October 4th - Saint of the Day: Saint Petronius of Bologna, Bishop He traded imperial power for a barefoot desert pilgrimage… and became the saint of an entire city. In this Saint of the Day feature, meet Saint Petronius of Bologna: Born into one of Rome's most powerful families as the empire was collapsing Walked away from wealth to learn holiness from desert monks in Egypt and Palestine Rebuilt a city sacked 3 times by invading armies, restoring both its churches and its faith Fought the Arian heresy that denied Jesus is truly God Built a stunning "new Jerusalem" in Italy, the Santo Stefano complex, still standing today His relics were LOST for nearly 700 years before being rediscovered under a church floor His basilica became so legendary that an emperor was crowned inside it His story proves that no ruins, in a city or in a soul, are beyond God's rebuilding. Dive deeper into his full story, plus daily Mass readings, saints, and Catholic reflections at …เพิ่มเติม
St. Catherine of Siena and the Reverence Due to Priests In this inspiring reflection, we explore the powerful messages God gave to Saint Catherine of Siena—a Doctor of the Church and one of the greatest mystics in Catholic history. Through her divine revelations, God reminded the faithful never to judge, criticize, or scorn His priests, no matter their human weaknesses. Saint Catherine’s writings in The Dialogue reveal a profound truth: the dignity of the priesthood comes not from the man himself, but from the sacred office he holds in Christ’s name. This video uncovers her heavenly conversations, where God speaks with tenderness yet firmness about the sacredness of His chosen servants, calling us to prayer, humility, and reverence for the priestly ministry. Join us as we reflect on Saint Catherine’s timeless message—a call to pray for priests, to trust in God’s justice, and to love His Church with purity of heart. @Boanerges Boanerges I am leaving a video or the dialogue of Saint …เพิ่มเติม
The part of the faithful, God tells St. Catherine, is to weep over the sins of clergy who do not follow God’s will, and to call upon His mercy for them.
At the same time, He laments the many sins of faithless clergy, including promiscuity, lying with prostitutes, selling graces, usury, gluttony, avarice toward the poor, vanity in seeking high offices, greed for worldly riches, and, as He tells St. Catherine, many more sins far worse than what He describes. He tells her how abominable these sins are in His sight, and how deeply these ministers offend Him. Yet He makes it clear to St. Catherine that His people must give reverence to His priests no matter how sinful the priests may be, and leave the judgment to God
Daily Scripture Readings | 4 October 2026 | 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A) Book of Isaiah 5,1-7. Let me now sing of my friend, my friend's song concerning his vineyard. My friend had a vineyard on a fertile hillside; He spaded it, cleared it of stones, and planted the choicest vines; Within it he built a watchtower, and hewed out a wine press. Then he looked for the crop of grapes, but what it yielded was wild grapes. Now, inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah, judge between me and my vineyard: What more was there to do for my vineyard that I had not done? Why, when I looked for the crop of grapes, did it bring forth wild grapes? Now, I will let you know what I mean to do to my vineyard: Take away its hedge, give it to grazing, break through its wall, let it be trampled! Yes, I will make it a ruin: it shall not be pruned or hoed, but overgrown with thorns and briers; I will command the clouds not to send rain upon it. The vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel …เพิ่มเติม
27. Sonntag im Jahreskreis - Erntedanksonntag Buch Jesaja 5,1-7. Ich will singen von meinem Freund, das Lied meines Liebsten von seinem Weinberg. Mein Freund hatte einen Weinberg auf einer fruchtbaren Höhe. Er grub ihn um und entfernte die Steine und bepflanzte ihn mit edlen Reben. Er baute in seiner Mitte einen Turm und hieb zudem eine Kelter in ihm aus. Dann hoffte er, dass der Weinberg Trauben brächte, doch er brachte nur faule Beeren. Und nun, Bewohner Jerusalems und Männer von Juda, richtet zwischen mir und meinem Weinberg! Was hätte es für meinen Weinberg noch zu tun gegeben, das ich ihm nicht getan hätte? Warum hoffte ich, dass er Trauben brächte? Und er brachte nur faule Beeren! Jetzt aber will ich euch kundtun, was ich mit meinem Weinberg mache: seine Hecke entfernen, sodass er abgeweidet wird; einreißen seine Mauer, sodass er zertrampelt wird. Zu Ödland will ich ihn machen. Nicht werde er beschnitten, nicht behackt, sodass Dornen und Disteln hochkommen. Und den Wolken gebiete …เพิ่มเติม
The bishop of Raleigh, North Carolina participated over a shamanistic “smudging” ceremony to celebrate St. Catherine “Kateri” Tekakwitha, who rejected her native Mohawk religion. Pascua Taqui tribe member Richard Duran led the congregation of Holy Cross Catholic Church in Durham in a “smudging” ceremony in July. Smudging is a shamanic ritual that involves burning herbs and resins to “cleanse” a space of negative energy.
