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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200909
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200910
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SUMMARY:In USA: St. Peter Claver\, Confessor–W (II) - St. Gorgonius\, Martyr–R (Comm.)
DESCRIPTION:Cartagena\, in Columbia\, was the central slave mart of Spanish America. Transported on filthy ships like animals\, the hapless Africans were forgotten men. A young Spanish Jesuit named Peter Claver appeared providentially in Cartagena in 1610\, and until his death in 1654\, he cared with the tenderness of Christ for the wracked bodies and tortured souls of the slaves. During his long apostolate he baptized some three hundred thousand children of God. The Church has designated him the special patron of all Catholic missioners working among the natives
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/in-usa-st-peter-claver-confessor-w-ii-st-gorgonius-martyr-r-comm/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200910
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200911
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UID:1704-1599696000-1599782399@marylandcatholicwomen.com
SUMMARY:St. Nicholas Tolentino\, Confessor–W (III)
DESCRIPTION:Nicholas of Tolentino (1245-1305)\, a member of the austere Hermits of St. Augustine\, was inspired by an intense apostolic zeal to go out to the people\, preaching daily on street corners and giving missions. He converted a great number of hardened sinners. He frequently offered the Holy Sacrifice for souls in Purgatory\, and often after his Mass it was revealed to him that they had been admitted to the presence of God.
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/st-nicholas-tolentino-confessor-w-iii/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200911
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200912
DTSTAMP:20260404T055754
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UID:1705-1599782400-1599868799@marylandcatholicwomen.com
SUMMARY:Ferial–G (IV) - Sts. Protus & Hyacinth\, Martyrs–R (Comm.)
DESCRIPTION:According to tradition\, Protus and Hyacinth were brothers\, and slaves in the household of St. Basilla at Rome. They were burned alive around 257\, during the persecution of Valerian and Gallian. The unshakable fortitude of the martyrs throughout the Christian ages should serve as a stimulating reproach to us when we are tempted to lose patience under the most ordinary trials.
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/ferial-g-iv-sts-protus-hyacinth-martyrs-r-comm/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200912
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200913
DTSTAMP:20260404T055754
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UID:1706-1599868800-1599955199@marylandcatholicwomen.com
SUMMARY:The Holy Name of Mary–W (III)
DESCRIPTION:The name of Mary brings grace\, hope\, and sweetness to the hearts of men. First fostered in Spain\, then invoked against the Turks at Vienna in 1683\, this devotion to Mary inspired King John Sobieski of Poland to put the misbelievers to flight\, and thus to save Christendom from devastation. Pope Innocent XI extended observance of the feast to the whole Church.
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/the-holy-name-of-mary-w-iii/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200913
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200914
DTSTAMP:20260404T055754
CREATED:20200130T170058Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200130T170058Z
UID:1707-1599955200-1600041599@marylandcatholicwomen.com
SUMMARY:Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost–G (II)
DESCRIPTION:ST. EULOGIUS was a Syrian by birth\, and while young embraced the monastic state in that country. The Eutychian heresy had thrown the Churches of Syria and Egypt into much confusion\, and a great part of the monks of Syria were at that time become remarkable for their loose morals and errors against faith. Eulogius learned from the fall of others to stand more watchfully and firmly upon his guard\, and was not less distinguished by the innocence and sanctity of his manners than by the purity of his doctrine. Having\, by an enlarged pursuit of learning\, attained to a great variety of useful knowledge in the different branches of literature\, he set himself to the study of divinity in the sacred sources of that science\, which are the Holy Scriptures\, the tradition of the Church as explained in its councils\, and the approved writings of its eminent pastors. In the great dangers and necessities of the Church he was drawn out of his solitude\, and made priest of Antioch by the patriarch St. Anastasius. Upon the death of John\, the Patriarch of Alexandria\, St. Eulogius was raised to that patriarchal dignity toward the close of the year 583. About two years after his promotion our Saint was obliged to make a journey to Constantinople\, in order to concert measures concerning certain affairs of his Church. He met at court St. Gregory the Great\, and contracted with him a holy friendship\, so that from that time they seemed to be one heart and one soul. Among the letters of St. Gregory we have several extant which he wrote to our Saint. St. Eulogius composed many excellent works against different heresies\, and died in the year 606.
