<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[IRIA Foundation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Iria Foundation]]></description><link>https://www.iriafoundation.org.au/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 15:09:27 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.iriafoundation.org.au/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Second Period of St. Michael’s Lent: Novena of Preparation (Sept. 20-28)]]></title><description><![CDATA["Let us persevere with charity, dedication, and joy in these next nine days." - Fr Withoos]]></description><link>https://www.iriafoundation.org.au/post/second-period-of-st-michael-s-lent-novena-of-preparation-sept-20-28</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aad569f4e673df44add42c5</guid><category><![CDATA[Saint Michael's Lent]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:23:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cd8f8b_05c6fcf1388f49939800c58b2ebd8488~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_677,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Adam Paige</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Michael’s Lent 2026 – A Mid-Year Spiritual Journey of Prayer and Penance]]></title><description><![CDATA["I invite each of you to embrace St. Michael’s Lent with a hopeful and generous heart." - Fr Withoos]]></description><link>https://www.iriafoundation.org.au/post/st-michael-s-lent-2026-a-mid-year-spiritual-journey-of-prayer-and-penance</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7caa21bc8e587d4399889f</guid><category><![CDATA[Saint Michael's Lent]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 17:20:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cd8f8b_09d7efcb0f8f4b3ca36bd36697639bc6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_310,h_484,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Adam Paige</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exhortation for the Close of St. Michael’s Lent]]></title><description><![CDATA[St. Michael is not far from us. Each day, when temptations arise, when shadows threaten, when discouragement presses upon our hearts, he is present—shield in hand, sword raised, ready to defend the children of God. ]]></description><link>https://www.iriafoundation.org.au/post/exhortation-for-the-close-of-st-michael-s-lent-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aba28852c4f838a25581f4c</guid><category><![CDATA[Saint Michael's Lent]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 06:00:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cd8f8b_6047e5557f59484e8ac944b57b4c468d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Adam Paige</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[September 29th – Feast of St. Michael and the Holy Angels]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Who is like to God ?”]]></description><link>https://www.iriafoundation.org.au/post/september-29th-feast-of-st-michael-and-the-holy-angels-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aba28561789f8200f56832b</guid><category><![CDATA[Saint Michael's Lent]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 08:42:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cd8f8b_5f50f021c34c4ec5a7c4d7385a6b18d8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_320,h_535,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Adam Paige</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Martyrology - 29th September]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the morrow is made the worshipful Commemoration of the Blessed Archangel Michael on the which day was consecrated in his name the church upon Mount Gargano, mean as to building, but filled with power from heaven. Upon the same 29th day of September, were born into the better life:  _ In Thrace, the holy martyrs Eutychius, Plautus, and Heraclea. In Persia, the holy martyr Gudelia, who had turned many to Christ. Forasmuch as she would not worship the sun and the fire, Sapor the king put her...]]></description><link>https://www.iriafoundation.org.au/post/the-martyrology-29th-september-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aba28254998f49f5e07bdcf</guid><category><![CDATA[Saint Michael's Lent]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 08:41:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/26a3ac_e3d621078ba54f3fba55a897093a6753~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Adam Paige</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eighteenth Tuesday after Pentecost]]></title><description><![CDATA[“O fire which burneth always, inflame me, that I may love thee with my whole heart !”]]></description><link>https://www.iriafoundation.org.au/post/eighteenth-tuesday-after-pentecost</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aba26df1789f8200f568046</guid><category><![CDATA[Saint Michael's Lent]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 08:40:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cd8f8b_0e98ca93fab54134a47cf4457aa5d9ec~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_444,h_453,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Adam Paige</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Novena to St Michael - Day 9 (Sep. 28)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ninth Supplication: Oh, Glorious Model of Obedience...]]></description><link>https://www.iriafoundation.org.au/post/novena-to-st-michael-day-9-sep-28-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ab9071604c5a58b19c89da6</guid><category><![CDATA[Saint Michael's Lent]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 12:08:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cd8f8b_807a12e686fb4ccc9be44bf6441cb41e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Adam Paige</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Martyrology - 28th September]]></title><description><![CDATA[Upon the 28th day of September, was born into the better life:  _ In Bohemia, the holy martyr Wenceslaus, Duke of that country, glorious for his holiness and his miracles, who was murdered in the house of his brother, and thus gained the palm of victory. At Rome, the holy martyr Privatus. He had been full of sores, whereof he had been healed by the blessed Pope Callistus. Under the Emperor Alexander, for Christ's faith's sake, he was flogged to death with scourges loaded with lead. Likewise...]]></description><link>https://www.iriafoundation.org.au/post/the-martyrology-28th-september-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ab906da5e4273c28934c6dd</guid><category><![CDATA[Saint Michael's Lent]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 12:07:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/26a3ac_e3d621078ba54f3fba55a897093a6753~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Adam Paige</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eighteenth Monday after Pentecost]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Leave all, and you will find all ; relinquish your attachments, and you will have peace”]]></description><link>https://www.iriafoundation.org.au/post/eighteenth-monday-after-pentecost</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ab904b6b3e7c80b4559b543</guid><category><![CDATA[Saint Michael's Lent]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 12:06:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cd8f8b_0e98ca93fab54134a47cf4457aa5d9ec~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_444,h_453,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Adam Paige</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Novena to St Michael - Day 8 (Sep. 27)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eighth Supplication: Oh, Glorious Defender of those who struggle...]]