Happy Birthday, Blessed Mother: Where Was Mary Born and How Should Catholics Celebrate Her Birthday

September 8 is the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary — the birthday of Our Lady.  Today, Catholics throughout the world rejoice in the birth of the woman whom God chose to become the Mother of His Son, Jesus Christ. The Church celebrates only three birthdays in its liturgical calendar: the Nativity … Read moreHappy Birthday, Blessed Mother: Where Was Mary Born and How Should Catholics Celebrate Her Birthday

St. Adrian: Saint of the Day for Tuesday, September 08, 2026​

According to legend Adrian was a pagan officer at the imperial court of Nicomedia. Impressed by the courage of a group of Christians who were being tortured, he declared himself a Christian and was imprisoned with them and suffered excruciating tortures before he was put to death. His young wife, Natalia, who was present at … Read moreSt. Adrian: Saint of the Day for Tuesday, September 08, 2026​

Monday of the Twenty-third Week in Ordinary Time

Reading 1 1 Corinthians 5:1-8 Brothers and sisters:It is widely reported that there is immorality among you,and immorality of a kind not found even among pagans–a man living with his father’s wife.And you are inflated with pride.Should you not rather have been sorrowful?The one who did this deed should be expelled from your midst.I, for … Read moreMonday of the Twenty-third Week in Ordinary Time

St. Cloud: Saint of the Day for Monday, September 07, 2026​

On the death of Clovis, King of the Franks, in the year 511 his kingdom was divided between his four sons, of whom the second was Clodomir. Thirteen years later he was killed fighting against his cousin, Gondomar, leaving three sons to share his dominions. The youngest of these sons of Clodomir was St. Clodoald, … Read moreSt. Cloud: Saint of the Day for Monday, September 07, 2026​

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