BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//OrateRosarium//Catholic Liturgical Calendar//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Catholic Feasts and Saints (OrateRosarium) NAME:Catholic Feasts and Saints (OrateRosarium) X-WR-CALDESC:Solemnities\, feasts and memorials of the Catholic liturgical calendar for the U.S.\, 2026–2029. From oraterosarium.com/calendar DESCRIPTION:Solemnities\, feasts and memorials of the Catholic liturgical c alendar for the U.S.\, 2026–2029. From oraterosarium.com/calendar URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:P1D X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1D BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-01-01-mary-mother-of-god@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260102 SUMMARY:Solemnity of Mary\, the Holy Mother of God — Holy Day of Obligati on DESCRIPTION:On the octave day of Christmas the Church honors Mary as Theoto kos\, "God-bearer." The Council of Ephesus (431) taught that the Child she bore is truly God\, so she is truly the Mother of God. The title protects the truth about Jesus: one Person\, fully God and fully man. The year beg ins under Mary’s care\, and the day is also the World Day of Peace.\n\nS olemnity. Holy day of obligation (USA). Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries . 1962 calendar: Octave Day of Christmas (Circumcision of the Lord).\n\nPr ayer: Sub Tuum Praesidium https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#add itional-sub-tuum\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-01- 01 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-01-01 CATEGORIES:Solemnity TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-01-02-basil-gregory@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260102 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260103 SUMMARY:Sts. Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen\, Bishops and Doctors DESCRIPTION:Two close friends from fourth-century Cappadocia (in modern Tur key). Basil organized monastic life and cared for the poor\; Gregory was a gifted preacher and theologian of the Holy Trinity. Together they defende d the divinity of Christ and the Holy Spirit when that faith was under att ack. Their friendship shows how holiness grows in good company.\n\nMemoria l. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: St. Basil: June 1 4\; St. Gregory Nazianzen: May 9.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/ calendar?d=2026-01-02 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-01-02 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-01-03-holy-name-jesus@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260103 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260104 SUMMARY:The Most Holy Name of Jesus (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:The name Jesus means "God saves." The angel gave it to Joseph a nd Mary before His birth\, and the Church honors it as the name above ever y other name. Saying His name with reverence is itself a prayer. Many peop le bow their heads at the name of Jesus\, and the Hail Mary centers on it. \n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: Sunday between Jan. 2 and 5 (or Jan. 2).\n\nPrayer: Hail Mary https://orat erosarium.com/prayers#prayer-ave\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/cal endar?d=2026-01-03 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-01-03 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-01-04-epiphany@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260104 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260105 SUMMARY:Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord DESCRIPTION:The Magi from the East follow the star\, find the Child with Ma ry His mother\, and offer gold\, frankincense and myrrh. In the U.S. it is kept on the Sunday between January 2 and 8. Christ is revealed to all the nations. Many homes are blessed today by chalking the doorway (20+C+M+B+y ear).\n\nSolemnity. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: Jan uary 6.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-01-04 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-01-04 CATEGORIES:Solemnity TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-01-05-john-neumann@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260105 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260106 SUMMARY:St. John Neumann\, Bishop DESCRIPTION:A Bohemian-born priest who came to New York in 1836\, joined th e Redemptorists\, and became Bishop of Philadelphia. He spoke several lang uages and visited even the most remote parishes. He organized the first di ocesan Catholic school system in the United States and built dozens of sch ools and churches for immigrant families.\n\nPatron of Catholic education\ , immigrants. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-01-05 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-01-05 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-01-06-andre-bessette@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260106 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260107 SUMMARY:St. André Bessette\, Religious (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Holy Cross brother in Montreal who worked for decades as a hu mble doorkeeper. He prayed with countless sick visitors and sent them to S t. Joseph\, and many reported healings. From his devotion grew Saint Josep h’s Oratory on Mount Royal. He shows how great trust can live in a simpl e job.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFul l note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-01-06 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-01-06 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-01-07-raymond-penyafort@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260107 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260108 SUMMARY:St. Raymond of Penyafort\, Priest (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Dominican priest from Catalonia (d. 1275) and a great expert in Church law\, who compiled the official collection of papal decrees for Pope Gregory IX. He helped shape the Church’s law and the practice of Co nfession with fairness and mercy.\n\nPatron of canon lawyers. Optional mem orial. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries. 1962 calendar: January 23.\n\ nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-01-07 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-01-07 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-01-11-baptism@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260111 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260112 SUMMARY:Feast of the Baptism of the Lord DESCRIPTION:Jesus is baptized by John in the Jordan\; the Spirit descends l ike a dove and the Father says\, "This is my beloved Son." The feast ends the Christmas season. It recalls our own Baptism and begins Jesus’ publi c ministry. It is the First Luminous Mystery.\n\nFeast. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries. 1962 calendar: January 13.\n\nFull note: https://orate rosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-01-11 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-01-11 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-01-13-hilary@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260113 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260114 SUMMARY:St. Hilary\, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Bishop of Poitiers in Gaul (d. 368)\, a convert from paganism\, who was exiled for defending the divinity of Christ against the Arian her esy. His writings on the Trinity earned him the title "Athanasius of the W est."\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 1962 ca lendar: January 14.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=202 6-01-13 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-01-13 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-01-17-anthony-abbot@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260117 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260118 SUMMARY:St. Anthony\, Abbot DESCRIPTION:An Egyptian who heard the Gospel "sell what you have and give t o the poor" around 270\, did exactly that\, and went into the desert to li ve for God. He lived to about 105. He is called the father of monks\; St. Athanasius’ life of him inspired monastic life in both East and West.\n\ nPatron of monks\, butchers\, gravediggers\, domestic animals. Memorial. S uggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com /calendar?d=2026-01-17 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-01-17 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-01-20-fabian@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260120 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260121 SUMMARY:St. Fabian\, Pope and Martyr (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Pope from 236 to 250\, chosen (tradition says) when a dove sett led on his head. He organized the Church in Rome and died in the persecuti on of Emperor Decius. He led wisely in a time of peace and gave his life w hen persecution returned.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowfu l Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-01-20 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-01-20 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-01-20-sebastian@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260120 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260121 SUMMARY:St. Sebastian\, Martyr (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Roman martyr of the early fourth century\, buried on the Appi an Way. Tradition says he was a soldier who survived being shot with arrow s and was later put to death. He became one of the most popular saints of the ancient Church\, a model of courage under persecution.\n\nPatron of so ldiers\, athletes\, archers. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowfu l Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-01-20 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-01-20 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-01-21-agnes@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260121 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260122 SUMMARY:St. Agnes\, Virgin and Martyr DESCRIPTION:A young Roman girl\, about twelve or thirteen\, martyred around 304 for refusing to give up her consecration to Christ. Her name recalls the Latin for "lamb." She shows that faith and courage do not depend on ag e. Lambs blessed on her feast supply the wool for the pallium worn by arch bishops.\n\nPatron of girls\, young people\, chastity\, engaged couples. M emorial. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://orate rosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-01-21 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-01-21 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-01-23-vincent-deacon@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260123 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260124 SUMMARY:St. Vincent\, Deacon and Martyr (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A deacon of Saragossa in Spain\, martyred at Valencia in 304 un der Diocletian after terrible tortures. He was one of the most honored mar tyrs of the early Church. In the U.S. his day moves to January 23 because of the Day of Prayer on the 22nd.\n\nPatron of winemakers. Optional memori al. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: January 22.\n\nF ull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-01-23 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-01-23 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-01-23-marianne-cope@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260123 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260124 SUMMARY:St. Marianne Cope\, Virgin (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Franciscan sister from Syracuse\, New York\, who in 1883 went to Hawaii to care for people with leprosy\, and later served at Kalaupapa on Molokai\, where she cared for St. Damien in his last days. She cared f or people others feared to touch\, for thirty-five years\, until her death in 1918.\n\nPatron of people with leprosy\, outcasts. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium .com/calendar?d=2026-01-23 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-01-23 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-01-24-francis-de-sales@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260124 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260125 SUMMARY:St. Francis de Sales\, Bishop and Doctor of the Church DESCRIPTION:Bishop of Geneva (d. 1622). He won many people back to the Chur ch by gentle preaching and by pamphlets slipped under doors\, and wrote th e Introduction to the Devout Life. He taught that holiness is for everyone in every state of life\, not only priests and religious.\n\nPatron of wri ters\, journalists\, the Catholic press\, the deaf. Memorial. Suggested Ro sary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: January 29.\n\nFull note: https://o raterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-01-24 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-01-24 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-01-26-timothy-titus@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260126 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260127 SUMMARY:Sts. Timothy and Titus\, Bishops DESCRIPTION:Two of St. Paul’s closest companions. Timothy led the Church in Ephesus and Titus the Church in Crete\, and Paul wrote New Testament le tters to each. They show the Church handing on the faith from the Apostles to faithful pastors.\n\nMemorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 196 2 calendar: St. Timothy: January 24\; St. Titus: February 6.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-01-26 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-01-26 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-01-27-angela-merici@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260127 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260128 SUMMARY:St. Angela Merici\, Virgin (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:An Italian laywoman (d. 1540) who founded the Company of St. Ur sula\, the first teaching order of women\, to educate girls and strengthen families. She saw early that renewing Christian life starts with educatio n.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 1962 calen dar: May 31.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-01-27 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-01-27 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-01-28-thomas-aquinas@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260128 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260129 SUMMARY:St. Thomas Aquinas\, Priest and Doctor of the Church DESCRIPTION:A Dominican friar (d. 1274) and perhaps the greatest theologian of the Church. His Summa Theologiae joins faith and reason\, and he wrote the Eucharistic hymns Pange Lingua and Tantum Ergo. He showed that faith and reason are friends. After a vision late in life he called his writing "straw" next to what he had seen of God.\n\nPatron of students\, universit ies\, Catholic schools\, theologians. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries. 1962 calendar: March 7.\n\nPrayer: Pange Lingua https://orater osarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-pange-lingua\nPrayer: Tantum Erg o https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-tantum-ergo\nPra yer: O Salutaris Hostia https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#addit ional-o-salutaris\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-01 -28 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-01-28 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-01-31-john-bosco@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260131 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260201 SUMMARY:St. John Bosco\, Priest DESCRIPTION:A priest of Turin (d. 1888) who gathered poor and abandoned boy s\, gave them schools and trades\, and founded the Salesians. His "prevent ive system" of reason\, faith and kindness still shapes youth work around the world.\n\nPatron of young people\, students\, editors\, magicians. Mem orial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosa rium.com/calendar?d=2026-01-31 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-01-31 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-02-02-presentation@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260202 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260203 SUMMARY:The Presentation of the Lord DESCRIPTION:Forty days after His birth\, Mary and Joseph bring Jesus to the Temple. The aged Simeon takes Him in his arms and calls Him "a light for revelation to the Gentiles." Candles are blessed today ("Candlemas")\, rec alling Christ the Light. It is the Fourth Joyful Mystery\, and the World D ay for Consecrated Life.\n\nFeast. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\n Full note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-02-02 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-02-02 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-02-03-blaise@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260203 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260204 SUMMARY:St. Blaise\, Bishop and Martyr (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:An Armenian bishop of Sebaste\, martyred around 316. Tradition says he saved a boy who was choking on a fish bone. Throats are blessed to day with two crossed candles\, asking his prayers against illness of the t hroat.\n\nPatron of throat ailments\, wool combers. Optional memorial. Sug gested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.co m/calendar?d=2026-02-03 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-02-03 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-02-03-ansgar@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260203 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260204 SUMMARY:St. Ansgar\, Bishop (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Benedictine monk (d. 865) who preached in Denmark and Sweden and became Archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen. He is called the Apostle of the N orth for his patient missionary work in Scandinavia.\n\nPatron of Scandina via\, Denmark. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n \nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-02-03 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-02-03 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-02-05-agatha@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260205 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260206 SUMMARY:St. Agatha\, Virgin and Martyr DESCRIPTION:A young Christian of Sicily\, martyred at Catania around 251 af ter refusing to give up her faith and her consecration to Christ. Her name is in the Roman Canon of the Mass\, and she has been honored since the ea rliest centuries.\n\nPatron of breast cancer patients\, nurses\, Sicily\, against fire. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries.\n\nFull note : https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-02-05 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-02-05 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-02-06-paul-miki@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260206 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260207 SUMMARY:St. Paul Miki and Companions\, Martyrs DESCRIPTION:Twenty-six Catholics\, including Jesuit Paul Miki\, Franciscan friars\, and Japanese laymen and boys\, crucified at Nagasaki in 1597. Pau l Miki preached to the crowd from his cross. Their witness kept the faith alive\; Japanese Christians held it in secret for over two centuries witho ut priests.\n\nPatron of Japan. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Myst eries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-02-06 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-02-06 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-02-10-scholastica@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260210 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260211 SUMMARY:St. Scholastica\, Virgin DESCRIPTION:The sister of St. Benedict (d. about 543)\, who led a community of women near Monte Cassino. Her last visit with Benedict was extended wh en her prayer brought a storm. St. Gregory the Great wrote that "she could do more because she loved more."\n\nPatron of Benedictine nuns\, against storms. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: htt ps://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-02-10 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-02-10 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-02-11-lourdes@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260211 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260212 SUMMARY:Our Lady of Lourdes (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:In 1858 Our Lady appeared eighteen times to Bernadette Soubirou s at Lourdes in France. She called herself "the Immaculate Conception" and asked for prayer and penance. Lourdes became a great place of healing and pilgrimage. Today is also the World Day of the Sick.\n\nPatron of the sic k. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-02-11 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-02-11 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-02-14-cyril-methodius@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260214 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260215 SUMMARY:Sts. Cyril\, Monk\, and Methodius\, Bishop DESCRIPTION:Two brothers from Thessalonica sent in the ninth century to pre ach to the Slavic peoples. They created an alphabet for the Slavonic langu age and translated the Scriptures and the liturgy. They brought the Gospel to people in their own tongue. St. John Paul II named them co-patrons of Europe.\n\nPatron of Europe\, Slavic peoples\, ecumenism. Memorial. Sugges ted Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: July 7.\n\nFull note: https:/ /oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-02-14 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-02-14 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-02-17-seven-founders@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260217 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260218 SUMMARY:The Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Seven businessmen of Florence who in 1233 left their trade to l ive in prayer and poverty\, founding the Servants of Mary (Servites). Thei r order spread devotion to the Seven Sorrows of Mary.\n\nOptional memorial . Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: February 12.\n\nFu ll note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-02-17 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-02-17 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-02-18-ash-wednesday@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260218 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260219 SUMMARY:Ash Wednesday DESCRIPTION:Lent begins. Ashes are placed on the forehead with the words "R emember that you are dust\, and to dust you shall return" or "Repent\, and believe in the Gospel." Forty days of prayer\, fasting and almsgiving pre pare us for Easter. Ash Wednesday is a day of fast and abstinence.\n\nAsh Wednesday (beginning of Lent). Fast and abstinence (fasting for ages 18– 59\; abstinence from meat from age 14). Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Myster ies.\n\nPrayer: Act of Contrition https://oraterosarium.com/additional-pra yers#additional-act-of-contrition\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/ca lendar?d=2026-02-18 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-02-18 CATEGORIES:Ash Wednesday (beginning of Lent) TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-02-21-peter-damian@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260221 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260222 SUMMARY:St. Peter Damian\, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (commemoration) DESCRIPTION:An Italian monk and cardinal (d. 1072) who worked tirelessly fo r the reform of the clergy and of Church life. He called the Church back t o holiness while living simply himself.\n\nOptional memorial (commemoratio n). Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: February 23.\n\nFul l note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-02-21 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-02-21 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-02-22-lent-1@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260222 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260223 SUMMARY:First Sunday of Lent DESCRIPTION:The Gospel tells of Jesus fasting forty days in the desert and overcoming the devil’s temptations. With Him we enter the desert of Lent . Catechumens are enrolled for Easter Baptism this weekend (Rite of Electi on).\n\nSunday. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https ://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-02-22 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-02-22 CATEGORIES:Sunday TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-02-23-polycarp@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260223 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260224 SUMMARY:St. Polycarp\, Bishop and Martyr (commemoration) DESCRIPTION:Bishop of Smyrna\, a disciple of St. John the Apostle\, burned at the stake around 155. He told his judges\, "Eighty-six years I have ser ved Him\, and He has done me no wrong." The account of his death is one of the oldest records of a Christian martyrdom.\n\nOptional memorial (commem oration). Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: January 26.\n \nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-02-23 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-02-23 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-02-27-gregory-narek@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260227 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260228 SUMMARY:St. Gregory of Narek\, Abbot and Doctor of the Church (commemoratio n) DESCRIPTION:An Armenian monk and poet (d. about 1003) whose Book of Lamenta tions is a set of prayers from the depths of the heart. Pope Francis named him a Doctor of the Church in 2015\, a bridge to the Armenian Christian t radition.\n\nOptional memorial (commemoration). Suggested Rosary: Sorrowfu l Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-02-27 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-02-27 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-03-03-katharine-drexel@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260303 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260304 SUMMARY:St. Katharine Drexel\, Virgin (commemoration) DESCRIPTION:A Philadelphia heiress who gave her fortune and her life to fou nd the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament for Native Americans and African A mericans. She died in 1955. She founded Xavier University of Louisiana and many schools\, at a time when few cared for these communities.\n\nPatron of racial justice\, philanthropists. Optional memorial (commemoration). Su ggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.c om/calendar?d=2026-03-03 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-03-03 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-03-04-casimir@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260304 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260305 SUMMARY:St. Casimir (commemoration) DESCRIPTION:A Polish prince (d. 1484) who lived prayerfully and chastely at court and was known for his love of the poor and of Mary. He shows that h oliness is possible amid wealth and power.\n\nPatron of Poland\, Lithuania . Optional memorial (commemoration). Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries. \n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-03-04 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-03-04 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-03-07-perpetua-felicity@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260307 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260308 SUMMARY:Sts. Perpetua and Felicity\, Martyrs (commemoration) DESCRIPTION:A young noblewoman and her servant\, both new mothers\, martyre d together at Carthage in 203. Perpetua’s own prison diary survives. The ir names are in the Roman Canon. They show that faith unites rich and poor as equals.\n\nPatron of mothers\, expectant mothers. Optional memorial (c ommemoration). Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: March 6. \n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-03-07 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-03-07 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-03-09-frances-of-rome@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260309 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260310 SUMMARY:St. Frances of Rome\, Religious (commemoration) DESCRIPTION:A Roman wife and mother (d. 1440) who served the poor and the s ick through plague and war and founded a community of women devoted to pra yer and service. She was a devoted wife for forty years. She shows holines s in family life.\n\nPatron of Benedictine oblates\, widows\, drivers. Opt ional memorial (commemoration). Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFul l note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-03-09 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-03-09 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-03-15-laetare@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260315 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260316 SUMMARY:Fourth Sunday of Lent (Laetare Sunday) DESCRIPTION:Named for the opening word of the Mass\, "Laetare" ("Rejoice"). Rose vestments may be worn. Midway through Lent\, a breath of joy as East er draws near.\n\nSunday. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nPrayer : Novena to St. Joseph (day 6 of 9) https://oraterosarium.com/additional-p rayers#additional-novena-st-joseph\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/c alendar?d=2026-03-15 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-03-15 CATEGORIES:Sunday TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-03-17-patrick@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260317 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260318 SUMMARY:St. Patrick\, Bishop (commemoration) DESCRIPTION:Taken from Britain to Ireland as a slave in his teens\, he esca ped\, became a priest and bishop\, and returned to preach to the people wh o had held him captive (5th century). He brought the faith to Ireland\, an d Irish missionaries later carried it across Europe and the world.\n\nPatr on of Ireland\, Nigeria\, engineers. Optional memorial (commemoration). Su ggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.c om/calendar?d=2026-03-17 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-03-17 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-03-18-cyril-jerusalem@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260318 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260319 SUMMARY:St. Cyril of Jerusalem\, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (commemora tion) DESCRIPTION:Bishop of Jerusalem (d. 386)\, exiled several times during the Arian controversies. His instructions for those preparing for Baptism give us a vivid picture of the early Church’s sacraments.\n\nOptional memori al (commemoration). Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries.\n\nFull note: ht tps://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-03-18 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-03-18 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-03-19-joseph@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260319 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260320 SUMMARY:Solemnity of St. Joseph\, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary DESCRIPTION:Joseph\, a just man of David’s line\, took Mary as his wife a nd protected and raised Jesus as His foster father\, teaching Him his trad e as a carpenter. He is the silent\, faithful guardian of the Holy Family and of the whole Church. Many keep the month of March in his honor.\n\nPat ron of the universal Church\, fathers\, workers\, a happy death. Solemnity . Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: To Thee\, O Blessed Josep h https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-novena-st-joseph \nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-03-19 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-03-19 CATEGORIES:Solemnity TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-03-23-turibius@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260323 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260324 SUMMARY:St. Turibius of Mogrovejo\, Bishop (commemoration) DESCRIPTION:A Spanish layman and lawyer made Archbishop of Lima\, Peru\, in 1580. He traveled thousands of miles on foot to visit his people and defe nded native peoples from abuse. He founded the first seminary in the Ameri cas and learned native languages to preach.\n\nPatron of Peru\, native rig hts\, Latin American bishops. Optional memorial (commemoration). Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: April 27.\n\nFull note: https:// oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-03-23 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-03-23 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-03-25-annunciation@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260325 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260326 SUMMARY:Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord DESCRIPTION:The angel Gabriel announces to Mary that she will conceive the Son of God. She answers\, "Let it be to me according to your word\," and t he Word becomes flesh in her womb. This is the moment of the Incarnation\, nine months before Christmas\, and the First Joyful Mystery. At the Creed today\, all kneel at "and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate."\n\nSolemnity . Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: The Angelus https://orate rosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-angelus\nFull note: https://ora terosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-03-25 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-03-25 CATEGORIES:Solemnity TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-03-29-palm-sunday@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260329 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260330 SUMMARY:Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord DESCRIPTION:Jesus enters Jerusalem to cries of "Hosanna!" Palms are blessed and carried\, and the Passion is read. Holy Week begins: the crowd’s pr aise turns to "Crucify him\," and we walk with Jesus to the Cross.\n\nSund ay. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosa rium.com/calendar?d=2026-03-29 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-03-29 CATEGORIES:Sunday TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-04-02-holy-thursday@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260402 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260403 SUMMARY:Holy Thursday — Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper DESCRIPTION:At the Last Supper Jesus washes His disciples’ feet and gives us the Eucharist and the priesthood. After Mass\, the Blessed Sacrament i s carried to an altar of repose. The Paschal Triduum\, the summit of the y ear\, begins this evening. Many keep watch with Jesus as in Gethsemane.\n\ nPaschal Triduum. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: Pange L ingua https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-pange-lingua \nPrayer: Tantum Ergo https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additio nal-tantum-ergo\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-04-0 2 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-04-02 CATEGORIES:Paschal Triduum TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-04-03-good-friday@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260403 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260404 SUMMARY:Friday of the Passion of the Lord (Good Friday) DESCRIPTION:Jesus is crucified and dies on the Cross for our salvation. The re is no Mass\; the Church reads the Passion\, prays for the whole world\, and venerates the Cross. "It is finished." Love gives everything. Good Fr iday is a day of fast and abstinence.\n\nPaschal Triduum. Fast and abstine nce (fasting for ages 18–59\; abstinence from meat from age 14). Suggest ed Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: Divine Mercy Novena (day 1 of 9 ) https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-novena-divine-me rcy\nPrayer: Stations of the Cross https://oraterosarium.com/stations-of-t he-cross\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-04-03 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-04-03 CATEGORIES:Paschal Triduum TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-04-04-holy-saturday@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260404 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260405 SUMMARY:Holy Saturday DESCRIPTION:The Church waits in silence at the tomb\, as Jesus descends to the dead. After nightfall the Easter Vigil begins with the new fire and th e Exsultet. At the Vigil\, new Christians are baptized and the first Allel uia of Easter rings out.\n\nPaschal Triduum. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful M ysteries.\n\nPrayer: Divine Mercy Novena (day 2 of 9) https://oraterosariu m.com/additional-prayers#additional-novena-divine-mercy\nFull note: https: //oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-04-04 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-04-04 CATEGORIES:Paschal Triduum TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-04-05-easter@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260405 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260406 SUMMARY:Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord DESCRIPTION:Christ is risen! On the third day Jesus rose from the dead\, an d the empty tomb was found by the women and the Apostles. The greatest fea st of the year: death is conquered. Easter is celebrated for fifty days\, through Pentecost. It is the First Glorious Mystery.\n\nSolemnity of solem nities. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: Divine Mercy Nove na (day 3 of 9) https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-no vena-divine-mercy\nPrayer: Regina Caeli https://oraterosarium.com/addition al-prayers#additional-regina-caeli\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/c alendar?d=2026-04-05 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-04-05 CATEGORIES:Solemnity of solemnities TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-04-12-divine-mercy@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260412 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260413 SUMMARY:Second Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday) DESCRIPTION:The octave day of Easter. The Gospel tells of the risen Jesus b reathing the Spirit on the Apostles for the forgiveness of sins\, and of T homas’s "My Lord and my God!" St. John Paul II named it Divine Mercy Sun day in 2000\, following the message given to St. Faustina.\n\nSunday. Sugg ested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: Chaplet of Divine Mercy https ://oraterosarium.com/divine-mercy#chaplet\nPrayer: Divine Mercy Novena htt ps://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-novena-divine-mercy\n Full note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-04-12 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-04-12 CATEGORIES:Sunday TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-04-13-martin-i@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260413 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260414 SUMMARY:St. Martin I\, Pope and Martyr (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Pope from 649 who defended the truth that Christ has both a div ine and a human will. Arrested by the emperor\, he died in exile in Crimea in 655. He is the last pope honored as a martyr.\n\nOptional memorial. Su ggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: November 12.\n\nFull note : https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-04-13 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-04-13 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-04-21-anselm@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260421 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260422 SUMMARY:St. Anselm\, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:An Italian-born Benedictine (d. 1109) who became Archbishop of Canterbury and defended the Church’s freedom from royal control. His mot to "faith seeking understanding" shaped all later theology.\n\nOptional me morial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://orate rosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-04-21 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-04-21 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-04-23-george@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260423 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260424 SUMMARY:St. George\, Martyr (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A soldier martyred in Palestine around 303\, honored since anci ent times. The legend of George slaying the dragon pictures the victory of faith over evil. He is one of the most widely honored saints in both East and West.\n\nPatron of England\, soldiers\, scouts\, Georgia. Optional me morial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://orater osarium.com/calendar?d=2026-04-23 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-04-23 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-04-23-adalbert@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260423 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260424 SUMMARY:St. Adalbert\, Bishop and Martyr (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Bishop of Prague who was martyred in 997 while preaching to the pagan Prussians on the Baltic coast. He is honored as a patron and missio nary of Central Europe.\n\nPatron of Bohemia\, Poland. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium. com/calendar?d=2026-04-23 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-04-23 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-04-24-fidelis@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260424 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260425 SUMMARY:St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen\, Priest and Martyr (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A German lawyer who became a Capuchin friar and was killed in 1 622 while preaching in Switzerland. Known as "the poor man’s lawyer\," h e gave his life for his mission.\n\nPatron of lawyers. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium .com/calendar?d=2026-04-24 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-04-24 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-04-25-mark@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260425 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260426 SUMMARY:St. Mark\, Evangelist DESCRIPTION:Writer of the second Gospel\, likely the shortest and earliest\ , traditionally based on the preaching of St. Peter. He traveled with Paul and Barnabas. His Gospel moves quickly and shows Jesus as the suffering S on of God. Tradition holds he founded the Church in Alexandria.\n\nPatron of Venice\, notaries\, lawyers. Feast. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. \n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-04-25 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-04-25 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-04-28-peter-chanel@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260428 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260429 SUMMARY:St. Peter Chanel\, Priest and Martyr (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A French Marist missionary killed on the island of Futuna in th e Pacific in 1841. Within a few years nearly the whole island had become C hristian. He is the first martyr of Oceania.\n\nPatron of Oceania. Optiona l memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://orat erosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-04-28 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-04-28 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-04-28-louis-de-montfort@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260428 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260429 SUMMARY:St. Louis Grignion de Montfort\, Priest (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A French priest (d. 1716) who preached missions to the poor and wrote True Devotion to Mary and The Secret of the Rosary. He taught conse cration to Jesus through Mary\; St. John Paul II took his motto "Totus Tuu s" from him.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\n Prayer: Total Consecration (Montfort Fathers) https://www.montfort.org.uk/ Spirituality/Totcons.php\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d= 2026-04-28 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-04-28 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-04-29-catherine-siena@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260429 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260430 SUMMARY:St. Catherine of Siena\, Virgin and Doctor of the Church DESCRIPTION:A Dominican laywoman (d. 1380)\, the 24th of 25 children\, who cared for the sick and wrote with startling boldness to popes and princes. She persuaded Pope Gregory XI to return from Avignon to Rome. She is a Do ctor of the Church and co-patron of Europe.\n\nPatron of Italy\, Europe\, nurses\, against fire. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries. 196 2 calendar: April 30.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2 026-04-29 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-04-29 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-04-30-pius-v@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260430 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260501 SUMMARY:St. Pius V\, Pope (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Dominican pope (d. 1572) who carried out the reforms of the C ouncil of Trent\, issuing the Roman Missal and Catechism. He called Christ ians to pray the Rosary before the Battle of Lepanto (1571) and added the feast of Our Lady of Victory\, now Our Lady of the Rosary.\n\nOptional mem orial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries. 1962 calendar: May 5.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-04-30 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-04-30 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-05-01-joseph-worker@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260501 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260502 SUMMARY:St. Joseph the Worker (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Added by Pope Pius XII in 1955\, this day presents St. Joseph a s the model of all who work. Jesus Himself was known as "the carpenter’s son." It teaches the dignity of human labor: ordinary work\, done with lo ve\, can be offered to God.\n\nPatron of workers\, craftsmen. Optional mem orial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: To Thee\, O Bless ed Joseph https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-novena-s t-joseph\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-05-01 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-05-01 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-05-02-athanasius@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260502 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260503 SUMMARY:St. Athanasius\, Bishop and Doctor of the Church DESCRIPTION:Bishop of Alexandria (d. 373) who defended the Council of Nicae a’s teaching that the Son is fully God\, "one in being with the Father." He was exiled five times. When much of the Church wavered\, he held firm\ ; the phrase "Athanasius against the world" comes from his courage.\n\nMem orial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosa rium.com/calendar?d=2026-05-02 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-05-02 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-05-12-nereus-achilleus@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260512 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260513 SUMMARY:Sts. Nereus and Achilleus\, Martyrs (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Two Roman soldiers who became Christians and were martyred\, pr obably around 300. Their tomb was in the catacomb of Domitilla. They laid down the weapons of the world for faith in Christ.\n\nOptional memorial. S uggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium. com/calendar?d=2026-05-12 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-05-12 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-05-12-pancras@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260512 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260513 SUMMARY:St. Pancras\, Martyr (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A boy of fourteen martyred in Rome around 304 under Diocletian. Like St. Agnes\, he shows young people can be heroes of faith.\n\nPatron of children\, oaths. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Myster ies.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-05-12 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-05-12 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-05-13-fatima@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260513 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260514 SUMMARY:Our Lady of Fatima (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:From May 13 to October 13\, 1917\, Mary appeared to three sheph erd children\, Lúcia\, Francisco and Jacinta\, in Fatima\, Portugal\, ask ing for prayer\, penance and the daily Rosary. Fatima is one of the great Rosary apparitions\; the "Fatima prayer" ("O my Jesus\, forgive us our sin s...") is often added after each decade.\n\nPatron of Portugal. Optional m emorial. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: Fatima Prayer ht tps://oraterosarium.com/prayers#prayer-fatima\nPrayer: Five First Saturday s https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#first-fridays-saturdays\nPr ayer: Fatima Pardon Prayer https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#ad ditional-fatima-pardon\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=20 26-05-13 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-05-13 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-05-14-matthias@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260514 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260515 SUMMARY:St. Matthias\, Apostle DESCRIPTION:After the Ascension\, the Apostles chose Matthias by lot to tak e the place of Judas. He had followed Jesus from His baptism to His Resurr ection. His choice shows the Church continuing the apostolic office that C hrist founded.\n\nFeast. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries. 1962 calend ar: February 24.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-0 5-14 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-05-14 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-05-15-isidore-farmer@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260515 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260516 SUMMARY:St. Isidore (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Spanish farm laborer near Madrid (d. 1130) who prayed as he p lowed and shared his food with the poor\, with his wife\, María\, also ho nored as a saint. He shows the holiness of ordinary work on the land and o f married life.\n\nPatron of farmers\, rural communities\, Madrid. Optiona l memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://o raterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-05-15 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-05-15 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-05-17-ascension@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260517 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260518 SUMMARY:Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord — Holy Day of Obligation DESCRIPTION:Forty days after Easter\, Jesus blesses His disciples and is ta ken up into heaven\, promising to send the Holy Spirit. Where Christ the H ead has gone\, we hope to follow. It is the Second Glorious Mystery. The A postles then prayed with Mary until Pentecost\, the origin of the novena.\ n\nSolemnity. Holy day of obligation (USA). Most U.S. dioceses keep the As cension on this Sunday. The ecclesiastical provinces of Boston\, Hartford\ , New York\, Omaha and Philadelphia keep it on Thursday\, May 14\, as a ho ly day of obligation. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries. 1962 calendar: Thursday\, forty days after Easter.\n\nPrayer: Novena to the Holy Spirit (day 3 of 9) https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-noven a-holy-spirit\nPrayer: How to pray a novena https://oraterosarium.com/addi tional-prayers#how-to-pray-a-novena\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/ calendar?d=2026-05-17 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-05-17 CATEGORIES:Solemnity TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-05-18-john-i@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260518 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260519 SUMMARY:St. John I\, Pope and Martyr (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Pope from 523 who died in 526 in prison at Ravenna\, held by th e Arian king Theodoric. He suffered for the unity and freedom of the Churc h.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar : May 27.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-05-18 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-05-18 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-05-20-bernardine@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260520 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260521 SUMMARY:St. Bernardine of Siena\, Priest (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Franciscan preacher (d. 1444) who spread devotion to the Holy Name of Jesus\, showing the letters IHS to crowds across Italy. He renewe d faith in a divided Italy by pointing everyone to the Name of Jesus.\n\nP atron of advertisers\, public relations. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosa ry: Glorious Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d =2026-05-20 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-05-20 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-05-21-christopher-magallanes@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260521 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260522 SUMMARY:St. Christopher Magallanes\, Priest\, and Companions\, Martyrs (opt ional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Mexican priest and companions killed during the persecution o f the Church in Mexico in the 1920s. He forgave his executioners. They die d crying "Viva Cristo Rey\," witnesses to religious freedom.\n\nPatron of Mexico. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries.\n\nFull n ote: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-05-21 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-05-21 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-05-22-rita@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260522 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260523 SUMMARY:St. Rita of Cascia\, Religious (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:An Italian wife and mother (d. 1457) who endured a difficult ma rriage\, forgave her husband’s murderers\, and later became an Augustini an nun. She is loved for her patience\, forgiveness and trust in God in ha rd situations.\n\nPatron of impossible causes\, difficult marriages\, abus e victims. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFu ll note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-05-22 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-05-22 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-05-24-pentecost@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260524 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260525 SUMMARY:Pentecost Sunday DESCRIPTION:Fifty days after Easter\, the Holy Spirit comes upon Mary and t he Apostles as wind and tongues of fire\, and Peter preaches to the crowds in Jerusalem. It is the birthday of the Church and the close of the Easte r season. It is the Third Glorious Mystery.\n\nSolemnity. Suggested Rosary : Glorious Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: Veni\, Sancte Spiritus https://oraterosar ium.com/additional-prayers#additional-novena-holy-spirit\nFull note: https ://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-05-24 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-05-24 CATEGORIES:Solemnity TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-05-25-mary-mother-church@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260525 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260526 SUMMARY:The Blessed Virgin Mary\, Mother of the Church DESCRIPTION:Kept the Monday after Pentecost since 2018. At the Cross Jesus gave Mary to John\, "Behold\, your mother\," and she prayed with the Apost les awaiting the Spirit. Mary who gave birth to Christ is mother to His Bo dy\, the Church.\n\nMemorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFu ll note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-05-25 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-05-25 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-05-26-philip-neri@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260526 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260527 SUMMARY:St. Philip Neri\, Priest DESCRIPTION:A priest of Rome (d. 1595)\, full of joy and humor\, who drew p eople to God through friendship\, music and prayer\, and founded the Orato ry. Called the Apostle of Rome and "the saint of joy\," he renewed a city after the Renaissance.\n\nPatron of Rome\, humorists\, joy. Memorial. Sugg ested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com /calendar?d=2026-05-26 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-05-26 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-05-27-augustine-canterbury@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260527 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260528 SUMMARY:St. Augustine of Canterbury\, Bishop (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Roman monk sent by Pope Gregory the Great in 597 to evangeliz e the English. He became the first Archbishop of Canterbury. He is called the Apostle of the English.\n\nPatron of England. Optional memorial. Sugge sted Rosary: Glorious Mysteries. 1962 calendar: May 28.\n\nFull note: http s://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-05-27 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-05-27 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-05-29-paul-vi@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260529 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260530 SUMMARY:St. Paul VI\, Pope (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Giovanni Battista Montini (d. 1978)\, who guided the Second Vat ican Council to completion\, wrote Humanae Vitae\, and was the first pope to travel to five continents. He named Mary "Mother of the Church" and tau ght that evangelization is the Church’s deepest identity.\n\nOptional me morial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://orate rosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-05-29 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-05-29 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-05-31-trinity@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260531 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260601 SUMMARY:Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity DESCRIPTION:The Sunday after Pentecost celebrates the central mystery of ou r faith: one God in three Persons\, Father\, Son and Holy Spirit. God is a communion of love\, and we are baptized into His life. Every Sign of the Cross professes this mystery.\n\nSolemnity. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mys teries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-05-31 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-05-31 CATEGORIES:Solemnity TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-06-01-justin@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260601 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260602 SUMMARY:St. Justin\, Martyr DESCRIPTION:A philosopher from Samaria who found the truth in Christ and de fended the faith in writing. He was beheaded in Rome around 165. His descr iption of Sunday Mass is one of the earliest we have.\n\nPatron of philoso phers\, apologists. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 cal endar: April 14.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-0 6-01 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-06-01 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-06-02-marcellinus-peter@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260602 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260603 SUMMARY:Sts. Marcellinus and Peter\, Martyrs (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Roman priest and an exorcist martyred around 304 under Diocle tian. Their names are in the Roman Canon of the Mass.\n\nOptional memorial . Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosari um.com/calendar?d=2026-06-02 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-06-02 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-06-03-charles-lwanga@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260603 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260604 SUMMARY:St. Charles Lwanga and Companions\, Martyrs DESCRIPTION:Twenty-two young Catholics of Uganda\, many of them pages at th e royal court\, killed in 1885–1887 for refusing the king’s immoral de mands and for their faith. Most were burned alive at Namugongo. Their witn ess helped the Church grow quickly in Africa.\n\nPatron of Africa\, Africa n Catholic youth. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries.\n\nPraye r: Novena to the Sacred Heart (day 1 of 9) https://oraterosarium.com/addit ional-prayers#additional-novena-sacred-heart\nFull note: https://oraterosa rium.com/calendar?d=2026-06-03 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-06-03 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-06-05-boniface@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260605 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260606 SUMMARY:St. Boniface\, Bishop and Martyr DESCRIPTION:An English Benedictine (d. 754) who evangelized the Germans\, o rganized the Church there\, and was martyred in Frisia. Called the Apostle of Germany\; tradition says he felled the sacred oak of Thor to show the old gods were powerless.\n\nPatron of Germany. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: Novena to the Sacred Heart (day 3 of 9) h ttps://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-novena-sacred-heart \nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-06-05 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-06-05 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-06-06-norbert@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260606 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260607 SUMMARY:St. Norbert\, Bishop (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A German nobleman who changed his life after nearly being kille d by lightning\, founded the Premonstratensians (Norbertines)\, and became Archbishop of Magdeburg (d. 1134). He spread devotion to the Eucharist an d renewed the clergy.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Myste ries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-06-06 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-06-06 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-06-07-corpus-christi@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260607 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260608 SUMMARY:Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi ) DESCRIPTION:Celebrates the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. In the U.S. it is kept on the Sunday after Trinity\, often with a Eucharistic pro cession. The feast spread after the visions of St. Juliana of Liège\; St. Thomas Aquinas wrote its hymns. It recalls the Fifth Luminous Mystery.\n\ nSolemnity. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries. 1962 calendar: Thursday after Trinity Sunday.\n\nPrayer: Novena to the Sacred Heart (day 5 of 9) h ttps://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-novena-sacred-heart \nPrayer: Pange Lingua https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additi onal-pange-lingua\nPrayer: Tantum Ergo https://oraterosarium.com/additiona l-prayers#additional-tantum-ergo\nPrayer: O Salutaris Hostia https://orate rosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-o-salutaris\nFull note: https:/ /oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-06-07 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-06-07 CATEGORIES:Solemnity TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-06-09-ephrem@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260609 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260610 SUMMARY:St. Ephrem\, Deacon and Doctor of the Church (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A deacon of Syria (d. 373) who wrote hundreds of hymns teaching the faith\, many in praise of Mary. Called the "Harp of the Holy Spirit\, " he showed that music can teach doctrine.\n\nPatron of spiritual director s. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 1962 calendar : June 18.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-06-09 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-06-09 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-06-11-barnabas@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260611 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260612 SUMMARY:St. Barnabas\, Apostle DESCRIPTION:A Cypriot Jew\, called an apostle though not one of the Twelve. He sold his field for the Church\, vouched for the newly converted Paul\, and traveled with him on mission. His name means "son of encouragement\," and he lived it.\n\nPatron of Cyprus\, peacemakers. Memorial. Suggested R osary: Luminous Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: Novena to the Sacred Heart (day 9 of 9) https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-novena-sacred- heart\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-06-11 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-06-11 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-06-12-sacred-heart@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260612 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260613 SUMMARY:Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus DESCRIPTION:The Friday after the second Sunday after Pentecost honors the H eart of Jesus\, pierced on the Cross\, as the sign of His love for every p erson. Jesus asked St. Margaret Mary for this feast. Many make a consecrat ion to the Sacred Heart and keep the First Fridays.\n\nSolemnity. Suggeste d Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: Nine First Fridays https://orate rosarium.com/additional-prayers#first-fridays-saturdays\nPrayer: Act of Co nsecration to the Sacred Heart https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayer s#additional-consecration-sacred-heart\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.c om/calendar?d=2026-06-12 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-06-12 CATEGORIES:Solemnity TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-06-13-immaculate-heart@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260613 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260614 SUMMARY:The Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:The Saturday after the Sacred Heart honors Mary’s heart\, whi ch "kept all these things\, pondering them." At Fatima\, Our Lady asked fo r devotion to her Immaculate Heart. Her heart leads us to her Son’s. Man y keep the Five First Saturdays.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: J oyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: August 22.\n\nPrayer: Five First Saturdays https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#first-fridays-saturdays\nFul l note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-06-13 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-06-13 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-06-13-anthony-padua@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260613 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260614 SUMMARY:St. Anthony of Padua\, Priest and Doctor of the Church (optional me morial) DESCRIPTION:A Portuguese Franciscan (d. 1231) and a powerful preacher in It aly and France\, who drew crowds and converted many. He is one of the most beloved saints of all\, famous for helping people find what is lost.\n\nP atron of lost items\, the poor\, Portugal\, Padua. Optional memorial. Sugg ested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/ca lendar?d=2026-06-13 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-06-13 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-06-19-romuald@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260619 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260620 SUMMARY:St. Romuald\, Abbot (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:An Italian nobleman (d. 1027) who became a monk to do penance a fter his father killed a man in a duel\, and founded the Camaldolese order . He joined the hermit life with community\, teaching silent prayer.\n\nOp tional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: Feb ruary 7.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-06-19 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-06-19 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-06-22-paulinus-nola@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260622 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260623 SUMMARY:St. Paulinus of Nola\, Bishop (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A wealthy Roman senator and poet who\, with his wife Therasia\, gave away his fortune and later became Bishop of Nola (d. 431). He shows the joy of detachment and friendship in Christ.\n\nOptional memorial. Sugg ested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/ca lendar?d=2026-06-22 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-06-22 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-06-22-fisher-more@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260622 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260623 SUMMARY:Sts. John Fisher\, Bishop\, and Thomas More\, Martyrs (optional mem orial) DESCRIPTION:The Bishop of Rochester and the former Lord Chancellor of Engla nd\, both beheaded in 1535 for refusing to accept King Henry VIII as head of the Church in England. More died "the King’s good servant\, but God ’s first." They are models of conscience.\n\nPatron of lawyers\, politic ians\, statesmen (St. Thomas More). Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: J oyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-0 6-22 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-06-22 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-06-24-john-baptist-nativity@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260624 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260625 SUMMARY:Solemnity of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist DESCRIPTION:The birth of John to the elderly Zechariah and Elizabeth. His f ather regains his speech and sings the Benedictus. John prepared the way f or Christ. Besides Jesus and Mary\, he is the only saint whose birth is ce lebrated with a feast.\n\nPatron of Quebec\, Puerto Rico\, French Canadian s. Solemnity. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://or aterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-06-24 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-06-24 CATEGORIES:Solemnity TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-06-27-cyril-alexandria@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260627 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260628 SUMMARY:St. Cyril of Alexandria\, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Patriarch of Alexandria (d. 444) who led the Council of Ephesus (431) in proclaiming Mary the Mother of God. He defended the unity of Chr ist: one divine Person who truly became man.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggest ed Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: February 9.\n\nFull note: http s://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-06-27 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-06-27 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-06-29-peter-paul@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260629 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260630 SUMMARY:Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul\, Apostles DESCRIPTION:The two great Apostles martyred in Rome under Nero: Peter\, the fisherman made the rock of the Church\, crucified\; Paul\, the Apostle to the Gentiles\, beheaded. They are the pillars of the Church of Rome. New archbishops receive the pallium from the Pope today.\n\nPatron of Rome\, f ishermen (St. Peter)\, missionaries (St. Paul). Solemnity. Suggested Rosar y: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=20 26-06-29 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-06-29 CATEGORIES:Solemnity TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-06-30-first-martyrs-rome@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260630 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260701 SUMMARY:The First Martyrs of the Holy Roman Church (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:The many Christians killed in Rome under Nero after the fire of 64\, burned as torches or thrown to beasts\, as the historian Tacitus rec ords. They are the first wave of the countless martyrs of Rome.\n\nOptiona l memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://o raterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-06-30 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-06-30 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-07-01-junipero-serra@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260701 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260702 SUMMARY:St. Junípero Serra\, Priest (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Spanish Franciscan (d. 1784) who founded nine missions in Cal ifornia\, including San Diego and San Carlos\, and baptized thousands. He was the first saint canonized on U.S. soil (2015).\n\nPatron of California \, vocations. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries.\n\n Full note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-07-01 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-07-01 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-07-03-thomas-apostle@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260703 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260704 SUMMARY:St. Thomas\, Apostle DESCRIPTION:One of the Twelve\, who doubted the Resurrection until he saw t he risen Lord\, then confessed\, "My Lord and my God!" Tradition says he p reached in India and died a martyr there. His doubt became a great act of faith\; St. Thomas Christians in India trace their faith to him.\n\nPatron of India\, architects\, builders. Feast. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Myst eries. 1962 calendar: December 21.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com /calendar?d=2026-07-03 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-07-03 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-07-06-maria-goretti@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260706 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260707 SUMMARY:St. Maria Goretti\, Virgin and Martyr (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:An Italian girl of eleven who died in 1902 after being stabbed while resisting an assault. Before she died she forgave her attacker\, who later repented and attended her canonization. Her forgiveness changed her murderer’s life.\n\nPatron of purity\, young women\, victims of assault . Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: htt ps://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-07-06 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-07-06 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-07-09-augustine-zhao-rong@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260709 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260710 SUMMARY:St. Augustine Zhao Rong\, Priest\, and Companions\, Martyrs (option al memorial) DESCRIPTION:One hundred twenty martyrs of China\, from 1648 to 1930. August ine Zhao Rong was a soldier who became a priest and died in 1815. They sho w the deep roots of the faith in China.\n\nPatron of China. Optional memor ial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosa rium.com/calendar?d=2026-07-09 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-07-09 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-07-11-benedict@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260711 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260712 SUMMARY:St. Benedict\, Abbot DESCRIPTION:An Italian monk (d. about 547) who founded Monte Cassino and wr ote the Rule of St. Benedict\, built on prayer and work ("ora et labora"). His monasteries preserved learning and faith through the Dark Ages. He is patron of Europe.\n\nPatron of Europe\, monks\, against poison\, a happy death. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: March 21.\n\nPrayer: St. Benedict Medal Prayer https://oraterosarium.com/additio nal-prayers#additional-benedict\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/cale ndar?d=2026-07-11 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-07-11 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-07-13-henry@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260713 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260714 SUMMARY:St. Henry (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1024) who supported Church reform\, foun ded monasteries and the diocese of Bamberg\, and ruled with justice. He sh ows that political power can be used in service of God and people.\n\nPatr on of Benedictine oblates\, the childless. Optional memorial. Suggested Ro sary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: July 15.\n\nFull note: https://orat erosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-07-13 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-07-13 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-07-14-kateri-tekakwitha@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260714 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260715 SUMMARY:St. Kateri Tekakwitha\, Virgin DESCRIPTION:A Mohawk woman born in 1656 in present-day New York. Scarred by smallpox\, she was baptized at 20 despite opposition\, and lived a life o f prayer near Montreal until her death in 1680. Called the "Lily of the Mo hawks\," she is the first Native American saint.\n\nPatron of Native Ameri cans\, ecology\, the environment. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful My steries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-07-14 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-07-14 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-07-15-bonaventure@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260715 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260716 SUMMARY:St. Bonaventure\, Bishop and Doctor of the Church DESCRIPTION:An Italian Franciscan (d. 1274)\, Minister General of his order \, cardinal and theologian\, a friend of St. Thomas Aquinas. Called the "S eraphic Doctor\," he taught that all learning should lead to love of God.\ n\nMemorial. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries. 1962 calendar: July 14. \n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-07-15 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-07-15 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-07-16-mount-carmel@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260716 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260717 SUMMARY:Our Lady of Mount Carmel (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Honors Mary as patroness of the Carmelite order\, which began w ith hermits on Mount Carmel in the Holy Land. Tradition links the Brown Sc apular to St. Simon Stock. The scapular is a sign of consecration to Mary and her protection.\n\nPatron of Carmelites\, Chile. Optional memorial. Su ggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: The Brown Scapular (Carmeli te Order) https://www.ocarm.org/en/our-way-of-life/the-brown-scapular\nFul l note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-07-16 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-07-16 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-07-18-camillus@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260718 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260719 SUMMARY:St. Camillus de Lellis\, Priest (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A former soldier and gambler (d. 1614) who\, after his conversi on\, founded the Camillians to care for the sick and dying\; their red cro ss became a famous sign of care. He reformed hospital care with tenderness . In the U.S. his day is July 18.