As Holy Church leads us through the sacred Ember Days of September—those days of penitence and supplication marking the change

Feria Sexta Quattuor Temporum Septembris ~ II. classisCommemoratio : Ss. Cypriani et Justinæ Virginis, Martyrum Ante Missam Top  NextIntroitusPs 104:3-4Lætétur cor quæréntium Dóminum:

Feast: September 25 (Roman Martyrology) Name and IdentityThe name Cleopas (Κλεόπας in Greek, sometimes written Clopas) is found in the

Quinta infra Hebdomadam XV post Octavam Pentecostes – III. Septembris (IV. classis) Epistle: Galatians 5:25–26; 6:1–10Gospel: Luke 7:11–16 “Let us

Ante Missam Top  NextIntroitusPs 85:1; 85:2-3Inclína, Dómine, aurem tuam ad me, et exáudi me: salvum fac servum tuum, Deus meus, sperántem in

Origin of the Title In the early thirteenth century, Spain groaned under the yoke of Moorish domination. Countless Christians languished

Feria Quarta Quattuor Temporum Septembris ~ II. classisCommemoratio: Beatæ Mariæ Virginis de Mercede Readings: As Holy Church enters the sacred

Feria Quarta Quattuor Temporum Septembris ~ II. classisCommemoratio : Beatæ Mariæ Virginis de Mercede Ante Missam Top  NextIntroitusPs 80:2; 80:3; 80:4; 80:5Exsultáte Deo,

Feast: September 23 Early Life Francesco Forgione, later known to the world as Padre Pio, was born on May 25,

Today, Holy Church honors Saint Linus, the first successor of the Apostle Peter and the second Bishop of Rome. A