Our Blessed Mother Mary, Educational, Our Catholic Faith
On September, 11, 1683, Turkish Muslims were at the brink of destroying the Church. The next day, September, 12 1963, the Church was saved under the banner of Mary Most Holy.
Saints & Heroes
September 30: Saint Jerome is a Father and Doctor of the Church who is best known for his compiling of the Vulgate version of the Catholic Bible, now the standard edition in use.
October 3: In 1264, Saint Thomas of Cantelupe was appointed Lord Chancellor of England, and was renowned for his prudence, courage, blameless life and scrupulous justice.
October 4: Francis was born in Assisi, in the Italian region of Umbria. His father was a wealthy cloth merchant and his mother is said to have belonged to a noble family.
October 9: Legend has it that after St. Denis was beheaded, his body stood up, and before the astonished onlookers, picked up his head, and walked six miles.
October 10: As commissary general, Saint Francis Borgia practically founded the Jesuit presence in Spain establishing many houses and colleges.
October 11: Saint Mary Soledad was superior of a the Handmaids of Mary Serving the Sick. During the cholera outbreak of 1865, their dedicated service won the love and respect of all.
September 11: Saint Paphnutius suffered persecution under the rule of Emperor Maximinus, which is said to have been the bloodiest persecution of Christians during the Roman Empire.
September 19: Legend has it that the pagans threw Saint Januarius onto a flaming furnace, but he was unscathed. He was fed to hungry wild animals, but they did not touch him.
September 20: Saint Andrew Kim Tae-gon was the Son of Korean converts who were martyred during the persecution of 1839. He was later ordained a priest and martyred with his companions.
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