20 Sep – Memorial for Ss Andrew Kim Taegon and Companions, Korean Martyrs; Memorial for Ss Laurent Imber, Bishop Jacques Chastan, priest (Martyrs of College General Penang, Malaysia) There are 103 martyrs in this group, consisting of priests, missionaries and lay people who died in the early days of the Church in Korea. Most were [...]
19 Sep – Twenty-fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time Lord Of The Oppressed Christ is the defender of all who are sacrificed to the god of money, who are manipulated for economic gain. He sacrificed Himself as a ransom for them all. – The Sunday Missal _____________________ Amos 8:4-7 Listen to this, you who trample on [...]
18 Sep _____________________ 1 Corinthians 15:35-37.42-49 Someone may ask, ‘How are dead people raised, and what sort of body do they have when they come back?’ They are stupid questions. Whatever you sow in the ground has to die before it is given new life and the thing that you sow is not what is [...]
17 Sep – Memorial for St Robert Bellarmine, Bishop & Doctor of the Church Robert (1542-1621) wrote the most complete work of his day to defend Catholicism against Protestant attack. He also wrote a children’s catechism and a catechism for teachers. As cardinal-priest, he gave most of his money to the poor. At one point [...]
16 Sep – Memorial for Ss Cornelius, Pope, & Cyprian, Bishop, Martyrs Cornelius (d. 253) was elected after a year-and-a-half period during which persecutions were so bad that papal ascension was a quick death sentence. He worked to maintain unity in a time of schism and apostasy. He called a synod of bishops to confirm [...]
15 Sep – Memorial for Our Lady of Sorrows Different sorrows of Mary have been honoured in the Church’s history, but since the 14th century these seven have come to be regarded as the seven ‘dolors’ (sorrows) of the Blessed Virgin Mary: 1. The Prophecy of Simeon 2. The Flight into Egypt 3. The Loss [...]
14 Sep – Solemnity of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross The feast was celebrated in Rome before the end of the 7th century. Its purpose is to commemorate the recovering of that portion of the Holy Cross which was preserved at Jerusalem, and which had fallen into the hands of the Persians. Emperor Heraclius [...]
13 Sep – Memorial for St John Chrysostom, Bishop & Doctor of the Church John’s (347-407) father died when he was young, and he was raised by a very pious mother. It was for his sermons that John earned the title “Chrysostom” (golden-mouthed). They were always on point, they explained the scriptures with clarity, and [...]
12 Sep – Twenty-fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time Christ Who Welcomes Sinners The Christ we celebrate in this Mass is the second Moses who interceded for sinners, who came into the world to save them, and who loves them and welcomes them. – The Sunday Missal _____________________ Exodus 32:7-11.13-14 The Lord spoke to Moses, ‘Go [...]
11 Sep _____________________ 1 Corinthians 10:14-22 My dear brothers, you must keep clear of idolatry. I say to you as sensible people: judge for yourselves what I am saying. The blessing-cup that we bless is a communion with the blood of Christ, and the bread that we break is a communion with the body of [...]
