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Saint of the Day
First Martyrs of the See of Rome: Saint of the Day for Tuesday, June 30, 2026
The holy men and women are also called the �Protomartyrs of Rome.� They were accused of burning Rome by Nero , who burned Rome to cover his own crimes. Some martyrs were burned as living torches at evening banquets, some crucified, others were fed to wild...
St. Peter: Saint of the Day for Monday, June 29, 2026
Discover More About St. Peter with Journey with the Saints Peter, who was also known as Simon Peter of Cephas, is considered the first Pope. Despite his papacy, Peter had humble beginnings and became one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. He was ordained by Jesus in the...
St. Irenaeus: Saint of the Day for Sunday, June 28, 2026
The writings of St. Irenaeus entitle him to a high place among the fathers of the Church, for they not only laid the foundations of Christian theology but, by exposing and refuting the errors of the gnostics, they delivered the Catholic Faith from the real danger of...
St. Cyril of Alexandria: Saint of the Day for Saturday, June 27, 2026
St. Cyril of Alexandria, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (June 27) Cyril was born at Alexandria, Egypt. He was nephew of the patriarch of that city, Theophilus. Cyril received a classical and theological education at Alexandria and was ordained by his uncle. He...
St. Anthelm: Saint of the Day for Friday, June 26, 2026
Carthusian monk and bishop, defender of papal authority. Anthelm was born in 1107 in a castle near Chambery, in Savoy, France. He was ordained a priest and visited the Carthusian Charterhouse at Portes, where he entered the Order at the age of thirty. Two years later,...
St. William of Vercelli: Saint of the Day for Thursday, June 25, 2026
William of Vercelli, Saint 1085-1142. founder, born in Vercelli Italy he was brought up as an orphan became a hermit on Monte Vergine, Italy after a pilgrimage to Compostella and attracted so many followers that a monastery was buillt. By 1119 his followers were...
St. John the Baptist: Saint of the Day for Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Discover More About St. John the Baptist with Journey with the Saints John the Baptist was a contemporary of Christ who was known for evangelization and his baptizing of Jesus Christ. John the Baptist was born through the intercession of God to Zachariah and...
St. Joseph Cafasso: Saint of the Day for Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Joseph Cafasso was born at Castelnuovo d'Asti in the Piedmont, Italy, of peasant parents. He studied at the seminary at Turin, and was ordained in 1833. He continued his theological studies at the seminary and university at Turin and then at the Institute of St....
St. Thomas More: Saint of the Day for Monday, June 22, 2026
Thomas More was born in London on February 7, 1478. His father, Sir John More, was a lawyer and judge who rose to prominence during the reign of Edward IV. His connections and wealth would help his son, Thomas, rise in station as a young man. Thomas' mother was Agnes...
St. Aloysius Gonzaga: Saint of the Day for Sunday, June 21, 2026
St. Aloysius was born in Castiglione, Italy. The first words St. Aloysius spoke were the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary. He was destined for the military by his father (who was in service to Philip II), but by the age of 9 Aloysius had decided on a religious life, and...
Daily Reading
Daily Readings for Wednesday, July 01, 2026
Reading 1, Amos 5:14-15, 21-24 14 Seek good and not evil so that you may survive, and Yahweh, God Sabaoth, be with you as you claim he is.15 Hate evil, love good, let justice reign at the city gate: it may be that Yahweh, God Sabaoth, will take pity on the remnant of...
Daily Readings for Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Reading 1, Amos 3:1-8; 4:11-12 1 Listen, Israelites, to this prophecy which Yahweh pronounces against you, against the whole family which I brought up from Egypt:2 You alone have I intimately known of all the families of earth, that is why I shall punish you for all...
Daily Readings for Monday, June 29, 2026
Reading 1, Acts 12:1-11 1 It was about this time that King Herod started persecuting certain members of the church.2 He had James the brother of John beheaded,3 and when he saw that this pleased the Jews he went on to arrest Peter as well.4 As it was during the days...
Daily Readings for Sunday, June 28, 2026
Reading 1, Second Kings 4:8-11, 14-16 8 One day as Elisha was on his way to Shunem, a woman of rank who lived there pressed him to stay and eat there. After this he always broke his journey for a meal when he passed that way.9 She said to her husband, 'Look, I am sure...
Daily Readings for Saturday, June 27, 2026
Reading 1, Lamentations 2:2, 10-14, 18-19 2 The Lord pitilessly engulfed all the homes of Jacob; in his fury he tore down the fortresses of the daughter of Judah; he threw to the ground, he desecrated the kingdom and its princes.10 Mute, they sit on the ground, the...
Daily Readings for Friday, June 26, 2026
Reading 1, Second Kings 25:1-12 1 In the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon advanced on Jerusalem with his entire army; he pitched camp in front of the city and threw up earthworks round it.2 The...
Daily Readings for Thursday, June 25, 2026
Reading 1, Second Kings 24:8-17 8 Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he came to the throne, and he reigned for three months in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Nehushta daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem.9 He did what is displeasing to Yahweh, just as his father...
Daily Readings for Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Reading 1, Isaiah 49:1-6 1 Coasts and islands, listen to me, pay attention, distant peoples. Yahweh called me when I was in the womb, before my birth he had pronounced my name.2 He made my mouth like a sharp sword, he hid me in the shadow of his hand. He made me into...
Daily Readings for Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Reading 1, Second Kings 19:9-11, 14-21, 31-35, 36 9 on hearing that Tirhakah king of Cush was on his way to attack him.10 Sennacherib again sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying, 'Tell Hezekiah king of Judah this, "Do not let your God on whom you are relying deceive you...
Daily Readings for Monday, June 22, 2026
Reading 1, Second Kings 17:5-8, 13-15, 18 5 The king of Assyria invaded the whole country and, coming to Samaria, laid siege to it for three years.6 In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria captured Samaria and deported the Israelites to Assyria. He settled...