Saints of 18 September
The feast, the saints of the day, and the Roman Martyrology for 18 September.
Feasts in 2026
Friday 18 September 2026.
- Ordinary Form: St Joseph of Cupertino. Optional memorial, white.
- 1962 calendar: St. Joseph of Cupertino Confessor. Third class, white.
Feasts that depend on the date of Easter fall on a different day each year.
Saints of the day
- St Joseph of Cupertino. Franciscan friar known for ecstasies.
Roman Martyrology
St Joseph of Cupertino
At Osimo, St. Joseph of Cupertino, confessor of the Order of the Minorites Conventual, who was placed among the Saints by Clement XIII.
St Methodius, bishop
The same day, the birthday of St. Methodius, bishop of Olympius in Lycia, and afterwards of Tyre, most renowned for eloquence and learning. St. Jerome says that he won the martyr's crown at Chalcis, in Greece, at the end of the last persecution.
St Ferreol of Vienne
In the diocese of Vienne, the holy martyr Ferreol, a tribune, who was arrested by order of the impious governor Crispinus, most cruelly scourged, then loaded with heavy chains, and cast into a dark dungeon. A miracle having broken his bonds, and opened the doors of the prison, he made his escape, but being taken again by his pursuers, he received the palm of martyrdom by being beheaded.
Ss. Sophia and Irene
Also, the Saints Sophia and Irene, martyrs.
St Eustorgius of Milan
At Milan, St. Eustorgius, first bishop of that city, highly commended by blessed Ambrose.
St Eumenus of Gortyna
At Gortyna, in Crete, St. Eumenus, bishop and confessor.
From the 1916 English edition of the Roman Martyrology, which is in the public domain. Saints canonised since then are added with a short note.
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