Nov. 12 Memorial of St. Josaphat, Bishop and Martyr, Memorial
The Church celebrates the Memorial of St. Josaphat (1580-1643), a Catholic of the Ruthenian rite. He was an apostle of the return of the Orthodox schismatics to the Church of […]
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Nov. 11 Memorial of St. Martin of Tours, Bishop; Veterans Day (USA), Memorial
The Church celebrates the Memorial of St. Martin of Tours (ca. 316-398). St. Martin is the first bishop and confessor honored by the Church in the West. He was a […]
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Nov. 10 Memorial of St. Leo the Great, Pope and Doctor of the Church, Memorial
The Church celebrates the Memorial of St. Leo the Great (400-461), during whose pontificate the Council of Chalcedon (451) defined that Christ is one divine person with two natures, divine […]
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Nov. 9 Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica, Feast
Today the Church celebrates the Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome, the oldest and highest ranking of the four major basilicas in Rome. The Basilica’s official […]
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Nov. 8 Saturday of the Thirty-First Week in Ordinary Time, Weekday
The Roman Martyrology includes these commemorations:
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Nov. 7 Friday of the Thirty-First Week in Ordinary Time, Weekday
The month of November is dedicated to the Souls in Purgatory. We as the living so often soon forget the dead. We forget when we live, we are forgotten when […]
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Nov. 6 Thursday of the Thirty-First Week in Ordinary Time, Weekday
The Roman Martyrology commemorates St. Leonard of Limoges (d. 559). He was a hermit-abbot who was a convert of St. Remigius. He was a French courtier offered a bishopric, but […]
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Nov. 5 Wednesday of the Thirty-First Week in Ordinary Time, Weekday
“In the communion of saints, ‘a perennial link of charity exists between the faithful who have already reached their heavenly home, those who are expiating their sins in purgatory and […]
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Nov. 4 Memorial of St. Charles Borromeo, Bishop, Memorial
The Church celebrates the Memorial of St. Charles Borromeo (1538-1584), bishop. Charles was a member of a noble family and a nephew of Pope Pius IV. He was made a […]
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Nov. 3 Monday of the Thirty-First Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. Martin de Porres, Religious, Opt. Mem.
Today the Church celebrates the Optional Memorial of St. Martin de Porres (1579-1639), who lived a life of fasting, prayer and penance as a Dominican lay brother. He was born […]