on September 1: Giles, abbot; Verena, virgin; Lupus or Leu, bishop; Fiacre; Sebbe; Drithelm; Beatrice de Silva Meneses, virgin
on September 2: Antoninus of Apamea, martyr; Castor, bishop; Agricolus, bishop; William of Roskilde, bishop; Brocard
Gregory (died 12 March 604 A.D.): prefect of Rome; O.S.B.; papal legate to Constantinople; as pope, noted for liturgical reform and chant; sent missionaries to England; wrote on many moral and theological subjects (e.g., his "Moralia" on Job, Dialogues and Pastoral Rule"); one of the four great doctors of the Latin Church; called himself the "servus servorum Dei"; patron saint of music. (September 3)
also on September 3: Phoebe; Macanisius, bishop; Simeon Stylites the Younger; Remaclus, bishop; Aigulf, martyr; Hildelitha, virgin; Cuthburga, widow
on September 4: Marcellus and Valerian, martyrs; Marinus; Boniface I, pope; Ultan of Ardbraccan, bishop; Ida of Herzfeld, widow; Rosalia, virgin; Rose of Viterbo, virgin
on September 5: Lawrence of Justinian, bishop and confessor; Bertinus, abbot
on September 6: Donatian, Laetus and Companions, bishop and martyrs; Eleutherius, abbot; Chainoaldes or Cagnoald, bishop; Bega or Bee, virgin
on September 7: Regina or Reine, virgin and martyr; Sozon, martyr; Grimonia, virgin and martyr; John of Nicomedia, martyr; Anastasius the Fuller, martyr; Cloud or Clodoald; Alcmund and Tilbert, bishops
on September 8: Birth of Mary; Hadrian, Natalia, martyrs; Eusebius, Nestabus, Zeno, and Nestor, martyrs; Disibod; Sergius I, pope; Corbinian, bishop
Peter Claver: was a Jesuit missionary of the sixteenth century who ministered to African slaves as they arrived in the South American seaport of Cartagena. Enduring the derision of the slave traders, he fed the hungry, cared for the sick and dying, preached the Gospel and baptized converts for over forty years.
(September 9)
also on September 9: Gorgonius; Isaac or Sahak I, bishop; Ciarsa or Kieran, abbot; Audomarus or Omer, bishop; Bettelin
on September 10: Nicolas of Tolentino, confessor; Nemesian and Companions, martyrs; Menodora, Metrodora, and Nymphodora, virgin and martyrs; Pulcheria, virgin; Finnian of Moville, bishop; Salvius of Albi, bishop; Theobard, bishop; Aubert, bishop; Ambrose Barlow, priest and martyr
on September 11: Protus and Hyacinth, martyrs; Theodora of Alexandria; Paphnutius the Great, bishop; Patiens of Lyons, bishop; Deiniol, bishop; Peter of Chavanon; Bodo, bishop
on September 12: Ailbhe, bishop; Eanswida, virgin; Guy of Anderlecht
John Chrysostom (died 14 Sept. 407 A.D.): ascetic; became bishop of Constantinople (397 A.D.); outstanding preacher (thus surnamed "golden mouthed"); defended the poor; sought reform of the clergy; twice exiled due to royal opposition; authored ascetical, apologetic, and polemical treatises as well as letters; one of the four great doctors of the Eastern Church; patron of preachers and Istanbul (Constantinople). (September 13)
also on September 13: Maurilius, bishop; Eulogius of Alexandria, bishop; Amatus, abbot; Amatus, bishop
on September 14: Triumph of the Holy Cross; Maternus, bishop; Notburga, virgin
on September 15: Our Lady of Sorrows; Nicomedes, martyr; Nicetas the Goth, martyr; Aichardus or Archard, abbot; Mirin; Catherine of Genoa, widow
Cornelius (died 253 A.D.): in exile in Civitavecchia; opposed Novatian and rigorist in the lapsi controversy; buried in the cemetery of Callixtus. (September 16)
Cyprian decapitated 14 September 258 A.D. under Valerian; ally of Cornelius; bishop of Carthage; wrote On the Unity of the Catholic Church; the rebaptism of heretics and schismatics; first African bishop to be martyred; patron of North Africa and Algeria; both mentioned in the Roman Canon. (September 16)
also on September 16: Euphemia, Lucy and Gemimianus, martyrs; Abundius, Abundantius, and Companions, martyrs; Ninian, bishop; Ludmila, martyr; Edith of Wilton, virgin; John Macias, religious
Robert Bellarmine (died 1621 A.D.): Tuscan; brilliant S.J. scholar, preacher, writer and systematic apologist of the Counter Reformation; most noted for his Catechism and Disputationes de Controversiis Christianae Fidei; involved in Galileo affair; cardinal archbishop of Capua; patron of catechists and catechumens. (September 17)
