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Wednesday. September 23, 2026
Wednesday. September 23, 2026. Saint Pio of Pietrelcina – Saint Padre Pio was born Francesco Forgione in 1887 in Pietrelcina, Italy. His parents were peasant farmers and very religious. His family attended daily Mass; at the age of 5, reportedly he made the decision to dedicate his life to God. Francisco served as an altar…
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Tuesday. September 22, 2026
Tuesday. September 22, 2026. Saint Thomas of Villanova. “The divine father of the poor,” born Tomás García Martínez in Fuentellana, Spain, and his name of Villanova comes from the city where he grew up and attended school. His parents instilled in him love for God and charity for his neighbor. Despite the family owning a…
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Monday. September 21, 2026
Monday. September 21, 2026. Monday. September 21, 2026. Word Today. Saint Matthew: Apostle & Evangelist. Little is known about St. Matthew, except that he was the son of Alpheus and likely born in Galilee. He worked as a tax collector, which was a hated profession during the time of Christ. One day, while seated at…
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Sunday. September 20, 2026
Sunday. September 20, 2026. Today we remember a whole group of courageous Korean Christians—113 martyrs canonized together in 1984. Among them were Andrew, a 21-year-old priest; Paul, a 45-year-old seminarian. Christianity came to Korea in secret in the 17th century. People who traveled to foreign lands learned about Jesus and were baptized. When they returned…
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Saturday. September 19, 2026
I was a Sodalist in my younger days, but now Ester and in I our aging years, Child of Mary – The Icon of the Montinola Cumagun Care Foundation. Saturday. September 19, 2026. Saint Januarius was a bishop and martyr and a well-known member of the Church of Naples during the persecution of Diocletian. Januarius…
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Friday. September 18, 2026
Friday Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus Oh Lord Jesus Christ, to Your most Sacred Heart I confide this Intention Let Your Sacred Heart decide to grace Ester and me late in life, but have more in life who want and try to be their brothers’ keepers for those who have less in life.…
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Thursday. September 17, 2026
Thursday. September 17, 2026. Saint Robert Bellarmine, SJ. Roberto Francesco Romolo Bellarmino was born at Montepulciano, Italy, the son of noble parents. As a boy, he knew the Veni, Veni, Iesu by heart and composed several poems in Italian and Latin. Robert entered the newly formed Society of Jesus in 1560 and, after his ordination,…
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Wednesday. September 16, 2026
Wednesday. September 16, 2026. Saint Cornelius was in Carthage in 210. Cornelius’s saintly name means “battle horn”. He was elected to the papal dignity during a time in which both the Church and civil society were in great turmoil. About the year 250, Rome was ruled by the Emperor Decius, who savagely persecuted Christians. He…
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Tuesday. September 15, 2026
On September 15, 2026, Catholics celebrate the Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows. The feast honors Mary standing in faithful love beside the Cross of her Son and invites Christians to bring their own grief, compassion, and unanswered questions to Christ. Our Lady of Sorrows is not a devotion to sadness without hope. Mary’s sorrow…
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Monday. September 14, 2026
Monday, September 14, 2026. Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. The Roman Emperor Constantine’s mother, St. Helena, went on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land to locate and to preserve the relics of the Christian faith. One of her goals was to find the place of Jesus’ crucifixion. She discovered the spot and…