September 30, 2026

New Music — Domenico Scarlatti and Jose de Nebra: Stabat Mater and Salve Regina

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New music that may interest our readers. • Domenico Scarlatti and Jose de Nebra: Stabat Mater and Salve Regina, performed by La Grande Chap...

Feast of St. Bartolo Longo at the Shrine Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament in Raritan, New Jersey

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September 29, 2026

Feast of Beato Nicola da Forca Palena

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Beato Nicola da Forca Palena, ora pro nobis September 29th is the feast of Blessed Nicola of Forca Palena, priest and founder. Born around 1...

My St. Michael’s Lent

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San Michele Arcangelo, ora pro nobis As St. Michael’s Lent draws to a close, I have been thinking less about what I accomplished and more a...
September 28, 2026

Photo of the Week: Artemis (Diana) of Ephesus, Vatican Museums (III)

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Photo by New York Scugnizzo

Feast of St. Therese at St. John Vianney Church in Colonia, New Jersey

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September 27, 2026

Novena to San Bruno di Colonia

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San Bruno di Colonia, ora pro nobis Pray this novena for nine consecutive days, from September 27th through October 5th, in preparation ...

Remembering Maria Amalia of Saxony, Queen of Naples and Sicily

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24 November, 1724 — 27 September, 1760 In memory of Maria Amalia of Saxony, Queen of Naples and Sicily (later Spain), we pray for the happy ...

Feast of St. Michael at the Oratory of St. Josaphat in Bayside, New York

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Catholic Movie Night at Atrium Stadium Cinemas in Staten Island, New York

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Recently Opened — Art and Life in Imperial Rome: Trajan and His Times (Embassy of Italy in Washington)

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Contemporary architecture and ancient art: this is the pairing chosen by the Embassy of Italy in Washington to celebrate the 250th anniversa...
September 26, 2026

New Book — Myths and Legends of Sicily: Thirty Ancient Tales and Island Traditions from Mount Etna to Palermo

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A new title that may be of interest to our readers. Available at Amazon.com • Myths and Legends of Sicily: Thirty Ancient Tales and Island T...

Supplica to Our Lady of the Rosary of Pompeii at the Shrine Church of St. Bernadette in Brooklyn, New York

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September 25, 2026

Cursed! The Power of Magic in the Ancient World at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World

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Fragment of a Sarcophagus with Medea carrying her dead child, marble, ca. 130 BC, Roman, from Italy, find spot unknown We recently stopped b...

Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost at Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Jersey City, New Jersey

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Feast of St. Michael at Immaculate Conception Church in Lowell, Massachusetts

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September 24, 2026

Solemn Mass for San Maurizio in Little Italy, New York

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The missal for the Mass Annue, quásumus, omnipotens Deus: ut sanctórum Martyrum tuórum Maurítii et Sociorum ejus nos latíficet festíva sollé...

Simple Pleasures — A Little Piece of Naples

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Santa Patrizia, ora pro nobis A friend recently returned from a trip to Naples and was kind enough to bring me back a couple of prayer cards...

Michaelmas at the Oratory of Most Sacred Heart of Jesus in Georgetown, Connecticut

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September 23, 2026

Literary Caprices: Vignettes and Other Indulgences IV

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See Part I , Part II , Part III   Rejected from a Date I Never Asked For While I appreciate the good intentions of family and friends who tr...

Feast of St. Michael at St. John Vianney Church in Colonia, New Jersey

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September 22, 2026

Happy Autumn!

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Photo by New York Scugnizzo The Fall Equinox marks the transition of summer into winter. To celebrate the occasion and the season of A...

Feast of St. Michael at St. Michael's Church in Staten Island, New York

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September 21, 2026

Remembering Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor

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Statue of Carlo V sculpted by Vincenzo Gemito on the western facade of the Royal Palace in the Largo del Palazzo Reale in Naples In memory o...

A Century of Faith: The 100th Feast of San Gennaro

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A newly donated relic of San Gennaro, containing a fragment of the saint’s skull, presented by the City of Naples in honor of the 100th Anni...