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!!
