Big Week

The Roman Catholic Calendar of Saints provides the Church with some pretty amazing Saints this week:

Monday 9/29:  St. Michael the Archangel- the awesome protector and defender of the Church.  I encourage everyone to say Pope Leo XIII's St. Michael prayer as often as possible.  The prayer and some neat information about it is available here:  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prayer_to_Saint_Michael

September 29th also honors Saints Raphael and Gabriel, two other important Archangels.

Tuesday 9/30:  St. Jerome - a lion of the faith and one of the great Doctors of the Early Church.

Today 10/1:  St. Therese of Liseux - the "Little Flower" and one of the great Saints of the last century.

Tomorrow 10/2:  The Guardian Angels - An often under appreciated group.  Each of us has one and they are, quite often, the unsung heroes of our lives!

Friday 10/3:  A "day off."  No Saints on the official calendar.  BUT- it is First Friday, so that makes it quite special.

Saturday 10/4:  St. Francis of Assisi- Another wonderful and inspiring Saint who changed the Church and the world for the better.  If you are looking for something to read, I would suggest G.K Chesterton's or St. Bonaventure's biography of Francis.

A "Big Week" indeed!  Praise God!!