Week of September 14-20 Our Lady of Sorrows Seasonal Marian Hymn - Salve Regina Listen Here St. Michael's Lent Countdown Countdown to Michaelmas: Our Lady of Sorrows Today, September 15th, we celebrate the Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows. According to CatholicSaints.info: “This feast probably originated after the Council of Ephesus in 431, which established her right to the title of “Mother of God.” It was first mentioned in a hymn composed by Saint Romanus, an ecclesiastical lyrist of the...

Week of September 14-20 The Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross Seasonal Marian Hymn - Salve Regina Listen Here St. Michael's Lent Countdown Countdown to Michaelmas: The Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross Happy Feast Day! This feast commemorates the finding of the relic of the True Cross by St. Helena. St. Helena was Constantine’s mother, and as the emperor’s mother, she had a lot of influence and power. Constantine was the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity, and he...

Week of September 7 - 13 St. John Chrysostom Seasonal Marian Hymn - Salve Regina Listen Here St. Michael's Lent Countdown Countdown to Michaelmas: St. John Chrysostom Today is the Feast of St. John Chrysostom. He lived from around 344 - 407, and was born in Antioch. He is one of the Greek Fathers of the Church and a Doctor of the Church. He was a monk, preacher, and priest. He became the Bishop of Constantinople in 398. He urged his flock to assist at the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. He once...