A friend and faithful reader, Bill Wendell, alerted me today that Fr. Benedict Groeschel died on this date in 2014. This is the last of three posts I wrote about him.
San Petronio de Bolonia, obispo - el 4 de octubre fecha de inscripción en el santoral:4 de octubre †:c. 450 - país:Italia canonización:pre-congregación hagiografía:«Vidas de los santos de A. Butler», Herbert Thurston, SI Elogio: En Bolonia, de la Emilia, san Petronio, obispo, que pasó de las responsabilidades políticas a la función sacerdotal, y enseñó con sus escritos y su ejemplo la realidad del oficio episcopal. Patronazgos: patrono de Bolonia A principios del siglo V, el prefecto del «praetorium» de Galia se llamaba Petronio. Nuestro santo fue probablemente hijo suyo. Unas palabras de una carta de san Euquerio de Lyon parecen indicar que también san Petronio desempeñó en un momento dado un importante puesto civil, cargo que abandonó para entrar al servicio de la Iglesia. Pronto alcanzó gran fama de virtud en Italia. Se dice que en su juventud hizo un viaje a Palestina, «donde pasó mucho tiempo recogiendo datos sobre los primeros tiempos de la Iglesia». Más tarde, aprovechó …เพิ่มเติม
29 DE OCTUBRE - SAN PETRONIO. sanPablotv. San Petronio (fallecido ca. 450 d. C.) fue un obispoboloñés del siglo V, patrón de Bolonia, canonizado por Gregorio IX en 1234. Nacido en el seno de una noble familia romana, Petronio se convirtió y tomó la orden sacerdotal. Ya como obispo de Bolonia, encargó la construcción de la iglesia de San Esteban. La única información histórica fiable que conservamos sobre San Petronio se deriva de una carta escrita por el obispoEuquerio de Lyon (muerto entre 450–455) a Valeriano (en P. L., L, 711 ss.), y de un texto de Genadio de Marsella titulado De viris illustribus XLI (ed. Czapla, Münster, 1898, p. 94). Euquerio afirma que el «santo obispo Petronio era renombrado en Italia por su virtud». Leemos en Genadio que Petronio, además, pertenecía a una noble familia cuyos miembros habían ostentado puestos prominentes en la corte Imperial de Milán, y que a finales del siglo IV y principios del V ocupaban puestos en la administración provincial. …เพิ่มเติม
San Francisco de Asís, fundador Memoria de san Francisco, el cual, después de una juventud despreocupada, se convirtió a la vida evangélica en Asís, localidad de Umbría, en Italia, y encontró a Cristo sobre todo en los pobres y necesitados, haciéndose pobre él mismo. Instituyó los Hermanos Menores y, viajando, predicó el amor de Dios a todos y llegó incluso a Tierra Santa. Con sus palabras y actitudes mostró siempre su deseo de seguir a Cristo, y escogió morir recostado sobre la nuda tierra. († 1226) San Petronio de Bolonia, obispo En Bolonia, de la Emilia, san Petronio, obispo, que pasó de las responsabilidades políticas a la función sacerdotal, y enseñó con sus escritos y su ejemplo la realidad del oficio episcopal. († c. 450) * San Quintín de Tours, mártir En la región de la Galia Turonense, san Quintín, mártir. († s. VI) Santa Áurea, abadesa En París, de nuevo en la Galia, santa Áurea, abadesa, designada por san Eloy para regir el monasterio que había fundado dentro de la ciudad …เพิ่มเติม
‘Purgatory’ by J. Sadlier; 1886; Chapter I – ‘CARDINAL GIBBONS ON PURGATORY.…’; pages 51; part III [Saint Catherine of Genoa – XV-XVI Century AD; born: Genoa, Republic of Genoa/ died: Genoa, Republic of Genoa; Aged 62-63; mystic, known for her work among the sick and the poor] CARDINAL GIBBONS ON PURGATORY. I have already spoken of the devotion of the ancient Jewish Church to the souls of the departed. But perhaps you arc not aware that the Jews retain to this day, in their Litany, the pious practice of praying for the dead. Yet such in reality is the case. Amid all their wanderings and vicissitudes of life, though dismembered and dispersed, like sheep without a shepherd, over the surface of the globe, the children of Israel have never forgotten or neglected the sacred duty of praying for their deceased brethren. Unwilling to make this assertion without the strongest evidence, I procured from a Jewish convert an authorized Prayer-book of the Hebrew Church, from which I extract the …เพิ่มเติม
Andrew, can you tell me which of your posts has GOD and Our Lord warning us about us about the scandals of our Religious and how we must avoid them? I can't find them in my folders that I saved. I don't wish for you to dig through your posts. Only if you know which ones I am referring to. Please! Don't go out of your way. Maybe which Saint revealed what was said. Or the title of your posts maybe? But please don't go out of your way.
