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27 September: Saint Vincent de Paul, Priest – memorial; 28 September: Saint Wenceslaus, Martyr – optional memorial; 28 September: Saint Lawrence Ruiz and Companions, Martyrs – optional memorial; 29 September: Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, Archangels – feast; 30 September: Saint Jerome, Priest and Doctor of the Church – memorial
Pope Gregory I (Latin: Gregorius I; c. 540 – 12 March 604), commonly known as Saint Gregory the Great, was the 64th Bishop of Rome from 3 September 590 to his death. He is known for instituting the first recorded large-scale mission from Rome, the Gregorian mission, to convert the then largely pagan Anglo-Saxons to Christianity.
The Catholic Church sets aside certain days and seasons of each year to recall and celebrate various events in the life of Christ and his saints. In its Roman Rite the liturgical year begins with Advent , the time of preparation for both the nativity of Christ , and his expected second coming at the end of time. [ 18 ]
An eight-day abstinence of meat and alcohol is observed from 1 September until 8 September. During this period, vegetarian food is prepared in all families of Saint Thomas Christian and churches organize charitable activities, evangelical conventions and special prayers to honor Virgin Mary.
Their feast day is 11 September in the Gregorian calendar, celebrated on the same day using the Julian calendar (which is the 24th of September Gregorian), the 14th of Tout in the Coptic Calendar. ( Full article...
On the Sunday nearest September 28 (always two weeks after the Exaltation) the Armenian Apostolic Church and Armenian Catholic Church celebrate the Feast of the Holy Cross of Varak (Varaka Khach) commemorating the third century placement of an authentic relic of the cross in Armenian soil at Varagavank. This is a cross feast unique to the ...
The Feast of the Most Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary is an optional memorial celebrated in the liturgical calendar of the Catholic Church on 12 September. It has been a universal Roman Rite feast since 1684, when Pope Innocent XI included it in the General Roman Calendar to commemorate the victory at the Battle of Vienna in 1683. [1]
1 September: St. Giles Abbot, and commemoration of the Holy Twelve Brothers martyrs. 2 September: 3 September: 4 September: 5 September: 6 September: 7 September: 8 September: Nativity of Blessed Mary, Double, and commemoration of St. Adrian martyr in private Masses. 9 September: Of the Octave of Saint Mary and commemoration of St. Gorgonius ...