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/fifteenth-sunday-after-pentecost-g-ii/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200914
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200915
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UID:1708-1600041600-1600127999@marylandcatholicwomen.com
SUMMARY:Exaltation of the Holy Cross–R (II)
DESCRIPTION:This feast commemorates both the dedication of the basilica built by Constantine for the Holy Sepulcher\, and also the return of the True Cross to Jerusalem by Emperor Heraclius of Judea during the seventh century. After Heraclius had recovered it by force from King Chosroes of Persia\, he tried to carry it along the Via Dolorosa to Calvary\, but was unable to make any headway. Bishop Zachary of Jerusalem\, pointing to his luxurious clothing\, said\, “Attired in these rich robes\, you are far from imitating the poverty of Jesus Christ and His humility in bearing His Cross.” The Emperor caught the hint–and went on to Calvary barefooted and wearing a simple cloak\, carried the holy Cross to the Basilica on Calvary [A.D. 629].
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/exaltation-of-the-holy-cross-r-ii/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200915
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200916
DTSTAMP:20260404T055754
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LAST-MODIFIED:20200130T170058Z
UID:1709-1600128000-1600214399@marylandcatholicwomen.com
SUMMARY:The Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary–W (II) - St. Nicomedes\, Martyr–R (Comm.)
DESCRIPTION:The psalms of David and the prophecies of Isaias told rather plainly what would happen to Mary’s Son. But to help extend God’s mercy to all men\, Mary suffered the seven great swords of her life and the multitude of little swords. All of them were the cost of mothering the earth’s Redeemer and His members. Calvary was the climax of her sorrows. The graces and merits won by the anguish of Jesus and His Mother continually come to us through her hands. This fruit of her tears makes her also the “cause of our joy” and the sweetness and hope of the world.
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/the-seven-sorrows-of-the-blessed-virgin-mary-w-ii-st-nicomedes-martyr-r-comm/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200916
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200917
DTSTAMP:20260404T055754
CREATED:20200130T170059Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200130T170059Z
UID:1710-1600214400-1600300799@marylandcatholicwomen.com
SUMMARY:Sts. Cornelius\, Pope\, & Cyprian\, Bishop\, Martyrs–R (III) - Sts. Euphemia\, Lucy & Geminianus\, Martyrs–R (Comm.)
DESCRIPTION:ST. CORNELIUS\, the successor of St. Fabian\, Pope and Martyr\, was one of the greatest Popes of the third century. He was beheaded in 253. CYPRIAN was born around the beginning of the 3rd century in North Africa\, perhaps at Carthage\, where he received a classical education. After converting to Christianity\, he became a bishop soon after in 249. A controversial figure during his lifetime\, his strong pastoral skills\, firm conduct during the Novatianist heresy and outbreak of the plague\, and eventual martyrdom at Carthage vindicated his reputation and proved his sanctity in the eyes of the Church.
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/sts-cornelius-pope-cyprian-bishop-martyrs-r-iii-sts-euphemia-lucy-geminianus-martyrs-r-comm/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200917
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200918
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CREATED:20200130T170100Z
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UID:1711-1600300800-1600387199@marylandcatholicwomen.com
SUMMARY:Ferial–G (IV) - Stigmata of St. Francis of Assisi\, Confessor–W (Comm.)
DESCRIPTION:In 1224\, two years before his death\, three years after he had laid down active leadership of his order\, Francis of Assisi received the greatest gift of his singularly blessed life — the Stigmata. During the course of a 40-day fast on Mount Alvernia in honor of St. Michael\, Francis was visited by a dazzling seraphic figure whose feet and hands were nailed to a cross — to indicate to Francis that the martyrdom he yearned for would be of the mystical\, rather than the physical order. He was then afflicted with the five wounds of the Crucifixion\, and bore their sufferings until his death.
