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Saint of the Day
St. Julie Billiart: Saint of the Day for Wednesday, April 08, 2026
St. Julie (Julia) Billiart was born in 1751 and died in 1816. As a child, playing "school" was Julie's favorite game. When she was sixteen, to help support her family, she began to teach "for real". She sat on a haystack during the noon recess and told the biblical...
St. John Baptist de la Salle: Saint of the Day for Tuesday, April 07, 2026
St. John Baptist de La Salle was born in 1651, in Reims, France. He was the eldest son of wealthy parents. At the age of eleven, La Salle was committed becoming a priest. At the age of sixteen, he was named Canon of Reims Cathedral. At the age of eighteen, he received...
St. William of Eskilsoe: Saint of the Day for Monday, April 06, 2026
Missionary. Born at Saint-Germain, France, circa 1125, he served as a canon at the church of St. Genevieve, Paris, under the great Abbot Suger until about 1170, when he was sent to Denmark with the mission of reforming the canons at Eskilsoe at the request of the...
St. Vincent Ferrer: Saint of the Day for Sunday, April 05, 2026
St. Vincent Ferrer is the patron saint of builders because of his fame for "building up" and strengthening the Church: through his preaching, missionary work, in his teachings, as confessor and adviser. At Valencia in Spain, this illustrious son of St. Dominic came...
St. Isidore of Seville: Saint of the Day for Saturday, April 04, 2026
Isidore was literally born into a family of saints in sixth century Spain. Two of his brothers, Leander and Fulgentius, and one of his sisters, Florentina, are revered as saints in Spain. It was also a family of leaders and strong minds with Leander and Fulgentius...
St. Richard of Wyche: Saint of the Day for Friday, April 03, 2026
Richard of Wyche, also known as Richard of Chichester, was born at Wyche (Droitwich), Worcestershire, England. He was orphaned when he was quite young. He retrieved the fortunes of the mismanaged estate he inherited when he took it over, and then turned it over to his...
St. Francis of Paola: Saint of the Day for Thursday, April 02, 2026
Francis was born at Paola, Italy and was educated at the Franciscan friary of San Marco there, and when fifteen became a hermit near Paola. In 1436, he and two companions began a community that is considered the foundation of the Minim Friars. He built a monastery...
St. Hugh of Grenoble: Saint of the Day for Wednesday, April 01, 2026
Benedictine bishop of Grenoble, France, patron of St. Bruno. He was born in the Dauphine region and became a canon of the cathedral in Valence. In 1080, while attending a synod in Avignon, Hugh was named bishop of Grenoble. He attempted a massive reform of the...
St. Benjamin: Saint of the Day for Tuesday, March 31, 2026
St. Benjamin, Martyr (Feast Day - March 31) The Christians in Persia had enjoyed twelve years of peace during the reign of Isdegerd, son of Sapor III, when in 420 it was disturbed by the indiscreet zeal of Abdas, a Christian Bishop who burned the Temple of Fire, the...
St. Peter Regulatus: Saint of the Day for Monday, March 30, 2026
Also Peter Regalado, Franciscan reformer. Peter was born at Valladolid, Spain, to a noble family, and entered the Franciscan Order in his native city at the age of thirteen. After several years, he transferred to a far more austere monastery at Tribulos, where he...
Daily Reading
Daily Readings for Friday, April 10, 2026
Reading 1, Acts 4:1-12 1 While they were still talking to the people the priests came up to them, accompanied by the captain of the Temple and the Sadducees.2 They were extremely annoyed at their teaching the people the resurrection from the dead by proclaiming the...
Daily Readings for Thursday, April 09, 2026
Reading 1, Acts 3:11-26 11 Everyone came running towards them in great excitement, to the Portico of Solomon, as it is called, where the man was still clinging to Peter and John.12 When Peter saw the people he addressed them, 'Men of Israel, why are you so surprised...
Daily Readings for Wednesday, April 08, 2026
Reading 1, Acts 3:1-10 1 Once, when Peter and John were going up to the Temple for the prayers at the ninth hour,2 it happened that there was a man being carried along. He was a cripple from birth; and they used to put him down every day near the Temple entrance...
Daily Readings for Tuesday, April 07, 2026
Reading 1, Acts 2:36-41 36 'For this reason the whole House of Israel can be certain that the Lord and Christ whom God has made is this Jesus whom you crucified.'37 Hearing this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, 'What are we to do,...
Daily Readings for Monday, April 06, 2026
Reading 1, Acts 2:14, 22-32 14 Then Peter stood up with the Eleven and addressed them in a loud voice: 'Men of Judaea, and all you who live in Jerusalem, make no mistake about this, but listen carefully to what I say.22 'Men of Israel, listen to what I am going to...
Daily Readings for Sunday, April 05, 2026
Reading 1, Acts 10:34, 37-43 34 Then Peter addressed them, 'I now really understand', he said, 'that God has no favourites,37 You know what happened all over Judaea, how Jesus of Nazareth began in Galilee, after John had been preaching baptism.38 God had anointed him...
Daily Readings for Saturday, April 04, 2026
Daily Reading for Saturday April 4, 2026 Reading 1, Genesis 1:1-2:2Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 104:1-2, 5-6, 10, 12, 13-14, 24, 35Gospel, Matthew 28:1-10Reading 2, Genesis 22:1-18 Printable PDF of Today's Reading Past / Future Daily Readings Reading 1, Genesis 1:1-2:2...
Daily Readings for Friday, April 03, 2026
Daily Reading for Friday April 3, 2026 Reading 1, Isaiah 52:13-53:12Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 31:2, 6, 12-13, 15-16, 17, 25Gospel, John 18:1-19:42Reading 2, Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9 Printable PDF of Today's Reading Past / Future Daily Readings Reading 1, Isaiah...
Daily Readings for Thursday, April 02, 2026
Reading 1, Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14 1 Yahweh said to Moses and Aaron in Egypt,2 'This month must be the first of all the months for you, the first month of your year.3 Speak to the whole community of Israel and say, "On the tenth day of this month each man must take an...
Daily Readings for Wednesday, April 01, 2026
Reading 1, Isaiah 50:4-9 4 Lord Yahweh has given me a disciple's tongue, for me to know how to give a word of comfort to the weary. Morning by morning he makes my ear alert to listen like a disciple.5 Lord Yahweh has opened my ear and I have not resisted, I have not...