"Unwilling to make this assertion without the strongest evidence, I procured from a Jewish convert an authorized Prayer-book of the Hebrew Church, from which I extract the following formula of prayers which are prescribed for funerals : " Departed brother ! mayest thou find open the gates of heaven, and see the city of peace and the dwellings of safety, and meet the ministering angels hastening joyfully towards thee! And may the High Priest stand to receive thee, and go thou to the end, rest in peace, and rise again into life ! May the repose established in the celestial abode ..."
The last letter from Fr Gruner April 30, 2015 Message from Fr. Gabriel Amorth to Fr. Nicholas Gruner Father Gruner's Newsletter - March 12, 2015 (Feast of Saint Gregory the Great) I recently returned from Rome, where I went to attend the February installation of the new cardinals. But while I was there something unexpected happened, something soul-shaking that I did not expect! I spoke with Father Gabriel Amorth, the world's most famous living exorcist. His words shook me as few things ever have! Father Amorth told me that we have but a Short-Time left before the chastisements predicted by Our Lady of Fatima begin to rip our world apart in ways we can hardly imagine! How Long? Less Than 8 Months! Father Gabriel Amorth told me that unless the consecration of Russia is performed as our Lady had asked that by the end of October 2015, the dark prophecies of Fatima may well come to pass any day after that! Why did Father Gabriel Amorth tell this to me? So that Our Lady's Apostolate will raise …เพิ่มเติม
I pray every midnight 3 Our Fathers as The Blessed Mother told us to do and plead with GOD The Father to destroy all evil. Then I say an extra Our Father separate from the first 3 we must say for The Consecration of Russia to The Immaculate Heart of Mary to be done and said as the Pope was ordered to do it. I have confidence that GOD'S Will be done. And everything will be done according to His Will. For His Glory and for the good of the people. I accept and I never worry that GOD'S Will and His Great Chastisement that the world has never seen before. Or what His Will be for me. As long as in the end there shall be one fold and one shepherd. The one thing I dream and think of a lot. I have to correct myself. I say the 3 Our Fathers when I am able to. Which is nearly every night. I just want to be totally honest about what I say or do.
October 4th - Saint of the Day: Saint Petronius of Bologna, Bishop
In this Saint of the Day feature, meet Saint Petronius of Bologna: 
Born into one of Rome's most powerful families as the empire was collapsing 
Walked away from wealth to learn holiness from desert monks in Egypt and Palestine 
Rebuilt a city sacked 3 times by invading armies, restoring both its churches and its faith 
Built a stunning "new Jerusalem" in Italy, the Santo Stefano complex, still standing today 
His relics were LOST for nearly 700 years before being rediscovered under a church floor 
His basilica became so legendary that an emperor was crowned inside it His story proves that no ruins, in a city or in a soul, are beyond God's rebuilding. 
Dive deeper into his full story, plus daily Mass readings, saints, and Catholic reflections at …เพิ่มเติม
Join us as we reflect on Saint Catherine’s timeless message—a call to pray for priests, to trust in God’s justice, and to love His Church with purity of heart.