THE FRANCISCAN FRIARS, TOR

Image: Blessed Frédéric Ozanam. Frontispiece from Complete Works of Frederic Ozanam, Lecoffre editions, Paris , 1862 ( second edition ). Blessed Frédéric Ozanam Saint of the Day for September 7 (April 23, 1813 – September 8, 1853) Click to hear audio clip ► Blessed Frédéric Ozanam’s Story A man convinced of the inestimable worth of each human […]

Image: The Birth of the Virgin | fresco by Giotto Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Saint of the Day for September 8 Click to hear audio clip ► The Story of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary The Church has celebrated Mary’s birth since at least the sixth century. A September birth was chosen because […]

Image: Stained glass window in the Church of St. Mary Magdalene and St. Andrew in Dormagen in Rhein-Kreis Neuss (Nordrhein-Westfalen) | photo by GFreihalter Saint Peter Claver Saint of the Day for […]

Image: Santo Tomás de Villanueva | Francisco Camilo Saint Thomas of Villanova Saint of the Day for September 10 (1488 – September 8, 1555) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Thomas of […]

Image: Head Reliquary of Saint Cyprian in the St. Kornelius chapel of the abbey church of Kornelimünster Abbey in Kornelimünster | photo by ACBahn Saint Cyprian Saint of the Day for September 11 (d. 258) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Cyprian’s Story Cyprian is important in the development of Christian thought and practice in the […]

Image: The Virgin and Child (The Madonna of the Rose) | Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio Most Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary Saint of the Day for September 12 Click to hear audio clip ► The Story of the Most Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary This feast is a counterpart to the Feast of the […]

Image: Chrysostemos | Carl Christian Peters Saint John Chrysostom Saint of the Day for September 13 (c. 349 – September 14, 407) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint John Chrysostom’s Story The ambiguity and intrigue surrounding John, the great preacher (his name means “golden-mouthed”) from Antioch, are characteristic of the life of any great man in a capital […]

Image: The Exaltation of the True Cross | anonymous Russian icon painter Exaltation of the Holy Cross Saint of the Day for September 14 Click to hear audio clip ► The Story of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross Early in the fourth century, Saint Helena, mother of the Roman Emperor Constantine, went to Jerusalem in search […]

Image: Our Lady of Sorrows statue in Golgotha, Holy Sepulchre Jerusalem | photo by creisor Our Lady of Sorrows Saint of the Day for September 15 Click to hear audio clip ► The Story of Our Lady of Sorrows For a while there were two feasts in honor of the Sorrowful Mother: one going back to […]

Image: Stained glass window in Catholic Church of Saint-Corneille | photo by GFreihalter Saint Cornelius Saint of the Day for September 16 (d. 253) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Cornelius’ Story There was no pope for 14 months after the martyrdom of Saint Fabian because of the intensity of the persecution of the Church. During the interval, […]