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Saint of the Day
St. Getulius: Saint of the Day for Saturday, June 10, 2023
Martyr with Amantius, Caerealis, and Primitivus. He was the husband of St. Symphorosa. An officer in the Roman army, he resigned when he became a Christian and returned to his estates near Tivoli, Italy. There he converted Caerealis, an imperial legate sent to arrest...
St. Ephrem: Saint of the Day for Friday, June 09, 2023
"I was born in the way of truth: though my childhood was unaware of the greatness of the benefit, I knew it when trial came." Ephrem (or Eprhaim) the Syrian left us hundreds of hymns and poems on the faith that inflamed and inspired the whole Church, but few facts...
St. William of York: Saint of the Day for Thursday, June 08, 2023
St. William of York, Bishop (Feast day is June 8th). William of York was the son of Count Herbert, treasurer to Henry I. His mother Emma, was the half-sister of King William. Young William became treasurer of the church of York at an early age and was elected...
St. Willibald: Saint of the Day for Wednesday, June 07, 2023
Bishop and missionary. A native of Wessex, England, he was the brother of Sts. Winebald and Walburga and was related through his mother to the great St. Boniface. After studying in a monastery in Waitham, in Hampshire, he went on a pilgrimage to Rome (c. 722) with his...
St. Norbert: Saint of the Day for Tuesday, June 06, 2023
St. Norbert was born at Xanten in the Rhineland, about the year 1080. The early part of his life was devoted to the world and its pleasures. He entered upon the ecclesiastical state in a worldly spirit. The thunderstorm had boiled up suddenly as Norbert was out...
St. Boniface of Mainz: Saint of the Day for Monday, June 05, 2023
Winfrith had expected to return to England from Friesland (in what is now Holland) in triumph. He had left the land where he was a respected scholar, teacher, and priest because he was convinced he was called to missionary work. He had argued and pestered his abbot...
St. Francis Caracciolo: Saint of the Day for Sunday, June 04, 2023
Founder of the Minor Clerks Regular with St. John Augustine Adorno. He was born in 1563, a member of a noble Neapolitan family. Though he had a rare skin disease, much like leprosy, Francis became a priest, at which time his skin disease disappeared. In 1588, he...
St. Charles Lwanga and Companions: Saint of the Day for Saturday, June 03, 2023
For those of us who think that the faith and zeal of the early Christians died out as the Church grew more safe and powerful through the centuries, the martyrs of Uganda are a reminder that persecution of Christians continues in modern times, even to the present day....
Sts. Marcellinus and Peter: Saint of the Day for Friday, June 02, 2023
Though we know very little about these two martyrs under Diocletian, there is no question that the early church venerated them. Evidence of the respect in which they were held are the basilica Constantine built over their tombs and the presence of their names in the...
St. Justin Martyr: Saint of the Day for Thursday, June 01, 2023
Christian apologist, born at Flavia Neapolis, about A.D. 100, converted to Christianity about A.D. 130, taught and defended the Christian religion in Asia Minor and at Rome, where he suffered martyrdom about the year 165. Two "Apologies" bearing his name and his...
Daily Reading
Daily Readings for Friday, July 07, 2023
Reading 1, Genesis 23:1-4, 19; 24:1-8, 62-67 1 The length of Sarah's life was a hundred and twenty-seven years.2 She died at Kiriath-Arba -- now Hebron -- in the land of Canaan, and Abraham proceeded to mourn and bewail her.3 Then rising from beside his dead, Abraham...
Daily Readings for Thursday, July 06, 2023
Reading 1, Genesis 22:1-19 1 It happened some time later that God put Abraham to the test. 'Abraham, Abraham!' he called. 'Here I am,' he replied.2 God said, 'Take your son, your only son, your beloved Isaac, and go to the land of Moriah, where you are to offer him as...
Daily Readings for Wednesday, July 05, 2023
Reading 1, Genesis 21:5, 8-20 5 Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.8 The child grew and was weaned, and Abraham gave a great banquet on the day Isaac was weaned.9 Now Sarah watched the son that Hagar the Egyptian had borne to Abraham,...
Daily Readings for Tuesday, July 04, 2023
Reading 1, Genesis 19:15-29 15 When dawn broke the angels urged Lot on, 'To your feet! Take your wife and your two daughters who are here, or you will be swept away in the punishment of the city.'16 And as he hesitated, the men seized his hand and the hands of his...
Daily Readings for Monday, July 03, 2023
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Daily Readings for Sunday, July 02, 2023
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, July 01, 2023
Reading 1, Genesis 18:1-15 1 Yahweh appeared to him at the Oak of Mamre while he was sitting by the entrance of the tent during the hottest part of the day.2 He looked up, and there he saw three men standing near him. As soon as he saw them he ran from the entrance of...
Daily Readings for Friday, June 30, 2023
Reading 1, Genesis 17:1, 9-10, 15-22 1 When Abram was ninety-nine years old Yahweh appeared to him and said, 'I am El Shaddai. Live in my presence, be perfect,9 God further said to Abraham, 'You for your part must keep my covenant, you and your descendants after you,...
Daily Readings for Thursday, June 29, 2023
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Daily Readings for Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Reading 1, Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18 1 Some time later, the word of Yahweh came to Abram in a vision: Do not be afraid, Abram! I am your shield and shall give you a very great reward.2 'Lord Yahweh,' Abram replied, 'what use are your gifts, as I am going on my way...