “the almsgiver” and “the father of the poor.” He was canonized in 1658.

September 8 Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

September 6 Blessed Claudio Granzotto (1900-1947)  Born in Santa Lucia del Piave near Venice, Claudio was the youngest of nine children and was accustomed to hard work in the fields. At the age of nine he lost his father. Six years later he was drafted into the Italian army, where he served more tha

September 5 Blessed Teresa of Kolkata (Calcutta) (1910-1997)  Heavenly Father, you have given us the model of life  in the Holy Family of Nazareth. Help us, O Loving Father, to make our family another Nazareth where love, peace and joy reign. May it be deeply contemplative,intensely eucharistic, revi

September 4 St. Rose of Viterbo (1233-1251) Rose achieved sainthood in only 18 years of life. Even as a child Rose had a great desire to pray and to aid the poor. While still very young, she began a life of penance in her parents’ house. She was as generous to the poor as she was strict with herself

To be made from the 3rd to the 11th of September

September 3 St. Gregory the Great (540?-604) Born about 540, Gregory was Prefect of Rome when he renounced the world and entered a monastery about 575. He was ordained deacon, and sent on a papal mission to Constantinople from 580-585. He became pope in 590. It was the time of the barbarian attacks

September 2 Blessed John Francis Burté and Companions (d. 1792; d. 1794) These priests were victims of the French Revolution. Though their martyrdom spans a period of several years, they stand together in the Church’s memory because they all gave their lives for the same principle. The Civil Constit

Pope Francis tells priests to pardon women who have abortions:

September 1 St. Giles (d. 710?) Despite the fact that much about St. Giles is shrouded in mystery, we can say that he was one of the most popular saints in the Middle Ages. Likely, he was born in the first half of the seventh century in southeastern France. That is where he built a monastery that be

Second Day- Most noble Prince of the Heavenly Court, you who have been kind enough to take care of,my poor soul, defend it from the snares and assaults of the devil, so that in the future, it may never offend my Lord.

September 30 St. Jerome (345-420) “In the remotest part of a wild and stony desert, burnt up with the heat of the scorching sun so that it frightens even the monks that inhabit it, I seemed to myself to be in the midst of the delights and crowds of Rome.

August 25 St. Louis of France (1226-1270) Louis was strong-willed, strong-minded. His word was trusted utterly, and his courage in action was remarkable. What is most remarkable was his sense of respect for anyone with whom he dealt, especially the “humble folk of the Lord.” To care for his people h

August 24 St. Bartholomew “Like Christ himself, the apostles were unceasingly bent upon bearing witness to the truth of God. They showed special courage in speaking ‘the word of God with boldness’ (Acts 4:31) before the people and their rulers. With a firm faith they held that the gospel is indeed t