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SUNDAY, Sept. 7, 3 a.m., live

Holy Mass with Canonizations

EWTN Pope Leo XIV will celebrate Mass in St. Peter’s Square and canonize the young Blesseds Pier Giorgio Frassati (1901-1925) and Carlo Acutis (1991-2006). Encore presentation will be at 6 p.m. ET.

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MONDAY-FRIDAY, Sept. 8-12, 5:30 p.m., 2:30 a.m.

Catholic Enlightenment: Gifts of Catholicism to Civilisation

EWTN English Fathers Marcus Holden and Andrew Pinsent survey Catholicism’s deep influence on the arts, the sciences, medicine, education and every other aspect of life.

 

THURSDAY, Sept. 11, 11 a.m.

9/11: Escape From the Towers

HISTORY In this two-hour documentary, survivors of the terrorist airliner crashes into the World Trade Center Towers in Manhattan on Sept. 11, 2001, recount the self-sacrifice and heroism of those who rescued them from peril: police, firefighters and fellow civilians. TV-PG.

This show is part of 9/11 Marathon programming that starts at 7 a.m. and ends at 9 p.m.

 

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, Sept. 13-14

EWTN Family Celebration

EWTN Every year, the in-person EWTN Family Celebration assembles hosts, experts and clergy to inspire and inform friends and viewers. 

On Saturday at 9 a.m. is the Opening Session, followed at 9:30 a.m. by Dr. Ray Guarendi and 5:30 p.m. by Catherine Hadro. On Sunday at 8:30 p.m. is the Live Show. Shows taped in Tysons Corner, Virginia, on Aug. 30. 

 

SUNDAY, Sept. 14, 7 a.m.

Modern Marvels: Rice

HISTORY This episode discusses rice’s thousands of varieties worldwide and the creativity and great effort that go into cultivating, harvesting, milling and marketing this staple food. TV-PG.

 

THURSDAY, Sept. 18, 9 p.m.

The Best Years of Our Lives

TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES Based on the 1945 novella Glory for Me by MacKinlay Kantor, this 1946 drama won seven Oscars for its portrayal of three World War II veterans and their troubles and triumphs back home in peacetime. 

Myrna Loy, Fredric March, Dana Andrews, Teresa Wright, Virginia Mayo and Cathy O’Donnell starred, as did real-life Army veteran Harold Russell, who had lost both his hands in military service in 1944.

 

SATURDAY, Sept. 20, 1:45 p.m.

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES Always worth watching, this 1939 drama stars James Stewart as a rookie in the U.S. Senate who ends up getting the best of corrupt veteran politicians.

 

Upcoming

SUNDAY, Sept. 21, 1:30 p.m.

In Concert: 21st International Festival of Sacred Music and Art: Bach, Vivaldi & Handel

EWTN Ildebrando Mura conducted this concert in Rome’s Basilica of St. Mary Major in 2022.

 

Upcoming

MONDAY, Sept. 22, 10 p.m., live

Solemn Mass in Honor of St. Padre Pio

EWTN This Mass will take place at the Shrine of Saint Pio in San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy.

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