Sept. 13 --- St. John Chrysostom (407).
A powerful public speaker, he was a brutal critic of clergy who abused their office and royals who turned a blind eye to the suffering of the poor. He died in exile as a result.
Sept. 27 --- St. Vincent de Paul (1660).
St. Vincent de Paul, was devoted to the spiritual and physical relief of the poor and sick. He founded several hospitals, and ransomed over 1,200 galley slaves from North Africa.
Sept. 21 --- St. Matthew.
Also known as Levi, he was a notorious tax collector. St. Matthew left everything when Jesus called him to spread the Gospel According to Matthew.
Sept. 29 --- St. Michael, St. Gabriel, and St. Raphael, the Archangels.
Members of the third hierarchy of angels around the throne of God, archangels are entrusted with important missions to mankind such as St. Gabriel's visit to the Blessed Mother to tell her she had been chosen as the mother of God.
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