\n\nPatron of the sick\, nurses\, hospita ls. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: h ttps://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-07-18 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-07-18 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-07-20-apollinaris@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260720 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260721 SUMMARY:St. Apollinaris\, Bishop and Martyr (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:The first bishop of Ravenna\, in Italy\, honored as a martyr fr om early times. His church at Classe near Ravenna is famous for its mosaic s.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar : July 23.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-07-20 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-07-20 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-07-21-lawrence-brindisi@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260721 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260722 SUMMARY:St. Lawrence of Brindisi\, Priest and Doctor of the Church (optiona l memorial) DESCRIPTION:An Italian Capuchin (d. 1619)\, gifted linguist and preacher wh o knew Scripture in its original languages and served as a peacemaker amon g rulers. He is a Doctor of the Church for his preaching and theology.\n\n Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: ht tps://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-07-21 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-07-21 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-07-22-mary-magdalene@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260722 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260723 SUMMARY:St. Mary Magdalene DESCRIPTION:A disciple from whom Jesus cast out seven demons. She stood at the Cross and was the first to see the risen Lord\, who sent her to tell t he Apostles. Called the "Apostle to the Apostles\," her memorial was raise d to a feast in 2016.\n\nPatron of repentant sinners\, hairdressers\, perf umers. Feast. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https:// oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-07-22 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-07-22 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-07-23-bridget@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260723 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260724 SUMMARY:St. Bridget\, Religious (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Swedish noblewoman\, wife and mother of eight (d. 1373)\, who founded the Bridgettines after her husband died\, and received visions of Christ’s Passion. She is co-patron of Europe.\n\nPatron of Sweden\, Eur ope\, widows. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 19 62 calendar: October 8.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d =2026-07-23 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-07-23 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-07-24-sharbel@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260724 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260725 SUMMARY:St. Sharbel Makhlūf\, Priest (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Maronite monk and hermit of Lebanon (d. 1898)\, who lived in deep silence\, prayer and fasting. Many healings have been reported throug h his intercession.\n\nPatron of Lebanon. Optional memorial. Suggested Ros ary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar ?d=2026-07-24 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-07-24 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-07-25-james@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260725 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260726 SUMMARY:St. James\, Apostle DESCRIPTION:Son of Zebedee and brother of John\, one of the three closest t o Jesus at the Transfiguration and in Gethsemane. He was the first Apostle martyred\, about 44. His shrine at Santiago de Compostela in Spain is one of the great pilgrim routes.\n\nPatron of Spain\, pilgrims. Feast. Sugges ted Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/cale ndar?d=2026-07-25 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-07-25 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-07-29-martha-mary-lazarus@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260729 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260730 SUMMARY:Sts. Martha\, Mary and Lazarus DESCRIPTION:The family at Bethany whom Jesus loved. Martha served\, Mary li stened at His feet\, and Lazarus was raised by Him from the dead. Their ho me shows Christ as a friend. Pope Francis added Mary and Lazarus to Martha ’s memorial in 2021.\n\nPatron of St. Martha: cooks\, servers\, hospital ity. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https:/ /oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-07-29 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-07-29 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-07-30-peter-chrysologus@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260730 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260731 SUMMARY:St. Peter Chrysologus\, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (optional m emorial) DESCRIPTION:Bishop of Ravenna (d. about 450) whose short\, rich sermons ear ned him the name "golden word." He preached on the Incarnation and on Mary .\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries. 1962 calenda r: December 4.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-07- 30 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-07-30 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-07-31-ignatius-loyola@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260731 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260801 SUMMARY:St. Ignatius of Loyola\, Priest DESCRIPTION:A Basque soldier wounded at Pamplona in 1521 who found God whil e recovering\, wrote the Spiritual Exercises\, and founded the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). His motto\, "For the greater glory of God\," and his teac hing on discernment shape Catholic life worldwide.\n\nPatron of retreats\, soldiers\, the Jesuits. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\ n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-07-31 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-07-31 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-08-01-alphonsus@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260801 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260802 SUMMARY:St. Alphonsus Liguori\, Bishop and Doctor of the Church DESCRIPTION:A Neapolitan lawyer who became a priest\, founded the Redemptor ists\, and wrote The Glories of Mary and the classic Stations of the Cross (d. 1787). His gentle moral teaching helped confessors show mercy.\n\nPat ron of confessors\, moral theologians. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: August 2.\n\nPrayer: Stations of the Cross (St. Alphonsus Liguori) https://oraterosarium.com/stations-of-the-cross\nFull n ote: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-08-01 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-08-01 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-08-04-john-vianney@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260804 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260805 SUMMARY:St. John Vianney\, Priest DESCRIPTION:The Curé of Ars (d. 1859)\, a French village priest who strugg led with studies but spent up to 16 hours a day hearing confessions\; thou sands traveled to see him. He is the model of every parish priest.\n\nPatr on of parish priests. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 196 2 calendar: August 8.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2 026-08-04 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-08-04 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-08-05-st-mary-major@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260805 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260806 SUMMARY:The Dedication of the Basilica of St. Mary Major (optional memorial ) DESCRIPTION:The great basilica in Rome built after the Council of Ephesus ( 431) proclaimed Mary Mother of God. Legend tells of a miraculous summer sn owfall marking its site. It is the oldest church in the West dedicated to Mary.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull no te: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-08-05 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-08-05 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-08-06-transfiguration@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260806 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260807 SUMMARY:The Transfiguration of the Lord DESCRIPTION:On a high mountain Jesus is transfigured before Peter\, James a nd John\; His face shines like the sun\, and the Father says\, "This is my beloved Son\; listen to him." It strengthened the disciples before the Cr oss and shows the glory to come. It is the Fourth Luminous Mystery.\n\nFea st. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosar ium.com/calendar?d=2026-08-06 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-08-06 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-08-07-sixtus-ii@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260807 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260808 SUMMARY:St. Sixtus II\, Pope\, and Companions\, Martyrs (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Pope Sixtus II was seized while celebrating the liturgy in the catacombs and beheaded with four deacons in 258. His name is in the Roman Canon.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFul l note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-08-07 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-08-07 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-08-07-cajetan@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260807 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260808 SUMMARY:St. Cajetan\, Priest (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:An Italian priest (d. 1547) who founded the Theatines to renew the clergy and started charitable pawn shops to help the poor. He trusted God’s providence completely.\n\nPatron of job seekers\, the unemployed. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: ht tps://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-08-07 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-08-07 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-08-08-dominic@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260808 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260809 SUMMARY:St. Dominic\, Priest DESCRIPTION:A Spanish priest (d. 1221) who founded the Order of Preachers ( Dominicans) to preach the truth with learning and poverty. By tradition Ou r Lady gave him the Rosary\; his order spread it everywhere.\n\nPatron of astronomers\, the Dominican Republic. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful M ysteries. 1962 calendar: August 4.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com /calendar?d=2026-08-08 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-08-08 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-08-10-lawrence@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260810 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260811 SUMMARY:St. Lawrence\, Deacon and Martyr DESCRIPTION:A deacon of Rome martyred in 258. When ordered to hand over the Church’s treasures\, he brought the poor and said\, "These are the trea sures of the Church." He is one of the most honored martyrs of Rome.\n\nPa tron of deacons\, cooks\, the poor. Feast. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Myster ies.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-08-10 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-08-10 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-08-11-clare@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260811 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260812 SUMMARY:St. Clare\, Virgin DESCRIPTION:A young noblewoman of Assisi who followed St. Francis and found ed the Poor Clares (d. 1253). She drove off invaders by holding up the Ble ssed Sacrament. Her life of radical poverty and prayer still inspires cont emplatives.\n\nPatron of television\, eye diseases. Memorial. Suggested Ro sary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: August 12.\n\nFull note: https:/ /oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-08-11 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-08-11 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-08-12-jane-frances-chantal@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260812 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260813 SUMMARY:St. Jane Frances de Chantal\, Religious (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A French widow and mother (d. 1641) who\, guided by St. Francis de Sales\, founded the Visitation order. She shows holiness through grief \, motherhood and religious life.\n\nPatron of widows\, parents separated from children. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries. 19 62 calendar: August 21.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d =2026-08-12 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-08-12 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-08-13-pontian-hippolytus@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260813 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260814 SUMMARY:Sts. Pontian\, Pope\, and Hippolytus\, Priest\, Martyrs (optional m emorial) DESCRIPTION:A pope and a rival priest-theologian\, both exiled to the mines of Sardinia around 235\, where they were reconciled before dying. Their s tory is one of reconciliation in suffering.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggeste d Rosary: Luminous Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/cale ndar?d=2026-08-13 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-08-13 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-08-14-maximilian-kolbe@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260814 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260815 SUMMARY:St. Maximilian Kolbe\, Priest and Martyr DESCRIPTION:A Polish Franciscan who spread devotion to the Immaculata. At A uschwitz in 1941 he offered his life in place of a husband and father cond emned to starvation. "Greater love has no man than this." He is a martyr o f charity.\n\nPatron of prisoners\, families\, journalists\, the pro-life movement. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: h ttps://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-08-14 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-08-14 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-08-15-assumption@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260815 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260816 SUMMARY:Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary DESCRIPTION:At the end of her earthly life Mary was taken up body and soul into heavenly glory\, as Pope Pius XII defined in 1950. Mary shares alread y in her Son’s Resurrection\, a sign of hope for us. It is the Fourth Gl orious Mystery.\n\nSolemnity. Not a holy day of obligation this year (fall s on a Saturday). Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries.\n\nFull note: http s://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-08-15 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-08-15 CATEGORIES:Solemnity TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-08-19-john-eudes@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260819 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260820 SUMMARY:St. John Eudes\, Priest (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A French priest (d. 1680) who preached missions\, founded semin aries\, and spread devotion to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary. He was a fore runner of the Sacred Heart devotion.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosar y: Glorious Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d= 2026-08-19 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-08-19 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-08-20-bernard@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260820 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260821 SUMMARY:St. Bernard\, Abbot and Doctor of the Church DESCRIPTION:A French Cistercian abbot (d. 1153)\, the most influential chur chman of his day\, and a great preacher on the love of God and of Mary. Ca lled the "Mellifluous Doctor"\; the prayer Memorare is traditionally linke d to him.\n\nPatron of beekeepers\, Gibraltar. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: The Memorare https://oraterosarium.com/add itional-prayers#additional-memorare\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/ calendar?d=2026-08-20 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-08-20 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-08-21-pius-x@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260821 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260822 SUMMARY:St. Pius X\, Pope DESCRIPTION:Giuseppe Sarto (d. 1914)\, a parish priest who became Pope. He encouraged frequent Communion\, lowered the age of First Communion\, and r eformed Church music. His motto was "to restore all things in Christ."\n\n Patron of first communicants. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Myster ies. 1962 calendar: September 3.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/c alendar?d=2026-08-21 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-08-21 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-08-22-queenship-mary@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260822 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260823 SUMMARY:The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary DESCRIPTION:One week after the Assumption\, the Church honors Mary as Queen of heaven and earth\, a title of love tied to her Son’s kingship. It is the Fifth Glorious Mystery\, the Coronation.\n\nMemorial. Suggested Rosar y: Glorious Mysteries. 1962 calendar: May 31.\n\nFull note: https://orater osarium.com/calendar?d=2026-08-22 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-08-22 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-08-24-bartholomew@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260824 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260825 SUMMARY:St. Bartholomew\, Apostle DESCRIPTION:One of the Twelve\, usually identified with Nathanael\, of whom Jesus said\, "Behold\, an Israelite in whom is no guile!" Tradition says he was martyred in Armenia. He shows an honest heart that recognizes Jesus .\n\nPatron of Armenia\, leatherworkers. Feast. Suggested Rosary: Joyful M ysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-08-24 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-08-24 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-08-25-louis@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260825 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260826 SUMMARY:St. Louis (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:King Louis IX of France (d. 1270)\, a devoted husband and fathe r who cared for the poor\, built the Sainte-Chapelle\, and died on crusade . He shows a ruler governing as a servant of God.\n\nPatron of France\, ki ngs\, the city of St. Louis. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowfu l Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-08-25 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-08-25 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-08-25-joseph-calasanz@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260825 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260826 SUMMARY:St. Joseph Calasanz\, Priest (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Spanish priest (d. 1648) who opened the first free public sch ool in Europe in Rome and founded the Piarists. He gave poor children the gift of education.\n\nPatron of Christian schools. Optional memorial. Sugg ested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: August 27.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-08-25 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-08-25 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-08-27-monica@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260827 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260828 SUMMARY:St. Monica DESCRIPTION:The mother of St. Augustine (d. 387)\, who prayed with tears fo r years for his conversion. She lived to see him baptized. "It cannot be t hat the son of these tears should perish\," a bishop told her. She is a mo del of persevering prayer.\n\nPatron of mothers\, wives\, alcoholics. Memo rial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries. 1962 calendar: May 4.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-08-27 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-08-27 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-08-28-augustine@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260828 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260829 SUMMARY:St. Augustine\, Bishop and Doctor of the Church DESCRIPTION:After a restless youth he was converted and baptized in 387\, b ecame Bishop of Hippo in North Africa\, and wrote the Confessions and The City of God (d. 430). "Our heart is restless until it rests in You." He is among the greatest teachers of the faith.\n\nPatron of theologians\, brew ers\, printers. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull n ote: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-08-28 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-08-28 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-08-29-passion-john-baptist@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260829 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260830 SUMMARY:The Passion of St. John the Baptist DESCRIPTION:John was imprisoned and beheaded by Herod Antipas for telling h im his marriage to his brother’s wife was wrong. He died a martyr for tr uth and for the holiness of marriage.\n\nMemorial. Suggested Rosary: Lumin ous Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-08- 29 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-08-29 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-09-03-gregory-great@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260903 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260904 SUMMARY:St. Gregory the Great\, Pope and Doctor of the Church DESCRIPTION:A Roman prefect turned monk who became Pope in 590 (d. 604). He fed Rome in famine\, sent missionaries to England\, and wrote on pastoral care. He called himself "servant of the servants of God." Gregorian chant bears his name.\n\nPatron of popes\, musicians\, singers\, teachers. Memo rial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries. 1962 calendar: March 12.\n\nFu ll note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-09-03 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-09-03 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-09-05-teresa-calcutta@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260905 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260906 SUMMARY:St. Teresa of Calcutta\, Virgin (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Born in Skopje in 1910\, she founded the Missionaries of Charit y in Calcutta to serve the "poorest of the poor\," the dying\, lepers and orphans (d. 1997). She received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 and taught t hat small things done with great love change the world.\n\nOptional memori al. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosariu m.com/calendar?d=2026-09-05 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-09-05 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-09-08-nativity-mary@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260908 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260909 SUMMARY:The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary DESCRIPTION:Mary’s birthday\, celebrated nine months after the Immaculate Conception. Scripture is silent on it\, but the Church has kept it since early centuries. Her birth is the dawn before the rising of the Sun\, Chri st.\n\nFeast. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://or aterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-09-08 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-09-08 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-09-09-peter-claver@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260909 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260910 SUMMARY:St. Peter Claver\, Priest DESCRIPTION:A Spanish Jesuit (d. 1654) who served enslaved Africans arrivin g at Cartagena\, Colombia\, for forty years\, bringing them food\, medicin e and the Gospel. He called himself "the slave of the slaves forever."\n\n Patron of enslaved people\, Colombia. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-09-09 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-09-09 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-09-12-holy-name-mary@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260912 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260913 SUMMARY:The Most Holy Name of Mary (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Honors the name of the Mother of God. The day spread after the victory at Vienna in 1683\, attributed to Mary’s help. Her name\, spoken with love\, leads us to her Son.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026- 09-12 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-09-12 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-09-14-exaltation-cross@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260914 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260915 SUMMARY:The Exaltation of the Holy Cross DESCRIPTION:Honors the Cross of Christ\, recalling the finding of the True Cross by St. Helena and the dedication of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem (335). The instrument of death has become the sign of victor y and life.\n\nFeast. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-09-14 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-09-14 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-09-15-our-lady-sorrows@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260915 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260916 SUMMARY:Our Lady of Sorrows DESCRIPTION:The day after the Holy Cross\, the Church remembers Mary standi ng at the Cross\, and her Seven Sorrows\, from Simeon’s prophecy to Jesu s’ burial. "A sword will pierce through your own soul also." She is the Mother who suffers with us.\n\nMemorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Myste ries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-09-15 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-09-15 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-09-16-cornelius-cyprian@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260916 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260917 SUMMARY:Sts. Cornelius\, Pope\, and Cyprian\, Bishop\, Martyrs DESCRIPTION:Pope Cornelius (d. 253) and Bishop Cyprian of Carthage (d. 258) defended mercy for Christians who had lapsed in persecution and repented. Both died for the faith. Their names are in the Roman Canon\; Cyprian wro te on the unity of the Church.\n\nMemorial. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mys teries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-09-16 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-09-16 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-09-17-robert-bellarmine@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260917 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260918 SUMMARY:St. Robert Bellarmine\, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (optional m emorial) DESCRIPTION:An Italian Jesuit and cardinal (d. 1621) who explained the Cath olic faith clearly during the Reformation and wrote catechisms for childre n. He lived simply and gave generously to the poor.\n\nPatron of catechist s. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries. 1962 calendar: May 13.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-09-17 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-09-17 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-09-17-hildegard@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260917 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260918 SUMMARY:St. Hildegard of Bingen\, Virgin and Doctor of the Church (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A German Benedictine abbess (d. 1179)\, mystic\, composer\, wri ter on medicine and nature\, and adviser to popes and emperors. She was na med a Doctor of the Church in 2012.\n\nPatron of musicians\, writers. Opti onal memorial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https:/ /oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-09-17 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-09-17 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-09-19-januarius@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260919 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260920 SUMMARY:St. Januarius\, Bishop and Martyr (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Bishop of Benevento martyred around 305. A relic of his blood i n Naples is famously seen to liquefy on certain days. He is a beloved patr on of Naples.\n\nPatron of Naples\, blood banks. Optional memorial. Sugges ted Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/cale ndar?d=2026-09-19 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-09-19 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-09-21-matthew@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260921 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260922 SUMMARY:St. Matthew\, Apostle and Evangelist DESCRIPTION:A tax collector called by Jesus with the words "Follow me." He left his post at once and wrote the first Gospel. His Gospel shows Jesus a s the fulfillment of the Old Testament promises.\n\nPatron of accountants\ , bankers\, tax collectors. Feast. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\n Full note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-09-21 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-09-21 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-09-23-pio@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260923 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260924 SUMMARY:St. Pius of Pietrelcina\, Priest DESCRIPTION:Padre Pio (d. 1968)\, an Italian Capuchin who bore the stigmata for fifty years\, heard confessions for hours each day\, and founded a la rge hospital. "Pray\, hope and don’t worry." He is one of the most belov ed saints of modern times.\n\nPatron of civil defense volunteers. Memorial . Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosari um.com/calendar?d=2026-09-23 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-09-23 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-09-26-cosmas-damian@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260926 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260927 SUMMARY:Sts. Cosmas and Damian\, Martyrs (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Twin brothers\, physicians in Syria who treated the sick withou t charge\, martyred around 303. Their names are in the Roman Canon.\n\nPat ron of physicians\, surgeons\, pharmacists. Optional memorial. Suggested R osary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: September 27.\n\nFull note: https: //oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-09-26 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-09-26 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-09-28-wenceslaus@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260928 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260929 SUMMARY:St. Wenceslaus\, Martyr (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Duke of Bohemia (d. 935)\, a good ruler killed by his brother ’s supporters on the way to Mass. He is the "good King Wenceslas" of the carol. He shows charity in leadership.\n\nPatron of Czech Republic\, Bohe mia. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-09-28 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-09-28 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-09-28-lawrence-ruiz@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260928 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260929 SUMMARY:St. Lawrence Ruiz and Companions\, Martyrs (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Sixteen martyrs killed in Nagasaki\, Japan\, in the 1630s. Lawr ence Ruiz\, a Filipino husband and father\, was the first Filipino saint. He declared he would die a thousand times for God.\n\nPatron of the Philip pines\, Filipino workers abroad. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyf ul Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-09-2 8 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-09-28 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-09-29-archangels@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260929 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260930 SUMMARY:Sts. Michael\, Gabriel and Raphael\, Archangels DESCRIPTION:The three archangels named in Scripture: Michael defends God’ s people against evil\, Gabriel announces the Incarnation\, and Raphael he als and guides. They remind us of God’s care through His angels. Many pr ay the St. Michael prayer daily.\n\nPatron of St. Michael: police\, soldie rs\; St. Gabriel: messengers\; St. Raphael: travelers\, the sick. Feast. S uggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: St. Michael: September 2 9\; St. Gabriel: March 24\; St. Raphael: October 24.\n\nPrayer: Prayer to St. Michael https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-michae l\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-09-29 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-09-29 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-09-30-jerome@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260930 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261001 SUMMARY:St. Jerome\, Priest and Doctor of the Church DESCRIPTION:A brilliant and fiery scholar (d. 420) who translated the Bible into Latin\, the Vulgate\, living in Bethlehem near the cave of the Nativ ity. "Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ." His translation serv ed the Church for over a thousand years.\n\nPatron of translators\, librar ians\, scholars. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries.\n\nFull n ote: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-09-30 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-09-30 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-10-01-therese@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261001 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261002 SUMMARY:St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus\, Virgin and Doctor of the Church DESCRIPTION:A French Carmelite who died at 24 in 1897. Her autobiography\, Story of a Soul\, describes her "little way" of doing small things with gr eat love. "My vocation is love!" She was named a Doctor of the Church in 1 997.\n\nPatron of missions\, florists\, France. Memorial. Suggested Rosary : Luminous Mysteries. 1962 calendar: October 3.\n\nFull note: https://orat erosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-10-01 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-10-01 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-10-02-guardian-angels@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261002 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261003 SUMMARY:The Holy Guardian Angels DESCRIPTION:The Church honors the angels God assigns to guard each person. Jesus said their angels "always behold the face of my Father." We are neve r alone\; we can ask our angel’s help daily.\n\nMemorial. Suggested Rosa ry: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: Prayer to Your Guardian Angel https:// oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-angele-dei\nFull note: htt ps://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-10-02 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-10-02 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-10-05-faustina@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261005 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261006 SUMMARY:St. Faustina Kowalska\, Virgin (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Polish sister (d. 1938) to whom Jesus revealed the message of Divine Mercy: the image "Jesus\, I trust in You" and the Chaplet. Through her\, the devotion to Divine Mercy spread worldwide.\n\nPatron of mercy. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: Chaplet of Divine Mercy https://oraterosarium.com/divine-mercy#chaplet\nPrayer: Di vine Mercy Novena https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional- novena-divine-mercy\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026- 10-05 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-10-05 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-10-05-francis-xavier-seelos@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261005 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261006 SUMMARY:Bl. Francis Xavier Seelos\, Priest (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A German-born Redemptorist (d. 1867) who served immigrants in P ittsburgh\, Baltimore and New Orleans\, and died caring for yellow-fever v ictims. He was a beloved\, cheerful confessor.\n\nOptional memorial. Sugge sted Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/cal endar?d=2026-10-05 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-10-05 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-10-06-bruno@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261006 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261007 SUMMARY:St. Bruno\, Priest (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A German priest and scholar (d. 1101) who founded the Carthusia ns\, monks of deep silence\, in the Chartreuse mountains. His order has ne ver needed reform.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Myste ries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-10-06 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-10-06 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-10-06-marie-rose-durocher@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261006 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261007 SUMMARY:Bl. Marie Rose Durocher\, Virgin (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Canadian sister (d. 1849) who founded the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary to educate the young. Her sisters have taught in the U.S. and Canada for generations.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosar y: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d =2026-10-06 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-10-06 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-10-07-our-lady-rosary@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261007 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261008 SUMMARY:Our Lady of the Rosary DESCRIPTION:Established by St. Pius V after the victory of Lepanto on Octob er 7\, 1571\, when Christians prayed the Rosary for protection. It is the heart of October\, the Month of the Rosary. The Rosary is a school of cont emplating Christ with Mary. Today is a day to pray it with your family.\n\ nPatron of the Rosary. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries.\n\n Full note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-10-07 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-10-07 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-10-09-denis@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261009 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261010 SUMMARY:St. Denis\, Bishop\, and Companions\, Martyrs (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:The first Bishop of Paris\, martyred with companions on Montmar tre around 250. He is a patron of France.\n\nPatron of Paris\, France. Opt ional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https ://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-10-09 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-10-09 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-10-09-john-leonardi@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261009 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261010 SUMMARY:St. John Leonardi\, Priest (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:An Italian pharmacist who became a priest (d. 1609)\, renewed c atechesis\, and helped found the Propaganda Fide college for missions. He is a patron of pharmacists.\n\nPatron of pharmacists. Optional memorial. S uggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium. com/calendar?d=2026-10-09 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-10-09 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-10-09-newman@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261009 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261010 SUMMARY:St. John Henry Newman\, Priest and Doctor of the Church (optional m emorial) DESCRIPTION:An Anglican scholar at Oxford who became Catholic in 1845\, lat er a cardinal (d. 1890). He wrote on conscience\, faith and education\, an d "Lead\, Kindly Light." Canonized in 2019\, he was named a Doctor of the Church in 2025 and added to the General Roman Calendar soon after.\n\nPatr on of converts\, students (Newman Centers). Optional memorial. Suggested R osary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calend ar?d=2026-10-09 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-10-09 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-10-14-callistus@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261014 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261015 SUMMARY:St. Callistus I\, Pope and Martyr (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A former slave who became Pope (d. 222). He was known for mercy toward repentant sinners and was martyred in Rome. The great catacomb of St. Callistus is named after him.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=202 6-10-14 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-10-14 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-10-15-teresa-avila@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261015 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261016 SUMMARY:St. Teresa of Jesus\, Virgin and Doctor of the Church DESCRIPTION:A Spanish Carmelite (d. 1582) who reformed her order and wrote The Interior Castle and The Way of Perfection\, classics on prayer. "Let n othing disturb you... God alone suffices." She was the first woman named a Doctor of the Church (1970).\n\nPatron of Spain\, headache sufferers\, ch ess players. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-10-15 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-10-15 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-10-16-hedwig@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261016 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261017 SUMMARY:St. Hedwig\, Religious (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A duchess of Silesia (d. 1243)\, a mother of seven\, who founde d hospitals and monasteries and entered a convent after her husband died. She is a patron of Silesia.\n\nPatron of Silesia\, widows. Optional memori al. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosa rium.com/calendar?d=2026-10-16 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-10-16 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-10-16-margaret-mary@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261016 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261017 SUMMARY:St. Margaret Mary Alacoque\, Virgin (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A French Visitation nun (d. 1690) to whom Jesus revealed His Sa cred Heart and asked for First Friday Communions and the feast of the Sacr ed Heart. She spread the devotion to the Heart of Jesus.\n\nPatron of Sacr ed Heart devotees. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysterie s. 1962 calendar: October 17.\n\nPrayer: Nine First Fridays https://orater osarium.com/additional-prayers#first-fridays-saturdays\nFull note: https:/ /oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-10-16 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-10-16 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-10-17-ignatius-antioch@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261017 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261018 SUMMARY:St. Ignatius of Antioch\, Bishop and Martyr DESCRIPTION:Bishop of Antioch\, taken to Rome and thrown to the beasts arou nd 107. On the way he wrote seven letters to the churches. "I am the wheat of God\, ground by the teeth of beasts." He is the first known to use the term "Catholic Church."\n\nMemorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: February 1.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calenda r?d=2026-10-17 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-10-17 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-10-19-north-american-martyrs@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261019 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261020 SUMMARY:Sts. John de Brébeuf and Isaac Jogues\, Priests\, and Companions\, Martyrs DESCRIPTION:Eight French Jesuit missionaries and lay associates killed in t he 1640s in what is now New York and Canada\, including Isaac Jogues at Os sernenon (Auriesville\, NY). They are the first canonized martyrs of North America.\n\nPatron of North America\, Canada. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: September 26.\n\nFull note: https://orat erosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-10-19 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-10-19 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-10-20-paul-cross@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261020 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261021 SUMMARY:St. Paul of the Cross\, Priest (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:An Italian priest (d. 1775) who founded the Passionists to prea ch Christ crucified. He taught that the Passion is the greatest sign of Go d’s love.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 1 962 calendar: April 28.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d =2026-10-20 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-10-20 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-10-22-john-paul-ii@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261022 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261023 SUMMARY:St. John Paul II\, Pope (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Karol Wojtyła (d. 2005)\, Polish Pope for nearly 27 years\, wh o helped bring down communism\, began World Youth Days\, and added the Lum inous Mysteries in 2002. His motto Totus Tuus ("All Yours") was his consec ration to Mary.\n\nPatron of World Youth Day\, families. Optional memorial . Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: Totus Tuus: Montfort’ s consecration (Montfort Fathers) https://www.montfort.org.uk/Spirituality /Totcons.php\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-10-22 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-10-22 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-10-23-john-capistrano@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261023 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261024 SUMMARY:St. John of Capistrano\, Priest (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:An Italian lawyer and governor who became a Franciscan preacher (d. 1456)\, and helped defend Belgrade from invasion. The California miss ion bears his name.\n\nPatron of military chaplains\, jurists. Optional me morial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: March 28.\n\ nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-10-23 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-10-23 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-10-24-anthony-claret@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261024 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261025 SUMMARY:St. Anthony Mary Claret\, Bishop (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Spanish weaver who became a priest\, founded the Claretians\, served as Archbishop of Santiago de Cuba\, and spread devotion to the Ros ary (d. 1870). He used the printing press to spread the faith.\n\nPatron o f weavers\, Catholic press. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful My steries. 1962 calendar: October 23.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.co m/calendar?d=2026-10-24 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-10-24 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-10-28-simon-jude@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261028 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261029 SUMMARY:Sts. Simon and Jude\, Apostles DESCRIPTION:Two of the Twelve. Simon is called "the Zealot"\; Jude (Thaddeu s) wrote a short New Testament letter. Tradition says both preached in Per sia and were martyred. St. Jude is beloved as patron of hopeless causes.\n \nPatron of St. Jude: desperate causes\; St. Simon: woodcutters. Feast. Su ggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.co m/calendar?d=2026-10-28 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-10-28 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-11-01-all-saints@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261102 SUMMARY:Solemnity of All Saints — Holy Day of Obligation DESCRIPTION:The Church honors all the saints in heaven\, known and unknown: a great multitude that no one could count\, from every nation. All of us are called to holiness. From Nov. 1 to 8 a plenary indulgence for the soul s in purgatory is offered for visiting a cemetery and praying for the dead .\n\nSolemnity. Holy day of obligation (USA). Suggested Rosary: Glorious M ysteries.\n\nPrayer: Eternal Rest https://oraterosarium.com/additional-pra yers#additional-requiem-aeternam\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/cal endar?d=2026-11-01 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-11-01 CATEGORIES:Solemnity TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-11-02-all-souls@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261102 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261103 SUMMARY:The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls) DESCRIPTION:The Church prays for all who have died in Christ and are being purified before entering heaven. Priests may celebrate three Masses today. Our prayers and sacrifices can help the holy souls. Remember your own bel oved dead by name today and all through November.\n\nCommemoration (ranked with solemnities). Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: Eternal Rest https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-requiem-aete rnam\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-11-02 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-11-02 CATEGORIES:Commemoration (ranked with solemnities) TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-11-03-martin-de-porres@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261103 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261104 SUMMARY:St. Martin de Porres\, Religious (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Dominican brother of Lima\, Peru (d. 1639)\, son of a Spanish nobleman and a freed woman of African descent. He cared for the sick and poor and even for animals. He shows humility and charity crossing every ba rrier.\n\nPatron of racial harmony\, barbers\, public health workers. Opti onal memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https: //oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-11-03 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-11-03 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-11-04-charles-borromeo@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261104 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261105 SUMMARY:St. Charles Borromeo\, Bishop DESCRIPTION:Archbishop of Milan and cardinal (d. 1584) who helped close the Council of Trent and put its reforms into practice\, founding seminaries and caring for victims of plague. He is a model of Church reform.\n\nPatro n of seminarians\, catechists\, bishops. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Glori ous Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: Eternal Rest https://oraterosarium.com/additiona l-prayers#additional-requiem-aeternam\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.co m/calendar?d=2026-11-04 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-11-04 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-11-09-lateran@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261109 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261110 SUMMARY:The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica DESCRIPTION:The Cathedral of Rome\, dedicated around 324\, is called "mothe r and head of all churches in the city and the world." It is the Pope’s cathedral. We celebrate our unity with the Church of Rome and remember tha t we are living stones of God’s temple.\n\nFeast. Suggested Rosary: Joyf ul Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-11-0 9 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-11-09 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-11-10-leo-great@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261110 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261111 SUMMARY:St. Leo the Great\, Pope and Doctor of the Church DESCRIPTION:Pope from 440 to 461. His letter (Tome) to the Council of Chalc edon defined Christ’s two natures\, and he met Attila the Hun to spare R ome. "Christian\, remember your dignity."\n\nMemorial. Suggested Rosary: S orrowful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: April 11.\n\nFull note: https://oratero sarium.com/calendar?d=2026-11-10 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-11-10 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-11-11-martin-tours@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261111 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261112 SUMMARY:St. Martin of Tours\, Bishop DESCRIPTION:A Roman soldier who cut his cloak in half for a freezing beggar and that night dreamed of Christ wearing it. He became a monk and Bishop of Tours (d. 397). He is one of the first non-martyrs honored as a saint.\ n\nPatron of soldiers\, the poor\, France. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Glo rious Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-1 1-11 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-11-11 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-11-12-josaphat@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261112 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261113 SUMMARY:St. Josaphat\, Bishop and Martyr DESCRIPTION:A Ukrainian Basilian monk who became Archbishop of Polotsk and worked for the unity of Eastern Christians with Rome. He was killed in 162 3. He is a martyr for Christian unity.\n\nPatron of Ukraine\, unity. Memor ial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries. 1962 calendar: November 14.\n\n Full note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-11-12 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-11-12 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-11-13-frances-cabrini@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261113 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261114 SUMMARY:St. Frances Xavier Cabrini\, Virgin DESCRIPTION:An Italian sister who came to New York in 1889 to serve Italian immigrants\, founded schools\, orphanages and hospitals across the Americ as\, and became a U.S. citizen (d. 1917). She was the first U.S. citizen t o be canonized.\n\nPatron of immigrants\, hospital administrators. Memoria l. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosar ium.com/calendar?d=2026-11-13 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-11-13 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-11-16-margaret-scotland@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261116 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261117 SUMMARY:St. Margaret of Scotland (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:An English princess who became Queen of Scotland (d. 1093)\, a devoted mother of eight who served the poor and renewed the Church in Scot land. She shows holiness as a wife\, mother and queen.\n\nPatron of Scotla nd\, mothers. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: June 10.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026 -11-16 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-11-16 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-11-16-gertrude@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261116 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261117 SUMMARY:St. Gertrude\, Virgin (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A German nun of Helfta (d. about 1302)\, a mystic whose writing s anticipate devotion to the Sacred Heart. Her prayers for the souls in pu rgatory are still widely prayed.\n\nPatron of souls in purgatory. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: November 15. \n\nPrayer: Prayer of St. Gertrude https://oraterosarium.com/additional-pr ayers#additional-st-gertrude\nPrayer: Eternal Rest https://oraterosarium.c om/additional-prayers#additional-requiem-aeternam\nFull note: https://orat erosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-11-16 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-11-16 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-11-17-elizabeth-hungary@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261117 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261118 SUMMARY:St. Elizabeth of Hungary\, Religious DESCRIPTION:A Hungarian princess married at 14\, widowed at 20\, who gave h er life to the poor and sick\, and died at 24 in 1231 as a Franciscan tert iary. She built a hospital and served in it herself.\n\nPatron of Francisc an tertiaries\, bakers\, hospitals. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: November 19.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium .com/calendar?d=2026-11-17 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-11-17 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-11-18-dedication-peter-paul@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261118 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261119 SUMMARY:The Dedication of the Basilicas of Sts. Peter and Paul\, Apostles ( optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Honors the two great basilicas in Rome built over the tombs of the Apostles Peter and Paul. They are signs of the apostolic faith on whic h the Church rests.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Myste ries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-11-18 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-11-18 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-11-18-rose-philippine-duchesne@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261118 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261119 SUMMARY:St. Rose Philippine Duchesne\, Virgin (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A French Sister of the Sacred Heart (d. 1852) who came to Misso uri in 1818\, opened schools\, and in her seventies served the Potawatomi people\, who called her "Woman Who Prays Always." She shows missionary per severance.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries.\n\n Full note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-11-18 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-11-18 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-11-21-presentation-mary@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261121 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261122 SUMMARY:The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary DESCRIPTION:An ancient tradition says Mary’s parents brought her to the T emple as a young child and dedicated her to God. It celebrates Mary’s to tal gift of herself to God from the start.\n\nMemorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026- 11-21 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-11-21 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-11-22-christ-king@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261122 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261123 SUMMARY:Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ\, King of the Universe DESCRIPTION:The last Sunday of the liturgical year proclaims Jesus as King of all creation\, a King who reigns from the Cross and will come again in glory. Pope Pius XI established the feast in 1925 against rising secularis m.\n\nSolemnity. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries. 1962 calendar: Last Sunday of October.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=202 6-11-22 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-11-22 CATEGORIES:Solemnity TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-11-23-clement-i@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261123 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261124 SUMMARY:St. Clement I\, Pope and Martyr (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:The third successor of St. Peter as Bishop of Rome (d. about 99 ). His letter to the Corinthians is one of the oldest Christian writings o utside the New Testament. His name is in the Roman Canon.\n\nPatron of mar iners. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note : https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-11-23 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-11-23 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-11-23-columban@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261123 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261124 SUMMARY:St. Columban\, Abbot (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:An Irish monk (d. 615) who founded monasteries across France\, Switzerland and Italy\, including Bobbio. He helped re-evangelize Europe.\ n\nPatron of motorcyclists\, Ireland. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026 -11-23 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-11-23 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-11-23-miguel-pro@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261123 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261124 SUMMARY:Bl. Miguel Agustín Pro\, Priest and Martyr (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Mexican Jesuit who secretly ministered during the persecution of the 1920s\, often in disguise. Shot in 1927\, he stretched out his arm s and cried\, "Viva Cristo Rey!" He is a witness to joy and courage.\n\nPa tron of Mexico. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\n Full note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-11-23 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-11-23 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-11-24-andrew-dung-lac@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261124 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261125 SUMMARY:St. Andrew Dũng-Lạc\, Priest\, and Companions\, Martyrs DESCRIPTION:One hundred seventeen martyrs of Vietnam (1745–1862)\, priest s\, bishops\, religious and laypeople\, including Andrew Dũng-Lạc. They represent the many thousands who died for the faith in Vietnam.\n\nPatron of Vietnam. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note : https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-11-24 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-11-24 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-11-25-catherine-alexandria@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261125 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261126 SUMMARY:St. Catherine of Alexandria\, Virgin and Martyr (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A young\, learned woman of Alexandria who\, tradition says\, de bated philosophers and won them to Christ before her martyrdom around 305. She was restored to the calendar in 2002.\n\nPatron of philosophers\, stu dents\, unmarried women. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mys teries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-11-25 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-11-25 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-11-29-advent-1@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261129 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261130 SUMMARY:First Sunday of Advent DESCRIPTION:A new liturgical year begins. Advent prepares for Christmas and for Christ’s coming again\; the first candle of the Advent wreath is li t. A season of joyful hope and watchfulness: "Stay awake!"\n\nSunday. Sugg ested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: Novena to the Immaculate Concep tion (day 1 of 9) https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional- novena-immaculate-conception\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calenda r?d=2026-11-29 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-11-29 CATEGORIES:Sunday TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-11-30-andrew@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261130 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261201 SUMMARY:St. Andrew\, Apostle DESCRIPTION:A fisherman of Galilee\, brother of Peter\, and a disciple of J ohn the Baptist\, who brought his brother to Jesus. Tradition says he was crucified on an X-shaped cross in Greece. Many pray the St. Andrew Christm as Novena from today until Christmas.\n\nPatron of Scotland\, Russia\, Gre ece\, fishermen. Feast. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: St. Andrew Christmas Novena (day 1 of 25) https://oraterosarium.com/additiona l-prayers#additional-novena-st-andrew\nPrayer: Novena to the Immaculate Co nception (day 2 of 9) https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additio nal-novena-immaculate-conception\nPrayer: How to pray a novena https://ora terosarium.com/additional-prayers#how-to-pray-a-novena\nFull note: https:/ /oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-11-30 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-11-30 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-12-03-francis-xavier@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261203 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261204 SUMMARY:St. Francis Xavier\, Priest DESCRIPTION:One of the first Jesuits (d. 1552)\, who preached in India\, So utheast Asia and Japan\, baptizing thousands\, and died on an island off C hina. He is co-patron of the missions with St. Thérèse.\n\nPatron of mis sions\, missionaries. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries.\n\nP rayer: St. Andrew Christmas Novena (day 4 of 25) https://oraterosarium.com /additional-prayers#additional-novena-st-andrew\nPrayer: Novena to the Imm aculate Conception (day 5 of 9) https://oraterosarium.com/additional-praye rs#additional-novena-immaculate-conception\nFull note: https://oraterosari um.com/calendar?d=2026-12-03 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-12-03 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-12-04-john-damascene@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261204 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261205 SUMMARY:St. John Damascene\, Priest and Doctor of the Church (optional memo rial) DESCRIPTION:A monk of Syria (d. about 749) who defended the use of sacred i mages (icons) and wrote on the faith and on Mary’s Assumption. He is the last of the Greek Fathers.\n\nPatron of icon painters. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: March 27.\n\nFull n ote: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-12-04 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-12-04 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-12-07-ambrose@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261207 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261208 SUMMARY:St. Ambrose\, Bishop and Doctor of the Church DESCRIPTION:A Roman governor acclaimed Bishop of Milan in 374 before he was even baptized. He preached powerfully\, wrote hymns\, and baptized St. Au gustine. He stood up to the emperor for the Church’s freedom.\n\nPatron of Milan\, beekeepers. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nPr ayer: St. Andrew Christmas Novena (day 8 of 25) https://oraterosarium.com/ additional-prayers#additional-novena-st-andrew\nPrayer: Novena to the Imma culate Conception (day 9 of 9) https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayer s#additional-novena-immaculate-conception\nFull note: https://oraterosariu m.com/calendar?d=2026-12-07 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-12-07 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-12-08-immaculate-conception@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261208 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261209 SUMMARY:Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary — Holy Day of Obligation DESCRIPTION:From the first moment of her conception Mary was preserved from original sin by a singular grace of God\, in view of the merits of Jesus\ , as Pope Pius IX defined in 1854. God prepared a worthy Mother for His So n. Mary under this title is the patroness of the United States.\n\nPatron of the United States. Solemnity. Holy day of obligation (USA). Patronal fe ast of the United States: always a holy day of obligation here. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: St. Andrew Christmas Novena (day 9 of 25) https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-novena-st-and rew\nPrayer: Tota Pulchra Es https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers# additional-novena-immaculate-conception\nFull note: https://oraterosarium. com/calendar?d=2026-12-08 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-12-08 CATEGORIES:Solemnity TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-12-09-juan-diego@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261209 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261210 SUMMARY:St. Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:An Indigenous Mexican convert to whom Our Lady appeared at Tepe yac in December 1531\, leaving her image on his tilma. He is the first Ind igenous saint of the Americas.\n\nPatron of Indigenous peoples of the Amer icas. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries.\n\nFull not e: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-12-09 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-12-09 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-12-10-loreto@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261210 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261211 SUMMARY:Our Lady of Loreto (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Honors the Holy House of Loreto in Italy\, venerated as the hou se of Nazareth where the Annunciation took place. Added to the calendar in 2019\; Our Lady of Loreto is patron of aviators.\n\nPatron of aviators\, pilots. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull not e: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-12-10 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-12-10 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-12-11-damasus@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261211 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261212 SUMMARY:St. Damasus I\, Pope (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Pope from 366 to 384\, who restored the catacombs and commissio ned St. Jerome to translate the Bible into Latin. He honored the martyrs w ith beautiful inscriptions.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrow ful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-12- 11 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-12-11 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-12-12-guadalupe@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261212 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261213 SUMMARY:Our Lady of Guadalupe DESCRIPTION:In 1531 Mary appeared to St. Juan Diego near Mexico City. Her i mage on his tilma\, still preserved\, shows her as a pregnant young woman of the people. Millions converted after the apparition. She is the patrone ss of the Americas.\n\nPatron of the Americas\, Mexico\, the unborn. Feast . Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: St. Andrew Christmas Nove na (day 13 of 25) https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional- novena-st-andrew\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-12- 12 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-12-12 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-12-13-gaudete@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261213 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261214 SUMMARY:Third Sunday of Advent (Gaudete Sunday) DESCRIPTION:Named for the opening word of the Mass\, "Gaudete" ("Rejoice"). The rose candle of the Advent wreath is lit and rose vestments may be wor n. The Lord is near!\n\nSunday. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nPra yer: St. Andrew Christmas Novena (day 14 of 25) https://oraterosarium.com/ additional-prayers#additional-novena-st-andrew\nFull note: https://oratero sarium.com/calendar?d=2026-12-13 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-12-13 CATEGORIES:Sunday TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-12-14-john-cross@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261214 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261215 SUMMARY:St. John of the Cross\, Priest and Doctor of the Church DESCRIPTION:A Spanish Carmelite (d. 1591) who helped St. Teresa reform thei r order\, was imprisoned by his own brothers\, and wrote The Dark Night of the Soul. He is the great teacher of the soul’s union with God.\n\nPatr on of mystics\, contemplatives. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteri es. 1962 calendar: November 24.\n\nPrayer: St. Andrew Christmas Novena (da y 15 of 25) https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-novena -st-andrew\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-12-14 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-12-14 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-12-21-peter-canisius@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261221 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261222 SUMMARY:St. Peter Canisius\, Priest and Doctor of the Church (commemoration ) DESCRIPTION:A Dutch Jesuit (d. 1597) whose catechisms helped renew the fait h in Germany during the Reformation. He is called the second Apostle of Ge rmany.\n\nPatron of Germany\, catechists. Optional memorial (commemoration ). Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: April 27.\n\nFull no te: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-12-21 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-12-21 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-12-23-john-kanty@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261223 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261224 SUMMARY:St. John of Kanty\, Priest (commemoration) DESCRIPTION:A Polish priest and professor at the University of Kraków (d. 1473)\, famous for his generosity to the poor. He shows learning joined to charity.\n\nPatron of Poland\, professors. Optional memorial (commemorati on). Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries. 1962 calendar: October 20.\n\nF ull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-12-23 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-12-23 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-12-25-christmas@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261225 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261226 SUMMARY:Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord (Christmas) — Holy Day of O bligation DESCRIPTION:The Son of God is born of the Virgin Mary in Bethlehem and laid in a manger. Shepherds hear the angels sing "Glory to God in the highest. " God becomes one of us so that we might share His life. It is the Third J oyful Mystery\, and the Christmas season continues until the Baptism of th e Lord.\n\nSolemnity. Holy day of obligation (USA). Suggested Rosary: Joyf ul Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: Gloria in Excelsis https://oraterosarium.com/addi tional-prayers#additional-gloria-excelsis\nFull note: https://oraterosariu m.com/calendar?d=2026-12-25 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-12-25 CATEGORIES:Solemnity TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-12-26-stephen@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261226 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261227 SUMMARY:St. Stephen\, the First Martyr DESCRIPTION:One of the first seven deacons\, stoned to death in Jerusalem w hile praying\, "Lord\, do not hold this sin against them." Saul (later St. Paul) looked on. The day after Christmas we remember that the Child came to give His life\, and Stephen gave his for Him.\n\nPatron of deacons\, st onemasons. Feast. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https: //oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-12-26 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-12-26 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-12-27-holy-family@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261227 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261228 SUMMARY:Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus\, Mary and Joseph DESCRIPTION:On the Sunday after Christmas (or December 30 when there is no Sunday)\, the Church honors the home of Nazareth where Jesus grew "in wisd om and in stature." The Holy Family is a model for every family: prayer\, work\, love and faithfulness through hardship.\n\nPatron of families. Feas t. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: Sunday after Epiphan y.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-12-27 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-12-27 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-12-28-holy-innocents@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261228 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261229 SUMMARY:The Holy Innocents\, Martyrs DESCRIPTION:The baby boys of Bethlehem killed by King Herod in his attempt to destroy the newborn King. They died in place of Christ. Today is a day to pray for all children and for the unborn.\n\nPatron of babies\, childre n. Feast. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://orater osarium.com/calendar?d=2026-12-28 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-12-28 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-12-29-thomas-becket@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261229 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261230 SUMMARY:St. Thomas Becket\, Bishop and Martyr (commemoration) DESCRIPTION:Archbishop of Canterbury\, killed in his cathedral in 1170 by k nights of King Henry II after he defended the Church’s freedom. He shows courage under pressure from political power.\n\nPatron of secular clergy. Optional memorial (commemoration). Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. \n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-12-29 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-12-29 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2026-12-31-sylvester@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261231 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270101 SUMMARY:St. Sylvester I\, Pope (commemoration) DESCRIPTION:Pope from 314 to 335\, after the persecutions ended. During his reign the Council of Nicaea (325) proclaimed the divinity of Christ. The year closes in thanksgiving for God’s gifts.\n\nOptional memorial (comme moration). Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: Te Deum https: //oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-te-deum\nFull note: http s://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-12-31 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2026-12-31 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-01-01-mary-mother-of-god@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270102 SUMMARY:Solemnity of Mary\, the Holy Mother of God — Holy Day of Obligati on DESCRIPTION:On the octave day of Christmas the Church honors Mary as Theoto kos\, "God-bearer." The Council of Ephesus (431) taught that the Child she bore is truly God\, so she is truly the Mother of God. The title protects the truth about Jesus: one Person\, fully God and fully man. The year beg ins under Mary’s care\, and the day is also the World Day of Peace.\n\nS olemnity. Holy day of obligation (USA). Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries . 1962 calendar: Octave Day of Christmas (Circumcision of the Lord).\n\nPr ayer: Sub Tuum Praesidium https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#add itional-sub-tuum\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-01- 01 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-01-01 CATEGORIES:Solemnity TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-01-02-basil-gregory@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270102 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270103 SUMMARY:Sts. Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen\, Bishops and Doctors DESCRIPTION:Two close friends from fourth-century Cappadocia (in modern Tur key). Basil organized monastic life and cared for the poor\; Gregory was a gifted preacher and theologian of the Holy Trinity. Together they defende d the divinity of Christ and the Holy Spirit when that faith was under att ack. Their friendship shows how holiness grows in good company.\n\nMemoria l. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: St. Basil: June 14\; St. Gregory Nazianzen: May 9.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/cal endar?d=2027-01-02 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-01-02 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-01-03-epiphany@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270103 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270104 SUMMARY:Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord DESCRIPTION:The Magi from the East follow the star\, find the Child with Ma ry His mother\, and offer gold\, frankincense and myrrh. In the U.S. it is kept on the Sunday between January 2 and 8. Christ is revealed to all the nations. Many homes are blessed today by chalking the doorway (20+C+M+B+y ear).\n\nSolemnity. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: Jan uary 6.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-01-03 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-01-03 CATEGORIES:Solemnity TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-01-04-elizabeth-ann-seton@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270104 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270105 SUMMARY:St. Elizabeth Ann Seton\, Religious DESCRIPTION:Born in New York in 1774\, she was a wife and mother of five. A fter her husband died she became Catholic\, founded the Sisters of Charity in Emmitsburg\, Maryland\, and opened a school for girls. She was the fir st person born in the United States to be canonized (1975)\, and her schoo l helped lay the foundation for Catholic education in America.\n\nPatron o f Catholic schools\, widows\, those who have lost children. Memorial. Sugg ested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/ca lendar?d=2027-01-04 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-01-04 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-01-05-john-neumann@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270105 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270106 SUMMARY:St. John Neumann\, Bishop DESCRIPTION:A Bohemian-born priest who came to New York in 1836\, joined th e Redemptorists\, and became Bishop of Philadelphia. He spoke several lang uages and visited even the most remote parishes. He organized the first di ocesan Catholic school system in the United States and built dozens of sch ools and churches for immigrant families.\n\nPatron of Catholic education\ , immigrants. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull not e: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-01-05 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-01-05 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-01-06-andre-bessette@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270106 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270107 SUMMARY:St. André Bessette\, Religious (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Holy Cross brother in Montreal who worked for decades as a hu mble doorkeeper. He prayed with countless sick visitors and sent them to S t. Joseph\, and many reported healings. From his devotion grew Saint Josep h’s Oratory on Mount Royal. He shows how great trust can live in a simpl e job.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-01-06 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-01-06 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-01-07-raymond-penyafort@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270107 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270108 SUMMARY:St. Raymond of Penyafort\, Priest (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Dominican priest from Catalonia (d. 1275) and a great expert in Church law\, who compiled the official collection of papal decrees for Pope Gregory IX. He helped shape the Church’s law and the practice of Co nfession with fairness and mercy.\n\nPatron of canon lawyers. Optional mem orial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries. 1962 calendar: January 23.\n\ nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-01-07 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-01-07 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-01-10-baptism@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270110 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270111 SUMMARY:Feast of the Baptism of the Lord DESCRIPTION:Jesus is baptized by John in the Jordan\; the Spirit descends l ike a dove and the Father says\, "This is my beloved Son." The feast ends the Christmas season. It recalls our own Baptism and begins Jesus’ publi c ministry. It is the First Luminous Mystery.\n\nFeast. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries. 1962 calendar: January 13.\n\nFull note: https://orate rosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-01-10 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-01-10 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-01-13-hilary@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270113 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270114 SUMMARY:St. Hilary\, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Bishop of Poitiers in Gaul (d. 368)\, a convert from paganism\, who was exiled for defending the divinity of Christ against the Arian her esy. His writings on the Trinity earned him the title "Athanasius of the W est."\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries. 1962 cal endar: January 14.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027 -01-13 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-01-13 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-01-20-fabian@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270120 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270121 SUMMARY:St. Fabian\, Pope and Martyr (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Pope from 236 to 250\, chosen (tradition says) when a dove sett led on his head. He organized the Church in Rome and died in the persecuti on of Emperor Decius. He led wisely in a time of peace and gave his life w hen persecution returned.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-01-20 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-01-20 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-01-20-sebastian@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270120 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270121 SUMMARY:St. Sebastian\, Martyr (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Roman martyr of the early fourth century\, buried on the Appi an Way. Tradition says he was a soldier who survived being shot with arrow s and was later put to death. He became one of the most popular saints of the ancient Church\, a model of courage under persecution.\n\nPatron of so ldiers\, athletes\, archers. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-01-20 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-01-20 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-01-21-agnes@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270121 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270122 SUMMARY:St. Agnes\, Virgin and Martyr DESCRIPTION:A young Roman girl\, about twelve or thirteen\, martyred around 304 for refusing to give up her consecration to Christ. Her name recalls the Latin for "lamb." She shows that faith and courage do not depend on ag e. Lambs blessed on her feast supply the wool for the pallium worn by arch bishops.\n\nPatron of girls\, young people\, chastity\, engaged couples. M emorial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://orate rosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-01-21 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-01-21 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-01-23-vincent-deacon@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270123 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270124 SUMMARY:St. Vincent\, Deacon and Martyr (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A deacon of Saragossa in Spain\, martyred at Valencia in 304 un der Diocletian after terrible tortures. He was one of the most honored mar tyrs of the early Church. In the U.S. his day moves to January 23 because of the Day of Prayer on the 22nd.\n\nPatron of winemakers. Optional memori al. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: January 22.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-01-23 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-01-23 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-01-23-marianne-cope@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270123 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270124 SUMMARY:St. Marianne Cope\, Virgin (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Franciscan sister from Syracuse\, New York\, who in 1883 went to Hawaii to care for people with leprosy\, and later served at Kalaupapa on Molokai\, where she cared for St. Damien in his last days. She cared f or people others feared to touch\, for thirty-five years\, until her death in 1918.\n\nPatron of people with leprosy\, outcasts. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.co m/calendar?d=2027-01-23 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-01-23 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-01-25-conversion-paul@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270125 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270126 SUMMARY:The Conversion of St. Paul the Apostle DESCRIPTION:Saul of Tarsus\, a zealous persecutor of Christians\, met the r isen Jesus on the road to Damascus. Blinded and then baptized\, he became the Apostle to the Gentiles. His conversion shows that no one is beyond th e reach of grace. The day closes the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.\n \nPatron of missionaries\, evangelists\, writers. Feast. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027 -01-25 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-01-25 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-01-26-timothy-titus@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270126 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270127 SUMMARY:Sts. Timothy and Titus\, Bishops DESCRIPTION:Two of St. Paul’s closest companions. Timothy led the Church in Ephesus and Titus the Church in Crete\, and Paul wrote New Testament le tters to each. They show the Church handing on the faith from the Apostles to faithful pastors.\n\nMemorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: St. Timothy: January 24\; St. Titus: February 6.\n\nFull no te: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-01-26 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-01-26 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-01-27-angela-merici@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270127 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270128 SUMMARY:St. Angela Merici\, Virgin (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:An Italian laywoman (d. 1540) who founded the Company of St. Ur sula\, the first teaching order of women\, to educate girls and strengthen families. She saw early that renewing Christian life starts with educatio n.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries. 1962 calend ar: May 31.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-01-27 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-01-27 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-01-28-thomas-aquinas@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270128 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270129 SUMMARY:St. Thomas Aquinas\, Priest and Doctor of the Church DESCRIPTION:A Dominican friar (d. 1274) and perhaps the greatest theologian of the Church. His Summa Theologiae joins faith and reason\, and he wrote the Eucharistic hymns Pange Lingua and Tantum Ergo. He showed that faith and reason are friends. After a vision late in life he called his writing "straw" next to what he had seen of God.\n\nPatron of students\, universit ies\, Catholic schools\, theologians. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries. 1962 calendar: March 7.\n\nPrayer: Pange Lingua https://orater osarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-pange-lingua\nPrayer: Tantum Erg o https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-tantum-ergo\nPra yer: O Salutaris Hostia https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#addit ional-o-salutaris\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-01 -28 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-01-28 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-02-02-presentation@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270202 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270203 SUMMARY:The Presentation of the Lord DESCRIPTION:Forty days after His birth\, Mary and Joseph bring Jesus to the Temple. The aged Simeon takes Him in his arms and calls Him "a light for revelation to the Gentiles." Candles are blessed today ("Candlemas")\, rec alling Christ the Light. It is the Fourth Joyful Mystery\, and the World D ay for Consecrated Life.\n\nFeast. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\n Full note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-02-02 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-02-02 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-02-03-blaise@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270203 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270204 SUMMARY:St. Blaise\, Bishop and Martyr (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:An Armenian bishop of Sebaste\, martyred around 316. Tradition says he saved a boy who was choking on a fish bone. Throats are blessed to day with two crossed candles\, asking his prayers against illness of the t hroat.\n\nPatron of throat ailments\, wool combers. Optional memorial. Sug gested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com /calendar?d=2027-02-03 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-02-03 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-02-03-ansgar@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270203 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270204 SUMMARY:St. Ansgar\, Bishop (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Benedictine monk (d. 865) who preached in Denmark and Sweden and became Archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen. He is called the Apostle of the N orth for his patient missionary work in Scandinavia.\n\nPatron of Scandina via\, Denmark. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries.\n\ nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-02-03 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-02-03 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-02-05-agatha@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270205 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270206 SUMMARY:St. Agatha\, Virgin and Martyr DESCRIPTION:A young Christian of Sicily\, martyred at Catania around 251 af ter refusing to give up her faith and her consecration to Christ. Her name is in the Roman Canon of the Mass\, and she has been honored since the ea rliest centuries.\n\nPatron of breast cancer patients\, nurses\, Sicily\, against fire. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull not e: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-02-05 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-02-05 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-02-06-paul-miki@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270206 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270207 SUMMARY:St. Paul Miki and Companions\, Martyrs DESCRIPTION:Twenty-six Catholics\, including Jesuit Paul Miki\, Franciscan friars\, and Japanese laymen and boys\, crucified at Nagasaki in 1597. Pau l Miki preached to the crowd from his cross. Their witness kept the faith alive\; Japanese Christians held it in secret for over two centuries witho ut priests.\n\nPatron of Japan. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteri es.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-02-06 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-02-06 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-02-08-jerome-emiliani@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270208 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270209 SUMMARY:St. Jerome Emiliani (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Venetian soldier who\, after being captured and freed\, gave his life to caring for orphans and the abandoned. He died in 1537 while ca ring for plague victims. He founded homes for orphans and the Somascan Fat hers to continue that work.\n\nPatron of orphans\, abandoned children. Opt ional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: July 20 .\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-02-08 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-02-08 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-02-08-josephine-bakhita@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270208 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270209 SUMMARY:St. Josephine Bakhita\, Virgin (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Born in Sudan around 1869\, she was kidnapped as a child and so ld into slavery. In Italy she found Christ\, won her freedom\, and became a Canossian sister. She forgave those who had enslaved her. Today is the I nternational Day of Prayer against Human Trafficking.\n\nPatron of Sudan\, victims of human trafficking. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-02-08 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-02-08 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-02-10-ash-wednesday@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270210 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270211 SUMMARY:Ash Wednesday DESCRIPTION:Lent begins. Ashes are placed on the forehead with the words "R emember that you are dust\, and to dust you shall return" or "Repent\, and believe in the Gospel." Forty days of prayer\, fasting and almsgiving pre pare us for Easter. Ash Wednesday is a day of fast and abstinence.\n\nAsh Wednesday (beginning of Lent). Fast and abstinence (fasting for ages 18– 59\; abstinence from meat from age 14). Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Myster ies.\n\nPrayer: Act of Contrition https://oraterosarium.com/additional-pra yers#additional-act-of-contrition\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/ca lendar?d=2027-02-10 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-02-10 CATEGORIES:Ash Wednesday (beginning of Lent) TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-02-11-lourdes@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270211 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270212 SUMMARY:Our Lady of Lourdes (commemoration) DESCRIPTION:In 1858 Our Lady appeared eighteen times to Bernadette Soubirou s at Lourdes in France. She called herself "the Immaculate Conception" and asked for prayer and penance. Lourdes became a great place of healing and pilgrimage. Today is also the World Day of the Sick.\n\nPatron of the sic k. Optional memorial (commemoration). Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries .\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-02-11 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-02-11 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-02-14-lent-1@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270214 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270215 SUMMARY:First Sunday of Lent DESCRIPTION:The Gospel tells of Jesus fasting forty days in the desert and overcoming the devil’s temptations. With Him we enter the desert of Lent . Catechumens are enrolled for Easter Baptism this weekend (Rite of Electi on).\n\nSunday. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https ://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-02-14 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-02-14 CATEGORIES:Sunday TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-02-17-seven-founders@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270217 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270218 SUMMARY:The Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order (commemoration) DESCRIPTION:Seven businessmen of Florence who in 1233 left their trade to l ive in prayer and poverty\, founding the Servants of Mary (Servites). Thei r order spread devotion to the Seven Sorrows of Mary.\n\nOptional memorial (commemoration). Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: Fe bruary 12.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-02-17 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-02-17 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-02-22-chair-peter@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270222 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270223 SUMMARY:The Chair of St. Peter the Apostle DESCRIPTION:A celebration of Christ’s gift of authority to St. Peter: "Yo u are Peter\, and on this rock I will build my church." The "chair" is the sign of a bishop’s teaching office. We give thanks for the ministry of the Pope as the visible sign of unity in the Church\, and pray for him.\n\ nFeast. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://orateros arium.com/calendar?d=2027-02-22 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-02-22 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-02-23-polycarp@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270223 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270224 SUMMARY:St. Polycarp\, Bishop and Martyr (commemoration) DESCRIPTION:Bishop of Smyrna\, a disciple of St. John the Apostle\, burned at the stake around 155. He told his judges\, "Eighty-six years I have ser ved Him\, and He has done me no wrong." The account of his death is one of the oldest records of a Christian martyrdom.\n\nOptional memorial (commem oration). Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: January 26 .\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-02-23 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-02-23 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-02-27-gregory-narek@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270227 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270228 SUMMARY:St. Gregory of Narek\, Abbot and Doctor of the Church (commemoratio n) DESCRIPTION:An Armenian monk and poet (d. about 1003) whose Book of Lamenta tions is a set of prayers from the depths of the heart. Pope Francis named him a Doctor of the Church in 2015\, a bridge to the Armenian Christian t radition.\n\nOptional memorial (commemoration). Suggested Rosary: Joyful M ysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-02-27 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-02-27 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-03-03-katharine-drexel@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270303 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270304 SUMMARY:St. Katharine Drexel\, Virgin (commemoration) DESCRIPTION:A Philadelphia heiress who gave her fortune and her life to fou nd the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament for Native Americans and African A mericans. She died in 1955. She founded Xavier University of Louisiana and many schools\, at a time when few cared for these communities.\n\nPatron of racial justice\, philanthropists. Optional memorial (commemoration). Su ggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.co m/calendar?d=2027-03-03 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-03-03 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-03-04-casimir@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270304 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270305 SUMMARY:St. Casimir (commemoration) DESCRIPTION:A Polish prince (d. 1484) who lived prayerfully and chastely at court and was known for his love of the poor and of Mary. He shows that h oliness is possible amid wealth and power.\n\nPatron of Poland\, Lithuania . Optional memorial (commemoration). Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries. \n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-03-04 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-03-04 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-03-07-laetare@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270307 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270308 SUMMARY:Fourth Sunday of Lent (Laetare Sunday) DESCRIPTION:Named for the opening word of the Mass\, "Laetare" ("Rejoice"). Rose vestments may be worn. Midway through Lent\, a breath of joy as East er draws near.\n\nSunday. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull n ote: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-03-07 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-03-07 CATEGORIES:Sunday TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-03-08-john-of-god@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270308 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270309 SUMMARY:St. John of God\, Religious (commemoration) DESCRIPTION:A Portuguese soldier and bookseller (d. 1550) who after his con version gave himself to caring for the sick poor in Granada\, Spain. His f ollowers became the Brothers Hospitallers\, who still run hospitals worldw ide.\n\nPatron of hospitals\, the sick\, nurses\, heart patients. Optional memorial (commemoration). Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull not e: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-03-08 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-03-08 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-03-09-frances-of-rome@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270309 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270310 SUMMARY:St. Frances of Rome\, Religious (commemoration) DESCRIPTION:A Roman wife and mother (d. 1440) who served the poor and the s ick through plague and war and founded a community of women devoted to pra yer and service. She was a devoted wife for forty years. She shows holines s in family life.\n\nPatron of Benedictine oblates\, widows\, drivers. Opt ional memorial (commemoration). Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\n Full note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-03-09 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-03-09 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-03-17-patrick@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270317 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270318 SUMMARY:St. Patrick\, Bishop (commemoration) DESCRIPTION:Taken from Britain to Ireland as a slave in his teens\, he esca ped\, became a priest and bishop\, and returned to preach to the people wh o had held him captive (5th century). He brought the faith to Ireland\, an d Irish missionaries later carried it across Europe and the world.\n\nPatr on of Ireland\, Nigeria\, engineers. Optional memorial (commemoration). Su ggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.co m/calendar?d=2027-03-17 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-03-17 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-03-18-cyril-jerusalem@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270318 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270319 SUMMARY:St. Cyril of Jerusalem\, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (commemora tion) DESCRIPTION:Bishop of Jerusalem (d. 386)\, exiled several times during the Arian controversies. His instructions for those preparing for Baptism give us a vivid picture of the early Church’s sacraments.\n\nOptional memori al (commemoration). Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries.\n\nFull note: ht tps://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-03-18 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-03-18 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-03-19-joseph@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270319 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270320 SUMMARY:Solemnity of St. Joseph\, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary DESCRIPTION:Joseph\, a just man of David’s line\, took Mary as his wife a nd protected and raised Jesus as His foster father\, teaching Him his trad e as a carpenter. He is the silent\, faithful guardian of the Holy Family and of the whole Church. Many keep the month of March in his honor.\n\nPat ron of the universal Church\, fathers\, workers\, a happy death. Solemnity . Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: Stations of the Cross htt ps://oraterosarium.com/stations-of-the-cross\nPrayer: To Thee\, O Blessed Joseph https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-novena-st-j oseph\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-03-19 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-03-19 CATEGORIES:Solemnity TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-03-21-palm-sunday@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270321 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270322 SUMMARY:Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord DESCRIPTION:Jesus enters Jerusalem to cries of "Hosanna!" Palms are blessed and carried\, and the Passion is read. Holy Week begins: the crowd’s pr aise turns to "Crucify him\," and we walk with Jesus to the Cross.\n\nSund ay. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosa rium.com/calendar?d=2027-03-21 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-03-21 CATEGORIES:Sunday TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-03-25-holy-thursday@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270325 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270326 SUMMARY:Holy Thursday — Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper DESCRIPTION:At the Last Supper Jesus washes His disciples’ feet and gives us the Eucharist and the priesthood. After Mass\, the Blessed Sacrament i s carried to an altar of repose. The Paschal Triduum\, the summit of the y ear\, begins this evening. Many keep watch with Jesus as in Gethsemane.\n\ nPaschal Triduum. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: Pange L ingua https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-pange-lingua \nPrayer: Tantum Ergo https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additio nal-tantum-ergo\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-03-2 5 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-03-25 CATEGORIES:Paschal Triduum TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-03-26-good-friday@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270326 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270327 SUMMARY:Friday of the Passion of the Lord (Good Friday) DESCRIPTION:Jesus is crucified and dies on the Cross for our salvation. The re is no Mass\; the Church reads the Passion\, prays for the whole world\, and venerates the Cross. "It is finished." Love gives everything. Good Fr iday is a day of fast and abstinence.\n\nPaschal Triduum. Fast and abstine nce (fasting for ages 18–59\; abstinence from meat from age 14). Suggest ed Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: Divine Mercy Novena (day 1 of 9 ) https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-novena-divine-me rcy\nPrayer: Stations of the Cross https://oraterosarium.com/stations-of-t he-cross\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-03-26 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-03-26 CATEGORIES:Paschal Triduum TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-03-27-holy-saturday@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270327 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270328 SUMMARY:Holy Saturday DESCRIPTION:The Church waits in silence at the tomb\, as Jesus descends to the dead. After nightfall the Easter Vigil begins with the new fire and th e Exsultet. At the Vigil\, new Christians are baptized and the first Allel uia of Easter rings out.\n\nPaschal Triduum. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful M ysteries.\n\nPrayer: Divine Mercy Novena (day 2 of 9) https://oraterosariu m.com/additional-prayers#additional-novena-divine-mercy\nFull note: https: //oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-03-27 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-03-27 CATEGORIES:Paschal Triduum TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-03-28-easter@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270328 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270329 SUMMARY:Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord DESCRIPTION:Christ is risen! On the third day Jesus rose from the dead\, an d the empty tomb was found by the women and the Apostles. The greatest fea st of the year: death is conquered. Easter is celebrated for fifty days\, through Pentecost. It is the First Glorious Mystery.\n\nSolemnity of solem nities. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: Divine Mercy Nove na (day 3 of 9) https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-no vena-divine-mercy\nPrayer: Regina Caeli https://oraterosarium.com/addition al-prayers#additional-regina-caeli\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/c alendar?d=2027-03-28 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-03-28 CATEGORIES:Solemnity of solemnities TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-04-04-divine-mercy@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270404 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270405 SUMMARY:Second Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday) DESCRIPTION:The octave day of Easter. The Gospel tells of the risen Jesus b reathing the Spirit on the Apostles for the forgiveness of sins\, and of T homas’s "My Lord and my God!" St. John Paul II named it Divine Mercy Sun day in 2000\, following the message given to St. Faustina.\n\nSunday. Sugg ested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: Chaplet of Divine Mercy https ://oraterosarium.com/divine-mercy#chaplet\nPrayer: Divine Mercy Novena htt ps://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-novena-divine-mercy\n Full note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-04-04 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-04-04 CATEGORIES:Sunday TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-04-05-annunciation@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270405 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270406 SUMMARY:Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord DESCRIPTION:The angel Gabriel announces to Mary that she will conceive the Son of God. She answers\, "Let it be to me according to your word\," and t he Word becomes flesh in her womb. This is the moment of the Incarnation\, nine months before Christmas\, and the First Joyful Mystery. At the Creed today\, all kneel at "and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate."\n\nSolemnity . Moved from March 25 because it falls during Holy Week or the Easter Octa ve. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: The Angelus https://ora terosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-angelus\nFull note: https://o raterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-04-05 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-04-05 CATEGORIES:Solemnity TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-04-07-john-baptist-de-la-salle@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270407 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270408 SUMMARY:St. John Baptist de la Salle\, Priest DESCRIPTION:A French priest (d. 1719) who gave up wealth to found the Broth ers of the Christian Schools\, educating poor children. He pioneered teach er training and classroom teaching\, and the Christian Brothers still teac h worldwide.\n\nPatron of teachers. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Glorious M ysteries. 1962 calendar: May 15.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/c alendar?d=2027-04-07 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-04-07 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-04-13-martin-i@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270413 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270414 SUMMARY:St. Martin I\, Pope and Martyr (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Pope from 649 who defended the truth that Christ has both a div ine and a human will. Arrested by the emperor\, he died in exile in Crimea in 655. He is the last pope honored as a martyr.\n\nOptional memorial. Su ggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: November 12.\n\nFull n ote: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-04-13 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-04-13 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-04-21-anselm@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270421 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270422 SUMMARY:St. Anselm\, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:An Italian-born Benedictine (d. 1109) who became Archbishop of Canterbury and defended the Church’s freedom from royal control. His mot to "faith seeking understanding" shaped all later theology.\n\nOptional me morial. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://orater osarium.com/calendar?d=2027-04-21 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-04-21 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-04-23-george@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270423 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270424 SUMMARY:St. George\, Martyr (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A soldier martyred in Palestine around 303\, honored since anci ent times. The legend of George slaying the dragon pictures the victory of faith over evil. He is one of the most widely honored saints in both East and West.\n\nPatron of England\, soldiers\, scouts\, Georgia. Optional me morial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://orate rosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-04-23 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-04-23 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-04-23-adalbert@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270423 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270424 SUMMARY:St. Adalbert\, Bishop and Martyr (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Bishop of Prague who was martyred in 997 while preaching to the pagan Prussians on the Baltic coast. He is honored as a patron and missio nary of Central Europe.\n\nPatron of Bohemia\, Poland. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium .com/calendar?d=2027-04-23 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-04-23 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-04-24-fidelis@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270424 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270425 SUMMARY:St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen\, Priest and Martyr (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A German lawyer who became a Capuchin friar and was killed in 1 622 while preaching in Switzerland. Known as "the poor man’s lawyer\," h e gave his life for his mission.\n\nPatron of lawyers. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.co m/calendar?d=2027-04-24 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-04-24 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-04-28-peter-chanel@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270428 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270429 SUMMARY:St. Peter Chanel\, Priest and Martyr (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A French Marist missionary killed on the island of Futuna in th e Pacific in 1841. Within a few years nearly the whole island had become C hristian. He is the first martyr of Oceania.\n\nPatron of Oceania. Optiona l memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://orat erosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-04-28 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-04-28 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-04-28-louis-de-montfort@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270428 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270429 SUMMARY:St. Louis Grignion de Montfort\, Priest (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A French priest (d. 1716) who preached missions to the poor and wrote True Devotion to Mary and The Secret of the Rosary. He taught conse cration to Jesus through Mary\; St. John Paul II took his motto "Totus Tuu s" from him.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\n Prayer: Total Consecration (Montfort Fathers) https://www.montfort.org.uk/ Spirituality/Totcons.php\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d= 2027-04-28 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-04-28 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-04-29-catherine-siena@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270429 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270430 SUMMARY:St. Catherine of Siena\, Virgin and Doctor of the Church DESCRIPTION:A Dominican laywoman (d. 1380)\, the 24th of 25 children\, who cared for the sick and wrote with startling boldness to popes and princes. She persuaded Pope Gregory XI to return from Avignon to Rome. She is a Do ctor of the Church and co-patron of Europe.\n\nPatron of Italy\, Europe\, nurses\, against fire. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries. 196 2 calendar: April 30.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2 027-04-29 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-04-29 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-04-30-pius-v@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270430 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270501 SUMMARY:St. Pius V\, Pope (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Dominican pope (d. 1572) who carried out the reforms of the C ouncil of Trent\, issuing the Roman Missal and Catechism. He called Christ ians to pray the Rosary before the Battle of Lepanto (1571) and added the feast of Our Lady of Victory\, now Our Lady of the Rosary.\n\nOptional mem orial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: May 5.\n\nFul l note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-04-30 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-04-30 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-05-01-joseph-worker@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270501 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270502 SUMMARY:St. Joseph the Worker (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Added by Pope Pius XII in 1955\, this day presents St. Joseph a s the model of all who work. Jesus Himself was known as "the carpenter’s son." It teaches the dignity of human labor: ordinary work\, done with lo ve\, can be offered to God.\n\nPatron of workers\, craftsmen. Optional mem orial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: To Thee\, O Blessed Joseph https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-novena-st-j oseph\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-05-01 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-05-01 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-05-03-philip-james@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270503 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270504 SUMMARY:Sts. Philip and James\, Apostles DESCRIPTION:Two of the Twelve. Philip brought Nathanael to Jesus and asked\ , "Lord\, show us the Father." James\, son of Alphaeus\, is often identifi ed with James "the Less." They remind us that the Church is built on the w itness of ordinary men called by Christ.\n\nFeast. Suggested Rosary: Joyfu l Mysteries. 1962 calendar: May 11.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.co m/calendar?d=2027-05-03 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-05-03 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-05-09-ascension@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270509 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270510 SUMMARY:Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord — Holy Day of Obligation DESCRIPTION:Forty days after Easter\, Jesus blesses His disciples and is ta ken up into heaven\, promising to send the Holy Spirit. Where Christ the H ead has gone\, we hope to follow. It is the Second Glorious Mystery. The A postles then prayed with Mary until Pentecost\, the origin of the novena.\ n\nSolemnity. Holy day of obligation (USA). Most U.S. dioceses keep the As cension on this Sunday. The ecclesiastical provinces of Boston\, Hartford\ , New York\, Omaha and Philadelphia keep it on Thursday\, May 6\, as a hol y day of obligation. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries. 1962 calendar: Thursday\, forty days after Easter.\n\nPrayer: Novena to the Holy Spirit ( day 3 of 9) https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-novena -holy-spirit\nPrayer: How to pray a novena https://oraterosarium.com/addit ional-prayers#how-to-pray-a-novena\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/c alendar?d=2027-05-09 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-05-09 CATEGORIES:Solemnity TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-05-10-damien@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270510 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270511 SUMMARY:St. Damien de Veuster\, Priest (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Belgian priest who in 1873 volunteered to serve the leprosy s ettlement on Molokai\, Hawaii. He built homes\, churches and coffins\, cau ght the disease himself\, and died in 1889. He became one of them\, writin g "we lepers." He is a model of self-giving love.\n\nPatron of people with leprosy and HIV/AIDS\, Hawaii. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyfu l Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-05-10 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-05-10 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-05-10-john-avila@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270510 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270511 SUMMARY:St. John of Avila\, Priest and Doctor of the Church (optional memor ial) DESCRIPTION:A Spanish priest (d. 1569) and great preacher\, called the Apos tle of Andalusia\, who guided St. Teresa of Ávila and other saints. He ca red deeply for the formation of priests and was named a Doctor of the Chur ch in 2012.\n\nPatron of Spanish diocesan clergy. Optional memorial. Sugge sted Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/cal endar?d=2027-05-10 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-05-10 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-05-12-nereus-achilleus@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270512 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270513 SUMMARY:Sts. Nereus and Achilleus\, Martyrs (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Two Roman soldiers who became Christians and were martyred\, pr obably around 300. Their tomb was in the catacomb of Domitilla. They laid down the weapons of the world for faith in Christ.\n\nOptional memorial. S uggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.c om/calendar?d=2027-05-12 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-05-12 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-05-12-pancras@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270512 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270513 SUMMARY:St. Pancras\, Martyr (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A boy of fourteen martyred in Rome around 304 under Diocletian. Like St. Agnes\, he shows young people can be heroes of faith.\n\nPatron of children\, oaths. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteri es.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-05-12 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-05-12 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-05-13-fatima@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270513 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270514 SUMMARY:Our Lady of Fatima (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:From May 13 to October 13\, 1917\, Mary appeared to three sheph erd children\, Lúcia\, Francisco and Jacinta\, in Fatima\, Portugal\, ask ing for prayer\, penance and the daily Rosary. Fatima is one of the great Rosary apparitions\; the "Fatima prayer" ("O my Jesus\, forgive us our sin s...") is often added after each decade.\n\nPatron of Portugal. Optional m emorial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: Fatima Prayer ht tps://oraterosarium.com/prayers#prayer-fatima\nPrayer: Five First Saturday s https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#first-fridays-saturdays\nPr ayer: Fatima Pardon Prayer https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#ad ditional-fatima-pardon\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=20 27-05-13 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-05-13 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-05-14-matthias@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270514 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270515 SUMMARY:St. Matthias\, Apostle DESCRIPTION:After the Ascension\, the Apostles chose Matthias by lot to tak e the place of Judas. He had followed Jesus from His baptism to His Resurr ection. His choice shows the Church continuing the apostolic office that C hrist founded.\n\nFeast. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 1962 calen dar: February 24.\n\nPrayer: Novena to the Holy Spirit (day 8 of 9) https: //oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-novena-holy-spirit\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-05-14 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-05-14 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-05-15-isidore-farmer@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270515 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270516 SUMMARY:St. Isidore (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Spanish farm laborer near Madrid (d. 1130) who prayed as he p lowed and shared his food with the poor\, with his wife\, María\, also ho nored as a saint. He shows the holiness of ordinary work on the land and o f married life.\n\nPatron of farmers\, rural communities\, Madrid. Optiona l memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://orat erosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-05-15 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-05-15 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-05-16-pentecost@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270516 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270517 SUMMARY:Pentecost Sunday DESCRIPTION:Fifty days after Easter\, the Holy Spirit comes upon Mary and t he Apostles as wind and tongues of fire\, and Peter preaches to the crowds in Jerusalem. It is the birthday of the Church and the close of the Easte r season. It is the Third Glorious Mystery.\n\nSolemnity. Suggested Rosary : Glorious Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: Veni\, Sancte Spiritus https://oraterosar ium.com/additional-prayers#additional-novena-holy-spirit\nFull note: https ://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-05-16 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-05-16 CATEGORIES:Solemnity TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-05-17-mary-mother-church@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270517 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270518 SUMMARY:The Blessed Virgin Mary\, Mother of the Church DESCRIPTION:Kept the Monday after Pentecost since 2018. At the Cross Jesus gave Mary to John\, "Behold\, your mother\," and she prayed with the Apost les awaiting the Spirit. Mary who gave birth to Christ is mother to His Bo dy\, the Church.\n\nMemorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFu ll note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-05-17 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-05-17 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-05-18-john-i@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270518 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270519 SUMMARY:St. John I\, Pope and Martyr (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Pope from 523 who died in 526 in prison at Ravenna\, held by th e Arian king Theodoric. He suffered for the unity and freedom of the Churc h.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 1962 calen dar: May 27.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-05-18 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-05-18 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-05-20-bernardine@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270520 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270521 SUMMARY:St. Bernardine of Siena\, Priest (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Franciscan preacher (d. 1444) who spread devotion to the Holy Name of Jesus\, showing the letters IHS to crowds across Italy. He renewe d faith in a divided Italy by pointing everyone to the Name of Jesus.\n\nP atron of advertisers\, public relations. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosa ry: Luminous Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d =2027-05-20 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-05-20 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-05-21-christopher-magallanes@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270521 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270522 SUMMARY:St. Christopher Magallanes\, Priest\, and Companions\, Martyrs (opt ional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Mexican priest and companions killed during the persecution o f the Church in Mexico in the 1920s. He forgave his executioners. They die d crying "Viva Cristo Rey\," witnesses to religious freedom.\n\nPatron of Mexico. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-05-21 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-05-21 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-05-22-rita@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270522 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270523 SUMMARY:St. Rita of Cascia\, Religious (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:An Italian wife and mother (d. 1457) who endured a difficult ma rriage\, forgave her husband’s murderers\, and later became an Augustini an nun. She is loved for her patience\, forgiveness and trust in God in ha rd situations.\n\nPatron of impossible causes\, difficult marriages\, abus e victims. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-05-22 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-05-22 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-05-23-trinity@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270523 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270524 SUMMARY:Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity DESCRIPTION:The Sunday after Pentecost celebrates the central mystery of ou r faith: one God in three Persons\, Father\, Son and Holy Spirit. God is a communion of love\, and we are baptized into His life. Every Sign of the Cross professes this mystery.\n\nSolemnity. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mys teries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-05-23 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-05-23 CATEGORIES:Solemnity TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-05-25-bede@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270525 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270526 SUMMARY:St. Bede the Venerable\, Priest and Doctor of the Church (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:An English monk of Jarrow (d. 735) who wrote the Ecclesiastical History of the English People and commentaries on Scripture. He is called the father of English history.\n\nPatron of historians\, scholars. Option al memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: May 27. \n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-05-25 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-05-25 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-05-25-gregory-vii@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270525 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270526 SUMMARY:St. Gregory VII\, Pope (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Pope from 1073 (d. 1085) who fought to free the Church from con trol by kings and to reform the clergy. "I have loved justice and hated in iquity\; therefore I die in exile\," he said at the end.\n\nOptional memor ial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://orateros arium.com/calendar?d=2027-05-25 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-05-25 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-05-25-mary-magdalene-pazzi@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270525 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270526 SUMMARY:St. Mary Magdalene de’ Pazzi\, Virgin (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Carmelite nun of Florence (d. 1607) known for her mystical pr ayer and her love for the renewal of the Church. She embraced suffering wi th love\, saying\, "To suffer\, not to die."\n\nOptional memorial. Suggest ed Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: May 29.\n\nFull note: https ://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-05-25 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-05-25 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-05-26-philip-neri@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270526 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270527 SUMMARY:St. Philip Neri\, Priest DESCRIPTION:A priest of Rome (d. 1595)\, full of joy and humor\, who drew p eople to God through friendship\, music and prayer\, and founded the Orato ry. Called the Apostle of Rome and "the saint of joy\," he renewed a city after the Renaissance.\n\nPatron of Rome\, humorists\, joy. Memorial. Sugg ested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: Novena to the Sacred Heart (d ay 1 of 9) https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-novena- sacred-heart\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-05-26 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-05-26 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-05-27-augustine-canterbury@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270527 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270528 SUMMARY:St. Augustine of Canterbury\, Bishop (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Roman monk sent by Pope Gregory the Great in 597 to evangeliz e the English. He became the first Archbishop of Canterbury. He is called the Apostle of the English.\n\nPatron of England. Optional memorial. Sugge sted Rosary: Luminous Mysteries. 1962 calendar: May 28.\n\nFull note: http s://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-05-27 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-05-27 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-05-29-paul-vi@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270529 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270530 SUMMARY:St. Paul VI\, Pope (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Giovanni Battista Montini (d. 1978)\, who guided the Second Vat ican Council to completion\, wrote Humanae Vitae\, and was the first pope to travel to five continents. He named Mary "Mother of the Church" and tau ght that evangelization is the Church’s deepest identity.\n\nOptional me morial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://orateros arium.com/calendar?d=2027-05-29 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-05-29 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-05-30-corpus-christi@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270530 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270531 SUMMARY:Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi ) DESCRIPTION:Celebrates the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. In the U.S. it is kept on the Sunday after Trinity\, often with a Eucharistic pro cession. The feast spread after the visions of St. Juliana of Liège\; St. Thomas Aquinas wrote its hymns. It recalls the Fifth Luminous Mystery.\n\ nSolemnity. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries. 1962 calendar: Thursday after Trinity Sunday.\n\nPrayer: Novena to the Sacred Heart (day 5 of 9) h ttps://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-novena-sacred-heart \nPrayer: Pange Lingua https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additi onal-pange-lingua\nPrayer: Tantum Ergo https://oraterosarium.com/additiona l-prayers#additional-tantum-ergo\nPrayer: O Salutaris Hostia https://orate rosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-o-salutaris\nFull note: https:/ /oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-05-30 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-05-30 CATEGORIES:Solemnity TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-05-31-visitation@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270531 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270601 SUMMARY:The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary DESCRIPTION:After the Annunciation\, Mary hurries to help her cousin Elizab eth. John leaps in Elizabeth’s womb\, and Mary sings the Magnificat. It is the Second Joyful Mystery\, the model of charity that carries Christ to others.\n\nFeast. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: July 2.\n\nPrayer: Novena to the Sacred Heart (day 6 of 9) https://oraterosari um.com/additional-prayers#additional-novena-sacred-heart\nPrayer: The Magn ificat https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-magnificat\ nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-05-31 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-05-31 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-06-01-justin@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270601 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270602 SUMMARY:St. Justin\, Martyr DESCRIPTION:A philosopher from Samaria who found the truth in Christ and de fended the faith in writing. He was beheaded in Rome around 165. His descr iption of Sunday Mass is one of the earliest we have.\n\nPatron of philoso phers\, apologists. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: April 14.\n\nPrayer: Novena to the Sacred Heart (day 7 of 9) htt ps://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-novena-sacred-heart\n Full note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-06-01 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-06-01 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-06-02-marcellinus-peter@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270602 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270603 SUMMARY:Sts. Marcellinus and Peter\, Martyrs (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Roman priest and an exorcist martyred around 304 under Diocle tian. Their names are in the Roman Canon of the Mass.\n\nOptional memorial . Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosariu m.com/calendar?d=2027-06-02 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-06-02 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-06-03-charles-lwanga@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270603 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270604 SUMMARY:St. Charles Lwanga and Companions\, Martyrs DESCRIPTION:Twenty-two young Catholics of Uganda\, many of them pages at th e royal court\, killed in 1885–1887 for refusing the king’s immoral de mands and for their faith. Most were burned alive at Namugongo. Their witn ess helped the Church grow quickly in Africa.\n\nPatron of Africa\, Africa n Catholic youth. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries.\n\nPraye r: Novena to the Sacred Heart (day 9 of 9) https://oraterosarium.com/addit ional-prayers#additional-novena-sacred-heart\nFull note: https://oraterosa rium.com/calendar?d=2027-06-03 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-06-03 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-06-04-sacred-heart@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270604 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270605 SUMMARY:Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus DESCRIPTION:The Friday after the second Sunday after Pentecost honors the H eart of Jesus\, pierced on the Cross\, as the sign of His love for every p erson. Jesus asked St. Margaret Mary for this feast. Many make a consecrat ion to the Sacred Heart and keep the First Fridays.\n\nSolemnity. Suggeste d Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: Nine First Fridays https://orate rosarium.com/additional-prayers#first-fridays-saturdays\nPrayer: Act of Co nsecration to the Sacred Heart https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayer s#additional-consecration-sacred-heart\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.c om/calendar?d=2027-06-04 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-06-04 CATEGORIES:Solemnity TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-06-05-immaculate-heart@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270605 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270606 SUMMARY:The Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:The Saturday after the Sacred Heart honors Mary’s heart\, whi ch "kept all these things\, pondering them." At Fatima\, Our Lady asked fo r devotion to her Immaculate Heart. Her heart leads us to her Son’s. Man y keep the Five First Saturdays.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: J oyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: August 22.\n\nPrayer: Five First Saturdays https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#first-fridays-saturdays\nFul l note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-06-05 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-06-05 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-06-05-boniface@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270605 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270606 SUMMARY:St. Boniface\, Bishop and Martyr (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:An English Benedictine (d. 754) who evangelized the Germans\, o rganized the Church there\, and was martyred in Frisia. Called the Apostle of Germany\; tradition says he felled the sacred oak of Thor to show the old gods were powerless.\n\nPatron of Germany. Optional memorial. Suggeste d Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calend ar?d=2027-06-05 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-06-05 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-06-09-ephrem@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270609 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270610 SUMMARY:St. Ephrem\, Deacon and Doctor of the Church (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A deacon of Syria (d. 373) who wrote hundreds of hymns teaching the faith\, many in praise of Mary. Called the "Harp of the Holy Spirit\, " he showed that music can teach doctrine.\n\nPatron of spiritual director s. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries. 1962 calendar: June 18.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-06-09 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-06-09 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-06-11-barnabas@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270611 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270612 SUMMARY:St. Barnabas\, Apostle DESCRIPTION:A Cypriot Jew\, called an apostle though not one of the Twelve. He sold his field for the Church\, vouched for the newly converted Paul\, and traveled with him on mission. His name means "son of encouragement\," and he lived it.\n\nPatron of Cyprus\, peacemakers. Memorial. Suggested R osary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calend ar?d=2027-06-11 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-06-11 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-06-19-romuald@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270619 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270620 SUMMARY:St. Romuald\, Abbot (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:An Italian nobleman (d. 1027) who became a monk to do penance a fter his father killed a man in a duel\, and founded the Camaldolese order . He joined the hermit life with community\, teaching silent prayer.\n\nOp tional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: Februa ry 7.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-06-19 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-06-19 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-06-21-aloysius@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270621 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270622 SUMMARY:St. Aloysius Gonzaga\, Religious DESCRIPTION:An Italian nobleman who gave up his inheritance to become a Jes uit\, and died at 23 in 1591 after caring for plague victims in Rome. He s hows that purity of heart and generous love belong together.\n\nPatron of young people\, students\, AIDS caregivers. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joy ful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-06- 21 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-06-21 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-06-22-paulinus-nola@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270622 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270623 SUMMARY:St. Paulinus of Nola\, Bishop (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A wealthy Roman senator and poet who\, with his wife Therasia\, gave away his fortune and later became Bishop of Nola (d. 431). He shows the joy of detachment and friendship in Christ.\n\nOptional memorial. Sugg ested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com /calendar?d=2027-06-22 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-06-22 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-06-22-fisher-more@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270622 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270623 SUMMARY:Sts. John Fisher\, Bishop\, and Thomas More\, Martyrs (optional mem orial) DESCRIPTION:The Bishop of Rochester and the former Lord Chancellor of Engla nd\, both beheaded in 1535 for refusing to accept King Henry VIII as head of the Church in England. More died "the King’s good servant\, but God ’s first." They are models of conscience.\n\nPatron of lawyers\, politic ians\, statesmen (St. Thomas More). Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: S orrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=202 7-06-22 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-06-22 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-06-24-john-baptist-nativity@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270624 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270625 SUMMARY:Solemnity of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist DESCRIPTION:The birth of John to the elderly Zechariah and Elizabeth. His f ather regains his speech and sings the Benedictus. John prepared the way f or Christ. Besides Jesus and Mary\, he is the only saint whose birth is ce lebrated with a feast.\n\nPatron of Quebec\, Puerto Rico\, French Canadian s. Solemnity. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://or aterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-06-24 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-06-24 CATEGORIES:Solemnity TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-06-28-irenaeus@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270628 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270629 SUMMARY:St. Irenaeus\, Bishop\, Martyr and Doctor of the Church DESCRIPTION:Bishop of Lyons (d. about 202) who had heard St. Polycarp\, a d isciple of St. John. He wrote Against Heresies to defend the faith from th e Gnostics. "The glory of God is man fully alive." Pope Francis named him the "Doctor of Unity" in 2022.\n\nMemorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Myste ries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-06-28 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-06-28 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-06-29-peter-paul@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270629 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270630 SUMMARY:Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul\, Apostles DESCRIPTION:The two great Apostles martyred in Rome under Nero: Peter\, the fisherman made the rock of the Church\, crucified\; Paul\, the Apostle to the Gentiles\, beheaded. They are the pillars of the Church of Rome. New archbishops receive the pallium from the Pope today.\n\nPatron of Rome\, f ishermen (St. Peter)\, missionaries (St. Paul). Solemnity. Suggested Rosar y: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d =2027-06-29 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-06-29 CATEGORIES:Solemnity TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-06-30-first-martyrs-rome@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270630 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270701 SUMMARY:The First Martyrs of the Holy Roman Church (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:The many Christians killed in Rome under Nero after the fire of 64\, burned as torches or thrown to beasts\, as the historian Tacitus rec ords. They are the first wave of the countless martyrs of Rome.\n\nOptiona l memorial. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://or aterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-06-30 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-06-30 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-07-01-junipero-serra@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270701 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270702 SUMMARY:St. Junípero Serra\, Priest (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Spanish Franciscan (d. 1784) who founded nine missions in Cal ifornia\, including San Diego and San Carlos\, and baptized thousands. He was the first saint canonized on U.S. soil (2015).\n\nPatron of California \, vocations. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries.\n\n Full note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-07-01 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-07-01 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-07-03-thomas-apostle@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270703 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270704 SUMMARY:St. Thomas\, Apostle DESCRIPTION:One of the Twelve\, who doubted the Resurrection until he saw t he risen Lord\, then confessed\, "My Lord and my God!" Tradition says he p reached in India and died a martyr there. His doubt became a great act of faith\; St. Thomas Christians in India trace their faith to him.\n\nPatron of India\, architects\, builders. Feast. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteri es. 1962 calendar: December 21.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/ca lendar?d=2027-07-03 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-07-03 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-07-05-anthony-zaccaria@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270705 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270706 SUMMARY:St. Anthony Zaccaria\, Priest (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:An Italian doctor turned priest (d. 1539) who founded the Barna bites and spread devotion to the Eucharist and the letters of St. Paul. He promoted the Forty Hours’ adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.\n\nOption al memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://ora terosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-07-05 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-07-05 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-07-05-elizabeth-portugal@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270705 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270706 SUMMARY:St. Elizabeth of Portugal (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Spanish princess who became Queen of Portugal (d. 1336)\, kno wn for her charity to the poor and for making peace between quarreling kin gs\, including her husband and son. In the U.S. her day moves to July 5 be cause of Independence Day.\n\nPatron of peacemakers\, victims of adultery. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: Jul y 8.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-07-05 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-07-05 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-07-06-maria-goretti@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270706 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270707 SUMMARY:St. Maria Goretti\, Virgin and Martyr (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:An Italian girl of eleven who died in 1902 after being stabbed while resisting an assault. Before she died she forgave her attacker\, who later repented and attended her canonization. Her forgiveness changed her murderer’s life.\n\nPatron of purity\, young women\, victims of assault . Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-07-06 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-07-06 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-07-09-augustine-zhao-rong@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270709 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270710 SUMMARY:St. Augustine Zhao Rong\, Priest\, and Companions\, Martyrs (option al memorial) DESCRIPTION:One hundred twenty martyrs of China\, from 1648 to 1930. August ine Zhao Rong was a soldier who became a priest and died in 1815. They sho w the deep roots of the faith in China.\n\nPatron of China. Optional memor ial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://orateros arium.com/calendar?d=2027-07-09 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-07-09 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-07-13-henry@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270713 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270714 SUMMARY:St. Henry (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1024) who supported Church reform\, foun ded monasteries and the diocese of Bamberg\, and ruled with justice. He sh ows that political power can be used in service of God and people.\n\nPatr on of Benedictine oblates\, the childless. Optional memorial. Suggested Ro sary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: July 15.\n\nFull note: https://o raterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-07-13 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-07-13 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-07-14-kateri-tekakwitha@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270714 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270715 SUMMARY:St. Kateri Tekakwitha\, Virgin DESCRIPTION:A Mohawk woman born in 1656 in present-day New York. Scarred by smallpox\, she was baptized at 20 despite opposition\, and lived a life o f prayer near Montreal until her death in 1680. Called the "Lily of the Mo hawks\," she is the first Native American saint.\n\nPatron of Native Ameri cans\, ecology\, the environment. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mys teries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-07-14 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-07-14 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-07-15-bonaventure@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270715 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270716 SUMMARY:St. Bonaventure\, Bishop and Doctor of the Church DESCRIPTION:An Italian Franciscan (d. 1274)\, Minister General of his order \, cardinal and theologian\, a friend of St. Thomas Aquinas. Called the "S eraphic Doctor\," he taught that all learning should lead to love of God.\ n\nMemorial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries. 1962 calendar: July 14. \n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-07-15 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-07-15 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-07-16-mount-carmel@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270716 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270717 SUMMARY:Our Lady of Mount Carmel (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Honors Mary as patroness of the Carmelite order\, which began w ith hermits on Mount Carmel in the Holy Land. Tradition links the Brown Sc apular to St. Simon Stock. The scapular is a sign of consecration to Mary and her protection.\n\nPatron of Carmelites\, Chile. Optional memorial. Su ggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: The Brown Scapular (Carmel ite Order) https://www.ocarm.org/en/our-way-of-life/the-brown-scapular\nFu ll note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-07-16 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-07-16 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-07-20-apollinaris@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270720 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270721 SUMMARY:St. Apollinaris\, Bishop and Martyr (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:The first bishop of Ravenna\, in Italy\, honored as a martyr fr om early times. His church at Classe near Ravenna is famous for its mosaic s.