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Ordinary Time: November 20th
Wednesday of the Thirty-Third Week in Ordinary Time
The Roman Martyrology commemorates St. Bernward of Hildesheim (960-1022), a Benedictine bishop, architect, painter, sculptor, and metalsmith. He was the Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany from 993 till 1020. Bernward... More
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Ordinary Time: November 19th
Tuesday of the Thirty-Third Week in Ordinary Time
The Roman Martyrology commemorates St. Mechtilde (1241-1298), who was born to a noble family in Heifta, Saxony, and was placed in a Benedictine convent at age seven. Mechtilde was a mystic, and aided St. Gertrude with... More
Ordinary Time: November 18th
Monday of the Thirty-Third Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of the Dedication of the Basilicas of Sts. Peter & Paul, Apostles; St. Rose Philippine Duchesne, Virgin (USA)
Today is the Optional Memorial of the Dedication of the Basilicas of Sts. Peter and Paul. The whole Church celebrates the dedication of the two great Roman basilicas of St. Peter at the Vatican and of St. Paul-Outside-the-Walls.... More
Ordinary Time: November 17th
Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time; World Day of the Poor
Jesus said to his disciples: "In those days after that tribulation the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will be falling from the sky, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken. And then they... More
Sunday: a day of rest.
Ordinary Time: November 16th
Saturday of the Thirty-Second Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. Margaret of Scotland; Opt Mem of St. Gertrude, Virgin
The Church's Universal Calendar presents two saints today: —Optional Memorial of St. Margaret of Scotland (c. 1045-1093) was the great-niece of St. Edward the Confessor. She was a Saxon princess, raised in Hungary in exile.... More
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Ordinary Time: November 15th
Friday of the Thirty-Second Week in Ordinary Time; Optional Memorial of St. Albert the Great, Bishop & Doctor of the Church
Today the Church celebrates the Optional Memorial of St. Albert the Great (c. 1200-1280), son of a German nobleman. While studying at Padua when the Master General of the Dominicans, Jordan of Saxony, succeeded in attracting him... More
Ordinary Time: November 14th
Thursday of the Thirty-Second Week in Ordinary Time
The Roman Martyrology commemorates St. Laurence O'Toole (1128-1180) today, but in Ireland it is an Optional Memorial (although a feast in Dublin). Laurence (also referred to as "Lawrence") was the Archbishop of Dublin... More
Ordinary Time: November 13th
Memorial of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, Virgin (USA)
Today the dioceses in the United States celebrate the Memorial of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini (1850-1917), virgin, born in Lombardy, Italy, one of thirteen children. She came to America as a missionary, founded the Missionary... More
Ordinary Time: November 12th
Memorial of St. Josaphat, Bishop and Martyr
Today the Church celebrates the Memorial of St. Josaphat (1580-1643), a Catholic of the Ruthenian rite. He was an apostle of the return of the Orthodox schismatics to the Church of Rome. Born in the then Polish region of... More
Ordinary Time: November 11th
Memorial of St. Martin of Tours, Bishop; Veterans Day (USA)
Today the Church celebrates the Memorial of St. Martin of Tours (ca. 316-398). St. Martin is the first bishop and confessor honored by the Church in the West. He was a principal apostle of Gaul, where his feast was celebrated as... More
Ordinary Time: November 10th
Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
He sat down opposite the treasury and observed how the crowd put money into the treasury. Many rich people put in large sums. A poor widow also came and put in two small coins worth a few cents. Calling his disciples to himself, he... More
Sunday: a day of rest.
