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Ordinary Time: October 17th
Memorial of Saint Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop and Martyr
Today the Church celebrates the Memorial of St. Ignatius of Antioch (50-107), who was one of the great bishops of the early Church. He was the successor of St. Peter as Bishop of Antioch. He was condemned to death by wild beasts... More
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Ordinary Time: October 16th
Wednesday of the Twenty-Eighth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. Hedwig, Religious; St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, Virgin
The Church offers the choice of Optional Memorials today: —St. Hedwig (1174-1243): Hedwig was the aunt of St. Elizabeth of Hungary, was married at an early age to Henry, Duke of Silesia. After their six children had been... More
Ordinary Time: October 15th
Memorial of St. Teresa of Jesus, Virgin and Doctor of the Church
Today is the Memorial of St. Teresa of Jesus (1515-1582). Teresa was born in Avila and died in Alba, Spain. When only a child of seven, she ran away from home in the hope of being martyred by the Moors; in this way, she said she... More
Ordinary Time: October 14th
Monday of the Twenty-Eighth Week in Ordinary Time; Optional Memorial of St. Callistus I, Pope and Martyr
Today is the Optional Memorial of St. Callistus, Pope and Martyr. Callistus was a Christian slave of Rome, and later was ordained deacon by Pope St. Zephyrinus, whom he succeeded as pope in the year 217. As deacon he was... More
Ordinary Time: October 13th
Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
And Jesus looking upon him loved him, and said to him, "You lack one thing; go, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me." At that saying his countenance fell, and he went away... More
Sunday: a day of rest.
Ordinary Time: October 12th
Saturday of the Twenty-Seventh Week in Ordinary Time
Blessed Carlo Acutis (1991-2006), a Catholic Italian teenager who died in 2006, was beatified on October 10, 2021 in Assisi. Acutis, a gamer and computer programmer who loved soccer and the Eucharist, has been the subject of... More
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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
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