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 1962 calen dar: July 23.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-07-2 0 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-07-20 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-07-21-lawrence-brindisi@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270721 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270722 SUMMARY:St. Lawrence of Brindisi\, Priest and Doctor of the Church (optiona l memorial) DESCRIPTION:An Italian Capuchin (d. 1619)\, gifted linguist and preacher wh o knew Scripture in its original languages and served as a peacemaker amon g rulers. He is a Doctor of the Church for his preaching and theology.\n\n Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries.\n\nFull note: htt ps://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-07-21 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-07-21 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-07-22-mary-magdalene@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270722 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270723 SUMMARY:St. Mary Magdalene DESCRIPTION:A disciple from whom Jesus cast out seven demons. She stood at the Cross and was the first to see the risen Lord\, who sent her to tell t he Apostles. Called the "Apostle to the Apostles\," her memorial was raise d to a feast in 2016.\n\nPatron of repentant sinners\, hairdressers\, perf umers. Feast. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https:// oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-07-22 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-07-22 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-07-23-bridget@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270723 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270724 SUMMARY:St. Bridget\, Religious (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Swedish noblewoman\, wife and mother of eight (d. 1373)\, who founded the Bridgettines after her husband died\, and received visions of Christ’s Passion. She is co-patron of Europe.\n\nPatron of Sweden\, Eur ope\, widows. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 19 62 calendar: October 8.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d =2027-07-23 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-07-23 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-07-24-sharbel@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270724 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270725 SUMMARY:St. Sharbel Makhlūf\, Priest (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Maronite monk and hermit of Lebanon (d. 1898)\, who lived in deep silence\, prayer and fasting. Many healings have been reported throug h his intercession.\n\nPatron of Lebanon. Optional memorial. Suggested Ros ary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d= 2027-07-24 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-07-24 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-07-26-joachim-anne@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270726 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270727 SUMMARY:Sts. Joachim and Anne\, Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary DESCRIPTION:By ancient tradition\, the parents of Mary and grandparents of Jesus. Their names come from the second-century Protoevangelium of James. They honor the vocation of grandparents and the gift of faith handed on in families.\n\nPatron of grandparents\; St. Anne: mothers\, Quebec. Memoria l. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: St. Anne: July 26\; St. Joachim: August 16.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d =2027-07-26 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-07-26 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-07-29-martha-mary-lazarus@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270729 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270730 SUMMARY:Sts. Martha\, Mary and Lazarus DESCRIPTION:The family at Bethany whom Jesus loved. Martha served\, Mary li stened at His feet\, and Lazarus was raised by Him from the dead. Their ho me shows Christ as a friend. Pope Francis added Mary and Lazarus to Martha ’s memorial in 2021.\n\nPatron of St. Martha: cooks\, servers\, hospital ity. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https:/ /oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-07-29 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-07-29 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-07-30-peter-chrysologus@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270730 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270731 SUMMARY:St. Peter Chrysologus\, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (optional m emorial) DESCRIPTION:Bishop of Ravenna (d. about 450) whose short\, rich sermons ear ned him the name "golden word." He preached on the Incarnation and on Mary .\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 1962 calend ar: December 4.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-07 -30 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-07-30 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-07-31-ignatius-loyola@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270731 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270801 SUMMARY:St. Ignatius of Loyola\, Priest DESCRIPTION:A Basque soldier wounded at Pamplona in 1521 who found God whil e recovering\, wrote the Spiritual Exercises\, and founded the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). His motto\, "For the greater glory of God\," and his teac hing on discernment shape Catholic life worldwide.\n\nPatron of retreats\, soldiers\, the Jesuits. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\n Full note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-07-31 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-07-31 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-08-02-eusebius@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270802 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270803 SUMMARY:St. Eusebius of Vercelli\, Bishop (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Bishop of Vercelli (d. 371) who was exiled for defending the Co uncil of Nicaea against the Arians. He lived in community with his clergy\ , an early model of priestly life.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries. 1962 calendar: December 16.\n\nFull note: https://ora terosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-08-02 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-08-02 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-08-02-peter-julian-eymard@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270802 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270803 SUMMARY:St. Peter Julian Eymard\, Priest (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A French priest (d. 1868) who founded the Congregation of the B lessed Sacrament to spread Eucharistic adoration. He is called the Apostle of the Eucharist.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Myster ies.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-08-02 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-08-02 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-08-04-john-vianney@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270804 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270805 SUMMARY:St. John Vianney\, Priest DESCRIPTION:The Curé of Ars (d. 1859)\, a French village priest who strugg led with studies but spent up to 16 hours a day hearing confessions\; thou sands traveled to see him. He is the model of every parish priest.\n\nPatr on of parish priests. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries. 1962 calendar: August 8.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=20 27-08-04 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-08-04 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-08-05-st-mary-major@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270805 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270806 SUMMARY:The Dedication of the Basilica of St. Mary Major (optional memorial ) DESCRIPTION:The great basilica in Rome built after the Council of Ephesus ( 431) proclaimed Mary Mother of God. Legend tells of a miraculous summer sn owfall marking its site. It is the oldest church in the West dedicated to Mary.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull no te: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-08-05 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-08-05 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-08-06-transfiguration@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270806 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270807 SUMMARY:The Transfiguration of the Lord DESCRIPTION:On a high mountain Jesus is transfigured before Peter\, James a nd John\; His face shines like the sun\, and the Father says\, "This is my beloved Son\; listen to him." It strengthened the disciples before the Cr oss and shows the glory to come. It is the Fourth Luminous Mystery.\n\nFea st. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosar ium.com/calendar?d=2027-08-06 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-08-06 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-08-07-sixtus-ii@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270807 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270808 SUMMARY:St. Sixtus II\, Pope\, and Companions\, Martyrs (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Pope Sixtus II was seized while celebrating the liturgy in the catacombs and beheaded with four deacons in 258. His name is in the Roman Canon.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull n ote: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-08-07 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-08-07 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-08-07-cajetan@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270807 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270808 SUMMARY:St. Cajetan\, Priest (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:An Italian priest (d. 1547) who founded the Theatines to renew the clergy and started charitable pawn shops to help the poor. He trusted God’s providence completely.\n\nPatron of job seekers\, the unemployed. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https ://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-08-07 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-08-07 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-08-09-teresa-benedicta@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270809 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270810 SUMMARY:St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross\, Virgin and Martyr (optional mem orial) DESCRIPTION:Edith Stein\, a Jewish philosopher who became Catholic and a Ca rmelite nun. She was killed at Auschwitz in 1942. She is co-patron of Euro pe\, joining her people in their suffering.\n\nPatron of Europe. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://orater osarium.com/calendar?d=2027-08-09 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-08-09 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-08-10-lawrence@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270810 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270811 SUMMARY:St. Lawrence\, Deacon and Martyr DESCRIPTION:A deacon of Rome martyred in 258. When ordered to hand over the Church’s treasures\, he brought the poor and said\, "These are the trea sures of the Church." He is one of the most honored martyrs of Rome.\n\nPa tron of deacons\, cooks\, the poor. Feast. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mys teries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-08-10 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-08-10 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-08-11-clare@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270811 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270812 SUMMARY:St. Clare\, Virgin DESCRIPTION:A young noblewoman of Assisi who followed St. Francis and found ed the Poor Clares (d. 1253). She drove off invaders by holding up the Ble ssed Sacrament. Her life of radical poverty and prayer still inspires cont emplatives.\n\nPatron of television\, eye diseases. Memorial. Suggested Ro sary: Glorious Mysteries. 1962 calendar: August 12.\n\nFull note: https:// oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-08-11 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-08-11 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-08-12-jane-frances-chantal@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270812 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270813 SUMMARY:St. Jane Frances de Chantal\, Religious (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A French widow and mother (d. 1641) who\, guided by St. Francis de Sales\, founded the Visitation order. She shows holiness through grief \, motherhood and religious life.\n\nPatron of widows\, parents separated from children. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries. 19 62 calendar: August 21.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d =2027-08-12 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-08-12 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-08-13-pontian-hippolytus@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270813 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270814 SUMMARY:Sts. Pontian\, Pope\, and Hippolytus\, Priest\, Martyrs (optional m emorial) DESCRIPTION:A pope and a rival priest-theologian\, both exiled to the mines of Sardinia around 235\, where they were reconciled before dying. Their s tory is one of reconciliation in suffering.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggeste d Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/cal endar?d=2027-08-13 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-08-13 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-08-14-maximilian-kolbe@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270814 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270815 SUMMARY:St. Maximilian Kolbe\, Priest and Martyr DESCRIPTION:A Polish Franciscan who spread devotion to the Immaculata. At A uschwitz in 1941 he offered his life in place of a husband and father cond emned to starvation. "Greater love has no man than this." He is a martyr o f charity.\n\nPatron of prisoners\, families\, journalists\, the pro-life movement. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: http s://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-08-14 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-08-14 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-08-15-assumption@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270815 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270816 SUMMARY:Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary — Holy Day of Obligation DESCRIPTION:At the end of her earthly life Mary was taken up body and soul into heavenly glory\, as Pope Pius XII defined in 1950. Mary shares alread y in her Son’s Resurrection\, a sign of hope for us. It is the Fourth Gl orious Mystery.\n\nSolemnity. Holy day of obligation (USA). Suggested Rosa ry: Glorious Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d =2027-08-15 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-08-15 CATEGORIES:Solemnity TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-08-16-stephen-hungary@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270816 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270817 SUMMARY:St. Stephen of Hungary (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:The first King of Hungary (d. 1038)\, who brought his people to the faith and organized the Church there. He ruled with justice and care for the poor.\n\nPatron of Hungary. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: J oyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: September 2.\n\nFull note: https://oratero sarium.com/calendar?d=2027-08-16 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-08-16 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-08-19-john-eudes@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270819 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270820 SUMMARY:St. John Eudes\, Priest (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A French priest (d. 1680) who preached missions\, founded semin aries\, and spread devotion to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary. He was a fore runner of the Sacred Heart devotion.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosar y: Luminous Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d= 2027-08-19 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-08-19 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-08-20-bernard@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270820 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270821 SUMMARY:St. Bernard\, Abbot and Doctor of the Church DESCRIPTION:A French Cistercian abbot (d. 1153)\, the most influential chur chman of his day\, and a great preacher on the love of God and of Mary. Ca lled the "Mellifluous Doctor"\; the prayer Memorare is traditionally linke d to him.\n\nPatron of beekeepers\, Gibraltar. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: The Memorare https://oraterosarium.com/ad ditional-prayers#additional-memorare\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com /calendar?d=2027-08-20 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-08-20 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-08-21-pius-x@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270821 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270822 SUMMARY:St. Pius X\, Pope DESCRIPTION:Giuseppe Sarto (d. 1914)\, a parish priest who became Pope. He encouraged frequent Communion\, lowered the age of First Communion\, and r eformed Church music. His motto was "to restore all things in Christ."\n\n Patron of first communicants. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries . 1962 calendar: September 3.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/cale ndar?d=2027-08-21 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-08-21 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-08-23-rose-lima@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270823 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270824 SUMMARY:St. Rose of Lima\, Virgin (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Dominican laywoman of Peru (d. 1617)\, the first canonized sa int of the Americas\, known for penance\, prayer and care for the poor and sick. She is a patron of the Americas.\n\nPatron of the Americas\, Peru\, gardeners. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 ca lendar: August 30.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027 -08-23 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-08-23 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-08-24-bartholomew@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270824 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270825 SUMMARY:St. Bartholomew\, Apostle DESCRIPTION:One of the Twelve\, usually identified with Nathanael\, of whom Jesus said\, "Behold\, an Israelite in whom is no guile!" Tradition says he was martyred in Armenia. He shows an honest heart that recognizes Jesus .\n\nPatron of Armenia\, leatherworkers. Feast. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowfu l Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-08-24 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-08-24 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-08-25-louis@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270825 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270826 SUMMARY:St. Louis (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:King Louis IX of France (d. 1270)\, a devoted husband and fathe r who cared for the poor\, built the Sainte-Chapelle\, and died on crusade . He shows a ruler governing as a servant of God.\n\nPatron of France\, ki ngs\, the city of St. Louis. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-08-25 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-08-25 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-08-25-joseph-calasanz@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270825 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270826 SUMMARY:St. Joseph Calasanz\, Priest (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Spanish priest (d. 1648) who opened the first free public sch ool in Europe in Rome and founded the Piarists. He gave poor children the gift of education.\n\nPatron of Christian schools. Optional memorial. Sugg ested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries. 1962 calendar: August 27.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-08-25 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-08-25 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-08-27-monica@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270827 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270828 SUMMARY:St. Monica DESCRIPTION:The mother of St. Augustine (d. 387)\, who prayed with tears fo r years for his conversion. She lived to see him baptized. "It cannot be t hat the son of these tears should perish\," a bishop told her. She is a mo del of persevering prayer.\n\nPatron of mothers\, wives\, alcoholics. Memo rial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: May 4.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-08-27 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-08-27 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-08-28-augustine@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270828 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270829 SUMMARY:St. Augustine\, Bishop and Doctor of the Church DESCRIPTION:After a restless youth he was converted and baptized in 387\, b ecame Bishop of Hippo in North Africa\, and wrote the Confessions and The City of God (d. 430). "Our heart is restless until it rests in You." He is among the greatest teachers of the faith.\n\nPatron of theologians\, brew ers\, printers. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note : https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-08-28 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-08-28 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-09-03-gregory-great@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270903 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270904 SUMMARY:St. Gregory the Great\, Pope and Doctor of the Church DESCRIPTION:A Roman prefect turned monk who became Pope in 590 (d. 604). He fed Rome in famine\, sent missionaries to England\, and wrote on pastoral care. He called himself "servant of the servants of God." Gregorian chant bears his name.\n\nPatron of popes\, musicians\, singers\, teachers. Memo rial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: March 12.\n\nF ull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-09-03 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-09-03 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-09-08-nativity-mary@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270908 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270909 SUMMARY:The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary DESCRIPTION:Mary’s birthday\, celebrated nine months after the Immaculate Conception. Scripture is silent on it\, but the Church has kept it since early centuries. Her birth is the dawn before the rising of the Sun\, Chri st.\n\nFeast. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://or aterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-09-08 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-09-08 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-09-09-peter-claver@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270909 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270910 SUMMARY:St. Peter Claver\, Priest DESCRIPTION:A Spanish Jesuit (d. 1654) who served enslaved Africans arrivin g at Cartagena\, Colombia\, for forty years\, bringing them food\, medicin e and the Gospel. He called himself "the slave of the slaves forever."\n\n Patron of enslaved people\, Colombia. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-09-09 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-09-09 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-09-13-john-chrysostom@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270913 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270914 SUMMARY:St. John Chrysostom\, Bishop and Doctor of the Church DESCRIPTION:Archbishop of Constantinople (d. 407) whose preaching earned hi m the name "golden mouth." He was exiled for denouncing the corruption of the imperial court. His homilies on Scripture are still read worldwide.\n\ nPatron of preachers\, orators. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteri es. 1962 calendar: January 27.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/cal endar?d=2027-09-13 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-09-13 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-09-14-exaltation-cross@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270914 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270915 SUMMARY:The Exaltation of the Holy Cross DESCRIPTION:Honors the Cross of Christ\, recalling the finding of the True Cross by St. Helena and the dedication of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem (335). The instrument of death has become the sign of victor y and life.\n\nFeast. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-09-14 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-09-14 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-09-15-our-lady-sorrows@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270915 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270916 SUMMARY:Our Lady of Sorrows DESCRIPTION:The day after the Holy Cross\, the Church remembers Mary standi ng at the Cross\, and her Seven Sorrows\, from Simeon’s prophecy to Jesu s’ burial. "A sword will pierce through your own soul also." She is the Mother who suffers with us.\n\nMemorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Myste ries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-09-15 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-09-15 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-09-16-cornelius-cyprian@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270916 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270917 SUMMARY:Sts. Cornelius\, Pope\, and Cyprian\, Bishop\, Martyrs DESCRIPTION:Pope Cornelius (d. 253) and Bishop Cyprian of Carthage (d. 258) defended mercy for Christians who had lapsed in persecution and repented. Both died for the faith. Their names are in the Roman Canon\; Cyprian wro te on the unity of the Church.\n\nMemorial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mys teries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-09-16 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-09-16 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-09-17-robert-bellarmine@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270917 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270918 SUMMARY:St. Robert Bellarmine\, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (optional m emorial) DESCRIPTION:An Italian Jesuit and cardinal (d. 1621) who explained the Cath olic faith clearly during the Reformation and wrote catechisms for childre n. He lived simply and gave generously to the poor.\n\nPatron of catechist s. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 1962 calendar : May 13.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-09-17 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-09-17 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-09-17-hildegard@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270917 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270918 SUMMARY:St. Hildegard of Bingen\, Virgin and Doctor of the Church (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A German Benedictine abbess (d. 1179)\, mystic\, composer\, wri ter on medicine and nature\, and adviser to popes and emperors. She was na med a Doctor of the Church in 2012.\n\nPatron of musicians\, writers. Opti onal memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https: //oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-09-17 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-09-17 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-09-20-korean-martyrs@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270920 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270921 SUMMARY:Sts. Andrew Kim Tae-gŏn\, Priest\, Paul Chŏng Ha-sang\, and Compa nions\, Martyrs DESCRIPTION:One hundred three martyrs of Korea in the 1800s. The faith was first brought by laypeople\; Andrew Kim was the first Korean priest\, mart yred at 25 in 1846. They show the power of lay witness in a Church that be gan without priests.\n\nPatron of Korea. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyfu l Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-09-20 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-09-20 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-09-21-matthew@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270921 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270922 SUMMARY:St. Matthew\, Apostle and Evangelist DESCRIPTION:A tax collector called by Jesus with the words "Follow me." He left his post at once and wrote the first Gospel. His Gospel shows Jesus a s the fulfillment of the Old Testament promises.\n\nPatron of accountants\ , bankers\, tax collectors. Feast. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\ n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-09-21 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-09-21 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-09-23-pio@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270923 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270924 SUMMARY:St. Pius of Pietrelcina\, Priest DESCRIPTION:Padre Pio (d. 1968)\, an Italian Capuchin who bore the stigmata for fifty years\, heard confessions for hours each day\, and founded a la rge hospital. "Pray\, hope and don’t worry." He is one of the most belov ed saints of modern times.\n\nPatron of civil defense volunteers. Memorial . Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosari um.com/calendar?d=2027-09-23 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-09-23 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-09-27-vincent-de-paul@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270927 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270928 SUMMARY:St. Vincent de Paul\, Priest DESCRIPTION:A French priest (d. 1660) who devoted his life to the poor\, fo unding the Congregation of the Mission and\, with St. Louise de Marillac\, the Daughters of Charity. The St. Vincent de Paul Society\, founded later in his name\, still serves the poor in parishes everywhere.\n\nPatron of charitable societies\, the poor. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Myster ies. 1962 calendar: July 19.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calen dar?d=2027-09-27 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-09-27 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-09-28-wenceslaus@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270928 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270929 SUMMARY:St. Wenceslaus\, Martyr (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Duke of Bohemia (d. 935)\, a good ruler killed by his brother ’s supporters on the way to Mass. He is the "good King Wenceslas" of the carol. He shows charity in leadership.\n\nPatron of Czech Republic\, Bohe mia. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull not e: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-09-28 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-09-28 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-09-28-lawrence-ruiz@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270928 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270929 SUMMARY:St. Lawrence Ruiz and Companions\, Martyrs (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Sixteen martyrs killed in Nagasaki\, Japan\, in the 1630s. Lawr ence Ruiz\, a Filipino husband and father\, was the first Filipino saint. He declared he would die a thousand times for God.\n\nPatron of the Philip pines\, Filipino workers abroad. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorr owful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-0 9-28 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-09-28 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-09-29-archangels@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270929 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270930 SUMMARY:Sts. Michael\, Gabriel and Raphael\, Archangels DESCRIPTION:The three archangels named in Scripture: Michael defends God’ s people against evil\, Gabriel announces the Incarnation\, and Raphael he als and guides. They remind us of God’s care through His angels. Many pr ay the St. Michael prayer daily.\n\nPatron of St. Michael: police\, soldie rs\; St. Gabriel: messengers\; St. Raphael: travelers\, the sick. Feast. S uggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: St. Michael: September 2 9\; St. Gabriel: March 24\; St. Raphael: October 24.\n\nPrayer: Prayer to St. Michael https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-michae l\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-09-29 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-09-29 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-09-30-jerome@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270930 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271001 SUMMARY:St. Jerome\, Priest and Doctor of the Church DESCRIPTION:A brilliant and fiery scholar (d. 420) who translated the Bible into Latin\, the Vulgate\, living in Bethlehem near the cave of the Nativ ity. "Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ." His translation serv ed the Church for over a thousand years.\n\nPatron of translators\, librar ians\, scholars. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries.\n\nFull n ote: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-09-30 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-09-30 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-10-01-therese@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271001 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271002 SUMMARY:St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus\, Virgin and Doctor of the Church DESCRIPTION:A French Carmelite who died at 24 in 1897. Her autobiography\, Story of a Soul\, describes her "little way" of doing small things with gr eat love. "My vocation is love!" She was named a Doctor of the Church in 1 997.\n\nPatron of missions\, florists\, France. Memorial. Suggested Rosary : Sorrowful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: October 3.\n\nFull note: https://ora terosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-10-01 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-10-01 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-10-02-guardian-angels@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271002 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271003 SUMMARY:The Holy Guardian Angels DESCRIPTION:The Church honors the angels God assigns to guard each person. Jesus said their angels "always behold the face of my Father." We are neve r alone\; we can ask our angel’s help daily.\n\nMemorial. Suggested Rosa ry: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: Prayer to Your Guardian Angel https://ora terosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-angele-dei\nFull note: https: //oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-10-02 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-10-02 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-10-04-francis-assisi@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271004 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271005 SUMMARY:St. Francis of Assisi DESCRIPTION:The son of a wealthy merchant (d. 1226) who embraced radical po verty\, rebuilt churches\, founded the Franciscans\, and received the stig mata. He loved Christ\, the poor and all creation\, and wrote the Canticle of the Creatures. He made the first Christmas crèche at Greccio.\n\nPatr on of Italy\, animals\, ecology\, merchants. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: J oyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-1 0-04 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-10-04 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-10-05-faustina@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271005 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271006 SUMMARY:St. Faustina Kowalska\, Virgin (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Polish sister (d. 1938) to whom Jesus revealed the message of Divine Mercy: the image "Jesus\, I trust in You" and the Chaplet. Through her\, the devotion to Divine Mercy spread worldwide.\n\nPatron of mercy. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: Chapl et of Divine Mercy https://oraterosarium.com/divine-mercy#chaplet\nPrayer: Divine Mercy Novena https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#addition al-novena-divine-mercy\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=20 27-10-05 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-10-05 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-10-05-francis-xavier-seelos@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271005 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271006 SUMMARY:Bl. Francis Xavier Seelos\, Priest (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A German-born Redemptorist (d. 1867) who served immigrants in P ittsburgh\, Baltimore and New Orleans\, and died caring for yellow-fever v ictims. He was a beloved\, cheerful confessor.\n\nOptional memorial. Sugge sted Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/ calendar?d=2027-10-05 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-10-05 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-10-06-bruno@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271006 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271007 SUMMARY:St. Bruno\, Priest (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A German priest and scholar (d. 1101) who founded the Carthusia ns\, monks of deep silence\, in the Chartreuse mountains. His order has ne ver needed reform.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Myster ies.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-10-06 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-10-06 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-10-06-marie-rose-durocher@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271006 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271007 SUMMARY:Bl. Marie Rose Durocher\, Virgin (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Canadian sister (d. 1849) who founded the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary to educate the young. Her sisters have taught in the U.S. and Canada for generations.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosar y: Glorious Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d= 2027-10-06 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-10-06 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-10-07-our-lady-rosary@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271007 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271008 SUMMARY:Our Lady of the Rosary DESCRIPTION:Established by St. Pius V after the victory of Lepanto on Octob er 7\, 1571\, when Christians prayed the Rosary for protection. It is the heart of October\, the Month of the Rosary. The Rosary is a school of cont emplating Christ with Mary. Today is a day to pray it with your family.\n\ nPatron of the Rosary. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries.\n\n Full note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-10-07 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-10-07 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-10-09-denis@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271009 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271010 SUMMARY:St. Denis\, Bishop\, and Companions\, Martyrs (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:The first Bishop of Paris\, martyred with companions on Montmar tre around 250. He is a patron of France.\n\nPatron of Paris\, France. Opt ional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https:// oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-10-09 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-10-09 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-10-09-john-leonardi@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271009 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271010 SUMMARY:St. John Leonardi\, Priest (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:An Italian pharmacist who became a priest (d. 1609)\, renewed c atechesis\, and helped found the Propaganda Fide college for missions. He is a patron of pharmacists.\n\nPatron of pharmacists. Optional memorial. S uggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com /calendar?d=2027-10-09 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-10-09 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-10-09-newman@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271009 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271010 SUMMARY:St. John Henry Newman\, Priest and Doctor of the Church (optional m emorial) DESCRIPTION:An Anglican scholar at Oxford who became Catholic in 1845\, lat er a cardinal (d. 1890). He wrote on conscience\, faith and education\, an d "Lead\, Kindly Light." Canonized in 2019\, he was named a Doctor of the Church in 2025 and added to the General Roman Calendar soon after.\n\nPatr on of converts\, students (Newman Centers). Optional memorial. Suggested R osary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar? d=2027-10-09 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-10-09 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-10-11-john-xxiii@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271011 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271012 SUMMARY:St. John XXIII\, Pope (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Angelo Roncalli (d. 1963)\, the warm-hearted "good Pope John\," who called the Second Vatican Council. His day is the anniversary of the Council’s opening in 1962.\n\nPatron of papal delegates\, Christian unit y. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: ht tps://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-10-11 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-10-11 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-10-14-callistus@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271014 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271015 SUMMARY:St. Callistus I\, Pope and Martyr (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A former slave who became Pope (d. 222). He was known for mercy toward repentant sinners and was martyred in Rome. The great catacomb of St. Callistus is named after him.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=202 7-10-14 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-10-14 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-10-15-teresa-avila@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271015 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271016 SUMMARY:St. Teresa of Jesus\, Virgin and Doctor of the Church DESCRIPTION:A Spanish Carmelite (d. 1582) who reformed her order and wrote The Interior Castle and The Way of Perfection\, classics on prayer. "Let n othing disturb you... God alone suffices." She was the first woman named a Doctor of the Church (1970).\n\nPatron of Spain\, headache sufferers\, ch ess players. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note : https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-10-15 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-10-15 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-10-16-hedwig@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271016 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271017 SUMMARY:St. Hedwig\, Religious (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A duchess of Silesia (d. 1243)\, a mother of seven\, who founde d hospitals and monasteries and entered a convent after her husband died. She is a patron of Silesia.\n\nPatron of Silesia\, widows. Optional memori al. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosariu m.com/calendar?d=2027-10-16 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-10-16 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-10-16-margaret-mary@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271016 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271017 SUMMARY:St. Margaret Mary Alacoque\, Virgin (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A French Visitation nun (d. 1690) to whom Jesus revealed His Sa cred Heart and asked for First Friday Communions and the feast of the Sacr ed Heart. She spread the devotion to the Heart of Jesus.\n\nPatron of Sacr ed Heart devotees. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: October 17.\n\nPrayer: Nine First Fridays https://oraterosa rium.com/additional-prayers#first-fridays-saturdays\nFull note: https://or aterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-10-16 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-10-16 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-10-18-luke@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271018 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271019 SUMMARY:St. Luke\, Evangelist DESCRIPTION:A physician and companion of St. Paul who wrote the third Gospe l and the Acts of the Apostles. He gives us the Annunciation\, the Visitat ion and the Nativity accounts. His Gospel is the Gospel of mercy\; traditi on calls him the first painter of Mary.\n\nPatron of physicians\, artists\ , surgeons. Feast. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https ://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-10-18 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-10-18 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-10-19-north-american-martyrs@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271019 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271020 SUMMARY:Sts. John de Brébeuf and Isaac Jogues\, Priests\, and Companions\, Martyrs DESCRIPTION:Eight French Jesuit missionaries and lay associates killed in t he 1640s in what is now New York and Canada\, including Isaac Jogues at Os sernenon (Auriesville\, NY). They are the first canonized martyrs of North America.\n\nPatron of North America\, Canada. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: September 26.\n\nFull note: https://o raterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-10-19 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-10-19 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-10-20-paul-cross@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271020 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271021 SUMMARY:St. Paul of the Cross\, Priest (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:An Italian priest (d. 1775) who founded the Passionists to prea ch Christ crucified. He taught that the Passion is the greatest sign of Go d’s love.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 1 962 calendar: April 28.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d =2027-10-20 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-10-20 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-10-22-john-paul-ii@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271022 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271023 SUMMARY:St. John Paul II\, Pope (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Karol Wojtyła (d. 2005)\, Polish Pope for nearly 27 years\, wh o helped bring down communism\, began World Youth Days\, and added the Lum inous Mysteries in 2002. His motto Totus Tuus ("All Yours") was his consec ration to Mary.\n\nPatron of World Youth Day\, families. Optional memorial . Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: Totus Tuus: Montfort’ s consecration (Montfort Fathers) https://www.montfort.org.uk/Spirituality /Totcons.php\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-10-22 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-10-22 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-10-23-john-capistrano@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271023 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271024 SUMMARY:St. John of Capistrano\, Priest (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:An Italian lawyer and governor who became a Franciscan preacher (d. 1456)\, and helped defend Belgrade from invasion. The California miss ion bears his name.\n\nPatron of military chaplains\, jurists. Optional me morial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: March 28.\n\nFu ll note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-10-23 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-10-23 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-10-28-simon-jude@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271028 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271029 SUMMARY:Sts. Simon and Jude\, Apostles DESCRIPTION:Two of the Twelve. Simon is called "the Zealot"\; Jude (Thaddeu s) wrote a short New Testament letter. Tradition says both preached in Per sia and were martyred. St. Jude is beloved as patron of hopeless causes.\n \nPatron of St. Jude: desperate causes\; St. Simon: woodcutters. Feast. Su ggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.co m/calendar?d=2027-10-28 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-10-28 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-11-01-all-saints@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271102 SUMMARY:Solemnity of All Saints DESCRIPTION:The Church honors all the saints in heaven\, known and unknown: a great multitude that no one could count\, from every nation. All of us are called to holiness. From Nov. 1 to 8 a plenary indulgence for the soul s in purgatory is offered for visiting a cemetery and praying for the dead .\n\nSolemnity. Not a holy day of obligation this year (falls on a Monday) . Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: Eternal Rest https://or aterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-requiem-aeternam\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-11-01 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-11-01 CATEGORIES:Solemnity TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-11-02-all-souls@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271102 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271103 SUMMARY:The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls) DESCRIPTION:The Church prays for all who have died in Christ and are being purified before entering heaven. Priests may celebrate three Masses today. Our prayers and sacrifices can help the holy souls. Remember your own bel oved dead by name today and all through November.\n\nCommemoration (ranked with solemnities). Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: Eter nal Rest https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-requiem-a eternam\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-11-02 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-11-02 CATEGORIES:Commemoration (ranked with solemnities) TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-11-03-martin-de-porres@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271103 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271104 SUMMARY:St. Martin de Porres\, Religious (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Dominican brother of Lima\, Peru (d. 1639)\, son of a Spanish nobleman and a freed woman of African descent. He cared for the sick and poor and even for animals. He shows humility and charity crossing every ba rrier.\n\nPatron of racial harmony\, barbers\, public health workers. Opti onal memorial. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https:/ /oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-11-03 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-11-03 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-11-04-charles-borromeo@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271104 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271105 SUMMARY:St. Charles Borromeo\, Bishop DESCRIPTION:Archbishop of Milan and cardinal (d. 1584) who helped close the Council of Trent and put its reforms into practice\, founding seminaries and caring for victims of plague. He is a model of Church reform.\n\nPatro n of seminarians\, catechists\, bishops. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Lumin ous Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: Eternal Rest https://oraterosarium.com/additiona l-prayers#additional-requiem-aeternam\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.co m/calendar?d=2027-11-04 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-11-04 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-11-09-lateran@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271109 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271110 SUMMARY:The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica DESCRIPTION:The Cathedral of Rome\, dedicated around 324\, is called "mothe r and head of all churches in the city and the world." It is the Pope’s cathedral. We celebrate our unity with the Church of Rome and remember tha t we are living stones of God’s temple.\n\nFeast. Suggested Rosary: Sorr owful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-1 1-09 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-11-09 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-11-10-leo-great@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271110 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271111 SUMMARY:St. Leo the Great\, Pope and Doctor of the Church DESCRIPTION:Pope from 440 to 461. His letter (Tome) to the Council of Chalc edon defined Christ’s two natures\, and he met Attila the Hun to spare R ome. "Christian\, remember your dignity."\n\nMemorial. Suggested Rosary: G lorious Mysteries. 1962 calendar: April 11.\n\nFull note: https://orateros arium.com/calendar?d=2027-11-10 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-11-10 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-11-11-martin-tours@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271111 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271112 SUMMARY:St. Martin of Tours\, Bishop DESCRIPTION:A Roman soldier who cut his cloak in half for a freezing beggar and that night dreamed of Christ wearing it. He became a monk and Bishop of Tours (d. 397). He is one of the first non-martyrs honored as a saint.\ n\nPatron of soldiers\, the poor\, France. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Lum inous Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-1 1-11 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-11-11 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-11-12-josaphat@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271112 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271113 SUMMARY:St. Josaphat\, Bishop and Martyr DESCRIPTION:A Ukrainian Basilian monk who became Archbishop of Polotsk and worked for the unity of Eastern Christians with Rome. He was killed in 162 3. He is a martyr for Christian unity.\n\nPatron of Ukraine\, unity. Memor ial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: November 14.\n\ nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-11-12 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-11-12 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-11-13-frances-cabrini@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271113 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271114 SUMMARY:St. Frances Xavier Cabrini\, Virgin DESCRIPTION:An Italian sister who came to New York in 1889 to serve Italian immigrants\, founded schools\, orphanages and hospitals across the Americ as\, and became a U.S. citizen (d. 1917). She was the first U.S. citizen t o be canonized.\n\nPatron of immigrants\, hospital administrators. Memoria l. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium .com/calendar?d=2027-11-13 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-11-13 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-11-15-albert-great@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271115 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271116 SUMMARY:St. Albert the Great\, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (optional me morial) DESCRIPTION:A German Dominican (d. 1280)\, a giant of learning in theology and natural science\, and teacher of St. Thomas Aquinas. He showed that fa ith and science are friends.\n\nPatron of scientists\, students. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://orater osarium.com/calendar?d=2027-11-15 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-11-15 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-11-16-margaret-scotland@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271116 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271117 SUMMARY:St. Margaret of Scotland (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:An English princess who became Queen of Scotland (d. 1093)\, a devoted mother of eight who served the poor and renewed the Church in Scot land. She shows holiness as a wife\, mother and queen.\n\nPatron of Scotla nd\, mothers. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 19 62 calendar: June 10.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2 027-11-16 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-11-16 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-11-16-gertrude@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271116 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271117 SUMMARY:St. Gertrude\, Virgin (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A German nun of Helfta (d. about 1302)\, a mystic whose writing s anticipate devotion to the Sacred Heart. Her prayers for the souls in pu rgatory are still widely prayed.\n\nPatron of souls in purgatory. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: November 15.\n\nPrayer: Prayer of St. Gertrude https://oraterosarium.com/additional -prayers#additional-st-gertrude\nPrayer: Eternal Rest https://oraterosariu m.com/additional-prayers#additional-requiem-aeternam\nFull note: https://o raterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-11-16 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-11-16 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-11-17-elizabeth-hungary@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271117 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271118 SUMMARY:St. Elizabeth of Hungary\, Religious DESCRIPTION:A Hungarian princess married at 14\, widowed at 20\, who gave h er life to the poor and sick\, and died at 24 in 1231 as a Franciscan tert iary. She built a hospital and served in it herself.\n\nPatron of Francisc an tertiaries\, bakers\, hospitals. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Glorious M ysteries. 1962 calendar: November 19.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium. com/calendar?d=2027-11-17 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-11-17 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-11-18-dedication-peter-paul@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271118 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271119 SUMMARY:The Dedication of the Basilicas of Sts. Peter and Paul\, Apostles ( optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Honors the two great basilicas in Rome built over the tombs of the Apostles Peter and Paul. They are signs of the apostolic faith on whic h the Church rests.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Myste ries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-11-18 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-11-18 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-11-18-rose-philippine-duchesne@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271118 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271119 SUMMARY:St. Rose Philippine Duchesne\, Virgin (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A French Sister of the Sacred Heart (d. 1852) who came to Misso uri in 1818\, opened schools\, and in her seventies served the Potawatomi people\, who called her "Woman Who Prays Always." She shows missionary per severance.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries.\n\n Full note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-11-18 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-11-18 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-11-21-christ-king@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271121 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271122 SUMMARY:Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ\, King of the Universe DESCRIPTION:The last Sunday of the liturgical year proclaims Jesus as King of all creation\, a King who reigns from the Cross and will come again in glory. Pope Pius XI established the feast in 1925 against rising secularis m.\n\nSolemnity. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries. 1962 calendar: Last Sunday of October.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=202 7-11-21 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-11-21 CATEGORIES:Solemnity TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-11-22-cecilia@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271122 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271123 SUMMARY:St. Cecilia\, Virgin and Martyr DESCRIPTION:A Roman noblewoman martyred around 230. Tradition says she sang to God in her heart on her wedding day. Her name is in the Roman Canon.\n \nPatron of musicians\, singers\, poets. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyfu l Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-11-22 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-11-22 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-11-23-clement-i@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271123 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271124 SUMMARY:St. Clement I\, Pope and Martyr (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:The third successor of St. Peter as Bishop of Rome (d. about 99 ). His letter to the Corinthians is one of the oldest Christian writings o utside the New Testament. His name is in the Roman Canon.\n\nPatron of mar iners. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull n ote: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-11-23 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-11-23 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-11-23-columban@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271123 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271124 SUMMARY:St. Columban\, Abbot (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:An Irish monk (d. 615) who founded monasteries across France\, Switzerland and Italy\, including Bobbio. He helped re-evangelize Europe.\ n\nPatron of motorcyclists\, Ireland. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2 027-11-23 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-11-23 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-11-23-miguel-pro@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271123 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271124 SUMMARY:Bl. Miguel Agustín Pro\, Priest and Martyr (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Mexican Jesuit who secretly ministered during the persecution of the 1920s\, often in disguise. Shot in 1927\, he stretched out his arm s and cried\, "Viva Cristo Rey!" He is a witness to joy and courage.\n\nPa tron of Mexico. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\ n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-11-23 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-11-23 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-11-24-andrew-dung-lac@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271124 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271125 SUMMARY:St. Andrew Dũng-Lạc\, Priest\, and Companions\, Martyrs DESCRIPTION:One hundred seventeen martyrs of Vietnam (1745–1862)\, priest s\, bishops\, religious and laypeople\, including Andrew Dũng-Lạc. They represent the many thousands who died for the faith in Vietnam.\n\nPatron of Vietnam. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-11-24 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-11-24 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-11-25-catherine-alexandria@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271125 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271126 SUMMARY:St. Catherine of Alexandria\, Virgin and Martyr (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A young\, learned woman of Alexandria who\, tradition says\, de bated philosophers and won them to Christ before her martyrdom around 305. She was restored to the calendar in 2002.\n\nPatron of philosophers\, stu dents\, unmarried women. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mys teries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-11-25 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-11-25 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-11-28-advent-1@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271128 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271129 SUMMARY:First Sunday of Advent DESCRIPTION:A new liturgical year begins. Advent prepares for Christmas and for Christ’s coming again\; the first candle of the Advent wreath is li t. A season of joyful hope and watchfulness: "Stay awake!"\n\nSunday. Sugg ested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/ca lendar?d=2027-11-28 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-11-28 CATEGORIES:Sunday TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-11-30-andrew@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271130 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271201 SUMMARY:St. Andrew\, Apostle DESCRIPTION:A fisherman of Galilee\, brother of Peter\, and a disciple of J ohn the Baptist\, who brought his brother to Jesus. Tradition says he was crucified on an X-shaped cross in Greece. Many pray the St. Andrew Christm as Novena from today until Christmas.\n\nPatron of Scotland\, Russia\, Gre ece\, fishermen. Feast. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: St. Andrew Christmas Novena (day 1 of 25) https://oraterosarium.com/additi onal-prayers#additional-novena-st-andrew\nPrayer: Novena to the Immaculate Conception (day 2 of 9) https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#addi tional-novena-immaculate-conception\nPrayer: How to pray a novena https:// oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#how-to-pray-a-novena\nFull note: http s://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-11-30 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-11-30 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-12-03-francis-xavier@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271203 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271204 SUMMARY:St. Francis Xavier\, Priest DESCRIPTION:One of the first Jesuits (d. 1552)\, who preached in India\, So utheast Asia and Japan\, baptizing thousands\, and died on an island off C hina. He is co-patron of the missions with St. Thérèse.\n\nPatron of mis sions\, missionaries. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\n Prayer: St. Andrew Christmas Novena (day 4 of 25) https://oraterosarium.co m/additional-prayers#additional-novena-st-andrew\nPrayer: Novena to the Im maculate Conception (day 5 of 9) https://oraterosarium.com/additional-pray ers#additional-novena-immaculate-conception\nFull note: https://oraterosar ium.com/calendar?d=2027-12-03 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-12-03 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-12-04-john-damascene@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271204 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271205 SUMMARY:St. John Damascene\, Priest and Doctor of the Church (optional memo rial) DESCRIPTION:A monk of Syria (d. about 749) who defended the use of sacred i mages (icons) and wrote on the faith and on Mary’s Assumption. He is the last of the Greek Fathers.\n\nPatron of icon painters. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: March 27.\n\nFull note : https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-12-04 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-12-04 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-12-06-nicholas@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271206 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271207 SUMMARY:St. Nicholas\, Bishop (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Bishop of Myra (in modern Turkey) in the fourth century. Tradit ion says he secretly gave gold to three poor girls for their dowries. His generosity inspired the figure of Santa Claus.\n\nPatron of children\, sai lors\, Russia\, Greece. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Myster ies.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-12-06 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-12-06 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-12-07-ambrose@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271207 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271208 SUMMARY:St. Ambrose\, Bishop and Doctor of the Church DESCRIPTION:A Roman governor acclaimed Bishop of Milan in 374 before he was even baptized. He preached powerfully\, wrote hymns\, and baptized St. Au gustine. He stood up to the emperor for the Church’s freedom.\n\nPatron of Milan\, beekeepers. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\ nPrayer: St. Andrew Christmas Novena (day 8 of 25) https://oraterosarium.c om/additional-prayers#additional-novena-st-andrew\nPrayer: Novena to the I mmaculate Conception (day 9 of 9) https://oraterosarium.com/additional-pra yers#additional-novena-immaculate-conception\nFull note: https://oraterosa rium.com/calendar?d=2027-12-07 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-12-07 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-12-08-immaculate-conception@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271208 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271209 SUMMARY:Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary — Holy Day of Obligation DESCRIPTION:From the first moment of her conception Mary was preserved from original sin by a singular grace of God\, in view of the merits of Jesus\ , as Pope Pius IX defined in 1854. God prepared a worthy Mother for His So n. Mary under this title is the patroness of the United States.\n\nPatron of the United States. Solemnity. Holy day of obligation (USA). Patronal fe ast of the United States: always a holy day of obligation here. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: St. Andrew Christmas Novena (day 9 of 25) https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-novena-st-and rew\nPrayer: Tota Pulchra Es https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers# additional-novena-immaculate-conception\nFull note: https://oraterosarium. com/calendar?d=2027-12-08 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-12-08 CATEGORIES:Solemnity TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-12-09-juan-diego@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271209 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271210 SUMMARY:St. Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:An Indigenous Mexican convert to whom Our Lady appeared at Tepe yac in December 1531\, leaving her image on his tilma. He is the first Ind igenous saint of the Americas.\n\nPatron of Indigenous peoples of the Amer icas. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries.\n\nFull not e: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-12-09 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-12-09 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-12-10-loreto@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271210 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271211 SUMMARY:Our Lady of Loreto (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Honors the Holy House of Loreto in Italy\, venerated as the hou se of Nazareth where the Annunciation took place. Added to the calendar in 2019\; Our Lady of Loreto is patron of aviators.\n\nPatron of aviators\, pilots. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull not e: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-12-10 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-12-10 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-12-11-damasus@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271211 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271212 SUMMARY:St. Damasus I\, Pope (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Pope from 366 to 384\, who restored the catacombs and commissio ned St. Jerome to translate the Bible into Latin. He honored the martyrs w ith beautiful inscriptions.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-12-11 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-12-11 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-12-12-gaudete@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271212 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271213 SUMMARY:Third Sunday of Advent (Gaudete Sunday) DESCRIPTION:Named for the opening word of the Mass\, "Gaudete" ("Rejoice"). The rose candle of the Advent wreath is lit and rose vestments may be wor n. The Lord is near!\n\nSunday. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nPra yer: St. Andrew Christmas Novena (day 13 of 25) https://oraterosarium.com/ additional-prayers#additional-novena-st-andrew\nFull note: https://oratero sarium.com/calendar?d=2027-12-12 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-12-12 CATEGORIES:Sunday TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-12-13-lucy@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271213 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271214 SUMMARY:St. Lucy\, Virgin and Martyr DESCRIPTION:A young Christian of Syracuse in Sicily\, martyred around 304. Her name means "light\," and her feast falls in the darkest days of the ye ar. Her name is in the Roman Canon.\n\nPatron of the blind\, eye ailments. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: St. Andrew Chris tmas Novena (day 14 of 25) https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#ad ditional-novena-st-andrew\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d =2027-12-13 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-12-13 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-12-14-john-cross@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271214 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271215 SUMMARY:St. John of the Cross\, Priest and Doctor of the Church DESCRIPTION:A Spanish Carmelite (d. 1591) who helped St. Teresa reform thei r order\, was imprisoned by his own brothers\, and wrote The Dark Night of the Soul. He is the great teacher of the soul’s union with God.\n\nPatr on of mystics\, contemplatives. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Myst eries. 1962 calendar: November 24.\n\nPrayer: St. Andrew Christmas Novena (day 15 of 25) https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-nov ena-st-andrew\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-12-14 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-12-14 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-12-21-peter-canisius@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271221 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271222 SUMMARY:St. Peter Canisius\, Priest and Doctor of the Church (commemoration ) DESCRIPTION:A Dutch Jesuit (d. 1597) whose catechisms helped renew the fait h in Germany during the Reformation. He is called the second Apostle of Ge rmany.\n\nPatron of Germany\, catechists. Optional memorial (commemoration ). Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: April 27.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-12-21 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-12-21 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-12-23-john-kanty@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271223 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271224 SUMMARY:St. John of Kanty\, Priest (commemoration) DESCRIPTION:A Polish priest and professor at the University of Kraków (d. 1473)\, famous for his generosity to the poor. He shows learning joined to charity.\n\nPatron of Poland\, professors. Optional memorial (commemorati on). Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries. 1962 calendar: October 20.\n\nF ull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-12-23 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-12-23 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-12-25-christmas@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271225 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271226 SUMMARY:Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord (Christmas) — Holy Day of O bligation DESCRIPTION:The Son of God is born of the Virgin Mary in Bethlehem and laid in a manger. Shepherds hear the angels sing "Glory to God in the highest. " God becomes one of us so that we might share His life. It is the Third J oyful Mystery\, and the Christmas season continues until the Baptism of th e Lord.\n\nSolemnity. Holy day of obligation (USA). Suggested Rosary: Joyf ul Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: Gloria in Excelsis https://oraterosarium.com/addi tional-prayers#additional-gloria-excelsis\nFull note: https://oraterosariu m.com/calendar?d=2027-12-25 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-12-25 CATEGORIES:Solemnity TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-12-26-holy-family@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271226 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271227 SUMMARY:Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus\, Mary and Joseph DESCRIPTION:On the Sunday after Christmas (or December 30 when there is no Sunday)\, the Church honors the home of Nazareth where Jesus grew "in wisd om and in stature." The Holy Family is a model for every family: prayer\, work\, love and faithfulness through hardship.\n\nPatron of families. Feas t. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: Sunday after Epiphan y.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-12-26 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-12-26 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-12-27-john-apostle@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271227 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271228 SUMMARY:St. John\, Apostle and Evangelist DESCRIPTION:The "beloved disciple" who leaned on Jesus’ breast at the Las t Supper\, stood at the Cross\, and received Mary as his mother. He wrote the fourth Gospel. His Gospel begins\, "In the beginning was the Word." He is the only Apostle not martyred\, by tradition.\n\nPatron of friendship\ , writers\, theologians. Feast. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFul l note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-12-27 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-12-27 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-12-28-holy-innocents@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271228 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271229 SUMMARY:The Holy Innocents\, Martyrs DESCRIPTION:The baby boys of Bethlehem killed by King Herod in his attempt to destroy the newborn King. They died in place of Christ. Today is a day to pray for all children and for the unborn.\n\nPatron of babies\, childre n. Feast. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://ora terosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-12-28 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-12-28 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-12-29-thomas-becket@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271229 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271230 SUMMARY:St. Thomas Becket\, Bishop and Martyr (commemoration) DESCRIPTION:Archbishop of Canterbury\, killed in his cathedral in 1170 by k nights of King Henry II after he defended the Church’s freedom. He shows courage under pressure from political power.\n\nPatron of secular clergy. Optional memorial (commemoration). Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries.\ n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-12-29 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-12-29 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2027-12-31-sylvester@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271231 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280101 SUMMARY:St. Sylvester I\, Pope (commemoration) DESCRIPTION:Pope from 314 to 335\, after the persecutions ended. During his reign the Council of Nicaea (325) proclaimed the divinity of Christ. The year closes in thanksgiving for God’s gifts.\n\nOptional memorial (comme moration). Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: Te Deum https ://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-te-deum\nFull note: htt ps://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-12-31 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2027-12-31 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-01-01-mary-mother-of-god@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280102 SUMMARY:Solemnity of Mary\, the Holy Mother of God DESCRIPTION:On the octave day of Christmas the Church honors Mary as Theoto kos\, "God-bearer." The Council of Ephesus (431) taught that the Child she bore is truly God\, so she is truly the Mother of God. The title protects the truth about Jesus: one Person\, fully God and fully man. The year beg ins under Mary’s care\, and the day is also the World Day of Peace.\n\nS olemnity. Not a holy day of obligation this year (falls on a Saturday). Su ggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: Octave Day of Christmas ( Circumcision of the Lord).\n\nPrayer: Sub Tuum Praesidium https://orateros arium.com/additional-prayers#additional-sub-tuum\nFull note: https://orate rosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-01-01 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-01-01 CATEGORIES:Solemnity TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-01-02-epiphany@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280102 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280103 SUMMARY:Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord DESCRIPTION:The Magi from the East follow the star\, find the Child with Ma ry His mother\, and offer gold\, frankincense and myrrh. In the U.S. it is kept on the Sunday between January 2 and 8. Christ is revealed to all the nations. Many homes are blessed today by chalking the doorway (20+C+M+B+y ear).\n\nSolemnity. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: Jan uary 6.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-01-02 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-01-02 CATEGORIES:Solemnity TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-01-03-holy-name-jesus@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280103 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280104 SUMMARY:The Most Holy Name of Jesus (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:The name Jesus means "God saves." The angel gave it to Joseph a nd Mary before His birth\, and the Church honors it as the name above ever y other name. Saying His name with reverence is itself a prayer. Many peop le bow their heads at the name of Jesus\, and the Hail Mary centers on it. \n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: Sunday between Jan. 2 and 5 (or Jan. 2).\n\nPrayer: Hail Mary https://orat erosarium.com/prayers#prayer-ave\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/cal endar?d=2028-01-03 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-01-03 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-01-04-elizabeth-ann-seton@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280104 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280105 SUMMARY:St. Elizabeth Ann Seton\, Religious DESCRIPTION:Born in New York in 1774\, she was a wife and mother of five. A fter her husband died she became Catholic\, founded the Sisters of Charity in Emmitsburg\, Maryland\, and opened a school for girls. She was the fir st person born in the United States to be canonized (1975)\, and her schoo l helped lay the foundation for Catholic education in America.\n\nPatron o f Catholic schools\, widows\, those who have lost children. Memorial. Sugg ested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com /calendar?d=2028-01-04 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-01-04 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-01-05-john-neumann@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280105 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280106 SUMMARY:St. John Neumann\, Bishop DESCRIPTION:A Bohemian-born priest who came to New York in 1836\, joined th e Redemptorists\, and became Bishop of Philadelphia. He spoke several lang uages and visited even the most remote parishes. He organized the first di ocesan Catholic school system in the United States and built dozens of sch ools and churches for immigrant families.\n\nPatron of Catholic education\ , immigrants. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries.\n\nFull note : https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-01-05 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-01-05 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-01-06-andre-bessette@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280106 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280107 SUMMARY:St. André Bessette\, Religious (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Holy Cross brother in Montreal who worked for decades as a hu mble doorkeeper. He prayed with countless sick visitors and sent them to S t. Joseph\, and many reported healings. From his devotion grew Saint Josep h’s Oratory on Mount Royal. He shows how great trust can live in a simpl e job.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-01-06 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-01-06 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-01-07-raymond-penyafort@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280107 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280108 SUMMARY:St. Raymond of Penyafort\, Priest (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Dominican priest from Catalonia (d. 1275) and a great expert in Church law\, who compiled the official collection of papal decrees for Pope Gregory IX. He helped shape the Church’s law and the practice of Co nfession with fairness and mercy.\n\nPatron of canon lawyers. Optional mem orial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: January 23.\n \nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-01-07 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-01-07 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-01-09-baptism@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280109 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280110 SUMMARY:Feast of the Baptism of the Lord DESCRIPTION:Jesus is baptized by John in the Jordan\; the Spirit descends l ike a dove and the Father says\, "This is my beloved Son." The feast ends the Christmas season. It recalls our own Baptism and begins Jesus’ publi c ministry. It is the First Luminous Mystery.\n\nFeast. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries. 1962 calendar: January 13.\n\nFull note: https://orate rosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-01-09 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-01-09 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-01-13-hilary@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280113 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280114 SUMMARY:St. Hilary\, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Bishop of Poitiers in Gaul (d. 368)\, a convert from paganism\, who was exiled for defending the divinity of Christ against the Arian her esy. His writings on the Trinity earned him the title "Athanasius of the W est."\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries. 1962 cal endar: January 14.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028 -01-13 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-01-13 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-01-17-anthony-abbot@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280117 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280118 SUMMARY:St. Anthony\, Abbot DESCRIPTION:An Egyptian who heard the Gospel "sell what you have and give t o the poor" around 270\, did exactly that\, and went into the desert to li ve for God. He lived to about 105. He is called the father of monks\; St. Athanasius’ life of him inspired monastic life in both East and West.\n\ nPatron of monks\, butchers\, gravediggers\, domestic animals. Memorial. S uggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com /calendar?d=2028-01-17 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-01-17 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-01-20-fabian@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280120 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280121 SUMMARY:St. Fabian\, Pope and Martyr (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Pope from 236 to 250\, chosen (tradition says) when a dove sett led on his head. He organized the Church in Rome and died in the persecuti on of Emperor Decius. He led wisely in a time of peace and gave his life w hen persecution returned.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-01-20 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-01-20 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-01-20-sebastian@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280120 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280121 SUMMARY:St. Sebastian\, Martyr (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Roman martyr of the early fourth century\, buried on the Appi an Way. Tradition says he was a soldier who survived being shot with arrow s and was later put to death. He became one of the most popular saints of the ancient Church\, a model of courage under persecution.\n\nPatron of so ldiers\, athletes\, archers. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-01-20 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-01-20 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-01-21-agnes@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280121 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280122 SUMMARY:St. Agnes\, Virgin and Martyr DESCRIPTION:A young Roman girl\, about twelve or thirteen\, martyred around 304 for refusing to give up her consecration to Christ. Her name recalls the Latin for "lamb." She shows that faith and courage do not depend on ag e. Lambs blessed on her feast supply the wool for the pallium worn by arch bishops.\n\nPatron of girls\, young people\, chastity\, engaged couples. M emorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://orat erosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-01-21 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-01-21 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-01-24-francis-de-sales@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280124 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280125 SUMMARY:St. Francis de Sales\, Bishop and Doctor of the Church DESCRIPTION:Bishop of Geneva (d. 1622). He won many people back to the Chur ch by gentle preaching and by pamphlets slipped under doors\, and wrote th e Introduction to the Devout Life. He taught that holiness is for everyone in every state of life\, not only priests and religious.\n\nPatron of wri ters\, journalists\, the Catholic press\, the deaf. Memorial. Suggested Ro sary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: January 29.\n\nFull note: https://o raterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-01-24 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-01-24 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-01-25-conversion-paul@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280125 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280126 SUMMARY:The Conversion of St. Paul the Apostle DESCRIPTION:Saul of Tarsus\, a zealous persecutor of Christians\, met the r isen Jesus on the road to Damascus. Blinded and then baptized\, he became the Apostle to the Gentiles. His conversion shows that no one is beyond th e reach of grace. The day closes the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.\n \nPatron of missionaries\, evangelists\, writers. Feast. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2 028-01-25 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-01-25 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-01-26-timothy-titus@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280126 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280127 SUMMARY:Sts. Timothy and Titus\, Bishops DESCRIPTION:Two of St. Paul’s closest companions. Timothy led the Church in Ephesus and Titus the Church in Crete\, and Paul wrote New Testament le tters to each. They show the Church handing on the faith from the Apostles to faithful pastors.\n\nMemorial. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries. 1 962 calendar: St. Timothy: January 24\; St. Titus: February 6.\n\nFull not e: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-01-26 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-01-26 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-01-27-angela-merici@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280127 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280128 SUMMARY:St. Angela Merici\, Virgin (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:An Italian laywoman (d. 1540) who founded the Company of St. Ur sula\, the first teaching order of women\, to educate girls and strengthen families. She saw early that renewing Christian life starts with educatio n.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries. 1962 calend ar: May 31.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-01-27 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-01-27 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-01-28-thomas-aquinas@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280128 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280129 SUMMARY:St. Thomas Aquinas\, Priest and Doctor of the Church DESCRIPTION:A Dominican friar (d. 1274) and perhaps the greatest theologian of the Church. His Summa Theologiae joins faith and reason\, and he wrote the Eucharistic hymns Pange Lingua and Tantum Ergo. He showed that faith and reason are friends. After a vision late in life he called his writing "straw" next to what he had seen of God.\n\nPatron of students\, universit ies\, Catholic schools\, theologians. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowfu l Mysteries. 1962 calendar: March 7.\n\nPrayer: Pange Lingua https://orate rosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-pange-lingua\nPrayer: Tantum Er go https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-tantum-ergo\nPr ayer: O Salutaris Hostia https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#addi tional-o-salutaris\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-0 1-28 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-01-28 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-01-31-john-bosco@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280131 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280201 SUMMARY:St. John Bosco\, Priest DESCRIPTION:A priest of Turin (d. 1888) who gathered poor and abandoned boy s\, gave them schools and trades\, and founded the Salesians. His "prevent ive system" of reason\, faith and kindness still shapes youth work around the world.\n\nPatron of young people\, students\, editors\, magicians. Mem orial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosa rium.com/calendar?d=2028-01-31 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-01-31 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-02-02-presentation@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280202 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280203 SUMMARY:The Presentation of the Lord DESCRIPTION:Forty days after His birth\, Mary and Joseph bring Jesus to the Temple. The aged Simeon takes Him in his arms and calls Him "a light for revelation to the Gentiles." Candles are blessed today ("Candlemas")\, rec alling Christ the Light. It is the Fourth Joyful Mystery\, and the World D ay for Consecrated Life.\n\nFeast. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\n Full note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-02-02 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-02-02 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-02-03-blaise@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280203 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280204 SUMMARY:St. Blaise\, Bishop and Martyr (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:An Armenian bishop of Sebaste\, martyred around 316. Tradition says he saved a boy who was choking on a fish bone. Throats are blessed to day with two crossed candles\, asking his prayers against illness of the t hroat.\n\nPatron of throat ailments\, wool combers. Optional memorial. Sug gested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com /calendar?d=2028-02-03 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-02-03 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-02-03-ansgar@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280203 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280204 SUMMARY:St. Ansgar\, Bishop (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Benedictine monk (d. 865) who preached in Denmark and Sweden and became Archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen. He is called the Apostle of the N orth for his patient missionary work in Scandinavia.\n\nPatron of Scandina via\, Denmark. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries.\n\ nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-02-03 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-02-03 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-02-05-agatha@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280205 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280206 SUMMARY:St. Agatha\, Virgin and Martyr DESCRIPTION:A young Christian of Sicily\, martyred at Catania around 251 af ter refusing to give up her faith and her consecration to Christ. Her name is in the Roman Canon of the Mass\, and she has been honored since the ea rliest centuries.\n\nPatron of breast cancer patients\, nurses\, Sicily\, against fire. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-02-05 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-02-05 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-02-08-jerome-emiliani@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280208 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280209 SUMMARY:St. Jerome Emiliani (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Venetian soldier who\, after being captured and freed\, gave his life to caring for orphans and the abandoned. He died in 1537 while ca ring for plague victims. He founded homes for orphans and the Somascan Fat hers to continue that work.\n\nPatron of orphans\, abandoned children. Opt ional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: July 20.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-02-08 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-02-08 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-02-08-josephine-bakhita@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280208 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280209 SUMMARY:St. Josephine Bakhita\, Virgin (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Born in Sudan around 1869\, she was kidnapped as a child and so ld into slavery. In Italy she found Christ\, won her freedom\, and became a Canossian sister. She forgave those who had enslaved her. Today is the I nternational Day of Prayer against Human Trafficking.\n\nPatron of Sudan\, victims of human trafficking. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrow ful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-02- 08 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-02-08 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-02-10-scholastica@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280210 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280211 SUMMARY:St. Scholastica\, Virgin DESCRIPTION:The sister of St. Benedict (d. about 543)\, who led a community of women near Monte Cassino. Her last visit with Benedict was extended wh en her prayer brought a storm. St. Gregory the Great wrote that "she could do more because she loved more."\n\nPatron of Benedictine nuns\, against storms. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries.\n\nFull note: http s://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-02-10 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-02-10 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-02-11-lourdes@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280211 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280212 SUMMARY:Our Lady of Lourdes (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:In 1858 Our Lady appeared eighteen times to Bernadette Soubirou s at Lourdes in France. She called herself "the Immaculate Conception" and asked for prayer and penance. Lourdes became a great place of healing and pilgrimage. Today is also the World Day of the Sick.\n\nPatron of the sic k. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-02-11 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-02-11 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-02-14-cyril-methodius@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280214 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280215 SUMMARY:Sts. Cyril\, Monk\, and Methodius\, Bishop DESCRIPTION:Two brothers from Thessalonica sent in the ninth century to pre ach to the Slavic peoples. They created an alphabet for the Slavonic langu age and translated the Scriptures and the liturgy. They brought the Gospel to people in their own tongue. St. John Paul II named them co-patrons of Europe.\n\nPatron of Europe\, Slavic peoples\, ecumenism. Memorial. Sugges ted Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: July 7.\n\nFull note: https:/ /oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-02-14 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-02-14 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-02-17-seven-founders@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280217 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280218 SUMMARY:The Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Seven businessmen of Florence who in 1233 left their trade to l ive in prayer and poverty\, founding the Servants of Mary (Servites). Thei r order spread devotion to the Seven Sorrows of Mary.\n\nOptional memorial . Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: February 12.\n\nFu ll note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-02-17 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-02-17 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-02-21-peter-damian@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280221 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280222 SUMMARY:St. Peter Damian\, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (optional memori al) DESCRIPTION:An Italian monk and cardinal (d. 1072) who worked tirelessly fo r the reform of the clergy and of Church life. He called the Church back t o holiness while living simply himself.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Ro sary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: February 23.\n\nFull note: https:// oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-02-21 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-02-21 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-02-22-chair-peter@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280222 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280223 SUMMARY:The Chair of St. Peter the Apostle DESCRIPTION:A celebration of Christ’s gift of authority to St. Peter: "Yo u are Peter\, and on this rock I will build my church." The "chair" is the sign of a bishop’s teaching office. We give thanks for the ministry of the Pope as the visible sign of unity in the Church\, and pray for him.\n\ nFeast. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://orate rosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-02-22 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-02-22 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-02-23-polycarp@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280223 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280224 SUMMARY:St. Polycarp\, Bishop and Martyr DESCRIPTION:Bishop of Smyrna\, a disciple of St. John the Apostle\, burned at the stake around 155. He told his judges\, "Eighty-six years I have ser ved Him\, and He has done me no wrong." The account of his death is one of the oldest records of a Christian martyrdom.\n\nMemorial. Suggested Rosar y: Glorious Mysteries. 1962 calendar: January 26.\n\nFull note: https://or aterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-02-23 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-02-23 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-03-01-ash-wednesday@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280301 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280302 SUMMARY:Ash Wednesday DESCRIPTION:Lent begins. Ashes are placed on the forehead with the words "R emember that you are dust\, and to dust you shall return" or "Repent\, and believe in the Gospel." Forty days of prayer\, fasting and almsgiving pre pare us for Easter. Ash Wednesday is a day of fast and abstinence.\n\nAsh Wednesday (beginning of Lent). Fast and abstinence (fasting for ages 18– 59\; abstinence from meat from age 14). Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Myster ies.\n\nPrayer: Act of Contrition https://oraterosarium.com/additional-pra yers#additional-act-of-contrition\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/ca lendar?d=2028-03-01 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-03-01 CATEGORIES:Ash Wednesday (beginning of Lent) TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-03-03-katharine-drexel@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280303 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280304 SUMMARY:St. Katharine Drexel\, Virgin (commemoration) DESCRIPTION:A Philadelphia heiress who gave her fortune and her life to fou nd the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament for Native Americans and African A mericans. She died in 1955. She founded Xavier University of Louisiana and many schools\, at a time when few cared for these communities.\n\nPatron of racial justice\, philanthropists. Optional memorial (commemoration). Su ggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.c om/calendar?d=2028-03-03 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-03-03 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-03-04-casimir@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280304 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280305 SUMMARY:St. Casimir (commemoration) DESCRIPTION:A Polish prince (d. 1484) who lived prayerfully and chastely at court and was known for his love of the poor and of Mary. He shows that h oliness is possible amid wealth and power.\n\nPatron of Poland\, Lithuania . Optional memorial (commemoration). Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n \nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-03-04 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-03-04 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-03-05-lent-1@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280305 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280306 SUMMARY:First Sunday of Lent DESCRIPTION:The Gospel tells of Jesus fasting forty days in the desert and overcoming the devil’s temptations. With Him we enter the desert of Lent . Catechumens are enrolled for Easter Baptism this weekend (Rite of Electi on).\n\nSunday. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https ://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-03-05 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-03-05 CATEGORIES:Sunday TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-03-07-perpetua-felicity@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280307 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280308 SUMMARY:Sts. Perpetua and Felicity\, Martyrs (commemoration) DESCRIPTION:A young noblewoman and her servant\, both new mothers\, martyre d together at Carthage in 203. Perpetua’s own prison diary survives. The ir names are in the Roman Canon. They show that faith unites rich and poor as equals.\n\nPatron of mothers\, expectant mothers. Optional memorial (c ommemoration). Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: March 6.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-03-07 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-03-07 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-03-08-john-of-god@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280308 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280309 SUMMARY:St. John of God\, Religious (commemoration) DESCRIPTION:A Portuguese soldier and bookseller (d. 1550) who after his con version gave himself to caring for the sick poor in Granada\, Spain. His f ollowers became the Brothers Hospitallers\, who still run hospitals worldw ide.\n\nPatron of hospitals\, the sick\, nurses\, heart patients. Optional memorial (commemoration). Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries.\n\nFull n ote: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-03-08 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-03-08 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-03-09-frances-of-rome@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280309 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280310 SUMMARY:St. Frances of Rome\, Religious (commemoration) DESCRIPTION:A Roman wife and mother (d. 1440) who served the poor and the s ick through plague and war and founded a community of women devoted to pra yer and service. She was a devoted wife for forty years. She shows holines s in family life.\n\nPatron of Benedictine oblates\, widows\, drivers. Opt ional memorial (commemoration). Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries.\n\nF ull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-03-09 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-03-09 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-03-17-patrick@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280317 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280318 SUMMARY:St. Patrick\, Bishop (commemoration) DESCRIPTION:Taken from Britain to Ireland as a slave in his teens\, he esca ped\, became a priest and bishop\, and returned to preach to the people wh o had held him captive (5th century). He brought the faith to Ireland\, an d Irish missionaries later carried it across Europe and the world.\n\nPatr on of Ireland\, Nigeria\, engineers. Optional memorial (commemoration). Su ggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.c om/calendar?d=2028-03-17 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-03-17 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-03-18-cyril-jerusalem@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280318 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280319 SUMMARY:St. Cyril of Jerusalem\, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (commemora tion) DESCRIPTION:Bishop of Jerusalem (d. 386)\, exiled several times during the Arian controversies. His instructions for those preparing for Baptism give us a vivid picture of the early Church’s sacraments.\n\nOptional memori al (commemoration). Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: http s://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-03-18 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-03-18 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-03-20-joseph@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280320 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280321 SUMMARY:Solemnity of St. Joseph\, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary DESCRIPTION:Joseph\, a just man of David’s line\, took Mary as his wife a nd protected and raised Jesus as His foster father\, teaching Him his trad e as a carpenter. He is the silent\, faithful guardian of the Holy Family and of the whole Church. Many keep the month of March in his honor.\n\nPat ron of the universal Church\, fathers\, workers\, a happy death. Solemnity . Moved from March 19 because it falls on the 3rd Sunday of Lent. Suggeste d Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: To Thee\, O Blessed Joseph https:// oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-novena-st-joseph\nFull not e: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-03-20 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-03-20 CATEGORIES:Solemnity TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-03-23-turibius@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280323 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280324 SUMMARY:St. Turibius of Mogrovejo\, Bishop (commemoration) DESCRIPTION:A Spanish layman and lawyer made Archbishop of Lima\, Peru\, in 1580. He traveled thousands of miles on foot to visit his people and defe nded native peoples from abuse. He founded the first seminary in the Ameri cas and learned native languages to preach.\n\nPatron of Peru\, native rig hts\, Latin American bishops. Optional memorial (commemoration). Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries. 1962 calendar: April 27.\n\nFull note: https: //oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-03-23 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-03-23 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-03-25-annunciation@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280325 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280326 SUMMARY:Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord DESCRIPTION:The angel Gabriel announces to Mary that she will conceive the Son of God. She answers\, "Let it be to me according to your word\," and t he Word becomes flesh in her womb. This is the moment of the Incarnation\, nine months before Christmas\, and the First Joyful Mystery. At the Creed today\, all kneel at "and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate."\n\nSolemnity . Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: The Angelus https://orate rosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-angelus\nFull note: https://ora terosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-03-25 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-03-25 CATEGORIES:Solemnity TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-03-26-laetare@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280326 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280327 SUMMARY:Fourth Sunday of Lent (Laetare Sunday) DESCRIPTION:Named for the opening word of the Mass\, "Laetare" ("Rejoice"). Rose vestments may be worn. Midway through Lent\, a breath of joy as East er draws near.\n\nSunday. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull n ote: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-03-26 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-03-26 CATEGORIES:Sunday TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-04-04-isidore-seville@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280404 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280405 SUMMARY:St. Isidore\, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (commemoration) DESCRIPTION:Archbishop of Seville (d. 636) and the most learned man of his age\, who wrote an encyclopedia gathering the knowledge of the ancient wor ld. He helped carry learning from the ancient world into the Middle Ages.\ n\nPatron of students\, the internet (popularly proposed). Optional memori al (commemoration). Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: h ttps://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-04-04 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-04-04 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-04-05-vincent-ferrer@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280405 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280406 SUMMARY:St. Vincent Ferrer\, Priest (commemoration) DESCRIPTION:A Spanish Dominican (d. 1419) who preached repentance across Eu rope and was credited with many conversions and miracles. He worked to hea l the Great Western Schism\, when rival claimants divided the papacy.\n\nP atron of builders. Optional memorial (commemoration). Suggested Rosary: Gl orious Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028- 04-05 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-04-05 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-04-07-john-baptist-de-la-salle@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280407 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280408 SUMMARY:St. John Baptist de la Salle\, Priest (commemoration) DESCRIPTION:A French priest (d. 1719) who gave up wealth to found the Broth ers of the Christian Schools\, educating poor children. He pioneered teach er training and classroom teaching\, and the Christian Brothers still teac h worldwide.\n\nPatron of teachers. Optional memorial (commemoration). Sug gested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: May 15.\n\nFull note: h ttps://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-04-07 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-04-07 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-04-09-palm-sunday@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280409 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280410 SUMMARY:Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord DESCRIPTION:Jesus enters Jerusalem to cries of "Hosanna!" Palms are blessed and carried\, and the Passion is read. Holy Week begins: the crowd’s pr aise turns to "Crucify him\," and we walk with Jesus to the Cross.\n\nSund ay. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosa rium.com/calendar?d=2028-04-09 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-04-09 CATEGORIES:Sunday TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-04-13-holy-thursday@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280413 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280414 SUMMARY:Holy Thursday — Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper DESCRIPTION:At the Last Supper Jesus washes His disciples’ feet and gives us the Eucharist and the priesthood. After Mass\, the Blessed Sacrament i s carried to an altar of repose. The Paschal Triduum\, the summit of the y ear\, begins this evening. Many keep watch with Jesus as in Gethsemane.\n\ nPaschal Triduum. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: Pange L ingua https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-pange-lingua \nPrayer: Tantum Ergo https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additio nal-tantum-ergo\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-04-1 3 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-04-13 CATEGORIES:Paschal Triduum TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-04-14-good-friday@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280414 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280415 SUMMARY:Friday of the Passion of the Lord (Good Friday) DESCRIPTION:Jesus is crucified and dies on the Cross for our salvation. The re is no Mass\; the Church reads the Passion\, prays for the whole world\, and venerates the Cross. "It is finished." Love gives everything. Good Fr iday is a day of fast and abstinence.\n\nPaschal Triduum. Fast and abstine nce (fasting for ages 18–59\; abstinence from meat from age 14). Suggest ed Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: Divine Mercy Novena (day 1 of 9 ) https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-novena-divine-me rcy\nPrayer: Stations of the Cross https://oraterosarium.com/stations-of-t he-cross\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-04-14 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-04-14 CATEGORIES:Paschal Triduum TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-04-15-holy-saturday@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280415 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280416 SUMMARY:Holy Saturday DESCRIPTION:The Church waits in silence at the tomb\, as Jesus descends to the dead. After nightfall the Easter Vigil begins with the new fire and th e Exsultet. At the Vigil\, new Christians are baptized and the first Allel uia of Easter rings out.\n\nPaschal Triduum. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful M ysteries.\n\nPrayer: Divine Mercy Novena (day 2 of 9) https://oraterosariu m.com/additional-prayers#additional-novena-divine-mercy\nFull note: https: //oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-04-15 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-04-15 CATEGORIES:Paschal Triduum TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-04-16-easter@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280416 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280417 SUMMARY:Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord DESCRIPTION:Christ is risen! On the third day Jesus rose from the dead\, an d the empty tomb was found by the women and the Apostles. The greatest fea st of the year: death is conquered. Easter is celebrated for fifty days\, through Pentecost. It is the First Glorious Mystery.\n\nSolemnity of solem nities. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: Divine Mercy Nove na (day 3 of 9) https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-no vena-divine-mercy\nPrayer: Regina Caeli https://oraterosarium.com/addition al-prayers#additional-regina-caeli\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/c alendar?d=2028-04-16 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-04-16 CATEGORIES:Solemnity of solemnities TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-04-23-divine-mercy@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280423 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280424 SUMMARY:Second Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday) DESCRIPTION:The octave day of Easter. The Gospel tells of the risen Jesus b reathing the Spirit on the Apostles for the forgiveness of sins\, and of T homas’s "My Lord and my God!" St. John Paul II named it Divine Mercy Sun day in 2000\, following the message given to St. Faustina.\n\nSunday. Sugg ested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: Chaplet of Divine Mercy https ://oraterosarium.com/divine-mercy#chaplet\nPrayer: Divine Mercy Novena htt ps://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-novena-divine-mercy\n Full note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-04-23 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-04-23 CATEGORIES:Sunday TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-04-24-fidelis@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280424 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280425 SUMMARY:St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen\, Priest and Martyr (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A German lawyer who became a Capuchin friar and was killed in 1 622 while preaching in Switzerland. Known as "the poor man’s lawyer\," h e gave his life for his mission.\n\nPatron of lawyers. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.co m/calendar?d=2028-04-24 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-04-24 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-04-25-mark@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280425 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280426 SUMMARY:St. Mark\, Evangelist DESCRIPTION:Writer of the second Gospel\, likely the shortest and earliest\ , traditionally based on the preaching of St. Peter. He traveled with Paul and Barnabas. His Gospel moves quickly and shows Jesus as the suffering S on of God. Tradition holds he founded the Church in Alexandria.\n\nPatron of Venice\, notaries\, lawyers. Feast. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteri es.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-04-25 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-04-25 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-04-28-peter-chanel@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280428 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280429 SUMMARY:St. Peter Chanel\, Priest and Martyr (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A French Marist missionary killed on the island of Futuna in th e Pacific in 1841. Within a few years nearly the whole island had become C hristian. He is the first martyr of Oceania.\n\nPatron of Oceania. Optiona l memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://orat erosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-04-28 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-04-28 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-04-28-louis-de-montfort@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280428 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280429 SUMMARY:St. Louis Grignion de Montfort\, Priest (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A French priest (d. 1716) who preached missions to the poor and wrote True Devotion to Mary and The Secret of the Rosary. He taught conse cration to Jesus through Mary\; St. John Paul II took his motto "Totus Tuu s" from him.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\n Prayer: Total Consecration (Montfort Fathers) https://www.montfort.org.uk/ Spirituality/Totcons.php\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d= 2028-04-28 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-04-28 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-04-29-catherine-siena@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280429 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280430 SUMMARY:St. Catherine of Siena\, Virgin and Doctor of the Church DESCRIPTION:A Dominican laywoman (d. 1380)\, the 24th of 25 children\, who cared for the sick and wrote with startling boldness to popes and princes. She persuaded Pope Gregory XI to return from Avignon to Rome. She is a Do ctor of the Church and co-patron of Europe.\n\nPatron of Italy\, Europe\, nurses\, against fire. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: April 30.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=202 8-04-29 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-04-29 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-05-01-joseph-worker@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280501 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280502 SUMMARY:St. Joseph the Worker (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Added by Pope Pius XII in 1955\, this day presents St. Joseph a s the model of all who work. Jesus Himself was known as "the carpenter’s son." It teaches the dignity of human labor: ordinary work\, done with lo ve\, can be offered to God.\n\nPatron of workers\, craftsmen. Optional mem orial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: To Thee\, O Blessed Joseph https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-novena-st-j oseph\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-05-01 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-05-01 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-05-02-athanasius@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280502 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280503 SUMMARY:St. Athanasius\, Bishop and Doctor of the Church DESCRIPTION:Bishop of Alexandria (d. 373) who defended the Council of Nicae a’s teaching that the Son is fully God\, "one in being with the Father." He was exiled five times. When much of the Church wavered\, he held firm\ ; the phrase "Athanasius against the world" comes from his courage.\n\nMem orial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://orater osarium.com/calendar?d=2028-05-02 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-05-02 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-05-03-philip-james@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280503 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280504 SUMMARY:Sts. Philip and James\, Apostles DESCRIPTION:Two of the Twelve. Philip brought Nathanael to Jesus and asked\ , "Lord\, show us the Father." James\, son of Alphaeus\, is often identifi ed with James "the Less." They remind us that the Church is built on the w itness of ordinary men called by Christ.\n\nFeast. Suggested Rosary: Glori ous Mysteries. 1962 calendar: May 11.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium. com/calendar?d=2028-05-03 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-05-03 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-05-10-damien@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280510 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280511 SUMMARY:St. Damien de Veuster\, Priest (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Belgian priest who in 1873 volunteered to serve the leprosy s ettlement on Molokai\, Hawaii. He built homes\, churches and coffins\, cau ght the disease himself\, and died in 1889. He became one of them\, writin g "we lepers." He is a model of self-giving love.\n\nPatron of people with leprosy and HIV/AIDS\, Hawaii. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Glori ous Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-05- 10 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-05-10 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-05-10-john-avila@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280510 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280511 SUMMARY:St. John of Avila\, Priest and Doctor of the Church (optional memor ial) DESCRIPTION:A Spanish priest (d. 1569) and great preacher\, called the Apos tle of Andalusia\, who guided St. Teresa of Ávila and other saints. He ca red deeply for the formation of priests and was named a Doctor of the Chur ch in 2012.\n\nPatron of Spanish diocesan clergy. Optional memorial. Sugge sted Rosary: Glorious Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/c alendar?d=2028-05-10 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-05-10 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-05-12-nereus-achilleus@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280512 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280513 SUMMARY:Sts. Nereus and Achilleus\, Martyrs (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Two Roman soldiers who became Christians and were martyred\, pr obably around 300. Their tomb was in the catacomb of Domitilla. They laid down the weapons of the world for faith in Christ.\n\nOptional memorial. S uggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium. com/calendar?d=2028-05-12 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-05-12 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-05-12-pancras@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280512 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280513 SUMMARY:St. Pancras\, Martyr (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A boy of fourteen martyred in Rome around 304 under Diocletian. Like St. Agnes\, he shows young people can be heroes of faith.\n\nPatron of children\, oaths. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Myster ies.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-05-12 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-05-12 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-05-13-fatima@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280513 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280514 SUMMARY:Our Lady of Fatima (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:From May 13 to October 13\, 1917\, Mary appeared to three sheph erd children\, Lúcia\, Francisco and Jacinta\, in Fatima\, Portugal\, ask ing for prayer\, penance and the daily Rosary. Fatima is one of the great Rosary apparitions\; the "Fatima prayer" ("O my Jesus\, forgive us our sin s...") is often added after each decade.\n\nPatron of Portugal. Optional m emorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: Fatima Prayer http s://oraterosarium.com/prayers#prayer-fatima\nPrayer: Five First Saturdays https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#first-fridays-saturdays\nPray er: Fatima Pardon Prayer https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#addi tional-fatima-pardon\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028 -05-13 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-05-13 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-05-15-isidore-farmer@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280515 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280516 SUMMARY:St. Isidore (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Spanish farm laborer near Madrid (d. 1130) who prayed as he p lowed and shared his food with the poor\, with his wife\, María\, also ho nored as a saint. He shows the holiness of ordinary work on the land and o f married life.\n\nPatron of farmers\, rural communities\, Madrid. Optiona l memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://orat erosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-05-15 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-05-15 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-05-18-john-i@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280518 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280519 SUMMARY:St. John I\, Pope and Martyr (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Pope from 523 who died in 526 in prison at Ravenna\, held by th e Arian king Theodoric. He suffered for the unity and freedom of the Churc h.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries. 1962 calend ar: May 27.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-05-18 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-05-18 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-05-20-bernardine@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280520 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280521 SUMMARY:St. Bernardine of Siena\, Priest (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Franciscan preacher (d. 1444) who spread devotion to the Holy Name of Jesus\, showing the letters IHS to crowds across Italy. He renewe d faith in a divided Italy by pointing everyone to the Name of Jesus.\n\nP atron of advertisers\, public relations. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosa ry: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2 028-05-20 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-05-20 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-05-22-rita@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280522 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280523 SUMMARY:St. Rita of Cascia\, Religious (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:An Italian wife and mother (d. 1457) who endured a difficult ma rriage\, forgave her husband’s murderers\, and later became an Augustini an nun. She is loved for her patience\, forgiveness and trust in God in ha rd situations.\n\nPatron of impossible causes\, difficult marriages\, abus e victims. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-05-22 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-05-22 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-05-25-bede@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280525 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280526 SUMMARY:St. Bede the Venerable\, Priest and Doctor of the Church (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:An English monk of Jarrow (d. 735) who wrote the Ecclesiastical History of the English People and commentaries on Scripture. He is called the father of English history.\n\nPatron of historians\, scholars. Option al memorial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries. 1962 calendar: May 27.\ n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-05-25 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-05-25 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-05-25-gregory-vii@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280525 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280526 SUMMARY:St. Gregory VII\, Pope (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Pope from 1073 (d. 1085) who fought to free the Church from con trol by kings and to reform the clergy. "I have loved justice and hated in iquity\; therefore I die in exile\," he said at the end.\n\nOptional memor ial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosa rium.com/calendar?d=2028-05-25 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-05-25 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-05-25-mary-magdalene-pazzi@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280525 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280526 SUMMARY:St. Mary Magdalene de’ Pazzi\, Virgin (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Carmelite nun of Florence (d. 1607) known for her mystical pr ayer and her love for the renewal of the Church. She embraced suffering wi th love\, saying\, "To suffer\, not to die."\n\nOptional memorial. Suggest ed Rosary: Luminous Mysteries. 1962 calendar: May 29.\n\nFull note: https: //oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-05-25 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-05-25 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-05-26-philip-neri@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280526 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280527 SUMMARY:St. Philip Neri\, Priest DESCRIPTION:A priest of Rome (d. 1595)\, full of joy and humor\, who drew p eople to God through friendship\, music and prayer\, and founded the Orato ry. Called the Apostle of Rome and "the saint of joy\," he renewed a city after the Renaissance.\n\nPatron of Rome\, humorists\, joy. Memorial. Sugg ested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: Novena to the Holy Spirit (d ay 1 of 9) https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-novena- holy-spirit\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-05-26 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-05-26 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-05-27-augustine-canterbury@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280527 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280528 SUMMARY:St. Augustine of Canterbury\, Bishop (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Roman monk sent by Pope Gregory the Great in 597 to evangeliz e the English. He became the first Archbishop of Canterbury. He is called the Apostle of the English.\n\nPatron of England. Optional memorial. Sugge sted Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: May 28.\n\nFull note: https: //oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-05-27 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-05-27 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-05-28-ascension@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280528 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280529 SUMMARY:Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord — Holy Day of Obligation DESCRIPTION:Forty days after Easter\, Jesus blesses His disciples and is ta ken up into heaven\, promising to send the Holy Spirit. Where Christ the H ead has gone\, we hope to follow. It is the Second Glorious Mystery. The A postles then prayed with Mary until Pentecost\, the origin of the novena.\ n\nSolemnity. Holy day of obligation (USA). Most U.S. dioceses keep the As cension on this Sunday. The ecclesiastical provinces of Boston\, Hartford\ , New York\, Omaha and Philadelphia keep it on Thursday\, May 25\, as a ho ly day of obligation. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries. 1962 calendar: Thursday\, forty days after Easter.\n\nPrayer: Novena to the Holy Spirit (day 3 of 9) https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-noven a-holy-spirit\nPrayer: How to pray a novena https://oraterosarium.com/addi tional-prayers#how-to-pray-a-novena\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/ calendar?d=2028-05-28 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-05-28 CATEGORIES:Solemnity TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-05-29-paul-vi@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280529 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280530 SUMMARY:St. Paul VI\, Pope (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Giovanni Battista Montini (d. 1978)\, who guided the Second Vat ican Council to completion\, wrote Humanae Vitae\, and was the first pope to travel to five continents. He named Mary "Mother of the Church" and tau ght that evangelization is the Church’s deepest identity.\n\nOptional me morial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://orateros arium.com/calendar?d=2028-05-29 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-05-29 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-05-31-visitation@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280531 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280601 SUMMARY:The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary DESCRIPTION:After the Annunciation\, Mary hurries to help her cousin Elizab eth. John leaps in Elizabeth’s womb\, and Mary sings the Magnificat. It is the Second Joyful Mystery\, the model of charity that carries Christ to others.\n\nFeast. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: July 2.\n\nPrayer: Novena to the Holy Spirit (day 6 of 9) https://oraterosariu m.com/additional-prayers#additional-novena-holy-spirit\nPrayer: The Magnif icat https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-magnificat\nF ull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-05-31 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-05-31 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-06-01-justin@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280601 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280602 SUMMARY:St. Justin\, Martyr DESCRIPTION:A philosopher from Samaria who found the truth in Christ and de fended the faith in writing. He was beheaded in Rome around 165. His descr iption of Sunday Mass is one of the earliest we have.\n\nPatron of philoso phers\, apologists. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries. 1962 c alendar: April 14.\n\nPrayer: Novena to the Holy Spirit (day 7 of 9) https ://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-novena-holy-spirit\nFul l note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-06-01 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-06-01 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-06-02-marcellinus-peter@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280602 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280603 SUMMARY:Sts. Marcellinus and Peter\, Martyrs (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Roman priest and an exorcist martyred around 304 under Diocle tian. Their names are in the Roman Canon of the Mass.\n\nOptional memorial . Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosari um.com/calendar?d=2028-06-02 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-06-02 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-06-03-charles-lwanga@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280603 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280604 SUMMARY:St. Charles Lwanga and Companions\, Martyrs DESCRIPTION:Twenty-two young Catholics of Uganda\, many of them pages at th e royal court\, killed in 1885–1887 for refusing the king’s immoral de mands and for their faith. Most were burned alive at Namugongo. Their witn ess helped the Church grow quickly in Africa.\n\nPatron of Africa\, Africa n Catholic youth. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: Novena to the Holy Spirit (day 9 of 9) https://oraterosarium.com/addition al-prayers#additional-novena-holy-spirit\nFull note: https://oraterosarium .com/calendar?d=2028-06-03 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-06-03 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-06-04-pentecost@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280604 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280605 SUMMARY:Pentecost Sunday DESCRIPTION:Fifty days after Easter\, the Holy Spirit comes upon Mary and t he Apostles as wind and tongues of fire\, and Peter preaches to the crowds in Jerusalem. It is the birthday of the Church and the close of the Easte r season. It is the Third Glorious Mystery.\n\nSolemnity. Suggested Rosary : Glorious Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: Veni\, Sancte Spiritus https://oraterosar ium.com/additional-prayers#additional-novena-holy-spirit\nFull note: https ://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-06-04 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-06-04 CATEGORIES:Solemnity TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-06-05-mary-mother-church@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280605 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280606 SUMMARY:The Blessed Virgin Mary\, Mother of the Church DESCRIPTION:Kept the Monday after Pentecost since 2018. At the Cross Jesus gave Mary to John\, "Behold\, your mother\," and she prayed with the Apost les awaiting the Spirit. Mary who gave birth to Christ is mother to His Bo dy\, the Church.\n\nMemorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFu ll note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-06-05 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-06-05 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-06-06-norbert@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280606 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280607 SUMMARY:St. Norbert\, Bishop (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A German nobleman who changed his life after nearly being kille d by lightning\, founded the Premonstratensians (Norbertines)\, and became Archbishop of Magdeburg (d. 1134). He spread devotion to the Eucharist an d renewed the clergy.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful My steries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-06-06 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-06-06 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-06-09-ephrem@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280609 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280610 SUMMARY:St. Ephrem\, Deacon and Doctor of the Church (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A deacon of Syria (d. 373) who wrote hundreds of hymns teaching the faith\, many in praise of Mary. Called the "Harp of the Holy Spirit\, " he showed that music can teach doctrine.\n\nPatron of spiritual director s. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 1962 calendar : June 18.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-06-09 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-06-09 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-06-11-trinity@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280611 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280612 SUMMARY:Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity DESCRIPTION:The Sunday after Pentecost celebrates the central mystery of ou r faith: one God in three Persons\, Father\, Son and Holy Spirit. God is a communion of love\, and we are baptized into His life. Every Sign of the Cross professes this mystery.\n\nSolemnity. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mys teries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-06-11 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-06-11 CATEGORIES:Solemnity TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-06-13-anthony-padua@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280613 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280614 SUMMARY:St. Anthony of Padua\, Priest and Doctor of the Church DESCRIPTION:A Portuguese Franciscan (d. 1231) and a powerful preacher in It aly and France\, who drew crowds and converted many. He is one of the most beloved saints of all\, famous for helping people find what is lost.\n\nP atron of lost items\, the poor\, Portugal\, Padua. Memorial. Suggested Ros ary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar ?d=2028-06-13 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-06-13 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-06-18-corpus-christi@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280618 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280619 SUMMARY:Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi ) DESCRIPTION:Celebrates the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. In the U.S. it is kept on the Sunday after Trinity\, often with a Eucharistic pro cession. The feast spread after the visions of St. Juliana of Liège\; St. Thomas Aquinas wrote its hymns. It recalls the Fifth Luminous Mystery.\n\ nSolemnity. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries. 1962 calendar: Thursday after Trinity Sunday.\n\nPrayer: Novena to the Sacred Heart (day 5 of 9) h ttps://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-novena-sacred-heart \nPrayer: Pange Lingua https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additi onal-pange-lingua\nPrayer: Tantum Ergo https://oraterosarium.com/additiona l-prayers#additional-tantum-ergo\nPrayer: O Salutaris Hostia https://orate rosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-o-salutaris\nFull note: https:/ /oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-06-18 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-06-18 CATEGORIES:Solemnity TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-06-19-romuald@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280619 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280620 SUMMARY:St. Romuald\, Abbot (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:An Italian nobleman (d. 1027) who became a monk to do penance a fter his father killed a man in a duel\, and founded the Camaldolese order . He joined the hermit life with community\, teaching silent prayer.\n\nOp tional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: Februa ry 7.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-06-19 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-06-19 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-06-21-aloysius@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280621 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280622 SUMMARY:St. Aloysius Gonzaga\, Religious DESCRIPTION:An Italian nobleman who gave up his inheritance to become a Jes uit\, and died at 23 in 1591 after caring for plague victims in Rome. He s hows that purity of heart and generous love belong together.\n\nPatron of young people\, students\, AIDS caregivers. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Glo rious Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: Novena to the Sacred Heart (day 8 of 9) https: //oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-novena-sacred-heart\nFul l note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-06-21 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-06-21 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-06-22-paulinus-nola@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280622 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280623 SUMMARY:St. Paulinus of Nola\, Bishop (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A wealthy Roman senator and poet who\, with his wife Therasia\, gave away his fortune and later became Bishop of Nola (d. 431). He shows the joy of detachment and friendship in Christ.\n\nOptional memorial. Sugg ested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/ calendar?d=2028-06-22 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-06-22 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-06-22-fisher-more@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280622 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280623 SUMMARY:Sts. John Fisher\, Bishop\, and Thomas More\, Martyrs (optional mem orial) DESCRIPTION:The Bishop of Rochester and the former Lord Chancellor of Engla nd\, both beheaded in 1535 for refusing to accept King Henry VIII as head of the Church in England. More died "the King’s good servant\, but God ’s first." They are models of conscience.\n\nPatron of lawyers\, politic ians\, statesmen (St. Thomas More). Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: L uminous Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028 -06-22 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-06-22 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-06-23-sacred-heart@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280623 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280624 SUMMARY:Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus DESCRIPTION:The Friday after the second Sunday after Pentecost honors the H eart of Jesus\, pierced on the Cross\, as the sign of His love for every p erson. Jesus asked St. Margaret Mary for this feast. Many make a consecrat ion to the Sacred Heart and keep the First Fridays.\n\nSolemnity. Suggeste d Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: Nine First Fridays https://orate rosarium.com/additional-prayers#first-fridays-saturdays\nPrayer: Act of Co nsecration to the Sacred Heart https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayer s#additional-consecration-sacred-heart\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.c om/calendar?d=2028-06-23 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-06-23 CATEGORIES:Solemnity TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-06-24-john-baptist-nativity@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280624 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280625 SUMMARY:Solemnity of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist DESCRIPTION:The birth of John to the elderly Zechariah and Elizabeth. His f ather regains his speech and sings the Benedictus. John prepared the way f or Christ. Besides Jesus and Mary\, he is the only saint whose birth is ce lebrated with a feast.\n\nPatron of Quebec\, Puerto Rico\, French Canadian s. Solemnity. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://or aterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-06-24 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-06-24 CATEGORIES:Solemnity TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-06-27-cyril-alexandria@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280627 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280628 SUMMARY:St. Cyril of Alexandria\, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Patriarch of Alexandria (d. 444) who led the Council of Ephesus (431) in proclaiming Mary the Mother of God. He defended the unity of Chr ist: one divine Person who truly became man.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggest ed Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: February 9.\n\nFull note: http s://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-06-27 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-06-27 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-06-28-irenaeus@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280628 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280629 SUMMARY:St. Irenaeus\, Bishop\, Martyr and Doctor of the Church DESCRIPTION:Bishop of Lyons (d. about 202) who had heard St. Polycarp\, a d isciple of St. John. He wrote Against Heresies to defend the faith from th e Gnostics. "The glory of God is man fully alive." Pope Francis named him the "Doctor of Unity" in 2022.\n\nMemorial. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mys teries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-06-28 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-06-28 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-06-29-peter-paul@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280629 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280630 SUMMARY:Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul\, Apostles DESCRIPTION:The two great Apostles martyred in Rome under Nero: Peter\, the fisherman made the rock of the Church\, crucified\; Paul\, the Apostle to the Gentiles\, beheaded. They are the pillars of the Church of Rome. New archbishops receive the pallium from the Pope today.\n\nPatron of Rome\, f ishermen (St. Peter)\, missionaries (St. Paul). Solemnity. Suggested Rosar y: Luminous Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d= 2028-06-29 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-06-29 CATEGORIES:Solemnity TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-06-30-first-martyrs-rome@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280630 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280701 SUMMARY:The First Martyrs of the Holy Roman Church (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:The many Christians killed in Rome under Nero after the fire of 64\, burned as torches or thrown to beasts\, as the historian Tacitus rec ords. They are the first wave of the countless martyrs of Rome.\n\nOptiona l memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://o raterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-06-30 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-06-30 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-07-01-junipero-serra@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280701 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280702 SUMMARY:St. Junípero Serra\, Priest (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Spanish Franciscan (d. 1784) who founded nine missions in Cal ifornia\, including San Diego and San Carlos\, and baptized thousands. He was the first saint canonized on U.S. soil (2015).\n\nPatron of California \, vocations. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFu ll note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-07-01 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-07-01 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-07-03-thomas-apostle@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280703 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280704 SUMMARY:St. Thomas\, Apostle DESCRIPTION:One of the Twelve\, who doubted the Resurrection until he saw t he risen Lord\, then confessed\, "My Lord and my God!" Tradition says he p reached in India and died a martyr there. His doubt became a great act of faith\; St. Thomas Christians in India trace their faith to him.\n\nPatron of India\, architects\, builders. Feast. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteri es. 1962 calendar: December 21.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/ca lendar?d=2028-07-03 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-07-03 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-07-05-anthony-zaccaria@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280705 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280706 SUMMARY:St. Anthony Zaccaria\, Priest (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:An Italian doctor turned priest (d. 1539) who founded the Barna bites and spread devotion to the Eucharist and the letters of St. Paul. He promoted the Forty Hours’ adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.\n\nOption al memorial. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://o raterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-07-05 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-07-05 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-07-05-elizabeth-portugal@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280705 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280706 SUMMARY:St. Elizabeth of Portugal (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Spanish princess who became Queen of Portugal (d. 1336)\, kno wn for her charity to the poor and for making peace between quarreling kin gs\, including her husband and son. In the U.S. her day moves to July 5 be cause of Independence Day.\n\nPatron of peacemakers\, victims of adultery. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries. 1962 calendar: J uly 8.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-07-05 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-07-05 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-07-06-maria-goretti@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280706 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280707 SUMMARY:St. Maria Goretti\, Virgin and Martyr (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:An Italian girl of eleven who died in 1902 after being stabbed while resisting an assault. Before she died she forgave her attacker\, who later repented and attended her canonization. Her forgiveness changed her murderer’s life.\n\nPatron of purity\, young women\, victims of assault . Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries.\n\nFull note: h ttps://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-07-06 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-07-06 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-07-11-benedict@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280711 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280712 SUMMARY:St. Benedict\, Abbot DESCRIPTION:An Italian monk (d. about 547) who founded Monte Cassino and wr ote the Rule of St. Benedict\, built on prayer and work ("ora et labora"). His monasteries preserved learning and faith through the Dark Ages. He is patron of Europe.\n\nPatron of Europe\, monks\, against poison\, a happy death. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: Mar ch 21.\n\nPrayer: St. Benedict Medal Prayer https://oraterosarium.com/addi tional-prayers#additional-benedict\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/c alendar?d=2028-07-11 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-07-11 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-07-13-henry@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280713 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280714 SUMMARY:St. Henry (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1024) who supported Church reform\, foun ded monasteries and the diocese of Bamberg\, and ruled with justice. He sh ows that political power can be used in service of God and people.\n\nPatr on of Benedictine oblates\, the childless. Optional memorial. Suggested Ro sary: Luminous Mysteries. 1962 calendar: July 15.