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Saint of the Day
St. Elizabeth: Saint of the Day for Friday, November 05, 2021
What we know of St. Elizabeth comes from the Gospel, the book of Luke, in particular. In Luke, Elizabeth, a daughter of the line of Aaron, and the wife of Zechariah, was "righteous before God" and was "blameless" but childless. Elizabeth is also a cousin to the Virgin...
St. Charles Borromeo: Saint of the Day for Thursday, November 04, 2021
Saint Charles Borromeo was born on October 2, 1538 at the castle of Arona on Lake Maggiore near Milan. His father was the Count of Arona and his mother a member of the House of Medici. He was the third of six children born to the couple. At the age of 12, the young...
St. Martin de Porres: Saint of the Day for Wednesday, November 03, 2021
St. Martin de Porres was born in Lima, Peru on December 9, 1579. Martin was the illegitimate son to a Spanish gentlemen and a freed slave from Panama, of African or possibly Native American descent. At a young age, Martin's father abandoned him, his mother and his...
St. Victorinus of Pettau: Saint of the Day for Tuesday, November 02, 2021
Bishop and martyr. Originally a Greek, he became bishop of Pettau, in Pannonia (later Styria, Austria). He was martyred during the persecutions of Emperor Diocletian (r. 284-305). Victorinus was also the author of several biblical cornrnentaries, although he may have...
St. Valentine Berrio-Ochoa: Saint of the Day for Monday, November 01, 2021
Bishop and martyr of Vietnam. A native of Ellorio, Spain, he entered the Dominican Order and was sent to the Philippines. From there he went to Vietnam in 1858, serving as a vicar apostolic and titular bishop until betrayed by an apostate. He was martyred by beheading...
St. Wolfgang: Saint of the Day for Sunday, October 31, 2021
Wolfgang (d. 994) + Bishop and reformer. Born in Swabia, Germany, he studied at Reichenau under the Benedictines and at Wurzburg before serving as a teacher in the cathedral school of Trier. He soon entered the Benedictines at Einsiedeln (964) and was appointed head...
St. Alphonsus Rodriguez: Saint of the Day for Saturday, October 30, 2021
Confessor and Jay brother, also called Alonso. He was born in Segovia, Spain, on July 25, 1532, the son of a wealthy merchant, and was prepared for First Communion by Blessed Peter Favre, a friend of Alphonsus' father. While studying with the Jesuits at Alcala,...
St. Narcissus: Saint of the Day for Friday, October 29, 2021
St. Narcissus was born towards the end of the first century in AD 99. He was almost 80-years-old when he was placed at the head of the church of Jerusalem, making him the 30th bishop of that see. In 195, he and Theophilus, bishop of Caesarea in Palestine, presided...
St. Jude Thaddaeus: Saint of the Day for Thursday, October 28, 2021
St. Jude, known as Thaddaeus, was a brother of St. James the Less, and a relative of Our Saviour. He was one of the 12 Apostles of Jesus and his attribute is a club. Images of St. Jude often include a flame around his head, which represent his presence at Pentecost,...
St. Frumentius: Saint of the Day for Wednesday, October 27, 2021
Called "Abuna" or "the faÂther' of Ethiopia, sent to that land by St. Athanasius. Frumentius was born in Tyre, Lebanon. While on a voyage in the Red Sea with St. Aedesius, possibly his brother, only Frumentius and Aedesius survived the shipwreck. Taken to the...
Daily Reading
Daily Readings for Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Daily Reading for Tuesday October 19, 2021 Reading 1, Romans 5:12, 15, 17-19, 20-21Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 40:7-8, 8-9, 10, 17Gospel, Luke 12:35-38 Reading 1, Romans 5:12, 15, 17-19, 20-21 12 Well then; it was through one man that sin came into the world, and...
Daily Readings for Monday, October 18, 2021
Daily Reading for Monday October 18, 2021 Reading 1, Second Timothy 4:9-17Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 145:10-11, 12-13, 17-18Gospel, Luke 10:1-9 Reading 1, Second Timothy 4:9-17 9 Make every effort to come and see me as soon as you can.10 As it is, Demas has deserted...
Daily Readings for Sunday, October 17, 2021
Daily Reading for Sunday October 17, 2021 Reading 1, Isaiah 53:10-11Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 33:4-5, 18-19, 20, 22Gospel, Mark 10:35-45Reading 2, Hebrews 4:14-16 We ask you, humbly: don't scroll away. Hi readers, it seems you use Catholic Online a lot; that's great!...
Daily Readings for Saturday, October 16, 2021
Daily Reading for Saturday October 16, 2021 Reading 1, Romans 4:13, 16-18Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 105:6-7, 8-9, 42-43Gospel, Luke 12:8-12 Hi readers, it seems you use Catholic Online a lot; that's great! It's a little awkward to ask, but we need your help. If you...
Daily Readings for Friday, October 15, 2021
Daily Reading for Friday October 15, 2021 Reading 1, Romans 4:1-8Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 32:1-2, 5, 11Gospel, Luke 12:1-7 Reading 1, Romans 4:1-8 1 Then what do we say about Abraham, the ancestor from whom we are descended physically?2 If Abraham had been justified...
Daily Readings for Thursday, October 14, 2021
Daily Reading for Thursday October 14, 2021 Reading 1, Romans 3:21-29Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-6Gospel, Luke 11:47-54 Reading 1, Romans 3:21-29 21 God's saving justice was witnessed by the Law and the Prophets, but now it has been revealed altogether...
Daily Readings for Wednesday, October 13, 2021
Daily Reading for Wednesday October 13, 2021 Reading 1, Romans 2:1-11Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 62:2-3, 6-7, 9Gospel, Luke 11:42-46 Reading 1, Romans 2:1-11 1 So no matter who you are, if you pass judgement you have no excuse. It is yourself that you condemn when you...
Daily Readings for Tuesday, October 12, 2021
Daily Reading for Tuesday October 12, 2021 Reading 1, Romans 1:16-25Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 19:2-3, 4-5Gospel, Luke 11:37-41 Reading 1, Romans 1:16-25 16 For I see no reason to be ashamed of the gospel; it is God's power for the salvation of everyone who has faith...
Daily Readings for Monday, October 11, 2021
Daily Reading for Monday October 11, 2021 Reading 1, Romans 1:1-7Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 98:1, 2-3, 3-4Gospel, Luke 11:29-32 We ask you, humbly: don't scroll away. Hi readers, it seems you use Catholic Online a lot; that's great! It's a little awkward to ask, but...
Daily Readings for Sunday, October 10, 2021
Daily Reading for Sunday October 10, 2021 Reading 1, Wisdom 7:7-11Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 90:12-13, 14-15, 16-17Gospel, Mark 10:17-30Reading 2, Hebrews 4:12-13 Reading 1, Wisdom 7:7-11 7 And so I prayed, and understanding was given me; I entreated, and the spirit...