></description><link>https://www.iriafoundation.org.au/post/novena-to-st-michael-day-8-sep-27-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ab7b6b55334d89ee4151e9c</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 12:12:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cd8f8b_e0c6a05fab61483aaf31ccebe5f0f952~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Adam Paige</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Martyrology - 27th September]]></title><description><![CDATA[Upon the 27th day of September, were born into the better life:  _ At Aegae, in Cilicia, the holy brethren Cosmas and Damian, both martyrs. They were beheaded in the persecution under the Emperor Diocletian, after they had suffered many torments, bonds, and imprisonment, and after God had enabled them to overcome, in the sea and in the fire, crucifixion, stoning, and arrows. Along with them it is stated that there suffered also three more, who were brethren unto them, namely Anthimus,...]]></description><link>https://www.iriafoundation.org.au/post/the-martyrology-27th-september-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ab7b69bd852efceeddd3e60</guid><category><![CDATA[Saint Michael's Lent]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 12:12:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/26a3ac_e3d621078ba54f3fba55a897093a6753~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Adam Paige</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Lord, to whom shall we go ? Thou hast the words of eternal life”]]></description><link>https://www.iriafoundation.org.au/post/eighteenth-sunday-after-pentecost</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ab7b52b9f7511779a11dee6</guid><category><![CDATA[Saint Michael's Lent]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 12:11:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cd8f8b_992c4055ae6745989c6f9c171cd1f953~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_400,h_242,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Adam Paige</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Novena to St Michael - Day 7 (Sep. 26)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seventh Supplication: Oh, Glorious Victor of the infernal hosts...]]></description><link>https://www.iriafoundation.org.au/post/novena-to-st-michael-day-7-sep-26-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ab6af944366d8381f2b3da3</guid><category><![CDATA[Saint Michael's Lent]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 17:30:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cd8f8b_e999bc8930884ddfa08443dc903ea557~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Adam Paige</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Martyrology - 26th September]]></title><description><![CDATA[Upon the morrow we keep the feast of holy Theodore, Archbishop of Canterbury, who was sent into England by Pope Vitalian, and was a burning and a shining light for teaching and holiness of whom mention is made upon the 19th day of this present month of September. Upon the same 26th day of September, were born into the better life:  _ At Nicomedia, the holy martyrs Cyprian and Justina the Virgin. Justina suffered much for Christ's sake under Diocletian the Emperor and Eutholmius the President,...]]></description><link>https://www.iriafoundation.org.au/post/the-martyrology-26th-september-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ab6af760f6358bffa06d2b6</guid><category><![CDATA[Saint Michael's Lent]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 17:29:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/26a3ac_e3d621078ba54f3fba55a897093a6753~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Adam Paige</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seventeenth Saturday after Pentecost]]></title><description><![CDATA[“I exceedingly abound with joy in all our tribulations”]]></description><link>https://www.iriafoundation.org.au/post/seventeenth-saturday-after-pentecost</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ab6ae2e26fe68309c05e146</guid><category><![CDATA[Saint Michael's Lent]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 17:29:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cd8f8b_0e98ca93fab54134a47cf4457aa5d9ec~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_444,h_453,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Adam Paige</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Novena to St Michael - Day 6 (Sep. 25)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sixth Supplication: Oh, Glorious Warrior of the Most High...]]></description><link>https://www.iriafoundation.org.au/post/novena-to-st-michael-day-6-sep-25-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ab5311120c732d552e320e3</guid><category><![CDATA[Saint Michael's Lent]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 14:18:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cd8f8b_171f43bf92a646adb2452aca3960c357~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Adam Paige</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Martyrology - 25th September]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the morrow we keep the feast of the holy Confessor Ninian, Bishop of Galloway in Scotland, of whom mention is made upon the 16th day of this present month of September. Upon the same 25th day of September, were born into the better life: At the village of Emmaus, blessed Cleophas, the disciple of Christ, of whom it is said that he was slain by the Jews for confessing the Lord, and thereafter buried with glorious memory within the same house wherein he had prepared a table for the Lord. At...]]></description><link>https://www.iriafoundation.org.au/post/the-martyrology-25th-september-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ab530de20c732d552e3208d</guid><category><![CDATA[Saint Michael's Lent]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 14:17:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/26a3ac_e3d621078ba54f3fba55a897093a6753~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Adam Paige</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seventeenth Friday after Pentecost]]></title><description><![CDATA[“I chastise my body, and bring it into subjection : lest perhaps I myself should become a castaway”]]></description><link>https://www.iriafoundation.org.au/post/seventeenth-friday-after-pentecost</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ab52ff5d7763eccc404e294</guid><category><![CDATA[Saint Michael's Lent]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 14:15:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cd8f8b_0e98ca93fab54134a47cf4457aa5d9ec~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_444,h_453,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Adam Paige</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Novena to St Michael - Day 5 (Sep. 24)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fifth Supplication: Oh, Glorious General of the Celestial Army...]]></description><link>https://www.iriafoundation.org.au/post/novena-to-st-michael-day-5-sep-24-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ab40ad8536d88e3963d13b9</guid><category><![CDATA[Saint Michael's Lent]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 17:22:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cd8f8b_bd86daaf053d4a4f820c8e3553ed5beb~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Adam Paige</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Martyrology - 24th September]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tomorrow is the feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary, styled of Ransom. Upon the same 24th day of September, were born into the better life:  _ At Autun, the holy martyrs Andochius a Priest, Thyrsus a Deacon, and Felix. Blessed Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna, sent Andochius and Thyrsus from the east to teach in Gaul, where they were (received as guests by the noble Felix. In the end they and he were) most heavily scourged, and hung up all day by the hands, then cast into the fire, but as they were...]]></description><link>https://www.iriafoundation.org.au/post/the-martyrology-24th-september-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ab40abeedc791f96628f24c</guid><category><![CDATA[Saint Michael's Lent]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 17:22:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/26a3ac_e3d621078ba54f3fba55a897093a6753~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Adam Paige</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>