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Saint of the Day
Pope Saint Gregory the Great: Saint of the Day for Thursday, September 03, 2020
Pope Saint Gregory I, also known as the Great, was the Pope of the Catholic Church between 590 and 604 AD. Gregory was born around 540 in Rome. The exact date of his birth is unknown. Although the Western Roman Empire had collapsed long before his birth, many ancient...
St. Ingrid of Sweden: Saint of the Day for Wednesday, September 02, 2020
Born in Skänninge, Sweden, in the 13th century, St. Ingrid lived under the spiritual direction of Peter of Dacia, a Dominican priest. She was the first Dominican nun in Sweden and in 1281 she founded the first Dominican cloister there, called St. Martin's in...
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...
Daily Reading
Daily Readings for Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Daily Reading for Tuesday September 29, 2020 Reading 1, Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 138:1-2, 2-3, 4-5Gospel, John 1:47-51 Hi readers, it seems you use Catholic Online a lot; that's great! It's a little awkward to ask, but we need your help. If you...
Daily Readings for Monday, September 28, 2020
Reading 1, Job 1:6-22 6 One day when the sons of God came to attend on Yahweh, among them came Satan.7 So Yahweh said to Satan, 'Where have you been?' 'Prowling about on earth,' he answered, 'roaming around there.'8 So Yahweh asked him, 'Did you pay any attention to...
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...