September 23 Today is the feast day of Pope Saint Linus.  Ora pro nobis. The “Liber Pontificalis” asserts that Linus’s home was in Tuscany, and that his father’s name was Herculanus; but we cannot discover the origin of this assertion. Not much is known as…

September 22 Today is the feast day of Saint Maurice and the Theban Legion.  Ora pro nobis. The legend (Acta SS., VI, Sept., 308, 895) relates that the legion, composed entirely of Christians, had been called from Africa to suppress a revolt of the Bagandæ…

September 22 Today is the feast day of Saint Thomas of Villanova.  Ora pro nobis. Saint Thomas was born at Fuentellana, Spain, 1488. He was the son of Aloazo Tomas Garcia and Lucia Martínez Castellanos.  Thomas was brought up in the practices of religion and charity.  His mother…

September 21 Today is the feast day of Saint Matthew.  Ora pro nobis. Matthew, a Jew, was a tax collector for the Romans and accused of being a traitor to his own people, went on to write his Gospel.  In the list of the apostles (Matt…

September 20 Today is the feast day of Saint Eustachius, Wife and Sons, Martyrs.  Ora pro nobis. The remarkable story of Saint Eustachius (Eustace), named Placidus before his conversion, is a lesson given by God Himself on the marvels of His Divine Providence. He was…

September 19 Today is the feast day of Saint Januarius, Bishop and Martyr.  Ora pro nobis. Saint Januarius (Gennaro) is believed to have suffered in the persecution of Diocletian, c. 305. With regard to the history of his life and martyrdom, we know next to nothing….

September 18 Today is the feast day of Saint Joseph of Cupertino.  Ora pro nobis. The Angels Who Go and Come St. Joseph of Cupertino was much loved by the angels, they honoured him by frequent apparitions, and he received many graces through their ministry….

September 17 Today is the feast day of the Commemoration of the Imprinting of The Stigmata of Saint Francis. from the Liturgical Year, 1903 by Dom Gueranger The great Patriarch of Assisi will soon appear a second time in the holy Liturgy, and we shall…

September 16 Today is the feast day of Saint Cornelius.  Ora pro nobis. Pope Saint Cornelius ascended to the Chair of Peter following a fourteen year absence of papal authority (during which time the Church was governed by a committee of bishops) during the harsh…