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/ferial-g-iv-stigmata-of-st-francis-of-assisi-confessor-w-comm/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200918
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200919
DTSTAMP:20260404T055754
CREATED:20200130T170101Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200130T170101Z
UID:1712-1600387200-1600473599@marylandcatholicwomen.com
SUMMARY:St. Joseph Cupertino\, Confessor–W (III)
DESCRIPTION:Joseph of Cupertino\, O.F.M. Conv. (Italian: Giuseppe da Copertino) (June 17\, 1603 – September 18\, 1663) was an Italian Conventual Franciscan friar who is honored as a Christian mystic and saint. He was said to have been remarkably unclever\, but prone to miraculous levitation and intense ecstatic visions
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/st-joseph-cupertino-confessor-w-iii/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200919
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200920
DTSTAMP:20260404T055754
CREATED:20200130T170101Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200130T170101Z
UID:1713-1600473600-1600559999@marylandcatholicwomen.com
SUMMARY:St. Januarius & Companions\, Martyrs–R (III)
DESCRIPTION:Januarius\, also known as Januarius I of Benevento\, was Bishop of Naples and is a martyr and saint of the Roman Catholic and the Eastern Orthodox Churches. While no contemporary sources on his life are preserved\, later sources state that he died during the Great Persecution which ended with Diocletian’s retirement in 305. Januarius is the patron saint of Naples\, where the faithful gather three times a year in Naples Cathedral to witness the liquefaction of a sample of his blood kept in a sealed glass ampoule.
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/st-januarius-companions-martyrs-r-iii/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200920
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200921
DTSTAMP:20260404T055754
CREATED:20200130T170101Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200130T170101Z
UID:1714-1600560000-1600646399@marylandcatholicwomen.com
SUMMARY:Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost–G (II)
DESCRIPTION:Eustace became known as a patron saint of hunters and firefighters\, and also of anyone facing adversity; he was traditionally included among the Fourteen Holy Helpers. He is one of the patron saints of Madrid\, Spain. The island of Sint Eustatius in the Caribbean Netherlands is named after him.
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/sixteenth-sunday-after-pentecost-g-ii/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200921
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200922
DTSTAMP:20260404T055754
CREATED:20200130T170102Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200130T170102Z
UID:1715-1600646400-1600732799@marylandcatholicwomen.com
SUMMARY:St. Matthew\, Apostle\, Evangelist–R (II)
DESCRIPTION:Like the other evangelists\, Matthew is often depicted in Christian art with one of the four living creatures of Revelation 4:7. The one that accompanies him is in the form of a winged man. The three paintings of Matthew by Caravaggio in the church of San Luigi dei Francesi in Rome\, where he is depicted as called by Christ from his profession as gatherer\, are among the landmarks of Western art.
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/st-matthew-apostle-evangelist-r-ii/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200922
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200923
DTSTAMP:20260404T055754
CREATED:20200130T170103Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200130T170103Z
UID:1716-1600732800-1600819199@marylandcatholicwomen.com
SUMMARY:St. Thomas of Villanova\, Bishop\, Confessor–W (III) - St. Maurice & Companions\, Martyrs–R (Comm.)
DESCRIPTION:St. Thomas of Villanova O.S.A. (1488-1555) was a Spanish friar of the Order of Saint Augustine who was a noted preacher\, ascetic and religious writer of his day. He became an archbishop who was famous for the extent of his care for the poor of his see.
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/st-thomas-of-villanova-bishop-confessor-w-iii-st-maurice-companions-martyrs-r-comm/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200923
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200924
DTSTAMP:20260404T055754
CREATED:20200130T170104Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200130T170104Z
UID:1717-1600819200-1600905599@marylandcatholicwomen.com
SUMMARY:(f/pa) Ember Wednesday–V (II) - St. Linus\, Pope\, Martyr–R (Comm.) - St. Thecla\, Virgin\, Martyr
DESCRIPTION:Very little is known of Pope Linus\, the immediate successor of St. Peter\, beyond the fact that he ruled the Christian community for over eleven years. Although his martyrdom is uncertain\, the sufferings he underwent for the infant Church sufficed to place him among the martyrs in the canon of the Mass.