\n\nFull note: https://or aterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-07-13 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-07-13 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-07-14-kateri-tekakwitha@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280714 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280715 SUMMARY:St. Kateri Tekakwitha\, Virgin DESCRIPTION:A Mohawk woman born in 1656 in present-day New York. Scarred by smallpox\, she was baptized at 20 despite opposition\, and lived a life o f prayer near Montreal until her death in 1680. Called the "Lily of the Mo hawks\," she is the first Native American saint.\n\nPatron of Native Ameri cans\, ecology\, the environment. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful My steries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-07-14 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-07-14 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-07-15-bonaventure@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280715 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280716 SUMMARY:St. Bonaventure\, Bishop and Doctor of the Church DESCRIPTION:An Italian Franciscan (d. 1274)\, Minister General of his order \, cardinal and theologian\, a friend of St. Thomas Aquinas. Called the "S eraphic Doctor\," he taught that all learning should lead to love of God.\ n\nMemorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: July 14.\n \nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-07-15 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-07-15 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-07-18-camillus@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280718 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280719 SUMMARY:St. Camillus de Lellis\, Priest (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A former soldier and gambler (d. 1614) who\, after his conversi on\, founded the Camillians to care for the sick and dying\; their red cro ss became a famous sign of care. He reformed hospital care with tenderness . In the U.S. his day is July 18.\n\nPatron of the sick\, nurses\, hospita ls. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note : https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-07-18 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-07-18 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-07-20-apollinaris@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280720 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280721 SUMMARY:St. Apollinaris\, Bishop and Martyr (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:The first bishop of Ravenna\, in Italy\, honored as a martyr fr om early times. His church at Classe near Ravenna is famous for its mosaic s.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries. 1962 calend ar: July 23.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-07-20 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-07-20 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-07-21-lawrence-brindisi@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280721 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280722 SUMMARY:St. Lawrence of Brindisi\, Priest and Doctor of the Church (optiona l memorial) DESCRIPTION:An Italian Capuchin (d. 1619)\, gifted linguist and preacher wh o knew Scripture in its original languages and served as a peacemaker amon g rulers. He is a Doctor of the Church for his preaching and theology.\n\n Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: ht tps://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-07-21 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-07-21 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-07-22-mary-magdalene@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280722 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280723 SUMMARY:St. Mary Magdalene DESCRIPTION:A disciple from whom Jesus cast out seven demons. She stood at the Cross and was the first to see the risen Lord\, who sent her to tell t he Apostles. Called the "Apostle to the Apostles\," her memorial was raise d to a feast in 2016.\n\nPatron of repentant sinners\, hairdressers\, perf umers. Feast. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https:// oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-07-22 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-07-22 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-07-24-sharbel@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280724 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280725 SUMMARY:St. Sharbel Makhlūf\, Priest (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Maronite monk and hermit of Lebanon (d. 1898)\, who lived in deep silence\, prayer and fasting. Many healings have been reported throug h his intercession.\n\nPatron of Lebanon. Optional memorial. Suggested Ros ary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d= 2028-07-24 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-07-24 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-07-25-james@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280725 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280726 SUMMARY:St. James\, Apostle DESCRIPTION:Son of Zebedee and brother of John\, one of the three closest t o Jesus at the Transfiguration and in Gethsemane. He was the first Apostle martyred\, about 44. His shrine at Santiago de Compostela in Spain is one of the great pilgrim routes.\n\nPatron of Spain\, pilgrims. Feast. Sugges ted Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/c alendar?d=2028-07-25 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-07-25 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-07-26-joachim-anne@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280726 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280727 SUMMARY:Sts. Joachim and Anne\, Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary DESCRIPTION:By ancient tradition\, the parents of Mary and grandparents of Jesus. Their names come from the second-century Protoevangelium of James. They honor the vocation of grandparents and the gift of faith handed on in families.\n\nPatron of grandparents\; St. Anne: mothers\, Quebec. Memoria l. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: St. Anne: July 26\; St. Joachim: August 16.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d =2028-07-26 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-07-26 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-07-29-martha-mary-lazarus@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280729 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280730 SUMMARY:Sts. Martha\, Mary and Lazarus DESCRIPTION:The family at Bethany whom Jesus loved. Martha served\, Mary li stened at His feet\, and Lazarus was raised by Him from the dead. Their ho me shows Christ as a friend. Pope Francis added Mary and Lazarus to Martha ’s memorial in 2021.\n\nPatron of St. Martha: cooks\, servers\, hospital ity. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://o raterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-07-29 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-07-29 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-07-31-ignatius-loyola@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280731 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280801 SUMMARY:St. Ignatius of Loyola\, Priest DESCRIPTION:A Basque soldier wounded at Pamplona in 1521 who found God whil e recovering\, wrote the Spiritual Exercises\, and founded the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). His motto\, "For the greater glory of God\," and his teac hing on discernment shape Catholic life worldwide.\n\nPatron of retreats\, soldiers\, the Jesuits. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\n Full note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-07-31 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-07-31 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-08-01-alphonsus@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280801 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280802 SUMMARY:St. Alphonsus Liguori\, Bishop and Doctor of the Church DESCRIPTION:A Neapolitan lawyer who became a priest\, founded the Redemptor ists\, and wrote The Glories of Mary and the classic Stations of the Cross (d. 1787). His gentle moral teaching helped confessors show mercy.\n\nPat ron of confessors\, moral theologians. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowf ul Mysteries. 1962 calendar: August 2.\n\nPrayer: Stations of the Cross (S t. Alphonsus Liguori) https://oraterosarium.com/stations-of-the-cross\nFul l note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-08-01 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-08-01 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-08-02-eusebius@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280802 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280803 SUMMARY:St. Eusebius of Vercelli\, Bishop (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Bishop of Vercelli (d. 371) who was exiled for defending the Co uncil of Nicaea against the Arians. He lived in community with his clergy\ , an early model of priestly life.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries. 1962 calendar: December 16.\n\nFull note: https://ora terosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-08-02 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-08-02 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-08-02-peter-julian-eymard@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280802 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280803 SUMMARY:St. Peter Julian Eymard\, Priest (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A French priest (d. 1868) who founded the Congregation of the B lessed Sacrament to spread Eucharistic adoration. He is called the Apostle of the Eucharist.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Myster ies.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-08-02 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-08-02 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-08-04-john-vianney@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280804 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280805 SUMMARY:St. John Vianney\, Priest DESCRIPTION:The Curé of Ars (d. 1859)\, a French village priest who strugg led with studies but spent up to 16 hours a day hearing confessions\; thou sands traveled to see him. He is the model of every parish priest.\n\nPatr on of parish priests. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 196 2 calendar: August 8.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2 028-08-04 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-08-04 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-08-05-st-mary-major@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280805 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280806 SUMMARY:The Dedication of the Basilica of St. Mary Major (optional memorial ) DESCRIPTION:The great basilica in Rome built after the Council of Ephesus ( 431) proclaimed Mary Mother of God. Legend tells of a miraculous summer sn owfall marking its site. It is the oldest church in the West dedicated to Mary.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull no te: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-08-05 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-08-05 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-08-06-transfiguration@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280806 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280807 SUMMARY:The Transfiguration of the Lord DESCRIPTION:On a high mountain Jesus is transfigured before Peter\, James a nd John\; His face shines like the sun\, and the Father says\, "This is my beloved Son\; listen to him." It strengthened the disciples before the Cr oss and shows the glory to come. It is the Fourth Luminous Mystery.\n\nFea st. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosar ium.com/calendar?d=2028-08-06 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-08-06 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-08-07-sixtus-ii@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280807 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280808 SUMMARY:St. Sixtus II\, Pope\, and Companions\, Martyrs (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Pope Sixtus II was seized while celebrating the liturgy in the catacombs and beheaded with four deacons in 258. His name is in the Roman Canon.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull n ote: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-08-07 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-08-07 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-08-07-cajetan@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280807 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280808 SUMMARY:St. Cajetan\, Priest (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:An Italian priest (d. 1547) who founded the Theatines to renew the clergy and started charitable pawn shops to help the poor. He trusted God’s providence completely.\n\nPatron of job seekers\, the unemployed. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https ://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-08-07 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-08-07 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-08-08-dominic@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280808 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280809 SUMMARY:St. Dominic\, Priest DESCRIPTION:A Spanish priest (d. 1221) who founded the Order of Preachers ( Dominicans) to preach the truth with learning and poverty. By tradition Ou r Lady gave him the Rosary\; his order spread it everywhere.\n\nPatron of astronomers\, the Dominican Republic. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowfu l Mysteries. 1962 calendar: August 4.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium. com/calendar?d=2028-08-08 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-08-08 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-08-09-teresa-benedicta@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280809 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280810 SUMMARY:St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross\, Virgin and Martyr (optional mem orial) DESCRIPTION:Edith Stein\, a Jewish philosopher who became Catholic and a Ca rmelite nun. She was killed at Auschwitz in 1942. She is co-patron of Euro pe\, joining her people in their suffering.\n\nPatron of Europe. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://orat erosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-08-09 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-08-09 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-08-10-lawrence@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280810 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280811 SUMMARY:St. Lawrence\, Deacon and Martyr DESCRIPTION:A deacon of Rome martyred in 258. When ordered to hand over the Church’s treasures\, he brought the poor and said\, "These are the trea sures of the Church." He is one of the most honored martyrs of Rome.\n\nPa tron of deacons\, cooks\, the poor. Feast. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Myst eries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-08-10 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-08-10 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-08-11-clare@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280811 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280812 SUMMARY:St. Clare\, Virgin DESCRIPTION:A young noblewoman of Assisi who followed St. Francis and found ed the Poor Clares (d. 1253). She drove off invaders by holding up the Ble ssed Sacrament. Her life of radical poverty and prayer still inspires cont emplatives.\n\nPatron of television\, eye diseases. Memorial. Suggested Ro sary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: August 12.\n\nFull note: https:/ /oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-08-11 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-08-11 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-08-12-jane-frances-chantal@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280812 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280813 SUMMARY:St. Jane Frances de Chantal\, Religious (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A French widow and mother (d. 1641) who\, guided by St. Francis de Sales\, founded the Visitation order. She shows holiness through grief \, motherhood and religious life.\n\nPatron of widows\, parents separated from children. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: August 21.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2 028-08-12 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-08-12 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-08-14-maximilian-kolbe@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280814 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280815 SUMMARY:St. Maximilian Kolbe\, Priest and Martyr DESCRIPTION:A Polish Franciscan who spread devotion to the Immaculata. At A uschwitz in 1941 he offered his life in place of a husband and father cond emned to starvation. "Greater love has no man than this." He is a martyr o f charity.\n\nPatron of prisoners\, families\, journalists\, the pro-life movement. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: http s://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-08-14 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-08-14 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-08-15-assumption@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280815 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280816 SUMMARY:Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary — Holy Day of Obligation DESCRIPTION:At the end of her earthly life Mary was taken up body and soul into heavenly glory\, as Pope Pius XII defined in 1950. Mary shares alread y in her Son’s Resurrection\, a sign of hope for us. It is the Fourth Gl orious Mystery.\n\nSolemnity. Holy day of obligation (USA). Suggested Rosa ry: Glorious Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d =2028-08-15 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-08-15 CATEGORIES:Solemnity TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-08-16-stephen-hungary@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280816 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280817 SUMMARY:St. Stephen of Hungary (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:The first King of Hungary (d. 1038)\, who brought his people to the faith and organized the Church there. He ruled with justice and care for the poor.\n\nPatron of Hungary. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: G lorious Mysteries. 1962 calendar: September 2.\n\nFull note: https://orate rosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-08-16 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-08-16 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-08-19-john-eudes@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280819 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280820 SUMMARY:St. John Eudes\, Priest (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A French priest (d. 1680) who preached missions\, founded semin aries\, and spread devotion to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary. He was a fore runner of the Sacred Heart devotion.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosar y: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=20 28-08-19 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-08-19 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-08-21-pius-x@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280821 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280822 SUMMARY:St. Pius X\, Pope DESCRIPTION:Giuseppe Sarto (d. 1914)\, a parish priest who became Pope. He encouraged frequent Communion\, lowered the age of First Communion\, and r eformed Church music. His motto was "to restore all things in Christ."\n\n Patron of first communicants. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries . 1962 calendar: September 3.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/cale ndar?d=2028-08-21 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-08-21 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-08-22-queenship-mary@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280822 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280823 SUMMARY:The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary DESCRIPTION:One week after the Assumption\, the Church honors Mary as Queen of heaven and earth\, a title of love tied to her Son’s kingship. It is the Fifth Glorious Mystery\, the Coronation.\n\nMemorial. Suggested Rosar y: Glorious Mysteries. 1962 calendar: May 31.\n\nFull note: https://orater osarium.com/calendar?d=2028-08-22 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-08-22 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-08-23-rose-lima@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280823 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280824 SUMMARY:St. Rose of Lima\, Virgin (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Dominican laywoman of Peru (d. 1617)\, the first canonized sa int of the Americas\, known for penance\, prayer and care for the poor and sick. She is a patron of the Americas.\n\nPatron of the Americas\, Peru\, gardeners. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries. 1962 calendar: August 30.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=20 28-08-23 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-08-23 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-08-24-bartholomew@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280824 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280825 SUMMARY:St. Bartholomew\, Apostle DESCRIPTION:One of the Twelve\, usually identified with Nathanael\, of whom Jesus said\, "Behold\, an Israelite in whom is no guile!" Tradition says he was martyred in Armenia. He shows an honest heart that recognizes Jesus .\n\nPatron of Armenia\, leatherworkers. Feast. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-08-24 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-08-24 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-08-25-louis@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280825 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280826 SUMMARY:St. Louis (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:King Louis IX of France (d. 1270)\, a devoted husband and fathe r who cared for the poor\, built the Sainte-Chapelle\, and died on crusade . He shows a ruler governing as a servant of God.\n\nPatron of France\, ki ngs\, the city of St. Louis. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowfu l Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-08-25 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-08-25 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-08-25-joseph-calasanz@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280825 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280826 SUMMARY:St. Joseph Calasanz\, Priest (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Spanish priest (d. 1648) who opened the first free public sch ool in Europe in Rome and founded the Piarists. He gave poor children the gift of education.\n\nPatron of Christian schools. Optional memorial. Sugg ested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: August 27.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-08-25 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-08-25 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-08-28-augustine@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280828 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280829 SUMMARY:St. Augustine\, Bishop and Doctor of the Church DESCRIPTION:After a restless youth he was converted and baptized in 387\, b ecame Bishop of Hippo in North Africa\, and wrote the Confessions and The City of God (d. 430). "Our heart is restless until it rests in You." He is among the greatest teachers of the faith.\n\nPatron of theologians\, brew ers\, printers. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note : https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-08-28 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-08-28 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-08-29-passion-john-baptist@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280829 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280830 SUMMARY:The Passion of St. John the Baptist DESCRIPTION:John was imprisoned and beheaded by Herod Antipas for telling h im his marriage to his brother’s wife was wrong. He died a martyr for tr uth and for the holiness of marriage.\n\nMemorial. Suggested Rosary: Lumin ous Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-08- 29 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-08-29 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-09-05-teresa-calcutta@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280905 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280906 SUMMARY:St. Teresa of Calcutta\, Virgin (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Born in Skopje in 1910\, she founded the Missionaries of Charit y in Calcutta to serve the "poorest of the poor\," the dying\, lepers and orphans (d. 1997). She received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 and taught t hat small things done with great love change the world.\n\nOptional memori al. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosa rium.com/calendar?d=2028-09-05 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-09-05 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-09-08-nativity-mary@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280908 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280909 SUMMARY:The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary DESCRIPTION:Mary’s birthday\, celebrated nine months after the Immaculate Conception. Scripture is silent on it\, but the Church has kept it since early centuries. Her birth is the dawn before the rising of the Sun\, Chri st.\n\nFeast. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://or aterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-09-08 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-09-08 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-09-09-peter-claver@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280909 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280910 SUMMARY:St. Peter Claver\, Priest DESCRIPTION:A Spanish Jesuit (d. 1654) who served enslaved Africans arrivin g at Cartagena\, Colombia\, for forty years\, bringing them food\, medicin e and the Gospel. He called himself "the slave of the slaves forever."\n\n Patron of enslaved people\, Colombia. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful M ysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-09-09 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-09-09 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-09-12-holy-name-mary@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280912 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280913 SUMMARY:The Most Holy Name of Mary (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Honors the name of the Mother of God. The day spread after the victory at Vienna in 1683\, attributed to Mary’s help. Her name\, spoken with love\, leads us to her Son.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028- 09-12 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-09-12 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-09-13-john-chrysostom@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280913 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280914 SUMMARY:St. John Chrysostom\, Bishop and Doctor of the Church DESCRIPTION:Archbishop of Constantinople (d. 407) whose preaching earned hi m the name "golden mouth." He was exiled for denouncing the corruption of the imperial court. His homilies on Scripture are still read worldwide.\n\ nPatron of preachers\, orators. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Myste ries. 1962 calendar: January 27.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/c alendar?d=2028-09-13 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-09-13 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-09-14-exaltation-cross@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280914 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280915 SUMMARY:The Exaltation of the Holy Cross DESCRIPTION:Honors the Cross of Christ\, recalling the finding of the True Cross by St. Helena and the dedication of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem (335). The instrument of death has become the sign of victor y and life.\n\nFeast. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-09-14 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-09-14 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-09-15-our-lady-sorrows@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280915 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280916 SUMMARY:Our Lady of Sorrows DESCRIPTION:The day after the Holy Cross\, the Church remembers Mary standi ng at the Cross\, and her Seven Sorrows\, from Simeon’s prophecy to Jesu s’ burial. "A sword will pierce through your own soul also." She is the Mother who suffers with us.\n\nMemorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Myste ries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-09-15 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-09-15 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-09-16-cornelius-cyprian@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280916 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280917 SUMMARY:Sts. Cornelius\, Pope\, and Cyprian\, Bishop\, Martyrs DESCRIPTION:Pope Cornelius (d. 253) and Bishop Cyprian of Carthage (d. 258) defended mercy for Christians who had lapsed in persecution and repented. Both died for the faith. Their names are in the Roman Canon\; Cyprian wro te on the unity of the Church.\n\nMemorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Myste ries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-09-16 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-09-16 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-09-19-januarius@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280919 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280920 SUMMARY:St. Januarius\, Bishop and Martyr (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Bishop of Benevento martyred around 305. A relic of his blood i n Naples is famously seen to liquefy on certain days. He is a beloved patr on of Naples.\n\nPatron of Naples\, blood banks. Optional memorial. Sugges ted Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/c alendar?d=2028-09-19 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-09-19 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-09-20-korean-martyrs@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280920 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280921 SUMMARY:Sts. Andrew Kim Tae-gŏn\, Priest\, Paul Chŏng Ha-sang\, and Compa nions\, Martyrs DESCRIPTION:One hundred three martyrs of Korea in the 1800s. The faith was first brought by laypeople\; Andrew Kim was the first Korean priest\, mart yred at 25 in 1846. They show the power of lay witness in a Church that be gan without priests.\n\nPatron of Korea. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Glori ous Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-09- 20 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-09-20 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-09-21-matthew@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280921 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280922 SUMMARY:St. Matthew\, Apostle and Evangelist DESCRIPTION:A tax collector called by Jesus with the words "Follow me." He left his post at once and wrote the first Gospel. His Gospel shows Jesus a s the fulfillment of the Old Testament promises.\n\nPatron of accountants\ , bankers\, tax collectors. Feast. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries.\n \nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-09-21 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-09-21 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-09-23-pio@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280923 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280924 SUMMARY:St. Pius of Pietrelcina\, Priest DESCRIPTION:Padre Pio (d. 1968)\, an Italian Capuchin who bore the stigmata for fifty years\, heard confessions for hours each day\, and founded a la rge hospital. "Pray\, hope and don’t worry." He is one of the most belov ed saints of modern times.\n\nPatron of civil defense volunteers. Memorial . Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosari um.com/calendar?d=2028-09-23 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-09-23 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-09-26-cosmas-damian@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280926 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280927 SUMMARY:Sts. Cosmas and Damian\, Martyrs (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Twin brothers\, physicians in Syria who treated the sick withou t charge\, martyred around 303. Their names are in the Roman Canon.\n\nPat ron of physicians\, surgeons\, pharmacists. Optional memorial. Suggested R osary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: September 27.\n\nFull note: htt ps://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-09-26 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-09-26 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-09-27-vincent-de-paul@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280927 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280928 SUMMARY:St. Vincent de Paul\, Priest DESCRIPTION:A French priest (d. 1660) who devoted his life to the poor\, fo unding the Congregation of the Mission and\, with St. Louise de Marillac\, the Daughters of Charity. The St. Vincent de Paul Society\, founded later in his name\, still serves the poor in parishes everywhere.\n\nPatron of charitable societies\, the poor. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Myst eries. 1962 calendar: July 19.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/cal endar?d=2028-09-27 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-09-27 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-09-28-wenceslaus@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280928 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280929 SUMMARY:St. Wenceslaus\, Martyr (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Duke of Bohemia (d. 935)\, a good ruler killed by his brother ’s supporters on the way to Mass. He is the "good King Wenceslas" of the carol. He shows charity in leadership.\n\nPatron of Czech Republic\, Bohe mia. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries.\n\nFull note : https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-09-28 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-09-28 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-09-28-lawrence-ruiz@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280928 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280929 SUMMARY:St. Lawrence Ruiz and Companions\, Martyrs (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Sixteen martyrs killed in Nagasaki\, Japan\, in the 1630s. Lawr ence Ruiz\, a Filipino husband and father\, was the first Filipino saint. He declared he would die a thousand times for God.\n\nPatron of the Philip pines\, Filipino workers abroad. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Lumi nous Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-09 -28 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-09-28 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-09-29-archangels@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280929 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280930 SUMMARY:Sts. Michael\, Gabriel and Raphael\, Archangels DESCRIPTION:The three archangels named in Scripture: Michael defends God’ s people against evil\, Gabriel announces the Incarnation\, and Raphael he als and guides. They remind us of God’s care through His angels. Many pr ay the St. Michael prayer daily.\n\nPatron of St. Michael: police\, soldie rs\; St. Gabriel: messengers\; St. Raphael: travelers\, the sick. Feast. S uggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: St. Michael: September 2 9\; St. Gabriel: March 24\; St. Raphael: October 24.\n\nPrayer: Prayer to St. Michael https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-michae l\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-09-29 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-09-29 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-09-30-jerome@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280930 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281001 SUMMARY:St. Jerome\, Priest and Doctor of the Church DESCRIPTION:A brilliant and fiery scholar (d. 420) who translated the Bible into Latin\, the Vulgate\, living in Bethlehem near the cave of the Nativ ity. "Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ." His translation serv ed the Church for over a thousand years.\n\nPatron of translators\, librar ians\, scholars. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull not e: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-09-30 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-09-30 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-10-02-guardian-angels@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281002 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281003 SUMMARY:The Holy Guardian Angels DESCRIPTION:The Church honors the angels God assigns to guard each person. Jesus said their angels "always behold the face of my Father." We are neve r alone\; we can ask our angel’s help daily.\n\nMemorial. Suggested Rosa ry: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: Prayer to Your Guardian Angel https://ora terosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-angele-dei\nFull note: https: //oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-10-02 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-10-02 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-10-04-francis-assisi@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281004 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281005 SUMMARY:St. Francis of Assisi DESCRIPTION:The son of a wealthy merchant (d. 1226) who embraced radical po verty\, rebuilt churches\, founded the Franciscans\, and received the stig mata. He loved Christ\, the poor and all creation\, and wrote the Canticle of the Creatures. He made the first Christmas crèche at Greccio.\n\nPatr on of Italy\, animals\, ecology\, merchants. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: G lorious Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028 -10-04 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-10-04 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-10-05-faustina@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281005 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281006 SUMMARY:St. Faustina Kowalska\, Virgin (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Polish sister (d. 1938) to whom Jesus revealed the message of Divine Mercy: the image "Jesus\, I trust in You" and the Chaplet. Through her\, the devotion to Divine Mercy spread worldwide.\n\nPatron of mercy. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: Chaple t of Divine Mercy https://oraterosarium.com/divine-mercy#chaplet\nPrayer: Divine Mercy Novena https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additiona l-novena-divine-mercy\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=202 8-10-05 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-10-05 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-10-05-francis-xavier-seelos@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281005 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281006 SUMMARY:Bl. Francis Xavier Seelos\, Priest (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A German-born Redemptorist (d. 1867) who served immigrants in P ittsburgh\, Baltimore and New Orleans\, and died caring for yellow-fever v ictims. He was a beloved\, cheerful confessor.\n\nOptional memorial. Sugge sted Rosary: Luminous Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/c alendar?d=2028-10-05 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-10-05 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-10-06-bruno@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281006 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281007 SUMMARY:St. Bruno\, Priest (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A German priest and scholar (d. 1101) who founded the Carthusia ns\, monks of deep silence\, in the Chartreuse mountains. His order has ne ver needed reform.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Myste ries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-10-06 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-10-06 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-10-06-marie-rose-durocher@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281006 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281007 SUMMARY:Bl. Marie Rose Durocher\, Virgin (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Canadian sister (d. 1849) who founded the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary to educate the young. Her sisters have taught in the U.S. and Canada for generations.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosar y: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d =2028-10-06 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-10-06 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-10-07-our-lady-rosary@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281007 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281008 SUMMARY:Our Lady of the Rosary DESCRIPTION:Established by St. Pius V after the victory of Lepanto on Octob er 7\, 1571\, when Christians prayed the Rosary for protection. It is the heart of October\, the Month of the Rosary. The Rosary is a school of cont emplating Christ with Mary. Today is a day to pray it with your family.\n\ nPatron of the Rosary. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFu ll note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-10-07 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-10-07 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-10-09-denis@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281009 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281010 SUMMARY:St. Denis\, Bishop\, and Companions\, Martyrs (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:The first Bishop of Paris\, martyred with companions on Montmar tre around 250. He is a patron of France.\n\nPatron of Paris\, France. Opt ional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https:// oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-10-09 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-10-09 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-10-09-john-leonardi@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281009 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281010 SUMMARY:St. John Leonardi\, Priest (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:An Italian pharmacist who became a priest (d. 1609)\, renewed c atechesis\, and helped found the Propaganda Fide college for missions. He is a patron of pharmacists.\n\nPatron of pharmacists. Optional memorial. S uggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com /calendar?d=2028-10-09 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-10-09 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-10-09-newman@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281009 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281010 SUMMARY:St. John Henry Newman\, Priest and Doctor of the Church (optional m emorial) DESCRIPTION:An Anglican scholar at Oxford who became Catholic in 1845\, lat er a cardinal (d. 1890). He wrote on conscience\, faith and education\, an d "Lead\, Kindly Light." Canonized in 2019\, he was named a Doctor of the Church in 2025 and added to the General Roman Calendar soon after.\n\nPatr on of converts\, students (Newman Centers). Optional memorial. Suggested R osary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar? d=2028-10-09 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-10-09 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-10-11-john-xxiii@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281011 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281012 SUMMARY:St. John XXIII\, Pope (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Angelo Roncalli (d. 1963)\, the warm-hearted "good Pope John\," who called the Second Vatican Council. His day is the anniversary of the Council’s opening in 1962.\n\nPatron of papal delegates\, Christian unit y. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-10-11 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-10-11 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-10-14-callistus@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281014 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281015 SUMMARY:St. Callistus I\, Pope and Martyr (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A former slave who became Pope (d. 222). He was known for mercy toward repentant sinners and was martyred in Rome. The great catacomb of St. Callistus is named after him.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028- 10-14 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-10-14 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-10-16-hedwig@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281016 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281017 SUMMARY:St. Hedwig\, Religious (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A duchess of Silesia (d. 1243)\, a mother of seven\, who founde d hospitals and monasteries and entered a convent after her husband died. She is a patron of Silesia.\n\nPatron of Silesia\, widows. Optional memori al. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosariu m.com/calendar?d=2028-10-16 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-10-16 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-10-16-margaret-mary@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281016 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281017 SUMMARY:St. Margaret Mary Alacoque\, Virgin (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A French Visitation nun (d. 1690) to whom Jesus revealed His Sa cred Heart and asked for First Friday Communions and the feast of the Sacr ed Heart. She spread the devotion to the Heart of Jesus.\n\nPatron of Sacr ed Heart devotees. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: October 17.\n\nPrayer: Nine First Fridays https://oraterosa rium.com/additional-prayers#first-fridays-saturdays\nFull note: https://or aterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-10-16 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-10-16 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-10-17-ignatius-antioch@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281017 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281018 SUMMARY:St. Ignatius of Antioch\, Bishop and Martyr DESCRIPTION:Bishop of Antioch\, taken to Rome and thrown to the beasts arou nd 107. On the way he wrote seven letters to the churches. "I am the wheat of God\, ground by the teeth of beasts." He is the first known to use the term "Catholic Church."\n\nMemorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysterie s. 1962 calendar: February 1.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/cale ndar?d=2028-10-17 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-10-17 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-10-18-luke@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281018 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281019 SUMMARY:St. Luke\, Evangelist DESCRIPTION:A physician and companion of St. Paul who wrote the third Gospe l and the Acts of the Apostles. He gives us the Annunciation\, the Visitat ion and the Nativity accounts. His Gospel is the Gospel of mercy\; traditi on calls him the first painter of Mary.\n\nPatron of physicians\, artists\ , surgeons. Feast. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https ://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-10-18 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-10-18 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-10-19-north-american-martyrs@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281019 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281020 SUMMARY:Sts. John de Brébeuf and Isaac Jogues\, Priests\, and Companions\, Martyrs DESCRIPTION:Eight French Jesuit missionaries and lay associates killed in t he 1640s in what is now New York and Canada\, including Isaac Jogues at Os sernenon (Auriesville\, NY). They are the first canonized martyrs of North America.\n\nPatron of North America\, Canada. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries. 1962 calendar: September 26.\n\nFull note: https://or aterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-10-19 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-10-19 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-10-20-paul-cross@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281020 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281021 SUMMARY:St. Paul of the Cross\, Priest (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:An Italian priest (d. 1775) who founded the Passionists to prea ch Christ crucified. He taught that the Passion is the greatest sign of Go d’s love.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 1 962 calendar: April 28.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d =2028-10-20 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-10-20 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-10-23-john-capistrano@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281023 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281024 SUMMARY:St. John of Capistrano\, Priest (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:An Italian lawyer and governor who became a Franciscan preacher (d. 1456)\, and helped defend Belgrade from invasion. The California miss ion bears his name.\n\nPatron of military chaplains\, jurists. Optional me morial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: March 28.\n\nFu ll note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-10-23 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-10-23 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-10-24-anthony-claret@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281024 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281025 SUMMARY:St. Anthony Mary Claret\, Bishop (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Spanish weaver who became a priest\, founded the Claretians\, served as Archbishop of Santiago de Cuba\, and spread devotion to the Ros ary (d. 1870). He used the printing press to spread the faith.\n\nPatron o f weavers\, Catholic press. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: October 23.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium .com/calendar?d=2028-10-24 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-10-24 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-10-28-simon-jude@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281028 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281029 SUMMARY:Sts. Simon and Jude\, Apostles DESCRIPTION:Two of the Twelve. Simon is called "the Zealot"\; Jude (Thaddeu s) wrote a short New Testament letter. Tradition says both preached in Per sia and were martyred. St. Jude is beloved as patron of hopeless causes.\n \nPatron of St. Jude: desperate causes\; St. Simon: woodcutters. Feast. Su ggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/ calendar?d=2028-10-28 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-10-28 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-11-01-all-saints@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281102 SUMMARY:Solemnity of All Saints — Holy Day of Obligation DESCRIPTION:The Church honors all the saints in heaven\, known and unknown: a great multitude that no one could count\, from every nation. All of us are called to holiness. From Nov. 1 to 8 a plenary indulgence for the soul s in purgatory is offered for visiting a cemetery and praying for the dead .\n\nSolemnity. Holy day of obligation (USA). Suggested Rosary: Glorious M ysteries.\n\nPrayer: Eternal Rest https://oraterosarium.com/additional-pra yers#additional-requiem-aeternam\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/cal endar?d=2028-11-01 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-11-01 CATEGORIES:Solemnity TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-11-02-all-souls@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281102 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281103 SUMMARY:The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls) DESCRIPTION:The Church prays for all who have died in Christ and are being purified before entering heaven. Priests may celebrate three Masses today. Our prayers and sacrifices can help the holy souls. Remember your own bel oved dead by name today and all through November.\n\nCommemoration (ranked with solemnities). Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: Etern al Rest https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-requiem-ae ternam\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-11-02 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-11-02 CATEGORIES:Commemoration (ranked with solemnities) TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-11-03-martin-de-porres@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281103 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281104 SUMMARY:St. Martin de Porres\, Religious (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Dominican brother of Lima\, Peru (d. 1639)\, son of a Spanish nobleman and a freed woman of African descent. He cared for the sick and poor and even for animals. He shows humility and charity crossing every ba rrier.\n\nPatron of racial harmony\, barbers\, public health workers. Opti onal memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https: //oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-11-03 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-11-03 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-11-04-charles-borromeo@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281104 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281105 SUMMARY:St. Charles Borromeo\, Bishop DESCRIPTION:Archbishop of Milan and cardinal (d. 1584) who helped close the Council of Trent and put its reforms into practice\, founding seminaries and caring for victims of plague. He is a model of Church reform.\n\nPatro n of seminarians\, catechists\, bishops. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyfu l Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: Eternal Rest https://oraterosarium.com/additional- prayers#additional-requiem-aeternam\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/ calendar?d=2028-11-04 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-11-04 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-11-09-lateran@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281109 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281110 SUMMARY:The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica DESCRIPTION:The Cathedral of Rome\, dedicated around 324\, is called "mothe r and head of all churches in the city and the world." It is the Pope’s cathedral. We celebrate our unity with the Church of Rome and remember tha t we are living stones of God’s temple.\n\nFeast. Suggested Rosary: Lumi nous Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-11 -09 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-11-09 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-11-10-leo-great@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281110 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281111 SUMMARY:St. Leo the Great\, Pope and Doctor of the Church DESCRIPTION:Pope from 440 to 461. His letter (Tome) to the Council of Chalc edon defined Christ’s two natures\, and he met Attila the Hun to spare R ome. "Christian\, remember your dignity."\n\nMemorial. Suggested Rosary: S orrowful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: April 11.\n\nFull note: https://oratero sarium.com/calendar?d=2028-11-10 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-11-10 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-11-11-martin-tours@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281111 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281112 SUMMARY:St. Martin of Tours\, Bishop DESCRIPTION:A Roman soldier who cut his cloak in half for a freezing beggar and that night dreamed of Christ wearing it. He became a monk and Bishop of Tours (d. 397). He is one of the first non-martyrs honored as a saint.\ n\nPatron of soldiers\, the poor\, France. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joy ful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-11- 11 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-11-11 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-11-13-frances-cabrini@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281113 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281114 SUMMARY:St. Frances Xavier Cabrini\, Virgin DESCRIPTION:An Italian sister who came to New York in 1889 to serve Italian immigrants\, founded schools\, orphanages and hospitals across the Americ as\, and became a U.S. citizen (d. 1917). She was the first U.S. citizen t o be canonized.\n\nPatron of immigrants\, hospital administrators. Memoria l. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium .com/calendar?d=2028-11-13 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-11-13 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-11-15-albert-great@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281115 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281116 SUMMARY:St. Albert the Great\, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (optional me morial) DESCRIPTION:A German Dominican (d. 1280)\, a giant of learning in theology and natural science\, and teacher of St. Thomas Aquinas. He showed that fa ith and science are friends.\n\nPatron of scientists\, students. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://orat erosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-11-15 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-11-15 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-11-16-margaret-scotland@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281116 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281117 SUMMARY:St. Margaret of Scotland (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:An English princess who became Queen of Scotland (d. 1093)\, a devoted mother of eight who served the poor and renewed the Church in Scot land. She shows holiness as a wife\, mother and queen.\n\nPatron of Scotla nd\, mothers. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries. 196 2 calendar: June 10.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=20 28-11-16 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-11-16 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-11-16-gertrude@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281116 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281117 SUMMARY:St. Gertrude\, Virgin (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A German nun of Helfta (d. about 1302)\, a mystic whose writing s anticipate devotion to the Sacred Heart. Her prayers for the souls in pu rgatory are still widely prayed.\n\nPatron of souls in purgatory. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries. 1962 calendar: November 1 5.\n\nPrayer: Prayer of St. Gertrude https://oraterosarium.com/additional- prayers#additional-st-gertrude\nPrayer: Eternal Rest https://oraterosarium .com/additional-prayers#additional-requiem-aeternam\nFull note: https://or aterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-11-16 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-11-16 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-11-17-elizabeth-hungary@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281117 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281118 SUMMARY:St. Elizabeth of Hungary\, Religious DESCRIPTION:A Hungarian princess married at 14\, widowed at 20\, who gave h er life to the poor and sick\, and died at 24 in 1231 as a Franciscan tert iary. She built a hospital and served in it herself.\n\nPatron of Francisc an tertiaries\, bakers\, hospitals. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: November 19.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium .com/calendar?d=2028-11-17 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-11-17 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-11-18-dedication-peter-paul@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281118 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281119 SUMMARY:The Dedication of the Basilicas of Sts. Peter and Paul\, Apostles ( optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Honors the two great basilicas in Rome built over the tombs of the Apostles Peter and Paul. They are signs of the apostolic faith on whic h the Church rests.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteri es.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-11-18 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-11-18 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-11-18-rose-philippine-duchesne@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281118 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281119 SUMMARY:St. Rose Philippine Duchesne\, Virgin (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A French Sister of the Sacred Heart (d. 1852) who came to Misso uri in 1818\, opened schools\, and in her seventies served the Potawatomi people\, who called her "Woman Who Prays Always." She shows missionary per severance.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFu ll note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-11-18 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-11-18 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-11-21-presentation-mary@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281121 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281122 SUMMARY:The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary DESCRIPTION:An ancient tradition says Mary’s parents brought her to the T emple as a young child and dedicated her to God. It celebrates Mary’s to tal gift of herself to God from the start.\n\nMemorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028- 11-21 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-11-21 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-11-22-cecilia@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281122 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281123 SUMMARY:St. Cecilia\, Virgin and Martyr DESCRIPTION:A Roman noblewoman martyred around 230. Tradition says she sang to God in her heart on her wedding day. Her name is in the Roman Canon.\n \nPatron of musicians\, singers\, poets. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Glori ous Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-11- 22 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-11-22 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-11-23-clement-i@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281123 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281124 SUMMARY:St. Clement I\, Pope and Martyr (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:The third successor of St. Peter as Bishop of Rome (d. about 99 ). His letter to the Corinthians is one of the oldest Christian writings o utside the New Testament. His name is in the Roman Canon.\n\nPatron of mar iners. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries.\n\nFull no te: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-11-23 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-11-23 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-11-23-columban@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281123 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281124 SUMMARY:St. Columban\, Abbot (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:An Irish monk (d. 615) who founded monasteries across France\, Switzerland and Italy\, including Bobbio. He helped re-evangelize Europe.\ n\nPatron of motorcyclists\, Ireland. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=20 28-11-23 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-11-23 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-11-23-miguel-pro@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281123 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281124 SUMMARY:Bl. Miguel Agustín Pro\, Priest and Martyr (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Mexican Jesuit who secretly ministered during the persecution of the 1920s\, often in disguise. Shot in 1927\, he stretched out his arm s and cried\, "Viva Cristo Rey!" He is a witness to joy and courage.\n\nPa tron of Mexico. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries.\n \nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-11-23 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-11-23 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-11-24-andrew-dung-lac@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281124 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281125 SUMMARY:St. Andrew Dũng-Lạc\, Priest\, and Companions\, Martyrs DESCRIPTION:One hundred seventeen martyrs of Vietnam (1745–1862)\, priest s\, bishops\, religious and laypeople\, including Andrew Dũng-Lạc. They represent the many thousands who died for the faith in Vietnam.\n\nPatron of Vietnam. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note : https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-11-24 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-11-24 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-11-25-catherine-alexandria@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281125 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281126 SUMMARY:St. Catherine of Alexandria\, Virgin and Martyr (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A young\, learned woman of Alexandria who\, tradition says\, de bated philosophers and won them to Christ before her martyrdom around 305. She was restored to the calendar in 2002.\n\nPatron of philosophers\, stu dents\, unmarried women. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Myste ries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-11-25 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-11-25 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-11-26-christ-king@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281126 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281127 SUMMARY:Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ\, King of the Universe DESCRIPTION:The last Sunday of the liturgical year proclaims Jesus as King of all creation\, a King who reigns from the Cross and will come again in glory. Pope Pius XI established the feast in 1925 against rising secularis m.\n\nSolemnity. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries. 1962 calendar: Last Sunday of October.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=202 8-11-26 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-11-26 CATEGORIES:Solemnity TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-11-30-andrew@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281130 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281201 SUMMARY:St. Andrew\, Apostle DESCRIPTION:A fisherman of Galilee\, brother of Peter\, and a disciple of J ohn the Baptist\, who brought his brother to Jesus. Tradition says he was crucified on an X-shaped cross in Greece. Many pray the St. Andrew Christm as Novena from today until Christmas.\n\nPatron of Scotland\, Russia\, Gre ece\, fishermen. Feast. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: S t. Andrew Christmas Novena (day 1 of 25) https://oraterosarium.com/additio nal-prayers#additional-novena-st-andrew\nPrayer: Novena to the Immaculate Conception (day 2 of 9) https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#addit ional-novena-immaculate-conception\nPrayer: How to pray a novena https://o raterosarium.com/additional-prayers#how-to-pray-a-novena\nFull note: https ://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-11-30 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-11-30 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-12-03-advent-1@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281203 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281204 SUMMARY:First Sunday of Advent DESCRIPTION:A new liturgical year begins. Advent prepares for Christmas and for Christ’s coming again\; the first candle of the Advent wreath is li t. A season of joyful hope and watchfulness: "Stay awake!"\n\nSunday. Sugg ested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: St. Andrew Christmas Novena (da y 4 of 25) https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-novena- st-andrew\nPrayer: Novena to the Immaculate Conception (day 5 of 9) https: //oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-novena-immaculate-concep tion\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-12-03 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-12-03 CATEGORIES:Sunday TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-12-04-john-damascene@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281204 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281205 SUMMARY:St. John Damascene\, Priest and Doctor of the Church (optional memo rial) DESCRIPTION:A monk of Syria (d. about 749) who defended the use of sacred i mages (icons) and wrote on the faith and on Mary’s Assumption. He is the last of the Greek Fathers.\n\nPatron of icon painters. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: March 27.\n\nFull note : https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-12-04 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-12-04 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-12-06-nicholas@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281206 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281207 SUMMARY:St. Nicholas\, Bishop (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Bishop of Myra (in modern Turkey) in the fourth century. Tradit ion says he secretly gave gold to three poor girls for their dowries. His generosity inspired the figure of Santa Claus.\n\nPatron of children\, sai lors\, Russia\, Greece. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Myst eries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-12-06 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-12-06 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-12-07-ambrose@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281207 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281208 SUMMARY:St. Ambrose\, Bishop and Doctor of the Church DESCRIPTION:A Roman governor acclaimed Bishop of Milan in 374 before he was even baptized. He preached powerfully\, wrote hymns\, and baptized St. Au gustine. He stood up to the emperor for the Church’s freedom.\n\nPatron of Milan\, beekeepers. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries.\n\n Prayer: St. Andrew Christmas Novena (day 8 of 25) https://oraterosarium.co m/additional-prayers#additional-novena-st-andrew\nPrayer: Novena to the Im maculate Conception (day 9 of 9) https://oraterosarium.com/additional-pray ers#additional-novena-immaculate-conception\nFull note: https://oraterosar ium.com/calendar?d=2028-12-07 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-12-07 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-12-08-immaculate-conception@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281208 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281209 SUMMARY:Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary — Holy Day of Obligation DESCRIPTION:From the first moment of her conception Mary was preserved from original sin by a singular grace of God\, in view of the merits of Jesus\ , as Pope Pius IX defined in 1854. God prepared a worthy Mother for His So n. Mary under this title is the patroness of the United States.\n\nPatron of the United States. Solemnity. Holy day of obligation (USA). Patronal fe ast of the United States: always a holy day of obligation here. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: St. Andrew Christmas Novena (day 9 of 25) https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-novena-st-and rew\nPrayer: Tota Pulchra Es https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers# additional-novena-immaculate-conception\nFull note: https://oraterosarium. com/calendar?d=2028-12-08 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-12-08 CATEGORIES:Solemnity TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-12-09-juan-diego@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281209 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281210 SUMMARY:St. Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:An Indigenous Mexican convert to whom Our Lady appeared at Tepe yac in December 1531\, leaving her image on his tilma. He is the first Ind igenous saint of the Americas.\n\nPatron of Indigenous peoples of the Amer icas. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-12-09 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-12-09 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-12-11-damasus@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281211 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281212 SUMMARY:St. Damasus I\, Pope (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Pope from 366 to 384\, who restored the catacombs and commissio ned St. Jerome to translate the Bible into Latin. He honored the martyrs w ith beautiful inscriptions.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-12-11 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-12-11 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-12-12-guadalupe@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281212 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281213 SUMMARY:Our Lady of Guadalupe DESCRIPTION:In 1531 Mary appeared to St. Juan Diego near Mexico City. Her i mage on his tilma\, still preserved\, shows her as a pregnant young woman of the people. Millions converted after the apparition. She is the patrone ss of the Americas.\n\nPatron of the Americas\, Mexico\, the unborn. Feast . Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: St. Andrew Christmas Nove na (day 13 of 25) https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional- novena-st-andrew\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-12- 12 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-12-12 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-12-13-lucy@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281213 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281214 SUMMARY:St. Lucy\, Virgin and Martyr DESCRIPTION:A young Christian of Syracuse in Sicily\, martyred around 304. Her name means "light\," and her feast falls in the darkest days of the ye ar. Her name is in the Roman Canon.\n\nPatron of the blind\, eye ailments. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: St. Andrew Chr istmas Novena (day 14 of 25) https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers# additional-novena-st-andrew\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar ?d=2028-12-13 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-12-13 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-12-14-john-cross@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281214 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281215 SUMMARY:St. John of the Cross\, Priest and Doctor of the Church DESCRIPTION:A Spanish Carmelite (d. 1591) who helped St. Teresa reform thei r order\, was imprisoned by his own brothers\, and wrote The Dark Night of the Soul. He is the great teacher of the soul’s union with God.\n\nPatr on of mystics\, contemplatives. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Myste ries. 1962 calendar: November 24.\n\nPrayer: St. Andrew Christmas Novena ( day 15 of 25) https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-nove na-st-andrew\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-12-14 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-12-14 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-12-17-gaudete@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281217 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281218 SUMMARY:Third Sunday of Advent (Gaudete Sunday) DESCRIPTION:Named for the opening word of the Mass\, "Gaudete" ("Rejoice"). The rose candle of the Advent wreath is lit and rose vestments may be wor n. The Lord is near!\n\nSunday. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nPra yer: St. Andrew Christmas Novena (day 18 of 25) https://oraterosarium.com/ additional-prayers#additional-novena-st-andrew\nPrayer: Christmas Novena ( day 2 of 9) https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-novena -christmas\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-12-17 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-12-17 CATEGORIES:Sunday TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-12-21-peter-canisius@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281221 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281222 SUMMARY:St. Peter Canisius\, Priest and Doctor of the Church (commemoration ) DESCRIPTION:A Dutch Jesuit (d. 1597) whose catechisms helped renew the fait h in Germany during the Reformation. He is called the second Apostle of Ge rmany.\n\nPatron of Germany\, catechists. Optional memorial (commemoration ). Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries. 1962 calendar: April 27.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-12-21 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-12-21 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-12-23-john-kanty@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281223 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281224 SUMMARY:St. John of Kanty\, Priest (commemoration) DESCRIPTION:A Polish priest and professor at the University of Kraków (d. 1473)\, famous for his generosity to the poor. He shows learning joined to charity.\n\nPatron of Poland\, professors. Optional memorial (commemorati on). Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: October 20.\n\nFul l note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-12-23 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-12-23 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-12-25-christmas@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281225 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281226 SUMMARY:Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord (Christmas) — Holy Day of O bligation DESCRIPTION:The Son of God is born of the Virgin Mary in Bethlehem and laid in a manger. Shepherds hear the angels sing "Glory to God in the highest. " God becomes one of us so that we might share His life. It is the Third J oyful Mystery\, and the Christmas season continues until the Baptism of th e Lord.\n\nSolemnity. Holy day of obligation (USA). Suggested Rosary: Joyf ul Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: Gloria in Excelsis https://oraterosarium.com/addi tional-prayers#additional-gloria-excelsis\nFull note: https://oraterosariu m.com/calendar?d=2028-12-25 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-12-25 CATEGORIES:Solemnity TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-12-26-stephen@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281226 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281227 SUMMARY:St. Stephen\, the First Martyr DESCRIPTION:One of the first seven deacons\, stoned to death in Jerusalem w hile praying\, "Lord\, do not hold this sin against them." Saul (later St. Paul) looked on. The day after Christmas we remember that the Child came to give His life\, and Stephen gave his for Him.\n\nPatron of deacons\, st onemasons. Feast. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: htt ps://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-12-26 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-12-26 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-12-27-john-apostle@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281227 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281228 SUMMARY:St. John\, Apostle and Evangelist DESCRIPTION:The "beloved disciple" who leaned on Jesus’ breast at the Las t Supper\, stood at the Cross\, and received Mary as his mother. He wrote the fourth Gospel. His Gospel begins\, "In the beginning was the Word." He is the only Apostle not martyred\, by tradition.\n\nPatron of friendship\ , writers\, theologians. Feast. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries.\n\nF ull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-12-27 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-12-27 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-12-28-holy-innocents@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281228 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281229 SUMMARY:The Holy Innocents\, Martyrs DESCRIPTION:The baby boys of Bethlehem killed by King Herod in his attempt to destroy the newborn King. They died in place of Christ. Today is a day to pray for all children and for the unborn.