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Kateri Today, September 23, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast day of St. Pio of Pietrelcina, lovingly known as Padre Pio. Padre Pio was an Italian Capuchin priest who devoted his life to Jesus Christ, prayer, the Holy Eucharist, Confession, and the salvation of souls. He spent many years serving the faithful at San Giovanni Rotondo … Read moreSt. Padre Pio Feast Day – September 23
Saint Pius of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio), Priest First reading Galatians 2:19-20 I live now with the life of Christ who lives in me Through the Law I am dead to the Law, so that now I can live with God. I have been crucified with Christ, and I live now not with my own life … Read moreWed 23 September
St. Padre Pio was an Italian priest who was known for his piety and charity, as well as the gift of the stigmata, which has never been explained. St. Padre Pio was born Francesco Forgione, on May 25, 1887, in Pietrelcina, Italy. His parents were peasant farmers. He had an older brother and three younger … Read moreSt. Padre Pio: Saint of the Day for Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Poverty and unjust working conditions are real problems, and sometimes their root lies in an unjust and dysfunctional economic system—socialism being the example par excellence. But usually, societal injustices are the result of deeper moral evils like greed, envy, indifference, and selfishness. Simply reordering society so people aren’t poor can’t eliminate these vices (and doesn’t … Read moreDebunking Catholic Socialism
Reading 1 Proverbs 21:1-6, 10-13 Like a stream is the king’s heart in the hand of the LORD;wherever it pleases him, he directs it. All the ways of a man may be right in his own eyes,but it is the LORD who proves hearts. To do what is right and justis more acceptable to the … Read moreTuesday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary Time
Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God. The post Verse of the Day: Romans 15:7 appeared first on NOVENA PRAYER.
September 22 is the feast day of St. Maurice and his Companions, Christian soldiers who gave their lives rather than deny Jesus Christ. St. Maurice was an officer and leader of the Theban Legion, a group of soldiers traditionally associated with Christians from Thebes in Egypt. During the persecution of Christians under the Roman Emperor … Read moreSaint of the Day: St. Maurice and His Companions, Martyrs
Source: Vaticannews.va READING OF THE DAY A reading from the Book Proverbs21:1-6, 10-13 Like a stream is the king’s heart in the hand of the LORD;wherever it pleases him, he directs it. All the ways of a man may be right in his own eyes,but it is the LORD who proves hearts. To do what is … Read moreDaily Bible Reading
Tuesday of week 25 in Ordinary Time First reading Proverbs 21:1-6,10-13 On wickedness and virtue Like flowing water is the heart of the king in the hand of the Lord, who turns it where he pleases. A man’s conduct may strike him as upright, the Lord, however, weighs the heart. To act virtuously and with justice is more … Read moreTue 22 September
Augustinian bishop. Born at Fuentellana, Castile, Spain, he was the son of a miller. He studied at the University of Alcala, earned a licentiate in theology, and became a professor there at the age of twenty-six. He declined the chair of philosophy at the university of Salamanca and instead entered the Order of St Augustine … Read moreSt. Thomas of Villanueva: Saint of the Day for Tuesday, September 22, 2026