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ST. COSMAS & ST. DAMIAN

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MEMORIAL: SEPTEMBER 26 Sts. Cosmas and Damian were twin brother doctors who lived in the third century. They were known for giving medical attention to...
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ST. PADRE PIO

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MEMORIAL: SEPTEMBER 23 Padre Pio was born Francesco Forgione at the end of the 19th century in Italy. He was born to poor farmers and...
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ST. MATTHEW

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FEAST: SEPTEMBER 21 St. Matthew was one of the twelve apostles and is widely considered to be the author of the first Gospel of the...
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ST. JANUARIUS

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MEMORIAL: SEPTEMBER 19 Little is known about St. Januarius other than that he is an Italian saint who died under the persecution of Diocletian. When...
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OUR LADY OF SORROWS

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MEMORIAL: SEPTEMBER 15 Mary is the disciple par excellence. She accompanied Jesus from His conception to His burial. At his presentation in the temple, it...
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ST. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM

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MEMORIAL: SEPTEMBER 13 St. John Chrysostom (which means Golden-Mouth) was born in the 4th century. He was baptized after his theological studies and subsequently became...
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ST. PETER CLAVER

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MEMORIAL: SEPTEMBER 9 Peter Calver was born in Spain and became a Jesuit which was a new missionary order at the time. As a young...
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ST. TERESA OF CALCUTTA

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MEMORIAL: SEPTEMBER 5 Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu was born in Skopje, Albania, in the early 20th century. Growing up in a Jesuit parish, Agnes was inspired...
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POPE ST. GREGORY THE GREAT

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MEMORIAL: SEPTEMBER 3 St. Gregory the Great was born to a noble Roman family around 540 AD. Despite this turbulent time for Rome (famine and...
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ST. JOSEPH OF ARIMATHEA & ST. NICODEMUS

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MEMORIAL: AUGUST 31 Little is known about these saints other than what we find in the Gospels. Joseph is described as a wealthy man who was...
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ST. AUGUSTINE

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MEMORIAL: AUGUST 28 St. Augustine was born in Roman occupied Africa in the 4th century. He grew up in the Roman noble class and received...
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ST. MONICA

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MEMORIAL: AUGUST 27 Nearly everything we know about St. Monica is from the writings of her son St. Augustine. She lived in the 4th century...
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ST. BARTHOLOMEW

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FEAST: AUGUST 24 Little is known about St. Bartholomew other than he was one of the twelve apostles. Many scholars believe that he is Nathanael...
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ST. ROSE OF LIMA

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MEMORIAL: AUGUST 23 St. Rose was born in Lima, Peru in the late 16th century. Born of a wealthy family, she was set to be...
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POPE ST. PIUS X

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MEMORIAL: AUGUST 21 Pope Pius X was born in 1835 as Guiseppe Melchiorre Sarto in present day Italy. He was ordained in 1859 and became...