30th September - Jerome is born in Stridon, on the border between Pannonia and Dalmatia (in present-day Slovenia or Croatia), in the middle of the 4th century. His parents are Christians and from a well-to-do background, they own an estate. In accordance with the customs of the time, he was not baptised but was registered as a catechumen. He left for Rome at the age of twelve to continue his studies.
September 29 - Archangels are a category of angels. They are one of the nine choirs of angels. In the hierarchy of angels, archangels form the second level, just above the angels themselves. There are several archangels, but the three most familiar to us are Michael, Gabriel and Raphael.
28 September - Wenceslas I, Duke of Bohemia, born around the year 907 in Stochov near Libušín, was the son of Prince Vratislav I of Bohemia and his pagan wife Drahomíra of Stodor, daughter of a prince of the Slavic tribe of the Velatians on the Elbe. He would have been baptized by a Slavic priest who was a disciple of the Apostle Saint Methodius.
27 September - Vincent de Paul was born on April 24, 1581, on the Ranquines farm near the village of Le Pouy, near the town of Dax in the Landes department. Vincent was brought to help his parents at a very early age. So he spends his first years as a shepherd tending sheep, cows and pigs.
September 26 - Saint Cosmos, patron saint of surgeons, born in Arabia, practiced medicine in Aigéai, Cilicia, along with his twin brother Damien, patron saint of pharmacists. They were born in Cilicia or Arabia and practiced medicine in the seaport of Aegean and later in the Roman province of Syria.
25 September - St. Hermann or Hermann of Reichenau, born on 18 July 1013, was the son of Count Wolverad II von Altshausen, belonging to a noble family from Swabia, the Counts Altshausen.
24 September - Thècle d'Iconium or saint Thècle is a saint from the early days of the Church. She belonged to a wealthy pagan family of Iconium, the present Konya in Turkey. She is said to have lived in the first century.
23 September - Padre Pio is the name of an Italian Capuchin and priest born Francesco Forgione on 25 May 1887 in Pietrelcina in the province of Benevento, Campania, Italy. Son of Grazio "Orazio" Maria Forgione, a farmer, and Maria Giuseppa "Peppa" Di Nunzio Forgione, Francesco Forgione was baptised the day after his birth in the Church of Santa Maria degli Angeli in Pietrelcina.
22 September - Maurice d'Agaune or Saint Maurice and his Coptic companions from Thebes (Theban soldiers), martyrs of the Valais, are Christians who died for their faith under Emperor Diocletian at the beginning of the 4th century (around 303).
21 September - Matthew, is a Jewish character linked to Galilee who appears for the first time in the Synoptic Gospels, where he is called either Matthew or Levi. He is the son of Alpheus. Matthew is a publican (tax collector) in Capernaum.
September 20 - St. Andrew Kim Taegon, born in 1821 and died (executed) in 1846, was a Korean Catholic priest. The first Korean to be ordained a priest, he died for the faith during the years of 19th century persecution of Catholics in his country (1839-1867).
September 19 - On Saturday, September 19, 1846, at about 3 p.m., on a mountain near the village of La Salette-Fallavaux, two young shepherds, Mélanie Calvat, just under fifteen years old, and Maximin Giraud, eleven years old, see a "beautiful lady" in tears appearing in a resplendent light and addressing them.
At the end of its second General Assembly, held from 15 to 18 October 2024, the Episcopal Commission for Justice and Peace sent a message to government officials at all levels, as well as to all Malagasy and all people of goodwill.
Read more ...Christmas is a great joy, because it is the love of God that has come to us, proclaims Fr. Bizimana Innocent, Provincial Superior of the Salesians Don Bosco of Madagascar and Mauritius, presenting his Christmas greetings. Salvation is accomplished, so life is not in danger of disappearing. It is this love and this salvation that we wish to fill our life so that we have peace.
Read more ...The short film "Zatti, our brother" (Argentina, 2020) focuses on one of the most difficult episodes of his life. We are in Viedma, in 1941: at the age of 60, Zatti is forced to leave the hospital he has attended for decades. His faith and strength are tested.
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