9/23/2021 – St. Thecla
According to a popular second century tale, Acts of Paul and Thecla, she was a native of Iconomium who was so impressed by the preaching of St. Paul on virginity that she broke off her engagement to marry Thamyris to live a life of virginity.
9/22/2021 – St. Thomas of Villanova
He was born Tomás García y Martínez in Fuenllana, Spain, in 1488. His father was a miller, who regularly distributed food and provisions to the poor, as did his mother. In spite of his family’s wealth, as a young boy he often went about naked because he had given his clothing to the poor.
September 23, 2021, THURSDAY 25TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME
Luke 9:7-9 Who then is this about whom I hear such things? And he kept trying to see him. Appetite plays a big part in our daily life. It played a big role in King Herod’s life as well. He had so many vices. He spared no expense. He spent his day fulfilling every whim […]
9/21/2021 – St. Matthew
Little is known about St. Matthew, except that he was the son of Alpheus, and he was likely born in Galilee. He worked as a tax collector, which was a hated profession during the time of Christ. According to the Gospel, Matthew was working at a collection booth in Capernaum when Christ came to him […]
September 21, 2021, Wednesday, 25TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME
Luke 9:1-6 “What is going on?” Matthew asked the disciples as they were off to do what Jesus did, heal the sick and cast out demons. “This is unbelievable!” Little do they know, they have the heart of Jesus, immature, hardly noticed, but it is still His heart. Before the disciples tackled something much more […]
September 21, 2021, Tuesday ST. MATTHEW, APOSTLE AND EVANGELIST
Matthew 9:9-13 It is not hard to imagine Peter carrying his load of fish from his boat to the tax collector’s booth. He’s been out all night in a rocking boat fighting the elements. How Peter and the rest of the people hated this man called Matthew! Yet, this man is sitting here doing nothing […]
9/20/2021 St. Francis De Posada
Francisco Martín Fernández de Posadas (25 November 1644 – 20 September 1713) was a Spanish Roman Catholic priest and a professed member of the Order of Preachers. He became a noted preacher and popular confessor while being hailed as a second Vincent Ferrer and in the beginning was subjected to violent dislike and ridicule from fellow Dominicans before he […]
9/19/2021 – St. Emily De Rodat
Marie Guillemette Émilie de Rodat (St. Emily de Rodat)… was born September 6, 1787, at Druelle, Rodez, France, into a well-to-do family. Because of the unsettled political situation in the country, at the age of 18 months, she was taken to live with her maternal grandmother Madame de Pomayrols, at Château Ginals.
September 19, 2021 Monday 25th week in Ordinary Time
MEMORIAL OF ANDREW KIM TAE-GŎN, PRIEST, AND PAUL CHŎNG HA-SANG, AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS Sound the depths of your faith This year marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Andrew Kim Tae-gŏn, the first native-born Korean priest and patron saint of Korea. He was one of an estimated 10,000 who were martyred for their Christian […]
9/18/2021 – St. Joseph of Cupertino
Joseph of Cupertino (17 June 1603 – 18 September 1663) was an Italian Conventual Franciscan friar who is honored as a Christian mystic and saint. He was said to have been remarkably unclever, but prone to miraculous levitation and intense ecstatic visions that left him gaping. Joseph began to experience ecstatic visions as a child, which were to continue throughout his life, and made him the […]