\n\nPatron of babies\, childre n. Feast. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://orat erosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-12-28 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-12-28 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-12-29-thomas-becket@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281229 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281230 SUMMARY:St. Thomas Becket\, Bishop and Martyr (commemoration) DESCRIPTION:Archbishop of Canterbury\, killed in his cathedral in 1170 by k nights of King Henry II after he defended the Church’s freedom. He shows courage under pressure from political power.\n\nPatron of secular clergy. Optional memorial (commemoration). Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. \n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-12-29 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-12-29 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2028-12-31-holy-family@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281231 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290101 SUMMARY:Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus\, Mary and Joseph DESCRIPTION:On the Sunday after Christmas (or December 30 when there is no Sunday)\, the Church honors the home of Nazareth where Jesus grew "in wisd om and in stature." The Holy Family is a model for every family: prayer\, work\, love and faithfulness through hardship.\n\nPatron of families. Feas t. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: Sunday after Epiphan y.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-12-31 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2028-12-31 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-01-01-mary-mother-of-god@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290102 SUMMARY:Solemnity of Mary\, the Holy Mother of God DESCRIPTION:On the octave day of Christmas the Church honors Mary as Theoto kos\, "God-bearer." The Council of Ephesus (431) taught that the Child she bore is truly God\, so she is truly the Mother of God. The title protects the truth about Jesus: one Person\, fully God and fully man. The year beg ins under Mary’s care\, and the day is also the World Day of Peace.\n\nS olemnity. Not a holy day of obligation this year (falls on a Monday). Sugg ested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: Octave Day of Christmas (Ci rcumcision of the Lord).\n\nPrayer: Sub Tuum Praesidium https://oraterosar ium.com/additional-prayers#additional-sub-tuum\nFull note: https://oratero sarium.com/calendar?d=2029-01-01 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-01-01 CATEGORIES:Solemnity TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-01-02-basil-gregory@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290102 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290103 SUMMARY:Sts. Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen\, Bishops and Doctors DESCRIPTION:Two close friends from fourth-century Cappadocia (in modern Tur key). Basil organized monastic life and cared for the poor\; Gregory was a gifted preacher and theologian of the Holy Trinity. Together they defende d the divinity of Christ and the Holy Spirit when that faith was under att ack. Their friendship shows how holiness grows in good company.\n\nMemoria l. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: St. Basil: June 1 4\; St. Gregory Nazianzen: May 9.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/ calendar?d=2029-01-02 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-01-02 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-01-03-holy-name-jesus@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290103 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290104 SUMMARY:The Most Holy Name of Jesus (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:The name Jesus means "God saves." The angel gave it to Joseph a nd Mary before His birth\, and the Church honors it as the name above ever y other name. Saying His name with reverence is itself a prayer. Many peop le bow their heads at the name of Jesus\, and the Hail Mary centers on it. \n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: Sunday between Jan. 2 and 5 (or Jan. 2).\n\nPrayer: Hail Mary https://orat erosarium.com/prayers#prayer-ave\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/cal endar?d=2029-01-03 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-01-03 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-01-04-elizabeth-ann-seton@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290104 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290105 SUMMARY:St. Elizabeth Ann Seton\, Religious DESCRIPTION:Born in New York in 1774\, she was a wife and mother of five. A fter her husband died she became Catholic\, founded the Sisters of Charity in Emmitsburg\, Maryland\, and opened a school for girls. She was the fir st person born in the United States to be canonized (1975)\, and her schoo l helped lay the foundation for Catholic education in America.\n\nPatron o f Catholic schools\, widows\, those who have lost children. Memorial. Sugg ested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/ calendar?d=2029-01-04 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-01-04 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-01-05-john-neumann@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290105 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290106 SUMMARY:St. John Neumann\, Bishop DESCRIPTION:A Bohemian-born priest who came to New York in 1836\, joined th e Redemptorists\, and became Bishop of Philadelphia. He spoke several lang uages and visited even the most remote parishes. He organized the first di ocesan Catholic school system in the United States and built dozens of sch ools and churches for immigrant families.\n\nPatron of Catholic education\ , immigrants. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull not e: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-01-05 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-01-05 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-01-06-andre-bessette@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290106 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290107 SUMMARY:St. André Bessette\, Religious (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Holy Cross brother in Montreal who worked for decades as a hu mble doorkeeper. He prayed with countless sick visitors and sent them to S t. Joseph\, and many reported healings. From his devotion grew Saint Josep h’s Oratory on Mount Royal. He shows how great trust can live in a simpl e job.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull n ote: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-01-06 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-01-06 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-01-07-epiphany@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290107 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290108 SUMMARY:Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord DESCRIPTION:The Magi from the East follow the star\, find the Child with Ma ry His mother\, and offer gold\, frankincense and myrrh. In the U.S. it is kept on the Sunday between January 2 and 8. Christ is revealed to all the nations. Many homes are blessed today by chalking the doorway (20+C+M+B+y ear).\n\nSolemnity. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: Jan uary 6.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-01-07 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-01-07 CATEGORIES:Solemnity TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-01-08-baptism@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290108 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290109 SUMMARY:Feast of the Baptism of the Lord DESCRIPTION:Jesus is baptized by John in the Jordan\; the Spirit descends l ike a dove and the Father says\, "This is my beloved Son." The feast ends the Christmas season. It recalls our own Baptism and begins Jesus’ publi c ministry. It is the First Luminous Mystery.\n\nFeast. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries. 1962 calendar: January 13.\n\nFull note: https://orate rosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-01-08 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-01-08 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-01-13-hilary@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290113 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290114 SUMMARY:St. Hilary\, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Bishop of Poitiers in Gaul (d. 368)\, a convert from paganism\, who was exiled for defending the divinity of Christ against the Arian her esy. His writings on the Trinity earned him the title "Athanasius of the W est."\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calen dar: January 14.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-0 1-13 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-01-13 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-01-17-anthony-abbot@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290117 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290118 SUMMARY:St. Anthony\, Abbot DESCRIPTION:An Egyptian who heard the Gospel "sell what you have and give t o the poor" around 270\, did exactly that\, and went into the desert to li ve for God. He lived to about 105. He is called the father of monks\; St. Athanasius’ life of him inspired monastic life in both East and West.\n\ nPatron of monks\, butchers\, gravediggers\, domestic animals. Memorial. S uggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.c om/calendar?d=2029-01-17 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-01-17 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-01-20-fabian@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290120 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290121 SUMMARY:St. Fabian\, Pope and Martyr (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Pope from 236 to 250\, chosen (tradition says) when a dove sett led on his head. He organized the Church in Rome and died in the persecuti on of Emperor Decius. He led wisely in a time of peace and gave his life w hen persecution returned.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful M ysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-01-20 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-01-20 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-01-20-sebastian@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290120 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290121 SUMMARY:St. Sebastian\, Martyr (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Roman martyr of the early fourth century\, buried on the Appi an Way. Tradition says he was a soldier who survived being shot with arrow s and was later put to death. He became one of the most popular saints of the ancient Church\, a model of courage under persecution.\n\nPatron of so ldiers\, athletes\, archers. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful M ysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-01-20 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-01-20 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-01-23-vincent-deacon@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290123 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290124 SUMMARY:St. Vincent\, Deacon and Martyr (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A deacon of Saragossa in Spain\, martyred at Valencia in 304 un der Diocletian after terrible tortures. He was one of the most honored mar tyrs of the early Church. In the U.S. his day moves to January 23 because of the Day of Prayer on the 22nd.\n\nPatron of winemakers. Optional memori al. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: January 22.\n\nF ull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-01-23 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-01-23 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-01-23-marianne-cope@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290123 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290124 SUMMARY:St. Marianne Cope\, Virgin (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Franciscan sister from Syracuse\, New York\, who in 1883 went to Hawaii to care for people with leprosy\, and later served at Kalaupapa on Molokai\, where she cared for St. Damien in his last days. She cared f or people others feared to touch\, for thirty-five years\, until her death in 1918.\n\nPatron of people with leprosy\, outcasts. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium .com/calendar?d=2029-01-23 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-01-23 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-01-24-francis-de-sales@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290124 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290125 SUMMARY:St. Francis de Sales\, Bishop and Doctor of the Church DESCRIPTION:Bishop of Geneva (d. 1622). He won many people back to the Chur ch by gentle preaching and by pamphlets slipped under doors\, and wrote th e Introduction to the Devout Life. He taught that holiness is for everyone in every state of life\, not only priests and religious.\n\nPatron of wri ters\, journalists\, the Catholic press\, the deaf. Memorial. Suggested Ro sary: Glorious Mysteries. 1962 calendar: January 29.\n\nFull note: https:/ /oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-01-24 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-01-24 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-01-25-conversion-paul@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290125 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290126 SUMMARY:The Conversion of St. Paul the Apostle DESCRIPTION:Saul of Tarsus\, a zealous persecutor of Christians\, met the r isen Jesus on the road to Damascus. Blinded and then baptized\, he became the Apostle to the Gentiles. His conversion shows that no one is beyond th e reach of grace. The day closes the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.\n \nPatron of missionaries\, evangelists\, writers. Feast. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=20 29-01-25 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-01-25 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-01-26-timothy-titus@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290126 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290127 SUMMARY:Sts. Timothy and Titus\, Bishops DESCRIPTION:Two of St. Paul’s closest companions. Timothy led the Church in Ephesus and Titus the Church in Crete\, and Paul wrote New Testament le tters to each. They show the Church handing on the faith from the Apostles to faithful pastors.\n\nMemorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: St. Timothy: January 24\; St. Titus: February 6.\n\nFull no te: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-01-26 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-01-26 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-01-27-angela-merici@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290127 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290128 SUMMARY:St. Angela Merici\, Virgin (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:An Italian laywoman (d. 1540) who founded the Company of St. Ur sula\, the first teaching order of women\, to educate girls and strengthen families. She saw early that renewing Christian life starts with educatio n.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar : May 31.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-01-27 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-01-27 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-01-31-john-bosco@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290131 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290201 SUMMARY:St. John Bosco\, Priest DESCRIPTION:A priest of Turin (d. 1888) who gathered poor and abandoned boy s\, gave them schools and trades\, and founded the Salesians. His "prevent ive system" of reason\, faith and kindness still shapes youth work around the world.\n\nPatron of young people\, students\, editors\, magicians. Mem orial. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oratero sarium.com/calendar?d=2029-01-31 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-01-31 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-02-02-presentation@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290202 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290203 SUMMARY:The Presentation of the Lord DESCRIPTION:Forty days after His birth\, Mary and Joseph bring Jesus to the Temple. The aged Simeon takes Him in his arms and calls Him "a light for revelation to the Gentiles." Candles are blessed today ("Candlemas")\, rec alling Christ the Light. It is the Fourth Joyful Mystery\, and the World D ay for Consecrated Life.\n\nFeast. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\n Full note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-02-02 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-02-02 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-02-03-blaise@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290203 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290204 SUMMARY:St. Blaise\, Bishop and Martyr (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:An Armenian bishop of Sebaste\, martyred around 316. Tradition says he saved a boy who was choking on a fish bone. Throats are blessed to day with two crossed candles\, asking his prayers against illness of the t hroat.\n\nPatron of throat ailments\, wool combers. Optional memorial. Sug gested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/c alendar?d=2029-02-03 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-02-03 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-02-03-ansgar@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290203 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290204 SUMMARY:St. Ansgar\, Bishop (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Benedictine monk (d. 865) who preached in Denmark and Sweden and became Archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen. He is called the Apostle of the N orth for his patient missionary work in Scandinavia.\n\nPatron of Scandina via\, Denmark. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nF ull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-02-03 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-02-03 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-02-05-agatha@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290205 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290206 SUMMARY:St. Agatha\, Virgin and Martyr DESCRIPTION:A young Christian of Sicily\, martyred at Catania around 251 af ter refusing to give up her faith and her consecration to Christ. Her name is in the Roman Canon of the Mass\, and she has been honored since the ea rliest centuries.\n\nPatron of breast cancer patients\, nurses\, Sicily\, against fire. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-02-05 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-02-05 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-02-06-paul-miki@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290206 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290207 SUMMARY:St. Paul Miki and Companions\, Martyrs DESCRIPTION:Twenty-six Catholics\, including Jesuit Paul Miki\, Franciscan friars\, and Japanese laymen and boys\, crucified at Nagasaki in 1597. Pau l Miki preached to the crowd from his cross. Their witness kept the faith alive\; Japanese Christians held it in secret for over two centuries witho ut priests.\n\nPatron of Japan. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Myst eries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-02-06 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-02-06 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-02-08-jerome-emiliani@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290208 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290209 SUMMARY:St. Jerome Emiliani (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Venetian soldier who\, after being captured and freed\, gave his life to caring for orphans and the abandoned. He died in 1537 while ca ring for plague victims. He founded homes for orphans and the Somascan Fat hers to continue that work.\n\nPatron of orphans\, abandoned children. Opt ional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries. 1962 calendar: July 20.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-02-08 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-02-08 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-02-08-josephine-bakhita@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290208 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290209 SUMMARY:St. Josephine Bakhita\, Virgin (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Born in Sudan around 1869\, she was kidnapped as a child and so ld into slavery. In Italy she found Christ\, won her freedom\, and became a Canossian sister. She forgave those who had enslaved her. Today is the I nternational Day of Prayer against Human Trafficking.\n\nPatron of Sudan\, victims of human trafficking. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Lumino us Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-02-0 8 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-02-08 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-02-10-scholastica@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290210 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290211 SUMMARY:St. Scholastica\, Virgin DESCRIPTION:The sister of St. Benedict (d. about 543)\, who led a community of women near Monte Cassino. Her last visit with Benedict was extended wh en her prayer brought a storm. St. Gregory the Great wrote that "she could do more because she loved more."\n\nPatron of Benedictine nuns\, against storms. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https: //oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-02-10 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-02-10 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-02-14-ash-wednesday@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290214 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290215 SUMMARY:Ash Wednesday DESCRIPTION:Lent begins. Ashes are placed on the forehead with the words "R emember that you are dust\, and to dust you shall return" or "Repent\, and believe in the Gospel." Forty days of prayer\, fasting and almsgiving pre pare us for Easter. Ash Wednesday is a day of fast and abstinence.\n\nAsh Wednesday (beginning of Lent). Fast and abstinence (fasting for ages 18– 59\; abstinence from meat from age 14). Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Myster ies.\n\nPrayer: Act of Contrition https://oraterosarium.com/additional-pra yers#additional-act-of-contrition\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/ca lendar?d=2029-02-14 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-02-14 CATEGORIES:Ash Wednesday (beginning of Lent) TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-02-17-seven-founders@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290217 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290218 SUMMARY:The Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order (commemoration) DESCRIPTION:Seven businessmen of Florence who in 1233 left their trade to l ive in prayer and poverty\, founding the Servants of Mary (Servites). Thei r order spread devotion to the Seven Sorrows of Mary.\n\nOptional memorial (commemoration). Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: Fe bruary 12.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-02-17 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-02-17 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-02-18-lent-1@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290218 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290219 SUMMARY:First Sunday of Lent DESCRIPTION:The Gospel tells of Jesus fasting forty days in the desert and overcoming the devil’s temptations. With Him we enter the desert of Lent . Catechumens are enrolled for Easter Baptism this weekend (Rite of Electi on).\n\nSunday. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https ://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-02-18 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-02-18 CATEGORIES:Sunday TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-02-21-peter-damian@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290221 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290222 SUMMARY:St. Peter Damian\, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (commemoration) DESCRIPTION:An Italian monk and cardinal (d. 1072) who worked tirelessly fo r the reform of the clergy and of Church life. He called the Church back t o holiness while living simply himself.\n\nOptional memorial (commemoratio n). Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries. 1962 calendar: February 23.\n\nF ull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-02-21 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-02-21 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-02-22-chair-peter@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290222 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290223 SUMMARY:The Chair of St. Peter the Apostle DESCRIPTION:A celebration of Christ’s gift of authority to St. Peter: "Yo u are Peter\, and on this rock I will build my church." The "chair" is the sign of a bishop’s teaching office. We give thanks for the ministry of the Pope as the visible sign of unity in the Church\, and pray for him.\n\ nFeast. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://orater osarium.com/calendar?d=2029-02-22 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-02-22 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-02-23-polycarp@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290223 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290224 SUMMARY:St. Polycarp\, Bishop and Martyr (commemoration) DESCRIPTION:Bishop of Smyrna\, a disciple of St. John the Apostle\, burned at the stake around 155. He told his judges\, "Eighty-six years I have ser ved Him\, and He has done me no wrong." The account of his death is one of the oldest records of a Christian martyrdom.\n\nOptional memorial (commem oration). Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: January 26 .\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-02-23 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-02-23 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-02-27-gregory-narek@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290227 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290228 SUMMARY:St. Gregory of Narek\, Abbot and Doctor of the Church (commemoratio n) DESCRIPTION:An Armenian monk and poet (d. about 1003) whose Book of Lamenta tions is a set of prayers from the depths of the heart. Pope Francis named him a Doctor of the Church in 2015\, a bridge to the Armenian Christian t radition.\n\nOptional memorial (commemoration). Suggested Rosary: Sorrowfu l Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-02-27 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-02-27 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-03-03-katharine-drexel@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290303 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290304 SUMMARY:St. Katharine Drexel\, Virgin (commemoration) DESCRIPTION:A Philadelphia heiress who gave her fortune and her life to fou nd the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament for Native Americans and African A mericans. She died in 1955. She founded Xavier University of Louisiana and many schools\, at a time when few cared for these communities.\n\nPatron of racial justice\, philanthropists. Optional memorial (commemoration). Su ggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/ calendar?d=2029-03-03 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-03-03 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-03-07-perpetua-felicity@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290307 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290308 SUMMARY:Sts. Perpetua and Felicity\, Martyrs (commemoration) DESCRIPTION:A young noblewoman and her servant\, both new mothers\, martyre d together at Carthage in 203. Perpetua’s own prison diary survives. The ir names are in the Roman Canon. They show that faith unites rich and poor as equals.\n\nPatron of mothers\, expectant mothers. Optional memorial (c ommemoration). Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries. 1962 calendar: March 6.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-03-07 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-03-07 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-03-08-john-of-god@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290308 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290309 SUMMARY:St. John of God\, Religious (commemoration) DESCRIPTION:A Portuguese soldier and bookseller (d. 1550) who after his con version gave himself to caring for the sick poor in Granada\, Spain. His f ollowers became the Brothers Hospitallers\, who still run hospitals worldw ide.\n\nPatron of hospitals\, the sick\, nurses\, heart patients. Optional memorial (commemoration). Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries.\n\nFull n ote: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-03-08 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-03-08 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-03-09-frances-of-rome@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290309 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290310 SUMMARY:St. Frances of Rome\, Religious (commemoration) DESCRIPTION:A Roman wife and mother (d. 1440) who served the poor and the s ick through plague and war and founded a community of women devoted to pra yer and service. She was a devoted wife for forty years. She shows holines s in family life.\n\nPatron of Benedictine oblates\, widows\, drivers. Opt ional memorial (commemoration). Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\n Full note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-03-09 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-03-09 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-03-11-laetare@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290311 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290312 SUMMARY:Fourth Sunday of Lent (Laetare Sunday) DESCRIPTION:Named for the opening word of the Mass\, "Laetare" ("Rejoice"). Rose vestments may be worn. Midway through Lent\, a breath of joy as East er draws near.\n\nSunday. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nPrayer : Novena to St. Joseph (day 2 of 9) https://oraterosarium.com/additional-p rayers#additional-novena-st-joseph\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/c alendar?d=2029-03-11 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-03-11 CATEGORIES:Sunday TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-03-17-patrick@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290317 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290318 SUMMARY:St. Patrick\, Bishop (commemoration) DESCRIPTION:Taken from Britain to Ireland as a slave in his teens\, he esca ped\, became a priest and bishop\, and returned to preach to the people wh o had held him captive (5th century). He brought the faith to Ireland\, an d Irish missionaries later carried it across Europe and the world.\n\nPatr on of Ireland\, Nigeria\, engineers. Optional memorial (commemoration). Su ggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/ calendar?d=2029-03-17 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-03-17 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-03-19-joseph@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290319 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290320 SUMMARY:Solemnity of St. Joseph\, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary DESCRIPTION:Joseph\, a just man of David’s line\, took Mary as his wife a nd protected and raised Jesus as His foster father\, teaching Him his trad e as a carpenter. He is the silent\, faithful guardian of the Holy Family and of the whole Church. Many keep the month of March in his honor.\n\nPat ron of the universal Church\, fathers\, workers\, a happy death. Solemnity . Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: To Thee\, O Blessed Josep h https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-novena-st-joseph \nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-03-19 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-03-19 CATEGORIES:Solemnity TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-03-23-turibius@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290323 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290324 SUMMARY:St. Turibius of Mogrovejo\, Bishop (commemoration) DESCRIPTION:A Spanish layman and lawyer made Archbishop of Lima\, Peru\, in 1580. He traveled thousands of miles on foot to visit his people and defe nded native peoples from abuse. He founded the first seminary in the Ameri cas and learned native languages to preach.\n\nPatron of Peru\, native rig hts\, Latin American bishops. Optional memorial (commemoration). Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: April 27.\n\nFull note: https ://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-03-23 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-03-23 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-03-25-palm-sunday@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290325 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290326 SUMMARY:Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord DESCRIPTION:Jesus enters Jerusalem to cries of "Hosanna!" Palms are blessed and carried\, and the Passion is read. Holy Week begins: the crowd’s pr aise turns to "Crucify him\," and we walk with Jesus to the Cross.\n\nSund ay. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosa rium.com/calendar?d=2029-03-25 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-03-25 CATEGORIES:Sunday TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-03-29-holy-thursday@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290329 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290330 SUMMARY:Holy Thursday — Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper DESCRIPTION:At the Last Supper Jesus washes His disciples’ feet and gives us the Eucharist and the priesthood. After Mass\, the Blessed Sacrament i s carried to an altar of repose. The Paschal Triduum\, the summit of the y ear\, begins this evening. Many keep watch with Jesus as in Gethsemane.\n\ nPaschal Triduum. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: Pange L ingua https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-pange-lingua \nPrayer: Tantum Ergo https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additio nal-tantum-ergo\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-03-2 9 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-03-29 CATEGORIES:Paschal Triduum TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-03-30-good-friday@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290330 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290331 SUMMARY:Friday of the Passion of the Lord (Good Friday) DESCRIPTION:Jesus is crucified and dies on the Cross for our salvation. The re is no Mass\; the Church reads the Passion\, prays for the whole world\, and venerates the Cross. "It is finished." Love gives everything. Good Fr iday is a day of fast and abstinence.\n\nPaschal Triduum. Fast and abstine nce (fasting for ages 18–59\; abstinence from meat from age 14). Suggest ed Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: Divine Mercy Novena (day 1 of 9 ) https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-novena-divine-me rcy\nPrayer: Stations of the Cross https://oraterosarium.com/stations-of-t he-cross\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-03-30 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-03-30 CATEGORIES:Paschal Triduum TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-03-31-holy-saturday@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290331 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290401 SUMMARY:Holy Saturday DESCRIPTION:The Church waits in silence at the tomb\, as Jesus descends to the dead. After nightfall the Easter Vigil begins with the new fire and th e Exsultet. At the Vigil\, new Christians are baptized and the first Allel uia of Easter rings out.\n\nPaschal Triduum. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful M ysteries.\n\nPrayer: Divine Mercy Novena (day 2 of 9) https://oraterosariu m.com/additional-prayers#additional-novena-divine-mercy\nFull note: https: //oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-03-31 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-03-31 CATEGORIES:Paschal Triduum TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-04-01-easter@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290401 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290402 SUMMARY:Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord DESCRIPTION:Christ is risen! On the third day Jesus rose from the dead\, an d the empty tomb was found by the women and the Apostles. The greatest fea st of the year: death is conquered. Easter is celebrated for fifty days\, through Pentecost. It is the First Glorious Mystery.\n\nSolemnity of solem nities. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: Divine Mercy Nove na (day 3 of 9) https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-no vena-divine-mercy\nPrayer: Regina Caeli https://oraterosarium.com/addition al-prayers#additional-regina-caeli\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/c alendar?d=2029-04-01 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-04-01 CATEGORIES:Solemnity of solemnities TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-04-08-divine-mercy@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290408 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290409 SUMMARY:Second Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday) DESCRIPTION:The octave day of Easter. The Gospel tells of the risen Jesus b reathing the Spirit on the Apostles for the forgiveness of sins\, and of T homas’s "My Lord and my God!" St. John Paul II named it Divine Mercy Sun day in 2000\, following the message given to St. Faustina.\n\nSunday. Sugg ested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: Chaplet of Divine Mercy https ://oraterosarium.com/divine-mercy#chaplet\nPrayer: Divine Mercy Novena htt ps://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-novena-divine-mercy\n Full note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-04-08 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-04-08 CATEGORIES:Sunday TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-04-09-annunciation@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290409 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290410 SUMMARY:Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord DESCRIPTION:The angel Gabriel announces to Mary that she will conceive the Son of God. She answers\, "Let it be to me according to your word\," and t he Word becomes flesh in her womb. This is the moment of the Incarnation\, nine months before Christmas\, and the First Joyful Mystery. At the Creed today\, all kneel at "and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate."\n\nSolemnity . Moved from March 25 because it falls during Holy Week or the Easter Octa ve. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: The Angelus https://ora terosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-angelus\nFull note: https://o raterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-04-09 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-04-09 CATEGORIES:Solemnity TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-04-11-stanislaus@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290411 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290412 SUMMARY:St. Stanislaus\, Bishop and Martyr DESCRIPTION:Bishop of Kraków\, killed in 1079 by King Boleslaw II\, whom h e had rebuked for his cruelty and immorality. He stands for the freedom of the Church to speak against injustice by those in power.\n\nPatron of Pol and\, Kraków. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries. 1962 calend ar: May 7.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-04-11 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-04-11 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-04-13-martin-i@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290413 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290414 SUMMARY:St. Martin I\, Pope and Martyr (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Pope from 649 who defended the truth that Christ has both a div ine and a human will. Arrested by the emperor\, he died in exile in Crimea in 655. He is the last pope honored as a martyr.\n\nOptional memorial. Su ggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: November 12.\n\nFull n ote: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-04-13 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-04-13 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-04-21-anselm@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290421 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290422 SUMMARY:St. Anselm\, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:An Italian-born Benedictine (d. 1109) who became Archbishop of Canterbury and defended the Church’s freedom from royal control. His mot to "faith seeking understanding" shaped all later theology.\n\nOptional me morial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://orateros arium.com/calendar?d=2029-04-21 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-04-21 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-04-23-george@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290423 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290424 SUMMARY:St. George\, Martyr (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A soldier martyred in Palestine around 303\, honored since anci ent times. The legend of George slaying the dragon pictures the victory of faith over evil. He is one of the most widely honored saints in both East and West.\n\nPatron of England\, soldiers\, scouts\, Georgia. Optional me morial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://orateros arium.com/calendar?d=2029-04-23 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-04-23 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-04-23-adalbert@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290423 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290424 SUMMARY:St. Adalbert\, Bishop and Martyr (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Bishop of Prague who was martyred in 997 while preaching to the pagan Prussians on the Baltic coast. He is honored as a patron and missio nary of Central Europe.\n\nPatron of Bohemia\, Poland. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.co m/calendar?d=2029-04-23 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-04-23 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-04-24-fidelis@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290424 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290425 SUMMARY:St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen\, Priest and Martyr (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A German lawyer who became a Capuchin friar and was killed in 1 622 while preaching in Switzerland. Known as "the poor man’s lawyer\," h e gave his life for his mission.\n\nPatron of lawyers. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium .com/calendar?d=2029-04-24 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-04-24 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-04-25-mark@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290425 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290426 SUMMARY:St. Mark\, Evangelist DESCRIPTION:Writer of the second Gospel\, likely the shortest and earliest\ , traditionally based on the preaching of St. Peter. He traveled with Paul and Barnabas. His Gospel moves quickly and shows Jesus as the suffering S on of God. Tradition holds he founded the Church in Alexandria.\n\nPatron of Venice\, notaries\, lawyers. Feast. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysterie s.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-04-25 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-04-25 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-04-28-peter-chanel@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290428 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290429 SUMMARY:St. Peter Chanel\, Priest and Martyr (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A French Marist missionary killed on the island of Futuna in th e Pacific in 1841. Within a few years nearly the whole island had become C hristian. He is the first martyr of Oceania.\n\nPatron of Oceania. Optiona l memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://orat erosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-04-28 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-04-28 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-04-28-louis-de-montfort@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290428 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290429 SUMMARY:St. Louis Grignion de Montfort\, Priest (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A French priest (d. 1716) who preached missions to the poor and wrote True Devotion to Mary and The Secret of the Rosary. He taught conse cration to Jesus through Mary\; St. John Paul II took his motto "Totus Tuu s" from him.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\n Prayer: Total Consecration (Montfort Fathers) https://www.montfort.org.uk/ Spirituality/Totcons.php\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d= 2029-04-28 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-04-28 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-04-30-pius-v@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290430 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290501 SUMMARY:St. Pius V\, Pope (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Dominican pope (d. 1572) who carried out the reforms of the C ouncil of Trent\, issuing the Roman Missal and Catechism. He called Christ ians to pray the Rosary before the Battle of Lepanto (1571) and added the feast of Our Lady of Victory\, now Our Lady of the Rosary.\n\nOptional mem orial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: May 5.\n\nFull n ote: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-04-30 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-04-30 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-05-01-joseph-worker@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290501 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290502 SUMMARY:St. Joseph the Worker (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Added by Pope Pius XII in 1955\, this day presents St. Joseph a s the model of all who work. Jesus Himself was known as "the carpenter’s son." It teaches the dignity of human labor: ordinary work\, done with lo ve\, can be offered to God.\n\nPatron of workers\, craftsmen. Optional mem orial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: To Thee\, O Bless ed Joseph https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-novena-s t-joseph\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-05-01 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-05-01 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-05-02-athanasius@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290502 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290503 SUMMARY:St. Athanasius\, Bishop and Doctor of the Church DESCRIPTION:Bishop of Alexandria (d. 373) who defended the Council of Nicae a’s teaching that the Son is fully God\, "one in being with the Father." He was exiled five times. When much of the Church wavered\, he held firm\ ; the phrase "Athanasius against the world" comes from his courage.\n\nMem orial. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oratero sarium.com/calendar?d=2029-05-02 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-05-02 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-05-03-philip-james@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290503 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290504 SUMMARY:Sts. Philip and James\, Apostles DESCRIPTION:Two of the Twelve. Philip brought Nathanael to Jesus and asked\ , "Lord\, show us the Father." James\, son of Alphaeus\, is often identifi ed with James "the Less." They remind us that the Church is built on the w itness of ordinary men called by Christ.\n\nFeast. Suggested Rosary: Lumin ous Mysteries. 1962 calendar: May 11.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium. com/calendar?d=2029-05-03 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-05-03 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-05-10-damien@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290510 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290511 SUMMARY:St. Damien de Veuster\, Priest (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Belgian priest who in 1873 volunteered to serve the leprosy s ettlement on Molokai\, Hawaii. He built homes\, churches and coffins\, cau ght the disease himself\, and died in 1889. He became one of them\, writin g "we lepers." He is a model of self-giving love.\n\nPatron of people with leprosy and HIV/AIDS\, Hawaii. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Lumin ous Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-05- 10 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-05-10 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-05-10-john-avila@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290510 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290511 SUMMARY:St. John of Avila\, Priest and Doctor of the Church (optional memor ial) DESCRIPTION:A Spanish priest (d. 1569) and great preacher\, called the Apos tle of Andalusia\, who guided St. Teresa of Ávila and other saints. He ca red deeply for the formation of priests and was named a Doctor of the Chur ch in 2012.\n\nPatron of Spanish diocesan clergy. Optional memorial. Sugge sted Rosary: Luminous Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/c alendar?d=2029-05-10 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-05-10 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-05-12-nereus-achilleus@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290512 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290513 SUMMARY:Sts. Nereus and Achilleus\, Martyrs (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Two Roman soldiers who became Christians and were martyred\, pr obably around 300. Their tomb was in the catacomb of Domitilla. They laid down the weapons of the world for faith in Christ.\n\nOptional memorial. S uggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com /calendar?d=2029-05-12 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-05-12 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-05-12-pancras@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290512 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290513 SUMMARY:St. Pancras\, Martyr (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A boy of fourteen martyred in Rome around 304 under Diocletian. Like St. Agnes\, he shows young people can be heroes of faith.\n\nPatron of children\, oaths. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries .\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-05-12 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-05-12 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-05-13-ascension@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290513 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290514 SUMMARY:Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord — Holy Day of Obligation DESCRIPTION:Forty days after Easter\, Jesus blesses His disciples and is ta ken up into heaven\, promising to send the Holy Spirit. Where Christ the H ead has gone\, we hope to follow. It is the Second Glorious Mystery. The A postles then prayed with Mary until Pentecost\, the origin of the novena.\ n\nSolemnity. Holy day of obligation (USA). Most U.S. dioceses keep the As cension on this Sunday. The ecclesiastical provinces of Boston\, Hartford\ , New York\, Omaha and Philadelphia keep it on Thursday\, May 10\, as a ho ly day of obligation. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries. 1962 calendar: Thursday\, forty days after Easter.\n\nPrayer: Novena to the Holy Spirit (day 3 of 9) https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-noven a-holy-spirit\nPrayer: How to pray a novena https://oraterosarium.com/addi tional-prayers#how-to-pray-a-novena\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/ calendar?d=2029-05-13 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-05-13 CATEGORIES:Solemnity TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-05-14-matthias@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290514 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290515 SUMMARY:St. Matthias\, Apostle DESCRIPTION:After the Ascension\, the Apostles chose Matthias by lot to tak e the place of Judas. He had followed Jesus from His baptism to His Resurr ection. His choice shows the Church continuing the apostolic office that C hrist founded.\n\nFeast. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar : February 24.\n\nPrayer: Novena to the Holy Spirit (day 4 of 9) https://o raterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-novena-holy-spirit\nFull no te: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-05-14 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-05-14 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-05-15-isidore-farmer@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290515 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290516 SUMMARY:St. Isidore (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Spanish farm laborer near Madrid (d. 1130) who prayed as he p lowed and shared his food with the poor\, with his wife\, María\, also ho nored as a saint. He shows the holiness of ordinary work on the land and o f married life.\n\nPatron of farmers\, rural communities\, Madrid. Optiona l memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://o raterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-05-15 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-05-15 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-05-18-john-i@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290518 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290519 SUMMARY:St. John I\, Pope and Martyr (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Pope from 523 who died in 526 in prison at Ravenna\, held by th e Arian king Theodoric. He suffered for the unity and freedom of the Churc h.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 1962 calen dar: May 27.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-05-18 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-05-18 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-05-20-pentecost@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290520 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290521 SUMMARY:Pentecost Sunday DESCRIPTION:Fifty days after Easter\, the Holy Spirit comes upon Mary and t he Apostles as wind and tongues of fire\, and Peter preaches to the crowds in Jerusalem. It is the birthday of the Church and the close of the Easte r season. It is the Third Glorious Mystery.\n\nSolemnity. Suggested Rosary : Glorious Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: Veni\, Sancte Spiritus https://oraterosar ium.com/additional-prayers#additional-novena-holy-spirit\nFull note: https ://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-05-20 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-05-20 CATEGORIES:Solemnity TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-05-21-mary-mother-church@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290521 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290522 SUMMARY:The Blessed Virgin Mary\, Mother of the Church DESCRIPTION:Kept the Monday after Pentecost since 2018. At the Cross Jesus gave Mary to John\, "Behold\, your mother\," and she prayed with the Apost les awaiting the Spirit. Mary who gave birth to Christ is mother to His Bo dy\, the Church.\n\nMemorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFu ll note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-05-21 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-05-21 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-05-22-rita@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290522 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290523 SUMMARY:St. Rita of Cascia\, Religious (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:An Italian wife and mother (d. 1457) who endured a difficult ma rriage\, forgave her husband’s murderers\, and later became an Augustini an nun. She is loved for her patience\, forgiveness and trust in God in ha rd situations.\n\nPatron of impossible causes\, difficult marriages\, abus e victims. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFu ll note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-05-22 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-05-22 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-05-25-bede@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290525 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290526 SUMMARY:St. Bede the Venerable\, Priest and Doctor of the Church (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:An English monk of Jarrow (d. 735) who wrote the Ecclesiastical History of the English People and commentaries on Scripture. He is called the father of English history.\n\nPatron of historians\, scholars. Option al memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: May 27. \n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-05-25 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-05-25 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-05-25-gregory-vii@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290525 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290526 SUMMARY:St. Gregory VII\, Pope (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Pope from 1073 (d. 1085) who fought to free the Church from con trol by kings and to reform the clergy. "I have loved justice and hated in iquity\; therefore I die in exile\," he said at the end.\n\nOptional memor ial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://orateros arium.com/calendar?d=2029-05-25 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-05-25 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-05-25-mary-magdalene-pazzi@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290525 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290526 SUMMARY:St. Mary Magdalene de’ Pazzi\, Virgin (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Carmelite nun of Florence (d. 1607) known for her mystical pr ayer and her love for the renewal of the Church. She embraced suffering wi th love\, saying\, "To suffer\, not to die."\n\nOptional memorial. Suggest ed Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: May 29.\n\nFull note: https ://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-05-25 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-05-25 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-05-26-philip-neri@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290526 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290527 SUMMARY:St. Philip Neri\, Priest DESCRIPTION:A priest of Rome (d. 1595)\, full of joy and humor\, who drew p eople to God through friendship\, music and prayer\, and founded the Orato ry. Called the Apostle of Rome and "the saint of joy\," he renewed a city after the Renaissance.\n\nPatron of Rome\, humorists\, joy. Memorial. Sugg ested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/ca lendar?d=2029-05-26 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-05-26 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-05-27-trinity@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290527 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290528 SUMMARY:Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity DESCRIPTION:The Sunday after Pentecost celebrates the central mystery of ou r faith: one God in three Persons\, Father\, Son and Holy Spirit. God is a communion of love\, and we are baptized into His life. Every Sign of the Cross professes this mystery.\n\nSolemnity. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mys teries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-05-27 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-05-27 CATEGORIES:Solemnity TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-05-29-paul-vi@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290529 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290530 SUMMARY:St. Paul VI\, Pope (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Giovanni Battista Montini (d. 1978)\, who guided the Second Vat ican Council to completion\, wrote Humanae Vitae\, and was the first pope to travel to five continents. He named Mary "Mother of the Church" and tau ght that evangelization is the Church’s deepest identity.\n\nOptional me morial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://orate rosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-05-29 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-05-29 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-05-31-visitation@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290531 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290601 SUMMARY:The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary DESCRIPTION:After the Annunciation\, Mary hurries to help her cousin Elizab eth. John leaps in Elizabeth’s womb\, and Mary sings the Magnificat. It is the Second Joyful Mystery\, the model of charity that carries Christ to others.\n\nFeast. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: July 2.\n\nPrayer: Novena to the Sacred Heart (day 2 of 9) https://oraterosari um.com/additional-prayers#additional-novena-sacred-heart\nPrayer: The Magn ificat https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-magnificat\ nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-05-31 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-05-31 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-06-01-justin@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290601 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290602 SUMMARY:St. Justin\, Martyr DESCRIPTION:A philosopher from Samaria who found the truth in Christ and de fended the faith in writing. He was beheaded in Rome around 165. His descr iption of Sunday Mass is one of the earliest we have.\n\nPatron of philoso phers\, apologists. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: April 14.\n\nPrayer: Novena to the Sacred Heart (day 3 of 9) htt ps://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-novena-sacred-heart\n Full note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-06-01 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-06-01 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-06-02-marcellinus-peter@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290602 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290603 SUMMARY:Sts. Marcellinus and Peter\, Martyrs (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Roman priest and an exorcist martyred around 304 under Diocle tian. Their names are in the Roman Canon of the Mass.\n\nOptional memorial . Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium. com/calendar?d=2029-06-02 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-06-02 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-06-03-corpus-christi@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290603 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290604 SUMMARY:Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi ) DESCRIPTION:Celebrates the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. In the U.S. it is kept on the Sunday after Trinity\, often with a Eucharistic pro cession. The feast spread after the visions of St. Juliana of Liège\; St. Thomas Aquinas wrote its hymns. It recalls the Fifth Luminous Mystery.\n\ nSolemnity. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries. 1962 calendar: Thursday after Trinity Sunday.\n\nPrayer: Novena to the Sacred Heart (day 5 of 9) h ttps://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-novena-sacred-heart \nPrayer: Pange Lingua https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additi onal-pange-lingua\nPrayer: Tantum Ergo https://oraterosarium.com/additiona l-prayers#additional-tantum-ergo\nPrayer: O Salutaris Hostia https://orate rosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-o-salutaris\nFull note: https:/ /oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-06-03 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-06-03 CATEGORIES:Solemnity TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-06-05-boniface@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290605 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290606 SUMMARY:St. Boniface\, Bishop and Martyr DESCRIPTION:An English Benedictine (d. 754) who evangelized the Germans\, o rganized the Church there\, and was martyred in Frisia. Called the Apostle of Germany\; tradition says he felled the sacred oak of Thor to show the old gods were powerless.\n\nPatron of Germany. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: Novena to the Sacred Heart (day 7 of 9) h ttps://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-novena-sacred-heart \nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-06-05 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-06-05 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-06-06-norbert@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290606 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290607 SUMMARY:St. Norbert\, Bishop (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A German nobleman who changed his life after nearly being kille d by lightning\, founded the Premonstratensians (Norbertines)\, and became Archbishop of Magdeburg (d. 1134). He spread devotion to the Eucharist an d renewed the clergy.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mys teries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-06-06 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-06-06 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-06-08-sacred-heart@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290608 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290609 SUMMARY:Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus DESCRIPTION:The Friday after the second Sunday after Pentecost honors the H eart of Jesus\, pierced on the Cross\, as the sign of His love for every p erson. Jesus asked St. Margaret Mary for this feast. Many make a consecrat ion to the Sacred Heart and keep the First Fridays.\n\nSolemnity. Suggeste d Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: Nine First Fridays https://orate rosarium.com/additional-prayers#first-fridays-saturdays\nPrayer: Act of Co nsecration to the Sacred Heart https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayer s#additional-consecration-sacred-heart\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.c om/calendar?d=2029-06-08 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-06-08 CATEGORIES:Solemnity TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-06-09-immaculate-heart@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290609 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290610 SUMMARY:The Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary DESCRIPTION:The Saturday after the Sacred Heart honors Mary’s heart\, whi ch "kept all these things\, pondering them." At Fatima\, Our Lady asked fo r devotion to her Immaculate Heart. Her heart leads us to her Son’s. Man y keep the Five First Saturdays.\n\nMemorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mys teries. 1962 calendar: August 22.\n\nPrayer: Five First Saturdays https:// oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#first-fridays-saturdays\nFull note: h ttps://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-06-09 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-06-09 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-06-11-barnabas@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290611 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290612 SUMMARY:St. Barnabas\, Apostle DESCRIPTION:A Cypriot Jew\, called an apostle though not one of the Twelve. He sold his field for the Church\, vouched for the newly converted Paul\, and traveled with him on mission. His name means "son of encouragement\," and he lived it.\n\nPatron of Cyprus\, peacemakers. Memorial. Suggested R osary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar? d=2029-06-11 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-06-11 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-06-13-anthony-padua@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290613 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290614 SUMMARY:St. Anthony of Padua\, Priest and Doctor of the Church DESCRIPTION:A Portuguese Franciscan (d. 1231) and a powerful preacher in It aly and France\, who drew crowds and converted many. He is one of the most beloved saints of all\, famous for helping people find what is lost.\n\nP atron of lost items\, the poor\, Portugal\, Padua. Memorial. Suggested Ros ary: Glorious Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar? d=2029-06-13 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-06-13 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-06-19-romuald@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290619 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290620 SUMMARY:St. Romuald\, Abbot (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:An Italian nobleman (d. 1027) who became a monk to do penance a fter his father killed a man in a duel\, and founded the Camaldolese order . He joined the hermit life with community\, teaching silent prayer.\n\nOp tional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: Feb ruary 7.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-06-19 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-06-19 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-06-21-aloysius@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290621 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290622 SUMMARY:St. Aloysius Gonzaga\, Religious DESCRIPTION:An Italian nobleman who gave up his inheritance to become a Jes uit\, and died at 23 in 1591 after caring for plague victims in Rome. He s hows that purity of heart and generous love belong together.\n\nPatron of young people\, students\, AIDS caregivers. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Lum inous Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-0 6-21 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-06-21 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-06-22-paulinus-nola@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290622 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290623 SUMMARY:St. Paulinus of Nola\, Bishop (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A wealthy Roman senator and poet who\, with his wife Therasia\, gave away his fortune and later became Bishop of Nola (d. 431). He shows the joy of detachment and friendship in Christ.\n\nOptional memorial. Sugg ested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com /calendar?d=2029-06-22 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-06-22 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-06-22-fisher-more@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290622 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290623 SUMMARY:Sts. John Fisher\, Bishop\, and Thomas More\, Martyrs (optional mem orial) DESCRIPTION:The Bishop of Rochester and the former Lord Chancellor of Engla nd\, both beheaded in 1535 for refusing to accept King Henry VIII as head of the Church in England. More died "the King’s good servant\, but God ’s first." They are models of conscience.\n\nPatron of lawyers\, politic ians\, statesmen (St. Thomas More). Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: S orrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=202 9-06-22 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-06-22 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-06-24-john-baptist-nativity@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290624 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290625 SUMMARY:Solemnity of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist DESCRIPTION:The birth of John to the elderly Zechariah and Elizabeth. His f ather regains his speech and sings the Benedictus. John prepared the way f or Christ. Besides Jesus and Mary\, he is the only saint whose birth is ce lebrated with a feast.\n\nPatron of Quebec\, Puerto Rico\, French Canadian s. Solemnity. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://or aterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-06-24 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-06-24 CATEGORIES:Solemnity TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-06-27-cyril-alexandria@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290627 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290628 SUMMARY:St. Cyril of Alexandria\, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Patriarch of Alexandria (d. 444) who led the Council of Ephesus (431) in proclaiming Mary the Mother of God. He defended the unity of Chr ist: one divine Person who truly became man.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggest ed Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: February 9.\n\nFull note: http s://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-06-27 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-06-27 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-06-28-irenaeus@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290628 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290629 SUMMARY:St. Irenaeus\, Bishop\, Martyr and Doctor of the Church DESCRIPTION:Bishop of Lyons (d. about 202) who had heard St. Polycarp\, a d isciple of St. John. He wrote Against Heresies to defend the faith from th e Gnostics. "The glory of God is man fully alive." Pope Francis named him the "Doctor of Unity" in 2022.\n\nMemorial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mys teries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-06-28 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-06-28 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-06-29-peter-paul@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290629 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290630 SUMMARY:Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul\, Apostles DESCRIPTION:The two great Apostles martyred in Rome under Nero: Peter\, the fisherman made the rock of the Church\, crucified\; Paul\, the Apostle to the Gentiles\, beheaded. They are the pillars of the Church of Rome. New archbishops receive the pallium from the Pope today.\n\nPatron of Rome\, f ishermen (St. Peter)\, missionaries (St. Paul). Solemnity. Suggested Rosar y: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d =2029-06-29 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-06-29 CATEGORIES:Solemnity TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-06-30-first-martyrs-rome@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290630 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290701 SUMMARY:The First Martyrs of the Holy Roman Church (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:The many Christians killed in Rome under Nero after the fire of 64\, burned as torches or thrown to beasts\, as the historian Tacitus rec ords. They are the first wave of the countless martyrs of Rome.\n\nOptiona l memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://orat erosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-06-30 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-06-30 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-07-03-thomas-apostle@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290703 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290704 SUMMARY:St. Thomas\, Apostle DESCRIPTION:One of the Twelve\, who doubted the Resurrection until he saw t he risen Lord\, then confessed\, "My Lord and my God!" Tradition says he p reached in India and died a martyr there. His doubt became a great act of faith\; St. Thomas Christians in India trace their faith to him.\n\nPatron of India\, architects\, builders. Feast. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Myst eries. 1962 calendar: December 21.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com /calendar?d=2029-07-03 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-07-03 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-07-05-anthony-zaccaria@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290705 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290706 SUMMARY:St. Anthony Zaccaria\, Priest (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:An Italian doctor turned priest (d. 1539) who founded the Barna bites and spread devotion to the Eucharist and the letters of St. Paul. He promoted the Forty Hours’ adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.\n\nOption al memorial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://o raterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-07-05 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-07-05 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-07-05-elizabeth-portugal@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290705 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290706 SUMMARY:St. Elizabeth of Portugal (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Spanish princess who became Queen of Portugal (d. 1336)\, kno wn for her charity to the poor and for making peace between quarreling kin gs\, including her husband and son. In the U.S. her day moves to July 5 be cause of Independence Day.\n\nPatron of peacemakers\, victims of adultery. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries. 1962 calendar: J uly 8.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-07-05 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-07-05 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-07-06-maria-goretti@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290706 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290707 SUMMARY:St. Maria Goretti\, Virgin and Martyr (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:An Italian girl of eleven who died in 1902 after being stabbed while resisting an assault. Before she died she forgave her attacker\, who later repented and attended her canonization. Her forgiveness changed her murderer’s life.\n\nPatron of purity\, young women\, victims of assault . Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-07-06 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-07-06 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-07-09-augustine-zhao-rong@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290709 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290710 SUMMARY:St. Augustine Zhao Rong\, Priest\, and Companions\, Martyrs (option al memorial) DESCRIPTION:One hundred twenty martyrs of China\, from 1648 to 1930. August ine Zhao Rong was a soldier who became a priest and died in 1815. They sho w the deep roots of the faith in China.\n\nPatron of China. Optional memor ial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosari um.com/calendar?d=2029-07-09 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-07-09 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-07-11-benedict@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290711 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290712 SUMMARY:St. Benedict\, Abbot DESCRIPTION:An Italian monk (d. about 547) who founded Monte Cassino and wr ote the Rule of St. Benedict\, built on prayer and work ("ora et labora"). His monasteries preserved learning and faith through the Dark Ages. He is patron of Europe.\n\nPatron of Europe\, monks\, against poison\, a happy death. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries. 1962 calendar: Marc h 21.\n\nPrayer: St. Benedict Medal Prayer https://oraterosarium.com/addit ional-prayers#additional-benedict\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/ca lendar?d=2029-07-11 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-07-11 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-07-13-henry@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290713 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290714 SUMMARY:St. Henry (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1024) who supported Church reform\, foun ded monasteries and the diocese of Bamberg\, and ruled with justice. He sh ows that political power can be used in service of God and people.\n\nPatr on of Benedictine oblates\, the childless. Optional memorial. Suggested Ro sary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: July 15.