Saint Paul Chong Hasang was one of the Korean Martyrs. His feast day is September 22 and he is also venerated along with the rest of the 103 Korean martyrs on September 20. He was the son of the martyr Augustine Jeong Yak-Jong and a nephew of noted philosopher John Jeong Yak-Yong, who were among the first converts of Korea, who wrote the first catechism for the Roman Catholic Church in Korea...

Saint Theodore of Canterbury, (born c. 602, Tarsus, Cilicia, Asia Minor—died Sept. 19, 690, Canterbury, Kent, Eng.; feast day September 19), was the seventh archbishop of Canterbury and the first archbishop to rule the whole English Church. Appointed by Pope St. Vitalian, Theodore was consecrated in 668 and then set out from Rome with SS. Adrian, abbot of Nerida, Italy, and Benedict...

Richardis was the daughter of Kenneth I, the Count of Alsace (in modern France) and a Scottish émigré, and sister of King Boso of Provence. She married Charles the Fat at age 22 and was crowned Holy Roman Empress in 881. After nineteen years of marriage, she was accused by Emperor Charles of infidelity, though the reasons behind the claim were likely political. Charles claimed she was involved...

On the 17th of September, members of the Franciscan Order celebrate a feast in honor of the day on which St. Francis received the Stigmata, the marks of the crucifixion, on his body. He had been spending a time of solitary prayer atop Mt. Alverna in Italy. During his prayer he asked God to show him a sign that he had been forgiven the sins of his youth when he had led a rather hedonistic...

Saint Abundius The Priest, also known as Abundius of Rome, was a revered figure in the early Christian Church. He served as a priest in Rome, Italy, during a time of intense persecution of Christians under the Roman Empire. Alongside another faithful servant, Saint Abundantius, Saint Abundius faced great trials and ultimately laid down his life for his steadfast commitment to his Christian...