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/f-pa-ember-wednesday-v-ii-st-linus-pope-martyr-r-comm-st-thecla-virgin-martyr/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200924
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200925
DTSTAMP:20260404T055754
CREATED:20200130T170104Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200130T170104Z
UID:1718-1600905600-1600991999@marylandcatholicwomen.com
SUMMARY:Ferial–G (IV) - Our Lady of Ransom–W (Comm.)
DESCRIPTION:This feast was extended to the whole Church in thanksgiving to the Blessed Virgin\, for having in the thirteenth century inspired St. Peter Nolasco and St. Raymond of Pennafort to found a religious order for the release of Christians captured by the Saracens. The Mercedarians vowed to give themselves up as hostages for the imprisoned Christians when ransom and military means failed. Their heroism saved countless souls from apostasy and despair.
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/ferial-g-iv-our-lady-of-ransom-w-comm/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200925
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200926
DTSTAMP:20260404T055754
CREATED:20200130T170104Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200130T170104Z
UID:1719-1600992000-1601078399@marylandcatholicwomen.com
SUMMARY:(f/a) Ember Friday–V (II)
DESCRIPTION:ST. FIRMIN was a native of Pampelone in Navarre\, initiated in the Christian faith by Honestus\, a disciple of St. Saturninus of Toulouse\, and consecrated bishop by St. Honoratus\, successor to St. Saturninus\, in order to preach the Gospel in the remoter parts of Gaul. He preached the Faith in the countries of Agen\, Anjou\, and Beauvais\, and being arrived at Amiens\, there chose his residence\, and founded there a numerous church of faithful disciples. He received the crown of martyrdom in that city\, whether under the prefect Rictius Varus\, or in some other persecution from Decius\, in 250\, to Diocletian\, in 303\, is uncertain.
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/f-a-ember-friday-v-ii/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200926
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200927
DTSTAMP:20260404T055754
CREATED:20200130T170104Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200130T170104Z
UID:1720-1601078400-1601164799@marylandcatholicwomen.com
SUMMARY:(f/pa) Ember Saturday–V (II) - In USA & Canada: Sts. John de Brebeuf\, Isaac Jogues\, and Companions\, Martyrs–R (Comm.) - Sts. Cyprian & Justina\, Martyrs
DESCRIPTION:ST. JEAN DE BRÉBEUF (25 March 1593 – 16 March 1649) was a French Jesuit missionary who travelled to New France (Canada) in 1625. There he worked primarily with the Huron for the rest of his life\, except for a few years in France from 1629 to 1633. He learned their language and culture\, writing extensively about each to aid other missionaries. In 1649\, Brébeuf and another missionary were captured when an Iroquois raid took over a Huron village (referred to in French as St. Louis). Together with Huron captives\, the missionaries were ritually tortured and killed on 16 March 1649. Brébeuf was beatified in 1925 and among eight Jesuit missionaries canonized as saints in the Catholic Church in 1930. ST. ISAAC JOGUES\, S.J. (January 10\, 1607 – October 18\, 1646) was a Jesuit priest\, missionary and martyr who traveled and worked among the native populations in North America. He gave the original European name to Lake George\, calling it Lac du Saint Sacrement\, Lake of the Blessed Sacrament. In 1646\, Jogues was martyred by the Mohawk at their village of Ossernenon\, a site near present-day Auriesville\, New York.
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/f-pa-ember-saturday-v-ii-in-usa-canada-sts-john-de-brebeuf-isaac-jogues-and-companions-martyrs-r-comm-sts-cyprian-justina-martyrs/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200927
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200928
DTSTAMP:20260404T055754
CREATED:20200130T170106Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200130T170106Z
UID:1721-1601164800-1601251199@marylandcatholicwomen.com
SUMMARY:Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost–G (II) - Sts. Cosmas & Damian\, Martyrs
DESCRIPTION:Cosmas and Damianus ( died c. ad 287) were reputed twin brothers\, physicians\, and early Christian martyrs. They practiced their profession in the seaport of Aegeae\, then in the Roman province of Syria. Accepting no payment for their services led to them being named Anarguroi (?????????\, “Unmercenaries”); it has been said that\, by this\, they attracted many to the Christian faith.
