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Saint of the Day
St. Apollonia: Saint of the Day for Tuesday, February 09, 2021
St. Apollonia, who died in the year 249, was martyred for not renouncing her faith during the reign of Emperor Philip. The account of the life of St. Apollonia was written by St. Dionysius to Fabian, Bishop of Antioch. Apollonia had all her teeth knocked out after...
St. Jerome Emiliani: Saint of the Day for Monday, February 08, 2021
Jerome Emiliani lay chained in the dark dirty dungeon. Only a short time before he had been a military commander for Venice in charge of a fortress. He didn't care much about God because he didn't need him -- he had his own strength and the strength of his soldiers...
St. Moses: Saint of the Day for Sunday, February 07, 2021
Arab hermit and bishop who is called Â?the Apostle of the Saracens.Â? He lived in the desert regions of Syria and Egypt, caring for the local nomadic tribes. When the Romans imposed peace upon the Saracens, Queen Mavia, the Saracen ruler, demanded that Moses be...
St. Paul Miki: Saint of the Day for Saturday, February 06, 2021
Paul was the son of a Japanese military leader. He was born at Tounucumada, Japan, was educated at the Jesuit college of Anziquiama, joined the Jesuits in 1580, and became known for his eloquent preaching. He was crucified on Februay 5 with twenty-five other Catholics...
St. Agatha: Saint of the Day for Friday, February 05, 2021
St. Agatha, also known as Agatha of Sicily, is one of the most highly venerated virgin martyrs of the Catholic Church. It is believed that she was born around 231 in either Catania or Palermo, Sicily to a rich and noble family. From her very early years, the notably...
St. Joan of Valois: Saint of the Day for Thursday, February 04, 2021
Joan of Valois, 1464 - 1505, was the second daughter of Louis X1, King of France, and Charlotte of Savoy, She was born on April 23, 1464. At the ge of two months she was betrothed to Louis, Duke of Orleans, and the marriage took place in 1476. There is no doubt that...
St. Blaise: Saint of the Day for Wednesday, February 03, 2021
Saint Blaise was the bishop of Sebastea and a doctor. The first known record of the saint's life comes from the medical writings of AĂ«tius Amidenus, where he is recorded as helping with patients suffering from objects stuck in their throat. Many of the miraculous...
St. Joan de Lestonnac: Saint of the Day for Tuesday, February 02, 2021
St. Joan de Lestonnac was born in Bordeaux, France, in 1556. She married at the age of seventeen. The happy marriage produced four children, but her husband died suddenly in 1597. After her children were raised, she entered the Cistercian monastery at Toulouse. Joan...
St. Brigid of Ireland: Saint of the Day for Monday, February 01, 2021
Saint Brigid was born Brigit, and shares a name with a Celtic goddess from whom many legends and folk customs are associated. There is much debate over her birthparents, but it is widely believed her mother was Brocca, a Christian baptized by Saint Patrick, and her...
St. John Bosco: Saint of the Day for Sunday, January 31, 2021
John Bosco, also known as Giovanni Melchiorre Bosco and Don Bosco, was born in Becchi, Italy, on August 16, 1815. His birth came just after the end of the Napoleonic Wars which ravaged the area. Compounding the problems on his birthday, there was also a drought and a...
Daily Reading
Daily Readings for Thursday, June 15, 2023
Reading 1, Second Corinthians 3:15-4:1, 3-6 15 As it is, to this day, whenever Moses is read, their hearts are covered with a veil,16 and this veil will not be taken away till they turn to the Lord.17 Now this Lord is the Spirit and where the Spirit of the Lord is,...
Daily Readings for Wednesday, June 14, 2023
Reading 1, Second Corinthians 3:4-11 4 Such is the confidence we have through Christ in facing God;5 it is not that we are so competent that we can claim any credit for ourselves; all our competence comes from God.6 He has given us the competence to be ministers of a...
Daily Readings for Tuesday, June 13, 2023
Reading 1, Second Corinthians 1:18-22 18 As surely as God is trustworthy, what we say to you is not both Yes and No.19 The Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was proclaimed to you by us, that is, by me and by Silvanus and Timothy, was never Yes-and-No; his nature is all...
Daily Readings for Monday, June 12, 2023
Reading 1, Second Corinthians 1:1-7 1 Paul, by the will of God an apostle of Christ Jesus, and Timothy, our brother, to the church of God in Corinth and to all God's holy people in the whole of Achaia.2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus...
Daily Readings for Sunday, June 11, 2023
Reading 1, Hosea 6:3-6 3 Let us know, let us strive to know Yahweh; that he will come is as certain as the dawn. He will come to us like a shower, like the rain of springtime to the earth.4 What am I to do with you, Ephraim? What am I to do with you, Judah? For your...
Daily Readings for Saturday, June 10, 2023
Reading 1, Tobit 12:1, 5-15, 20 1 When the wedding feast was over, Tobit called his son Tobias and said, 'My son, you ought to think about paying the amount due to your fellow traveller; give him more than the figure agreed on.'5 So Tobias called his companion and...
Daily Readings for Friday, June 09, 2023
Reading 1, Tobit 11:5-15 5 Anna was sitting, watching the road by which her son would come.6 She was sure at once it must be he and said to the father, 'Here comes your son, with his companion.'7 Raphael said to Tobias before he reached his father, 'I give you my word...
Daily Readings for Thursday, June 08, 2023
Reading 1, Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 14-16 2 Remember the long road by which Yahweh your God led you for forty years in the desert, to humble you, to test you and know your inmost heart -- whether you would keep his commandments or not.3 He humbled you, he made you feel...
Daily Readings for Wednesday, June 07, 2023
Reading 1, Tobit 3:1-11, 16 1 Then, sad at heart, I sighed and wept, and began this prayer of lamentation:2 You are just, O Lord, and just are all your works. All your ways are grace and truth, and you are the Judge of the world.3 Therefore, Lord, remember me, look on...
Daily Readings for Tuesday, June 06, 2023
Reading 1, Tobit 2:9-14 9 That night I took a bath; then I went into the courtyard and lay down by the courtyard wall. Since it was hot I left my face uncovered.10 I did not know that there were sparrows in the wall above my head; their hot droppings fell into my...