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Saint of the Day
St. John Boste: Saint of the Day for Friday, July 24, 2020
One of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales. He was born at Dufton, at Westmoreland, England, and studied at Oxford. Becoming a Catholic in 1576, he went to Reims and received ordination in 1581. John went back to England where he worked in the northern parts of the...
St. Bridget of Sweden: Saint of the Day for Thursday, July 23, 2020
Saint Birgitta was the daughter of UpplandÂ?s Lagman, Birger Petersson and his wife, Ingeborg, who was a member of the same clan as the reigning family. BirgittaÂ?s family was pious; her father went to confession every Friday and made long and arduous pilgrimages as...
St. Mary Magdalene: Saint of the Day for Wednesday, July 22, 2020
St. Mary Magdalene is one of the greatest saints of the Bible and a legendary example of God's mercy and grace. The precise dates of her birth and death are unknown, but we do know she was present with Christ during his public ministry, death and resurrection. She is...
St. Lawrence of Brindisi: Saint of the Day for Tuesday, July 21, 2020
Caesare de Rossi was born at Brandisi, kingdom of Naples, on July 22nd. He was educated by the conventual Franciscans there and by his uncle at St. Mark's in Venice. When sixteen, he joined the Capuchins at Verona, taking the name Lawrence. He pursued his higher...
St. Margaret of Antioch: Saint of the Day for Monday, July 20, 2020
Nothing certain is known of her, but according to her untrustworthy legend, she was the daughter of a pagan priest at Antioch in Pisidia. Also known as Marina, she was converted to Christianity, whereupon she was driven from home by her father. She became a...
St. Arsenius the Great: Saint of the Day for Sunday, July 19, 2020
Confessor and hermit on the Nile. Arsenius, who was born in Rome in 354, was the tutor of the children of Emperors Theodosius I the Great, Arcadius, and Honorius. At that time, Arsenius was a Roman deacon recommended for the office by Pope St. Damasus. lie served at...
St. Frederick: Saint of the Day for Saturday, July 18, 2020
St. Frederick, Bishop of Utrecht, Martyr Frederick was trained in piety and sacred learning among the clergy of the Church of Utrecht. Being ordained priest, he was charged by Bishop Ricfried with the care of instructing converts, and about 825 he was chosen to...
Carmelite Nuns of Compiegne: Saint of the Day for Friday, July 17, 2020
Sixteen Carmelites caught up in the French Revolution and martyred. When the revolution started in 1789, a group of twenty-one discalced Carmelites lived in a monastery in Compiegne France, founded in 1641. The monastery was ordered closed in 1790 by the Revolutionary...
St. Carmen: Saint of the Day for Thursday, July 16, 2020
According to my resources, the name Carmen is a derivation of Carmel which is one of the titles given to Our Blessed Mother, namely, Our Lady of Mount Carmel. This is the patronal feast of the Carmelites. The Order of Carmelites takes its name from Mount Carmel, which...
St. Bonaventure: Saint of the Day for Wednesday, July 15, 2020
St. Bonaventure, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (Feast day-July 15) St. Bonaventure, known as "the seraphic doctor," was born at Bagnoregio, in the Lazio region of central Italy, in 1221. He received the name of Bonaventure in consequence of an exclamation of St....
Daily Reading
Daily Readings for Wednesday, August 19, 2020
Daily Reading for Wednesday August 19, 2020 Reading 1, Ezekiel 34:1-11Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 23:1-3, 3-4, 5, 6Gospel, Matthew 20:1-16 Reading 1, Ezekiel 34:1-11 1 The word of Yahweh was addressed to me as follows,2 'Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of...
Daily Readings for Tuesday, August 18, 2020
Daily Reading for Tuesday August 18, 2020 Reading 1, Ezekiel 28:1-10Responsorial Psalm, Deuteronomy 32:26-27, 27-28, 30, 35-36Gospel, Matthew 19:23-30 Reading 1, Ezekiel 28:1-10 1 The word of Yahweh was addressed to me as follows,2 'Son of man, say to the ruler of...
Daily Readings for Monday, August 17, 2020
Daily Reading for Monday August 17, 2020 Reading 1, Ezekiel 24:15-24Responsorial Psalm, Deuteronomy 32:18-19, 20, 21Gospel, Matthew 19:16-22 Reading 1, Ezekiel 24:15-24 15 The word of Yahweh was addressed to me as follows,16 'Son of man, at a blow I am about to...
Daily Readings for Sunday, August 16, 2020
Daily Reading for Sunday August 16, 2020 Reading 1, Isaiah 56:1, 6-7Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8Gospel, Matthew 15:21-28Reading 2, Romans 11:13-15, 29-32 Hi readers, it seems you use Catholic Online a lot; that's great! It's a little awkward to ask, but...
Daily Readings for Saturday, August 15, 2020
Daily Reading for Saturday August 15, 2020 Reading 1, Revelation 11:19; 12:1-6, 10Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 45:10, 11, 12, 16Gospel, Luke 1:39-56Reading 2, First Corinthians 15:20-26 We ask you, humbly: don't scroll away. Hi readers, it seems you use Catholic Online...
Daily Readings for Friday, August 14, 2020
Daily Reading for Friday August 14, 2020 Reading 1, Ezekiel 16:1-15, 60, 63Responsorial Psalm, Isaiah 12:2-3, 4, 5-6Gospel, Matthew 19:3-12 We ask you, humbly: don't scroll away. Hi readers, it seems you use Catholic Online a lot; that's great! It's a little awkward...
Daily Readings for Thursday, August 13, 2020
Daily Reading for Thursday August 13, 2020 Reading 1, Ezekiel 12:1-12Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 78:56-57, 58-59, 61-62Gospel, Matthew 18:21--19:1 Reading 1, Ezekiel 12:1-12 1 The word of Yahweh was addressed to me as follows,2 'Son of man, you are living among a tribe...
Daily Readings for Wednesday, August 12, 2020
Daily Reading for Wednesday August 12, 2020 Reading 1, Ezekiel 9:1-7; 10:18-22Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 113:1-2, 3-4, 5-6Gospel, Matthew 18:15-20 Reading 1, Ezekiel 9:1-7; 10:18-22 1 Then he shouted loudly for me to hear, 'The scourges of the city are approaching,...
Daily Readings for Tuesday, August 11, 2020
Daily Reading for Tuesday August 11, 2020 Reading 1, Ezekiel 2:8--3:4Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 119:14, 24, 72, 103, 111, 131Gospel, Matthew 18:1-5, 10, 12-14 Free PDFs: Hail Mary, Our Father, How to Pray the Rosary & more PDF educational resources for Students,...
Daily Readings for Monday, August 10, 2020
Daily Reading for Monday August 10, 2020 Reading 1, Second Corinthians 9:6-10Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 112:1-2, 5-6, 7-8, 9Gospel, John 12:24-26 Reading 1, Second Corinthians 9:6-10 6 But remember: anyone who sows sparsely will reap sparsely as well -- and anyone who...