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/seventeenth-sunday-after-pentecost-g-ii-sts-cosmas-damian-martyrs/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200928
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200929
DTSTAMP:20260404T055754
CREATED:20200130T170106Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200130T170106Z
UID:1722-1601251200-1601337599@marylandcatholicwomen.com
SUMMARY:St. Wenceslaus\, Duke\, Martyr–R (III)
DESCRIPTION:His martyrdom\, and the popularity of several biographies\, quickly gave rise to a reputation for heroic goodness\, resulting in his being elevated to sainthood\, posthumously declared king\, and seen as the patron saint of the Czech state. He is the subject of “Good King Wenceslas\,” a Saint Stephen’s Day carol written over 900 years later\, in 1853\, that remains popular to this day.
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/st-wenceslaus-duke-martyr-r-iii/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200929
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200930
DTSTAMP:20260404T055754
CREATED:20200130T170106Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200130T170106Z
UID:1723-1601337600-1601423999@marylandcatholicwomen.com
SUMMARY:DEDICATION OF ST. MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL–W (I)
DESCRIPTION:Michael is mentioned three times in the Book of Daniel\, once as a “great prince who stands up for the children of your people.” The idea that Michael was the advocate of the Jews became so prevalent that in spite of the rabbinical prohibition against appealing to angels as intermediaries between God and his people\, Michael came to occupy a certain place in the Jewish liturgy.
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/dedication-of-st-michael-the-archangel-w-i/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200930
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201001
DTSTAMP:20260404T055754
CREATED:20200130T170107Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200130T170107Z
UID:1724-1601424000-1601510399@marylandcatholicwomen.com
SUMMARY:St. Jerome\, Priest\, Confessor\, \, Doctor–W (III)
DESCRIPTION:Jerome was a Catholic priest\, confessor\, theologian and historian\, who also became a Doctor of the Church. He was the son of Eusebius\, born at Stridon\, a village near Emona on the border of Dalmatia and Pannonia\, then part of northeastern Italy. He is best known for his translation of most of the Bible into Latin (the translation that became known as the Vulgate)\, and his commentaries on the Gospels.
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/st-jerome-priest-confessor-doctor-w-iii/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201001
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201002
DTSTAMP:20260404T055754
CREATED:20200130T170107Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200130T170107Z
UID:1725-1601510400-1601596799@marylandcatholicwomen.com
SUMMARY:Ferial–G (IV) - St. Remigius\, Bishop\, Confessor–W (Comm.)
DESCRIPTION:Remigius became bishop of Rheims by popular acclaim in 459\, the period when the Franks from Germany were overrunning Roman Gaul. Bishop Remigius brought about the marriage of the pagan Clovis\, the most powerful of the Frankish chieftains in Gaul\, with Clotilda\, a saintly Catholic princess. Clovis defeated invading Alammani hordes by invoking the God of his Christian wife\, and then himself turned to Christ. On Christmas day in 496 Bishop Remigius baptized Clovis\, and with him won to the Faith the future nation of France.
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/ferial-g-iv-st-remigius-bishop-confessor-w-comm/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201002
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201003
DTSTAMP:20260404T055754
CREATED:20200130T170108Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200130T170108Z
UID:1726-1601596800-1601683199@marylandcatholicwomen.com
SUMMARY:First Friday - The Holy Guardian Angels–W (III)
DESCRIPTION:In some places\, the feast is observed on the first Sunday in September with the permission of the Vatican. Catholics set up altars in honor of guardian angels as early as the 4th Century\, and local celebrations of a feast in honor of guardian angels go back to the 11th Century.
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/first-friday-the-holy-guardian-angels-w-iii/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201003
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201004
DTSTAMP:20260404T055754
CREATED:20200130T170109Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200130T170109Z
UID:1727-1601683200-1601769599@marylandcatholicwomen.com
SUMMARY:First Saturday - St. Therese of the Child Jesus\, Virgin–W (III)
DESCRIPTION:Therese felt an early call to religious life\, and overcoming various obstacles\, in 1888 at the early age of 15\, she became a nun and joined two of her elder sisters in cloistered Carmelite community of Lisieux\, Normandy. After nine years as a Carmelite religious\, having fulfilled various offices such as sacristan and assistant to the novice mistress\, and having spent her last eighteen months in Carmel in a night of faith\, she died of tuberculosis at the age of 24. Her feast day is on October 1. Therese is well known throughout the world\, with the Basilica of Lisieux being the second largest place of pilgrimage in France after Lourdes.
