- Oct. 18 Feast of St. Luke, Evangelist, Feast
on 18 October 2025 at 4:00 amThe Church celebrates the Feast of St. Luke, the inspired author of the third Gospel and of the Acts of the Apostles, was a native of Antioch in Syria and a physician, and one of the early converts from paganism. He accompanied St. Paul on a […]
- Oct. 17 Memorial of Saint Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop and Martyr, Memorialon 17 October 2025 at 4:00 am
The Church celebrates the Memorial of St. Ignatius of Antioch (50-107), who was one of the great bishops of the early Church. He was the successor of St. Peter as Bishop of Antioch. He was condemned to death by wild beasts during the Emperor […]
- Oct. 16 Thursday of the Twenty-Eighth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. Hedwig, Religious; St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, Virgin, Opt. Mem.on 16 October 2025 at 4:00 am
The Church offers the choice of Optional Memorials today:
- Oct. 15 Memorial of St. Teresa of Jesus, Virgin and Doctor of the Church, Memorialon 15 October 2025 at 4:00 am
The Church celebrates the Memorial of St. Teresa of Jesus (1515-1582). Teresa was born in Avila and died in Alba, Spain. When only a child of seven, she ran away from home in the hope of being martyred by the Moors; in this way, she said she could […]
- Oct. 14 Tuesday of the Twenty-Eighth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. Callistus I, Pope & Martyr, Opt. Mem.on 14 October 2025 at 4:00 am
Today is the Optional Memorial of St. Callistus, Pope and Martyr. Callistus was a Christian slave of Rome, and later was ordained deacon by Pope St. Zephyrinus, whom he succeeded as pope in the year 217. As deacon he was guardian of the Christian […]
- Oct. 13 Monday of the Twenty-Eighth Week in Ordinary Time, Weekdayon 13 October 2025 at 4:00 am
On this day in Fatima in 1917, the marvelous Miracle of the Sun took place in the sky before 70,000 witnesses.
- Oct. 12 Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Sundayon 12 October 2025 at 4:00 am
Gospel Excerpt, Lk 17:11-19: On the way to Jerusalem Jesus was passing along between Samaria and Galilee. And as He entered a village, He was met by ten lepers, who stood at a distance and lifted up their voices and said, "Jesus, Master, have mercy […]
- Oct. 11 Saturday of the Twenty-Seventh Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. John XXIII, Pope , Opt. Mem.on 11 October 2025 at 4:00 am
Today is the Optional Memorial of St. John XXIII (1881-1963), pope from 1958-1963, best known for convening the Second Vatican Council. He was beatified by Pope St. John Paul II on September 3, 2000. His feast is assigned to the day on which the […]
- Oct. 10 Friday of the Twenty-Seventh Week in Ordinary Time, Weekdayon 10 October 2025 at 4:00 am
The Roman Martyrology (2004) commemorates St. Daniel Comboni (1831-1881), a missionary in Central Africa who combined the ideal with the practical, drawing inspiration from the love of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. His missionaries, known as the […]
- Oct. 9 Thursday of the Twenty-Seventh Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem St. Denis, Bishop, & Companions; Opt Mem St. John Leonardi, Priest; (England Wales - Feast St. John Henry Newman), Weekdayon 9 October 2025 at 4:00 am
Today the Church offers two Optional Memorials:
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