also on September 17: Stigmata of Francis; Socrates and Stephen, martyrs; Satyrus; Lambert of Maestricht, bishop and martyr; Columba, virgin and martyr; Hildegard, virgin; Peter Arbues, martyr; Francis of Camporosso
on September 18: Joseph of Cupertino, confessor; Ferreolus, martyr; Methodius of Olympus, bishop and martyr; Richardis, widow; Ferreolus of Limoges, bishop
Januarius (died 305 A.D.): according to his legend, thrown to bears at Pozzuolo under Diocletian; bishop of Benevento; as early as 1389 A.D., his blood has liquefied on this and other days each year; patron of Naples. (September 19)
also on September 19: Peleus and Companions, martyrs; Sequanus or Seine, abbot; Goericus or Abbo, bishop; Theodore of Tarsus, bishop; Mary of Cerevellon, virgin; Theodore, David, and Constantine; Emily de Rodat, virgin; Alonso de Orozco
Andrew Kim Taegon was born in Seoul, Korea to converts to the faith. His father was a martyr. Baptized at the age of 15, he traveled 1300 miles to the nearest seminary in South China and was ordained Korea's first native priest. In 1846 A.D. he was tortured and beheaded along with his lay associates, St. Paul Chong Hasang. Between 1839 and 1867 A.D., 113 martyrs gave their lives for the faith in Korea. (September 20)
also on September 20: Vincent Madelgarius, abbot; Martyrs of Korea
on September 21: Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist; Maura of Troyes, virgin; Michael of Chernigov and Theodore, martyrs
on September 22: Thomas of Villanova, bishop; Maurice and Companions, martyrs; Phocas the Gardener, martyr; Felix III (IV), pope; Salaberga, widow; Emmeramus, bishop
Padre Pio of Pietrelcina was born in 1887 A.D. in the small Italian village in Pietrelcina. He joined the Capuchin Friars at the age of sixteen and was ordained a priest seven years later. For forty years at the monastery of San Stefano Rotundo he was a much sought after spiritual advisor, confessor and intercessor whose life was devoted to the Eucharist and prayer. Yet such notoriety, he would often say "I only want to be a poor friar who prays." (September 23)
also on September 23: Adamnan, abbot; Martha of Persia, virgin and martyr
on September 24: Our Lady of Ransom; Geremarus or Germer, abbot; Gerard of Canaad, bishop and martyr; Pacifico of San Severino
on September 25: Firminus, bishop and martyr; Cadoc, abbot; Aunacharius or Aunaire, bishop; Finbar, bishop; Coelfrid, abbot; Albert of Jerusalem, bishop; Sergius of Radonezh, abbot; Vincent Strambi, bishop
Cosmas and Damian (died c. 300 A.D.): at Cyrrhus in Syria; brother physicians known as ("moneyless ones") for their gratuitous care of the sick; mentioned in the Roman Canon; patrons of physicians, surgeons, druggists, barbers and the blind. (September 26)
also on September 26: Colman of Lann Elo, abbot; John of Meda; Nilus of Rossano, abbot; Therese Coudere (Marie Victoire Couderc), virgin
Vincent de Paul (died 1260 A.D.): in Paris; born in Pouy; renewed the clergy and defended the poor and the abandoned; founded (1625 A.D.) the Congregation of the Missions (Vincentians), today numbering some 4,050 members; mission preachers and seminary educators; with St. Louise de Marillac, founded the Daughters of Charity; preached against Jansenism; patron of charities, of hospitals and prisoners, and of the Malagasy Republic (Madagascar). (September 27)
also on September 27: Elzear
on September 28: Wenceslaus, martyr; Exsuperius, bishop; Eustochium, virgin; Faustus of Riez, bishop; Annemund, bishop; Lioba, virgin
Sts. Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael: These biblical messengers signify God's transcendence and loving care: Michael (meaning "Who is like God?"), Gabriel ("God's Strength") and Raphael ("God's Remedy"); Michael: patron of security forces and of the sick; Gabriel: of telecommunications and postal service; Raphael: of travelers and the blind. (September 29)
also on September 29: Rhipsime, Gaiana, and Companions, virgins and martyrs; Theodota of Philippolis, martyr
Jerome (died 420): at Bethlehem; from Dalmatia; devoted
monk and ascetic; wrote numerous commentaries on the Bible and authored Latin ("Vulgate") translation of the Bible; one of the four great doctors of the Latin Church; patron of scripture scholars. (September 30)
also on September 30: Gregory the Illuminator, bishop; Honorius of Canterbury, bishop; Simon and Crepy
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