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/first-saturday-st-therese-of-the-child-jesus-virgin-w-iii/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201004
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201005
DTSTAMP:20260404T055754
CREATED:20200130T170109Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200130T170109Z
UID:1728-1601769600-1601855999@marylandcatholicwomen.com
SUMMARY:Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost–G (II) - St. Francis of Assisi\, Confessor
DESCRIPTION:ST. FRANCIS\, the son of a merchant of Assisi\, was born in that city in 1182. Chosen by God to be a living manifestation to the world of Christ’s poor and suffering life on earth\, he was early inspired with a high esteem and burning love of poverty and humiliation. The thought of the Man of Sorrows\, Who had not where to lay His head\, filled him with holy envy of the poor\, and constrained him to renounce the wealth and worldly station which he abhorred. The scorn and hard usage which he met with from his father and townsmen when he appeared among them in the garb of poverty were delightful to him. “Now\,” he exclaimed\, “I can say truly\, ‘Our Father Who art in heaven.’” But divine love burned in him too mightily not to kindle like desires in other hearts. Many joined themselves to him\, and were constituted by Pope Innocent III. into a religious Order\, which spread rapidly throughout Christendom. St. Francis\, after visiting the East in the vain quest of martyrdom\, spent his life like his Divine Master—now in preaching to the multitudes\, now amid desert solitudes in fasting and contemplation. During one of these retreats he received on his hands\, feet\, and side the print of the five bleeding wounds of Jesus. With the cry\, “Welcome\, sister Death\,” he passed to the glory of his God October 4\, 1226.\nReflection.—“My God and my all\,” St. Francis’ constant prayer\, explains both his poverty and his wealth.
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SUMMARY:Ferial–G (IV) - St. Placid & Companions\, Martyrs–R (Comm.)
DESCRIPTION:The Church commemorates today 32 Christians martyred in Sicily in the fourth century by Saracen pirates. An ancient tradition wrongly identified St. Placid\, one of these martyrs\, with the St. Placid who was a favorite disciple of St. Benedict two centuries later.
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SUMMARY:St. Bruno\, Confessor–W (III)
DESCRIPTION:As a young priest\, Bruno (1030-1101) was a brilliant teacher at the cathedral school of Rheims. He became rector of that school and later chancellor of the diocese. In 1084 he withdrew to the wilderness of Chartreuse and founded there a monastery of monk-hermits which grew into the Carthusian Institute\, the most penitential of all contemplative communities. His character\, far from being harsh\, was marked by serene gaiety and tender charity. Saint Bruno is Patron of those who suffer from demonic possession.
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CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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SUMMARY:Blessed Virgin Mary of the Rosary–W (II) - St. Mark I\, Pope\, Confessor–W (Comm.)
DESCRIPTION:The feast of the Holy 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 is a powerful means of uniting families\, communities\, and nations in the Mystical Body of Christ. In reciting the Rosary we say\, “pray for us sinners\,” not “pray for me.” The prayers of the Rosary take us out of ourselves by adoring and thanking God\, and particularly by meditating on the doctrinal truths of the 15 Mysteries. Moreover\, as Pope Leo XIII wrote\, .” . . the Rosary is by far the best prayer by which to plead before her (Mary) the cause of our separated brethren.”
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/blessed-virgin-mary-of-the-rosary-w-ii-st-mark-i-pope-confessor-w-comm/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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SUMMARY:St. Bridget of Sweden\, Widow–W (III) - Sts. Sergius\, Bacchus\, Marcellus & Apuleius\, Martyrs–R (Comm.)
DESCRIPTION:Bridget was a mystic and saint\, and founder of the Bridgettines nuns and monks after the death of her husband of twenty years. Outside of Sweden\, she was also known as the Princess of Nericia and was the mother of Catherine of Vadstena.
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/st-bridget-of-sweden-widow-w-iii-sts-sergius-bacchus-marcellus-apuleius-martyrs-r-comm/
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