\n\nFull note: https://o raterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-07-13 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-07-13 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-07-14-kateri-tekakwitha@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290714 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290715 SUMMARY:St. Kateri Tekakwitha\, Virgin DESCRIPTION:A Mohawk woman born in 1656 in present-day New York. Scarred by smallpox\, she was baptized at 20 despite opposition\, and lived a life o f prayer near Montreal until her death in 1680. Called the "Lily of the Mo hawks\," she is the first Native American saint.\n\nPatron of Native Ameri cans\, ecology\, the environment. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Myste ries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-07-14 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-07-14 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-07-16-mount-carmel@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290716 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290717 SUMMARY:Our Lady of Mount Carmel (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Honors Mary as patroness of the Carmelite order\, which began w ith hermits on Mount Carmel in the Holy Land. Tradition links the Brown Sc apular to St. Simon Stock. The scapular is a sign of consecration to Mary and her protection.\n\nPatron of Carmelites\, Chile. Optional memorial. Su ggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: The Brown Scapular (Carmelite Order) https://www.ocarm.org/en/our-way-of-life/the-brown-scapular\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-07-16 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-07-16 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-07-18-camillus@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290718 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290719 SUMMARY:St. Camillus de Lellis\, Priest (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A former soldier and gambler (d. 1614) who\, after his conversi on\, founded the Camillians to care for the sick and dying\; their red cro ss became a famous sign of care. He reformed hospital care with tenderness . In the U.S. his day is July 18.\n\nPatron of the sick\, nurses\, hospita ls. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-07-18 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-07-18 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-07-20-apollinaris@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290720 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290721 SUMMARY:St. Apollinaris\, Bishop and Martyr (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:The first bishop of Ravenna\, in Italy\, honored as a martyr fr om early times. His church at Classe near Ravenna is famous for its mosaic s.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 1962 calen dar: July 23.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-07-2 0 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-07-20 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-07-21-lawrence-brindisi@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290721 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290722 SUMMARY:St. Lawrence of Brindisi\, Priest and Doctor of the Church (optiona l memorial) DESCRIPTION:An Italian Capuchin (d. 1619)\, gifted linguist and preacher wh o knew Scripture in its original languages and served as a peacemaker amon g rulers. He is a Doctor of the Church for his preaching and theology.\n\n Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https ://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-07-21 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-07-21 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-07-23-bridget@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290723 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290724 SUMMARY:St. Bridget\, Religious (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Swedish noblewoman\, wife and mother of eight (d. 1373)\, who founded the Bridgettines after her husband died\, and received visions of Christ’s Passion. She is co-patron of Europe.\n\nPatron of Sweden\, Eur ope\, widows. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 19 62 calendar: October 8.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d =2029-07-23 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-07-23 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-07-24-sharbel@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290724 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290725 SUMMARY:St. Sharbel Makhlūf\, Priest (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Maronite monk and hermit of Lebanon (d. 1898)\, who lived in deep silence\, prayer and fasting. Many healings have been reported throug h his intercession.\n\nPatron of Lebanon. Optional memorial. Suggested Ros ary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar ?d=2029-07-24 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-07-24 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-07-25-james@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290725 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290726 SUMMARY:St. James\, Apostle DESCRIPTION:Son of Zebedee and brother of John\, one of the three closest t o Jesus at the Transfiguration and in Gethsemane. He was the first Apostle martyred\, about 44. His shrine at Santiago de Compostela in Spain is one of the great pilgrim routes.\n\nPatron of Spain\, pilgrims. Feast. Sugges ted Rosary: Glorious Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/ca lendar?d=2029-07-25 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-07-25 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-07-26-joachim-anne@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290726 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290727 SUMMARY:Sts. Joachim and Anne\, Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary DESCRIPTION:By ancient tradition\, the parents of Mary and grandparents of Jesus. Their names come from the second-century Protoevangelium of James. They honor the vocation of grandparents and the gift of faith handed on in families.\n\nPatron of grandparents\; St. Anne: mothers\, Quebec. Memoria l. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: St. Anne: July 26\; St. Joachim: August 16.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d =2029-07-26 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-07-26 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-07-30-peter-chrysologus@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290730 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290731 SUMMARY:St. Peter Chrysologus\, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (optional m emorial) DESCRIPTION:Bishop of Ravenna (d. about 450) whose short\, rich sermons ear ned him the name "golden word." He preached on the Incarnation and on Mary .\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: December 4.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-07-30 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-07-30 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-07-31-ignatius-loyola@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290731 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290801 SUMMARY:St. Ignatius of Loyola\, Priest DESCRIPTION:A Basque soldier wounded at Pamplona in 1521 who found God whil e recovering\, wrote the Spiritual Exercises\, and founded the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). His motto\, "For the greater glory of God\," and his teac hing on discernment shape Catholic life worldwide.\n\nPatron of retreats\, soldiers\, the Jesuits. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\ n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-07-31 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-07-31 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-08-01-alphonsus@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290801 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290802 SUMMARY:St. Alphonsus Liguori\, Bishop and Doctor of the Church DESCRIPTION:A Neapolitan lawyer who became a priest\, founded the Redemptor ists\, and wrote The Glories of Mary and the classic Stations of the Cross (d. 1787). His gentle moral teaching helped confessors show mercy.\n\nPat ron of confessors\, moral theologians. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Gloriou s Mysteries. 1962 calendar: August 2.\n\nPrayer: Stations of the Cross (St . Alphonsus Liguori) https://oraterosarium.com/stations-of-the-cross\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-08-01 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-08-01 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-08-02-eusebius@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290802 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290803 SUMMARY:St. Eusebius of Vercelli\, Bishop (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Bishop of Vercelli (d. 371) who was exiled for defending the Co uncil of Nicaea against the Arians. He lived in community with his clergy\ , an early model of priestly life.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries. 1962 calendar: December 16.\n\nFull note: https://ora terosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-08-02 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-08-02 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-08-02-peter-julian-eymard@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290802 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290803 SUMMARY:St. Peter Julian Eymard\, Priest (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A French priest (d. 1868) who founded the Congregation of the B lessed Sacrament to spread Eucharistic adoration. He is called the Apostle of the Eucharist.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Myster ies.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-08-02 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-08-02 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-08-04-john-vianney@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290804 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290805 SUMMARY:St. John Vianney\, Priest DESCRIPTION:The Curé of Ars (d. 1859)\, a French village priest who strugg led with studies but spent up to 16 hours a day hearing confessions\; thou sands traveled to see him. He is the model of every parish priest.\n\nPatr on of parish priests. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 c alendar: August 8.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029 -08-04 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-08-04 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-08-06-transfiguration@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290806 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290807 SUMMARY:The Transfiguration of the Lord DESCRIPTION:On a high mountain Jesus is transfigured before Peter\, James a nd John\; His face shines like the sun\, and the Father says\, "This is my beloved Son\; listen to him." It strengthened the disciples before the Cr oss and shows the glory to come. It is the Fourth Luminous Mystery.\n\nFea st. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosar ium.com/calendar?d=2029-08-06 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-08-06 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-08-07-sixtus-ii@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290807 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290808 SUMMARY:St. Sixtus II\, Pope\, and Companions\, Martyrs (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Pope Sixtus II was seized while celebrating the liturgy in the catacombs and beheaded with four deacons in 258. His name is in the Roman Canon.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFul l note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-08-07 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-08-07 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-08-07-cajetan@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290807 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290808 SUMMARY:St. Cajetan\, Priest (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:An Italian priest (d. 1547) who founded the Theatines to renew the clergy and started charitable pawn shops to help the poor. He trusted God’s providence completely.\n\nPatron of job seekers\, the unemployed. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: ht tps://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-08-07 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-08-07 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-08-08-dominic@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290808 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290809 SUMMARY:St. Dominic\, Priest DESCRIPTION:A Spanish priest (d. 1221) who founded the Order of Preachers ( Dominicans) to preach the truth with learning and poverty. By tradition Ou r Lady gave him the Rosary\; his order spread it everywhere.\n\nPatron of astronomers\, the Dominican Republic. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries. 1962 calendar: August 4.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.c om/calendar?d=2029-08-08 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-08-08 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-08-09-teresa-benedicta@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290809 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290810 SUMMARY:St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross\, Virgin and Martyr (optional mem orial) DESCRIPTION:Edith Stein\, a Jewish philosopher who became Catholic and a Ca rmelite nun. She was killed at Auschwitz in 1942. She is co-patron of Euro pe\, joining her people in their suffering.\n\nPatron of Europe. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://orat erosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-08-09 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-08-09 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-08-10-lawrence@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290810 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290811 SUMMARY:St. Lawrence\, Deacon and Martyr DESCRIPTION:A deacon of Rome martyred in 258. When ordered to hand over the Church’s treasures\, he brought the poor and said\, "These are the trea sures of the Church." He is one of the most honored martyrs of Rome.\n\nPa tron of deacons\, cooks\, the poor. Feast. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mys teries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-08-10 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-08-10 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-08-11-clare@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290811 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290812 SUMMARY:St. Clare\, Virgin DESCRIPTION:A young noblewoman of Assisi who followed St. Francis and found ed the Poor Clares (d. 1253). She drove off invaders by holding up the Ble ssed Sacrament. Her life of radical poverty and prayer still inspires cont emplatives.\n\nPatron of television\, eye diseases. Memorial. Suggested Ro sary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: August 12.\n\nFull note: https://or aterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-08-11 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-08-11 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-08-13-pontian-hippolytus@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290813 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290814 SUMMARY:Sts. Pontian\, Pope\, and Hippolytus\, Priest\, Martyrs (optional m emorial) DESCRIPTION:A pope and a rival priest-theologian\, both exiled to the mines of Sardinia around 235\, where they were reconciled before dying. Their s tory is one of reconciliation in suffering.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggeste d Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calend ar?d=2029-08-13 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-08-13 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-08-14-maximilian-kolbe@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290814 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290815 SUMMARY:St. Maximilian Kolbe\, Priest and Martyr DESCRIPTION:A Polish Franciscan who spread devotion to the Immaculata. At A uschwitz in 1941 he offered his life in place of a husband and father cond emned to starvation. "Greater love has no man than this." He is a martyr o f charity.\n\nPatron of prisoners\, families\, journalists\, the pro-life movement. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: h ttps://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-08-14 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-08-14 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-08-15-assumption@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290815 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290816 SUMMARY:Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary — Holy Day of Obligation DESCRIPTION:At the end of her earthly life Mary was taken up body and soul into heavenly glory\, as Pope Pius XII defined in 1950. Mary shares alread y in her Son’s Resurrection\, a sign of hope for us. It is the Fourth Gl orious Mystery.\n\nSolemnity. Holy day of obligation (USA). Suggested Rosa ry: Glorious Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d =2029-08-15 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-08-15 CATEGORIES:Solemnity TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-08-16-stephen-hungary@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290816 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290817 SUMMARY:St. Stephen of Hungary (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:The first King of Hungary (d. 1038)\, who brought his people to the faith and organized the Church there. He ruled with justice and care for the poor.\n\nPatron of Hungary. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: L uminous Mysteries. 1962 calendar: September 2.\n\nFull note: https://orate rosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-08-16 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-08-16 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-08-20-bernard@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290820 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290821 SUMMARY:St. Bernard\, Abbot and Doctor of the Church DESCRIPTION:A French Cistercian abbot (d. 1153)\, the most influential chur chman of his day\, and a great preacher on the love of God and of Mary. Ca lled the "Mellifluous Doctor"\; the prayer Memorare is traditionally linke d to him.\n\nPatron of beekeepers\, Gibraltar. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: The Memorare https://oraterosarium.com/addit ional-prayers#additional-memorare\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/ca lendar?d=2029-08-20 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-08-20 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-08-21-pius-x@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290821 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290822 SUMMARY:St. Pius X\, Pope DESCRIPTION:Giuseppe Sarto (d. 1914)\, a parish priest who became Pope. He encouraged frequent Communion\, lowered the age of First Communion\, and r eformed Church music. His motto was "to restore all things in Christ."\n\n Patron of first communicants. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Myster ies. 1962 calendar: September 3.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/c alendar?d=2029-08-21 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-08-21 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-08-22-queenship-mary@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290822 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290823 SUMMARY:The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary DESCRIPTION:One week after the Assumption\, the Church honors Mary as Queen of heaven and earth\, a title of love tied to her Son’s kingship. It is the Fifth Glorious Mystery\, the Coronation.\n\nMemorial. Suggested Rosar y: Glorious Mysteries. 1962 calendar: May 31.\n\nFull note: https://orater osarium.com/calendar?d=2029-08-22 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-08-22 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-08-23-rose-lima@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290823 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290824 SUMMARY:St. Rose of Lima\, Virgin (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Dominican laywoman of Peru (d. 1617)\, the first canonized sa int of the Americas\, known for penance\, prayer and care for the poor and sick. She is a patron of the Americas.\n\nPatron of the Americas\, Peru\, gardeners. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries. 1962 calendar: August 30.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=20 29-08-23 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-08-23 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-08-24-bartholomew@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290824 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290825 SUMMARY:St. Bartholomew\, Apostle DESCRIPTION:One of the Twelve\, usually identified with Nathanael\, of whom Jesus said\, "Behold\, an Israelite in whom is no guile!" Tradition says he was martyred in Armenia. He shows an honest heart that recognizes Jesus .\n\nPatron of Armenia\, leatherworkers. Feast. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowfu l Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-08-24 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-08-24 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-08-25-louis@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290825 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290826 SUMMARY:St. Louis (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:King Louis IX of France (d. 1270)\, a devoted husband and fathe r who cared for the poor\, built the Sainte-Chapelle\, and died on crusade . He shows a ruler governing as a servant of God.\n\nPatron of France\, ki ngs\, the city of St. Louis. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful M ysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-08-25 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-08-25 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-08-25-joseph-calasanz@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290825 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290826 SUMMARY:St. Joseph Calasanz\, Priest (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Spanish priest (d. 1648) who opened the first free public sch ool in Europe in Rome and founded the Piarists. He gave poor children the gift of education.\n\nPatron of Christian schools. Optional memorial. Sugg ested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: August 27.\n\nFull note: ht tps://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-08-25 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-08-25 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-08-27-monica@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290827 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290828 SUMMARY:St. Monica DESCRIPTION:The mother of St. Augustine (d. 387)\, who prayed with tears fo r years for his conversion. She lived to see him baptized. "It cannot be t hat the son of these tears should perish\," a bishop told her. She is a mo del of persevering prayer.\n\nPatron of mothers\, wives\, alcoholics. Memo rial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: May 4.\n\nFull no te: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-08-27 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-08-27 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-08-28-augustine@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290828 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290829 SUMMARY:St. Augustine\, Bishop and Doctor of the Church DESCRIPTION:After a restless youth he was converted and baptized in 387\, b ecame Bishop of Hippo in North Africa\, and wrote the Confessions and The City of God (d. 430). "Our heart is restless until it rests in You." He is among the greatest teachers of the faith.\n\nPatron of theologians\, brew ers\, printers. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull n ote: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-08-28 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-08-28 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-08-29-passion-john-baptist@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290829 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290830 SUMMARY:The Passion of St. John the Baptist DESCRIPTION:John was imprisoned and beheaded by Herod Antipas for telling h im his marriage to his brother’s wife was wrong. He died a martyr for tr uth and for the holiness of marriage.\n\nMemorial. Suggested Rosary: Lumin ous Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-08- 29 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-08-29 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-09-03-gregory-great@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290903 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290904 SUMMARY:St. Gregory the Great\, Pope and Doctor of the Church DESCRIPTION:A Roman prefect turned monk who became Pope in 590 (d. 604). He fed Rome in famine\, sent missionaries to England\, and wrote on pastoral care. He called himself "servant of the servants of God." Gregorian chant bears his name.\n\nPatron of popes\, musicians\, singers\, teachers. Memo rial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: March 12.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-09-03 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-09-03 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-09-05-teresa-calcutta@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290905 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290906 SUMMARY:St. Teresa of Calcutta\, Virgin (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Born in Skopje in 1910\, she founded the Missionaries of Charit y in Calcutta to serve the "poorest of the poor\," the dying\, lepers and orphans (d. 1997). She received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 and taught t hat small things done with great love change the world.\n\nOptional memori al. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosar ium.com/calendar?d=2029-09-05 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-09-05 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-09-08-nativity-mary@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290908 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290909 SUMMARY:The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary DESCRIPTION:Mary’s birthday\, celebrated nine months after the Immaculate Conception. Scripture is silent on it\, but the Church has kept it since early centuries. Her birth is the dawn before the rising of the Sun\, Chri st.\n\nFeast. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://or aterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-09-08 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-09-08 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-09-12-holy-name-mary@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290912 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290913 SUMMARY:The Most Holy Name of Mary (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Honors the name of the Mother of God. The day spread after the victory at Vienna in 1683\, attributed to Mary’s help. Her name\, spoken with love\, leads us to her Son.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029- 09-12 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-09-12 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-09-13-john-chrysostom@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290913 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290914 SUMMARY:St. John Chrysostom\, Bishop and Doctor of the Church DESCRIPTION:Archbishop of Constantinople (d. 407) whose preaching earned hi m the name "golden mouth." He was exiled for denouncing the corruption of the imperial court. His homilies on Scripture are still read worldwide.\n\ nPatron of preachers\, orators. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Myste ries. 1962 calendar: January 27.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/c alendar?d=2029-09-13 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-09-13 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-09-14-exaltation-cross@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290914 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290915 SUMMARY:The Exaltation of the Holy Cross DESCRIPTION:Honors the Cross of Christ\, recalling the finding of the True Cross by St. Helena and the dedication of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem (335). The instrument of death has become the sign of victor y and life.\n\nFeast. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-09-14 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-09-14 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-09-15-our-lady-sorrows@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290915 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290916 SUMMARY:Our Lady of Sorrows DESCRIPTION:The day after the Holy Cross\, the Church remembers Mary standi ng at the Cross\, and her Seven Sorrows\, from Simeon’s prophecy to Jesu s’ burial. "A sword will pierce through your own soul also." She is the Mother who suffers with us.\n\nMemorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Myste ries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-09-15 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-09-15 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-09-17-robert-bellarmine@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290917 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290918 SUMMARY:St. Robert Bellarmine\, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (optional m emorial) DESCRIPTION:An Italian Jesuit and cardinal (d. 1621) who explained the Cath olic faith clearly during the Reformation and wrote catechisms for childre n. He lived simply and gave generously to the poor.\n\nPatron of catechist s. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: M ay 13.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-09-17 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-09-17 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-09-17-hildegard@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290917 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290918 SUMMARY:St. Hildegard of Bingen\, Virgin and Doctor of the Church (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A German Benedictine abbess (d. 1179)\, mystic\, composer\, wri ter on medicine and nature\, and adviser to popes and emperors. She was na med a Doctor of the Church in 2012.\n\nPatron of musicians\, writers. Opti onal memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://o raterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-09-17 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-09-17 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-09-19-januarius@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290919 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290920 SUMMARY:St. Januarius\, Bishop and Martyr (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Bishop of Benevento martyred around 305. A relic of his blood i n Naples is famously seen to liquefy on certain days. He is a beloved patr on of Naples.\n\nPatron of Naples\, blood banks. Optional memorial. Sugges ted Rosary: Glorious Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/ca lendar?d=2029-09-19 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-09-19 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-09-20-korean-martyrs@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290920 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290921 SUMMARY:Sts. Andrew Kim Tae-gŏn\, Priest\, Paul Chŏng Ha-sang\, and Compa nions\, Martyrs DESCRIPTION:One hundred three martyrs of Korea in the 1800s. The faith was first brought by laypeople\; Andrew Kim was the first Korean priest\, mart yred at 25 in 1846. They show the power of lay witness in a Church that be gan without priests.\n\nPatron of Korea. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Lumin ous Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-09- 20 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-09-20 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-09-21-matthew@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290921 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290922 SUMMARY:St. Matthew\, Apostle and Evangelist DESCRIPTION:A tax collector called by Jesus with the words "Follow me." He left his post at once and wrote the first Gospel. His Gospel shows Jesus a s the fulfillment of the Old Testament promises.\n\nPatron of accountants\ , bankers\, tax collectors. Feast. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\ n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-09-21 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-09-21 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-09-26-cosmas-damian@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290926 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290927 SUMMARY:Sts. Cosmas and Damian\, Martyrs (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Twin brothers\, physicians in Syria who treated the sick withou t charge\, martyred around 303. Their names are in the Roman Canon.\n\nPat ron of physicians\, surgeons\, pharmacists. Optional memorial. Suggested R osary: Glorious Mysteries. 1962 calendar: September 27.\n\nFull note: http s://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-09-26 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-09-26 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-09-27-vincent-de-paul@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290927 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290928 SUMMARY:St. Vincent de Paul\, Priest DESCRIPTION:A French priest (d. 1660) who devoted his life to the poor\, fo unding the Congregation of the Mission and\, with St. Louise de Marillac\, the Daughters of Charity. The St. Vincent de Paul Society\, founded later in his name\, still serves the poor in parishes everywhere.\n\nPatron of charitable societies\, the poor. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Myst eries. 1962 calendar: July 19.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/cal endar?d=2029-09-27 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-09-27 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-09-28-wenceslaus@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290928 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290929 SUMMARY:St. Wenceslaus\, Martyr (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Duke of Bohemia (d. 935)\, a good ruler killed by his brother ’s supporters on the way to Mass. He is the "good King Wenceslas" of the carol. He shows charity in leadership.\n\nPatron of Czech Republic\, Bohe mia. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull not e: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-09-28 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-09-28 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-09-28-lawrence-ruiz@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290928 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290929 SUMMARY:St. Lawrence Ruiz and Companions\, Martyrs (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Sixteen martyrs killed in Nagasaki\, Japan\, in the 1630s. Lawr ence Ruiz\, a Filipino husband and father\, was the first Filipino saint. He declared he would die a thousand times for God.\n\nPatron of the Philip pines\, Filipino workers abroad. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorr owful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-0 9-28 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-09-28 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-09-29-archangels@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20290929 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20290930 SUMMARY:Sts. Michael\, Gabriel and Raphael\, Archangels DESCRIPTION:The three archangels named in Scripture: Michael defends God’ s people against evil\, Gabriel announces the Incarnation\, and Raphael he als and guides. They remind us of God’s care through His angels. Many pr ay the St. Michael prayer daily.\n\nPatron of St. Michael: police\, soldie rs\; St. Gabriel: messengers\; St. Raphael: travelers\, the sick. Feast. S uggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: St. Michael: September 2 9\; St. Gabriel: March 24\; St. Raphael: October 24.\n\nPrayer: Prayer to St. Michael https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-michae l\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-09-29 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-09-29 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-10-01-therese@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291001 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291002 SUMMARY:St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus\, Virgin and Doctor of the Church DESCRIPTION:A French Carmelite who died at 24 in 1897. Her autobiography\, Story of a Soul\, describes her "little way" of doing small things with gr eat love. "My vocation is love!" She was named a Doctor of the Church in 1 997.\n\nPatron of missions\, florists\, France. Memorial. Suggested Rosary : Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: October 3.\n\nFull note: https://orater osarium.com/calendar?d=2029-10-01 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-10-01 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-10-02-guardian-angels@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291002 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291003 SUMMARY:The Holy Guardian Angels DESCRIPTION:The Church honors the angels God assigns to guard each person. Jesus said their angels "always behold the face of my Father." We are neve r alone\; we can ask our angel’s help daily.\n\nMemorial. Suggested Rosa ry: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: Prayer to Your Guardian Angel https:// oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-angele-dei\nFull note: htt ps://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-10-02 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-10-02 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-10-04-francis-assisi@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291004 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291005 SUMMARY:St. Francis of Assisi DESCRIPTION:The son of a wealthy merchant (d. 1226) who embraced radical po verty\, rebuilt churches\, founded the Franciscans\, and received the stig mata. He loved Christ\, the poor and all creation\, and wrote the Canticle of the Creatures. He made the first Christmas crèche at Greccio.\n\nPatr on of Italy\, animals\, ecology\, merchants. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: L uminous Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029 -10-04 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-10-04 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-10-05-faustina@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291005 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291006 SUMMARY:St. Faustina Kowalska\, Virgin (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Polish sister (d. 1938) to whom Jesus revealed the message of Divine Mercy: the image "Jesus\, I trust in You" and the Chaplet. Through her\, the devotion to Divine Mercy spread worldwide.\n\nPatron of mercy. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: Chapl et of Divine Mercy https://oraterosarium.com/divine-mercy#chaplet\nPrayer: Divine Mercy Novena https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#addition al-novena-divine-mercy\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=20 29-10-05 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-10-05 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-10-05-francis-xavier-seelos@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291005 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291006 SUMMARY:Bl. Francis Xavier Seelos\, Priest (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A German-born Redemptorist (d. 1867) who served immigrants in P ittsburgh\, Baltimore and New Orleans\, and died caring for yellow-fever v ictims. He was a beloved\, cheerful confessor.\n\nOptional memorial. Sugge sted Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/ calendar?d=2029-10-05 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-10-05 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-10-06-bruno@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291006 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291007 SUMMARY:St. Bruno\, Priest (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A German priest and scholar (d. 1101) who founded the Carthusia ns\, monks of deep silence\, in the Chartreuse mountains. His order has ne ver needed reform.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysterie s.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-10-06 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-10-06 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-10-06-marie-rose-durocher@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291006 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291007 SUMMARY:Bl. Marie Rose Durocher\, Virgin (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Canadian sister (d. 1849) who founded the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary to educate the young. Her sisters have taught in the U.S. and Canada for generations.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosar y: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=20 29-10-06 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-10-06 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-10-09-denis@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291009 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291010 SUMMARY:St. Denis\, Bishop\, and Companions\, Martyrs (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:The first Bishop of Paris\, martyred with companions on Montmar tre around 250. He is a patron of France.\n\nPatron of Paris\, France. Opt ional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https ://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-10-09 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-10-09 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-10-09-john-leonardi@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291009 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291010 SUMMARY:St. John Leonardi\, Priest (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:An Italian pharmacist who became a priest (d. 1609)\, renewed c atechesis\, and helped found the Propaganda Fide college for missions. He is a patron of pharmacists.\n\nPatron of pharmacists. Optional memorial. S uggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium. com/calendar?d=2029-10-09 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-10-09 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-10-09-newman@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291009 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291010 SUMMARY:St. John Henry Newman\, Priest and Doctor of the Church (optional m emorial) DESCRIPTION:An Anglican scholar at Oxford who became Catholic in 1845\, lat er a cardinal (d. 1890). He wrote on conscience\, faith and education\, an d "Lead\, Kindly Light." Canonized in 2019\, he was named a Doctor of the Church in 2025 and added to the General Roman Calendar soon after.\n\nPatr on of converts\, students (Newman Centers). Optional memorial. Suggested R osary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calend ar?d=2029-10-09 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-10-09 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-10-11-john-xxiii@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291011 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291012 SUMMARY:St. John XXIII\, Pope (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Angelo Roncalli (d. 1963)\, the warm-hearted "good Pope John\," who called the Second Vatican Council. His day is the anniversary of the Council’s opening in 1962.\n\nPatron of papal delegates\, Christian unit y. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-10-11 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-10-11 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-10-15-teresa-avila@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291015 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291016 SUMMARY:St. Teresa of Jesus\, Virgin and Doctor of the Church DESCRIPTION:A Spanish Carmelite (d. 1582) who reformed her order and wrote The Interior Castle and The Way of Perfection\, classics on prayer. "Let n othing disturb you... God alone suffices." She was the first woman named a Doctor of the Church (1970).\n\nPatron of Spain\, headache sufferers\, ch ess players. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: h ttps://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-10-15 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-10-15 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-10-16-hedwig@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291016 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291017 SUMMARY:St. Hedwig\, Religious (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A duchess of Silesia (d. 1243)\, a mother of seven\, who founde d hospitals and monasteries and entered a convent after her husband died. She is a patron of Silesia.\n\nPatron of Silesia\, widows. Optional memori al. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosa rium.com/calendar?d=2029-10-16 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-10-16 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-10-16-margaret-mary@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291016 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291017 SUMMARY:St. Margaret Mary Alacoque\, Virgin (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A French Visitation nun (d. 1690) to whom Jesus revealed His Sa cred Heart and asked for First Friday Communions and the feast of the Sacr ed Heart. She spread the devotion to the Heart of Jesus.\n\nPatron of Sacr ed Heart devotees. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysterie s. 1962 calendar: October 17.\n\nPrayer: Nine First Fridays https://orater osarium.com/additional-prayers#first-fridays-saturdays\nFull note: https:/ /oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-10-16 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-10-16 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-10-17-ignatius-antioch@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291017 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291018 SUMMARY:St. Ignatius of Antioch\, Bishop and Martyr DESCRIPTION:Bishop of Antioch\, taken to Rome and thrown to the beasts arou nd 107. On the way he wrote seven letters to the churches. "I am the wheat of God\, ground by the teeth of beasts." He is the first known to use the term "Catholic Church."\n\nMemorial. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries . 1962 calendar: February 1.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calen dar?d=2029-10-17 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-10-17 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-10-18-luke@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291018 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291019 SUMMARY:St. Luke\, Evangelist DESCRIPTION:A physician and companion of St. Paul who wrote the third Gospe l and the Acts of the Apostles. He gives us the Annunciation\, the Visitat ion and the Nativity accounts. His Gospel is the Gospel of mercy\; traditi on calls him the first painter of Mary.\n\nPatron of physicians\, artists\ , surgeons. Feast. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https ://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-10-18 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-10-18 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-10-19-north-american-martyrs@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291019 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291020 SUMMARY:Sts. John de Brébeuf and Isaac Jogues\, Priests\, and Companions\, Martyrs DESCRIPTION:Eight French Jesuit missionaries and lay associates killed in t he 1640s in what is now New York and Canada\, including Isaac Jogues at Os sernenon (Auriesville\, NY). They are the first canonized martyrs of North America.\n\nPatron of North America\, Canada. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: September 26.\n\nFull note: https://o raterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-10-19 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-10-19 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-10-20-paul-cross@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291020 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291021 SUMMARY:St. Paul of the Cross\, Priest (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:An Italian priest (d. 1775) who founded the Passionists to prea ch Christ crucified. He taught that the Passion is the greatest sign of Go d’s love.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 1 962 calendar: April 28.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d =2029-10-20 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-10-20 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-10-22-john-paul-ii@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291022 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291023 SUMMARY:St. John Paul II\, Pope (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Karol Wojtyła (d. 2005)\, Polish Pope for nearly 27 years\, wh o helped bring down communism\, began World Youth Days\, and added the Lum inous Mysteries in 2002. His motto Totus Tuus ("All Yours") was his consec ration to Mary.\n\nPatron of World Youth Day\, families. Optional memorial . Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: Totus Tuus: Montfort’ s consecration (Montfort Fathers) https://www.montfort.org.uk/Spirituality /Totcons.php\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-10-22 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-10-22 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-10-23-john-capistrano@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291023 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291024 SUMMARY:St. John of Capistrano\, Priest (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:An Italian lawyer and governor who became a Franciscan preacher (d. 1456)\, and helped defend Belgrade from invasion. The California miss ion bears his name.\n\nPatron of military chaplains\, jurists. Optional me morial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: March 28.\n\ nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-10-23 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-10-23 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-10-24-anthony-claret@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291024 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291025 SUMMARY:St. Anthony Mary Claret\, Bishop (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Spanish weaver who became a priest\, founded the Claretians\, served as Archbishop of Santiago de Cuba\, and spread devotion to the Ros ary (d. 1870). He used the printing press to spread the faith.\n\nPatron o f weavers\, Catholic press. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries. 1962 calendar: October 23.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium. com/calendar?d=2029-10-24 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-10-24 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-11-01-all-saints@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291102 SUMMARY:Solemnity of All Saints — Holy Day of Obligation DESCRIPTION:The Church honors all the saints in heaven\, known and unknown: a great multitude that no one could count\, from every nation. All of us are called to holiness. From Nov. 1 to 8 a plenary indulgence for the soul s in purgatory is offered for visiting a cemetery and praying for the dead .\n\nSolemnity. Holy day of obligation (USA). Suggested Rosary: Glorious M ysteries.\n\nPrayer: Eternal Rest https://oraterosarium.com/additional-pra yers#additional-requiem-aeternam\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/cal endar?d=2029-11-01 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-11-01 CATEGORIES:Solemnity TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-11-02-all-souls@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291102 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291103 SUMMARY:The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls) DESCRIPTION:The Church prays for all who have died in Christ and are being purified before entering heaven. Priests may celebrate three Masses today. Our prayers and sacrifices can help the holy souls. Remember your own bel oved dead by name today and all through November.\n\nCommemoration (ranked with solemnities). Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: Eter nal Rest https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-requiem-a eternam\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-11-02 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-11-02 CATEGORIES:Commemoration (ranked with solemnities) TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-11-03-martin-de-porres@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291103 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291104 SUMMARY:St. Martin de Porres\, Religious (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Dominican brother of Lima\, Peru (d. 1639)\, son of a Spanish nobleman and a freed woman of African descent. He cared for the sick and poor and even for animals. He shows humility and charity crossing every ba rrier.\n\nPatron of racial harmony\, barbers\, public health workers. Opti onal memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://o raterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-11-03 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-11-03 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-11-09-lateran@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291109 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291110 SUMMARY:The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica DESCRIPTION:The Cathedral of Rome\, dedicated around 324\, is called "mothe r and head of all churches in the city and the world." It is the Pope’s cathedral. We celebrate our unity with the Church of Rome and remember tha t we are living stones of God’s temple.\n\nFeast. Suggested Rosary: Sorr owful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-1 1-09 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-11-09 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-11-10-leo-great@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291110 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291111 SUMMARY:St. Leo the Great\, Pope and Doctor of the Church DESCRIPTION:Pope from 440 to 461. His letter (Tome) to the Council of Chalc edon defined Christ’s two natures\, and he met Attila the Hun to spare R ome. "Christian\, remember your dignity."\n\nMemorial. Suggested Rosary: J oyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: April 11.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosar ium.com/calendar?d=2029-11-10 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-11-10 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-11-12-josaphat@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291112 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291113 SUMMARY:St. Josaphat\, Bishop and Martyr DESCRIPTION:A Ukrainian Basilian monk who became Archbishop of Polotsk and worked for the unity of Eastern Christians with Rome. He was killed in 162 3. He is a martyr for Christian unity.\n\nPatron of Ukraine\, unity. Memor ial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: November 14.\n\nFu ll note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-11-12 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-11-12 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-11-13-frances-cabrini@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291113 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291114 SUMMARY:St. Frances Xavier Cabrini\, Virgin DESCRIPTION:An Italian sister who came to New York in 1889 to serve Italian immigrants\, founded schools\, orphanages and hospitals across the Americ as\, and became a U.S. citizen (d. 1917). She was the first U.S. citizen t o be canonized.\n\nPatron of immigrants\, hospital administrators. Memoria l. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosar ium.com/calendar?d=2029-11-13 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-11-13 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-11-15-albert-great@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291115 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291116 SUMMARY:St. Albert the Great\, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (optional me morial) DESCRIPTION:A German Dominican (d. 1280)\, a giant of learning in theology and natural science\, and teacher of St. Thomas Aquinas. He showed that fa ith and science are friends.\n\nPatron of scientists\, students. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://orat erosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-11-15 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-11-15 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-11-16-margaret-scotland@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291116 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291117 SUMMARY:St. Margaret of Scotland (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:An English princess who became Queen of Scotland (d. 1093)\, a devoted mother of eight who served the poor and renewed the Church in Scot land. She shows holiness as a wife\, mother and queen.\n\nPatron of Scotla nd\, mothers. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 19 62 calendar: June 10.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2 029-11-16 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-11-16 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-11-16-gertrude@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291116 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291117 SUMMARY:St. Gertrude\, Virgin (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A German nun of Helfta (d. about 1302)\, a mystic whose writing s anticipate devotion to the Sacred Heart. Her prayers for the souls in pu rgatory are still widely prayed.\n\nPatron of souls in purgatory. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: November 15.\n\nPrayer: Prayer of St. Gertrude https://oraterosarium.com/additional -prayers#additional-st-gertrude\nPrayer: Eternal Rest https://oraterosariu m.com/additional-prayers#additional-requiem-aeternam\nFull note: https://o raterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-11-16 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-11-16 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-11-17-elizabeth-hungary@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291117 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291118 SUMMARY:St. Elizabeth of Hungary\, Religious DESCRIPTION:A Hungarian princess married at 14\, widowed at 20\, who gave h er life to the poor and sick\, and died at 24 in 1231 as a Franciscan tert iary. She built a hospital and served in it herself.\n\nPatron of Francisc an tertiaries\, bakers\, hospitals. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mys teries. 1962 calendar: November 19.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.co m/calendar?d=2029-11-17 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-11-17 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-11-21-presentation-mary@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291121 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291122 SUMMARY:The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary DESCRIPTION:An ancient tradition says Mary’s parents brought her to the T emple as a young child and dedicated her to God. It celebrates Mary’s to tal gift of herself to God from the start.\n\nMemorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029- 11-21 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-11-21 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-11-22-cecilia@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291122 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291123 SUMMARY:St. Cecilia\, Virgin and Martyr DESCRIPTION:A Roman noblewoman martyred around 230. Tradition says she sang to God in her heart on her wedding day. Her name is in the Roman Canon.\n \nPatron of musicians\, singers\, poets. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Lumin ous Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-11- 22 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-11-22 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-11-23-clement-i@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291123 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291124 SUMMARY:St. Clement I\, Pope and Martyr (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:The third successor of St. Peter as Bishop of Rome (d. about 99 ). His letter to the Corinthians is one of the oldest Christian writings o utside the New Testament. His name is in the Roman Canon.\n\nPatron of mar iners. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull n ote: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-11-23 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-11-23 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-11-23-columban@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291123 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291124 SUMMARY:St. Columban\, Abbot (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:An Irish monk (d. 615) who founded monasteries across France\, Switzerland and Italy\, including Bobbio. He helped re-evangelize Europe.\ n\nPatron of motorcyclists\, Ireland. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2 029-11-23 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-11-23 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-11-23-miguel-pro@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291123 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291124 SUMMARY:Bl. Miguel Agustín Pro\, Priest and Martyr (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:A Mexican Jesuit who secretly ministered during the persecution of the 1920s\, often in disguise. Shot in 1927\, he stretched out his arm s and cried\, "Viva Cristo Rey!" He is a witness to joy and courage.\n\nPa tron of Mexico. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\ n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-11-23 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-11-23 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-11-24-andrew-dung-lac@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291124 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291125 SUMMARY:St. Andrew Dũng-Lạc\, Priest\, and Companions\, Martyrs DESCRIPTION:One hundred seventeen martyrs of Vietnam (1745–1862)\, priest s\, bishops\, religious and laypeople\, including Andrew Dũng-Lạc. They represent the many thousands who died for the faith in Vietnam.\n\nPatron of Vietnam. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: h ttps://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-11-24 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-11-24 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-11-25-christ-king@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291125 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291126 SUMMARY:Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ\, King of the Universe DESCRIPTION:The last Sunday of the liturgical year proclaims Jesus as King of all creation\, a King who reigns from the Cross and will come again in glory. Pope Pius XI established the feast in 1925 against rising secularis m.\n\nSolemnity. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries. 1962 calendar: Last Sunday of October.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=202 9-11-25 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-11-25 CATEGORIES:Solemnity TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-11-30-andrew@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291130 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291201 SUMMARY:St. Andrew\, Apostle DESCRIPTION:A fisherman of Galilee\, brother of Peter\, and a disciple of J ohn the Baptist\, who brought his brother to Jesus. Tradition says he was crucified on an X-shaped cross in Greece. Many pray the St. Andrew Christm as Novena from today until Christmas.\n\nPatron of Scotland\, Russia\, Gre ece\, fishermen. Feast. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: St. Andrew Christmas Novena (day 1 of 25) https://oraterosarium.com/additi onal-prayers#additional-novena-st-andrew\nPrayer: Novena to the Immaculate Conception (day 2 of 9) https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#addi tional-novena-immaculate-conception\nPrayer: How to pray a novena https:// oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#how-to-pray-a-novena\nFull note: http s://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-11-30 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-11-30 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-12-02-advent-1@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291202 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291203 SUMMARY:First Sunday of Advent DESCRIPTION:A new liturgical year begins. Advent prepares for Christmas and for Christ’s coming again\; the first candle of the Advent wreath is li t. A season of joyful hope and watchfulness: "Stay awake!"\n\nSunday. Sugg ested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: St. Andrew Christmas Novena (da y 3 of 25) https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-novena- st-andrew\nPrayer: Novena to the Immaculate Conception (day 4 of 9) https: //oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-novena-immaculate-concep tion\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-12-02 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-12-02 CATEGORIES:Sunday TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-12-03-francis-xavier@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291203 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291204 SUMMARY:St. Francis Xavier\, Priest DESCRIPTION:One of the first Jesuits (d. 1552)\, who preached in India\, So utheast Asia and Japan\, baptizing thousands\, and died on an island off C hina. He is co-patron of the missions with St. Thérèse.\n\nPatron of mis sions\, missionaries. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nPra yer: St. Andrew Christmas Novena (day 4 of 25) https://oraterosarium.com/a dditional-prayers#additional-novena-st-andrew\nPrayer: Novena to the Immac ulate Conception (day 5 of 9) https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers #additional-novena-immaculate-conception\nFull note: https://oraterosarium .com/calendar?d=2029-12-03 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-12-03 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-12-04-john-damascene@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291204 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291205 SUMMARY:St. John Damascene\, Priest and Doctor of the Church (optional memo rial) DESCRIPTION:A monk of Syria (d. about 749) who defended the use of sacred i mages (icons) and wrote on the faith and on Mary’s Assumption. He is the last of the Greek Fathers.\n\nPatron of icon painters. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: March 27.\n\nFull n ote: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-12-04 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-12-04 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-12-06-nicholas@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291206 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291207 SUMMARY:St. Nicholas\, Bishop (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Bishop of Myra (in modern Turkey) in the fourth century. Tradit ion says he secretly gave gold to three poor girls for their dowries. His generosity inspired the figure of Santa Claus.\n\nPatron of children\, sai lors\, Russia\, Greece. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Myst eries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-12-06 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-12-06 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-12-07-ambrose@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291207 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291208 SUMMARY:St. Ambrose\, Bishop and Doctor of the Church DESCRIPTION:A Roman governor acclaimed Bishop of Milan in 374 before he was even baptized. He preached powerfully\, wrote hymns\, and baptized St. Au gustine. He stood up to the emperor for the Church’s freedom.\n\nPatron of Milan\, beekeepers. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\ nPrayer: St. Andrew Christmas Novena (day 8 of 25) https://oraterosarium.c om/additional-prayers#additional-novena-st-andrew\nPrayer: Novena to the I mmaculate Conception (day 9 of 9) https://oraterosarium.com/additional-pra yers#additional-novena-immaculate-conception\nFull note: https://oraterosa rium.com/calendar?d=2029-12-07 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-12-07 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-12-08-immaculate-conception@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291208 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291209 SUMMARY:Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary — Holy Day of Obligation DESCRIPTION:From the first moment of her conception Mary was preserved from original sin by a singular grace of God\, in view of the merits of Jesus\ , as Pope Pius IX defined in 1854. God prepared a worthy Mother for His So n. Mary under this title is the patroness of the United States.\n\nPatron of the United States. Solemnity. Holy day of obligation (USA). Patronal fe ast of the United States: always a holy day of obligation here. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: St. Andrew Christmas Novena (day 9 of 25) https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-novena-st-and rew\nPrayer: Tota Pulchra Es https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers# additional-novena-immaculate-conception\nFull note: https://oraterosarium. com/calendar?d=2029-12-08 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-12-08 CATEGORIES:Solemnity TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-12-10-loreto@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291210 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291211 SUMMARY:Our Lady of Loreto (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Honors the Holy House of Loreto in Italy\, venerated as the hou se of Nazareth where the Annunciation took place. Added to the calendar in 2019\; Our Lady of Loreto is patron of aviators.\n\nPatron of aviators\, pilots. Optional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nFull not e: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-12-10 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-12-10 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-12-11-damasus@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291211 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291212 SUMMARY:St. Damasus I\, Pope (optional memorial) DESCRIPTION:Pope from 366 to 384\, who restored the catacombs and commissio ned St. Jerome to translate the Bible into Latin. He honored the martyrs w ith beautiful inscriptions.\n\nOptional memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrow ful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-12- 11 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-12-11 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-12-12-guadalupe@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291212 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291213 SUMMARY:Our Lady of Guadalupe DESCRIPTION:In 1531 Mary appeared to St. Juan Diego near Mexico City. Her i mage on his tilma\, still preserved\, shows her as a pregnant young woman of the people. Millions converted after the apparition. She is the patrone ss of the Americas.\n\nPatron of the Americas\, Mexico\, the unborn. Feast . Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: St. Andrew Christmas Nove na (day 13 of 25) https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional- novena-st-andrew\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-12- 12 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-12-12 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-12-13-lucy@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291213 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291214 SUMMARY:St. Lucy\, Virgin and Martyr DESCRIPTION:A young Christian of Syracuse in Sicily\, martyred around 304. Her name means "light\," and her feast falls in the darkest days of the ye ar. Her name is in the Roman Canon.\n\nPatron of the blind\, eye ailments. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: St. Andrew Chr istmas Novena (day 14 of 25) https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers# additional-novena-st-andrew\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar ?d=2029-12-13 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-12-13 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-12-14-john-cross@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291214 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291215 SUMMARY:St. John of the Cross\, Priest and Doctor of the Church DESCRIPTION:A Spanish Carmelite (d. 1591) who helped St. Teresa reform thei r order\, was imprisoned by his own brothers\, and wrote The Dark Night of the Soul. He is the great teacher of the soul’s union with God.\n\nPatr on of mystics\, contemplatives. Memorial. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Myst eries. 1962 calendar: November 24.\n\nPrayer: St. Andrew Christmas Novena (day 15 of 25) https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-nov ena-st-andrew\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-12-14 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-12-14 CATEGORIES:Memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-12-16-gaudete@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291216 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291217 SUMMARY:Third Sunday of Advent (Gaudete Sunday) DESCRIPTION:Named for the opening word of the Mass\, "Gaudete" ("Rejoice"). The rose candle of the Advent wreath is lit and rose vestments may be wor n. The Lord is near!\n\nSunday. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nPra yer: St. Andrew Christmas Novena (day 17 of 25) https://oraterosarium.com/ additional-prayers#additional-novena-st-andrew\nPrayer: Christmas Novena ( day 1 of 9) https://oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-novena -christmas\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-12-16 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-12-16 CATEGORIES:Sunday TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-12-21-peter-canisius@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291221 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291222 SUMMARY:St. Peter Canisius\, Priest and Doctor of the Church (commemoration ) DESCRIPTION:A Dutch Jesuit (d. 1597) whose catechisms helped renew the fait h in Germany during the Reformation. He is called the second Apostle of Ge rmany.\n\nPatron of Germany\, catechists. Optional memorial (commemoration ). Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: April 27.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-12-21 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-12-21 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-12-25-christmas@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291225 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291226 SUMMARY:Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord (Christmas) — Holy Day of O bligation DESCRIPTION:The Son of God is born of the Virgin Mary in Bethlehem and laid in a manger. Shepherds hear the angels sing "Glory to God in the highest. " God becomes one of us so that we might share His life. It is the Third J oyful Mystery\, and the Christmas season continues until the Baptism of th e Lord.\n\nSolemnity. Holy day of obligation (USA). Suggested Rosary: Joyf ul Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: Gloria in Excelsis https://oraterosarium.com/addi tional-prayers#additional-gloria-excelsis\nFull note: https://oraterosariu m.com/calendar?d=2029-12-25 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-12-25 CATEGORIES:Solemnity TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-12-26-stephen@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291226 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291227 SUMMARY:St. Stephen\, the First Martyr DESCRIPTION:One of the first seven deacons\, stoned to death in Jerusalem w hile praying\, "Lord\, do not hold this sin against them." Saul (later St. Paul) looked on. The day after Christmas we remember that the Child came to give His life\, and Stephen gave his for Him.\n\nPatron of deacons\, st onemasons. Feast. Suggested Rosary: Glorious Mysteries.\n\nFull note: http s://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-12-26 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-12-26 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-12-27-john-apostle@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291227 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291228 SUMMARY:St. John\, Apostle and Evangelist DESCRIPTION:The "beloved disciple" who leaned on Jesus’ breast at the Las t Supper\, stood at the Cross\, and received Mary as his mother. He wrote the fourth Gospel. His Gospel begins\, "In the beginning was the Word." He is the only Apostle not martyred\, by tradition.\n\nPatron of friendship\ , writers\, theologians. Feast. Suggested Rosary: Luminous Mysteries.\n\nF ull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-12-27 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-12-27 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-12-28-holy-innocents@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291228 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291229 SUMMARY:The Holy Innocents\, Martyrs DESCRIPTION:The baby boys of Bethlehem killed by King Herod in his attempt to destroy the newborn King. They died in place of Christ. Today is a day to pray for all children and for the unborn.\n\nPatron of babies\, childre n. Feast. Suggested Rosary: Sorrowful Mysteries.\n\nFull note: https://ora terosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-12-28 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-12-28 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-12-29-thomas-becket@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291229 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291230 SUMMARY:St. Thomas Becket\, Bishop and Martyr (commemoration) DESCRIPTION:Archbishop of Canterbury\, killed in his cathedral in 1170 by k nights of King Henry II after he defended the Church’s freedom. He shows courage under pressure from political power.\n\nPatron of secular clergy. Optional memorial (commemoration). Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\ nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-12-29 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-12-29 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-12-30-holy-family@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291230 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20291231 SUMMARY:Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus\, Mary and Joseph DESCRIPTION:On the Sunday after Christmas (or December 30 when there is no Sunday)\, the Church honors the home of Nazareth where Jesus grew "in wisd om and in stature." The Holy Family is a model for every family: prayer\, work\, love and faithfulness through hardship.\n\nPatron of families. Feas t. Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. 1962 calendar: Sunday after Epiphan y.\n\nFull note: https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-12-30 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-12-30 CATEGORIES:Feast TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2029-12-31-sylvester@oraterosarium.com DTSTAMP:20261103T035440Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20291231 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20300101 SUMMARY:St. Sylvester I\, Pope (commemoration) DESCRIPTION:Pope from 314 to 335\, after the persecutions ended. During his reign the Council of Nicaea (325) proclaimed the divinity of Christ. The year closes in thanksgiving for God’s gifts.\n\nOptional memorial (comme moration). Suggested Rosary: Joyful Mysteries.\n\nPrayer: Te Deum https:// oraterosarium.com/additional-prayers#additional-te-deum\nFull note: https: //oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-12-31 URL;VALUE=URI:https://oraterosarium.com/calendar?d=2029-12-31 CATEGORIES:Optional memorial TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR