- Dec. 3 Memorial of St. Francis Xavier, Priest, Memorial
on 3 December 2025 at 5:00 amThe Church celebrates the Memorial of St. Francis Xavier (1506-1552), who was born in the castle of Xavier in Navarre, Spain. In 1525 he went to Paris where he met St. Ignatius Loyola and with whom he received Holy Orders in Venice in 1537. In 1540 […]
- Dec. 2 Tuesday of the First Week of Advent, Weekdayon 2 December 2025 at 5:00 am
Today the Roman Martyrology commemorates St. Bibiana (died c. 361) who was martyred at Rome under Julian the Apostate around the year 361.
- Dec. 1 Monday of the First Week of Advent, Weekdayon 1 December 2025 at 5:00 am
The Roman Martyrology commemorates today the St. Charles Eugène de Foucauld (1858-1916), a French Catholic religious and priest, who lived among the Tuareg in the Sahara in Algeria. He was assassinated in 1916 outside the door of the fort he built […]
- Nov. 30 First Sunday of Advent, Sundayon 30 November 2025 at 5:00 am
For Catholics, the new Liturgical Year commences with the First Sunday of Advent, opening the Advent season. In this new Liturgical Year, the Church not only wishes to indicate the beginning of a period, but the beginning of a renewed commitment to […]
- Nov. 29 Saturday of the Thirty-Fourth Week in Ordinary Time, Weekdayon 29 November 2025 at 5:00 am
It is the Liturgical New Year's Eve: today is the last day of Ordinary Time and the current Liturgical Year. Evening marks the beginning of Advent and the New Liturgical Year..
- Nov. 28 Friday of the Thirty-Fourth Week of Ordinary Time, Weekdayon 28 November 2025 at 5:00 am
The Roman Martyrology commemorates St. James of the Marches (1391-1476). St. James became a doctor of canon and civil law, and then decided to live austerely as a Franciscan friar. St. James studied theology with Saint John of Capistrano. He became […]
- Nov. 27 Thursday of the Thirty-Fourth Week of Ordinary Time; Opt. Mem. of Thanksgiving Day (USA), Weekdayon 27 November 2025 at 5:00 am
Today in the United States is the Optional Memorial of Thanksgiving Day in the dioceses of the United States. In 1621 colonists in New England gave communal thanks and praise to God for his abundant mercies and blessings. This became a tradition and […]
- Nov. 26 Wednesday of the Thirty-Fourth Week in Ordinary Time, Weekdayon 26 November 2025 at 5:00 am
The Roman Martyrology includes in commemoration:
- Nov. 25 Tuesday of the Thirty-Fourth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. Catherine of Alexandria, Virgin & Martyr, Opt. Mem.on 25 November 2025 at 5:00 am
Today Church celebrates the Optional Memorial of St. Catherine of Alexandria (d. 305). From time immemorial St. Catherine had been venerated at the monastery on Mount Sinai when, in the fifteenth century, the monks discovered her body. Legend has […]
- Nov. 24 Memorial of St. Andrew Dung-Lac, Priest, and Companions, Martyrs, Memorialon 24 November 2025 at 5:00 am
Today the Church celebrates the Memorial of St. Andrew Dung-Lac (1735-1839), priest and martyr, and companions, martyrs. St. Andrew was one of 117 people who were martyred in Vietnam between 1820 and 1862. The last of the martyrs were 17 laypersons, […]
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