- Sep. 12 Saturday of the Twenty-Third Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of the Most Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Opt. Mem.
on 12 September 2026 at 4:00 amOn this day dedicated to the Optional Memorial of the Most Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary let us repeat that wonderful prayer of Saint Bernard, responding to Pope Benedict XVI's invitation to "invite everyone to become a trusting child before […]
- Sep. 11 Friday of the Twenty-Third Week in Ordinary Time, Weekdayon 11 September 2026 at 4:00 am
The Roman Martyrology commemorates the martyrs Saints Protus and Hyacinth (d. 257). They were Romans by birth, brothers and servants in the house of St. Basilla. They were burned alive around 257, during the persecution of Valerian and Gallian. St. […]
- Sep. 10 Thursday of the Twenty-Third Week in Ordinary Time, Weekdayon 10 September 2026 at 4:00 am
The Roman Martyrology commemorates:
- Sep. 9 Memorial of St. Peter Claver, Priest, Memorialon 9 September 2026 at 4:00 am
Today the Church celebrates the Memorial of St. Peter Claver (1581-1654), who was born of a distinguished family in Catalonia, Spain. He became a Jesuit in 1604, and left for Colombia in 1610, dedicating himself to the service of black slaves. For […]
- Sep. 8 Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Feaston 8 September 2026 at 4:00 am
The Church celebrates the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Roman Martyrology states Mary was "of the lineage of Abraham, born of the tribe of Judah and of the progeny of King David, from whom the Son of God was born, made man by […]
- Sep. 7 Monday of the Twenty-Third Week in Ordinary Time; Labor Day (USA), Weekdayon 7 September 2026 at 4:00 am
The Roman Martyrology commemorates St. Regina (Reine) (d. 286). She, after undergoing many cruel torments, was beheaded for the faith at Aliza. Aliza was formerly a large town called Alexia, famous for the siege which Caesar laid to it, now a small […]
- Sep. 6 Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Sundayon 6 September 2026 at 4:00 am
Excerpt from Sunday's Gospel: "Amen, Amen, I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything for which they are to pray, it shall be granted to them by my heavenly Father. For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I […]
- Sep. 5 Saturday of the Twenty-Second Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem St. Teresa of Calcutta, Virgin, Opt. Mem.on 5 September 2026 at 4:00 am
On December 24, 2024, Pope Francis ordered the inscription of Saint Teresa of Calcutta, Virgin, into the General Roman Calendar, celebrated each year as an Optional Memorial on September 5.
- Sep. 4 Friday of the Twenty-Second Week in Ordinary Time, Weekdayon 4 September 2026 at 4:00 am
Today's Roman Martyrology includes these commemorations:
- Sep. 3 Memorial of St. Gregory the Great, Pope and Doctor of the Church, Memorialon 3 September 2026 at 4:00 am
Today is the Memorial of St. Gregory the Great (540-604), senator and prefect of Rome, then in succession monk, cardinal and pope, governed the Church from 590 to 604. England owes her conversion to him. At a period when the invasion of the […]
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