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September 3 - Saint Gregory the Great (540-604) - Patron of Teachers, Pope and Doctor of the Church; Saint Gregory was appointed Chief Magistrate of Rome at age 34; He was one of the seven deacons of Rome, founded seven Monasteries and became a Benedictine at age 35 years; He is especially noted for his contributions to Liturgical celebration - Gregorian Chant For more see Web Link |
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SEPTEMBER 8 - BIRTH of
MARY [Feast] Mary is the daughter of Ann and Joachim of the race of David;
Hers is one of only three birthdays celebrated by Church For more see Web Link |
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September 9 - Saint Peter Claver (1580-1654) Saint Peter was born in Catalonia Spain and joined the Jesuit order in 1604; In 1610, traveled to Cartegena (Columbia) - a major market for African slaves; There he met incoming slave ships with food and medications and followed the slaves to the plantations where he sought more humane treatment for them For more see Web Link |
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September 13 - Saint
John Chrysostom [Golden-Mouthed] (344-407) Patron of Orators, Bishop and
Doctor of the Church, An anchorite, and later bishop of Constantinople, Saint
John was one of the most famous orators of the age; His talent for correcting
Emperors resulted in his death in exile. For more see Web Link |
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SEPTEMBER 14 -
EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS This Feast
commemorates recapture of Cross from Persian invaders in 614; It also reminds
us of finding of Cross by St Helena in 326 For more see Web Link |
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September 15 - Our Lady
of Sorrows We commemorate the Seven Sorrows, or Dolrs, of Mary: Prophecy
of Simeon, Flight into Egypt, Loss in Temple, Meeting on way to Calvary, The
hours at foot of the Cross, Taking down from Cross, Burial of Jesus; These were
formerly celebrated on the Friday before Palm Sunday and on the third Sunday of
September; For more see Web Link |
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September 16 - Saints Cornelius [Pope] and Cyprian [Bishop] (early 3rd century) These holy men witnessed to power of papacy and its right to establish rules for return of apostates For more see Saint Cornelius and Saint Cyprian See also History |
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September 20 -
Saints Andrew Kim Taegon [Priest] and
Paul Chong Hasang and
Companions (19th Cent) Today
we celebrate the death of various Korean Martyrs of 19th century; Especially
noted are Sint Andrew, first Korean priest and pastor, and Saint Paul, a lay
apostle; This memorial was added to Roman Calendar in 1985 in Pope
John Paul
II’s effort to honor the martyrs of all countries For more see Web Link |
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September 21 - SAINT MATTHEW [Feast] Apostle and Evangelist, Patron of Bankers Saint Matthew is also known as Levi the tax collector - Mark 2:14 & Luke 5:27-32; Saint Matthew wrote the Gospel directed to the Jews; It focuses heavily on the fulfillment of prophecies of the Messiah; Its structure indicates that it was probably originally written in Aramaic, but only Greek translations available; Saint Matthew probably evangelized in Ethiopia, Partha and Persia For more see Web Link |
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September 23 - St. Pio of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio) (1887-1968) A Italian Capuchin monk best known for experiencing the stigmata [wounds of Jesus] he also experienced many other mystical phenomena. However his greatest virtue was his complete obedience to his superiors For more see Web Link |
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27 September - Saint
Vincent de Paul (1580-1660) Patron of Charitable Societies; After
ordination Saint Vincent was captured by pirates and spent two years as a slave
in Tunis; After his escape his dedication to God was greatly enhanced; He
founded the Vincentians to train Clergy and, with St Louise deMarillac, the
Daughters of Charity, to serve poor in their homes. For more see Web Link |
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29 September - SAINTS
MICHAEL, GABRIEL, and RAPHAEL [Feast] - Archangels; Saint Michael
[Who is like to God?] is patron of Policemen, paratroopers, mariners, grocers
and the sick [Daniel 10:13, 21, 12:1, Jude 9, Revelation 12:7]; Saint Gabriel
[Man of God] is patron of Communications Workers [Daniel 8:16, 9:21, Luke 1:19,
26]; Saint Raphael [God heals] is patron of Travelers [ Tobit 5:4 - 12:22]
There are nine choirs of angels: Seraphim, Cherubim, Thrones; Dominations,
Virtues, Powers; Principalities, Archangels, Angels; These three are the
only ones named in Scripture; Though names as archangels, it is likely
that their rank is much higher For more see Saint Michael, Saint Gabriel, and Saint Raphael |
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30 September - Saint Jerome (4th-5th cent) Doctor of the Church, Patron of Librarians; Saint Jerome lived much of his life in solitude; He studied Hebrew and translated Scripture into the vernacular (Vulgate) of his day, ie Latin; The result was the official Bible of the Church for over 1500 years For more see Web Link |
