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Saint of the Day
St. John Eudes: Saint of the Day for Wednesday, August 19, 2020
John Eudes was born at Ri, Normandy, France, on November 14, 1601, the son of a farmer. He went to the Jesuit college at Caen when he was 14, and despite his parents' wish that he marry, joined the Congregation of the Oratory of France in 1623. He studied at Paris and...
St. Helena: Saint of the Day for Tuesday, August 18, 2020
St. Helena was the mother of Emperor Constantine the Great and an Empress of the Roman Empire. Very little is known about Helena's early life, but it is believed she is from Drepanum (later known as Helenopolis) in Asia Minor and born into a poor family and lower...
St. Clare of Montefalco: Saint of the Day for Monday, August 17, 2020
Clare was born at Montefalco, Italy, around 1268. As a young woman she joined a convent of Franciscan tertiaries. This group established Holy Cross Convent at Montefalco in 1290, adopting the Rule of St. Augustine. Clare's sister Joan was the abbess of this community,...
St. Stephen the Great: Saint of the Day for Sunday, August 16, 2020
St. Stephen the Great (977-1038), was the son of the Magyar chieftain Geza, Stephen succeeded him as leader in 997. Already raised a Christian, in 996 he wed the daughter of Duke Henry II of Bavaria and devoted much of his reign to the promotion of the Christian...
St. Alipius: Saint of the Day for Saturday, August 15, 2020
Bishop and companion of St. Augustine. He was born in Tagaste, North Africa, and was raised as a friend of St. Augustine. He went to Rome to study law and became a magistrate there. When Augustine arrived in Rome, Alipius resigned his post and accompanied him to...
St. Maximilian Kolbe: Saint of the Day for Friday, August 14, 2020
St. Maximilian Kolbe was born as Raymund Kolbe on January 8, 1894, in the Kingdom of Poland, part of the Russian Empire. He was a Polish Conventual Franciscan friar and a martyr in the German death Camp of Auschwitz during World War II. St. Maximilian Kolbe was very...
St. Hippolytus: Saint of the Day for Thursday, August 13, 2020
Martyr of Rome, with Concordia and other companions, he is a controversial figure who censured Pope St. Callistus I. Hippolytus was slain in Sardinia where he had been exiled for being elected as an antipope, the first in the history of the Church. He was reconciled...
St. Michael My: Saint of the Day for Wednesday, August 12, 2020
Martyr of Vietnam. He was the mayor of a town in Vietnam when the persecution of Christians started. Michael was martyred with Blessed Anthony Dich, his son-in-law, and with St. James Nam. He was canonized in 1988 by Pope John Paul II. Excellent content provided by...
St. Clare of Assisi: Saint of the Day for Tuesday, August 11, 2020
St. Clare of Assisi was born in Assisi on July 16, 1194, as Chiara Offreduccio, the beautiful eldest daughter of Favorino Sciffi, Count of Sasso-Rosso and his wife Ortolana. Tradition says her father was a wealthy representative of an ancient Roman family and her...
St. Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr: Saint of the Day for Monday, August 10, 2020
By: Deacon Keith Fournier The year was 258 A.D. It was a difficult beginning for what would become the First Christian Millennium. Hostility against the early followers of Jesus Christ was growing. The barbarism and severity of pagan Rome had begun to reach a fever...
Daily Reading
Daily Readings for Sunday, September 13, 2020
Daily Reading for Sunday September 13, 2020 Reading 1, Sirach 27:30--28:7Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 103:1-2, 3-4, 9-10, 11-12Gospel, Matthew 18:21-35Reading 2, Romans 14:7-9 Reading 1, Sirach 27:30--28:7 30 Resentment and anger, these are foul things too, and a sinner...
Daily Readings for Saturday, September 12, 2020
Daily Reading for Saturday September 12, 2020 Reading 1, First Corinthians 10:14-22Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 116:12-13, 17-18Gospel, Luke 6:43-49 Reading 1, First Corinthians 10:14-22 14 For that reason, my dear friends, have nothing to do with the worship of false...
Daily Readings for Friday, September 11, 2020
Daily Reading for Friday September 11, 2020 Reading 1, First Corinthians 9:16-19, 22-27Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 84:3, 4, 5-6, 8, 12Gospel, Luke 6:39-42 Reading 1, First Corinthians 9:16-19, 22-27 16 In fact, preaching the gospel gives me nothing to boast of, for I...
Daily Readings for Thursday, September 10, 2020
Daily Reading for Thursday September 10, 2020 Reading 1, First Corinthians 8:1-7, 11-13Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 139:1-3, 13-14, 23-24Gospel, Luke 6:27-38 FREE Catholic Classes Pick a class, you can learn anything Reading 1, First Corinthians 8:1-7, 11-13 1 Now about...
Daily Readings for Wednesday, September 09, 2020
Daily Reading for Wednesday September 9, 2020 Reading 1, First Corinthians 7:25-31Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 45:11-12, 14-15, 16-17Gospel, Luke 6:20-26 Reading 1, First Corinthians 7:25-31 25 About people remaining virgin, I have no directions from the Lord, but I...
Daily Readings for Tuesday, September 08, 2020
Daily Reading for Tuesday September 8, 2020 Reading 1, Micah 5:1-4Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 13:6, 6Gospel, Matthew 1:1-16, 18-23 Reading 1, Micah 5:1-4 1 But you (Bethlehem) Ephrathah, the least of the clans of Judah, from you will come for me a future ruler of...
Daily Readings for Monday, September 07, 2020
Daily Reading for Monday September 7, 2020 Reading 1, First Corinthians 5:1-8Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 5:5-6, 7, 12Gospel, Luke 6:6-11 Reading 1, First Corinthians 5:1-8 1 It is widely reported that there is sexual immorality among you, immorality of a kind that is...
Daily Readings for Sunday, September 06, 2020
Daily Reading for Sunday September 6, 2020 Reading 1, Ezekiel 33:7-9Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9Gospel, Matthew 18:15-20Reading 2, Romans 13:8-10 Reading 1, Ezekiel 33:7-9 7 'Son of man I have appointed you as watchman for the House of Israel. When you...
Daily Readings for Saturday, September 05, 2020
Daily Reading for Saturday September 5, 2020 Reading 1, First Corinthians 4:9-15Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 145:17-18, 19-20, 21Gospel, Luke 6:1-5 Reading 1, First Corinthians 4:9-15 9 For it seems to me that God has put us apostles on show right at the end, like men...
Daily Readings for Friday, September 04, 2020
Daily Reading for Friday September 4, 2020 Reading 1, First Corinthians 4:1-5Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 37:3-4, 5-6, 27-28, 39-40Gospel, Luke 5:33-39 Reading 1, First Corinthians 4:1-5 1 People should think of us as Christ's servants, stewards entrusted with the...