Events for Monday, September 23, 2024 - Monday, September 23, 2024

ST. FLAVIAN, Bishop, Martyr. FLAVIAN was elected Patriarch of Constantinople in 447. His short episcopate of two years was a time of

ST. SIMEON, Bishop, Martyr. ST. SIMEON was the son of Cleophas, otherwise called Alpheus, brother to St. Joseph, and of Mary, sister

ST. BARBATUS was born in the territory of Benevento in Italy, toward the end of the pontificate of St. Gregory the Great,

ST. EUCHERIUS, Bishop. THIS Saint was born at Orleans, of a very illustrious family. At his birth his parents dedicated him to

MARGARET OF CORTONA (1247 - February 22, 1297) was an Italian penitent of the Third Order of Saint Francis. She was born

Early martyrologies indicate that two liturgical feasts were celebrated in Rome, centuries before the time of Charles the Bald, in honor of

Saint Peter Damian (Latin: Petrus Damiani; Italian: Pietro or Pier Damiani; c. 1007 – 21 or 22 February 1072 or 1073), was

QUINQUAGESIMA SUNDAY—INTROIT. BE Thou unto me a God, a Protector, and a house of refuge, to save me: for Thou art my

Matthias (Hebrew transliteration: Mattityahu; died c. 80 A.D.) was, according to the Acts of the Apostles, the apostle chosen by the believers

“Remember, man, that thou art dust, and unto dust thou shalt return.” Ash Wednesday is from a liturgical point of view one