Saint Fiacre

September 1

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Saint Fiacre

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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

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Saint Verena (Switzerland) Orthodox

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Patron Saint of lighthouse keepers, 

of the poor; sick; lepers; young girls, nurses

Saint Giles

September 1

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Saint Giles

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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)

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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

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 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

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 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

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 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

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 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
 

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Saint John Chrysostom

September 13

Saint John Chrysostom
"golden-mouth"

Patron Saint of Constantinople, education, epilepsy, lecturers, orators, 

preachers

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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. 

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The cross is a reminder

of god's grace

Our Lady of Sorrows

September 15

Our Lady of Sorrows

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The Seven Sorrows of Mary:

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1. The Prophecy of Simeon. (Luke 2:34–35)

2. The escape and Flight into Egypt. (Matthew 2:13)

3. The Loss of the Child Jesus for three days in the Temple of Jerusalem. (Luke 2:43–45)

4. The Meeting of Mary and Jesus on the Via Dolorosa. The Carrying of the Cross (John 19:17)

5. The Crucifixion of Jesus on Mount Calvary. (John 19:25)

6. The Piercing of the Side of Jesus with a spear, and His Descent from the Cross. (Matthew 27:57–59)

7. Jesus Laid in the Tomb. The Burial of Jesus by Joseph of Arimathea. (John 19:39–42)

Catechetical Sunday

Catechetical Sunday

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the third Sunday in September

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Catechist or Sunday School Teachers

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Remember to thank your religious education teachers on this day!

Saint Robert Bellarmine

Saint Robert Bellarmine

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September 17

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​Patron Saint of canonists; canon lawyers; catechists; catechumens

Saint Sophia

Saint Sophia

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September 17

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Mother Wisdom of Saints Faith, Hope & Charity 

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Patron Saint of Widows

Saint Joseph of Cupertino

Saint Joseph of Cupertino

September 18

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Patron Saint of 

Air Travelers, Astronauts, Pilots

Saint Januarius, San Gennaro 

Saint Joseph of Cupertino

September 19

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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

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Patron Saint of 

Korean Clergy

Saint Matthew

Saint Matthew

September 21

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Patron Saint of Accountants, Actors, Bankers, Bookkeepers,

Tax collectors, Taxi Drivers

Saint Thecla

Saint Thecla

September 23

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Follower of Saint Paul

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apostle among women