- Oct. 22 Thursday of the Twenty-Ninth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. John Paul II, Pope, Opt. Mem.
on October 22, 2026 at 4:00 amThe Church celebrates the Optional Memorial of St. John Paul II (1920-2005). Karol Jozef Wojtyla was born in 1920 in Wadowice, Poland. After his ordination to the priesthood and theological studies in Rome, he returned to his homeland and resumed […]
- Oct. 21 Wednesday of the Twenty-Ninth Week in Ordinary Time, Weekdayon October 21, 2026 at 4:00 am
Today the Roman Martyrology commemorates:
- Oct. 20 Tuesday of the Twenty-Ninth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. Paul of the Cross, Priest (USA), Opt. Mem.on October 20, 2026 at 4:00 am
The US calendar celebrates the Optional Memorial of St. Paul of the Cross (1694-1775), who devoted himself to the service of the poor and the sick. He is best known for his apostolic zeal and his great penances. He founded the Congregation of the […]
- Oct. 19 Memorial of Sts. John de Brébeuf and Isaac Jogues, Priests, and Companions, Martyrs (USA), Memorialon October 19, 2026 at 4:00 am
Today the dioceses of the United States celebrate the Memorial of Sts. John de Brébeuf and Isaac Jogues (priests) and their companions. They were Jesuit missionaries who died as martyrs in North America where they preached the Gospel. They died […]
- Oct. 18 Twenty-Ninth Sunday of Ordinary Time, Sundayon October 18, 2026 at 4:00 am
Excerpt from Sunday's Gospel: Tell us, then, what is your opinion: Is it lawful to pay the census tax to Caesar or not?" Knowing their malice, Jesus said, "Why are you testing me, you hypocrites? Show me the coin that pays the census tax." Then they […]
- Oct. 17 Memorial of Saint Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop and Martyr, Memorialon October 17, 2026 at 4:00 am
The Church celebrates the Memorial of St. Ignatius of Antioch (50-107), who was one of the great bishops of the early Church. He was the successor of St. Peter as Bishop of Antioch. He was condemned to death by wild beasts during the Emperor […]
- Oct. 16 Friday of the Twenty-Eighth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. Hedwig, Religious; St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, Virgin, Opt. Mem.on October 16, 2026 at 4:00 am
The Church offers the choice of Optional Memorials today:
- Oct. 15 Memorial of St. Teresa of Jesus, Virgin and Doctor of the Church, Memorialon October 15, 2026 at 4:00 am
The Church celebrates the Memorial of St. Teresa of Jesus (1515-1582). Teresa was born in Avila and died in Alba, Spain. When only a child of seven, she ran away from home in the hope of being martyred by the Moors; in this way, she said she could […]
- Oct. 14 Wednesday of the Twenty-Eighth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. Callistus I, Pope & Martyr, Opt. Mem.on October 14, 2026 at 4:00 am
Today is the Optional Memorial of St. Callistus, Pope and Martyr. Callistus was a Christian slave of Rome, and later was ordained deacon by Pope St. Zephyrinus, whom he succeeded as pope in the year 217. As deacon he was guardian of the Christian […]
- Oct. 13 Tuesday of the Twenty-Eighth Week in Ordinary Time, Weekdayon October 13, 2026 at 4:00 am
On this day in Fatima in 1917, it was the sixth apparition of Our Lady, and the Miracle of the Sun took place in the sky before 70,000 witnesses.
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