Holy Day of Obligation: THE FEAST OF ALL SAINTS-W (I) – Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost
The feast of All Saints achieved great prominence in the 9th century, in the reign of the Byzantine Emperor, Leo VI “the
ALL SOULS DAY–B (I)
The setting aside of a particular day for praying not for certain named individuals but for whole classes of the departed or
Ferial–G (IV)
ST. MARTIN DE PORRES is the patron of Peru, racial harmony, hairdressers, barbers, and state schools. He is known for his spectacular
St. Charles Borromeo, Bishop, Confessor–W (III) – Sts. Vitalis & Agricola, Martyrs–R (Comm.)
Among the great reformers of the troubled sixteenth century, Borromeo, with St. Ignatius of Loyola, St. Philip Neri, and others, led the
Ferial–G (IV)
ST. BERTILLE, Abbess. ST. BERTILLE was born of one of the most illustrious families in the territory of Soissons, in the reign
First Friday – Ferial–G (IV)
LEONARD, one of the chief personages of the court of Clovis, and for whom this monarch had stood as sponsor in baptism,
First Saturday – Our Lady on Saturdays–W (IV)
WILLIBRORD was born in Northumberland in 657, and when twenty years old went to Ireland, to study under St. Egbert; twelve years
Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost–G (II)
The designation Four Crowned Martyrs or Four Holy Crowned Ones (Latin, Sancti Quatuor Coronati) actually refers to nine individuals venerated as martyrs
Dedication of the Archbasilica of the Holy Savior–W (II) – St. Theodore, Martyr–R (Comm.)
It is the oldest and ranks first among the five Papal Basilicas of the world and the four Major Basilicas of Rome
St. Andrew Avellino, Confessor–W (III) – Sts.Tryphon, Respicius, – Nympha, Virgin, Martyrs–R (Comm.)
Through indefatigable in preaching, hearing confessions, and visiting the sick, Avellino still had time to write some ascetical works. His letters were