Saints, Feast, Family
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September List of Saints
Saint Fiacre
September 1
Saint Fiacre
Patron Saint of Gardeners, Cab-drivers, herbalists; victims of hemorrhoids and venereal diseases
Saints Louis Martin & Zélie Guerin
September 25
Saints Louis & Marie Zelie Guerin Martin,
the parents of St. Therese of Lisieux, the little flower
Saint Verena
September 1
Saint Verena (Switzerland) Orthodox
Patron Saint of lighthouse keepers,
of the poor; sick; lepers; young girls, nurses
Saint Giles
September 1
Saint Giles
One of the Holy Helpers
Patron Saint of beggars; blacksmiths; breast cancer; breast feeding; cancer patients; disabled people; Edinburgh (Scotland);
epilepsy; fear of night; noctiphobics; forests; hermits; horses; lepers; mental illness; outcasts; poor peoples; rams; spur makers; sterility
Saint Simeon Stylites
September 1
Saint Simeon Stylites
Saint Simeon lived in a pillar over sixty-five feet high away from the world to focus on prayer but he also gave exhortations twice daily to those who gathered around the pillar to hear him.
Saint Gregory (Pope)
September 3
Saint Gregory (Pope)
Patron Saint of musicians, singers, students, and teachers
St. Gregory is often depicted with a scroll with the words,“Ora pro nobis Deum” which translates, “Pray for God”
Saint Phoebe
September 3
Saint Phoebe
Means “bright” or “radiant
She was a deaconess
The Prophet Moses
September 4
The Prophet Moses
Moses the Teacher
the leader of the Israelites and lawgiver, to whom the authorship of the Torah
from Heaven
Saint Teresa of Calcutta
September 5
Saint Teresa of Calcutta
Mother Teresa of Calcutta
For decades, Mother Teresa worked tirelessly on behalf of the poor. Her love knew no bounds. Nor did her energy, as she crisscrossed the globe pleading for support and inviting others to see the face of Jesus in the poorest of the poor. In 1979, she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
The Nativity of
the Blessed Virgin Mary
September 8
The Nativity of the
Blessed Virgin Mary
Born of infertile parents, god promised Anna and Joachim a child who would advance God’s plan of
salvation for the world
Saint Cyprian
September 11
Saint Cyprian
Patron Saint of North Africa
The Most Holy name of Mary
September 12
The Most Holy name of Mary
All you have to do is call her name and she will be there
Saint John Chrysostom
September 13
Saint John Chrysostom
"golden-mouth"
Patron Saint of Constantinople, education, epilepsy, lecturers, orators,
preachers
The Exaltation of the Holy Cross
September 13
The Exaltation of
the Holy Cross
The cross is today the universal image of Christian belief. Countless generations of artists have turned it into a thing of beauty to be carried in procession or worn as jewelry.
The cross is a reminder
of god's grace
Our Lady of Sorrows
September 15
Our Lady of Sorrows
The Seven Sorrows of Mary:
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The Prophecy of Simeon. (Luke 2:34–35)
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The escape and Flight into Egypt. (Matthew 2:13)
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The Loss of the Child Jesus for three days in the Temple of Jerusalem. (Luke 2:43–45)
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The Meeting of Mary and Jesus on the Via Dolorosa. The Carrying of the Cross (John 19:17)
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The Crucifixion of Jesus on Mount Calvary. (John 19:25)
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The Piercing of the Side of Jesus with a spear, and His Descent from the Cross. (Matthew 27:57–59)
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Jesus Laid in the Tomb. The Burial of Jesus by Joseph of Arimathea. (John 19:39–42)
Catechetical Sunday
Catechetical Sunday
the third Sunday in September
Catechist or Sunday School Teachers
Remember to thank your religious education teachers on this day!
Saint Robert Bellarmine
Saint Robert Bellarmine
September 17
Patron Saint of canonists; canon lawyers; catechists; catechumens
Saint Sophia
Saint Sophia
September 17
Mother Wisdom of Saints Faith, Hope & Charity
Patron Saint of Widows
Saint Joseph of Cupertino
Saint Joseph of Cupertino
September 18
Patron Saint of
Air Travelers, Astronauts, Pilots
Saint Januarius, San Gennaro
Saint Joseph of Cupertino
September 19
Patron Saint of
blood banks;
Naples;
volcanic eruptions
Saints Andrew Kim Taegon,
Paul Chong Hasang, & Companions
Saints Andrew Kim Taegon,
Paul Chong Hasang,
and Companions
September 20
Patron Saint of
Korean Clergy
Saint Matthew
Saint Matthew
September 21
Patron Saint of Accountants, Actors, Bankers, Bookkeepers,
Tax collectors, Taxi Drivers
Saint Thecla
Saint Thecla
September 23
Follower of Saint Paul
apostle among women
Saint Pio of Pietrelcina
Saint Pio of Pietrelcina
Padre Pio
September 23
Patron Saint of
Pietrelcina, Italy;
civil defense volunteers;
adolescents;
stress relief;
January blues;
Italy; Malta
Saint Cosman & Saint Damian
Saint Cosman & Saint Damian
September 26
Patron Saints of surgeons, physicians, dentists,
protectors of children, barbers, pharmacists,
veterinarians, orphanages, day-care centers, confectioners, children in house, against hernia, against the plague.
Saint Cyprian &
Saint Justina of Antioch
Saint Cyprian & Saint Justina of Antioch
September 26
Saint Justina is, after Saint Mark, the patroness of Venice
Saint Vincent de Paul
Saint Vincent de Paul
September 27
Saint Wenceslaus
Saint Wenceslaus
September 28
Patron Saint of Prague, Bohemia, Czech Republic
Saint Lawrence Ruiz
& Companions (Filipino)
Saint Lawrence Ruiz & Companions (Filipino)
September 28
Patron Saint of The Philippines, Filipinos, Overseas Filipino Workers and migrant workers,
the poor, separated families, Filipino youth, Chinese-Filipinos, Filipino Altar servers, Tagalogs
Michaelmas
Michaelmas
September 29
Sts. Michael, Gabriel and Raphael (Angel)
Saint Gregory the Enlightener
Saint Gregory the Enlightener
September 30
Patron Saint of Armenia
Saint Hermione
September 4
Saint Hermione
Prophet and Healer
