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Saint of the Day
St. Giles, Abbot: Saint of the Day for Tuesday, September 01, 2020
St. Giles, Abbot (Patron of Physically Disabled) Feast day - September 1 St. Giles is said to have been a seventh century Athenian of noble birth. His piety and learning made him so conspicuous and an object of such admiration in his own country that, dreading praise...
St. Raymond Nonnatus: Saint of the Day for Monday, August 31, 2020
Raymond was born at Portella, Catalonia, Spain. He was delivered by caesarean operation when his mother died in childbirth. Hence his name non natus (not born). He joined the Mercedarians under St. Peter Nolasco at Barcelona. He succeeded Peter as chief ransomer and...
St. Rumon: Saint of the Day for Sunday, August 30, 2020
St. Rumon, also known as Ruan, Ronan, and Ruadan, was probably a brother of Bishop St. Tudwal of Trequier, but nothing else is known of him beyond that he was probably an Irish missionary and many churches in Devon and Cornwall in England were named after him. Some...
St. Sabina: Saint of the Day for Saturday, August 29, 2020
St. Sabina's feast day is August 29th. We know St. Sabina only through legend, and there is some question as to it's trustworthiness. Even the century in which she lived is unknown. Supposedly Sabina was converted to Christianity by her Syrian servant Serapia. During...
St. Augustine of Hippo: Saint of the Day for Friday, August 28, 2020
St. Augustine of Hippo is the patron of brewers because of his conversion from a former life of loose living, which included parties, entertainment, and worldly ambitions. His complete turnaround and conversion has been an inspiration to many who struggle with a...
St. Monica: Saint of the Day for Thursday, August 27, 2020
Saint Monica, also known as Monica of Hippo, is St. Augustine of Hippo's mother. She was born in 331 A.D. in Tagaste, which is present-day Algeria. When she was very young, she was married off to the Roman pagan Patricius, who shared his mother's violent temper....
St. Teresa of Jesus Jornet Ibars: Saint of the Day for Wednesday, August 26, 2020
Foundress of the Little Sisters of the Poor. Born in Catalonia, Spain, she overcame many difficulties in her youth and eventually became a teacher at Lerida. Desirous to enter the religious life, she failed to win entry into the convent at the advice of her spiritual...
St. Louis King of France: Saint of the Day for Tuesday, August 25, 2020
St. Louis, King of France, patron of Tertiaries, was the ninth of his name. He was born at Poissy, France, in 1214. His father was Louis VIII, and his mother was Blanche, daughter of Alfonso VIII of Castille, surnamed the Conqueror. At the age of twelve he lost his...
St. Bartholomew: Saint of the Day for Monday, August 24, 2020
St. Bartholomew, 1st. century, one of the 12. All that is known of him with certainty is that he is mentioned in the synoptic gospels and Acts as one of the twelve apostles. His name, a patronymic, means "son of Tolomai" and scholars believe he is the same as...
St. Philip Benizi: Saint of the Day for Sunday, August 23, 2020
Servite cardinal and preacher. Born in Florence, Italy, to a noble family, he was educated in Paris and Padua where he earned a doctorate in medicine and philosophy. He practiced medicine for some time, but in 1253 he joined the Servite Order in Florence. He served as...
Daily Reading
Daily Readings for Sunday, September 27, 2020
Daily Reading for Sunday September 27, 2020 Reading 1, Ezekiel 18:25-28Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9Gospel, Matthew 21:28-32Reading 2, Philippians 2:1-11 Reading 1, Ezekiel 18:25-28 25 'Now, you say, "What the Lord does is unjust." Now listen, House of...
Daily Readings for Saturday, September 26, 2020
Reading 1, Ecclesiastes 11:9--12:8 9 Young man, enjoy yourself while you are young, make the most of the days of your youth, follow the prompting and desire of heart and eye, but remember, God will call you to account for everything.10 Rid your heart of indignation,...
Daily Readings for Friday, September 25, 2020
Daily Reading for Friday September 25, 2020 Reading 1, Ecclesiastes 3:1-11Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 144:1-2, 3-4Gospel, Luke 9:18-22 Reading 1, Ecclesiastes 3:1-11 1 There is a season for everything, a time for every occupation under heaven:2 A time for giving birth,...
Daily Readings for Thursday, September 24, 2020
Daily Reading for Thursday September 24, 2020 Reading 1, Ecclesiastes 1:2-11Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 90:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14, 17Gospel, Luke 9:7-9 Reading 1, Ecclesiastes 1:2-11 2 Sheer futility, Qoheleth says. Sheer futility: everything is futile!3 What profit can...
Daily Readings for Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Daily Reading for Wednesday September 23, 2020 Reading 1, Proverbs 30:5-9Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 119:29, 72, 89, 101, 104, 163Gospel, Luke 9:1-6 Reading 1, Proverbs 30:5-9 5 Every word of God is unalloyed, a shield to those who take refuge in him.6 To his words...
Daily Readings for Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Daily Reading for Tuesday September 22, 2020 Reading 1, Proverbs 21:1-6, 10-13Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 119:1, 27, 30, 34, 35, 44Gospel, Luke 8:19-21 Reading 1, Proverbs 21:1-6, 10-13 1 Like flowing water is a king's heart in Yahweh's hand; he directs it wherever he...
Daily Readings for Monday, September 21, 2020
Daily Reading for Monday September 21, 2020 Reading 1, Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-13Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 19:2-3, 4-5Gospel, Matthew 9:9-13 Reading 1, Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-13 1 I, the prisoner in the Lord, urge you therefore to lead a life worthy of the vocation to which...
Daily Readings for Sunday, September 20, 2020
Daily Reading for Sunday September 20, 2020 Reading 1, Isaiah 55:6-9Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 145:2-3, 8-9, 17-18Gospel, Matthew 20:1-16Reading 2, Philippians 1:20-24, 27 Reading 1, Isaiah 55:6-9 6 Seek out Yahweh while he is still to be found, call to him while he...
Daily Readings for Saturday, September 19, 2020
Daily Reading for Saturday September 19, 2020 Reading 1, First Corinthians 15:35-37, 42-49Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 56:10-12, 13-14Gospel, Luke 8:4-15 Reading 1, First Corinthians 15:35-37, 42-49 35 Someone may ask: How are dead people raised, and what sort of body...
Daily Readings for Friday, September 18, 2020
Daily Reading for Friday September 18, 2020 Reading 1, First Corinthians 15:12-20Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 17:1, 6-7, 8, 15Gospel, Luke 8:1-3 Reading 1, First Corinthians 15:12-20 12 Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you be saying...